Happy New Year!

#happynewyear

@altbot

Roaring Rock Park's white trail during Autum 2022.

#hiking #fishing #landperservation #wildlifeconservation

If you are thinking this fall in the northern hemisphere is abnormally warm, you are not wrong.

>Two things are primarily driving this. The first is #ClimateChange which is mostly caused by humans burning #fossilfuels. And .. this heat is also driven by #ElNiño a natural, cyclical #climate pattern which drives up global temperatures.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/14/1205663089/its-the-warmest-september-on-record-thanks-to-el-nino-and-yes-climate-change

What if you found out that a #bird you saw today is scheduled to completely vanish from its #habitat in a few years?

How would you react if you learned that the key reason why that bird's #species will vanish is due to wide scale, global #deforestation ?

https://medium.com/student-conservation-corner/deforestation-the-enemy-of-the-avian-dating-scene-3a9a86895ec2

#ClimateChange #landpreservation #wildlife #WildlifeConservation

🌳Let's have some #fun with a #poll. Choose the best option below to prevent #deforestation :

🐼1: "#Panda Diplomacy"
Invite pandas to become tree ambassadors .

🍪2: "Cookies for Conservation"
Implement a cookie tax, proceeds go towards #reforestation.

🎮3: "Gamify the #Forest"
Turn forest #conservation into a #videogame.

🤖4: "RoboForester"
Create forest-protecting #drones that scare away illegal #loggers.

🗳️ Cast your #vote below!

#NewYorkCity ’s flood: A wet double whammy

>#climatechange is worsening #floods in two important ways. It is exacerbating #rainfall, which can quickly lead to flash #flooding due to the city’s lack of porous surfaces. It’s also slowly raising the level of the #ocean, which frequently intrudes onto the city’s surfaces during storms and high tide, a phenomenon known as coastal flooding.

>.. scientists who study coastal flooding actually consider [the] flood to be “mild.”

https://heated.world/p/technically-that-new-york-city-flood

Individual actions you can take to address #climatechange

>So you want to do something about climate change, but what? We have ideas. Some require a little planning, while others might mean one less thing on your to-do list. (You can skip raking leaves!)

>We've broken them down by indoor, outdoor and on-the-go actions to help you find what's right for you at this moment.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/08/1202152408/climate-change-action

🌳🌍 Natural #forests are vital in carbon storage, outperforming plantations. Afforestation and proforestation, using mixed species, can mitigate emissions.

But caution! #Tree planting is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Protecting existing forests is key.

Let's be wise in our approach to a greener future. 🌍🌳

#ClimateChange #Sustainability #trees

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058/full

>Trees in drought stress often display symptoms like wilted foliage, yellowing leaves and premature leaf drop.

#Trees #Plants #Drought #ClimateChange #Gardening

>Some trees in the suburbs are in drought stress: What to look for and how to help.

Via RonaldTooTall (@RonaldTooTall)

https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230801/some-trees-in-the-suburbs-are-in-drought-stress-what-to-look-for-and-how-to-help