Water & Oceans

"Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment"

"Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday."

Source: AP, 03/15/2023

"Soggy California Drenched Anew As Nor'easter Buries New England, New York"

"The latest in a series of atmospheric river storms soaked California on Tuesday, bringing another deluge of rain to the already-saturated state, while a Nor'easter swirling over New York and New England prompted emergency orders and closed roads."

Source: Reuters, 03/15/2023

"In Cambodia, a Battered Mekong Defies Doomsday Predictions"

"After years of environmental assault — from dam building, overfishing, and logging — stretches of the Mekong River, upon which millions of people depend, appear to be recovering. Heavy rains have helped, along with a crackdown on illegal fishing and other conservation efforts."

Source: YaleE360, 03/14/2023

"The East Coast Whale Die-Offs: Unraveling the Causes"

"Activists are blaming a recent spate of humpback strandings off New York and New Jersey on seismic exploration by offshore wind companies. But scientists say the deaths are not unusual and are likely due to increased ship traffic and entanglements with fishing gear."

Source: YaleE360, 03/14/2023

"Confirmed: Global Floods, Droughts Worsening With Warming"

"The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has “sharply” increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These aren’t merely tough weather events, they are leading to extremes such as crop failure, infrastructure damage, even humanitarian crises and conflict."

Source: AP, 03/14/2023

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