World’s largest iceberg breaks free in Antarctica & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, November 29, 2023 "What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet." — James Hansen World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Free in Antarctica The largest [iceberg]( in the world — A23a, nearly 1,500 square miles, about three times as big as New York City — has broken free of its anchor on the floor of the Weddell Sea and begun to drift toward the Southern Ocean. [Read More]( Related: [Iceberg Nearly the Size of London Breaks Away From Antarctica]( U.S. Expected to Reach New Record for Fossil Fuel Production This Year The year 2023 is already expected to be the hottest on record, following a [record-hot summer](. But despite this, the U.S. is expected to reach record numbers in fossil fuel production for the year. [Read More]( Related: [131 Companies Push for Timeline to Ditch Fossil Fuels Ahead of COP28]( Extreme Rainfall Increases Drastically With Global Warming, Study Finds According to a recent [study]( by scientists from Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, some newer climate models greatly underestimate the extent to which [global heating]( leads to [extreme rainfall](. [Read More]( Related: [Flooding 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Environmental Groups Ask Norwegian Court to Stop 3 Oil and Gas Fields in North Sea Environmental organizations [Greenpeace Nordic]( and Young Friends of the Earth Norway are asking an Oslo district court to stop the development of three [oil and gas fields]( in the North Sea, citing a lack of adequate assessment of the global [climate]( impacts of future [fossil fuel]( use, according to Reuters and a press release from Greenpeace. [Read More]( Related: [U.S. Coast Guard Searches for Source of 1 Million Gallon Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico]( Axolotl Conservation Campaign Promotes ‘Virtual Adoptions’ for Holiday Gifts On the hunt for the perfect holiday gift for someone special in your life? A campaign from the National Autonomous University in Mexico suggests adopting an axolotl — symbolically, that is. [Read More]( Related: [12 Great Books on Climate and Environment to Gift This Holiday]( 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](