Planet on Fire

This video presents a striking contrast between the enduring legacy of human civilisation and the imminent threat of global environmental collapse. Visual records of the Easter Island moai statues serve as silent witnesses to history, captured under the Milky Way and the glow of Pacific sunsets.

https://youtu.be/X6FGqJ3SnG0

Based on the book Planet on Fire by Mathew Lawrence.

#books
#video
#environment
#history
#ecocide
#EcoSocialism
#ChristmasIsland
#Rapanui
#Moai

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"The crab horde will now move inland to the jungle, where they will reach reproductive maturity in four to five years."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-16/christmas-island-welcomes-twice-in-a-decade-return-of-red-crabs/106228008

#crabs #redcrabs #christmasIsland

New Year 2026: Christmas Island In Kiribati Becomes The First Place On Earth To Ring In NY As Celebrations Begin

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/culture/104127/new-year-2026-christmas-island-in-kiribati-becomes-the-first-place-on-earth-to-ring-in-ny-as-celebra

#Kiritimati is ahead of every other place.

Yeah, this new year too.  

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/kiribati/kiritimati

#ChristmasIsland #Kiribati

For years, Christmas Island’s iconic red crabs were pushed to the brink as invasive yellow crazy ants spread across the rainforest. What was once a living, moving forest floor became a silent battlefield, with billions of ants overwhelming native species and collapsing entire ecosystems. Conservation teams tried everything: poison baits, traps, physical barriers. Nothing worked.

Then came an unexpected solution. Scientists introduced microscopic parasitic wasps that targeted the ants’ hidden food source, cutting off their power at its root. Slowly, the ants declined. The forest breathed again. The red crabs returned.

What followed became one of the most dramatic ecological recoveries ever recorded. A reminder that smart science, patience, and working with nature, not against it, can reverse even island-wide environmental collapse.

#christmasisland #biodiversity #invasivespecies #conservation #ecology #environment #science #rewilding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxlMv3Nu01s

Christmas Island’s last dog embraced by the remote community

Busses stop and children come running when Shiloh, the last dog on Christmas Island, takes a walk.  Stranded…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #agedcare #assistancedog #AU #Australia #christmasisland #Communitysupport #environmentalprotection #fauna #feraldogs #labrador #remotecommunity #supportdog #wanews
https://www.newsbeep.com/281721/