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Source: Visions of the Month- February 2016
You seriously have no idea how many more sharks are killed by people than people are killed by sharks.
Source: Popular Science
NASA confirms February 2016’s shocking global warming temperature record.
Meet the Couple Who Made Malibu, Then Lost the “Battle for Paradise”
The Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal to be signed in New Zealand this Thursday is a toxic deal that would give dangerous new powers to the fossil fuel industry and pose a serious harm to the climate, according to the global climate campaign 350.org.
La música a gogo suena sin parar hasta el amanecer en Tijuana, sin importar que haya una pelea o que los meseros tengan que sacar arrastrando a un chico borracho y dejarlo en la banqueta.
Source: Los mods mexicanos están redefiniendo Tijuana | VICE | México
Source: Tricked out final rides: Vintage hearses from around the world | Dangerous Minds
Film-maker Angus Macqueen had extraordinary access to one of the last uncontacted indigenous peoples for his new documentary. Here he tells of the struggles they now face on the border of Brazil and Peru
Source: Why are the lost tribes now emerging from the Amazon?
The nation of Fiji is struggling to recover from the staggering blow Tropical Cyclone Winston delivered on February 20 when the mighty storm made landfall at Category 5 strength on multiple islands. The storm killed at least 42 people, making it the deadliest in Fiji history. The damage estimate of $468 million makes it the most expensive tropical cyclone in South Pacific history.
Source: Winstons Damage Highest in South Pacific History; Extreme February Warmth in Eurasia | Dr. Jeff Masters WunderBlog
Ben Wonder Trio | ANTIX COLLECTIVE
By seeing which ecosystems are experiencing the most change at the plant level, scientists hope they will be able to make better predictions.
Source: Measuring the Planet’s Health in Vibrant Shades of Green
Bleaching events triggered by CO2 emissions will make oceans acidic and hostile for coral growth, new studies say
Source: Climate change will lead to deformed and virus-hit coral reefs | Environment | The Guardian
Italian photographer Davide Lopresti has been named Underwater photographer of the year 2016 for his stunning seahorse image titled Gold
Source: Underwater photographer of the year 2016 winners – in pictures
Source: January 2016 was Earth’s warmest month yet.
Two sea turtles have been saved from a not-so-great fate in Papua New Guinea after a man and his co-worker bought them from a local food market and released them back into the sea. Arron Culling and his co-worker Mark were behind the turtle’s rescue mission. They bought the turtles for $5
Source: Man Pays $50 For A Sea Turtle At The Market, Releases It Back Into The Sea
Long-range forecast predicts generally upward temperature trend, possibly interrupted by La Niña event in 2017
Source: Here is the weather forecast for the next five years: even hotter | UK news | The Guardian
Source: Chippewas for Mother Earth by Angela Martin Fisher – GoFundMe
California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is investigating whether Exxon Mobil Corp. repeatedly lied to the public and its shareholders about the risk to its business from climate change — and whether such actions could amount to securities fraud and violations of environmental laws.
Source: California to investigate whether Exxon Mobil lied about climate-change risks
This winter’s freezing season in the Arctic is falling short. The extent of Arctic sea ice this week is hovering near record-low values for early February, based on observations that extend back to the start of satellite monitoring in 1979. Data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that last month had the lowest overall Arctic sea ice extent of any January in the satellite record. Hand in hand with the skimpy ice cover, temperatures across the Arctic have been extraordinarily warm for midwinter, also setting January records.
Source: Absurd January Warmth in Arctic Brings Record-Low Sea Ice Extent | Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlog
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Los Angeles’ fast-food stands are an iconic part of California’s tradition of car-oriented architecture. But as the city rapidly transforms, the hamburger stands are being erased from the urban landscape
Source: The disappearing roadside hamburger stands of downtown Los Angeles | Cities | The Guardian
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Tiki cocktails are making a comeback, but where and when did the trend take root? We take a brief look at the history of tiki cocktails and bars in the U.S.
Source: Tiki Cocktails: Then and Now – KegWorks Blog
Hackney Brewery and food waste charity Feedback link up to launch quality pale ale that’s made from surplus loaves of bread
Source: Raise a Toast and help tackle the problem of food waste
Brant from Climate Truth writes, “A fishing boat captain, a restaurateur, and a Cuban refugee being displaced by rising seas in South Florida are setting off for New Hampshire next week to ha…
Source: Watch: Florida climate survivors travel to New Hampshire to confront Marco Rubio / Boing Boing
Tiki cocktails are making a comeback, but where and when did the trend take root? We take a brief look at the history of tiki cocktails and bars in the U.S.
Source: Tiki Cocktails: Then and Now – KegWorks Blog
“These traditions come from Neolithic times — from shamanism — and they have never stopped,” said Mr. Fréger,
Source: European Masquerades: Pagan Costumes Of The Light Continent’s Wilder Men – Flashbak
The Beach Boys film Love and Mercy portrays Brian Wilson as experiencing music playing constantly in his head. A growing body of research suggests that this rare phenomenon might have been behind his creative talent
Source: Was musical memory the secret to Brian Wilson’s genius? | Music | The Guardian
Source: A Story as Sharp as a Knife – inside the vibrant art of the Haida | Creative Review
The public are being enlisted to read through detailed logs of whaling ships which include records of ice flows and weather conditions
Source: The 19th-century whaling logbooks that could help scientists understand climate change
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Source: AL ZMAN SAIB | Habibi Funk Records
Vultures wearing GoPros are patrolling Lima’s skies for polluters—and saving the city from itself
Source: From Zero to Hero
Scientists find that the world’s oceans are storing vastly more heat than before.
Source: This is where 90 percent of global warming is going – The Washington Post
Source: Holy shit: Scarfolk TV is coming | Dangerous Minds
The Beatles’ Revolution 9 brought experimental music to a global audience, but their radio soundworld wouldn’t have been possible without Stockhausen’s ‘music of the whole world’
Source: Crackle goes pop: how Stockhausen seduced the Beatles
Seismologists’ warnings about hydraulic fracturing and wastewater disposal divide residents, politicians and companies in Colorado and Oklahoma, while temblors increase around the region
Improvements in the travel industry are helping us all to be greener globetrotters, writes Lucy Siegle
Source: The eco guide to booking a holiday | Lucy Siegle
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Responding to overwhelming consumer demand to be kept in the dark about where meat comes from, the government has relaxed the relevant labeling requirements. After more than a decade of wrangling, …
Source: They don’t have to tell you where meat comes from anymore
TRNN correspondent Dimitri Lascaris talks to former UN Ambassador of Bolivia Pablo Solon, who says the final Paris agreement is headed towards the creation of carbon markets with terms to be settled in future COP meetings
Source: Former Bolivian UN Ambassador: COP21 Draft Text Shows Plans to Further Commodify Nature
