Aug
13
This is going to be an amazing operation to relocate mussels back into the Minnesota River so that they do not die. The Army Corps of Engineers and the DNR are working to return the river to its original channel and there is a stretch that will be redirected and if we don’t remove the […]
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“Left unchecked, climate warming is putting our future on the same scale as some of the worst events in geological history.” #ActOnClimate
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The Planet Has Seen Sudden Warming Before. It Wiped Out Almost Everything.
nytimes.com
In some ways, the planet's worst mass extinction — 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian Period — may parallel climate change today.Road de-icing, industrial activity and other culprits are pushing salt levels in rivers and streams to alarming levels. #ActOnWater
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Freshwater Is Getting Saltier, Threatening People and Wildlife
scientificamerican.com
Road de-icing, industrial activity and other culprits are pushing salt levels in rivers and streams to alarming levels"The melting of sea ice is one of the most conspicuous examples of climate change in the Arctic, and scientists say it may be the catalyst for extreme environmental events across the world." #ActOnClimate
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Arctic report card documents 'cascading effects' of rising ocean temperatures
mprnews.org
The U.S. government says rising ocean temperatures and melting ice have resulted in the "most unprecedented transition in history" in the Arctic, leading to extreme weather events across the globe.