If not disposed of for recycling, like other plastic wastes, disposable masks can end up in the environment, freshwater systems, and oceans, where weathering can generate a large number of…
Category: Hits and Misses
We’ve been warned by an asteroid. The next one might hit.
Reposted from The Fabius Maximus Blog Larry Kummer, Editor Science & Nature 30 July 2019 Summary: We have had several near-misses – asteroids passing close by with little warning from…
Quantifying Virtue Signaling
From Away Resorts UK. How Many Air Miles Does Your Annual Holiday Add Up To? According to new research*, the carbon footprint from overseas tourism is three to four times…
Hits and Misses for the week of November 20-26
I’m trying out a new feature, “Hits and Misses” which will highlight some of the on-target and brightest things in science and climate juxtaposed with some of the off-target and…
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