Crow

@Twocrows@pixelfed.social
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Retired white guy, nevertheless a leftist. Out in the county, retired from UVa, still a tech guy specializing in Apple stuff. Occasional writer. And I like crows. :)#Permaculture #Apple #History #antifascist #photography #TTRPG

Top #gardening tip: keep "ypericon" (St John's Wort) in your garden for optimal demon repelling.

From Tractatus de Herbis, a northern Italian manuscript made to help apothecaries and physicians identify useful ingredients. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/tractatus-de-herbis-ca-1440

In today's hothouse world we are all debris covered glaciers. Slowly shrinking under increasing pressure, while carrying a ton of rubbish with us into a pale future.

🤜 🫳 🎤

[philosophical tangent which came up while walking near Monte Bianco's ice flows with a friend in an early summer heat wave]

#climatecrisis #climatechange #mountain #musing

SERIOUS QUESTION:

Can #Republicans defend anything they do w/o lying (or making crap up?)

Indiana Sen Jim Banks on #FnS defends #DonTheCon's "#BigBeautifulBill" idiocy by claiming:

"It eliminates over a Billion dollars in tax credits for #TheGreenNewDeal."

First, THERE IS NO "GREEN NEW DEAL". No such bill was ever passed.

Second, Republicans ❤️ every tax cut/credit except those related to "Green Energy". Why?

28th of June 2025
429.49 ppm CO2 in the air

Chart shows current value and values for the same day 20 years back

#co2 #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis

Correction: the plant is mountain mint.
Good to see some native bees still around to enjoy my native bee balm. Got this stuff on a whim at the native plant sale a couple years ago and it is going gangbusters bonus: it is deer proof!

#gardening
🧊 What’s Happening to Summer Sea Ice?
Every summer, Arctic sea ice melts — but not like this. Since satellite records began in 1979, the Arctic has lost around 75% of its summer sea ice volume and about 40% of its extent (NSIDC, 2023). The 2023 minimum covered just 4.23 million km² — one of the lowest on record (NOAA). For comparison: in the 1980s, the average summer minimum was over 7 million km².

Do you want to add to the pot, or do you agree with these Venetians that Bezos' pot is overflowing?

If it's the latter, then join the movement to #TaxTheSuperRich! 👉 https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/tax-the-super-rich/

Plastic is everywhere!

#Microplastics have been found in 🌬️air, 🍎food & even in 🫀organs & 🩸blood.

The only way to reduce #microplastics are to cut plastic production.

Watch & 🔁 to tell world leaders to deliver a strong #PlasticsTreaty in August!

https://www.greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty

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🧊 What’s Happening to Summer Sea Ice?
Every summer, Arctic sea ice melts — but not like this. Since satellite records began in 1979, the Arctic has lost around 75% of its summer sea ice volume and about 40% of its extent (NSIDC, 2023). The 2023 minimum covered just 4.23 million km² — one of the lowest on record (NOAA). For comparison: in the 1980s, the average summer minimum was over 7 million km².
🌡️ Why Summer Sea Ice Matters
Sea ice reflects up to 85–90% of sunlight. Open ocean absorbs ~90%. Less ice means more heat trapped. Sea ice cools the planet, influences jet streams, and helps stabilize global weather. Polar bears hunt on sea ice. Walrus rest on it. Even plankton under the ice feeds Arctic cod — a chain of life is at risk. Melting sea ice opens up Arctic shipping routes but also fuels coastal erosion, permafrost thaw, and fisheries disruption.
🚨 How Bad Could It Get?
Studies project we may see ice-free Arctic summers as early as the 2030s (IPCC AR6, 2021; Nature Communications, 2023). Summer ice is now mostly thin first-year ice, not the thick multi-year ice that used to survive year-round. The Antarctic is also struggling: 2023 saw the lowest winter sea ice extent ever recorded (NSIDC, 2023).

📢 We’re melting the Arctic’s shield. But it’s not too late. Follow Glacierwatch for facts, hope, and action.

#SummerWithoutIce #SeaIce #ArcticCrisis #ClimateScience