Saturday, January 18, 2020

Like Adding'Five to Six Hiroshima Bombs of Heat Each Second,' Study Shows Oceans Warming at Record Rate


CommonDreams
"If you want to understand global warming, you have to measure ocean warming." Story here.



Wednesday, January 15, 2020

2019 the second-hottest year (a NASA video)

Peace River Frack-Up


PolicyNote (CCPA - the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
Part 1 of a report on how fracking poses risks to BC Hydro’s Peace River dams,
British Columbia, Canada. Story here.
The site c dam, BC in an early stage of construction - 2016.
Photo by Jeffrey Wynne 

Saturday, January 4, 2020

Lethal algae blooms – an ecosystem out of balance



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The Guardian
Toxic formations across the US and the Baltic are part of a worrying trend linked to the climate crisis and farming methods Story here.
Lk. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with Reindeer Is. in the lower right.
Photo credit - European Space Agency.


Mekong Turns from Brown to Blue-Green

In late 2019, the river started to turn colours due 
to a reduced sediment load and algae blooms.
NASA Earth Observatory.
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Monday, December 30, 2019

Australia's vulnerable species hit hard by fires


Science
The grim toll on many helpless wild creatures from that countries epic infernos is slowly coming to light. Story here.

Below are some of the species at risk, possibly trapped in the flames.
The beautiful Regent Honeyeater, already in diminishing numbers,
living in an area threatened by the flames. Photo by Derek Keats, South Africa.
The pouched frog (Assa darlingtoni), a small,
terrestrial frog 
found in rainforests in mountain
areas of south-eastern Queensland &
 northern
New South Wales. Photo credit - Wikipedia.

The endangered Blue Mountains Water Skink. 
Taken a month after a bushfire. Photo by Sarshag7

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