“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming” is quickly becoming “just keep surviving, just keep surviving” for fish in the Mediterranean. According to a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, fish in the Mediterranean are facing extinction due to overfishing, habitat degradation, and pollution. With a focus on the eastern bluefin, there appears
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To say that ‘Moscow is experiencing forest fires’ doesn’t really capture the maginitude of the impact. NASA has released an infrared video taken with an instrument on its Echo satellite that shows the amount of carbon monoxide at 18,000 feet. The cloud blankets a wide portion of western Russia.
Expect to pay more for a loaf of bread this Fall. Severe weather has reduced wheat crops worldwide, driving up prices. In Russia, drought has cut the winter crop by 20%, and sparked wildfires. In Ukraine, officials have imposed a wheat export ban. Europe is too hot and dry, Canada too wet.
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