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OPEN CALL | 'How do you experience climate as it interacts with the built environment?'
Join the 'Built Environment' series to explore how constructed spaces relate to climate. Share a photo that highlights this connection in everyday life.
Deadline: 10th Jan, 2026
Submission Form: bit.ly/3YOYJQ1
Join the 'Built Environment' series to explore how constructed spaces relate to climate. Share a photo that highlights this connection in everyday life.
Deadline: 10th Jan, 2026
Submission Form: bit.ly/3YOYJQ1
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Surging demand for construction sand threatens Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake.
Research shows Mekong sand mining has deepened channels and halved wet-season flows into Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the river’s “heartbeat,” underscoring urgent calls for coordinated basin governance.
Research shows Mekong sand mining has deepened channels and halved wet-season flows into Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the river’s “heartbeat,” underscoring urgent calls for coordinated basin governance.
Mekong sand mining risks collapse of SE Asia’s largest freshwater lake, study finds
Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, new research indicates. The Mekong’s annual wet…
news.mongabay.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Surging demand for construction sand threatens Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake.
Research shows Mekong sand mining has deepened channels and halved wet-season flows into Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the river’s “heartbeat,” underscoring urgent calls for coordinated basin governance.
Research shows Mekong sand mining has deepened channels and halved wet-season flows into Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the river’s “heartbeat,” underscoring urgent calls for coordinated basin governance.
NEWS DIGEST | South Sudan Floods
This digest traces how climate change interacts with conflict, underdeveloped infrastructure, and restricted aid access - turning floods into a long-term emergency rather than a short-term shock.
Read complete reporting by @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/sout...
This digest traces how climate change interacts with conflict, underdeveloped infrastructure, and restricted aid access - turning floods into a long-term emergency rather than a short-term shock.
Read complete reporting by @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/sout...
December 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
NEWS DIGEST | South Sudan Floods
This digest traces how climate change interacts with conflict, underdeveloped infrastructure, and restricted aid access - turning floods into a long-term emergency rather than a short-term shock.
Read complete reporting by @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/sout...
This digest traces how climate change interacts with conflict, underdeveloped infrastructure, and restricted aid access - turning floods into a long-term emergency rather than a short-term shock.
Read complete reporting by @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/sout...
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The Arctic Ocean acts to stabilize the AMOC
New paper in #ScienceAdvances by researchers from @bjerknes.uib.no and @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social showing how ongoing Atlantification and sea ice loss leads to a strengthening of the Arctic overturning circulation.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New paper in #ScienceAdvances by researchers from @bjerknes.uib.no and @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social showing how ongoing Atlantification and sea ice loss leads to a strengthening of the Arctic overturning circulation.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Atlantification drives recent strengthening of the Arctic overturning circulation
A less ice-covered Arctic shifts dense water formation northward, strengthening the Arctic Ocean overturning circulation.
www.science.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Arctic Ocean acts to stabilize the AMOC
New paper in #ScienceAdvances by researchers from @bjerknes.uib.no and @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social showing how ongoing Atlantification and sea ice loss leads to a strengthening of the Arctic overturning circulation.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New paper in #ScienceAdvances by researchers from @bjerknes.uib.no and @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social showing how ongoing Atlantification and sea ice loss leads to a strengthening of the Arctic overturning circulation.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Sweden has approved the Nunasvaara South graphite mine on Sámi winter grazing land. The company says design changes and seasonal shutdowns will limit harm, but herders fear displacement, criticize weak safeguards, and say the EU fast-track bypassed meaningful consultation.
Sámi reindeer herders protest EU-backed graphite mine, fearing lost grazing ground
Sweden has granted the Australia-based battery anode and graphite company, Talga Group, the necessary permits to move forward with its Nunasvaara South graphite mine near Vittangi in northern Sweden.…
news.mongabay.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Sweden has approved the Nunasvaara South graphite mine on Sámi winter grazing land. The company says design changes and seasonal shutdowns will limit harm, but herders fear displacement, criticize weak safeguards, and say the EU fast-track bypassed meaningful consultation.
OPEN CALL | 'How do you experience climate as it interacts with the built environment?'
Join the 'Built Environment' series to explore how constructed spaces relate to climate. Share a photo that highlights this connection in everyday life.
Deadline: 10th Jan, 2026
Submission Form: bit.ly/3YOYJQ1
Join the 'Built Environment' series to explore how constructed spaces relate to climate. Share a photo that highlights this connection in everyday life.
Deadline: 10th Jan, 2026
Submission Form: bit.ly/3YOYJQ1
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
OPEN CALL | 'How do you experience climate as it interacts with the built environment?'
Join the 'Built Environment' series to explore how constructed spaces relate to climate. Share a photo that highlights this connection in everyday life.
Deadline: 10th Jan, 2026
Submission Form: bit.ly/3YOYJQ1
Join the 'Built Environment' series to explore how constructed spaces relate to climate. Share a photo that highlights this connection in everyday life.
Deadline: 10th Jan, 2026
Submission Form: bit.ly/3YOYJQ1
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Record heat was tied or set in over a dozen states Sunday.
More are expected today.
Daily records are at risk during this holiday week.
Climate Shift Index shows this 15°-25°F+ above average December warmth has a strong climate change fingerprint...and in some places would be rare without it.
More are expected today.
Daily records are at risk during this holiday week.
Climate Shift Index shows this 15°-25°F+ above average December warmth has a strong climate change fingerprint...and in some places would be rare without it.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Record heat was tied or set in over a dozen states Sunday.
More are expected today.
Daily records are at risk during this holiday week.
Climate Shift Index shows this 15°-25°F+ above average December warmth has a strong climate change fingerprint...and in some places would be rare without it.
More are expected today.
Daily records are at risk during this holiday week.
Climate Shift Index shows this 15°-25°F+ above average December warmth has a strong climate change fingerprint...and in some places would be rare without it.
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Just before the Xmas break🎉
In @journalofecology.bsky.social and led by Anvar Sanaei, we provide insight into #trait coordination across 90 common and future European #tree species👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
In @journalofecology.bsky.social and led by Anvar Sanaei, we provide insight into #trait coordination across 90 common and future European #tree species👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
Above‐ and below‐ground trait coordination across 90 angiosperm and gymnosperm tree species in a common garden experiment
This research highlights the significance of elucidating the mechanisms behind above-and below-ground organs. The varying trait coordination across clades indicates different resource acquisition str...
doi.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Just before the Xmas break🎉
In @journalofecology.bsky.social and led by Anvar Sanaei, we provide insight into #trait coordination across 90 common and future European #tree species👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
In @journalofecology.bsky.social and led by Anvar Sanaei, we provide insight into #trait coordination across 90 common and future European #tree species👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
NEWS DIGEST | Heating Cities With Data Centres
Finland is capturing waste heat from underground data centres and feeding it into district heating networks — turning server heat into a shared urban resource.
#AI #DataCentres #HeatIslands #UrbanResource
Finland is capturing waste heat from underground data centres and feeding it into district heating networks — turning server heat into a shared urban resource.
#AI #DataCentres #HeatIslands #UrbanResource
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
NEWS DIGEST | Heating Cities With Data Centres
Finland is capturing waste heat from underground data centres and feeding it into district heating networks — turning server heat into a shared urban resource.
#AI #DataCentres #HeatIslands #UrbanResource
Finland is capturing waste heat from underground data centres and feeding it into district heating networks — turning server heat into a shared urban resource.
#AI #DataCentres #HeatIslands #UrbanResource
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The climate headwinds have felt stronger and uniquely destructive this year. However, at Project Drawdown, we are NOT slowing down our work on climate solutions - we are stepping up in a big way.
There is no scientific or ethical reason to stop fighting for the future! 💚 if you agree!
There is no scientific or ethical reason to stop fighting for the future! 💚 if you agree!
December 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The climate headwinds have felt stronger and uniquely destructive this year. However, at Project Drawdown, we are NOT slowing down our work on climate solutions - we are stepping up in a big way.
There is no scientific or ethical reason to stop fighting for the future! 💚 if you agree!
There is no scientific or ethical reason to stop fighting for the future! 💚 if you agree!
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It's official: We'll surpass 1.5 C. This major climate target has been dead for years. This year, people are finally acknowledging it.
So, what happens now?
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4726...
So, what happens now?
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4726...
We’re passing a dangerous global warming threshold — but we’re not doomed
This major climate target has been dead for years. Now, people are finally acknowledging it.
www.vox.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It's official: We'll surpass 1.5 C. This major climate target has been dead for years. This year, people are finally acknowledging it.
So, what happens now?
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4726...
So, what happens now?
@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4726...
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A people centered climate transition could generate a net gain of up to 375M jobs in the next decade. 🏗️👷
New analysis from WRI Climate and Systemiq outlines a 10 point Action Agenda to put jobs, skills, and equity at the core of the new economy: bit.ly/4pGZ5Ef
New analysis from WRI Climate and Systemiq outlines a 10 point Action Agenda to put jobs, skills, and equity at the core of the new economy: bit.ly/4pGZ5Ef
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A people centered climate transition could generate a net gain of up to 375M jobs in the next decade. 🏗️👷
New analysis from WRI Climate and Systemiq outlines a 10 point Action Agenda to put jobs, skills, and equity at the core of the new economy: bit.ly/4pGZ5Ef
New analysis from WRI Climate and Systemiq outlines a 10 point Action Agenda to put jobs, skills, and equity at the core of the new economy: bit.ly/4pGZ5Ef
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The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
The country's biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who's going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left behind a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
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During the Amazon’s 2023 heat wave, half of monitored lakes topped 37°C, a study finds.
In Tefé Lake, record 41°C waters killed more than 200 river dolphins and thousands of fish — a stark warning as Amazon lakes warm by 0.6°C per decade.
In Tefé Lake, record 41°C waters killed more than 200 river dolphins and thousands of fish — a stark warning as Amazon lakes warm by 0.6°C per decade.
The Amazon’s lakes are heating up at ‘alarming’ rate, research finds
Five out of 10 lakes in the central Amazon had daytime temperatures over 37° Celsius, (98.6° Fahrenheit) during the region’s 2023 extreme heat wave, a recent study found. One of the most well-known…
news.mongabay.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
During the Amazon’s 2023 heat wave, half of monitored lakes topped 37°C, a study finds.
In Tefé Lake, record 41°C waters killed more than 200 river dolphins and thousands of fish — a stark warning as Amazon lakes warm by 0.6°C per decade.
In Tefé Lake, record 41°C waters killed more than 200 river dolphins and thousands of fish — a stark warning as Amazon lakes warm by 0.6°C per decade.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🗞️ ISSUE 07 | Icarus Complex Annual Magazine
Check out the latest publication by Icarus Complex Magazine, an independent media exploring the systemic roots of the climate crisis: in-depth stories + creative solutions from around the world.
#Publication #ClimateJournalism #ClimateStories
Link:
Check out the latest publication by Icarus Complex Magazine, an independent media exploring the systemic roots of the climate crisis: in-depth stories + creative solutions from around the world.
#Publication #ClimateJournalism #ClimateStories
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NEWS DIGEST | Sumatra Floods
Extreme rainfall, landslides, and river surges hit the western Sumatra provinces (Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra).
The floods have killed around 950 people and left hundreds missing.
Sources:
@climatechangenews.com
@japantimes.co.jp
@antaranews
#ClimateShift
Extreme rainfall, landslides, and river surges hit the western Sumatra provinces (Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra).
The floods have killed around 950 people and left hundreds missing.
Sources:
@climatechangenews.com
@japantimes.co.jp
@antaranews
#ClimateShift
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
NEWS DIGEST | Sumatra Floods
Extreme rainfall, landslides, and river surges hit the western Sumatra provinces (Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra).
The floods have killed around 950 people and left hundreds missing.
Sources:
@climatechangenews.com
@japantimes.co.jp
@antaranews
#ClimateShift
Extreme rainfall, landslides, and river surges hit the western Sumatra provinces (Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra).
The floods have killed around 950 people and left hundreds missing.
Sources:
@climatechangenews.com
@japantimes.co.jp
@antaranews
#ClimateShift
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In 2024, nearly 8.1 million hectares of forest were permanently lost around the world — an area roughly half the size of England. Experts say the world is far off track to meet a target pledged four years ago during COP26 to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030.
Covering Deforestation — Covering Climate Now
Story Spark: Deforestation In 2024, nearly 8.1 million hectares of forest were permanently lost around the world — an area roughly half the size of England. Though annual deforestation rates have almo...
coveringclimatenow.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In 2024, nearly 8.1 million hectares of forest were permanently lost around the world — an area roughly half the size of England. Experts say the world is far off track to meet a target pledged four years ago during COP26 to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030.
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For 15 million people, the Rio Grande River is indispensable. Unfortunately, it is also vulnerable. This summer, the river ran dry, threatening the livelihoods of farmers who grow vital crops for the U.S. food system. We need to protect this river for the communities and ecosystems it supports.
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
For 15 million people, the Rio Grande River is indispensable. Unfortunately, it is also vulnerable. This summer, the river ran dry, threatening the livelihoods of farmers who grow vital crops for the U.S. food system. We need to protect this river for the communities and ecosystems it supports.
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[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
In 2012, Mongabay shifted from ads to a nonprofit model. Mongabay Indonesia showed that journalism could drive real transparency and impact. Leaving ads behind let us focus on public-interest reporting, collaboration and global reach — not clicks.
In 2012, Mongabay shifted from ads to a nonprofit model. Mongabay Indonesia showed that journalism could drive real transparency and impact. Leaving ads behind let us focus on public-interest reporting, collaboration and global reach — not clicks.
How dropping ads set us free to focus on impact
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Alejandro Prescott-Cornejo, Mongabay’s senior marketing associate,…
news.mongabay.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
In 2012, Mongabay shifted from ads to a nonprofit model. Mongabay Indonesia showed that journalism could drive real transparency and impact. Leaving ads behind let us focus on public-interest reporting, collaboration and global reach — not clicks.
In 2012, Mongabay shifted from ads to a nonprofit model. Mongabay Indonesia showed that journalism could drive real transparency and impact. Leaving ads behind let us focus on public-interest reporting, collaboration and global reach — not clicks.
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Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
grist.org/science/hurr...
#Weather #Disaster #Hurricanes
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
grist.org/science/hurr...
#Weather #Disaster #Hurricanes
Hurricane season is over. Here's why the US never got hit.
An atmospheric anomaly kept the U.S. from being pummeled by a hurricane. But hurricane season was exceptional in some bad ways, too.
grist.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
grist.org/science/hurr...
#Weather #Disaster #Hurricanes
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
grist.org/science/hurr...
#Weather #Disaster #Hurricanes
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Want to feel hopeful about climate action? Look to local politics.
75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement can be reached entirely without federal support.
I dug into this for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement can be reached entirely without federal support.
I dug into this for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside the climate group working everywhere but DC: ‘You can still have huge wins’
Climate Cabinet supports candidates in state and city races as the federal government ignores the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Want to feel hopeful about climate action? Look to local politics.
75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement can be reached entirely without federal support.
I dug into this for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement can be reached entirely without federal support.
I dug into this for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
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Indigenous women leaders are key defenders of their territories, biodiversity and ancestral knowledge.
Three women from Peru, Mexico and Colombia share how they restore ecosystems, care for communities and protect Amazonian life for future generations.
Three women from Peru, Mexico and Colombia share how they restore ecosystems, care for communities and protect Amazonian life for future generations.
The Indigenous women changing the course of their communities
Indigenous women leaders don’t only sustain life in their territories; they are also active defenders of water, seeds, ancestral knowledge and biodiversity. Together, they lead environmental…
news.mongabay.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Indigenous women leaders are key defenders of their territories, biodiversity and ancestral knowledge.
Three women from Peru, Mexico and Colombia share how they restore ecosystems, care for communities and protect Amazonian life for future generations.
Three women from Peru, Mexico and Colombia share how they restore ecosystems, care for communities and protect Amazonian life for future generations.
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Just a short boat ride from Belém where #COP30 took place, resides the quilombola community of Menino Jesus. Like other forest dwellers, they lacked significant representation at COP30, despite being one of the groups most impacted by climate change & industrial expansion.
https://bit.ly/4pKEajf
https://bit.ly/4pKEajf
‘We're true guardians of the forest': quilombola community near Belém demand land rights and recognition
Short boat ride from Cop30 host, Afro-descendant residents of Menino Jesus say their voices are not being heard
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Just a short boat ride from Belém where #COP30 took place, resides the quilombola community of Menino Jesus. Like other forest dwellers, they lacked significant representation at COP30, despite being one of the groups most impacted by climate change & industrial expansion.
https://bit.ly/4pKEajf
https://bit.ly/4pKEajf
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Why did the Colorado River Indian Tribes declare the river a legal person? @ianjames.bsky.social spoke with Chairwoman Amelia Flores: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Why one tribe has declared the Colorado River a legal person
A tribal nation has declared the Colorado River a legal person. An Indigenous leader says it reflects how her people have traditionally valued the river as a living part of them.
www.latimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Why did the Colorado River Indian Tribes declare the river a legal person? @ianjames.bsky.social spoke with Chairwoman Amelia Flores: www.latimes.com/environment/...