"The #Panama Canal might be on its way out as one of the most critical routes of global trade, impaired by, yes, #climatechange. An epic #drought in what was supposed to be Panama’s rainy season has brought the level of #GatúnLake,... to perilous lows,..."
https://t.co/D4zPynn9Fh
"Despite plenty of instances of #birdflu#viruses infecting #people, #scientists weren’t sure how the viruses overtake other #species’ cells
New study offers clue re one of first steps avian influenza viruses use to adapt to infect humans & other #animals"
https://t.co/E1M3xwcaJj
"It’s hard to stay in this place, but it’s ours. We don’t have any money to leave,” Geralda Francisco said, crying.
“#Humans are destroying #nature, so this is what we’re getting in return,” she added"
#Climate#Environment
https://t.co/8BVTG6mq7H
"Nízia Maria Geralda Francisco, 70, spent Saturday night on the roof to escape the #flooding of her home in #BelfordRoxo.
When she returned the next morning she found her belongings drenched in muddy water,...“
#Environmental
https://t.co/oEkWCLdYRN
"Nanoplastics & Human Health:
Microplastics are #environmental#pollutants that can decompose into #nanoplastics which "are believed to be more #toxic since their smaller size renders them much more amenable, than #microplastics, to enter the #human body"
https://t.co/z1F5Hq4Bdl