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High fire hazard Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) residences in California lack voluntary and mandated wildfire risk mitigation compliance in Home Ignition Zones Wildfire structure losses are increasing globally and particularly in California, USA. Losses can be mitigated in part by changes to the Home Ignition…

We need to do better in the Pyrocene age: At 176 California homes, "most had little compulsory or recommended mitigations completed. Participants struggled with hazards that required frequent maintenance, including woodpiles, propane tanks, trees and shrubs, roof and gutter and deck debris."

And once again, the media coverage of an extreme weather event misses the opportunity — and responsibility — to inform the public that climate change is making these events worse & more likely.

With SNAP in crisis, America's epic food waste problem has become a lifeline The U.S. throws away enough food to help tackle its hunger problem. The government shutdown is proving it.

The U.S. throws away enough food to help tackle its hunger problem. The government shutdown is proving it.

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#Food #SNAP #Waste #Farms

Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 CKD is a major global health issue, with rising prevalence and increasing importance as a cause of death and as a risk factor for cardiovascular death. A better understating of aetiology, appropriate ...

" #Climate change, through rising average global temperatures and an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, is likely to cause a rise in CKD and accelerated decline in kidney function attributed to non-optimal temperature"

Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.

Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool.

A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.

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#Cities #Climate

EU plans December announcement to make small EVs more affordable, Sejourne says The European Commission aims to announce the creation of a new category of affordable small electric cars in December in an effort to counter Chinese competition and revive the European market, an EU commissioner said on Tuesday.

EU plans December announcement to make small EVs more affordable, Sejourne says reut.rs/47ENjlU

Pollution from electric-battery production mitigated by longer car use Despite environmental costs from obtaining lithium to produce batteries for electric cars, gasoline-powered cars cause at least twice as much environmental damage over their lifetime

After about 2 years, electric cars become more environmentally friendly than their combustion-powered counterparts, according to research comparing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the two vehicle types. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪

Ambient noise can track dangerous ocean acidification Acoustic technique could make it easier to monitor threat to marine life stemming from rising carbon emissions

If you listen closely enough, the sea can tell you how humanity is changing it.

Like, literally. The sound of breaking waves can now be used to measure ocean acidification.

The dangerous combination that made Melissa a monster hurricane Hurricane Melissa’s power was undeniable, intensifying faster than most storms on record.

“We’re going to be seeing a lot more Melissas in the future and we’re definitely not ready for it,” @drjeffmasters.bsky.social said.

The East Wing gave women a space to thrive in the White House…here's why First intended as an entrance for social events, the East Wing became the first lady's office space. Historians say the shift was a key part of professionalizing staff for the president's wife.

First intended as an entrance for social events, the East Wing became the first lady's office space. Historians say the shift was a key part of professionalizing staff for the president's wife. n.pr/4qA1nG0

I’m working at a coffee shop today to get away from my pushy kitty “assistants” but now I’m distracted by the sounds of #1980s bands from my teen years I’ve tried hard to forget (Whitesnake! Hall+Oates! Aaaahhh, so much synth!)

The western end of Jamaica where #Melissa is projected to make landfall has the least well-built structures of anyplace on the island. Graphic is from a 2021 paper, "Poverty and hurricane risk exposure in Jamaica": www.researchgate.net/publication/...

What’s next for carbon removal? Companies have still drawn down only enough CO2 to cancel out a few hours of US emissions. Here’s what it will take to really scale up the sector.

“…even if more nations do provide money/laws to drive the business of durable carbon renewal forward, there are mounting concerns that a sector conceived as an alternative to dubious offset markets could increasingly come to replicate their problems”

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These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring - bioGraphic We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping urban wildlife thrive.

These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring

Though scientists aren’t quite sure how they do it, three-spined sticklebacks show an unexpected fortitude in the face of repeated heatwaves.

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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

The second annual Global Tipping Points Report, with contributions from 160 scientists in 23 countries, finds that Earth has already crossed its first catastrophic tipping point: coral reef die-off. By @readfearn.bsky.social for The Guardian…

Drought Mutes Leaf-Peeping Season A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall.

A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall. As a result, disappointed leaf peepers have been left to wonder what fall will look like in a changing climate.

Hannah Arendt on Human Nature vs. Culture, What Equality Really Means, and How Our Language Confers Reality Upon Our Experience “An experience makes its appearance only when it is being said. And unless it is said it is, so to speak, non-existent.”

Hannah Arendt, born on this day in 1906, on human nature vs. culture, what equality really means, and how language confers reality upon our existence www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/04/h...

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’ A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’.

A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.

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#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment

Horse nations: Animal began transforming Native American life startlingly early Sweeping new study based on archaeological evidence, chemical isotope analysis, and ancient DNA “totally changes the game”

After the Spanish conquest, horses transformed Native American tribes much earlier than historians thought.

Learn more on #IndigenousPeoplesDay: https://scim.ag/3KGvYBs

“‘Some may ask, why would the president of this country want to commit suicide with an economy that relies on fossil fuels?’ [Colombian President Gustavo] Petro told the COP28 delegates in Dubai. ‘We are trying to halt a suicide, the death of everything that is alive.’”

‘It’s a massacre’: CDC battered by government shutdown firings The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...

“The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two reports published this week.

As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy.

Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.

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#Renewables #Energy #Climate #Solar #Wind #Batteries

In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon Friday, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the proposal … would restrict freedom of expression and MIT’s independence.”

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Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse's toxic emissions are to blame After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.

After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.

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#Cancer #Health #TX #Texas #ElPaso #Toxic

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Donate to Help Dr. Tsogtbaatar, Icon of Mongolian Paleontology, organized by Lindsay Zanno Renowned Mongolian paleontologist Dr. Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar is fig… Lindsay Zanno needs your support for Help Dr. Tsogtbaatar, Icon of Mongolian Paleontology

A brilliant palaeontologist, Dr Tsogtbaatar, is facing a tough battle and needs help with medical expenses. Please consider donating or sharing the link: every bit truly helps. Thank you!

Glowing from Within - bioGraphic With more scientists and artists turning their attention to bioluminescence, new information about glowing fungi is coming to light.

🍄🧪🚨GLOW-IN-THE-DARK TREE SCIENCE🚨🧪🍄

Scientists have identified 125 species of bioluminescent fungi, and there are likely many more. One of the latest discoveries is a species that doesn't just glow on its own -- trees interlaced with its filaments also emit an ethereal greenish light (!!)

Harari: “… the challenge was always that people who think they have the absolute answer to what is a good life try to impose it on others, partly because, unfortunately for many ideologies, an inherent part of the good life is attempting to make everybody live it.”