Category: The Environment

The mosquitoes released will all be male, which do not bite people and as such pose no risk to humans.Source: Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida and Texas - The Jerusalem Post A plan to release 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas has been approved, The Guardian reported. According to …

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Source: Powerful quake shakes southern Mexico, triggers local Pacific tsunami - Reuters

Source: Brazil deforested 10,000 square km of Amazon rainforest in 2019, up 34% on year - Reuters

Every year, the Gulf of Mexico experiences a "dead zone" caused by algal blooms, resulting largely from fertilizer and waste runoff. 2020 is no different.Source: The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is the worst science summer ritual