Energy and Environment: These elephant seals just taught scientists why Antarctica is melting so fast

These elephant seals just taught scientists why Antarctica is melting so fast; Weird jet stream behavior could be making Greenland’s melting even worse, scientists say; Methane emissions are extremely harmful, and the government might not know how much there is.; Climate change could force huge migrations for people and animals living near the equator; How the world’s most popular foods have traveled all over the planet; ‘We’ve never seen anything like this': Arctic sea ice hit a stunning new low in May; This is why the world can’t stop wasting so much food; Scientists say that ‘nature,’ untouched by humans, is now almost entirely gone; What Charles Koch really thinks about climate change; This is the Obama administration’s new plan to stop devastating ocean noise pollution; Hawaii’s beloved beaches are covered in huge amounts of plastic, survey finds;   With Chris Mooney   These elephant seals just taught scientists why Antarctica is melting so fast Wearing tiny sensors, the seals dive deep below the surface and swim through the warm waters that melt glaciers. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » Weird jet stream behavior could be making Greenland’s melting even worse, scientists say Reanalyzing Greenland's last melt season, scientists found something odd and worrying. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Methane emissions are extremely harmful, and the government might not know how much there is. A watchdog group says EPA's use of a faulty device is the reason why dangerous methane emissions are probably higher than anyone knows. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   Climate change could force huge migrations for people and animals living near the equator The tropics are vast, but relatively uniform in temperature. That could have huge implications if they warm. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How the world’s most popular foods have traveled all over the planet 69 percent of all food supplied and produced in the world is "foreign" — it originated in other regions, new research finds. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   ‘We’ve never seen anything like this': Arctic sea ice hit a stunning new low in May It's the fourth monthly record, five months into this year. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   This is why the world can’t stop wasting so much food The world lacks standards for what counts as food waste and how to measure it -- which seriously gets in the way of trying to stop it. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Scientists say that ‘nature,’ untouched by humans, is now almost entirely gone There is basically no such thing as 'untouched' wilderness — and there hasn't been for thousands of years. By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What Charles Koch really thinks about climate change Exchange sheds new light on Koch's beliefs about climate and carbon regulation. By Jim Tankersley and Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   This is the Obama administration’s new plan to stop devastating ocean noise pollution On top of everything else, global warming could actually make the oceans louder. Seriously. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Hawaii’s beloved beaches are covered in huge amounts of plastic, survey finds The debris was not put there by the 2011 tsunami, the research found, but it did derive in part from Pacific ocean currents. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   To Your Health Health news and research, in your inbox weekly. Sign Up »         Share Energy and Environment:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Energy and Environment. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071