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Sandy B.
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Bird friend, smitten w/cetacea•seabirds•coastlines•canines•collective nouns•co.kerry•poetry•
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January 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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A good riddance.
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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that’s one long mermaid
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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[Clock strikes.]
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart
December 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Recorded live and now available at the link below. #CAwx
At 1pm PT today, I'll offer a brief (30 min) pop-up live update regarding the pair of very strong/high-impact storms which will bring major flash flood risk to SoCal/LA area tomorrow, plus the possibility of severe thunderstorms nearly statewide. #CAwx
Quick update: Major storms to bring major SoCal flood risk and strong to severe thunderstorms - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and ...
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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The revival of the Klamath River & its watershed over the past 14 months—after the completion of the biggest dam-removal project in US history—is one the most hopeful stories I know in our hope-stripped age.
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
A River Reborn – Ben Goldfarb
Journalist Ben Goldfarb and photographer Kiliii Yüyan trace the monumental effort to restitch relationships between land, salmon, and humans on the Klamath River, after four of its most obstructive da...
emergencemagazine.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Snapped this one of the Gaviota Coast tonight at #sunset. #Photography
December 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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For the ultimate in end-of-week Zen, here is a video of the firefly display tonight at the massive multi-acre Gardens Aglow holiday lights exhibit on Cape Cod. Tap and turn horizontal for full-size. I hope you have had a great day!
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Pink-footed shearwater, California.
#SuperSeabirdSunday
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Record-breaking 75-year-old mother #bird prepares to nest.
Wisdom has been laying #eggs since the Eisenhower Administration. #Albatross #WorldsOldestBreedingBird #Bird

Link for more info, #photos & video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible?

Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?

Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?

Try reading a book in public! 📖

#WritingCommunity #BookSky
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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A beautiful view in the valley
…Can you spot the gray wolf!
#Yellowstone #Wolves
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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From our travels in Redwood Country: A gathering of elk in Orick, or waiting to audition for the role of Santa's reindeer.
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers describe the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Incredible✨
Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey talks about the Klamath River’s amazing progress 1 year after the world’s largest dam removal project. This fall, for the first time more than a century, chinook salmon made it to all the major tributaries that were previously blocked
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Black-browed Albatross #FalklandIslands
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Another beautiful leaf at the tail end of a beautiful Fall in Portland, Oregon - everyone’s favorite he’ll hole. #Photography #Flora #WashingtonPark #Portland 📷🐸💕
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM