Prolonged drought has driven southern African nations to slaughter iconic animals for food
NO GOOD NEWS AS AUTUMN DISASTERS MULTIPLY
lETHAL FLOODING IN NEW MEXICO
record rainfall
Roswell, NM recorded a record rainfall of 5.78 in. as the state declared a flood disaster area. Two people died in the sudden deluge.
Local authorities described the flash flooding as “extreme” as the National Guard rescued nearly 300 people from floodwaters.
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TOXIC METALS INCREASING IN OCEANS
GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS
A new study points to global heating-related factors combining to increase levels of toxic metals in the planet’s seas. These accumulations are in addition to the damage done by agricultural and industrial pollution.
This uptick is due to melting glaciers, thawing permafrost, and coastal erosion. The trend is particularly true for mercury, which poses a risk to communities dependent on traditional fishing.
UNRELENTING NIGER FLOODS
MILLION ARE DIsPLACED
Floods caused by intense rains have resulted in 339 deaths and displaced more than 1.1 million people in Niger since June. Described by authorities as unprecedented, the floods have devastated the Sahel nation’s critical resources, cultural sites, and schools.
Over the last few months, heavy rains have flooded every Chad province, burst a Nigerian dam, wrecked infrastructure in the region while killing 1,460.
WILDFIRES TORCH WYOMING forests
about 200,000 acres
Two out of control wildfires have burned more than 147,000 acres in Wyoming, adding to the right wing conspiracy stockpile. In this case, the nuts are claiming that the government is burning up land because they need it for rare earth minerals. Surprisingly similar to a line of conspiracy being spread in North Carolina.