The Planet Today

Category 6 hurricanes, John Podesta named U.S. Climate Envoy, & more!


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Matt and Nick talk about just how powerful hurricanes are becoming due to climate change (Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category),

Tragic forest fires in Chile (At least 112 dead in as Chile’s deadliest ever forest fire rages on),

John Podesta named new U.S. Climate Envoy (John Podesta: Biden’s new top climate diplomat is ‘uniquely qualified’), 

Planting trees to restore a lost rainforest in the UK (Devon tree planting: Work to recreate lost rainforest),

The fight over whether to pave a road through a forest in Kenya (Kenya's leader wants a paved road to cut through a forest, a key water source. Scientists don’t),

Pandora moving to using only recycled metals for its jewelry (Pandora Now Only Sources Recycled Metals for Its Jewelry),

And a prototype sun-shield for use in outer space could be ready in the next few years (Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis?)!

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