8:32 a.m. May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupts and becomes the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history.
This hiker witnessed the eruption from neighboring Mount Adams, a moment captured by photographer John V. Christiansen.
Incredible first images from #MTGI1, the first of six satellites forming the MTG system, a system which will provide critical data for short-term and early detection of potential extreme weather events over the next 20 years. https://t.co/fzyA45Qjy3
Turns out that we have been underestimating - by 6.5% - ice loss from Himalayan glaciers that terminate in lakes.
And that's because of the 'invisible' subaqueous ice loss!
What is it and why should we care?
Keep reading 🧵⬇️
(🗺️Changes in Himalayan lake volume)
A man in India is the first person thought to be first case report of human infection by plant fungus Chondrostereum purpureum, usually attacking and killing rose plants
[full paper: https://t.co/iAYTKh1j7e]
[📷 Alex Manders]
Abundance dies twice - in the field, and in memory. One of the greatest struggles facing all restoration-initiatives in conservation is the tyranny of low expectations. People begin complaining about beavers or wolves being overpopulated once their numbers reach over 1/80 km^2
Phenomenal. Bar-tailed Godwit has broken its own record: a first-year bird (five months old!) has flown 13,560 km—just shy of the direct flight limit of a Boeing 787—from Alaska to Tasmania, seemingly non-stop, in just 11 days (avg. speed: c.51 km/hr).
https://t.co/Q3vemnrKaF
Momentos de pánico en el tren Madrid-Ferrol a la altura de Zamora-Sanabria, 9:30hs. El tren continuó el trayecto tras unos minutos parado. @renfe@adif@lavozdegalicia