Category 3 Idalia strongest hurricane to hit Big Bend, Florida on record & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, August 30, 2023 “We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.” — Barack Obama Category 3 Idalia Strongest Hurricane to Hit Big Bend, Florida on Record [Hurricane]( Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida at 7:45 a.m. today after strengthening into a Category 3 storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Idalia began as a [tropical storm]( that passed to the west of Cuba, cutting off power and causing major [flooding]( and evacuations. [Read More]( Related: [NOAA: ‘Above Normal’ Hurricane Season Now Twice as Likely Due to Late El Niño, Record Ocean Temperatures]( Sequencing Project Helps Conservation Efforts for Critically Endangered Kākāpō Scientists are managing the critically endangered kākāpō population in New Zealand using population sequencing. In addition to helping with kākāpō conservation, the project could also provide more information for similar projects to protect other threatened species. [Read More]( Related: [Scientists Complete Detailed Genome Map of Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee]( London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone Expands to Entire City To reduce traffic emissions in the City of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan has expanded [London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone]( (ULEZ), which imposes a daily charge on the vehicles that pollute most, to the entire city. [Read More]( Related: [In ‘Landmark’ Decision, Court Approves London Ultra Low Emissions Expansion That Could Bring Cleaner Air to 5 Million People]( ‘We Have to Act Fast’: 2 Degrees of Warming Could Cause 1 Billion Deaths Over Next Century A new [study]( by Joshua Pearce of London’s Western University and Richard Parncutt of the University of Graz in Austria has found that, if [global heating]( reaches or surpasses two degrees Celsius by the year 2100, there is a high probability that over the next century humans, mostly the wealthiest, will be responsible for the deaths of approximately one billion mostly poorer humans. [Read More]( Related: [World Has 42% Chance of Breaching 1.5 Degrees if Emissions Stopped Today, New Study Finds]( What Is Textile Recycling? Have you ever found yourself with a bunch of fabric — maybe old clothes, rags, socks, or tablecloths — that you just can’t [find a use for]( and don’t quite know what to do with? Well, don’t throw it in the trash, since [95% of all clothing, shoes, and other fabrics can be recycled]( in a textile recycling operation. [Read More]( Related: [Fast Fashion 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 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](