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(1) Phytoplankton populations have
declined 50$ since 1950.
The microscopic algae are
the basis of the marine food web, generate half of the planet's oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. Haven't heard back from Jimmy the Inhofe on this one yet.
(2) Cryoconite increases as Greenland melts
(3) Pebble Mine is another environmental disaster waiting to happen
(4) End of the World Heat Wave in Russia kills thousands, burns villages, destroys wheat crops
(5) Historic Flooding in Pakistan covers 20% of the country as thousands die - one of the worst disasters in modern history
(6) Coal Mining in Appalachia: the dead miners at Big Branch are more casualties in the civil wars brought on by Don Blankenship and his mountaintop mining cronies
(7) Continuing Mudslides in Western China are the results of months of extreme weather
(8) And Massive Floods in Eastern China causes the evacuation of 250,000 people.
Deforestation in North Korea makes everything worse there.
(9) FIRE TORNADO! Don't worry, this terrifying hybrid disaster in drought stricken Brazil is not related to climate change. And neither is the heat in Russia or the floods in Pakistan or the floods in the U.S. or...
(10) Egg Recall: Guys like Jack DeCoster control your food supply, another reason why we're all clucked.
(11) Surprise!: St Expedito (the saint associated with speeding up bureaucracy - no kidding) is being exhorted to help the trapped Chilean miners, but the San Esteban Mining Company mining company has a history of safety violations...just like
Dandy Don Blankenship.
