half of Alaska’s common murre population died due to marine heatwave - 4 million!!!
And it doesn't end with birds
We need every source of clean energy, if we want to save birds and humans
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/26/science/alaska-heat-wave-murres-global-warming/index.html
"The Arctic tundra is no longer a net carbon sink, with its boreal forests pulling carbon dioxide from the sky. Now it's a net source of carbon emissions"
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And as a nonprofit, that money comes from all of you; the people who believe that we all deserve a place to speak freely.
the fediverse now has a fast growing TikTok alternative: https://loops.video
While it remains in a pre-release beta state atm, we are testing federation and will be releasing full federation support, along with the source code once stable.
And we expect by this time next month, you will have a bright, shiny and easy to install TikTok alternative under your tree 🎄
Spread the word. Loops has arrived.
Israel Defense Minister Katz announces end to administrative detention for extreme West Bank settlers
This decision comes under the governance of Israel's far-right government. Instead of trying to stabilize they increase the potential for escalating tensions and instability in the region
In 1945, the US War Department realized that its soldiers stationed in Europe fighting the Nazis probably needed a good pamphlet explaining what fascism was, and how it occurs ...
... so they wrote one
and in it, they noted that America was not at all immune to this
So they explained how fascism would come to the US
Heather Cox Richardson writes about it in the latest edition of her newsletter: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-26-2024
Today, I truly felt the fear brought by the consequences of #ClimateChange
Record-breaking rain put my children at risk. We couldn’t reach them by car; only a bus could bring them home.
Some children had to walk through dangerous currents, risking their lives. Some cars were nearly swept away by the floods.
It’s a stark reminder of how real and urgent this crisis is
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