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Astronaut's grim photos from space show hurricane destruction
https://www.cnet.com/news/hurricane-irma-hurricane-jose-photos-from-spaceiss-commander-randy-bresnik-nasa-astronaut/
https://twitter.com/AstroKomrade


As Irma raged, Floridians stopped to take care of creatures great and small
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/11/us/irma-animal-rescues-trnd/index.html


Damaging winds to sweep across UK, Germany Tuesday night and Wednesday
As quickly as Monday’s windstorm exits, another one will arrive across the United Kingdom on Tuesday night and across Germany on Wednesday, threatening more wind and rain.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/damaging-winds-to-sweep-across-uk-germany-tuesday-night-and-wednesday/70002693


Why we should ban glitter, just like we banned microbeads
This popular pixie dust is made of plastics and metal, and it does the same harm to our oceans as microbeads.
https://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/blogs/ban-glitter-plastic-pollution-like-microbeads?utm_source=CNN&utm_medium=Desktop&utm_campaign=Sept2017


Brazil probes possible killings of ‘uncontacted’ tribe
Brazilian prosecutors are investigating reports that gold prospectors may have killed members of a so-called uncontacted tribe in the Amazon.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazil-probes-possible-killings-of-uncontacted-tribe/2017/09/11/8db9a34a-9718-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html?utm_term=.32bf81533da9


9/11 dust tied to heart risk in children, study says
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/11/health/911-dust-children-cholesterol-study/index.html