Current Events - The Environment

In 2014, Americans threw away ____ tons of food.

A 4-lane highway will be constructed ___ Stonehenge, to solve a decades-old traffic problem

sea level on the ____ of the US will rise significantly faster than other parts of the world

For every 1 degree increase in our climate, the atmosphere can hold __% more water

The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change has a goal of limiting climate change to ___ deg. C

A recent study found that ____ will be more able to cope with climate change than previously

Scientists are studying _____ for best locations for thermal power stations

New research shows the global average of mild weather days will

___ in an Antarctic ice shelf has forced scientists to abandon their station for winter.

This week, shortly after her 60th b-day, the first ___ born in human care, died in her sleep.

____ use Sun and memories to navigate

The first molecular study of an organism able to survive intracellular freezing was done on

Energy markets in the US and world have shifted towards efficiency and renewables

Foreign governments concerned about CC maysoon be spending more time dealing with __ than US.

It uses up to __ x as much energy to bottle/ship/refrigerate water than to drink from the tap

The world's ___ face an "extinction crisis" with 60% of species now threatened with extinction.

Fish are Seeking ___ Waters, Leaving Some Fishermen’s Nets Empty

The hottest year on record

The Netherlands are operating 100 percent of its electric trains with ____ energy

One of Alaska’s most abundant freshwater fish sp. is altering its breeding patterns due to GW

The most common material in landfills is

_ researchers claim to have ID'd a new sp. of gibbon and named it the Skywalker hoolock gibbon.

Non-indigenous species are harming indigenous species and habitats in the ____________

The government's top public health agency hascanceled a conference next month on __ and health.

Scott Pruitt,Trump’s choice for_, criticized federal rules protecting air/water and tackling CC

a species of ___ that was once common across the US has been declared an endangered species.

A tiny moth with a very recognizable "hairstyle" has become the first creature named after

Huge and astonishing creatures that once roamed Australia were wiped out by

_____ is focusing on ways to get energy from

The __ power industry is booming in the US, projected to be the fastest-growing occupation