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climate-change
www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
OMG science

Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds

Human-driven changes to the planet are increasing the danger of infectious diseases globally. Urbanization surprisingly decreases infectious disease risk. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
6 days ago
OMG science

Opinion | Bird Flu Is Already Here. Just Look at the Millions Killed.

Humans impact bird flu spread significantly through activities like factory farming and habitat destruction. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
OMG science

Six Spongy Sea Creatures Suggest Warming Might Be Worse Than Thought

Scientists have found evidence that humans have raised global temperatures by 1.7 degrees Celsius, higher than the commonly used value of 1.2 degrees Celsius.
The evidence comes from studying the chemical composition of centuries-old sponges in the Caribbean Sea, which reveals a new history of global warming in the earliest decades.
The findings suggest that dangerous climate change may have started earlier than previously thought, and the effects of a hotter Earth could reach certain levels sooner. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
4 months ago
OMG science

Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse

River basins around the world are experiencing a decline in snowpack due to climate change.
Areas with winter temperatures warmer than 17.6 degrees Celsius are particularly vulnerable to rapid and accelerating losses of snowpack. [ more ]
moreclimate-change
www.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago
OMG science

Many pilot whales die, dozens rescued after mass stranding in Australia

Mass strandings of pilot whales are not uncommon, with reasons unknown but possibly related to social behavior and human factors. [ more ]
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
3 months ago
OMG science

Destiny science for the Anthropocene

Humans are substantially modifying the planet through ordinary activities, leading to the need for conscious effort to fit humanity on Earth.
Destiny science is a new field focused on anticipating and slowing down future environmental changes to ensure humanity can address its other priorities while managing climate change. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Data science

Tell us how the sound of nature is changing in your local area

Wildlife populations declined by 69% in under 50 years
Human actions are causing a sixth mass extinction, making nature quieter. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

'Blue' the pelican gets life-saving surgery after pouch is slashed 'from base to tip'

A brown pelican underwent surgery to repair a severed pouch, showing human-caused injury.
Concerns raised as the bird's injuries were severe, possibly indicating intentional harm. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago
Science

Calling Our Times the 'Anthropocene Epoch' Matters Dearly to You

In 1922 British geologist Robert Lionel Sherlock published a book, Man as a Geological Agent: An Account of His Action on Inanimate Nature, that put forth what is now considered to be the central argument for recognizing the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch: the scale and character of human activities have become so great as to compete with natural geological and geophysical forces.
Mail Online
5 months ago
Science

We should declare a new era on the Moon scientists say

Scientists argue that human activity has made humans the dominant force shaping the Moon's environment.
They propose the classification of these disturbances as a 'lunar anthropocene'. [ more ]
Truthout
5 months ago
Environment

Atmospheric CO2 Has Reached Levels Not Seen in 14 Million Years, New Study Finds

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels today are as high as they were when Greenland was free of ice and the grassland ecosystems hadn't evolved yet.
Human activity, mainly burning fossil fuels and deforestation, has caused a significant increase in global carbon dioxide levels. [ more ]
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