India’s Air Pollution Plummets in COVID-19 Lockdown
Jordan Davidson – Recent air pollution levels have started to drop dramatically as the second-most populated nation endures their second week of a 21-day lockdown.
Earth
Are We Programming Our Own Self-Fulfilling Prophecies?
Kingsley L. Dennis – It is time to acknowledge that the bubble of perception that forms one’s reality is fluid and continuously shifting and readapting.
In The Midst Of A Tragic Human Pandemic, The Environment Is Flourishing
John Vibes – The extreme decrease in human activity has given the planet some space to breathe.
Stony Corals Seem to Be Preparing for a Mass Extinction, Scientists Report
Jordan Davidson – Stony corals provide habitat for an eye-popping one-fourth of the ocean’s species, which is why their recent behavior has scientists concerned.
Gibson Will Give Free Guitars to Any Tennessee Musicians Who Lost Them in the Tornado
John Vibes – Any musicians from the area who are seeking a replacement can send an email to Gibson.
Jane Goodall Promises To Plant 5 Million Trees In 2020
John Vibes – Dr. Jane Goodall, who is widely considered the world’s expert on chimpanzees, has announced plans to plant five million trees this year.
Hemp is the New Plastic: 3 Companies That Ditched Regular Plastic for Hemp Plastic
The Mind Unleashed – Three U.S. companies have quietly embraced the use of hemp plastic into their business models, and their products have already hit the market.
Man Who Said He’d Make Oceans Clean Themselves Has Now Created Solar-Powered Barges to Clean Rivers
Jade Small – Up to 110 tons of garbage can be collected by one barge, drastically reducing the amount of waste reaching oceans.
5G and the China Epidemic
Jon Rappoport – One person says, ‘X is the cause.’ Another says, ‘No, Y is the cause.’ Is it possible that X and Y are both causing the event? Of course.
Images From Space Reveal Drastic Fall in Pollution During Ongoing Quarantine in China
Emma Fiala – Show this to your friends who say “it’s just the flu.”
Indigenous people may be the Amazon’s last hope
Robert T. Walker – Brazil’s divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step in his bold plans to develop the Amazon rainforest.
‘A Scourge of Biblical Proportions’: UN Leaders Sound Alarm on East Africa Locust Crisis in Call for Global Response
Jessica Corbett – The worst outbreak in decades has devastated crops across a region already enduring food insecurity, conflict, and climate impacts.
Antarctica Breaks 69°F for the First Time on Record
Olivia Rosane – The Antarctic region just recorded a temperature higher than 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time.
Deforestation in Brazil continues torrid pace into 2020
Rhett Butler – Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to rise, according to data from Brazil’s national space research institute INPE.
The Magnificent Truth of Why We Are Here
Jeff Street – The question of “Why are we here?” doesn’t have a singular answer.
Congress Now Funding ‘Controversial’ Geoengineering ‘Plan B’ to Spray Particles in the Sky to Cool Earth
Matt Agorist – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received $4 million in funding from Congress to study highly controversial geoengineering methods in an attempt to cool the Earth.
Physicists Just Achieved Quantum Teleportation Between Computer Chips for the First Time
Manuel Garcia Aguilar – Quantum is no longer the future, quantum is now.
Iceland didn’t hunt any whales in 2019 – and public appetite for whale meat is fading
Joe Roman – One of the most important global conservation events of the past year was something that didn’t happen.
Year Ahead 2020: A Consensus Reality Meltdown
Kingsley L. Dennis – The year ahead into 2020 will continue a process that has already begun and which we are seeing unfolding around us across the globe.
After Living For 200 Million Years, The Chinese Paddlefish Is Now Extinct
Mayukh Saha – The Chinese paddlefish is one of the oldest fish that swam the Yangtze River in China. These fish were here when dinosaurs flourished.