From Record-Breaking Heat to Early Snow.
In a matter of four days, the municipality of Zermatt, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,638 meters (5,374 feet), experienced its hottest August day on record with 31.2°C (88.2°F) and an unusual pre-season heavy snow event.
WATCH: The Philippine Coast Guard shares a video of a China Coast Guard ship firing water cannon at PCG's vessel to block a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal last Aug. 5
Every piece of an ecosystem depends on the others, forming a jigsaw puzzle of interdependence.
By losing just one species, an entire ecosystem can collapse.
What it takes to prevent the domino effect of biodiversity loss:
https://t.co/5IpEqeQYM6
109 years wasted when we could have acted to avoid climate collapse but instead fossil fuel companies lied and fueled the problem and our politicians repeatedly failed to do what is needed.
We still have a window to avert disaster but it gets shorter by the day. #ActOnClimate
As a guest editor of Frontiers in Climate, I am happy to let you know that submissions are now open:
"Restoration and Management of Peatlands for Climate Mitigation: Unravelling Biophysical and Socioecological Drivers of Change". Click on the link below:
https://t.co/tGxTxL6BCt
Yesterday was the first day CO₂ at Mauna Loa was 425 ppm. This is:
-likely the first time in the past 800,000 years.
-possibly not seen in over 3 million years (mid-pliocene warm period).
-A CO₂ forcing equal to 2.5-4°C of warming and 5-25 meters higher global sea level.
Dr. Miguel Fortes was a seagrass champion who has dedicated his life to pushing for the recognition of #seagrasses as an ecologically and economically important ecosystem in the #Philippines. We hope that we can continue his work and further strengthen #seagrass conservation here
UPMSI is holding a research festival on Monday, February 20, for researchers to come together and share their work, exchange ideas, and engage as a community.
This year, a major theme is collaboration and how it is important in maximizing the impact of our work as scientists.
New article: @martin_dahl_ & colleagues report on #seagrass carbon accumulation rates in Sweden. Their results suggest that documented loss of seagrass meadows & associated erosion of sediment may have offset centuries of #carbonsequestration
https://t.co/Kv4OfB3Kwv
#bluecarbon
Marine snow is white fluffy bits of organic material that fall from the upper waters down to the deep ocean. This shower of snowflake-like sand, soot, and other inorganic dust happen continuously, making the ocean look like a festive winter wonderland all the time.
Why is the Philippines getting stronger and stronger typhoons every year? And what can we do about it???
A 🧵 on the impacts of climate change, in case you didn't know:
Ang likas na yaman sa isla ng Pag-asa at Lawak, at mga katubigan sa paligid nito ay may mahahalagang ambag sa pagpapanatili ng mayabong na ekolohiya at ekonomiya, hindi lamang para sa Pilipinas kundi para sa kalakhang Timog-Silangan at Silangang Asya.
#KwentoNgPagasa