Gary Larson drew a tribute to Jane Goodall in the only way Gary Larson could

https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/363/club-gombe

Canada’s 2025 wildfires are burning millions of hectares, with toxic smoke reaching across continents and “zombie fires” smoldering underground. On the latest Climate Emergency Forum, experts break down the science, health risks, and urgent need for action.

From record evacuations in Manitoba to the challenge of fighting fires with limited water bombers, the panel explores how climate change, drought, and policy gaps are fueling this crisis. They call for a coordinated national response and rapid emissions cuts to protect communities and forests.

Watch the full episode for a deep dive into the data, the dangers, and what we can do to confront the climate emergency. #ClimateJustice #Wildfires #Canada2025 #ClimateEmergencyForum

https://youtu.be/MaeQoC-IIHE

Nicht gut: jährlich verschwinden in Österreich 2.000 Tonnen Batterien. Von 4.000 Tonnen verkauften Batterien kommen nur 50 % zurück.

Was noch schlimmer ist? Dass Österreich damit zu den führenden Nationen in Europa gehört. Und das, obwohl bereits 2019 eine Mindestsammelquote von 65 % festgelegt wurde.

Was immer noch grob 1300 Tonnen "Schwund" in AT bedeuten würde 😕🤷.

#recycling #batterie #Umweltschutz #Zivilisationskrise #🐷

Oh, wow, longi-ish reporting on insect disappearance https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/03/climate-species-collapse-ecology-insects-nature-reserves-aoe

One researcher has lived and worked at the same spot since before 1984 in a protected part of jungle in Costa Rica the size of NYC .
In the evenings a lightbulb lights up a white bedsheet – called a lighttrap – and he identifies and counts the moths and other insects gathering on it.

But #climatechange has altered the seasons in Costa Rica – and insects haven't adapted to it. Thus, the before and after images tell the story of a fundamental dying on The Tree Of Life, already spreading to species depending on the extinct insect species of course.

"In Puerto Rico’s Luquillo rainforest, scientists in 2018 mapped how the loss of insects set other dominoes falling: as bugs declined, so too did the populations of lizards, frogs and birds. Their disappearance, they wrote, had triggered “a bottom-up trophic cascade and consequent collapse of the forest food web”. "

When the sea moves inland: A global climate wake-up call from #Bangladesh's Delta

As sea levels climb and #weather grows more extreme, coastal regions everywhere are facing a creeping threat: salt. #Salinization of #freshwater and #soils adversely affects 500 million people around the world, especially in low-lying #river #deltas.

The western parts of the delta, already more prone to tidal influence, showed the fastest increases in salinity. The data suggests that the combination of #SeaLevelRise, reduced freshwater flow, and increasingly frequent storm surges are all contributing to the inland movement and retention of saltwater.

Since about 2007, many parts of the delta have experienced stepwise increases in salinity, often linked to powerful storms like #Cyclone #Sidr. These changes can devastate crops, erode #FoodSecurity, and force communities to move. While the analysis focused primarily on environmental data, it underscores how salinity intrusion is increasingly a threat to livelihoods, public #health, and regional stability.

https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/university-portsmouth/when-sea-moves-inland-a-global-climate-wake-call-bangladeshs-delta

#ClimateCrisis
#ExtremeWeathe
#WaterSupply