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🧊 Since 2020, the total ice mass in #Antarctica has stopped decreasing. How?

Researchers from the UG & KNMI found that a sharp increase in snowfall is mainly due to ‘atmospheric rivers’ transporting extra moist air to the ice sheet.🌨️

🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #environmental #research #atmospheric #science #meteorology #atmosphericscience #oceanography #scientistsOnMastodon @universityofgroningen @knmi

Scientific Frontline 3h ago

High-resolution global modeling of 9,701 alien plant species reveals that the geographical hotspots for plant invasion risk are shifting from subtropical zones toward temperate and polar regions due to climate change and land-use alterations.
#Ecology #Botany #Climatology #Environmental #Conservation #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/eco03272601.html

Hotspots of plant invasion change from subtropical towards temperate regions

The introduction of alien species into new regions by humans has become a defining signature of the Anthropocene

Osna.FM 16h ago

In the current oil crisis the German Environmental Aid (Deutsche Umwelthilfe, DUH) claims that car‑free Sundays could be envisioned, but the organization instea... https://news.osna.fm/?p=39763 | #news #carfree #crisis #environmental #gas

German Environmental Group Pushes Speed Limits Over Car‑Free Sundays to Slash Gas Use in Oil Crisis - Osna.FM

In the oil crisis, the German Environmental Aid calls for speed limits over car‑free Sundays, arguing reduced traffic boosts safety and green city life.

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Scientific Frontline 20h ago

Even a moderate global temperature increase of 2 degrees Celsius can trigger extreme, worst-case climate consequences—such as severe droughts, heavy rainfall, and intense fire weather—in highly vulnerable and globally significant sectors.
#Climatology #AtmosphericScience #Environmental #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/as03262601.html

Extreme Global Climate Outcomes Are Possible Even At 2 Degree Celsius Of Warming

Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming

Spaceflight 🚀2d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116258677474446258

The full #environmental consequences remain poorly understood because #satellite 🛰️ builders rarely disclose what their spacecraft are made of. #Scientists assume a large fraction is #aluminium.

Debris is already hitting the ground and the chance of a casualty from megaconstellation re-entries is now about 40% per five-year cycle – rising for both people and #aircraft ✈️ as more satellites are added to orbit.

#atmosphere #pollution #SpaceDebris

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬2d ago

Trump’s “#GoldStandardScience” Leaves Washington
What’s happening with #executiveorder is not gold standard at all. It is a political strategy that undermines #science
#Alabama is pushing forward #SB71 and #HB162, that would constrain state’s ability to adopt protective #environmental and #publichealth standards.
Trump’s “gold standard science” #EO was never about improving scientific rigor, it was about inserting political judgment into scientific decision-making.
https://scilight.substack.com/p/trumps-gold-standard-science-leaves

Trump’s “Gold Standard Science” Leaves Washington

And shows up in Alabama

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Scientific Frontline 2d ago

Researchers at the University of Bath developed a renewable, bio-based polymer membrane that effectively captures and holds toxic perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) from water. The nanofibers in the membrane structurally reorganize and tighten when exposed to water, creating a net-like mechanism that traps stubborn "forever chemical" pollutants directly inside the polymer network.
#MaterialScience #Chemistry #Engineering #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ms03252601.html

Bio-based polymer offers a sustainable solution to ‘forever chemical’ cleanup

A renewable, bio-based polymer membrane capable of efficiently capturing toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water

Janne M. Korhonen 2d ago

Found this 1969 #Earth Day poster. The message remains very relevant. Our #environmental problems are serious and our societies remain unsustainable. But it also inadvertently shows that we've made A LOT of progress too. Consider the smoke trails. They are not an exaggeration.

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Richard Michael Blaber 3d ago

@Akshay #EVs aren't the answer! We need more people to use #public #transport, & we need that to be free for users & subsidised to the hilt. EVs are by no means #carbon #emission free, & entail use of substances like #lithium, which have their own deleterious #environmental & #social #costs.

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

The #ecological hybrid dryer is an advanced #agricultural dehumidification device designed specifically for high-latitude regions with cold but highly illuminated "northern" summers. It utilizes solar energy combined with a thermal-storage core to provide continuous, 24-hour food dehydration without relying on conventional electrical grids.
#Thermodynamics #MaterialScience #Engineering #AgriculturalScience #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ms03232601.html

International Team of Scientists Developed an Ecological Dryer for "Northern" Summer

Such an air dryer can be used not only for drying vegetables or fruits, but also mushrooms, berries, herbs, and grains.