Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger

Climate related disasters have forcibily displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, the equivalent of 70,000 every dingle day, according to a new report by @unhcr.org www.theguardian.com/environment/...

NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.

Have you heard about this?

"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."

h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com

UN agency: CO2 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s climate and c...

The World Meteorological Organization said in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases that CO2 growth rates have now tripled since the 1960s, and reached levels that existed more than 800,000 years ago. https://to.pbs.org/4hfXYIv

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Exclusive: The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
By @rhersher.bsky.social

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Trump's budget proposal for NASA zeros out the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2 & 3), which would mean an early end to tools that provide detailed information on carbon dioxide emissions and plant growth.

npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

Congress could still save these programs.

Meet your new cosmic neighbors ☄️

Introducing a swarm of over 2100 new asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory!

Rubin discovered these asteroids in about 10.5 hours of observing across 7 nights.

They've never been seen by humanity before...until now.🔭🧪

youtu.be/DTuq-vBsDJE

🔭 Herbig-Haro 24

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage (STScI / AURA) / Hubble-Europe Collaboration Acknowledgment: D. Padgett (GSFC), T. Megeath (University of Toledo), B. Reipurth (University of Hawaii)

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25052...

Mineralization of captured perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid at zero net cost using flash Joule heating - Nature Water Activated carbon has been widely used for PFAS adsorption, but this method generates secondary solid wastes. The flash Joule heating approach realizes mineralization of PFAS and generation of useful f...

♻️⚡Zapping away forever chemicals

Scientists have found a super-fast way to destroy toxic 'forever chemicals' in water filters. Using a quick burst of electricity, they remove 99.9% of PFAS – and turn the waste into valuable graphene.

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...

#SciComm #Water #Pollution 🧪

Microplastics pollution from glitter can disrupt marine biomineralization New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine environments, raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impact of microplastic pollution on marine ecosystems.

PET-based glitter microplastics can accelerate calcium carbonate crystallization in marine environments, potentially impacting marine biomineralization and increasing microplastic fragmentation. doi.org/g9bjxs

🌍 Happy #Equinox! On 20 March 2025 at 09:01 GMT/10:01 CET, just a few moments ago, the Sun appeared directly above Earth's equator - with our planet neither tilting towards nor away from the Sun!

(pic: @eumetsat.int, processed by ESA/S. Proud)
See flic.kr/p/2qT1ZUu

Lunar eclipse from Tucson, AZ

Tonight's eclipse as viewed from the Moon.

Animal Ag Is The Leading Cause Of Climate Change, Finds Study A new study argues that standard methods for counting emissions are outdated and incorrectly downplay animal agriculture's climate impact

New methods of counting emissions give a different picture of what is most responsible for climate breakdown

Planetary Defenders (Official NASA Trailer) YouTube video by NASA

Official NASA trailer has been released for the upcoming documentary Planetary Defenders. It will be released in April 2025 on NASA+ and other platforms. A longer preview with discussion panel will take place at Sundance on Jan 26th. Was neat to participate in this. 🔭🧪

Updated with correct trailer