“The #environment is very cluttered already. Satellites are constantly dodging right and left. As long as we are emitting greenhouse gases, we are increasing the probability that we see more collision events between objects in #space.” https://www.texasobserver.org/earth-orbit-satellites-greenhouse-gases-spacex/

Earlier: “We have to develop 10 to 12 million acre-feet [of new #water supply] in the next 30, 40 years. And that’s not any small task. … It’s multiple decades, billions of dollars. So it only makes sense to treat the water supply needs just like we treat state highways.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-water-supply/

“We have to develop 10 to 12 million acre-feet [of new #water supply] in the next 30, 40 years. And that’s not any small task. … It’s multiple decades, billions of dollars.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-water-supply/

"Trees and land absorbed almost no CO₂ last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/14/nature-carbon-sink-collapse-global-heating-models-emissions-targets-evidence-aoe

PS: Here's a parochial take on this global news. I live in #Maine where thousands of us heat our homes in winter with wood stoves. We thought wood burning was carbon neutral — that CO₂ emitted by burning was roughly offset by CO₂ absorbed by still-growing forests. It looks like that theory, at best, is no longer true. Time to spread the word.

Google and Kairos sign nuclear reactor deal with aim to power AI - On Monday, Google announced an agreement with Kairos Power to purchase nuc... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/google-and-kairos-sign-nuclear-reactor-deal-with-aim-to-power-ai/ #smallmodularreactors #bidenadministration #largelanguagemodels #smallmodularreactor #dr.sashaluccioni #machinelearning #nuclearreactor #climagechange #nuclearpower #cleanenergy #datacenters #greenenergy #joebiden #biz⁢ #google #kairos #ai

There’s a lot more close calls that happen as the heat goes up. Sometimes physical fights do occur. For every one fight, there’s 10 almost-fights.”

Previously: High temperatures and scarce air conditioning cause tempers to flare for prisoners and guards alike. https://www.texasobserver.org/when-summer-heat-hits-my-texas-prison/

#SaveYouAClick" We are fucked.

>"Two years left to save the world": Top UN climate official elevates the stakes https://www.axios.com/2024/04/11/un-simon-stiell-climate-stakes

Apr 3

@academicchatter

7 min video

Academics know there's something wrong with mainstream economics, yet it's given authoritative influence on climate|economic policy and it continues to monopolize research funding.

Academics need to bring this field to account. Here's a proposal to do just that. It's time to take a hard look at their methods.

Please BOOST this one and share the video. Talk about it with your colleagues.

https://youtu.be/fwqQDVSLylg

Re- #introduction :
#genderqueer dà-anam storyteller making their way in the greasy underbelly of the 'net. #filk , #scifi , , and thinking about aviation are pastimes. #activism , #GroenLinks , #ClimageChange , #TransRightsAreHumanRights , stomping #antisemitism , #TikkunOlam means *everyone*.

The slight flaw in my character is that if someone messes with my people, they get to meet Mama Bear. They may wish they hadn't. But bears also HUG.

dec 18

12 min video

Wanna save the planet? Change your town's zoning laws. Yes, really. They matter immensely.

Best of all, none of us have to be a billionaire oil baron to do so. In fact, they might get pissed off. I consider this a perk.

https://youtu.be/DShceqqNlQo

It's been a while since I did an #Introductions #Connections #Introduction #TwitterMigration post, where I curate a list of interesting people in the #Fediverse you might want to follow - helping us create valuable communities and connections.

@nrennie is a #lecturer #researcher in #health #DataScience at #LancasterUniversity, and she does amazing work in #DataViz, primarily with #RStats

@mkohler is a #SoftwareEngineer and #EngineeringManager, and a long-time contributor to all things @mozilla, and in particular, the #CommonVoice project

@isomeme is a #SoftwareEngineer too and she practices Hermetic #Magick

@skc is Scott Kingsley Clark, who is also a #SoftwareEngineer and Lead Dev of the #Pods framework for #WordPress

@aehdeschaine is interested in #libraries #archives #architecture and #PaleoGeography

@hclarke is a Senior #Research Fellow at #UniMelb. He researches #WildFire and #ClimageChange

@blogdiva is Liza, and she, well she's generally awesome and shares my views on Space Karen / ApartheidBoi