Two-thirds of U.S. birds face extinction due to climate-linked 'emergency': Audubon
Thursday, 10 October 2019 Two-thirds of bird species in North America, already disappearing at an alarming rate, face extinction unless immediate action is taken to slow the rate of climate change, the National Audubon Society said on Thursday.
Two-Thirds of North American Birds Face Extinction Due to Climate Change. A new report says the situation will be dire if worldwide temperatures rise over 5.4 degrees by the end of the century. The analysis, 'Survival by Degrees: Bird Species on the Brink,' comes from the National Audubon Society....
European scientists announced on Wednesday that smoke from North American wildfires is "significantly more intense than the 2003-2019 averagefor the whole country and the affected states".
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Amazon says it plans to recruit another 100,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada, marking its fourth hiring spree in North America this year. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
PayPal is expanding its Instant Transfer feature globally. This is part of a concerted effort to enable more of its PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom users to quickly move their funds to bank accounts. The service was already available in North America and some markets in Asia Pacific and Europe. Business Insider reports that PayPal has deepened its partnership with Visa and its Visa Direct fast payments network to bring it to more locations.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for a boycott of Goodyear tires, accusing North America's largest tire maker of "playing politics" by forbidding workers from donning his "Make America Great Again" hats. Gloria Tso reports.
Hundreds of climate activists were arrested on Monday (October 7), the first day of Extinction Rebellion’s planned two-week shutdown of central London.
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