Publisher Correction: Warming food webs at high latitudes
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02049-4
Publisher Correction: Warming food webs at high latitudes
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Downstream effects: The cautionary tale of the Mississippi River
In an often-excerpted passage from his memoir, Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain describes how his perceptions of the Mississippi River changed after he spent months piloting a steamboat up and down its muddy length. “The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book,” he said, allowing him to read the bends and eddies that meant nothing to his passengers. But the tragedy of this “valuable acquisition” was that “the romance and the beauty were all gone from the river.”
“All the value any feature of it had for me now was the amount of usefulness it could furnish toward compassing the safe piloting of a steamboat,” he wrote.
Even for those of us who will never pilot a steamboat, there is a vestigial lesson in this passage about how we perceive and talk about the environment. …
Safari Animals List: Pictures & Facts On Over 50 Interesting Species
Safari animals include the iconic “Big Five” consisting of the lion, African elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and African buffalo, together with other African species such as antelopes, baboons, zebras, hyenas, crocodiles, ostriches and vultures.
On this page is a list of African safari animals, with pictures and interesting facts on each species. Whether you’re planning a safari trip yourself, or are simply interested in the incredible variety of life in Africa’s savannas, this page will help you find out more about some of the world’s most incredible animals.
Introduction
Embarking on a safari is like stepping into a living, breathing nature documentary. From the sprawling savannas of the Serengeti to the dense forests of the Congo, these trips offer an unparalleled glimpse into the lives of some of the world’s most famous animals.
For those not planning on visiting Africa themselves, …
Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 3
Editor’s Note: This is the third post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA), which was reported out of the House Committee on Agriculture on Friday, May 24. The first post details an overview of the markup process and the bill as a whole, as well as its likely (or unlikely) path to becoming law. The second post explores the FFNSA’s impacts on local and regional food systems. This post provides a deep-dive analysis of the bill’s potential impacts on the farm safety net, farmers’ ability to access land and capital, fair competition, and treatment of food workers. The final post in the series will focus on climate resilience through the lens of how conservation, research, and organic programs fare under the FFNSA.
The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of …
Extreme weather events do not increase political parties’ environmental attention
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02024-z
Addressing the consequences of climate change requires political attention and leadership. However, this study shows that apart from Green parties, political parties do not increase their attention to environmental issues following extreme weather events.
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Animal Sounds – Listen To Amazing Examples Of Animal Sounds
On this page, you can listen to many different animal sounds and discover why being able to make and hear sounds is a vital part of the lives of many different types of animals.
The melodic songs of birds, the howling of a pack of wolves and the mournful calls of whales are some of the best-known examples of animal sounds. (Scroll down to hear examples of these sounds.)
Most animal sounds are made for the purpose of communication, but some animals (for example, bats and dolphins) also make sounds for navigation and hunting.
Understanding why animals make sounds and how they use them for attracting mates, territory defense, warning signals, social interaction, and navigation provides a deeper appreciation of the lives of these animals. You can read interesting facts about the animals and their sounds below.
If you like …
Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 2
Editor’s Note: This is the second post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. The first post provides an overview of the markup process and the bill as a whole, as well as its likely (or unlikely) path to becoming law. This post explores the FFNSA’s impacts on local and regional food systems. Subsequent posts provide a deep dive analysis of the bill’s potential impacts on farmers’ access to land and capital, beginning and other underserved producers, conservation and climate resilience, and sustainable and organic research, among other issues.
The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA, HR 8467) offers a number of policy reforms and authorizes new programs that seek to strengthen existing programs and …
Nuclear watchdog tracks warming
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02044-9
Nuclear watchdog tracks warming
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