JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - EPA launches study to understand what pollutants are in drinking water
The study will screen for a wide range of pollutants, including pharmaceuticals, PFAS, and more than 1,000 potential contaminants.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - WATCH: August was the warmest on record worldwide
ABC News’ Jaclyn Lee reports on record global heat as extreme temperatures fuel warnings across parts of the U.S.
NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - A.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn
Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Four thousand swifts spiral into an Oregon church chimney in annual migration spectacle
Roughly 4,000 Vaux's swifts descended on a Salem, Oregon church at dusk, swirling above the steeple and plunging into its chimney in a display that had social-media viewers half-joking about the apocalypse. The birds funneled into the brick chimney of Salem First United Methodist Church on September 6, forming what onlookers described as a living […] The post Four thousand swifts spiral into an Oregon church chimney in annual migration spectacle appeared first on American Almanac .
Roughly 4,000 Vaux's swifts descended on a Salem, Oregon church at dusk, swirling above the steeple and plunging into its chimney in a display that had social-media viewers half-joking about the apocalypse. The birds funneled into the brick chimney of Salem First United Methodist Church on September 6, forming what onlookers described as a living cyclone above the building before vanishing inside, one wave after another, to roost for the night. Willamette University professor David P Craig captured the spectacle on video and shared it on Instagram , where the footage quickly spread. The event is part of a well-documented annual pattern. Vaux's swifts, tiny birds measuring no more than five inches long and weighing just over half an…Open
YOUTUBE (CNN) - This NGO is cleaning up “dead” rivers in Indonesia
Over the past six years, nonprofit group Sungai Watch has cleaned up about 5,500 tons of non-organic waste from rivers across Indonesia. Jumping into waterways swamped with trash is “one of the most uncomfortable” situations imaginable, and yet the group’s co-founder tells CNN why he and his team keep doing it, day after day. #cnn #news #indonesia
NYTIMES (Zunaira Saieed) - Fighting Wildfire Haze With an Airplane and Lots of Salt and Water
The authorities in Malaysian Borneo have been trying to seed clouds to counteract the effects of smoke wafting in from neighboring Indonesia.
NYTIMES (Jeanna Smialek) - How Fighting Fires Became an All-of-Europe Project
The European Union isn’t known for firefighting expertise. But with the continent ablaze, Brussels is playing a growing role.
NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong) - August Ties for Hottest Month on Record
Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - This was the hottest US summer on record. And there’s more on the way
The United States just experienced its hottest summer in more than 130 years of recordkeeping. Its impacts ranged from annoying to deadly — and it’s a preview of what’s to come. CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir explains.
NEWSNATIONNOW - Strong El Niño is raising drought risk in these areas, UN agency warns
This year's El Niño is rapidly strengthening, raising the risk of drought in these regions.
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