jimmassa (47)in #tasmanis • 6 years agoTasmania suffered from devastating wildfiresI share reports of the devastation Tasmania endured from recent wildfires.jimmassa (47)in #polar-bears • 6 years agoPolar Bears move into Новая ЗемляPolar bears in the Russian arctic are moving into the island of Novaya Zemlya (which literally means New Earth) due to…jimmassa (47)in #temperatures • 6 years agoGlobal Temperature TrendsI discuss the current trends in worldwide temperaturesjimmassa (47)in #gulf-stream • 6 years agoSlowing Gulf Stream means a cooler NW EuropeThe Gulf Stream is slowing which is due to deep water formation in the North Atlantic slowing. The deep water…jimmassa (47)in #thoreau • 6 years agoHenry David Thoreau - PhenologistHenry David Thoreau, as it turned out, was probably the first phenologist. Phenology is the study of timings in the…jimmassa (47)in #greenland • 6 years agoGreenland's Petermann GlacierI discuss the latest findings into the state of Greenland's Petermann Glacierjimmassa (47)in #extinction • 6 years agoPeople eating megafauna to extinctionPeople are overharvesting large animals for consumption. Consequences include driving these populations to extinction…jimmassa (47)in #magnetic-pole • 6 years agoEarth's Magnetic North Pole is doing crazy thingsThe magnetic north pole is on the move and galloping over to Siberia at a very unprecedented rate.jimmassa (47)in #mars • 6 years agoEarth's Collision with Mars Sized Object May Have Seeded LifeA new hypothesis suggests that a collision with an object about the size of Mars may have provided some of the basic…jimmassa (47)in #carbon-emissions • 6 years agoHuman Carbon Emissions Set to Increase During 2019Despite breakthroughs in renewable energy uses, humans still continue to burn fossil fuels, still continue to add more…jimmassa (47)in #paleontology • 6 years agoNew Archosaur FossilArchosaurs are the base or stem group that gave rise to the Crocodilians, Ornithschians, Saurischian and Birds (latter…jimmassa (47)in #antarctica • 6 years agoBig Void in Thwaites GlacierScientists have discovered a large cavernous void in side Thwaites Glacier. I discuss how this formed and its implications.jimmassa (47)in #high-heat • 6 years agoRisks of High Heat and HumidityNot only can high heat pose threats to human well being, but combined with humidity can be very deadly.jimmassa (47)in #water • 6 years agoPotable WaterAccess to clean drinking water is becoming more and more problematic. More and more watersheds, aquifers, groundwater…jimmassa (47)in #sea-ice • 6 years agoPolar Ice LossI discuss the accelerating pace of polar ice loss in both hemispheres.jimmassa (47)in #oceanography • 6 years agoOcean Waves - Bigger and StrongerAs the planet warms, the energy imparted into the oceans is making for waves that are bigger and stronger packng more…jimmassa (47)in #permafrost • 6 years agoMore permafrost news - it is direI discuss recent findings that are troubling. The permafrost is being affected more so than previously thought with…jimmassa (47)in #forestry • 6 years agoIndicators of Forest HealthI discuss some of the parameters used to assess the health of forests.jimmassa (47)in #hothouse-earth • 6 years agoHothouse EarthEarth is warming at a higher rate than previously thought. The ramifications of this to humans is and will be severe.jimmassa (47)in #denmark • 6 years agoIsland off Denmark goes totally greenThis is an encouraging story. An island off Denmark has completely made the transformation to using green energy to…
