Dorothy Jill Westerman

The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change The momentum of COP30 and the first global agreement for marine areas beyond national jurisdiction creates a unique opportunity to further integrate the ocean, particularly the deep sea, into the clim...

The deep #sea (areas deeper than 200 metres) covers more than half our planet’s surface and accounts for over 90 per cent of the #ocean’s volume. It is Earth’s largest long-term #carbon sink. theconversation.com/the-deep-sea... via @theconversation.com @julianop.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca

An #eagle, silhouetted by the morning #sun, sits quietly and observantly on a rock in #Yellowknife Bay, #NorthwestTerritories, #Canada
#photography
#wildlifephotography
#raptor
#apexpredator
#bird

Good morning from #Canada, friends. Wishing you all a peaceful and enjoyable weekend.
#photographyofBluesky
#photography
#sunrise
#Canadianflag
#NorthernCanada

A quiet morning on a glassy lake. Autumn in Canada’s North.
#Canada
#NorthernCanada
#lake
#boats
#NWT
#NorthwestTerritories
#autumn

A ##tipi sits at the edge of a lake on the Ingraham Trail, outside of #Yellowknife, NWT, #Canada.
#autumn
#NorthernCanada
#photography

A "fire rainbow," or circumhorizontal arc, is a rare optical phenomenon caused by sunlight refracting through hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds

This one was captured in Hawaii by Dr. Lenore A. Artis

Note to self: Don't climb a tree when running from a bear.😎

What a cool bird. The Lyrebird

This image from Meteosat-12, captured this morning, 22 September 2025, shows Earth on the equinox — when the terminator line runs from pole to pole, dividing the planet into equal halves of light and dark. From space, it appears as a strikingly vertical line.

Coming up tonight at 19:19 BST/20:19 CEST: the September #Equinox! This image from Meteosat-12, taken this morning, shows Earth near the equinox - when the terminator appears as a straight line dividing the planet into equal halves of light and dark.

@wmo-global.bsky.social @eumetsat.int

The main diagram shows the Earth's annual rotation around the Sun, surrounded by a zodiacal scale that gives the names, symbols and images of the signs of the zodiac. The seasons and the positions of the equinoxes and solstices are marked. Text at the corners describes the Zodiac and the Earth, and a longer text at the bottom explains the Phenomena of the Seasons. From https://collections.rmg.co.uk/media/501/182/l1073_001.jpg

⏰ Start your countdown clock for the exact moment of the autumn #equinox, 19:19 (UK) 22nd Sept, when the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are equally illuminated. Today the day length in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland is ~the same as in 🇳🇿New Zealand 🤓🧪🔭

📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

And the earthquakes in Russia - the home of Trump’s BFF?

Former MP used fabricated documents to accuse reporter David Pugliese of being a Russian asset A July report that solicited input from leading experts in typography and graphology determined that the the documents Chris Alexander submitted to a parliamentary committee are forgeries.

Former MP used fabricated documents to accuse reporter David Pugliese of being a Russian asset
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An Australian billionaire (who loves Elon Musk of course) wants to destroy a world beneath the oceans before we even come close to understanding it. There are no limits to this ultra capitalist strip mining of our one and only planet.

Hundreds of #seagulls line the shores of the #wetland at Rotary Park in #Yellowknife in preparation for their annual migration south to warmer climates.

#NorthwestTerritories
#Canada
#photography
#landscapephotography
#YellowknifeBay
#GreatSlaveLake

Thank you!

Clouds drift over a sun halo as tourists from a cruise ship walk along the #Halifax, Nova Scotia waterfront boardwalk.
#photography
#NovaScotia
#photographyofBluesky
#Halifaxwaterfront
#Canada
#EastCoast
#sunhalo

Love in all its forms: 🩵🐕

“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson Fiction, from 1948: “The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.”

The story that inspired the most mail The New Yorker had ever received in response to a work of fiction—and caused some readers to cancel their subscriptions.

From the NovaScotia community on Reddit: Months after Nova Scotia children vanished, a clearer picture emerges of missing children’s lives, but not their fate Posted by Brodiggitty - 67 votes and 126 comments

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A Vancouver Astrophotographer Brings Outer Space to Earth As dark sky tourism gains popularity, Vancouver astrophotographer Rob Lyons shows that you don’t need to leave home to travel into space.

Out of this world:
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We truly are a work of art. Organization within chaos. 🩵

diffuse light shines through a window in a darkened room

Waiting for morning in 24-hour light. #subArctic #Northern #summer #Leica #photography
#BlueSkyphotography
#SmoothFoxTerrier
#Canada #daylightatnight
#Jett

Spike is the best boy ever! 🩵🎂🐕😊

How Dogs and Cats Support Our Well-Being New research on the "net pet effect."

How Dogs and Cats Support Our Well-Being | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...

Try vegetarianism-you might like it! Save a #pangolin! 🩵 (I can’t believe people would even kill these unique beings, let alone eat them). 😒

Kye Bay beach on Vancouver Island

The early morning serenity of #KyeBay #ComoxValley
#Courtenay #Comox #VancouverIsland #photography #photographyofBluesky #beach #ocean #SalishSea #Pacific #beautifulBC #Canada #Landscapephotography

COMMUNITY The People’s Press - AMA INSIDER | AMA | Summer 2025

A great article about why it is important to support local newspapers-and credible journalism.

amainsider.ama.ab.ca/summer-2025/...

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The @cfsnowbirds were practicing over #Comox skies the past week. It’s like watching a ballet performance in the air with an incredibly beautiful backdrop of mountains & ocean.
#snowbirds
#airplanes
#canadiansnowbirds
#ComoxValley
#VancouverIsland
#BC
#PhotographyofBluesky
#cfbsnowbirds

Haha, story of my life…

sunrise over the ocean

sunrise over the mountains and sea

The colours of a #WestCoast #sunrise illuminate the landscape.
#ComoxValley
#Royston
#Comox
#Courtenay
#VancouverIsland
#firstlight
#photography
#natgeoyourshot
#islandlife
#Blueskyphotography
#landscapephotography