The study published last year found that soils under mature pine forests had about half as much carbon as nearby soils that stayed as grassland, and that the carbon lost from the soil was equal to around a third of the carbon that the trees had absorbed from the atmosphere
Very disturbing set of news.. 1) point-of-no-return climate warming getting closer, and 2) it is a scientific fact that scientific warnings don't work anymore (if they have ever) (the second link in this thread)Very disturbing set of news.. 1) point-of-no-return climate warming getting closer, and 2) it is a scientific fact that scientific warnings don't work anymore (if they have ever) (the second link in this thread)
🐗🐖 What happens to the #animals left behind after a #nuclear disaster? In #Fukushima, escaped domestic #pigs and wild #boars are interbreeding at a rapid pace.
While they aren't "mutants," these hybrids are rewriting the local gene pool, inheriting the fast breeding cycles of their farm-raised ancestors to thrive in a landscape without humans.
A white fish mottled with orange feeding at an ocean reef. Its surroundings are rocky but it feeds on a small relatively flat section covered with fine plant-like growth.
According to
@WSJ, the Trump administration plans to reverse the finding that says greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. This would remove regulatory requirements around emission standards for vehicles and reporting obligations for some industries. Here's the full story [gift link].
New EU rules to stop the destruction of unsold clothes and shoes
“Instead of discarding stock, companies are encouraged to manage their stock more effectively, handle returns, and explore alternatives such as resale, remanufacturing, donations, or reuse.”
The climate crisis is real, human-created and scary, but we shouldn't give in to the idea that it's too late to do anything at all. Here's Hannah Ritchie's story for MIT Press Reader, adapted from her new book, "Clearing the Air," on what the latest science actually says, and how climate fatalism can put us on a worse trajectory.
“The Washington Post’s decision to cut a large share of its climate and environmental reporters is not just a newsroom story…
cuts to environmental journalism thin the information infrastructure societies rely on to recognize risks and respond before harm becomes harder to reverse.”
For #SuperbOwl Sunday, here’s my Perpetual Journal art of 2 very superb owls: 2 Great Horned Owls calling back & forth (duetting) along with a Cooper’s Hawk & a small Mexican Poppy plant.
My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of 2 Great Horned Owls calling back and forth; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a small Mexican Poppy plant; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Cooper's Hawk, all in Tucson, AZ, for the week of January 22-28.
Only seven new petrol-powered cars were sold in Norway in January.
The country, which is the frontrunner in the uptake of electric vehicles, shifted a record low number of new fossil-fuel cars in January, information from the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council reveals.
Only seven petrol, 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars were registered, while more than 2000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold.