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Extended forecast shows Michigan’s drought will worsen as temps rise

The dryness across most of Michigan will likely get worse as the next round of heat covers the state. We are going to be quite cool for mid-July. The cool temperatures will only last for the next three days. Then Michigan goes into a warming trend through the weekend. Temperatures will steady out as hot …

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Solve climate crisis, the great challenge of our generation

Dr. Barbara G. Schneider, Mike Nelson and Dr. Pieter Tans Dr. Barbara G. Schneider is a molecular biologist in Nashville. Mike Nelson is a meteorologist and Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Pieter Tans is a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Monitoring Laboratory. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is rising around …

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Biosecurity concern as new pest species found at Rakiura Stewart Island

Two marine pests have been discovered at Rakiura Stewart Island, including one that has never been found in Southland before. The seaweed Undaria, Undaria pinnatifida, one of two invasive species discovered at a new site. Photos: Environment Southland confirmed carpet sea squirt have been found at two locations around the island and invasive seaweed Undaria …

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New coffee pod recycling scheme launches in Wolverhampton

Podback’s executive director Rick Hindley and Councilor Steve Evans, cabinet member for city environment and climate change Wolverhampton Council is the first local authority in the West Midlands to team up with Podback, a not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service. The new city-wide Podback scheme will help support the council’s aim to reduce waste, increase recycling …

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Tropical trouble in the Gulf? Forecasters will be watching this week

Hurricane watchers will keep an eye on the Gulf of Mexico this week. A trough of low pressure has developed off the coast of the Florida Panhandle as of Monday afternoon, and the National Hurricane Center has given it a 30 percent chance (considered low) of becoming a tropical depression over the next five days. …

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The Twelfth 2022: Bin collection days and recycling center closures in Northern Ireland

Thousands of people throughout Northern Ireland will be taking time off to enjoy the annual Twelfth celebrations. EU to the bank holiday there will be some disruption to council services. Here is some information about changes to refuse collection days and opening hours for recycling centers over the July holiday period. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough …

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A Surprising Number Of People We Polled Don’t Recycle Old Electronics

Not only does manufacturing electronics deplete natural resources from the Earth, but it could also lead to a shortage of several precious metals within the next 100 or so years. It is impossible to make electronic devices without key resources like gold, palladium, iron, oil, copper, and platinum (via EPA), and this puts a huge …

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More extreme El Nino, La Nina events could drive global warming, study finds

SINGAPORE – At the bottom of the world is the wild Southern Ocean, where huge seas are whipped up by western winds with names such as the Roaring Forties and the Furious Fifties. But as remote and inhospitable as the freezing Southern Ocean might seem, it plays an outsized role in regulating global climate and …

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Today, For A Short While, 99 Percent Of Earth’s Population Will Be In Sunlight

It sounds strange, but for once a viral claim is basically true. Image Credit: mapo_japan/Shutterstock.com Here’s a weird claim that circulates most years: on July 8, for a few minutes at least, 99 percent of the world’s population will be in sunlight. No, this isn’t the claim of flat-Earthers, nor doomsday cultists who believe the …

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