Rate of global warming reached a record high in 2023, scientists say & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, June 5, 2024 “A ruined planet cannot sustain human lives in good health. A healthy planet and healthy people are two sides of the same coin.” — Dr. Margaret Chan [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Rate of Global Warming Reached a Record High in 2023, Scientists Say Scientists have determined that the rate of global warming increased in 2023, the same year that the Northern Hemisphere experienced its [hottest summer on record](. The vast majority, 92%, of extreme heat in 2023 could be attributed to humans, scientists said. [Read More]( Related: [U.S. Electric Bills Could Increase 8% This Summer Amid Rising Temperatures]( Increasing Renewable Energy Use in the U.S. Brings Billions in Benefits, Study Finds A new [report]( by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and renewables consulting firm Clean Kilowatts has found that the United States’ increasing use of [renewable energy]( has improved [air quality]( and reduced the country’s [greenhouse gas emissions]( while producing monetary benefits in the hundreds of billions of dollars. [Read More]( Related: [FERC Overhauls Electric Grid to Pave Way for Renewables]( Researchers Develop Protective Nests for At-Risk Turtles in Ontario With all eight native freshwater turtle species of Ontario considered at-risk, researchers have created protective nests to help boost offspring survival. Researchers at the University of Waterloo and McMaster University designed a nest with materials like moss and lichen to mimic the turtles’ natural rocky nesting sites. As the research team pointed out in their study, [published]( in the journal Restoration Ecology, previous nest restoration efforts often focused on building nests from materials like sand and gravel. [Read More]( Related: [Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release: A Sea Turtle Success Story to Kick off 2024]( Ocean Cleanup 101: Everything You Need to Know The Earth’s oceans are teeming with life — and with plastic. In fact, by 2050, it’s expected that there will be even [more plastic in the ocean than fish](. Here's everything you need to know about ocean cleanup. [Read More]( Related: [56 Companies Responsible for Half of Global Plastic Pollution That Researchers Could Trace]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](