Notices tagged with ecology, page 4

https://futurism.com/the-byte/ocean-cleanup-eliminate-great-pacific-garbage-patch Ocean Cleanup announced that completely eliminating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch would cost $7.5 billion…The patch contains approximately 79,000 😑metric tons of plastic waste, covering an area twice the size of Texas. 🌿🧪🍤#environment #science #ecology #pollution #plastic

Early spring roadside orchids out near Mallacoota, VIC this week. Only a few scattered plants in flower at this spot but still worth stopping the car to see spotted donkeys, waxlips + several Caladenias (dusky & white fingers) growing close together. Lots of sun orchids - and a few beard orchids - also in bud at this location so these will be out and flowering in the next few weeks if the sun comes out and temps rise a bit!

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #EastGippsland #InTheField #Nature #Caladenias

Australia experiences second-hottest August winter on record

https://www.dgpost.kr/australia-experiences-second-hottest-august-winter-on-record/

#Australia #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Too much pollution has gotten spilled into the soil!:

"New research published in the journal iScience found that soil pollution was the leading cause of declines among organisms living underground. The finding has surprised scientists, who expected farming intensification and climate change to have much greater impacts." - https://phys.org/news/2024-09-soil-pollution-surpasses-climate-threat.amp

The land is sick 🤢. Gotta clean it up and heal it. ❤️🩹

#pollution #soil #ecology #nature #environment #ecosystem

University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report

Study’s authors say integrity of higher education ‘at risk’ upon finding lack of attention to role of oil and gas firms

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/05/universities-fossil-fuel-funding-green-energy

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

More than half of California is now ‘abnormally dry,’ drought experts say

https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/california-drought-central-valley-19745303.php

#California #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Extinction Rebellion launches 3-day climate action near Windsor Castle

Extinction Rebellion (XR), an environmental campaign group, launched a three-day protest near Windsor Castle, Prince William and Princess Kate's residence in Berkshire, with plans to march to the castle the following day.

The group chose the royal setting to symbolize what they describe as an "out-of-date system in urgent need of change."

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/extinction-rebellion-launches-3-day-climate-action-near-windsor-castle/3317085

#UK #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #ClimateStrike

Olympic champion joins climate activists for Windsor protest

Etienne Stott among Extinction Rebellion protesters to call for citizens’ assembly to tackle climate crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/olympic-champion-etienne-stott-joins-climate-activists-for-windsor-protest

#Windsor #UK #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #ClimateStrike

Harris Tells CNN: Climate Crisis Is Real, an Urgent Matter

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/climate-change-harris-fracking/2024/08/29/id/1178443/

#USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Julia Creek dunnarts were once thought to be extinct, but now ecologists are on a mission to find and protect them… https://ausgeo.co/dunnart

“If we can’t find them, we can’t protect them,” says Associate Professor Andrew Baker from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, but discovering dunnart range is easier said than done.

From traditional Elliott traps with peanut butter and bacon, to detection dogs and eDNA filters, researchers are pooling all their resources to find these feisty little carnivores!

📷 Queensland University of Technology

#dunnart #marsupial #cuteanimals #babyanimals #seeaustralia #conservation #australiananimals
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #biology #nature #wildlife #science #scientist

UN chief disagrees with NZ's plan to reverse fossil fuel ban

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/24/un-chief-disagrees-with-nzs-plan-to-reverse-fossil-fuel-ban/

#NZ #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

UN Report Calls For Businesses To Pay For Climate Change, Restructuring Of Economy

A new United Nation’s report examines the costs and impacts of climate change, making drastic proposals to create new obligations and financial liabilities for countries and businesses in the name of climate justice. It also calls for a shift from capitalist economy to a “human rights economy.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmcgowan/2024/08/23/un-report-calls-for-businesses-to-pay-for-climate-change-restructuring-of-economy/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#nature #ecology #restoration #hawaii #environment #plants #land

Q: How long does it take for life to come back on a lava flow?

A: it depends on many factors, including whether humans are helping the process.

Looking at the 1990 lava flow at kaimu/kalapana on Hawai'i Island, we can see differences in places where humans have planted things, brought in soil, built up little rock walls to hold soil, etc.

Pic 1: typical section of the lava. As you can see, 20 years after the flow, very little life has come back. This is a harsh environment for most plants: heavy sun, heavy wind, and no soil.

Unaided by humans, seeds from little ferns and other plants drift and fall into cracks and low areas in the lava. These low areas provide enough protection from the elements to allow baby plants to grow. But without soil, only the plants most adapted to these environments will make it. And the process takes a long time.

You can see the difference in places where people have planted trees and brought in soil.

Pic 2 shows a breadfruit tree with a bunch of dragon fruit growing around its base. The breadfruit is planted in a crack in the lava.

Pic 3 shows coconut planted on both sides of a path. Coconuts are capable of growing in this kind of environment. They are a common tree that people plant on new lava. As you can see, some of these are already quite large!

Pic 4 shows noni - another plant that's well-adapted to this environment. These are some unripe noni fruit. Noni is not very tasty at any stage of ripeness (and smells awful when fully ripe), but it makes a fermented juice that is medicinal. Given how few things can be planted and just left to grow on the lava, noni is a good choice.

Plants like coconut, noni, and even breadfruit can start building a canopy on new lava, and provide useful products for people.

Plants like pineapple, dragon fruit, ti, and Cuban oregano can be grown under them (like in pic 2). This is how humans can help bring life back to lava.

Let this land remind you that it's much easier to destroy an ecosystem than it is to regrow one.

But humans CAN assist that process. With careful planting and care, life can return to lava faster than one would think. No one is eating from these plants yet (probably), but the process is on its way 🌋🌞🌧️🌴.

Pretty good video on Findhorn Ecovillage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGjRqpqDB-w

#Permaculture #SolarPunk #Spirituality #ecology #village

New Federal Report Details More of 2023’s Extreme Climate Conditions

Some indicators, including “super-marine heatwaves,” may suggest a major shift in the global climate system

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22082024/2023-extreme-climate-conditions/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Humpbacks are among animals who manufacture and wield tools, researchers say
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-humpbacks-animals-wield-tools.html #ecology #psychology #whales #tools

Global warming may be factor in deadly Italian shipwreck, climatologist says

One man died and six people were missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after the ‘Bayesian’ was suddenly hit by ferocious weather
Storms and heavy rainfall have swept down Italy in recent days after weeks of scorching heat

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2568048/world

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Meet the first Maugean skate hatchling born in captivity… https://ausgeo.co/maugeanskate

The Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) – a species of ray – once dominated Tasmanian waters. In fact, its lineage can be traced as far back as the Cretaceous period, 66 million years ago.

Now classified as endangered, the ancient skate’s population has almost halved in the past decade, but scientists at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania are running a captive breeding program to save this special species.

📷 Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS

#ray #stingray #sealife #ocean #tasmania #science #conservation #wildlife #nature #endangeredanimal #maugean #maugeanskate #marine #marinelife #underwater
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #rewilding #biology #government #nature #wildlife #science #scientist

Microsoft’s Electricity Use Has Doubled Between 2020–2023

And this can be seen when tracking Microsoft’s electricity use (in terawatt-hours) and related carbon emissions (in million metric tons of CO₂e) in the last four years

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/microsofts-electricity-use-has-doubled-between-2020-2023/

#tech #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate