We’ve never seen an El Niño like this one. And it’s possible the gobsmacking heat it’s releasing will push us permanently past a symbolic warming threshold
https://t.co/Ob8rMEsRsI
During its 2026 Greek Octopus Campaign, Sea Shepherd sent crews aboard two vessels, Sea Eagle and Conrad, to search the seafloor for illegal plastic traps targeting octopuses. 🐙
Source: Sea Shepherd Global
Photos: Sea Shepherd Global / Cristiano Menci
Fisherman literally RIDES GIANT WHALE'S BACK as he risks his life to free it from fishing net
Jonathan Quispe says he acted after hearing whale's 'distressed cries', fearing it could die if left trapped
He performed the daring rescue off Peru's coast with nothing but a knife
On the tiny island of Corvo in the Azores, about 450 people do something beautiful every autumn. 🌙
For five nights, the whole island switches off its lights.
It's for the baby Cory's shearwaters. When the young seabirds leave their nests for the very first time, they follow the light of the moon and stars to find the ocean. But bright street lamps and windows confuse them. Many fly toward the village instead, crash, and can't take off again.
So since 2019, the islanders turn off the lights, and the night sky guides the chicks safely out to sea.
No laws, no big budget. Just a whole community deciding that a few dark nights are worth it. 🐦💙
I have tremendous respect for the two Democratic Senators who have negotiated the permitting bill with two of their Republican colleagues — a bill that Congress is considering for passage during the lame duck session. I sincerely and respectfully urge the Democratic sponsors of the bill to reconsider their decision to move forward with this legislation. There’s no doubt that we need to reform the way that clean energy projects are reviewed and permitted. But as it currently stands, the bill would be an extremely serious mistake, in my opinion, and would do far more harm than good. Given how this Administration has run roughshod over the environmental laws and protections that are currently in place, now is not the time to give the Trump administration freer rein to double down on fossil fuels — which is what President Trump would surely do. And after last week’s historic election, we will have a new Congress in January that can strike a far better balance.
Exceeding 1.5°C is now unavoidable, so governments must fully deliver on their Paris Agreement commitments.
#COP31 is a key moment to raise ambition and minimise the duration and magnitude of the overshoot.
IUCN’s key messages for #COP31Türkiye: https://t.co/qE7kBjA8iW
Billionaire cattle station owners have already DESTROYED an enormous amount of arid Australia for profit.
When will they be stopped? UK based Consolidated Pastoral Company wants to clear 4000 hectares of endangered Bilby habitat. A species already on the brink of extinction! 😡