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Here’s the first country in the world to ban sunscreens harmful to coral reefs

sudshr47 November 2, 2018

Planning a holiday to Palau? Take the right sunscreen or you’ll be up for a hefty fine.
The Pacific island nation, an archipelago made up of over 500 islands and home to some of the most stunning coral reefs in the world, will become the very first c…

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Hawaii bans sunscreens deemed harmful to coral reefs

sudshr47 May 4, 2018

Looking forward to a day exploring coral reefs in Hawaii? Make sure you’re wearing the right, non-banned sunscreen.

Hawaii has become the first US state to ban sunscreens deemed harmful to coral reefs. Effective from Jan. 1, 2021, the bill was signed by state governor David Ige on Tuesday.

The legislature focuses on the environmental impacts of two chemicals found in some sunscreens, oxybenzone and octinoxate, and their effect on Hawaii’s marine ecosystems — including coral reefs. The bill will prohibit the sale and distribution of sunscreen containing these chemicals without a prescription. Read more…

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Bad news! Extreme ocean heat waves are a thing, and they’re getting worse

sudshr47 April 10, 2018

Things got really strange in the waters off of Southern California in 2015.
Pacific Ocean temperatures jumped as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit above average, as an unprecedented warming trend stretched from Alaska to Mexico.
It was a bona…

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We are creating our own extreme weather events, with dire results

sudshr47 December 14, 2017

The next time someone tells you that we can’t tie an individual weather event to climate change, you should tell them that’s partly to mostly bullshit. Not only can we say a whole lot about an event’s ties to climate change, but some events could not have occurred without global warming’s assistance.

Let this sink in for a second.

Global warming is bringing us newly possible extremes, from the 2016 global average surface temperature milestone (it was number one, baby), to a stifling heat wave in Southeast Asia that set numerous all-time high temperature records.

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