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Forests across the planet are under threat. We need to act urgently to not only protect our existing forests, but to allow forests to return where they once were.
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The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
www.theguardian.com
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
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Over 80 dead as cyclonic storm leaves 'unprecedented' trail of destruction in Sri Lanka
Cyclone Disaster Sri Lanka: Over 80 Dead in Ditwah's Wake
Sri Lanka Calamity: Cyclone Ditwah's wrath leaves 80+ dead, prompts India's Operation Sagar Bandhu aid. Learn about the unprecedented disaster response.
www.deccanherald.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Over 80 dead as cyclonic storm leaves 'unprecedented' trail of destruction in Sri Lanka
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Astrum Earth's channel is a welcome divergence from the evil, ignorant politics that permeates our news
www.youtube.com/@AstrumEarth
www.youtube.com/@AstrumEarth
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Astrum Earth's channel is a welcome divergence from the evil, ignorant politics that permeates our news
www.youtube.com/@AstrumEarth
www.youtube.com/@AstrumEarth
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🔴 ⚠️ 🌀 🛰️ Dramatic impact of #cycloneDitwah on #SriLanka, where heavy #floods affected more than 200000 people with at least 50 dead and dozens missing. ⬇️ last 36 hours seen by Meteosat-9 with RGB Airmass + HSAF Precipitation rate (blu is >50mm/hr).
Animation via #EUMETview
Animation via #EUMETview
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🔴 ⚠️ 🌀 🛰️ Dramatic impact of #cycloneDitwah on #SriLanka, where heavy #floods affected more than 200000 people with at least 50 dead and dozens missing. ⬇️ last 36 hours seen by Meteosat-9 with RGB Airmass + HSAF Precipitation rate (blu is >50mm/hr).
Animation via #EUMETview
Animation via #EUMETview
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Human activity hast turned all of the planet’s 3 main rainforest regions – the South American Amazon, south-east Asia and Africa – from a carbon sink into a carbon source
Humanity is a failed species headed for the dustbin of history
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Humanity is a failed species headed for the dustbin of history
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Human activity hast turned all of the planet’s 3 main rainforest regions – the South American Amazon, south-east Asia and Africa – from a carbon sink into a carbon source
Humanity is a failed species headed for the dustbin of history
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Humanity is a failed species headed for the dustbin of history
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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'More than 110 million euros in losses in Latvia: heavy rainfall and frost have destroyed crops...
...persistent rainfall since May 2025 had caused flooding in many fields, significantly reducing both yield and quality, or completely destroying part of the harvest.'
bnn-news.com/more-than-11...
...persistent rainfall since May 2025 had caused flooding in many fields, significantly reducing both yield and quality, or completely destroying part of the harvest.'
bnn-news.com/more-than-11...
More than 110 million euros in losses in Latvia: heavy rainfall and frost have destroyed crops - Baltic News Network
By the end of the state of emergency, farmers had submitted information on 95,295 hectares affected by adverse weather conditions.
bnn-news.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
'More than 110 million euros in losses in Latvia: heavy rainfall and frost have destroyed crops...
...persistent rainfall since May 2025 had caused flooding in many fields, significantly reducing both yield and quality, or completely destroying part of the harvest.'
bnn-news.com/more-than-11...
...persistent rainfall since May 2025 had caused flooding in many fields, significantly reducing both yield and quality, or completely destroying part of the harvest.'
bnn-news.com/more-than-11...
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In an emergency media conference on Nov 27 Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said this is the first time a tropical storm is reaching such strength.
"its uniqueness is that it is occurring in the Strait of Malacca – something that has never happened before"
"its uniqueness is that it is occurring in the Strait of Malacca – something that has never happened before"
Storm Senyar set to hit 10 locations in Malaysia
Perak, Selangor and Pahang are expected to be the worst-hit before Senyar moves to the east coast. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
In an emergency media conference on Nov 27 Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said this is the first time a tropical storm is reaching such strength.
"its uniqueness is that it is occurring in the Strait of Malacca – something that has never happened before"
"its uniqueness is that it is occurring in the Strait of Malacca – something that has never happened before"
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I’m glad pressure from the Greens has forced Labour’s budget a little to the left. All the more reason to vote Green!
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I’m glad pressure from the Greens has forced Labour’s budget a little to the left. All the more reason to vote Green!
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"The Labour peer called for new coal power in the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s annual lecture"
🔴 NEW - Labour Group Slams Lord Glasman Over Climate Denial Lecture
The Labour peer called for new coal power in the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s annual lecture.
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The Labour peer called for new coal power in the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s annual lecture.
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Labour Group Slams Lord Glasman Over Climate Denial Lecture
An influential Labour peer has been criticised for being the star speaker at the UK’s main climate science denial group, which says carbon emissions are a “benefit to the planet”. Lord Maurice Glasman...
www.desmog.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"The Labour peer called for new coal power in the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s annual lecture"
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I'm delighted that episode 5 of the COPOut Podcast (with @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com) is now available at @drilledmedia.bsky.social!
Tune in at Drilled: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Or check out all of our episodes here: cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
Tune in at Drilled: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Or check out all of our episodes here: cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm delighted that episode 5 of the COPOut Podcast (with @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com) is now available at @drilledmedia.bsky.social!
Tune in at Drilled: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Or check out all of our episodes here: cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
Tune in at Drilled: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Or check out all of our episodes here: cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
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Many people still imagine beekeeping and honey making are somehow 'good for nature'.
But it's the *total* opposite.
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But it's the *total* opposite.
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“A beehive is as natural as a pasture of grazing sheep.” Why beekeeping is causing a huge problem for wild bees – according to scientists | Discover Wildlife
A dramatic rise in the number of managed beehives is negatively impacting wild pollinating insects
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November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Many people still imagine beekeeping and honey making are somehow 'good for nature'.
But it's the *total* opposite.
share.google/1csfRNfR3lnL...
But it's the *total* opposite.
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True
The Sixth Mass Extinction is the vilest crime of our time, bar *nothing*.
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‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
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November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Candlesnuff fungus, rising up like a ghostly apparition from the rainforest floor and waving its limbs.
A saprotrophic species, it helps break down deadwood. It's also bioluminescent, emitting a faint green light by night.
A saprotrophic species, it helps break down deadwood. It's also bioluminescent, emitting a faint green light by night.
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Candlesnuff fungus, rising up like a ghostly apparition from the rainforest floor and waving its limbs.
A saprotrophic species, it helps break down deadwood. It's also bioluminescent, emitting a faint green light by night.
A saprotrophic species, it helps break down deadwood. It's also bioluminescent, emitting a faint green light by night.
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Our built environment isn't ready for the changes we've made to our natural environment.
VIDEO: 🇹🇭 🇲🇾 Tens of thousands displaced by floods in Thailand and Malaysia
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Our built environment isn't ready for the changes we've made to our natural environment.
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Anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change is not a future problem. 🧪🔌☀️💨💧💧🔋
Our built environment isn't ready for the changes we've made to our natural environment.
VIDEO: 🇹🇭 🇲🇾 Tens of thousands displaced by floods in Thailand and Malaysia
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change is not a future problem. 🧪🔌☀️💨💧💧🔋
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Last month was the hottest October on record for North America in this dataset... yet another extreme event
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Last month was the hottest October on record for North America in this dataset... yet another extreme event
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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Time to dump plastics forever and use plastic alternatives
Here is just some alternatives www.earthday.org/are-there-al...
Here is just some alternatives www.earthday.org/are-there-al...
Are There Alternatives to Plastics? - Earth Day
Discover sustainable alternatives to plastics! Explore seaweed packaging, bioplastics, silicone, and emerging innovations that promise a cleaner future.
www.earthday.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Time to dump plastics forever and use plastic alternatives
Here is just some alternatives www.earthday.org/are-there-al...
Here is just some alternatives www.earthday.org/are-there-al...
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Across 9 million square miles at the top of the planet, climate change is writing a new chapter.
“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.
As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel global warming.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Across 9 million square miles at the top of the planet, climate change is writing a new chapter.
“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
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👂onderhoudend en goed verhaal van ‘the queen of peat’, over veen dus - een veel sterkere co2-spons dan 🌳🌲
Tien minuten die je goed besteed, no doubt about that
Tien minuten die je goed besteed, no doubt about that
I spoke to my deep passion of bogs and peatlands in this TEDx talk. Will you join me in becoming a bog champion? m.youtube.com/watch?v=mWt9...
Bogs are real superheroes, cast as villains | Dr. Merritt Turetsky | TEDxBoulder
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
m.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
👂onderhoudend en goed verhaal van ‘the queen of peat’, over veen dus - een veel sterkere co2-spons dan 🌳🌲
Tien minuten die je goed besteed, no doubt about that
Tien minuten die je goed besteed, no doubt about that
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Hanna and Mr. Majestic sure do love each other!
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography #Raptors
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography #Raptors
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hanna and Mr. Majestic sure do love each other!
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography #Raptors
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography #Raptors
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Hannah and Mr. Majestic striking the pose this morning at Lake Casitas. #LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography #Raptors
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Hannah and Mr. Majestic striking the pose this morning at Lake Casitas. #LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography #Raptors
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We watched several stick deliveries to the nest this morning at Lake Casitas. #LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography #Raptors
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We watched several stick deliveries to the nest this morning at Lake Casitas. #LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography #Raptors
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The rhizome (root, essentially) of epiphytic polypody fern on old hazel in the woods.
This is rainforest.
This is rainforest.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The rhizome (root, essentially) of epiphytic polypody fern on old hazel in the woods.
This is rainforest.
This is rainforest.
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Dairy plant suspends production after further pollution incident in Cork river
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Dairy plant suspends production after further pollution incident in Cork river
Repeated problems at North Cork Creameries came to light during investigation into Blackwater fish kill
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dairy plant suspends production after further pollution incident in Cork river
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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The Sixth Mass Extinction is the vilest crime of our time, bar *nothing*.
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‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
share.google
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Sixth Mass Extinction is the vilest crime of our time, bar *nothing*.
share.google/aivyd4jGG5eA...
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