27 November 2017

victoriameer: biodiversiteit de helft gedaald sinds 1980

De biodiversiteit in Africa's grootste zoetwatermeer is sinds 1980 met 50% gedaald. 
Redenen:
  • overbevissing
  • vervuiling
    • meststoffen => algen => minder zuurstof
  • pesticiden
 

7 November 2017

Trump cancels government scientists participation on wildfire conference

After the recent wildfires in the US, the trump administration is blocking travel permits of government scientists to a conference on fire control, where they would speak about the link with fire control.
In refusing free research on the cause of the fires, Trump puts his political agenda above the lives and goods of US citizens.
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