REPORT: The destruction of thousands of acres of farmland by torrential rains and flooding has worsened food shortages in North Korea, prompting the World Food Program to send emergency aid. [CNN]
The removal of one dam and the ongoing demolition of another on the Elwha River in Washington State have unleashed a vast surge of sediment that makes the river look like chocolate milk. Still, salmon are finding their way back up the river, which was largely the point. [The New York Times]
The atmospheric aerosols, or tiny dust-like particulate matter, arriving on North American shores from Asia is roughly comparable with what is produced domestically, researchers report. That means that curbing domestic emissions of particulates will not be enough to solve the problem.
The acidification of oceans threatens the future of oyster hatcheries and nurseries in the Pacific Northwest. [NPR]
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