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After a record warm March and April, it only stands to reason May should sear in record heat, right? Well, that's not what our latest outlooks suggests, especially in the Midwest and East.
Christopher Blackwell's insight:
This is an article that is going into a look on the weather of May on the Midwest. This is caused by a polar vortex it said, which was super interesting to read about.
Sierra Williams's comment,
May 4, 9:24 PM
I think that this raises questions about how communities and agriculture can adapt to these increasingly unpredictable seasonal shifts. I love to see that it is staying cooler for longer but this shows how uneven climate patterns can create very different regional impacts.
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A United Airlines flight with 231 onboard narrowly avoided disaster as a landing wheel struck a lamppost and truck in New Jersey.
brayden.hosler576@myci.csuci.edu's insight:
Technological disasters are a topic that has been pushed into the background for this class, but they have a very different environmental context. How could a disaster like this have affected the local area, and how can it be reduced if something actually does occur?
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Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, a subsidiary of Chile-based Antofagasta Minerals, has been looking to dig for copper, nickel and other precious metals in the Superior National Forest since 2019.
Joshua Mendez's insight:
A ban on mining on protected public land was lifted. This could potentially lead to other protected lands being exploited. There are some restrictions and permits required, but this could still be disastrous news.
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As extreme weather becomes more common, price spikes once seen as temporary may become something more lasting — and further worsen an affordability crisis.
Christopher Blackwell's insight:
This was stating that the cost of living could go up roughly 3 percent! This is something that is truly wild, and we can see the cost of living already being high.
Irma Hinojos's comment,
May 1, 1:17 AM
Its so crazy, what an indicator home prices are to the current climate of the Country, not just affected by politics, and the economy but now also climate change.
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Judyann Bibian's insight:
Tuapse Oil Refinery was hit by a drone attack on April 16, which caused an oil leak, and on April 21, there was another drone attack. This second attack caused a fire, and so "black rain" started too. "Black rain" refers to drops of oily toxins falling from the sky. Air monitoring has detected high and unsafe levels of benzol, xylene, and soot. As of April 24, the fire was still active and Tuapse residents are seeing and feeling the effects of "black rain."
Chad Chambers's comment,
May 1, 11:06 PM
This is a terrifying reminder of how industrial warfare can literally change the weather, and how it can impact the ecology of an area for years.
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In Northwest Alaska, a proposed 211-mile mining road has divided an Inupiaq community already devastated by climate change.
Rogelio Navarro's insight:
With climate change already affecting the biodiversity populations of Alaska, the construction of the Ambler access road approved by the Trump administration will make the decline in caribou and salmon populations much more inevitable.
Catalina Monroe's comment,
May 1, 2:13 AM
the push for further degardation of protected lands and tribal lands in sucha biodiverse place such as Alaska is so heartbreaking. However there are stil people fighting for these commuinites protection and the lands so theres hope in that.
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A major showdown over California’s environmental laws is coming this November. Business groups seek to cut "burdensome" regulations to speed up housing and green energy projects, while environmentalists warn of a giveaway to developers.
Catalina Monroe's insight:
I agree that housing prices are outrageus and access to quality air and water is a basic human right and we should work to implement these things, however we should not be doing it by over developing our land and protected areas by signing over protections to land developers to let it be further exploited
Ashlyn Olson's comment,
April 29, 2:37 PM
I also agree CA's prices are too high and not affordable but we should not be cutting important health regulations in order to bring those numbers down. No one wants to live in an area with unhygienic air or water systems.
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This article by Eduardo B. Farfán, Kennesaw State University, first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission.
brayden.hosler576@myci.csuci.edu's comment,
April 28, 6:56 PM
While these disasters are unique, it is amazing the research being done to ensure future security against potential disasters and to track these issues.
Rogelio Navarro's comment,
April 30, 4:51 PM
I believe these events are extremely important to understand in order to properly go about making sure these nuclear plants are always being monitored and that no other accidents are seen in the future.
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Of 8,653 soil-dependent species assessed, 1,758 are globally threatened while 35 speacies are believed to be globally extinct.
Sierra Williams's insight:
About 1 in 5 soil-dependent species are at risk of extinction, according to a global study highlighting an often overlooked biodiversity crisis underground. The decline is driven by human activities like intensive agriculture, pollution, and climate change. Scientists warn that protecting soil life is critical for ecosystems, food production, and climate stability.
Ryan Murgatroyd's comment,
April 27, 7:02 PM
I often forget what might be going on in our soils/ground ecosystems. This is frightening as environmental systems continue to degrade.
marisa denninger's comment,
April 29, 1:13 AM
This does unfortunately make a lot of sense. A healing world beings with healthy soil and there are a lot of negative factors impacting the soil globally.
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Follow NBC News live coverage of the Japan earthquake and tsunami warning.
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The death toll from an earthquake in northern Afghanistan is climbing, and hundreds of families have lost their homes as the harsh winter arrives.
Heather Farlow's comment,
April 25, 2:53 AM
This sounds like it was such a horrible earthquake with a death toll of 27 people so far, and nearly a thousand people injured. It is sad to see that the humanitarian organizations that are trying to provide help are suffering from budget cuts from the U.S. government. I hope that they are able to recover from this disaster.
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Severe heatwaves in commonly hot regions could leave farmers unable to work outside, with livestock mortality rates expected to rise
Devan Page's insight:
Severe heatwaves will create a large decline in crops and livestock. Intense heat deteriorates cells in many common crops, heavily impacting their quality and output. The intense heat also causes severe stress to the animals and ultimately leads to their death.
Catalina Monroe's comment,
April 24, 12:46 AM
Its very interesting to look at our history of agriculture and how we have artifically selected and bread our crops to be geneticaly the same and produce very consistant yeild, this decresses its ability to survive in extremes weathers like what we are facing and our formulated lack of biodiversty will destroy our manufractured food systems
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Across the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists are tackling one of the world’s most daunting problems — human-caused climate change — with laughter, dancing, hugs and most especially joy.
Rogelio Navarro's insight:
Activists fighting against climate change are turning towards unity and joy to responds to issues of high concern.
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Three people have died and others have been sickened after what some health authorities suspect may be a rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Christopher Blackwell's comment,
May 4, 6:56 PM
This was crazy to read about! 18 individuals that have the sickness, and 23 with symptoms? Wild! I think this brings a lot of awareness to the importance of hygiene on trips for passengers and staff.
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Discover key items global cities are investing in to boost climate resilience. Explore resilient infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and climate action.
Chad Chambers's insight:
This shows how cities in the future can be more resilient to future disasters by changing the way be build cities to protect from things like flooding and increased temperatures from climate change.
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yaiza.delgado165@myci.csuci.edu's insight:
Pollution knows no boundaries! This is why it does matter that we address pollution in all places because it travels wherever the wind blows.
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Building a giant dam between Alaska and Russia might preserve the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but experts warn it could also threaten wildlife, Indigenous people and shipping — and could actually speed up its demise.
Christopher Blackwell's comment,
April 30, 1:07 AM
This was interesting to read about. It makes me wonder about Cons Bio. And, the edge effects and habitat fragmentation we learned about.
Heather Farlow's comment,
April 30, 10:36 PM
While this is an interesting idea and I appreciate that they are wanting to preserve AMOC, this idea sounds like an environmental disaster in itself and could lead to so many unwanted consequences. Not to mention the engineering it would require and the likely insane cost that would come with it. Any alteration of the environment will have consequences, but a change of this magnitude would likely cause massive problems.
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Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?
Ashlyn Olson's insight:
Nelli Zhdanova, a Ukrainian microbioligist, discovered a mold in Chernobyl's nuclear power plant that contains a fungal hyphae attracted to ionizing radiation. Zhdanova's soil surveys show that this mold is groing towards radioactive particles of the area & reached to the original sources of radiation. She's also found 36 other species of fungi growing around Chernobyl.
Judyann Bibian's comment,
April 29, 11:58 PM
This is such a cool article! Its crazy to think that there exists the possibility that there exists fungi that can withstand and even benefit from radiation exposure. Its even more mindblowing that this can be used for space protection and travel. I think it is so cool and admirable that these scientists have been working on cracking this for almost 30 years and doing so much potentially game-changing research.
Kalani Wagoner's comment,
April 30, 1:05 AM
This is so cool, and the relevance in timing for our lecture... I've seen that Sunflowers can also collect radiation and clean our soils. Maybe we just need a combo of the right plants and the right fungus to fight nuclear radiation.
marisa denninger's comment,
May 5, 2:29 PM
Wow this is super interesting! Fungi are so complex and I hope that this is something that we are able to effectively utilize very quickly
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Many of the world’s largest river deltas—home to hundreds of millions of people—are sinking faster than rising seas, according to a sweeping global study. Using high-resolution satellite radar maps, researchers found that human activities like groundwater pumping, reduced sediment flow, and rapid urban growth are driving widespread land subsidence across 40 major deltas.
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Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods fueled by manmade climate change are changing the housing industry. That's because people are embracing prefab homes that can withstand extreme weather.
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When environmental disasters strike, the immediate impacts are often measured in lives lost, ecosystem
Ryan Murgatroyd's insight:
This article hits on one of the major themes we have been seeing in our course. At the end of the article, this lesson is worded perfectly: "Ribas’ work underscores a central tension: while environmental risks can be shared by all, their economic consequences are not evenly distributed."
Joshua Mendez's comment,
May 1, 7:31 PM
This is a very important aspect of environmental justice. Just how much a disaster impacts individuals depends on the situation, with those who are in worse shape suffering more.
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About 600,000 soldiers, firefighters, engineers, miners and medics cleaned up after the nuclear plant explosion.
brayden.hosler576@myci.csuci.edu's insight:
While I mentioned it was near the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl meltdown in the lecture video, I didn't realize how close we were to the event.
Sierra Williams's comment,
April 26, 9:48 PM
Their visit helps show both the lasting emotional impact of the catastrophe and the resilience of those who lived through one of history’s worst nuclear accidents.
yaiza.delgado165@myci.csuci.edu's comment,
April 30, 9:50 PM
It is daunting to see all these photos of Prypyat as it still remains a ghost town after its 40th year anniversary. This unfortunate nuclear disaster shows how dangerous it can contaminate land and make it unhabitable for humans. It would take thousands of years for it to be habitable. This is alarming considering how long the contamination exposure can last and makes me think of what kind of dystopia it would be if someone could end mankind with a nuclear weapon.
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Creeping yams and bees behaving strangely – in Fiji, farmers read nature's warning signs to predict hurricane season.
yaiza.delgado165@myci.csuci.edu's insight:
This is interesting to see as the last part of the lecture mentioned something about animals behaving differently. This article mentions that plants like yam vines are natural indicators of extreme weather as they hug the ground to protect themselves from the wind. Fijian traditional ecological knowledge is made up of ancient traditions practiced by the indigenous people and it is interesting to see their observations about how we should listen to the land!
Chad Chambers's comment,
April 25, 2:34 AM
It is so impressive to learn how people can read nature and predict when disasters are coming.
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Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise is the new normal for two communities along the east coast.
Chad Chambers's insight:
Sea level rise is causing saltwater to kill forests. Nearby runoff from agriculture is also contributing to the harm.
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California's largest state park expansion in decades would bring the total to 283 parks, far more than any other state.
Joshua Mendez's insight:
Some potential positive news
Devan Page's comment,
April 22, 10:23 PM
This is good to hear that more parks might be added to California, both to preserve nature and history but also provide these areas with recreation.
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