"July was the planet’s hottest month on record
Scientists warn of ‘dire consequences’ from extreme weather" by @AdamVaughan_uk for @TheTimes (paywalled): https://t.co/5MnfQJ1eTY
When scientists started Biosphere 2 project in 1991 could not understand why trees fell over before they matured. They later figured out they suffered from weakness caused by lack of stress wood, normally created in response to winds in natural conditions https://t.co/f2QQeCyuu0
The ocean is one big, interconnected system. While marine protected areas help safeguard certain parts of it, a "whole ocean approach" will help ensure its future for our planet. #WorldOceanDay https://t.co/ROM1g9fEIz
BREAKING: In a devastating rant on national television, MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace declares that today’s traitorous Republican Party “can no longer lay any claim to being the party that stands with the U.S. Military.”
It all started when Trumper Senator Tommy Tuberville announced that he would single-handedly block a whopping 184 military promotions just to spite President Biden. Today, for the first time in 164 years, the U.S. Marine Corps of as left without a leader.
But it gets even worse…
Nicole Wallace declared today, “Here is where it gets alarming: Over the next two months, the staff of the Army, Navy, Air Force, along with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs will see their terms come to the same end. It is a Republican-made problem that figures to get much, much worse. But today marked the fall of the first domino."
Wallace blasted Tuberville, declaring that his “hissy fit” is endangering our national security.
She then set her sights on the entire Republican Party, declaring that, The reality is that today's Republican Party, whose front-runner has been indicted for leaving classified documents around his party like candy in a candy dish, can no longer lay any claim to being the party that stands with the U.S. military. Remember the wisdom of Maya Angelou: ‘When someone tells you who they are over and over and over again, believe them.’”
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Texas is installing a “floating wall” across the Rio Grande with netting intended to snag & drown border-crossers.
River currents will trap debris in the nets & alter river flows. People & wildlife will drown.
This is Gov Abbott’s deadly abomination…
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"A rapid reduction in fossil fuels, essential to avoid devastating climate breakdown, would have minimal financial impact on the vast majority of people, new research has shown." https://t.co/pXCXU73LUi
I’m inspired by the courageous Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe @ObamaFoundation Leaders I met in Athens, Greece.
They’re working on the most pressing issues facing our world – from climate change and human rights to empowering women and girls.
Take a look:
Professor Kevin Anderson is addressing all of us in very clear words:
»We are heading towards 3 to 4°C of warming across this century, an absolute climate catastrophe for all species incl our own. And all we are doing so far is giving rhetoric and optimism and greenwash.«
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#Wetlands account for only 6% of the planet's surface, yet these resilient ecosystems protect and nurture people and nature in significant ways. 🌎
👉 What are wetlands, and why are they so critical for life on Earth? https://t.co/dPbbDotuDH via @NatGeo