Global Drying: The world’s agriculture and water crisis is only going to get worse. As China and India grow, their populations are demanding more and wider varieties of food stuffs, competition for arable land is intensifying and freshwater withdrawals of agriculture are soaring. [WSJ]
Shark numbers crash: Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea have suffered dramatic declines in the past few decades as overfishing has taken its toll on the sleek and ancient predators. Some species, including hammerheads and threshers, have dwindled by more than 99%, according to historical fishing records examined by conservationists. [Guardian]
Congress Pushes to Keep Land Untamed: With little fanfare, Congress has embarked on a push to protect as many as a dozen pristine areas this year in places ranging from the glacier-fed streams of the Wild Sky Wilderness here to West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest. [Washington Post]
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