‘Climate change Is here’: every part of the U.S. will suffer climate-related disasters, report finds & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, November 20, 2023 “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere.” – Annie Leonard ‘Climate Change Is Here’: Every Part of the U.S. Will Suffer Climate-Related Disasters, Report Finds Earlier this week, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released the United States’ [Fifth National Climate Assessment]( an overview of the effects [climate change]( is having on the country. The main message of the assessment is clear: Every part of the country will experience weather extremes due to climate change. [Read More]( Related: [New National Climate Assessment Warns of Worsening Impacts in U.S.]( EU Agrees to Stop Plastic Waste Exports to Non-OECD Nations Unable to Process It European Union (EU) member states and lawmakers have reached an agreement to stop exports of certain types of [waste]( including [plastics]( to countries outside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) group of mostly rich countries starting in mid-2026. [Read More]( Related: [Microplastics in Clouds Could ‘Modify the Climate,’ Study Finds]( All Aquatic Species in Mouths of Rivers Contaminated by Microplastics, Study Finds Microplastics — tiny fragments of [plastic products]( and industrial waste — are now so pervasive in Earth’s environment that they are found everywhere from the highest mountain peaks to the deepest parts of the [ocean](. According to a new [report]( all aquatic species in the mouths of [rivers]( that flow into the [Atlantic Ocean]( and the Mediterranean Sea are contaminated with [microplastics]( [mollusks]( are the most affected because they are capable of filtering large volumes of [water](. [Read More]( Related: [New York Sues PepsiCo Over Plastics Pollution in Buffalo River]( USDA Updates Plant Hardiness Map With Many Areas Moving Into Warmer Zones The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its [Plant Hardiness Zone map]( a map of the U.S. that helps gardeners decide what plants will grow best in their local areas, based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperature. The updates show an average of 2.5°F warmer across the contiguous U.S. compared to the previous map, which was published in 2012. [Read More]( Related: [Should Plants and Animals That Relocate Because of Climate Change Be Considered Invasive?]( Mammal Named After David Attenborough Rediscovered After 60 Years Biologist Sir David Attenborough, who is 97, has been documenting the natural world and, more recently, the effects of [climate change]( on [ecosystems]( and [biodiversity]( for most of his life. More than 50 animal taxa have been named after the English natural historian, and one of them, the egg-laying mammal Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, was recently rediscovered after being believed to be extinct for more than six decades. [Read More]( Related: [‘Lost’ Bat Rediscovered After 40 Years]( 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](