Mastodawn

The Peonies are two weeks early. Global warming is predominantly caused by human activities. Over 97% of actively publishing climate scientists agree that heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted by human activity—primarily from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas—are the drivers of recent temperature increases. #globalwarming #climatechange #motherearth #peony #peonies #science #climtatescientists #changingweather #pollution #humanpollution #coal #oil #naturalgas #fossilfuels

bs2 Jan 17, 2024

> .. at least 79,000 metric tons of plastic.. coalesced to create the #GreatPacificGarbagePatch.. kept together by ocean currents and spanning an area of roughly 1.6 million square kilometers — about twice the size of Texas — is one of the most incriminating examples of #HumanPollution on the planet. It’s also a huge hazard for #MarineLife, killing up to 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals each year via #IngestionOfPlastic or entanglement in #PlasticPieces.

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2023/in-great-pacific-garbage-patch-new-marine-ecosystems

In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishing

Sea life, stuck to plastic bottles and other human trash, has journeyed far from coastal habitats — and may threaten local species

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