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NASA’s Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian - NASA
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, preview the agency’s newNASA
#Hurricane #Milton is being framed as a “shocking” storm bc of its strength & speed.
We shouldn’t be shocked bc #ClimateChange intensifies storms.
But we should be prepared.
NASA, Smithsonian Open New Exhibit to Showcase Our Dynamic Earth - NASA
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington and agency leadership to unveil theNASA
Latest comic on Big Tech's climate hypocrisy
#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #tech #technology #ai #energy #cartoon
Weekend #Plankton #Factoid 🦠🦐
Research on how bacteria and archaea interact with other members of the plankton food-web is much more advanced in #ocean systems compared to freshwaters, but still very much unknown. They are food, but we also know of many cases of apparent symbiosis between #bacteria and organisms, with bacteria providing bioluminescence, energy via photosynthesis, or B vitamins, but how common is this? Read about the mission here. #science #ClimateChange
The plankton paradox: Unprecedented cooperationbetween bacteria in the Ocean
A team of CNRS researchers, led by Dr. Samuel Chaffron, developed a model based on data fromthe Tara Oceans expedition (2009-2013) to explain the plankton paradox: Ocean microorganismsof astonishing diversity should be competing, but instead collabor…deborah (Fondation Tara Océan)
How does Indonesia’s palm oil industry fuel the climate crisis?
Booming global demand for the vegetable oil is spurring deforestation in Indonesia. Indonesia accounts for more than half of the global palm oil supply, the world’s most widely used vegetable oil t…Palm Oil Detectives
There are many valid reasons to be skeptical of geoengineering & still a lot of opportunities to address #ClimateChange that don’t involve the uncertainty of tinkering with the planet.
Lumping geoengineering skepticism with conspiracy theorists in a headline is terrible framing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/climate/geoengineering-conspiracy-theorists-skeptics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk4.-iyP.ntWI792I72wN&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb #science
NASA Analysis Shows Irreversible Sea Level Rise for Pacific Islands - NASA
Climate change is rapidly reshaping a region of the world that’s home to millions of people.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Helps Build New Federal Sea Level Rise Website - NASA
Designed to be user-friendly, the resource contains the latest sea level data, explainers, and other information from several U.S. agencies.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Going Back-to-School with NASA Data - NASA
As students head back to school, teachers have a new tool that brings NASA satellite data down to their earthly classrooms.Charles G. Hatfield (NASA)
"We fly lots, and we say that we shouldn't,” says Jonas De Vos, a transport geographer at University College London (UCL) and the first author of the latest study. “We are hypocrites.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02965-7
The standard wisdom is that academic careers, especially early, are harmed when academics don't jet around the world for in-person meetings. This article suggests that the importance of this travel is overstated, while the carbon cost is clear.
#ClimateChange #AirTravel #AcademicChatter
Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on
A survey at one of the biggest UK research universities finds that staff often end up flying to meetings despite a preference to avoid air travel.Soliman, Alix
Climate change increases foodborne illness risk from raw produce
Salmonella enterica causes disease in 1.2 million people in the U.S. every year. A new study found that Salmonella contamination is enhanced by high humidity and plant disease.ScienceDaily
NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date - NASA
The agency also shared new state-of-the-art datasets that allow scientists to track Earth’s temperature for any month and region going back to 1880 withJennifer R. Marder (NASA)
African Forest Elephants Help Fight Climate Change
Discover the awe-inspiring role of African forest elephants in the Congo Basin—nature’s master gardeners who literally shape the world around them! These gentle giants roam through muddy, min…Palm Oil Detectives
NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions - NASA
The PREFIRE mission will help develop a more detailed understanding of how much heat the Arctic and Antarctica radiate into space and how this influencesAnthony Greicius (NASA)
A team of scientists from the University of Bristol recently released research that pushed the date of our Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) back to about 4.2 billion years ago.
This suggests that the life that is in each of us, and in each of the organisms that make up our very large extended family, runs in an unbroken chain backward for 4.2 billion years.
That’s a pretty considerable investment by the universe in every living thing.
Perhaps we should reflect on that a little more as we continue to muck around on this planet.
It might be time to start fitting in.
#sustainability #philosophy #ClimateChange #biodiversity #nature #politics #economics #religion #Science
Shifting the Paradigm | Aspen Proposal
The Aspen Proposal provides a description of a sustainable human civilization 200 - 500 years in the future. This is a goal that will focus our efforts, allow us to backcast and provide hope for those working for change.Aspen Proposal
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Facts about scientific consensus increase climate change acceptance
Telling non-scientists about how many scientists agree on climate change - their consensus - may help strengthen their beliefs.Ellen Phiddian (Cosmos Magazine)
Forest loss intensifies climate change by increasing temperatures and cloud level, which leads to decrease of water
Researchers report that deforestation during the last two decades induced a higher warming and cloud level rise than that caused by climate change, which threatens biodiversity and water supply in African montane forests.ScienceDaily
Shell’s foundation funded groups opposing climate action and LGBTQ+ rights
Shell USA's foundation gave more than $500,000 to right-wing organizations that promote climate denial, anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ agendas, including several involved in Project 2025, which aims to weaken federal agencies like the U.S.EHN Curators (EHN)
NASA JPL Developing Underwater Robots to Venture Deep Below Polar Ice - NASA
Called IceNode, the project envisions a fleet of autonomous robots that would help determine the melt rate of ice shelves.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Project in Puerto Rico Trains Students in Marine Biology - NASA
Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo took a deep breath, adjusted her snorkel mask, and plunged into the ocean, fins first. Three weeks earlier, Rodríguez LugoMilan Loiacono (NASA)
New NASA Study Tallies Carbon Emissions From Massive Canadian Fires - NASA
Extreme wildfires like these will continue to have a large impact on global climate.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Avoiding Climate Catastrophe: Global Elimination of Meat Production Could Save the Planet
Eliminating all animal agriculture within the next 15 years would drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Mike O'Neill (SciTechDaily)
NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches - NASA
Developed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute to globalNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Invites Media to Event with Scientists, Research Plane in Alaska - NASA
NASA invites media to view a research aircraft and interview scientists in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Thursday, Aug. 22, prior to flights of the agency’sNASA
NASA Data Shows July 22 Was Earth’s Hottest Day on Record - NASA
July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. July 21 and 23 of this year also exceeded theJennifer R. Marder (NASA)
Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere - NASA Science
What we’re looking at: This global map shows concentrations of carbon dioxide as the gas moved through Earth’s atmosphere from January through March 2020, driven by wind patterns and atmospheric circulation.science.nasa.gov
African Forest Elephants: Unsung Heroes Helping Congo Fight Climate Change
Discover the awe-inspiring role of African forest elephants in the Congo Basin—nature’s master gardeners who literally shape the world around them! These gentle giants roam through muddy, min…Palm Oil Detectives
9 indigenous communities fight back against eviction orders linked to oil palm industry land grabs
👉 https://avispa.org/?p=117251 🐝
#guatemala #solidarity #INDIGENOUS #indigenouspeoples #resistence #ConflictPalmOil #humnarights #deforestation #extinction #climatechange
Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ Denounce Eviction Threats of New Communities in El Estor - Avispa Midia
Guatemala: judicial authorities and agroindustry companies pursue evictions of Indigenous communities around Lake Izabal.Aldo Santiago (Avispa Midia)
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African Forest Elephants: Unsung Heroes Helping Congo Fight Climate Change
Discover the awe-inspiring role of African forest elephants in the Congo Basin—nature’s master gardeners who literally shape the world around them! These gentle giants roam through muddy, min…Palm Oil Detectives
“A wax sculpture of Abe Lincoln was no match for D.C.’s punishing heat”
I can’t help but notice a message here. #ClimateChange
#Science #Engineering #Aerospace #MassTransit #ClimateChange #Economics
https://www.venusaero.com/aerospace-company-building-hypersonic-plane-to-get-you-anywhere-on-earth-in-one-hour/
Aerospace company building hypersonic plane to get you anywhere on Earth in one hour - Venus Aerospace
In the future, you might be able to make it from Tokyo to Los Angeles before an NFL game reaches halftime.jamiedesigns (Venus Aerospace)
NASA Releases Updated Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience Plan - NASA
NASA joined more than 20 federal agencies in releasing its updated Climate Adaptation Plan Thursday, helping expand the Biden-Harris Administration’s effortsNASA
Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance - NASA
Information from the PREFIRE mission will illuminate how clouds and water vapor in the Arctic and Antarctic influence the amount of heat the poles radiateAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’
‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warnsPhoebe Weston (The Guardian)
5 Things to Know About NASA’s Tiny Twin Polar Satellites - NASA
Called PREFIRE, this CubeSat duo will boost our understanding of how much heat Earth’s polar regions radiate out to space and how that influences our climate.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
How ‘Glowing’ Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought - NASA
An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues.Anthony Greicius (NASA)