Notices by Alec Roberts (gunnric@mastodon.energy)

A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south
https://theconversation.com/a-marine-heatwave-in-northwest-australia-is-killing-huge-numbers-of-fish-its-heading-south-248139?
#climatechange #marine #heatwave
Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heatwave that's been going since September 2024 intensifies.
The fish kill is a visible way to glimpse a disaster often out of sight and out of mind.
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Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: ‘Getting more from the land’
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/another-study-shows-incredible-results-of-pairing-solar-panels-with-agriculture-getting-more-from-the-land/
#agrivoltaics

The international study found certain crops, such as maize, Swiss chard and beans, thrived under the partial shade provided by solar panels.

The shade helped to reduce water loss through evaporation, while additionally using the rainwater harvested from the panels to supplement irrigation needs.

This represents what may be the earliest instance of big oil being informed of the potentially dire consequences of its products.

Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show
Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/big-oil-fossil-fuel-warning?

Major oil companies, including Shell and precursors to energy giants Chevron, ExxonMobil and BP, were alerted about the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents show.

See also
New Evidence Reveals Fossil Fuel Industry Sponsored Climate Science in 1954
https://www.desmog.com/2024/01/30/fossil-fuel-industry-sponsored-climate-science-1954-keeling-api-wspa/