"We are losing biodiversity at a rate unparrelled in human history." Global wildlife populations have sunk over 60% since 1970. We are destroying ourselves and taking nature with us. Time to protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate #climate #biodiversity #nature

We’re canceling all remaining oil and gas leases issued under the previous administration in the Arctic Refuge and protecting more than 13 million acres in the Western Arctic. As the climate crisis warms the Arctic, we have a responsibility to protect this treasured region for

6.2 inches of rain fell in one hour today in Hong Kong causing severe flooding. It has been an awful week of flooding around the world in Greece, Turkey, Spain, Italy, China and Brazil killing dozens.

For the first time in recorded history, all seven official tropical cyclone basins have produced a Category 5 storm in the same year. *2023* What a crazy year it has been so far…

These rapid flooding events are so scary. #climatecrisis

Sounds like a cool event for my Chicago followers. Rewinding landscapes big and small - discussion and outdoor reception. 🌻 fieldmuseum.org/our-events/ret…

A construction worker greeted me on my walk with a "it's a beautiful day!" So I showed him and his coworker my one-month old who was covered in the stroller. I think that was probably peak mom.

This seems legit. Six tests are being shipped to me, which is great because we're on our last box of the ones through USPS.

HOW TO REPAIR DENIM I think some of the disposability we see in fashion today is a result of people simply not knowing how clothes can be repaired. When things get worn out, they toss them. So, I'll do a series on how certain garments can be repaired, starting with jeans. 🧵

…oh god, it’s true, it’s all true.

New research shows low #Antarctic sea ice may be the new normal. Ariaan Purich & Ed Doddridge suggest in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 🌈 that ocean warming has played a role in pushing sea ice into a new low-extent state. Australian Antarctic Program Partnership Monash University University of Tasmania 📷 AAD arcsaef.com/story/failure-…

Are you team flu shot + COVID booster at the same time, or are you planning on spacing them out? I'm worried it will kick my ass too much together.

How did we end up with this guy?!

Gotta love that they included an equal number of plants to animals!

Botanic gardens could prove a boon to conservation | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

Germany is set to surpass 50 percent renewable power this year, an official said Monday. Read more Yale Environment 360: bit.ly/3Ls3yZE

Rediscovering lost Indonesian rice varieties: Hundreds of indigenous crops at risk of extinction could resist climate change geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/09/18/red… via Genetic Literacy Project

Combo covid-flu shot day! Glad I can take these steps to protect myself, my newborn, and others in my community. 💪

Plants are too cool

24 hours later and I do feel a bit run down from the double jab. Worth it though!