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Hey friends, on today's episode we are talking about severe flooding seen around the world, and weird weather instances where it rained things OTHER than water. It's true, it's happened. Listen in to learn more. We also discuss the good news of ways nature is bouncing back with species in risk of being extinct are having a population boom!

Sources for today's episode:

Part 1 - Floods
Record flooding in Texas:
https://apnews.com/article/houston-texas-flooding-severe-weather-117b0f63c9bd53be31ee34e11547da21

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/life-threatening-flash-flooding-takes-aim-parts-texas-louisiana-rcna152557

More on Hurricane Harvey:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Harvey#:~:text=Impacts%20in%20the%20United%20States,Satellite%20loop%20of&text=The%20widespread%20and%20catastrophic%20effects,53%20tornadoes%20across%20six%20states.

Texas Flood Government site:
https://www.texasflood.org/emergency-prep/index.html

Flooding in Dubai:
https://apnews.com/article/dubai-flooding-climate-change-cause-blame-d14743eb0e4a60c75074cb74bb44b035

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/19/uae-rain-flooding-photos/

Is Cloud Seeding to blame?
https://theweek.com/environment/cloud-seeding-dubai-flooding

Atmospheric River information from NOAA:
https://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers

Flooding in Los Angeles in February 2024:
https://apnews.com/article/california-storms-atmospheric-river-pineapple-express-18997dd8bac897c4115d0f453d0bc058

https://lamont.columbia.edu/news/climate-expert-explains-why-atmospheric-rivers-are-causing-historic-rainfall-california

Preparing for a flood:
https://www.floodsmart.gov/first-prepare-flooding

Part 2: It's Raining What?!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/strange-rain-why-fish-frogs-and-golf-balls-fall-skies-180956527/

https://ctsciencecenter.org/blog/its-raining-cats-and-frogs/

Good News Story: Species making a comeback!

WWF:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eight-species-making-a-comeback

ESC article related to species now off endangered list, and ways YOU can help protect wildlife:
https://www.endangered.org/10-easy-things

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Crystal and I talk about the great work she is doing in the world of conservation, what Healthy Seas is doing to clean up our oceans, her time working as a Zookeeper in New York, the do's and don'ts of ecotourism, and much more! If you feel called to action from today's conversation, please visit the links below to take action today.

Links to topics discussed today:

https://forcesfornature.com/whatintheworldpodcast/

https://ladyfreethinker.org/category/speakout-petitions/

https://forcesfornature.com/  **Subscribe to Forces for Nature's emailing list to receive the checklist/tips for living a more eco-friendly lifestyle!

https://www.healthyseas.org/

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Hello lovely listeners! I realize I haven't uploaded a new episode in a while so I wanted to send an update! I have two great episodes I am in the process of editing. Summer has been such a busy time and time is flying by! Have no fear, these new episodes will be out soon! For sure I will have at least one released in August. Perhaps I can wrap up editing while I battle this cold. Thank you for your support and loyalty, I look forward to sharing more about our beautiful planet in the near future! Thank you for your patience! <3 

Yours Truly, Monica.

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This month we talk about Tornadoes, what they are, where they are commonly seen, and how to protect yourself and loved ones in the event of a severe storm.

Sources for today's epsiode are:

NWS resource for 4/26 tornado:
https://www.weather.gov/oax/april262024

Tornado to hit Tallahassee, FL:
https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/reported-tornado-hits-downtown-tallahassee-more-than-60000-without-power/

General tornado information:
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/types/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tornadoes

2011 Super Outbreak:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Super_Outbreak

Australia May 10th tornado in Bunbury:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/bunbury-tornado-clean-up-begins/103839390#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australia_tornadoes
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/12/a-lot-of-asbestos-in-the-streets-wa-declares-hazmat-emergency-after-tornado-hits-bunbury

CDC - how to prepare for a tornado:
https://www.cdc.gov/tornadoes/safety/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/prepared.html#

Help those affected by Tornadoes or other natural disasters here:
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/tornado-relief/
https://www.directrelief.org/
https://www.americares.org/

Please follow me on instagram at Whatintheworldpod.US, or reach out to me by email at [email protected]. 

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Today's episode is focused on what bioluminescence is, and the various ways it shows up in nature. I also share good news about reduced fossil fuel use in Europe.

Sources for today's episode:

TED-Ed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKjFVBVGad0

Real Science: Why is (almost) All Bioluminescence Seen in the Ocean?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJdLiKYKWzY

https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/did-you-know/how-does-bioluminescence-work

Scientific Journal from National Library of Medicine:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10363767/

Royal Society of Chemistry:
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2021/cs/d0cs01492c

Where you can donate:

The Nature Conservancy:
https://preserve.nature.org/page/80429/donate/1

The Ocean Clean-Up Project:
https://theoceancleanup.com/donate/

Plant Trees:
https://onetreeplanted.org/products/plant-trees


Thank you for caring!

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Sources for today's episode:

Nazare Canyon Information:

https://explorersweb.com/natural-wonders-nazare-waves/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazar%C3%A9_Canyon

110ft Wave documentary series (HBO Max) directed by Chris Smith

Red Hill Information:

-- https://www.epa.gov/red-hill/drinking-water-system-compliance-joint-base-pearl-harbor-hickam-november-2021-drinking#other-docs
-- https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2023-11-13/red-hill-defueling-is-on-schedule-with-89-million-gallons-removed-so-far
-- https://sierraclubhawaii.org/redhill

I appreciate and love our planet Earth. So many natural wonders among us and need our protection now more than ever. My goal is to bring awareness to our planet and to take small actions to make a large impact in protecting our planet.

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Sources and further information from today's episode:

Part 1 -  Pink Lakes
https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-maui-pink-pond-drought-6004cf6ab89d2d72cb54a631e8f7b768

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-did-australian-lake-turn-bright-pink-180962512/

Part 2 - Hair to the rescue!

https://impakter.com/how-hair-cleans-up-oil-spills/

https://matteroftrust.org/clean-wave-program/

Good News Story from today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=FJvVpP3yt9M

https://abcnews.go.com/International/ocean-cleanup-group-removes-record-25000-pounds-trash/story?id=102317006

https://www.sustainableplastics.com/news/ocean-cleanup-reclaims-record-55-tons-plastic-waste-pacific

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Join me as we discuss recent increase in hurricane and volcanic activity around the globe.


Sources for today's episode:

Volcano information:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/get-ready-for-more-volcanic-eruptions-as-the-planet-warms/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmJv_eOfrDc

Hurricane information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m68_07Sav4
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sep20/ngs-storm-imagery-sally.html