🌽🚫 #Biofuels: not as green as they seem

30–40% of US corn goes to ethanol, which requires a land area equivalent to Mississippi. But this only generates 6% of our transportation fuel. Meanwhile, land, water and food systems are strained.

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NASA is deploying two aircraft to assist with state and local recovery efforts after destructive flooding near Kerrville, Texas. Airborne instruments are collecting high-resolution imagery and radar data to help map flooding, assess damage, and more.

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Smoke and daytime cumulus clouds swirl above Ontario, Canada. https://t.co/5TGQcBlZVx

CIRA

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The National Hurricane Center wants to make sure that you're aware of the twice weekly briefings that can help provide awareness of tropical storm and hurricane hazards. Our "Tropical Atlantic Marine Weather Briefings" are issued Sunday and Thursday afternoons.

NHC_TAFB

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On average, about 60 tropical waves are generated over North Africa each year. While 60% of the Atlantic tropical storms and minor hurricanes originate from easterly waves, nearly 85% of the intense (or major) hurricanes have their origins as easterly waves. https://t.co/3mhANvVt8n

NHC_TAFB

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RT @NWSSanJuan: [July 9th]

The leading edge of a large plume of Saharan Dust (as detected by GOES-East) continues moving westward over the tropical Atlantic. This plume will result in hazy skies and deteriorated air quality over PR & USVI later tonight through at least Sunday.

#PRwx #USVIwx https://t.co/VFgzhh7mMs

NHC_TAFB

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RT @NWSSanJuan: [9 de julio]

El borde delantero de una masa de Polvo del Sahara (detectada por GOES-East) continúa moviéndose hacia el O sobre el Atl. tropical. Esta provocará cielos brumosos y un deterioro de la calidad del aire en PR y las USVI desde esta noche hasta al menos el domingo. https://t.co/DHJ9kNFFK7

NHC_TAFB

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The 28th eruptive episode from Kīlauea began earlier today.

The hotspot indicates the heat signature of the lava from within the Earth erupting onto the surface. https://t.co/sNHK7j8pS0

CIRA

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👩‍🎓Widen your expertise and deepen your understanding of disaster risk, and how it can be reduced.

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UNDRR

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🌱 #PapuaNewGuinea is using innovative finance to protect forests and reduce emissions — a powerful example of climate cooperation in action

@‌FAO's Tiina Vähänen and Karin Takeuchi explain.

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#REDD+ @TheGCF @UNREDD @FAOinPNG https://t.co/SCQUxlL2Bu

FAO Forestry

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The new #DevelopmentPodcast takes us to Brazil, where farmer Maira Lelis shares how loans for conservation agriculture helped her grow her business—showcasing the real-world impact of @MIGA's guarantees on agribusiness and job creation in the region. https://t.co/lBPqHYsEzf https://t.co/5fYQawWMaH

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5-minute @NOAASatellites #GOES19/#GOESEast Infrared images showed the thunderstorms that produced heavy rainfall which led to deadly flash flooding in Ruidoso, New Mexico on 08 July - more on the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://t.co/R9Dcwf4Mva @NWSAlbuquerque #NMwx https://t.co/aqjJrYMltD

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