Smoke from Indonesia fires causes 500,000 cases of acute respiratory illness – ‘This is a crime against humanity of extraordinary proportions’

Environment News Weekly Featured Welcome to the Before It's News Weekly Featured 5 Stories. We deliver the most important and interesting space news stories to your inbox. Be the first among your friends and colleagues to get the scoop on the stories everyone should be talking about today. “I’m tired of being made sick by this smoke” CONTRIBUTOR: . 22 year old Indonesian student, Rahmi Carolina has spent her entire life living with the haze. Each year, as the fires rage and grow more intense, so does she. So she’s using social media and doing something about it.Elementary students under a heavy haze in Central Kalimantan province, Borneo IslandWhen... Click here to read, "“I’m tired of being made sick by this smoke”"... ....................................................................................................................... Smoke from Indonesia fires causes 500,000 cases of acute respiratory illness – ‘This is a crime against humanity of extraordinary proportions’ CONTRIBUTOR: . Desdemona Despair [Long-time Desdemona readers will recall that smoke from peatland fires killed many people in Moscow in 2010. Dense wildfire smog grips Moscow in heatwave, Heat probably killed thousands in Moscow –Des] By Kate Lamb26 October 2015 (Jakarta) – Raging forest fires across Indonesia are thought to be responsible... Click here to read, "Smoke from Indonesia fires causes 500,000 cases of acute respiratory illness – ‘This is a crime against humanity of extraordinary proportions’"... ....................................................................................................................... 21 hurricanes and typhoons that shattered records in 2015 CONTRIBUTOR: . Desdemona Despair By Andrew Freedman and Johnny Simon23 October 2015 (Mashable) – UPDATED 2:45 p.m. ET: Since this story was posted, yet another storm — Hurricane Patricia — in the eastern Pacific intensified to Category 4 status [and then, Category 5 –Des], making it 22 Category 4 and 5 storms... Click here to read, "21 hurricanes and typhoons that shattered records in 2015"... ....................................................................................................................... Investing in Women Farmers is Key to Zero Hunger CONTRIBUTOR: . The Hill by Bahati MurigaFemale Food Heroes in Tanzania Source: Oxfam East AfricaAs a widowed female farmer from an island in the middle of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, I will admit that walking in the marble hallways of your U.S. Congress was a strange experience.  So much grandeur is perhaps... Click here to read, "Investing in Women Farmers is Key to Zero Hunger"... ....................................................................................................................... The Indonesian President Just Met With Obama. Here’s Why That Matters For Climate. CONTRIBUTOR: . First published on ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, which was recently named one of Time magazine's Top 25 blogs of 2010. The Indonesian president cut his U.S. visit short due to uncontrolled fires at home. The post The Indonesian President Just Met With Obama.... Click here to read, "The Indonesian President Just Met With Obama. Here’s Why That Matters For Climate."... ....................................................................................................................... Tour to Showcase Upper Midwest Organic Agriculture CONTRIBUTOR: . American Society of AgronomyTwin Cities’ “farm to fork” culture highlightedMinnesota’s Twin Cities’ thriving local and organic food system provides a viable, large-scale “farm to fork” model. According to the 2014 “Twin Cities Cooperative Local Food System: A Case Study and Commentary,” local food product sales reached $54 million in 2013... Click here to read, "Tour to Showcase Upper Midwest Organic Agriculture"... ....................................................................................................................... New Polish Government May Opt Out Of EU Climate Deal CONTRIBUTOR: . As Poland’s new government promises to be more assertive over everything from refugees to how to handle Russia, the first battle with Brussels is already looming and may prove to be just as divisive. The Law & Justice party, which is on course for an unprecedented parliamentary majority, will fight... Click here to read, "New Polish Government May Opt Out Of EU Climate Deal"... ....................................................................................................................... Obama’s Greenhouse of Cards: Doomed to Collapse or Too Big to Fail? CONTRIBUTOR: .               The Obama administration’s climate agenda is a greenhouse of cards. The jerry-built structure has three stories, floors, or levels. It is unlawful from top to bottom. The top floor is the Kyoto Protocol-successor treaty that President Obama wants 190-plus nations to adopt at the upcoming COP 21 climate conference in Paris. The final... Click here to read, "Obama’s Greenhouse of Cards: Doomed to Collapse or Too Big to Fail?"... ....................................................................................................................... Climate Change Could Make The Persian Gulf So Hot That Going Outside Would Be Dangerous CONTRIBUTOR: . First published on ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, which was recently named one of Time magazine's Top 25 blogs of 2010. A new study suggests that by the end of the century, unchecked climate change could render large parts of the Persian Gulf inhospitable... Click here to read, "Climate Change Could Make The Persian Gulf So Hot That Going Outside Would Be Dangerous"... ....................................................................................................................... Microbes Could Quickly Unlock Huge Carbon Stores in Arctic Permafrost CONTRIBUTOR: . Scientists have long been concerned about the potential for climate warming to unlock vast reservoirs of carbon dioxide (CO2) from frozen Arctic soils – aka permafrost. Just how quickly all that CO2 might be released into the atmosphere, and precisely by what mechanism or mechanisms, have been questions of growing... Click here to read, "Microbes Could Quickly Unlock Huge Carbon Stores in Arctic Permafrost"... ....................................................................................................................... Get Free Before It's News Headlines For Your Blog or Website  You can display Before It's News headlines on your blog or site with our new easy-to-use news widget. It's 100% free and takes just a minute or two to install. Choose from our diverse Featured headlines options or select  any one of our many targeted subject categories. No matter what your topic, you're bound to find a Before It's News widget that's right for your site. Just copy and paste a line of code.  Your widget will update every time our site does. New stories are added every minute! Keep your viewers up to date and have a steady stream of fresh, effortless content for your site.  The widget loads fast and won't bog down your page-load time.  ...click here to get your custom free news widget now!

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