Lior Hamovitz
@liorhamovitz.bsky.social
PhD candidate @ BU || CSSN scholar || cool aunt
🌳 climate ethics, kinship, grievability, the Andes
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🌳 climate ethics, kinship, grievability, the Andes
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People in Boston love rolling at 67mph into an intersection
December 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
People in Boston love rolling at 67mph into an intersection
Since 1800 there's been a 60% decline in nature-related words in English language books, closely matching decline in nature–human interactions. When nature disappears from culture, all these opportunities to evoke appreciation, respect, and interest in nature disappear too.
grist.org/language/nat...
grist.org/language/nat...
The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.
We’ll need to do more than ‘touch grass’ to revive them.
grist.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since 1800 there's been a 60% decline in nature-related words in English language books, closely matching decline in nature–human interactions. When nature disappears from culture, all these opportunities to evoke appreciation, respect, and interest in nature disappear too.
grist.org/language/nat...
grist.org/language/nat...
Love me a good weaponization of the email signature...
Read more about this problem here:
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Read more about this problem here:
dailyfreepress.com/09/19/10/214...
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Love me a good weaponization of the email signature...
Read more about this problem here:
dailyfreepress.com/09/19/10/214...
Read more about this problem here:
dailyfreepress.com/09/19/10/214...
need a spotify wrapped but for google scholar
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
need a spotify wrapped but for google scholar
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It's one thing to read about what's going on. The power of video is how immediate and visceral it makes everything.
Watching people desperate for food talk about how their local food pantry can't feed them anymore because of federal cuts is something else:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krx3...
Watching people desperate for food talk about how their local food pantry can't feed them anymore because of federal cuts is something else:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krx3...
Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Replacing Fresh Food With Junk
YouTube video by The New York Times
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's one thing to read about what's going on. The power of video is how immediate and visceral it makes everything.
Watching people desperate for food talk about how their local food pantry can't feed them anymore because of federal cuts is something else:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krx3...
Watching people desperate for food talk about how their local food pantry can't feed them anymore because of federal cuts is something else:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krx3...
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Deadliest tropical cyclone of 2025: A rare low-latitude tropical storm (Senyar, which formed at 3.7N) contributed to flooding in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia that has killed 775+ and left 430+ missing. Lhokseumawe, Indonesia had 15.12" (384 mm) of rain in 24h ending 12Z Nov. 26.
Indonesia floods death toll rises to 442 as people hunt for food and water
At least two areas of the worst-affected Sumatra island still unreachable, as authorities struggle to deliver aid.
www.aljazeera.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Deadliest tropical cyclone of 2025: A rare low-latitude tropical storm (Senyar, which formed at 3.7N) contributed to flooding in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia that has killed 775+ and left 430+ missing. Lhokseumawe, Indonesia had 15.12" (384 mm) of rain in 24h ending 12Z Nov. 26.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
Organizing my Zotero like the responsible productive researcher I like pretending to be
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Organizing my Zotero like the responsible productive researcher I like pretending to be
Cheers is an incredibly compelling sitcom. Its very first episode begins with a BU grad student admitting she's not qualified to do anything. Heard.
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Cheers is an incredibly compelling sitcom. Its very first episode begins with a BU grad student admitting she's not qualified to do anything. Heard.
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'Dr Pepin added: “The Himalayan ice is decreasing more rapidly than we thought. When you transition from snowfall to rain because it has become warmer, you're more likely to get devastating floods. Hazardous events also become more extreme.” '
Mountains are among the most sensitive places on Earth to climate change. People who live there know about the glacier melt, changes in vegetation etc. I remember well an older gentleman from the Oztal in Austria who was a naturalist and explained to us what he's seen.
www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
Scientists warn mountain climate change is accelerating faster than predicted, putting billions of people at risk
A major global review has revealed how climate change has impacted mountain regions over the last 40 years.
www.port.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
'Dr Pepin added: “The Himalayan ice is decreasing more rapidly than we thought. When you transition from snowfall to rain because it has become warmer, you're more likely to get devastating floods. Hazardous events also become more extreme.” '
At the risk of sounding like an absolute nerd, does anyone have a recommendation for books on how to write a doctoral dissertation in the social sciences, from drafting the proposal onwards? Focus on politics and theory even better! 🙏
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
At the risk of sounding like an absolute nerd, does anyone have a recommendation for books on how to write a doctoral dissertation in the social sciences, from drafting the proposal onwards? Focus on politics and theory even better! 🙏
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Some midterms will now be graded by a substitute TF
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Some midterms will now be graded by a substitute TF
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At present the issue is how to reinforce existing infrastructure or fortify shoreline, or relocate, Indigenous villages. In future decades major coastal cities around the world will face the same dilemma. Metres of sea-level rise are committed, even if we succeed in reaching net zero.
Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change.
Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land
Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
At present the issue is how to reinforce existing infrastructure or fortify shoreline, or relocate, Indigenous villages. In future decades major coastal cities around the world will face the same dilemma. Metres of sea-level rise are committed, even if we succeed in reaching net zero.
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The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
- The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. -
(co-author @williamripple.bsky.social )
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
- The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. -
(co-author @williamripple.bsky.social )
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
- The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. -
(co-author @williamripple.bsky.social )
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
- The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. -
(co-author @williamripple.bsky.social )
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Brilliant, kind, wonderful, dear students... Please for the love of god don't make me read through thousands of AI words :(
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Brilliant, kind, wonderful, dear students... Please for the love of god don't make me read through thousands of AI words :(
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There are real perpetrators and victims in the climate crisis - saying all of humanity is responsible erases these crimes and absolves those standing in the way of action.
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
There are real perpetrators and victims in the climate crisis - saying all of humanity is responsible erases these crimes and absolves those standing in the way of action.
Achievemet(?) unlocked: the barista at the neighborhood cafe remembers my name
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Achievemet(?) unlocked: the barista at the neighborhood cafe remembers my name
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"Ukraine must “enshrine in its constitution” a promise to never join NATO. Ukraine must shrink the size of its armed forces to 600,000, down from 900,000. Ukraine may not host foreign troops on its soil. Ukraine must hold new elections within 100 days, a demand not made of Russia, a dictatorship"
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Ukraine must “enshrine in its constitution” a promise to never join NATO. Ukraine must shrink the size of its armed forces to 600,000, down from 900,000. Ukraine may not host foreign troops on its soil. Ukraine must hold new elections within 100 days, a demand not made of Russia, a dictatorship"
Something so chic about wearing corded earphones and reading a thick hardcover book on a bench…
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Something so chic about wearing corded earphones and reading a thick hardcover book on a bench…
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The rainforest the world forgot.
The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest on Earth, and a critical defence against climate breakdown and species loss.
Why then, is it so neglected?
share.google/HrPOEJxfATQX...
The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest on Earth, and a critical defence against climate breakdown and species loss.
Why then, is it so neglected?
share.google/HrPOEJxfATQX...
The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected?
It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding
share.google
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The rainforest the world forgot.
The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest on Earth, and a critical defence against climate breakdown and species loss.
Why then, is it so neglected?
share.google/HrPOEJxfATQX...
The Congo basin is the second largest rainforest on Earth, and a critical defence against climate breakdown and species loss.
Why then, is it so neglected?
share.google/HrPOEJxfATQX...
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Sharon Wilson and Justin Mikulka work for a small nonprofit named Oilfield Witness that documents methane released from oil and gas infrastructure.
Many of these methane plumes are not leaks: “Those are intentional releases to protect the equipment and maintain operation,” Wilson said.
Many of these methane plumes are not leaks: “Those are intentional releases to protect the equipment and maintain operation,” Wilson said.
How satellites can help us find and clean up methane super-polluters » Yale Climate Connections
Doing so would make a big difference to the climate.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sharon Wilson and Justin Mikulka work for a small nonprofit named Oilfield Witness that documents methane released from oil and gas infrastructure.
Many of these methane plumes are not leaks: “Those are intentional releases to protect the equipment and maintain operation,” Wilson said.
Many of these methane plumes are not leaks: “Those are intentional releases to protect the equipment and maintain operation,” Wilson said.