The New South Wales government has announced that Lord Howe Island (LHI), home to over 33 threatened species and many critically endangered species have made a great recovery in biodiversity since the eradication of rodents in 2019. James Griffin, New South Wales Minister for the Environment said the population of the endangered LHI woodhens has…
Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Recovery Following Rodent Eradication
April 24, 2022
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New Mexico Governor Declares States of Emergency in 5 Counties Due to Wildfires
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared states of emergency in five counties due to wildfires that have burned through large swaths of the drought-stricken state. The democratic governor declared states of emergency for Colfax, Lincoln, San Miguel, and Valencia Counties on Friday, and issued a similar declaration for Mora County on Saturday due to the…
New Mexico Governor Declares State of Emergency in 5 Counties Due to Wildfires
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared a state of emergency in five counties due to wildfires that have burned through large swaths of the drought-stricken state. The Democratic governor declared states of emergency for Colfax, Lincoln, San Miguel, and Valencia Counties on April 22, and issued a similar declaration for Mora County on April 23…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Fast Response to a Russian Attack Recognized as ‘Eye-Watering’ by US Military Official
April 22, 2022
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SpaceX reacted to a Russian attack against its infrastructure with such speed and efficacy that a U.S military official described it as an “eye-watering” accomplishment. What Happened As Benzinga reported in late March, SpaceX’s Starlink communications drones are being leveraged by Ukraine’s military to control drones and strike against Russian invaders from afar. When the…
Apollo 16 Pilot Reflects Moonwalk on 50th Anniversary
On April 16th 1972 Apollo 16 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a 12-day round trip to the moon. Leading the crew was John Young and his colleagues Tom Mattingly and Charles Duke. Apollo 16’s landing site was the central highlands of the moon, 19,000 feet higher than the flat Sea of Tranquility on which…
Amazon, SpaceX Snag NASA Space Communications Contracts
WASHINGTON—Amazon’s satellite venture, SpaceX’s Starlink network, and other satellite firms on Wednesday won a combined $278.5 million in contracts from NASA to demonstrate communications in space as the U.S. space agency moves to replace its current satellite network in orbit with privately-built systems. NASA is increasingly looking to rely on private space companies for its…
Microplastics Potentially in Food Chain, Experts Warn
April 21, 2022
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Researchers from Flinders University have detected microplastics in South Australian beach waters and mussels, warning that microplastics are potentially entering the human food chain. “By investigating microplastic load in the mussel, we call attention to the implications of microplastic pollution on South Australia’s unique marine ecosystems and on the local human food chain,” said Janet…
At World Bank Climate Talk, Speaker Floats End of Conventional Vehicle Sales
April 21, 2022
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In remarks to the World Bank’s “Financing Climate Action” event on April 21, Baron Nicholas Stern, one of the world’s most influential climate economists, spoke about what he sees as necessary global actions on climate change, including on the sale of conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. “The right kind of policies have to be…
137 Million Americans Living in Areas With Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution
More than 137 million Americans, representing over 40 percent of the U.S. population, are living in places with failing grades for unhealthy levels of particle pollution or ozone, according to the “State of the Air” 2022 report from the American Lung Association. There were 2.1 million more people breathing unhealthy air in the 2022 report…
Mars Rover Captures Mars Moon Eclipsing Sun
NASA has recorded video of a Mars moon eclipsing the sun, an effort that helps them determine when the moon might crash into the planet. Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot video of one of Mars’ two moons, Phobos, Wednesday. NASA says it’s the most zoomed-in, highest-frame-rate observation of a Phobos…
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