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"Throughout world history, humanity reached progressive levels of unity starting from the family unit, village or tribe, nation state and is now approaching its long-destined, highest level of unity on this planet which is the unity of mankind." Ali Helmy greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/06/05/dai…
Farm Robots Will Help Feed the World During Climate Change - Bloomberg
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#FarmRobots, #AgriculturalEquipment, #ClimateChange, #GlobalFoodSystem, #OpEd
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
#FarmRobots, #AgriculturalEquipment, #ClimateChange, #GlobalFoodSystem, #OpEd
The Magpie in the Mind: The Emerging Science of Thinking with the Whole World Beyond the Brain – The Marginalian
themarginalian.org/2022/03/22/the…
#neuroscience, #imagination, #sensemaking, #ExtendedMind, #EndlessPossibilities
themarginalian.org/2022/03/22/the…
#neuroscience, #imagination, #sensemaking, #ExtendedMind, #EndlessPossibilities
"Systems Thinking is a must have skill in today’s complex, changing, non-linear world where everything is interconnected as well as interdependent." -- Sahana Chattopadhyay @sahana2802 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/05/09/dai…
Global bird populations steadily declining
phys.org/news/2022-05-g…
#BirdPopulations, #GlobalDecline, #EndangeredSpecies
phys.org/news/2022-05-g…
#BirdPopulations, #GlobalDecline, #EndangeredSpecies
Choice Quotes from Bill Gates's New Book ⋆ Brownstone Institute
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#BiologicalVirus, #ComputerVirus, #AbnormalPsychology, #IntellectualError, #BookReview
brownstone.org/articles/choic…
#BiologicalVirus, #ComputerVirus, #AbnormalPsychology, #IntellectualError, #BookReview
The IPCC Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was released today. I'm going to go through the executive summary and post some "highlights". #IPCC #IPCCReport
report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg2/pdf/IPC…
report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg2/pdf/IPC…
Risk can arise from the dynamic interactions among climate-related hazards,exposure & vulnerability of affected human & ecological systems. Risk that can be introduced by human responses to #climatechange is a new consideration in the risk concept. There are 127 key risks. 
Observed Impacts from Climate Change:
" The rise in weather and climate extremes has led to some irreversible impacts as natural and human systems are pushed beyond their ability to adapt"
" The rise in weather and climate extremes has led to some irreversible impacts as natural and human systems are pushed beyond their ability to adapt"
2.4 billion years ago, Earth's atmosphere was free of oxygen. Iron didn't rust! Only anaerobic species could survive.
And then ... cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis, and began to pump oxygen into the atmosphere.
Oops.
🧵 1/n
#GreatOxygenationEvent
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxi…
And then ... cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis, and began to pump oxygen into the atmosphere.
Oops.
🧵 1/n
#GreatOxygenationEvent
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxi…
Suddenly, iron dissolved in the oceans bonded with oxygen and precipitated, forming layers of rust on the ocean floor. The deposits got thicker and thicker, reaching 100s of meters. 60% of iron is mined from these layers! 2/n
#bandedironformations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_ir…
#bandedironformations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_ir…
Methane was no longer stable: it reacted with oxygen to form CO2. Methane is a far more powerful greenhouse gas - so dropping methane levels triggered sudden cooling. The Earth froze over, with glaciers reaching as far as the tropics. 3/n
#snowballEarth
theconversation.com/billions-of-ye…
#snowballEarth
theconversation.com/billions-of-ye…
We watched "Don't Look Up" last night -- dumb movie, but convinced me not to hold back inconvenient truths.
So here goes.
#Greenland The Danish Meteorological Institute says huge warming there is linked to #ClimateChange .
How much "warming?"
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So here goes.
#Greenland The Danish Meteorological Institute says huge warming there is linked to #ClimateChange .
How much "warming?"
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- The capital Nuuk hit 55 F this week -- average temp for this time = 22.5 F
- Further north in Qaanaaq temp topped 46 F -- normal is -4.2 F.
70% of Earth's freshwater is frozen, and #Greenland is the 2nd largest block of ice after #Antarctica. If it were to fully melt...
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- The capital Nuuk hit 55 F this week -- average temp for this time = 22.5 F
- Further north in Qaanaaq temp topped 46 F -- normal is -4.2 F.
70% of Earth's freshwater is frozen, and #Greenland is the 2nd largest block of ice after #Antarctica. If it were to fully melt...
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...world sea levels would rise 23 feet. climate.nasa.gov/faq/30/if-all-…
That would obliterate the homes, schools, workplaces of >10% of the U.S. population. climate.gov/news-features/…
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...world sea levels would rise 23 feet. climate.nasa.gov/faq/30/if-all-…
That would obliterate the homes, schools, workplaces of >10% of the U.S. population. climate.gov/news-features/…
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Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 12/17/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/12/17/dai…
Physical features boost the efficiency of quantum simulations
phys.org/news/2021-12-p…
#QuantumSimulations, #PhysicalFeatures, #QuantumSystems, #EfficiencyBoosts
phys.org/news/2021-12-p…
#QuantumSimulations, #PhysicalFeatures, #QuantumSystems, #EfficiencyBoosts
Pandemic and Climate Change: Pulse Versus Press
santafe.edu/news-center/ne…
#pandemic, #ClimateChange, #PulseEvents, #MassExtinction, #BioticRecovery, #PressEvents, #resilience, #robustness
santafe.edu/news-center/ne…
#pandemic, #ClimateChange, #PulseEvents, #MassExtinction, #BioticRecovery, #PressEvents, #resilience, #robustness
Some more #MassExtinction chatter today:
The Late Devonian not only suffered from a protracted extinction event, but was marked by low speciation (meaning that fewer new species were evolving at this time than average).
The Late Devonian not only suffered from a protracted extinction event, but was marked by low speciation (meaning that fewer new species were evolving at this time than average).
About 375 to 360 million years ago the Devonian period experienced elevated rates of extinction that lasted as long as 20 million years. Evidence has suggested that this rise in extinction rates was caused by a dramatic decrease…
…in stratospheric ozone and a warming climate. When the ozone layer was striped away, possibly by a nearby supernova which would have accelerated cosmic rays and delivered ionizing radiation to the Earth’s surface.
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 09/23/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/dai…
Vaccine Mandates Can’t Stop Covid’s Spread
wsj.com/articles/vacci…
#OpEd #PublicPolicy #COVID19 #PandemicResponse #ScientificInvestigation
wsj.com/articles/vacci…
#OpEd #PublicPolicy #COVID19 #PandemicResponse #ScientificInvestigation
Study: Expanding teleworking would reduce pollution by up to 10%
phys.org/news/2021-09-t…
#teleworking #PollutionReduction #ScientificAnalysis
phys.org/news/2021-09-t…
#teleworking #PollutionReduction #ScientificAnalysis
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 08/08/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/08/08/dai…
Are Economists in Love with Tough Love?
project-syndicate.org/commentary/eco…
#EconomicCompetition #BehaviorPatterns #facts #narratives #perspectives
project-syndicate.org/commentary/eco…
#EconomicCompetition #BehaviorPatterns #facts #narratives #perspectives
Humans could recolonize Earth after mass extinctions with ectogenesis
sciencex.com/news/2021-08-h…
#MassExtinction #ectogenesis #HumanRecolonization #earth #SpaceColonies #bunkers
sciencex.com/news/2021-08-h…
#MassExtinction #ectogenesis #HumanRecolonization #earth #SpaceColonies #bunkers
Visiting #LaReunion allowed for a very special adventure with my 8-month old son. We wanted to see one of the rarest birds in the world before it disappeared: the Reunion Cuckoo-shrike.
This is a thread about #birds, #birding, fatherhood, #biodiversity and #extinction ... 1/13
This is a thread about #birds, #birding, fatherhood, #biodiversity and #extinction ... 1/13
@Team_eBird @BirdLife_News @BirdWatchingMag @Natures_Voice @WildlifeMag @Britnatureguide @RareBirdAlertUK @extinctsymbol @BirdNoteRadio 2. What does #extinction mean? What does it feel like? How does our species internalise, let alone rationalise, the loss of another?
Perhaps, like the Universe itself, the #anthropocene sixth mass extinction is too big, too abstract, just too *much*, for us to absorb.
Perhaps, like the Universe itself, the #anthropocene sixth mass extinction is too big, too abstract, just too *much*, for us to absorb.
@Team_eBird @BirdLife_News @BirdWatchingMag @Natures_Voice @WildlifeMag @Britnatureguide @RareBirdAlertUK @extinctsymbol @BirdNoteRadio 3. So let's focus on just one species: a bird few have heard of, and fewer would likely think or care about. A type of cuckoo-shrike found only on #Reunion, the next-door island to my home in #Madagascar.
A bird from an island where avian extinctions have already occurred.
A bird from an island where avian extinctions have already occurred.
RT this [THREAD] of articles if you'd like to ask Twitter's most popular UK political commentators - the vast majority of whom seldom or never mention the Ecological Emergency - for analysis of the politics of catastrophic #ClimateBreakdown, #MassExtinction & #EcologicalCollapse.
Dear @jonsnowC4 @peston @bbclaurak @bbcnickrobinson @afneil
'we could be looking at an epic extinction event, caused by ourselves, which could include exterminating our own species, or at least what we call “civilization,” in as little as nine years.'
counterpunch.org/2017/02/10/loo…
'we could be looking at an epic extinction event, caused by ourselves, which could include exterminating our own species, or at least what we call “civilization,” in as little as nine years.'
counterpunch.org/2017/02/10/loo…
Hi @OwenJones84 & @paulmasonnews
'We are already facing mass extinction. There is no removing the heat we have introduced into the oceans, nor the 40bn tons of CO2 we pump into the atmosphere every single year. There may be no changing what is happening'
theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/…
'We are already facing mass extinction. There is no removing the heat we have introduced into the oceans, nor the 40bn tons of CO2 we pump into the atmosphere every single year. There may be no changing what is happening'
theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/…
