Kyra Young

Regenerative agriculture, food security, environmental justice. Artist + photographer. She/her. UMass Amherst ‘22. Views are my own

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

Today, Los Angeles and the Bay Area will see 130 flights in both directions, equivalent to a plane departing every 6.5 minutes for 18 hours a day. Hard to argue it's not a perfect candidate for fast trains.

[JaValle @JaValle]

Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

Crazy times..dealing with toxic air in South Bay San Diego, LA region, and #MossLandingFire at same time. The world is not prepared to deal with emerging contaminants of concern. Let's work together to be proactive and help address these large scale pollution issues.

[Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean]

For those impacted by wildfire smoke, Scripps atmospheric chemist and aerosol expert @kprather88 recommends building Corsi-Rosenthal boxes—a low-cost and efficient way to reduce harmful aerosol particles. @UCDavisCOE has more on how to build your own. ⬇️ https://t.co/Q7MWhtL8Hd

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Cabbage is an essential part of a #SaintPatricksDay tradition. Ever wonder how it make it to your table? Chuy shared this video from Lompoc CA, that shows how this vegetable is harvested and packed. #WeFeedYou

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Celtic Park, Glasgow today

“30,000+ dead, 12,000+ children

End the genocide. End Zionism.”

[MoTaz @motazazaiza9]

It’s about life or death now
I did what I could
We are surrounded by the Israeli tanks

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

As you begin preparing to gather with friends and family for a Thanksgiving meal, share your favorite holiday dishes and traditions below.

We’ll show you the skilled work it takes to plant, tend and harvest the food on your table. #WeFeedYou

[Zareen. @b_zareen]

For as long as I live I will never forget that we have created a world where children have to hold a press conference saying they want to live.

[Prem Thakker @prem_thakker]

So the Israeli police want to round up people they deem as criminals, and bus them off to Gaza…what might you call such a place?

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

Hey@ABCNews: You should retract this article. It is unsalvageable in the falsehoods and fundamental misframing it contains.

[Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein]

I've been speaking to folks from Maui and have heard this again and again: people are being preyed upon in their most desperate hour. They do not want to leave their ancestral homes. They should have the resources to STAY and rebuild

[Kaniela Ing @KanielaIng]

Don’t come to Maui. Cancel your planned vacations. Survivors need the hotel rooms. Give our community time to grieve and heal.

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

“In 1992, Kris Kristofferson comforted Sinéad O'Connor when she was booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan anniversary concert. He later wrote this for her. May we all have her courage. May we all tell the truth.
—-
"I'm singing this song for my sister Sinead
Concerning the god awful mess that she made
When she told them her truth just as hard as she could
Her message profoundly was misunderstood
There's humans entrusted with guarding our gold
And humans in charge of the saving of souls
And humans responded all over the world
Condemning that bald headed brave little girl
And maybe she's crazy and maybe she ain't
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she's never been partial to shackles or chains
She's too old for breaking and too young to tame
It's askin' for trouble to stick out your neck
In terms of a target a big silhouette
But some candles flicker and some candles fade
And some burn as true as my sister Sinead
And maybe she's crazy and maybe she ain't
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she's never been partial to shackles or chains
She's too old for breaking and too young to tame”

FeministNews

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

The North Atlantic is in uncharted territory.

The entire ocean basin is a record-smashing 1.5°C above normal, as millions of square miles of ocean experience strong to severe marine heatwaves.

Off the coast of Canada, ocean temperatures are up to 9°C (16°F) above average!

These record-warm temperatures are already having devastating impacts on marine ecosystems. In Florida, water temperatures have soared as high as 98°F (36.7°C), with coral bleaching ongoing and expected to rapidly ramp up throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean in the coming weeks.

Record-warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic will also fuel potentially stronger hurricanes and a more active hurricane season. More heat in the ocean equals more energy, increasing the upper limit of hurricane strength and thus exponentially increasing the damage potential of storms.

For example, a 110 mph Category 2 hurricane has over 2x the damage potential of a 100 mph Category 2 storm.

With over a month until water temperatures typically peak, the North Atlantic is just 0.1°C away from tying the all-time record for its highest ocean temperature (set last year), which it will inevitably break in the coming days.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Corn on the cob is a tasty #July4 tradition. Farm workers labor long hours at minimum wage to bring it to us. Ramon shared this video of the corn harvest near Modesto CA. He used a sharp tool to cut the ears of corn. Temps in Modesto reached 107° Saturday. #WeFeedYou

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

As four seed companies now control more than 60 percent of the global market, a seed policy expert argues that consolidation poses major risks to our food supply. https://t.co/ZcgayzDErF

[Robert D. Bullard @DrBobBullard]

Indigenous Group Pushed Off Island as Caribbean Sea Rises - WSJ https://t.co/EPg75e1vcj

[Diego Arguedas Ortiz @arguedasortiz]

IT'S OUT!

Today, @risj_oxford and @CarbonBrief launched the Global South Climate Database, with hundreds of climate scientists and experts from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Pacific. It’s been months in the making. Here’s what it’s about.

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