On Our Radar: The Python Hunting Contest

Eleven Burmese pythons have been captured in Florida since a hunting contest for the snakes, an invasive species, began in southern Florida on Saturday. [The Miami Herald] Fortified by global warming, a deadly mold that poisons corn crops advanced in 2012. Such contamination is particularly a problem in developing countries, where subsistence farmers lack the resources for grain testing. [Scientific American] Eighteen prominent climate scientists urge President Obama not to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring tar sands oil from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. [350.org] Hardy aquarium fish pose a threat as invasive species, thriving when they are dumped into waterways or flushed down the toilet. [Our Amazing Planet] A bitter cold front in the Rocky Mountains scoops up dust in Colorado and carries it to Kansas. The dust storm was exacerbated by sev...

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