Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), found throughout N. America,Europe, Asia, and Africa. They’re a natural form of pest control. Estimates suggest that they can consume around 60 insects per hour of mosquitoes & other insects. #birds#nature#ecology#NotMyPersonalPhoto#photography#biology#wildlife
“Unprecedented” – CO2 Rising 10 Times Faster Than Any Time in Recorded History
Recent research indicates that the current rate of atmospheric CO2 increase is unprecedented, being ten times faster than any period in the last 50,000 years, highlighting significant implications for global climate dynamics and future CO2 absorption capabilities of the Southern Ocean
Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase "climate" eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warming
I'm Steve Leatherman. I'm a retired software engineer from a #Chicago area research laboratory. I'm married with three teenaged girls. We live in central #Illinois.
MORE than 256,000 people created history when they planted some 1.25 million trees throughout Penang during the “Planting One Million Trees Within a Day in Conjunction with Earth Day”
ESCMID 2024: The infectious consequences of climate change
Dengue fever is now found in over 120 countries compared to just nine that experienced severe epidemics in the 1970s, given the spread of infectious diseases due to climate change
On a cloudy Friday in New York, over 1,000 students, indigenous leaders, and alarmed parents marched across the Brooklyn Bridge, demanding that US President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency
And here is a video we took at the water’s edge at the River Walk along the North Branch of the Chicago River this morning. It was such a great way to start the morning!
Went for a nice walk today at the river walk next to the northern branch of the Chicago River. This was probably the first good summer-ish day we had so we wanted to get out early. So lucky that we live so close to such a beautiful spot. What is amazing is that this greenery is a relatively recent effort to restore the ecological health of the Chicago River.
Worst wine harvest in 62 years due to 'extreme' climate
World wine production dropped 10% last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said
Happy World Penguin Day! I haven't seen penguins in the wild (yet!) but we do have a very local, plush Penguin Colony at our house consisting of 5 Emperor + 2 Gentoo Penguins! 😍 It’s probably the only penguin colony in Tucson, AZ, USA! 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
Species in 17 mountains worldwide face extinction risk due to global warming: Study
due to the rapid rate at which the planet is warming, new research published in the journal Nature has found.
Researchers said that the mountains at significant risk due to global warming included those in the Iran-Pakistan region, Northeast Asia, Brazilian highlands, Western America and Mexico, and the Mediterranean basin