Photos gallery: The astonishing situation of Brazil’s worst drought on record

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. Photos gallery: The astonishing situation of Brazil’s worst drought on record CONTRIBUTOR: . Desdemona Despair 26 October 2015 (weather.com) – Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest has become a shadow of its former self as the worst drought the country has seen in 100 years continues. Low levels of water in the Rio Negro have left boats stranded and isolated homes sitting in the middle of... Click here to read, "Photos gallery: The astonishing situation of Brazil’s worst drought on record"... ....................................................................................................................... Rapidly Melting Glacier Has Enough Mass To Raise Sea Levels By Nearly 2 Feet 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. Uh-oh. The post Rapidly Melting Glacier Has Enough Mass To Raise Sea Levels By Nearly 2 Feet appeared first on ThinkProgress.... Click here to read, "Rapidly Melting Glacier Has Enough Mass To Raise Sea Levels By Nearly 2 Feet"... ....................................................................................................................... Bread is Broken CONTRIBUTOR: . The New York Times Magazine by Ferris JabrSource: RowenaIndustrial production destroyed both the taste and the nutritional value of wheat. One scientist believes he can undo the damage.On the morning of July 13, like most mornings, Stephen Jones’s laboratory in Mount Vernon, Wash., was suffused with the thick warm smell of... Click here to read, "Bread is Broken"... ....................................................................................................................... An Outbreak Of Sanity Down Under CONTRIBUTOR: . The Australian is reporting that the New South Wales government has suddenly come over all sensible on the subject of sea-level rise. This is of course precisely the approach recommended by Carter and de Lange in their GWPF report on the subject. --Andrew Montford, Bishop Hill, 13 November 2015 The... Click here to read, "An Outbreak Of Sanity Down Under"... ....................................................................................................................... For the First Time, U.S. Considers Declaring a Bee Endangered CONTRIBUTOR: . TakePart by John R. PlattRusty-Patched Bumblebee Source: Dan MullenThe imperiled rusty-patched bumblebee, which pollinates blueberries, apples, and other crops, has disappeared from 87 percent of its historic range.If the rusty-patched bumblebee is extremely lucky, it could soon be the first bee species to be protected under the United States Endangered... Click here to read, "For the First Time, U.S. Considers Declaring a Bee Endangered"... ....................................................................................................................... This Northwest City Just Passed The Strongest Resolution Against Fossil Fuels In The Country 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. Portland, Oregon just passed some of the strongest anti-fossil fuel regulations in the country. The post This Northwest City Just Passed The Strongest... Click here to read, "This Northwest City Just Passed The Strongest Resolution Against Fossil Fuels In The Country"... ....................................................................................................................... Severe weather in Chennai, India kills 55 CONTRIBUTOR: . Severe weather in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu has claimed lives of atleast 55 people, including 27 in Cuddalore district alone.According to regional meteorological centre, a low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal caused the downpour in the area.Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam in Chennai received 15 cm... Click here to read, "Severe weather in Chennai, India kills 55"... ....................................................................................................................... Here's why I'm celebrating Russia's fire ban CONTRIBUTOR: . Today the Russian government has banned the burning of dry grass on agricultural land and conservation areas. This might sound somewhat trivial, perhaps for those who have never witnessed a forest fire or had a chance to stand in line with firefighters. Let me tell you my story of lending... Click here to read, "Here's why I'm celebrating Russia's fire ban"... ....................................................................................................................... Are Your Children Roundup-Ready? CONTRIBUTOR: . Use of the Herbicide Glyphosate Has Skyrocketed Since the 1990sSource: ThinkStockPhotos.comFor thousands of years, children ate the same food their parents ate when they were children. In the United States today, this is no longer the case. Most dramatically, the proliferation of the use of the herbicide glyphosate, made possible... Click here to read, "Are Your Children Roundup-Ready?"... ....................................................................................................................... How La Ninas Successfully Prove That El Ninos are Geological in Origin CONTRIBUTOR: . Someone once said that "behind every successful woman is herself." In an era when all anyone can talk about is El Nino, it takes a woman, La Nina, to prove that both El Ninos and La Ninas are geological in origin. Even more interesting, it turns out that this same... Click here to read, "How La Ninas Successfully Prove That El Ninos are Geological in Origin"... ....................................................................................................................... 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. 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