How influencers and algorithms mobilize propaganda โ and distort reality
The engagement-fuelled logic of social media has bequeathed us a world in which whatโs trending is a yardstick for whatโs true.van der Linden, Sander
#flower
#nature
#science
#ghostorchid
Super rare ghost orchid rediscovered in UK
An ultra rare flower has been spotted in the wild, for the first time in more than 20 years in BritainBBC Newsround
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Quick look at August sea surface temperature trends across the #Arctic, which are warming nearly everywhere that sea ice is not found. We'll have an update on this in our next Arctic Report Card, which will be released in December.
Last year's summary: repository.library.noaa.gov/viโฆ
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July 2024 data is now available for both Antarctic sea-ice thickness/volume (zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-iceโฆ) and global sea-ice volume (zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-exโฆ) from GIOMAS.
Last month's global sea-ice volume has fallen to near-record low levels for the month of July in this dataset.
Antarctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent/Thickness
My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Sea Ice Extent and ConcentratโฆZachary Labe
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Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 4th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
โข about 340,000 kmยฒ below the 2010s mean
โข about 1,360,000 kmยฒ below the 2000s mean
โข about 2,310,000 kmยฒ below the 1990s mean
โข about 2,990,000 kmยฒ below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-exโฆ
Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent
My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Sea Ice Extent and ConcentratโฆZachary Labe
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I was on the Scientific American Science Quickly podcast, complaining (again) about SpaceX dropping space junk on my part of the world. If you're not tired of hearing this story over and over, here's another version: scientificamerican.com/podcastโฆ
"A Close Encounter with SpaceX Debris Teaches an Astronomer about Space Junk"
Science Quickly
Leading science and tech journalists dive into a rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.Scientific American
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#bbc
#degrowth
#documentary
#climate
#economics
Can 'Degrowth' Save the World?
A group of academics and activists are questioning the possibility of endless economic growth on a finite planet and calling for a bold solution: degrowth.BBC iPlayer
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Join me in tracking this year's #Arctic sea ice minimum!
Sea ice melt substantially slows every September as solar energy decreases and temperatures drop in the far north.
Follow along with the data at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-exโฆ
Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent
My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Sea Ice Extent and ConcentratโฆZachary Labe
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#monopoly
#tradeforprofit
#corporation
#court
#searchengine
Google antitrust: Judge rules it illegally maintains search monopoly
The decision could reshape how technology giants do business in the future.Nadine Yousif (BBC News)
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#nature
#butteflies
#Buttefliescount
#uk
#bbc
#insects
#ecosystem
Low butterfly and moth numbers in NI cause concern
Conservationists say figures are worse due to the wet spring and late arrival of summer temperatures.Ita Dungan (BBC News)
Trends in July #Arctic sea ice concentration are more extensive and begin to surround the central Arctic, including areas like the Beaufort, Chukchi, East Siberian, Laptev, Kara, Barents Seas
[Sea ice concentration = fraction of ice-cover. More info: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0079โฆ]
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Due to anomalous conditions ongoing in the #Arctic and #Antarctic, the total extent of sea ice globally is a record low for the date and nearly *4 million square kilometers* below the 1981-2010 average...
More graphics: zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-exโฆ
Global: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent/Thickness
NOTE: Trends and variability in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice are affected by very different atmospheric/oceanic/ice processes and are in opposite seasons! Caution is advised for assessing any statiโฆZachary Labe
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#planet
#climate
#bats
#animals
#article
#reality
The end is nigh. For insects, bats, protest, the planetโฆ
Our response to global heating and the decimation of animal species is to marginalise the Green party and lock up protestersStewart Lee (The Guardian)
Due to anomalously low sea ice in both poles, global sea ice extent levels are now at a record low for this time of year...
More sea ice graphics available at zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-exโฆ
Global: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent/Thickness
NOTE: Trends and variability in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice are affected by very different atmospheric/oceanic/ice processes and are in opposite seasons! Caution is advised for assessing any statiโฆZachary Labe
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hi @ZLabe
thank you for sharing more important data with us all.
awareness of state is crucial in all this.
a nerd-detail question, if i may?
how did you (or another?) make this graphic.
the subtle depth dimension of the lines on the graph, with current clearly foreground, whilst all data is also clearly on the two axes, is really neat, and adds impact to the information presentation.
thanks again
Methods and Open Software
As a climate scientist working with climate model data and tools like machine learning, the majority of my day is spent on the computer. Thankfully, there are an amazing set of computational and viโฆZachary Labe
#malaria
#science
#documentary
#who
#bbc
The Battle to Beat Malaria
In medical science, thereโs been no longer harder fight than against malaria. This is the inside story of a historic new vaccine - from the Oxford lab behind the Covid jab. Part of the Horizon strand.BBC iPlayer
#climate
#reality
#tradeforprofit
#politics
#climatechange
#science
Exclusive: the Trump administration demoted this climate scientist โ now she wants reform
Virginia Burkett has filed a whistle-blower complaint, asking for an investigation and better policies to protect scientists against political interference.Tollefson, Jeff
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