This Week On Earth: Oct 2-8
On October 2…
The previous month is announced as the warmest September on record, per BBC.
On October 4…
Pope Francis issues a 7,000-word document urging climate deniers and world leaders to take stronger action against the climate crisis, per the New York Times.
Waseda University researchers publish a study finding microplastics in clouds, per The Guardian.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announce their 2023 finalists.
Amphibians are found to be the most vulnerable vertebrate group, with at least 40% of species threatened with extinction, in a new Global Amphibian Assessment published in Nature, NPR reports.
150 dolphins were found dead in the Amazon due to 102 degree water, per the Washington Post.
On October 5…
The Biden administration announces the continuation of the border wall separating Mexico and the US, bypassing at least 26 environmental protection laws and Indigenous cultural protections, per The Guardian.
On October 6…
Window collisions killed a record number of birds this week in Chicago, per the New York Times.
On October 7…
A third of the days in 2023, based on average global temperatures, are 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial records, making it the hottest year on record, per BBC.