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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Installed solar capacity in India has been growing by 40% a year. In March, it passed 150 gigawatts, and by 2030 is set to double again. Analysts say the world’s most populous nation is on the verge of becoming the first major country to power its industrialization predominantly with solar energy.
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A First Among Major Nations, India Is Industrializing With Solar
While China's push to modernize sparked a surge in burning coal, India is turning to increasingly cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Though it faces big hurdles, including a rickety grid, I...
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Over 900 pounds of ghost net removed from the bay, protecting marine life and restoring our oceans. Every effort counts in the fight against marine pollution.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 31/05/2026
The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world
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The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world
Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policies
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 31/05/2026
‘It’s a great healer’: why being outdoors in nature means so much to us
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‘It’s a great healer’: why being outdoors in nature means so much to us
Many of those who love spending time in Britain’s green places say it is awe-inspiring, calming and therapeutic
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 31/05/2026
Gas usage has peaked and is now in structural decline across Australia, report says
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Gas usage has peaked and is now in structural decline across Australia, report says
Grattan Institute calls on Labor to set policies that will further reduce the use of gas in order to meet net zero targets
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Building El Nino already starting to affect atmospheric circulation NCEP forecast model mean touching 3C in November. Plenty of runs above this too Looks like a real whopper is on its way www.severe-weather.eu/global-weath...
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First El Niño Impacts Now Detected in the June Weather Forecast for the United States and Canada
First El Niño impacts are now visible in the June 2026 forecast, with pressure, temperature, and rainfall pattern changes across the United States and Canada
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Climate Crisis Info & Progressive Politics (by Bryan Godbe) @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The nation’s garbage incinerators are largely failing to eliminate Pfas “forever chemicals” air pollution, and are putting people in largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates and independent experts warn." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn
The virtually indestructible Pfas waste puts largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates say
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#Scotland is establishing itself as a premier global leader in #renewableenergy as its powerful wind turbines now generate enough clean electricity to potentially supply more than twice the nation’s entire current demand. www.enerdynamics.com/Energy-Curre... #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 31/05/2026
‘This is a tragedy’: swimming snakes open new front in battle with Balearic lizards
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‘This is a tragedy’: swimming snakes open new front in battle with Balearic lizards
The insatiable horseshoe whip snake has become an existential threat to the Ibiza wall lizard
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International Energy Agency @iea.org · 31/05/2026
A combination of market factors, policies & innovation are supporting the uptake of EVs globally Recent declines in battery prices have helped make electric cars more affordable, while higher-voltage batteries are paving the way for faster charging More: iea.li/49UkWCh
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Climate Crisis Info & Progressive Politics (by Bryan Godbe) @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
n Texas, we routinely connect a residential solar-plus-storage system in under two weeks. In North Carolina, an identical job can take 70 days. In Nevada, it took me 5 months! pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/05/29/d...
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Distributed solar's biggest enemy is process, not technology - pv magazine USA
Distributed solar deployment faces its biggest bottleneck from bureaucratic processes rather than technological limitations, according to Freedom Power chief executive officer Bret Biggart.
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 31/05/2026
Every species on Earth relies on a sustainable climate. Every fraction of a degree matters when it comes to protecting biodiversity and nature. Everyone can join the push for #ClimateAction by accessing the latest news and data: unep.org/news-and-stories/news/spot…
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands plan to build four artificial islands to quadruple offshore wind in the North Sea – the equivalent of 30 nuclear reactors. We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #tech #GreenNewDeal
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 21/05/2026
England must harvest rainfall and take action on water usage, Lords warn
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England must harvest rainfall and take action on water usage, Lords warn
Without urgent intervention England faces water shortages of 5bn litres a day by 2055, peers tell government
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Cat B 1 @catbe1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We have a Lithium Battery plant headed to my county. Not a good fit. This is intriguing. Found it in LinkedIn Science account. #BlueCrew #Ecofriendlybatteries
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 20/05/2026
‘Floral buzzing’ to collect pollen as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows
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‘Floral buzzing’ to collect pollen as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows
Vibrating flowers uses huge amounts of energy, forcing bees to choose which plants to visit and affecting which ones are pollinated
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Another legislative win for plug-in solar, this time in California. Still waiting for a single province to approve here in Canada. www.ewg.org/news-insight...
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‘Balcony solar’ bill to cut energy costs clears California Senate
SACRAMENTO – The Environmental Working Group applauds California’s Senate for passing a bill today that would let residents install small, portable “balcony solar” systems in apartm
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
More plastic than fish Democratic Republic of Congo fishermen near the capital now find more plastic than fish in their nets. More profitable to sell the plastic waste they trawl out of the river phys.org/news/2026-05...
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DR Congo fishermen resort to trawling plastic waste
The mighty Congo River feeds millions of people along its course through the vast Democratic Republic of Congo but fishermen near the capital now find more plastic than fish in their nets.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Researchers have observed two humpback whales swimming between Australia and Brazil. It's the longest travel distance humans have ever recorded for the species. www.dw.com/en/researche...
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Humpback whales make record Australia-Brazil lifetime swims
Researchers have observed two humpback whales swimming between Australia and Brazil. It's the longest travel distance humans have ever recorded for the species.
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Green Energy Consumers Alliance @geconsumers.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Reforming Massachusetts' clean energy standards could save $1 billion over the next decade, reducing electricity bills without harming emissions goals. blog.greenenergyconsumers.org/blog/lets-sa...
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Let’s Save $1 Billion by Reforming Our Clean Energy Standards
Reforming Massachusetts' clean energy standards could save $1 billion over the next decade, reducing electricity bills without harming emissions goals.
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The Food & Environment Reporting Network @thefern.org · 20/05/2026
Sen. Cory Booker exposes the environmental and health horrors of massive CAFOs and how giant meatpacking corporations are polluting low-income communities. 🐖🏭 “These are awful corporations that need people to stand up to them.” Listen to Forked! 🎧 youtu.be/R22btsrNGzM
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Bees are the most important species on Earth They pollinate about 75 per cent of leading crops globally and contribute to a third of the world's food production But they are rapidly disappearing Let your garden grow wild to save them www.euronews.com/2026/05/20/w...
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World Bee Day: How to make your garden perfect for pollinators
Bees pollinate 75% of the world's key crops.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Not accounted for in climate models Increased heat from the ocean's surface reduced cloud cover, which in turn, allowed in more heat Less low cloud cover lets in more heat from the sun—and may lock in centuries of sea level rise phys.org/news/2026-05...
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Less low cloud cover lets in more heat from the sun—and may lock in centuries of sea level rise
According to NOAA, the global average sea level has risen 8–9 inches (21–24 centimeters) since 1880. The rate at which the sea level is rising is increasing, threatening coastal cities and ecosystems ...
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Glyphosate a known carcinogen and killer of Bees sales rose more than 44% between 2015 and 2024 in EU Both EU and USA are now vastly increasing pesticide use to get rid of green tape and simplify bureaucracy Real reason to boost profit of Bayer and pesticide industry www.dw.com/en/eu-is-fai...
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EU is failing to cut pesticide use
With binding cut targets scrapped, the European Union's pledge to halve pesticide use is stalling — even as controversial chemicals like glyphosate remain on sale across the bloc.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Sea level rise is swallowing US Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds phys.org/news/2026-05...
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Sea level rise is swallowing US Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds
Ghost forests, the cemetery-like groupings of dead trees killed by saltwater intrusion, have become haunting symbols of sea level rise overtaking land along the Mid-Atlantic coast. But a new study pub...
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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year - Canary Media Inc. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year
The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The new proposed worst case scenario has an end-of-the-century warming of about 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees F) You know something a 3,5 C world will leave large swathes of the Earth uninhabitable and this is what bozo Trump and deniers call good news phys.org/news/2026-05...
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The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say
Scientists are jettisoning their worst and best case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most cat...
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“The Arctic is currently warming at four times the rate experienced by the rest of the planet. But the Antarctic has started to catch up, so that it is already warming twice as quickly as the planet overall.” buff.ly/lXt4VwP No time to waste. #ActOnClimate #climate
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A Bermuda high parked over the western Atlantic is pulling sweltering air up from the south, challenging records in parts of the eastern U.S.
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Extreme heat is breaking records in the East. Here’s why
A Bermuda high parked over the western Atlantic is pulling sweltering air up from the south, challenging records in parts of the eastern U.S.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Wind-assisted cargo ships and greater use of wind-favourable shipping routes could more than halve shipping emissions Maybe slow down too and stop killing whales www.newscientist.com/article/2526...
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Wind-assisted cargo ships could more than halve shipping emissions
If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half or even completely eliminated
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Solar plus storage in India is cheaper than building fossil fuel power plants. So they build the solar.
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India installs 15.3 GW of solar capacity in Q1
India installed 15.3 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026 – the highest quarterly addition on record – representing a 143% year-on-year increase, according to Mercom India.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 20/05/2026
Plastic food and drink packaging ‘world’s most common coastal litter’
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Plastic food and drink packaging ‘world’s most common coastal litter’
Global study finds wrappers, bottles and lids on shorelines of 93% of countries analysed as UN talks to tackle issue stall
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
New scientific publication confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU “safe” exposure levels – evidence ignored in EU reapproval www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
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New scientific publication confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU “safe” exposure levels – evidence ignored in EU reapproval
Long-term exposure to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides causes cancer in laboratory animals at doses deemed “safe” by EU authorities, according to a new landmark publication. Despite early wa...
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
HISTORY IS COMING: 40c IN EUROPE This will arguably be the harshest spring heat wave in European history We can see up to 40C in Spain,35C in Central Europe for days. Thousands of records will be pulverized in Spain,Portugal,France,Benelux,UK;SCandinavia,Germany,Alps,Czechia,..
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 20/05/2026
I believed sustainable fashion’s hype. But between Everlane and Allbirds, the letdowns keep coming | Clare Press
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I believed sustainable fashion’s hype. But between Everlane and Allbirds, the letdowns keep coming | Clare Press
Sustainability promised to change the industry. With Shein reportedly acquiring Everlane, and Allbirds pivotting from eco sneakers to AI, it seems that promise was mostly marketing
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 20/05/2026
The English community that brought its river back from the brink: ‘If we can get it right here, we can do it everywhere’
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The English community that brought its river back from the brink: ‘If we can get it right here, we can do it everywhere’
For 150 years, the Mease had been altered by human hands, which destroyed habitats. But in 2013, a restoration project began – and now its wetlands are abuzz with wildlife
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BlogMickey.com @blogmickey.com · 18/05/2026
Just one year of Walt Disney World's solar output could power the monorail for 34 years. Disney shared that figure alongside the announcement that four solar projects can now meet 100% of the resort's daytime energy needs. ☀️ Read more: blogmickey.com/2026/04/walt...
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
This is Africa's first Hyperscale Data Center powered 100% by renewable geothermal energy in Kenya: buff.ly/omSRcVv We have so many solutions. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables
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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
One reason why roadless areas matter for Wilderness preservation: Roadless areas provide a de facto buffer to protect Wilderness from the impacts of industrial forest management and other resource extraction occurring on nearby National Forest lands. wildernesswatch.org/why-roadless...
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Why roadless areas matter for Wilderness preservation - Wilderness Watch
We should all be deeply concerned about the most recent challenge to the integrity of America’s national forests—the proposed repeal of the 2001 U.S. Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Th...
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The Food & Environment Reporting Network @thefern.org · 18/05/2026
A $250M indoor farm in Florida uses AI & 10k sensors to raise Atlantic Salmon. Result: Zero antibiotics & 3x the Omega-3s. But out-engineering nature is pricey. Would YOU eat land-grown salmon? 👇
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Big worry for Antarctica as increasing relatively warm seawater moving underneath floating ice shelves This hidden process happens underwater Warm ocean currents are creeping beneath massive glaciers and ice shelves slowly weakening them from the bottom upward www.natureworldnews.com/articles/729...
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Antarctica Melting From Below Is Worse Than Scientists Expected as Antarctic Ice Shelf Melting Accelerates
Scientists warn Antarctica melting from below is accelerating faster than expected as Antarctic ice shelf melting worsens, raising new concerns about Antarctica climate change and rising sea levels.
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Want a sober reminder of where we are in addressing the climate crisis? Over the last 50 years the oil & gas industry has made $3 billion in profits every day. $52 trillion in pure profit: buff.ly/3iXkJwm Time to unplug fossil fuels.#ActOnClimate #climate #biodiversity
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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
If 30C is achieved in the UK this coming Saturday, it will be the earliest 30C since 1952. All metrics earlier than average in 2026 First 20C: 18th March (avg 5th April) First 25C: 8th April (avg 5th May) First 30C: 23rd May possibly (avg 30th June)
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
An insidious danger lurks within all of this... Why are so many data centers being built across the country? Ask yourself, what data are they collecting? 🤨
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 18/05/2026
Mountain gorillas are one of three iconic and endangered species, along with snow leopards and royal Bengal tigers, found in different mountain regions. UNEP works to ensure climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation go hand in hand to protect them. See how: www.unep.org/regions/euro...
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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Give us control or give us zonal pricing. Scotland has the highest energy costs in the UK. Scotland has the coldest Temperatures in the UK. Scotland produced 120% of its own electricity, the most of all the countries in the UK. Fair?
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Climate Crisis Info & Progressive Politics (by Bryan Godbe) @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The climate crisis should be declared a global public health emergency by WHO, or millions more people will die unnecessarily. The climate crisis is such a worldwide threat to health that WHO should declare it “a public health emergency of international concern”. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO
Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
BAN DATA CENTERS,NOW !......
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
To help us visualize the new European Centre El Niño forecast I added a little color and category. The average of the ensemble members is ~ +3C sea surface temperature anomaly in the Pacific El Niño region. That means the average for late 2026 is as high or higher than the any recorded El Niño! 1/
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Some wildlife may not return after recurring fires "The ground nesting birds, like the skylarks and the meadow pipits, the wrens and stonechats, they'll have lost their nests and eggs." The mountain range has more than 50% of Northern Ireland's upland heath habitat www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Mourne Mountains wildfires could push away some species, say conservationists
Butterflies, birds, insects and lizards are among wildlife negatively affected by fires.
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