Rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña won’t reverse global warming & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, September 14, 2022 "Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell." – Bill Copeland 4 Countries Harbor 80% of the World’s Deforestation Caused by Industrial Mining While more than 70 percent of [deforestation]( worldwide is linked to [agriculture]( this isn’t the only threat faced by the world’s tropical forests. Another threat is industrial [mining]( and this could grow in significance as demand for rare-earth minerals rises due to the [clean energy]( transition. [Read More]( Related: [Global Forest Area Declined by 60% Since 1960, Study Finds]( Private Equity Gets Failing Grades on Climate Risk Exposure Private equity firms are exposing investors, including retired teachers, nurses, and firefighters, to unknown levels of financial risk by continuing to invest billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects, with no exit strategy, a new [report]( concludes. [Read More]( Related: [A Low-Carbon Chemical Industry Could Create 29 Million Jobs, Study Finds]( Rare ‘Triple Dip’ La Niña Won’t Reverse Global Warming The current [La Niña]( event will extend into a third Northern Hemisphere winter, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced at the end of last month. This is known as a “triple dip” La Niña, and this is the first time the phenomenon has occurred during the 21st century. [Read More]( Related: [92 Wildfires Burn Throughout the West]( Oregon Follows California’s Lead in Shutting Off Power to Prevent Fires Shutting off power to prevent [wildfires]( when winds are fierce, temperatures are high and leaves are dry is a common tactic in [California](. However, its spread to Oregon in the past two years is a clear sign of the [climate crisis]( as hotter, dryer conditions move northward. On Friday, [Portland General Electric]( (PGE) shut off power to customers for the second time ever and Pacific Power for the first in a bid to prevent their lines from sparking a blaze, as AP News reported at the time. [Read More]( Related: [Climate Change Leaves Flood Maps Outdated, FEMA Says]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 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](