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Emili García-Berthou

@garciaberthou.bsky.social
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Ecology of freshwater fish and Invasion biology at the University of Girona (Girona, Catalonia, Spain). Dad of 2 & Bach and jazz enthusiast invasiber.org/GarciaBerthou scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&…

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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.diaridegirona.cat/girona/2026/... @iea-udg.bsky.social @univgirona.bsky.social #InvaNET
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La Universitat de Girona identifica 94 espècies exòtiques amb risc d'envair les Illes Canàries els pròxims deu anys
Un estudi coordinat per la Xarxa Temàtica sobre Invasions Biològiques alerta que 12 de les espècies analitzades representen una amenaça ambiental molt alta per als ecosistemes canaris
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Universitat de Girona @univgirona.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🌱🤝 La UdG, al capdavant del compromís social i mediambiental! La Universitat de Girona és la universitat espanyola més compromesa amb la societat i el medi ambient, segons el Rànquing CYD d’universitats sostenibles de la Fundación CYD.
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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨 New paper out! Which non-native species could invade the Canary Islands next? In this stdy led by @ana-franco.bsky.social we used horizon scanning with 37 experts to identify future invasion threats, helping inform prevention and surveillance 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
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Preventing Invasive Non‐Native Species: A Horizon Scanning for the Canary Islands
Aim Oceanic islands host exceptional biodiversity and endemism but are highly vulnerable to biological invasions. We aimed to identify non-native species with high potential to invade the Canary Isl.....
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Ana Clara S. Franco @ana-franco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
An outcome of the Thematic Network on Biological Invasions (InvaNET) involving many colleagues @garciaberthou.bsky.social @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social @univgirona.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @creaf.cat @ceabcsic.bsky.social @ipna.csic.es @csiccanarias.bsky.social among others
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InvaNET – Red Temática sobre Invasiones Biológicas (InvaNET)
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Ana Clara S. Franco @ana-franco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Ana Clara S. Franco @ana-franco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The agreed species lists highlighted: 🌿 94 priority species for prevention based on environmental impact 💰 49 based on socioeconomic impact We hope that these results assist in surveillance, early warning and biosecurity actions in the Canary islands. Thanks to all co-authors! 🙌
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Ana Clara S. Franco @ana-franco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🎉 Our new paper is out in Diversity and Distributions! "Preventing Invasive Non-Native Species: A Horizon Scanning for the Canary Islands" 🏝️ 37 experts assessed 823 species that could reach the Canary islands within a decade. Open access 👇 doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... #InvaNET #bioinvasions
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Preventing Invasive Non‐Native Species: A Horizon Scanning for the Canary Islands
Aim Oceanic islands host exceptional biodiversity and endemism but are highly vulnerable to biological invasions. We aimed to identify non-native species with high potential to invade the Canary Isl...
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Universitat de Girona @univgirona.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
La IA a la Universitat: tot s’hi val? La UdG ha aprovat el Codi de bones pràctiques per a l’ús responsable de la IAG en l’àmbit docent, que estableix criteris clars per a estudiantat i professorat. Descobreix les regles del joc i fes un ús responsable de la IA. www.udg.edu/ca/ia/ia-a-l...
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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
sites.google.com/view/iipanea... II CONGRESO PANAMERICANO DE ESPECIES ACÚATICAS INVASORAS Y NO NATIVAS Modalidad en línea Del 29 de Septiembre al 2 de Octubre 2026
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II PANEAINN
Universidad Veracruzana invita a participar en el II Congreso Panamericano de Especies Acuáticas Invasoras y No Nativas a toda la comunidad científica, académica, estudiantil, gubernamental y a org...
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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
SEMINARI @iea-udg.bsky.social: "Cyanobacterial secondary metabolites: impacts on food production, drinking water, and aquatic ecosystems" Dr. Małgorzata Poniewozik Sala de Graus FC 25 setembre 2026, 12.30 @greco-udg.bsky.social @univgirona.bsky.social www.udg.edu/ca/instituts...
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Instituts > Seminari IEA: "Cyanobacterial secondary metabolites"
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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our paper is on the cover of the latest issue of Hydrobiologia! 🎨🐟 Our study on non-native freshwater fishes across the circum-Mediterranean region is featured on the cover of Volume 853, Issue 20. Pretty cool to see my photo out there! 🔗: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
sites.google.com/view/iipanea... II CONGRESO PANAMERICANO DE ESPECIES ACÚATICAS INVASORAS Y NO NATIVAS Modalidad en línea Del 29 de Septiembre al 2 de Octubre 2026
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II PANEAINN
Universidad Veracruzana invita a participar en el II Congreso Panamericano de Especies Acuáticas Invasoras y No Nativas a toda la comunidad científica, académica, estudiantil, gubernamental y a org...
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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 10/09/2026
🎉 We were delighted to welcome one of our Subject Editors, Emili García-Berthou of Universitat de Girona, to the @pensoft.net stand at #NeoBiota2026! ⬇️Emili has authored several papers in our journal, which can be accessed below: neobiota.pensoft.net/browse_journ... @neobiota.bsky.social
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Albert Ruhí @albertruhi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
We're hiring an ecologist at UC Berkeley! The Dept. of Integrative Biology is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Ecology. Plants/algae, invertebrates, microbes, or marine systems a priority. Come join us!! Apply by Oct 5, 2026. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489 PS: Please share!
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Assistant Professor –Ecology- Integrative Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Proud of this paper just published in 𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 with Andres Lucas Fernandez Vilar, @irene-gil-luna.bsky.social and Lluís Zamora @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Connection to the sea and flooding mediate the abundance of a threatened cyprinodontiform and invasive mosquitofish in a Mediterranean saltmarsh
The fish assemblages of small Mediterranean coastal lagoons remain understudied, despite their importance for biodiversity and ecological functioning.…
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drasim🩺 @stoicwazir.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Oh so now it’s all Palestinians! Israel murdered 18 thousand childrens alone in Gaza during the war. Israel is committing genocide in GAZA and Trump administration is supporting it. Source: The Guardian
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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal
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JC Thomas @jc-thomas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Source: The Guardian share.google/TFikHAInn3kr...
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Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds
Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist
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La Enzima Inquieta 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @viajandoconciencia.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Cuando usáis la IA Generativa ésta guarda los datos de vuestras conversaciones y ya han ocurrido filtraciones de datos sensibles. Esto es un riesgo para tus datos pero también para la empresa para la que trabajas si usas estos sistemas con datos de tu trabajo
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La Enzima Inquieta 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @viajandoconciencia.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Aquí tenéis todos los bulos sobre incendios forestales desmentidos
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Incendios forestales y desinformación: cuáles son los bulos más habituales y cómo evitarlos
​Como cada verano, las condiciones climáticas y las altas temperaturas aumentan el riesgo de incendios forestales en amplias zonas del país. En este contexto, es habitual que proliferen mensajes falso...
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Dr.BioBlogo @drbioblogo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
La lince Urze y sus dos cachorros mueren ahogados en una balsa de riego ☹️🤦🤬 ¡¡Todo el mundo sabe que ESAS BALSAS SON TRAMPAS MORTALES, que los animales resbalan en esas lonas negras y no pueden salir!! ¡¿Cuándo se obligará a instalar rampas de escape?! Hellín, Albacete, España:
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Carlos M Herrera @cmhmaliani.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"Reina en todas partes una originalidad basada en el olvido", que dijo el filósofo 😀
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MadeInDex 📰 🌎 @madeindex.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🐍 Not shocked by #Meta or the kind of people they put in charge of their “digital experiences for kids”¹. Exactly the kind of person to entrust with social media #ageverification (calls, live videos, photographs etc.). 🔽 Part 1/2 🔽 #News #Demeta #Facebook #Tech
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Meta engineering manager caught sexting teen
Meta engineering manager Josh Felker, 44, was arrested and charged after a vigilante group caught him trying to sext a 13-year-old girl.
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Carlos M Herrera @cmhmaliani.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Estaba tardando en aparecer por Cazorla Zelus renardii, aka Chinche asesina norteamericana, aka Hylaeus-killer. Mis dos primeras vistas esta semana en inflorescencias de Eryngium campestre, una planta muy visitada por abejitas Hylaeus. Aquí está uno de ellos zampándose una hembra de H. variegatus
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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.diaridegirona.cat/economia/202...
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Els pescadors de sonso gironins deixen de feinejar sis mesos abans del previst i alerten que l'espècie s'està acabant
El sector demana que es busquin les causes i sospiten de la depuració d'aigües que eliminen els nutrients del mar
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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Denunciats penalment dos furtius reincidents per capturar ocells fringíl·lids amb mètodes prohibits a Pau
Els Agents Rurals intervenen 26 fringíl·lids, vuit dels quals morts, quatre xarxes japoneses i tres reclams electrònics utilitzats per atreure els animals
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Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) @ceabcsic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🌍 Banyoles will host the annual meeting of the @gleonetwork.bsky.socialscientific netwrok 2026, bringing together 150 freshwater science experts from five continents. To know more 👇
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Banyoles host an international conference on the future of lakes this summer | CEAB
The town will host the annual meeting of the GLEON scientific network, bringing together around 150 professionals in research, engineering and environmental management from across the five continents. Banyoles was chosen because of the Estany’s status as one of the leading sites for aquatic ecology research. This will be the first time the conference has… Banyoles host an international conference on the future of lakes this summer
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Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya @uvic-ucc.cat · 07/07/2026
📢 | Banyoles acollirà aquest estiu un congrés internacional sobre el futur dels llacs 👉 www.uvic.cat/noticies/ban...
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bctuab.bsky.social @bctuab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Es tracta de la conferència internacional de la Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network #GLEON , una de les principals xarxes científiques mundials dedicades a l’estudi dels #llacs. 📅 Del 29 d’agost al 4 de setembre.
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📢 | Banyoles acollirà aquest estiu un congrés internacional sobre el futur dels llacs 👉 https://www.uvic.cat/noticies/banyoles-acollira-aquest-estiu-un-congres-internacional-sobre-el-futur-dels-llacs
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Stéphanie Gascón @stephi-gascon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Don't miss this excellent video about the large branchiopods of Doñana's temporary ponds, narrated by two of the leading experts on these unique wetlands. A must-watch for anyone interested in freshwater biodiversity and natural history! 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=z8Tg...
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PROYECTOS | La importancia de los grandes banquiópodos para las lagunas temporales
YouTube video by Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD-CSIC
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GRECO-UdG @greco-udg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
www.diaridegirona.cat/comarques/20... gleon.org/event/gleon-... @iea-udg.bsky.social @univgirona.bsky.social
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Banyoles reunirà 150 experts internacionals per debatre el futur dels llacs
Investigadors, enginyers i gestors ambientals dels cinc continents compartiran coneixement sobre els efectes del canvi climàtic i la gestió de l’aigua
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David Salesa 🌱 @davidsalesad.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Incluso desde Alicante se ha estado apreciando durante todo el día la mezcla de humos de los diferentes incendios (Castelló, Girona, Francia...) de estos últimos días. La estabilidad atmosférica dificulta la dispersión de contaminantes.
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GRECO-UdG @greco-udg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🌍 Busquem voluntaris i voluntàries per al GLEON 2026! 🙌 Vols viure des de dins l'organització d'un congrés científic internacional? Busquem voluntaris i voluntàries per donar suport a l'organització de l'esdeveniment en diferents tasques logístiques i d'atenció als participants.
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GLEON 2026 All Hands' Meeting - Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network
The GLEON 2026 All Hands’ Meeting will be held at Lake Banyoles, Spain on 31 August to 4 September 2026 with pre-meetings and early arrivals on 28-30 August 2026.
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The Forever Pollution Project, which Watershed contributed to, calculated that, even if we stopped producing all PFAS tomorrow, the clean-up costs in just the UK + Europe would be £1.6trillion. As companies continue to manufacture more, that figure will only rise: share.google/80IdL9ibxNer...
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Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe
Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled
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Research Group on Biological Invasions @bioinv.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
32 expertos en invasiones biológicas se reunieron los días 22 y 23 de junio en la #Universidad de Palma de #Mallorca coordinados por la Red #InvaNET para identificar cuáles son las especies exóticas con mayor probabilidad de invadir las Islas Baleares y causar impactos #EEI ⬇️
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Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) @ceabcsic.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🌿 32 experts de 15 institucions han identificat les espècies exòtiques invasores amb més risc per a les Illes Balears. Xavier Turon, investigador del nostre centre i membre d'#InvaNET, n'ha coordinat la part marina amb Macarena Ros (Univ. Sevilla). 🔗 invasiber.org/InvaNET
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Michael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Per què no segar tant les “males herbes” a Montilivi (i altres llocs)? Ple de la preciosa “migradora dels cards” (mcng.cat/blog/nova-in... ) les darreres setmanes on no s’ha segat a Montilivi, com la d’aquest vídeo d’avui. @univgirona.bsky.social @sergicot.bsky.social @girona-cat.bsky.social
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
An incredible amount of wildlife is being senselessly killed as "collateral damage" by fishing vessels every year according to analysis by @wclnews.bsky.social Most of these deaths are avoidable as mitigation measures already exist says @richardbenwell.bsky.social: share.google/I0SDBu1pM2EK...
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Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals
Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
. @wclnews.bsky.social highlights moves that could be scaled up such as: 'Small-scale fishers in Filey Bay, Yorkshire, near the UK’s largest mainland colony of seabirds, worked...to reduce annual bycatch from 700 seabirds to four or five by trying new methods, including heavier nets.'
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Miguel Clavero @chikichanka.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Los datos de las aletas sugieren que la flota palangrera española, principalmente gallega, está sacrificando anualmente alrededor de un millón de tiburones Un millón Yo no era consciente del volumen de esta cosa
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Miguel Clavero @chikichanka.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
La UE exporta 2700 toneladas de aletas de tiburón Casi tres millones de kilos sólo en aletas La mayoría, casi todas, españolas Esto es una aberración Da igual que los tiburones se desembarquen con sus aletas Es demasiado www.lavozdegalicia.es/amp/noticia/...
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Reducing traffic by Improving public transport, walking + cycling routes: - makes cities cleaner + more affordable - improves people's health Now, a study finds, it helps cool towns + cities: share.google/vg1HJgIQZ9dG...
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How traffic makes cities warmer
Traffic can be a significant heat source in cities – yet is often overlooked in concerns about rising urban temperatures.
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
People killed in Spain during the same period 2007-2020. Wolves 0, Hunters 63. Fact is there are no proven registered deaths from wolves in Spain in recent history. Unlike feral or domestic dogs which certainly do kill humans... The former sometimes also confused with wolves too
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
We're proud to say @dralexford.bsky.social + Dr Francesca Ginley were able to use some of the data on PFAS in animals, fish + birds we compiled from the Cefas archives in their excellent study. That data also featured in this article: share.google/1xI2qOk4ppY1...
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Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows
Some wildlife species have accumulated many times more than safe amount of PFAS in their tissue and organs
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
'before all the spills, he was able to catch a variety of fish...but most are hard to find now or, if caught, appear deformed' Documents obtained by the BBC reveal Shell continued operating a major oil pipeline in Nigeria for years even though they knew it was leaking: share.google/pSsZZyLiJxqv...
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Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show
The oil giant says the documents ignore the critical context of the complex operating environment at the time.
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some-rss-feeds.bsky.social @some-rss-feeds.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
[some-subscribed-rss] New Post: A striking retraction from Ecology Letters, by Jeremy Fox dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/0…
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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Catástrofe invisible: peces invasores en los ríos mediterráneos. Los resultados nuestro reciente estudio son alarmantes: hay <150 especies invasoras en el territorio @es.theconversation.com @garciaberthou.bsky.social @mncn-csic.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social theconversation.com/catastrofe-i...
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Catástrofe invisible: peces invasores en los ríos mediterráneos
Los ríos de la región mediterránea albergan una biodiversidad única. Sin embargo, este patrimonio natural se enfrenta a una amenaza creciente: la introducción y expansión de especies no autóctonas.
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Universitat de Girona @univgirona.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🐟 Com podem predir la probabilitat d’extinció dels peixos d’aigua dolça per intentar salvar-los? Emili Garcia-Berthou reflexiona sobre els factors que amenacen els peixos d’aigua dolça i sobre la importància de predir el risc d’extinció per protegir-los. theconversation.com/como-predeci...
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Many historic landfills were made before regulation about disposing hazardous waste Often unlined, without filtration systems, we usually don't know what's in them Research by @profkatespencer.bsky.social has found heavy metals + chemical pollutants leaching from some share.google/RLrQseEfAHhI...
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UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies
Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release toxic waste from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems
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