Matthias Standfest 🌍
@mstandfest.bsky.social
Save the krill, ban or sink Chinese trawlers.
new research page: archilyse.standfest.science
this is for all researchers/students working with the modified or original swiss dwellings dataset, and/or the archilyse pipeline. We aggregated all necessary information at a single place to improve the onboarding experience for data science in AEC.
this is for all researchers/students working with the modified or original swiss dwellings dataset, and/or the archilyse pipeline. We aggregated all necessary information at a single place to improve the onboarding experience for data science in AEC.
February 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
new research page: archilyse.standfest.science
this is for all researchers/students working with the modified or original swiss dwellings dataset, and/or the archilyse pipeline. We aggregated all necessary information at a single place to improve the onboarding experience for data science in AEC.
this is for all researchers/students working with the modified or original swiss dwellings dataset, and/or the archilyse pipeline. We aggregated all necessary information at a single place to improve the onboarding experience for data science in AEC.
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Tapirs have existed for over 56 million years
But no surprise
Because of human activity they are now threatened with extinction
Only 2,500 left and rapidly disappearing
Nothing can survive humans and ultimately not even humans themselves
earth.org?endangered-s...
But no surprise
Because of human activity they are now threatened with extinction
Only 2,500 left and rapidly disappearing
Nothing can survive humans and ultimately not even humans themselves
earth.org?endangered-s...
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Tapirs have existed for over 56 million years
But no surprise
Because of human activity they are now threatened with extinction
Only 2,500 left and rapidly disappearing
Nothing can survive humans and ultimately not even humans themselves
earth.org?endangered-s...
But no surprise
Because of human activity they are now threatened with extinction
Only 2,500 left and rapidly disappearing
Nothing can survive humans and ultimately not even humans themselves
earth.org?endangered-s...
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China is spending billions to destroy the deep sea ocean and Trump is fast tracking mining of the deep sea ocean without any safeguards
They will destroy not just the deep sea ocean but entire ocean eco system and main stream media will not even report it
They will destroy not just the deep sea ocean but entire ocean eco system and main stream media will not even report it
Deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect could starve life across entire marine ecosystems.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone
Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect co...
www.sciencedaily.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 AM
China is spending billions to destroy the deep sea ocean and Trump is fast tracking mining of the deep sea ocean without any safeguards
They will destroy not just the deep sea ocean but entire ocean eco system and main stream media will not even report it
They will destroy not just the deep sea ocean but entire ocean eco system and main stream media will not even report it
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This is a critical mistake - last untouched place on Earth
Nodules that creates oxygen for deep sea life and took millions of years to form will be destroyed in seconds
Marine life above too will be smothered
A critical carbon sink will be destroyed fueling global warming
Nodules that creates oxygen for deep sea life and took millions of years to form will be destroyed in seconds
Marine life above too will be smothered
A critical carbon sink will be destroyed fueling global warming
💔Trump to Speed Up Permitting for Deep Sea Mining
“Once nodules are removed by mining, all biodiversity and functions directly dependent on the minerals will be lost for millions of years at the mined location, as nodules need millions of years to re-form,”
eos.org/research-and...
“Once nodules are removed by mining, all biodiversity and functions directly dependent on the minerals will be lost for millions of years at the mined location, as nodules need millions of years to re-form,”
eos.org/research-and...
Trump Administration to Speed Up Permitting for Deep Sea Mining, Even Beyond U.S. Boundaries - Eos
NOAA has finalized a rule that will expedite the permit and license application process for deep seabed mining and allow companies to mine beyond U.S. jurisdictional boundaries.
eos.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:20 AM
This is a critical mistake - last untouched place on Earth
Nodules that creates oxygen for deep sea life and took millions of years to form will be destroyed in seconds
Marine life above too will be smothered
A critical carbon sink will be destroyed fueling global warming
Nodules that creates oxygen for deep sea life and took millions of years to form will be destroyed in seconds
Marine life above too will be smothered
A critical carbon sink will be destroyed fueling global warming
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It appears that Elon's Grok is powered by his personal illegal methane gas turbine powerstation.
That emits shitloads of nitrogen oxide.
What a fucking dumb time we live in.
And grateful living in a safe and sane country.
Denmark.
youtube.com/shorts/jBJxX...
That emits shitloads of nitrogen oxide.
What a fucking dumb time we live in.
And grateful living in a safe and sane country.
Denmark.
youtube.com/shorts/jBJxX...
Grok is even worse than you think.
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:02 PM
It appears that Elon's Grok is powered by his personal illegal methane gas turbine powerstation.
That emits shitloads of nitrogen oxide.
What a fucking dumb time we live in.
And grateful living in a safe and sane country.
Denmark.
youtube.com/shorts/jBJxX...
That emits shitloads of nitrogen oxide.
What a fucking dumb time we live in.
And grateful living in a safe and sane country.
Denmark.
youtube.com/shorts/jBJxX...
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"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Ed Conway cuts through all the media BS around the US invasion of Venezuela in 5 minutes #overshoot #collapse youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
The real reason Venezuela matters
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Ed Conway cuts through all the media BS around the US invasion of Venezuela in 5 minutes #overshoot #collapse youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
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A silent ocean pandemic is wiping out sea urchins worldwide
Sea urchins play a crucial role in the ocean, As they feed on seaweed and seagrass, they trim back algae and help protect slow-growing species such as corals and certain calcifying algae.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Sea urchins play a crucial role in the ocean, As they feed on seaweed and seagrass, they trim back algae and help protect slow-growing species such as corals and certain calcifying algae.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
A silent ocean pandemic is wiping out sea urchins worldwide
A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary Islands. Key reef-grazing species are reaching historic lows, and their abili...
www.sciencedaily.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:22 AM
A silent ocean pandemic is wiping out sea urchins worldwide
Sea urchins play a crucial role in the ocean, As they feed on seaweed and seagrass, they trim back algae and help protect slow-growing species such as corals and certain calcifying algae.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Sea urchins play a crucial role in the ocean, As they feed on seaweed and seagrass, they trim back algae and help protect slow-growing species such as corals and certain calcifying algae.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Chinese fishing firm Kaichuang reports nearly 200% increase in krill catch in Antarctica
with profits jumping 270%
Absolutely disgusting they are taking essential food from the whales and penguins and leaving them to starve
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...
with profits jumping 270%
Absolutely disgusting they are taking essential food from the whales and penguins and leaving them to starve
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...
Chinese fishing firm Kaichuang reports nearly 200 percent increase in krill catch, aligning with nationwide ambitions
Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International has largely expanded its krill catch in 2025, causing its profits to soar.
www.seafoodsource.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Chinese fishing firm Kaichuang reports nearly 200% increase in krill catch in Antarctica
with profits jumping 270%
Absolutely disgusting they are taking essential food from the whales and penguins and leaving them to starve
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...
with profits jumping 270%
Absolutely disgusting they are taking essential food from the whales and penguins and leaving them to starve
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...
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This provides both a strong indication of a higher aerosol forcing (change) and a higher climate sensitivity (mainly from stronger cloud feedbacks).
If the aerosol forcing isn't stronger than in CMIP6 models, NASA CERES data indicates that ECS could be >6°C‼️
DOI: 10.1126/science.adt0647
If the aerosol forcing isn't stronger than in CMIP6 models, NASA CERES data indicates that ECS could be >6°C‼️
DOI: 10.1126/science.adt0647
December 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This provides both a strong indication of a higher aerosol forcing (change) and a higher climate sensitivity (mainly from stronger cloud feedbacks).
If the aerosol forcing isn't stronger than in CMIP6 models, NASA CERES data indicates that ECS could be >6°C‼️
DOI: 10.1126/science.adt0647
If the aerosol forcing isn't stronger than in CMIP6 models, NASA CERES data indicates that ECS could be >6°C‼️
DOI: 10.1126/science.adt0647
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I’ve always hated this! Should be illegal! Factory trawler fishing should be banned.
There are over 10,000 illegal Chinese vessels “fishing” right now!
People can’t see it so there is no outrage and protest.
Thanks for posting
There are over 10,000 illegal Chinese vessels “fishing” right now!
People can’t see it so there is no outrage and protest.
Thanks for posting
May 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’ve always hated this! Should be illegal! Factory trawler fishing should be banned.
There are over 10,000 illegal Chinese vessels “fishing” right now!
People can’t see it so there is no outrage and protest.
Thanks for posting
There are over 10,000 illegal Chinese vessels “fishing” right now!
People can’t see it so there is no outrage and protest.
Thanks for posting
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💔Blue whales are going eerily silent
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign
A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
💔Blue whales are going eerily silent
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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💔African Penguin on the Brink of Extinction
Once, millions of these birds graced the coasts of South Africa and Namibia
Today, fewer than 32,000 remain in the wild—just 1% of the original population
Starved by over fishing as humans consume the ocean
www.birdlife.org/news/2024/11...
Once, millions of these birds graced the coasts of South Africa and Namibia
Today, fewer than 32,000 remain in the wild—just 1% of the original population
Starved by over fishing as humans consume the ocean
www.birdlife.org/news/2024/11...
African Penguin on the Brink of Extinction
The African Penguin has been officially uplisted from Endangered to Critically Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, highlighting the species’ severe risk…
www.birdlife.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
💔African Penguin on the Brink of Extinction
Once, millions of these birds graced the coasts of South Africa and Namibia
Today, fewer than 32,000 remain in the wild—just 1% of the original population
Starved by over fishing as humans consume the ocean
www.birdlife.org/news/2024/11...
Once, millions of these birds graced the coasts of South Africa and Namibia
Today, fewer than 32,000 remain in the wild—just 1% of the original population
Starved by over fishing as humans consume the ocean
www.birdlife.org/news/2024/11...
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Roughly 75 percent of the drop in rainfall can be directly linked to deforestation
And a drier Amazon is burning like never before
They have killed the Amazon - one of the lungs of the Earth
www.conservation.org/news/news-sp...
And a drier Amazon is burning like never before
They have killed the Amazon - one of the lungs of the Earth
www.conservation.org/news/news-sp...
News spotlight: Deforestation linked to dramatic decline in Amazon rainfall | Conservation International
The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out — and deforestation is largely to blame.
www.conservation.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Roughly 75 percent of the drop in rainfall can be directly linked to deforestation
And a drier Amazon is burning like never before
They have killed the Amazon - one of the lungs of the Earth
www.conservation.org/news/news-sp...
And a drier Amazon is burning like never before
They have killed the Amazon - one of the lungs of the Earth
www.conservation.org/news/news-sp...
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Planetary health check reveals oceans have breached critical acidification boundary au.news.yahoo.com/planetary-he... via @@YahooNewsAU
September 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Planetary health check reveals oceans have breached critical acidification boundary au.news.yahoo.com/planetary-he... via @@YahooNewsAU
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Much worse than predicted
Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it
New research reveals that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it
New research reveals that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it
New research has revealed that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean. Using 30 years of weather statio...
www.sciencedaily.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Much worse than predicted
Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it
New research reveals that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it
New research reveals that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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When we burn fossil fuels we risk higher temperatures and hence the destruction of life and ecosystems on Earth.
New studies show that destroying life and ecosystems directly today is just as bad as risking potential ecosystem destruction in the future. Wot? How? 🤯
#Climate #Paradox #StageFour
New studies show that destroying life and ecosystems directly today is just as bad as risking potential ecosystem destruction in the future. Wot? How? 🤯
#Climate #Paradox #StageFour
September 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
When we burn fossil fuels we risk higher temperatures and hence the destruction of life and ecosystems on Earth.
New studies show that destroying life and ecosystems directly today is just as bad as risking potential ecosystem destruction in the future. Wot? How? 🤯
#Climate #Paradox #StageFour
New studies show that destroying life and ecosystems directly today is just as bad as risking potential ecosystem destruction in the future. Wot? How? 🤯
#Climate #Paradox #StageFour
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"The European Union is suffering its worst wildfire season on record, surpassing 1 million hectares burned on Thursday. Fires have burned 1,016,000 hectares — an area larger than Cyprus or around a third of the size of Belgium — since January" @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...
EU wildfires hit new record as flames scorch area larger than Cyprus
The area burned this year has exceeded the 1 million hectare mark for the first time since records started in 2006.
www.politico.eu
August 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The European Union is suffering its worst wildfire season on record, surpassing 1 million hectares burned on Thursday. Fires have burned 1,016,000 hectares — an area larger than Cyprus or around a third of the size of Belgium — since January" @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...
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“The president believes climate change is a hoax,” reports a former White House staffer who wishes to remain anonymous. “But he also knows the data say otherwise. His solution? Destroy the instruments that deliver the data.”
kaizen-blog.org/en/das-ende-...
kaizen-blog.org/en/das-ende-...
The End of the Climate Watchers: How Trump Is Destroying Humanity's Most Important CO₂ Satellites – And Why the World Knows Nothing About It
Eine investigative Recherche über die systematische Abschaltung der NASA-Missionen OCO-2 und OCO-3, das Schweigen der Mainstream-Medien und die katastrophalen Folgen für die Zukunft Wir bitten auch um...
kaizen-blog.org
August 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
“The president believes climate change is a hoax,” reports a former White House staffer who wishes to remain anonymous. “But he also knows the data say otherwise. His solution? Destroy the instruments that deliver the data.”
kaizen-blog.org/en/das-ende-...
kaizen-blog.org/en/das-ende-...
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They concluded that deep-sea trawling – an especially lethal fishing technique that deploys industrial-scale gear at depths greater than 400m (1,300ft) – caught and killed nearly 80% more fish than experts had previously estimated.
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/oceans/artic...
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/oceans/artic...
Race to the Bottom: Impact of Deep-Sea Fishing Severely Underestimated
Scientists recalculated historical catch data to find that bottom trawlers that scrape the seafloor with huge nets may be killing far more fish – and destroying more habitats – than previously thought...
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org
August 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
They concluded that deep-sea trawling – an especially lethal fishing technique that deploys industrial-scale gear at depths greater than 400m (1,300ft) – caught and killed nearly 80% more fish than experts had previously estimated.
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/oceans/artic...
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/oceans/artic...
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"The EU could boost its carbon pricing revenues from aviation by up to tenfold if it eliminates key exemptions and fully applies its emissions rules to the sector, according to a new study by Carbon Market Watch."
@euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
@euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
EU could earn €1 trillion by fully taxing aviation, private jets included - Euractiv
Scrapping exemptions for long-haul and private flights and taxing non-CO2 emissions could multiply EU aviation carbon revenues tenfold, a new report says
www.euractiv.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"The EU could boost its carbon pricing revenues from aviation by up to tenfold if it eliminates key exemptions and fully applies its emissions rules to the sector, according to a new study by Carbon Market Watch."
@euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
@euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
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Insect losses. 63% less insects in just 3 years is hard to digest. Our brains have not evolved to comprehend this or we would discuss it?
The only thing that comes close is the 20-year global temperature trend showing 2°C by 2030. Our brains have not evolved to comprehend this either or we would..
The only thing that comes close is the 20-year global temperature trend showing 2°C by 2030. Our brains have not evolved to comprehend this either or we would..
June 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Insect losses. 63% less insects in just 3 years is hard to digest. Our brains have not evolved to comprehend this or we would discuss it?
The only thing that comes close is the 20-year global temperature trend showing 2°C by 2030. Our brains have not evolved to comprehend this either or we would..
The only thing that comes close is the 20-year global temperature trend showing 2°C by 2030. Our brains have not evolved to comprehend this either or we would..
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Seems important:
All ('IPCC') CMIP6 models are completely unable to reproduce what NASA satellites observed!
The rate of global warming (starting with Earth's Energy Imbalance and now surface air temperature) has more than doubled!
All ('IPCC') CMIP6 models are completely unable to reproduce what NASA satellites observed!
The rate of global warming (starting with Earth's Energy Imbalance and now surface air temperature) has more than doubled!
June 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Seems important:
All ('IPCC') CMIP6 models are completely unable to reproduce what NASA satellites observed!
The rate of global warming (starting with Earth's Energy Imbalance and now surface air temperature) has more than doubled!
All ('IPCC') CMIP6 models are completely unable to reproduce what NASA satellites observed!
The rate of global warming (starting with Earth's Energy Imbalance and now surface air temperature) has more than doubled!