The Stream, May 15, 2024: Solar Storm Disrupts Farmers Across North America
The weekend’s northern lights were a hindrance to many North American farmers, as GPS systems were scrambled and tractors stalled.
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The weekend’s northern lights were a hindrance to many North American farmers, as GPS systems were scrambled and tractors stalled.
A Montana judge has ruled against the construction of a new housing subdivision near Helena, where groundwater shortages caused local outcry.
In Georgia, citizens and scientists are urging the state to reject a mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp and National Wildlife Refuge.
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The Pantanal wetlands are on fire. Since early this year, nearly a fifth of the Brazilian ecosystem, over 14,000 square miles, has burned in wildfires just south of the Amazon rainforest.
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Mexico City’s indigenous residents are pushing back against the revised plan for expanding the megacity’s airport infrastructure.
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