Third of global food production at risk from climate crisis | Climate change | The Guardian
A third of global food production will be at risk by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at their current rate, new research suggests.
Many of the world’s most important food-growing areas will see temperatures increase and rainfall patterns alter drastically if temperatures rise by about 3.7C, the forecast increase if emissions stay high. …
The progressive representative says the Republican extremist’s behavior has ‘raised concerns’ among Democrats
… Ocasio-Cortez told CNN: “This is a woman that’s deeply unwell. And clearly needs help. And her kind of fixation has lasted for several years now. At this point I think the depth has raised concerns for other members as well.”
She added: “I think that this is an assessment that needs to be made by the proper professional.” …
‘I was blown away’: divers haul 200lb of trash from Lake Tahoe in a day | California | The Guardian
Scuba team launches six-month effort that has already turned up fishing rods, tires and cans
Reported from local Georgia news media- Marjorie Taylor Greene has illegally filed homestead exemptions on two homes. Georgians are allowed to claim a tax break on only their primary residence. It’s illegal to file for more than one.
Taylor Greene and her husband have two homes which are located within two different Georgia counties, North Fulton and Floyd.
In the Floyd county application, Greene’s husband left blank the line that asked if they had another active exemption on any property. …
Who owns Australia? | Australia news | The Guardian
Who owns the Australian outback is a vexed question. The true answer is First Nations peoples, whose ownership stems back 60,000 years. The legal answer is more complex. It’s a mess of titles – freehold, pastoral leases, crown leases, public land, native title and land held by Aboriginal trusts.
And no two jurisdictions store or share that data in the same way.
Six months ago Guardian Australia set out to learn who owns the outback. The data we received was unwieldy, incomplete, inconsistent and often came with a hefty price tag. There is no nationally consistent protocol for recording land tenure and land use information, or even clearly established definitions of what constitutes ownership or control of land.
So, in the absence of official data, we have collated large datasets from every state and territory and pieced together a database of land ownership. We then looked to the work of a rural newspaper, the Weekly Times, which has been tracking farm ownership. We also looked at information contained in media reports, official websites of known major landowners, cattle brand directories, government servers and other online maps. …
Emphasis mine
Acid test: scientists show how LSD opens doors of perception | Science | The Guardian
Study analysing brain scans of people finds psychedelic drug lowers barriers that constrain thoughts
