Notices by David Whittle (davewhittle@mastodon.social), page 5

New EU nature law will fail without farmers, scientists warn:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/26/eu-must-work-with-farmers-if-new-nature-restoration-law-is-to-succeed-say-experts-aoe

Bird flu virus has been spreading in US cows for months, RNA reveals:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01256-5

Athens swallowed up by orange haze from Sahara dust storm:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/athens-dust-storm-orange-sky-greece

‘An enigma’: scientists finally learn what giant prehistoric shark looked like
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/24/scientists-finally-learn-what-giant-prehistoric-shark-ptychodus-looked-like

We Need to Make Cities Less Car-Dependent | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-to-make-cities-less-car-dependent/

200 evacuated after River Arun overflows in West Sussex
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/09/storm-kathleen-rescue-operations-river-arun-overflows-west-sussex?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#ClimateDiary

ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/31/exxonmobil-accused-of-greenwashing-over-carbon-capture-plan-it-failed-to-invest-in

We need faster, better ways to monitor NZ’s declining river health – using environmental DNA can help:
https://theconversation.com/we-need-faster-better-ways-to-monitor-nzs-declining-river-health-using-environmental-dna-can-help-225564

‘Famine is setting in’: UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/28/famine-is-setting-in-icj-orders-israel-to-unblock-gaza-food-aid

Sinking US cities increase risk of flooding from rising sea levels:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/28/sinking-us-cities-increase-risk-flooding-rising-sea-levels

Gut microbiome: meet Ruminococcus bromii – the microbe that loves carbs
https://theconversation.com/gut-microbiome-meet-ruminococcus-bromii-the-microbe-that-loves-carbs-223100

Oldest stone tools in Europe hint at ancient humans’ route there:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00627-2

I look for the mineral equivalent of tree rings: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00647-y

Five hotspots where floating plastic litter poses the greatest risk to North Atlantic marine life – new study:
https://theconversation.com/five-hotspots-where-floating-plastic-litter-poses-the-greatest-risk-to-north-atlantic-marine-life-new-study-224705

‘This is my calling’: building point-of-care diagnostic tools to fight tuberculosis https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00625-4

Where does lightning strike? New maps pinpoint 36.8 million yearly ground strike points in unprecedented detail:
https://theconversation.com/where-does-lightning-strike-new-maps-pinpoint-36-8-million-yearly-ground-strike-points-in-unprecedented-detail-224151

JWST Spies Surprising Signs of Warmth in Frozen Solar System Worlds:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst-spies-surprising-signs-of-warmth-in-frozen-solar-system-worlds/

Hundreds of children with special needs wait a year for support in England:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/feb/18/hundreds-of-children-with-special-needs-wait-a-year-for-support-in-england

Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/16/fears-uk-power-generation-green-projects-delayed

Measles in all English regions, says UKHSA, as it urges parents to get children jabbed:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/15/measles-in-all-english-regions-says-ukhsa-as-it-urges-parents-to-get-children-jabbed