In the News: Flamingos and Global Warming

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The signs of global warming are everywhere.

The connection between climate change and extreme weather events like the cyclone that hit the coast of East Pakistan in 1970 is becoming clearer as science advances in this area, though at the time of the storm it almost certainly wasn’t considered. How do you see climate change fitting into the story you’re telling in this book?

Check out this article highlighting the connection between animal conservation and climate change!

In the News: Huge Gas Pipeline Leak in Texas

BNN Bloomberg featured an article this morning about a major Methane gas leak in Texas. A gas line operated by Energy Transfer LP released emissions equivalent to that of 16,000 cars over the course of a year. An estimated 900 metric tons of methane that will trapped the same amount of heat as 75,600 tons of carbon dioxide over the course of two decades.

Check out their full article here.