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Just a girl who loves rain

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Actually Funny Memes @actuallyfunnymemes.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Happy Monday. Hummingbirds sheltering from the rain
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Arthur Gessler @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Populations of large-diameter trees are increasing across the United States | PNAS
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Populations of large-diameter trees are increasing across the United States | PNAS
Large-diameter trees provide vital ecological functions in forested ecosystems. Old, large-diameter trees may also be vulnerable to climate-driven ...
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
A street is orange from flames and you can see the high winds in the palm trees. Sparks fly down the streetA fire truck is engulfed in parks and flames are seen on the hill. The entire photo is red and orange from the fireA fireman with a hose runs across the front of a house in flames in the backgroundThe inside of a house is a ball of flames. The only visible thing inside is a burning Christmas tree
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
$1,131,794,901 That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns. Well, the planet is burning. Don't let them look away.
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All Earth 🌎 picture @allearthpic.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
A magnificent lake in the heart of the Andes Mountains!
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galaxylover.bsky.social @galaxylover.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
The Storm Of A Trillion Stars
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Nadin Thomson @nadinthomson.co.uk · 27/12/2024
Taken in Iceland in March 2023. What an amazing destination. We loved the South East Coast the best. It's so epic. #Iceland #landscapephotography #Iclandic #mountains #photohour #photography #Island
a mountain scape with a dark blue sky
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
To all the Christians and catholics out there of any politics - Remember that Jesus and his parents were immigrants. Let's try to treat them a bit better in America. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone ❤️🎄
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Something new about me, I really enjoy spicy things. Whether it's Samyang Korean Fire Noodles, spicy curries, chili, or you name it. I've also enjoyed hot ones and hot ones sauces but found them mild. TIL they've been lying about how hot their sauces are. youtu.be/dutpBSKj8JY?...
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The truth about Hot Ones sauces
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
It's just not a good movie, cheating takes place too and we're supposed to be fine with it cuz "love"
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
1/ Some scientists hold back from engaging in advocacy for fear it'll harm public trust in science - but new research from @colognaviktoria.bsky.social and colleagues shows the opposite can happen 🧵
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
"from 1960-2023, 27.9% of the global land surface became significantly more arid.. with arid and hyper-arid areas increasing by 6.34 and 4.18 million-km²" Sardans et al nature.com/articles/s43... It is urgent to understand and prepare for increasingly arid conditions
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Growing aridity poses threats to global land surface - Communications Earth & Environment
From 1960 to 2023, 27.9% of the global land surface became more arid, while 20.5% became less arid, resulting in a 5.9% increase in arid regions, linked to reduction of land’s carbon sink capacity and...
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
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Dark Energy 'Doesn't Exist': Scientists Reveal a 'Lumpy' Universe Driving Its Own Expansion
Scientists used to think that dark energy was the reason for the expanding universe, but new research suggests that it might not exist. Instead, a new theory says that the universe is made of lumps, a...
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
The shutting down of the AMOC is a huge problem more people need to know about. Climate change will radically change the face of Europe and the east coast unless we intervene
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Landscapehead @landscapehead.com · 23/12/2024
By: Hung Ton facebook.com/hung.ton.336 #photography #landscape #landscapehead
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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/12/2024
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan theonion.com/cat-clinging...
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
-The Onion
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Wise words. It is in no way worth even considering at this time. The ONLY way forward is the elimination of fossil fuel based energy generation
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Another gorgeous place on earth that I didn't know about
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
A very good and hope inspiring read, tap the posts for more on it
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Giorgio Gherardi @giogherardi.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Walking in the ancient city of Verona (Italy) in a rainy day. Shot on iphone. #Photography #StreetPhotography #Verona #rain #rainyweather #shotoniphone #redcoat #umbrella #puddle #reflection #raindrops
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Adrian Rodriguez III @arodphoto.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Rain drops… #bw #photography #art
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Joseph Cole @josephjamescole.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
It took me a few trips to see this comp where separate streams of water converged at this point. The smaller run made for a better foreground against the bigger fall in the background and the golden leaves were icing on the cake. #landscape #landscapephotography #waterfalls #nature #outdoors
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
If we look at cumulative CO₂ fluxes over the industrial era, the ocean is the only thing helping keep atmospheric CO₂ from rising even higher. The terrestrial biosphere is just taking up what it has emitted. 🌊 essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
Bar graph illustrating cumulative carbon changes from 1850 to 2023, showing categories for fossil CO₂ emissions, land uptake, land-use change, ocean uptake, atmospheric increase, and budget imbalance. Each category is color-coded with upward and downward arrows.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Jurisprudence news: Montana’s judicial system has broken new ground by upholding the verdict that we the people have an obligation to stop robbing our children and grandchildren of their future by needlessly burning fossil fuels: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/c... @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Youth Climate Activists Get Major Win in Montana Supreme Court
The court agreed that the state’s energy policies violated Montanans’ constitutional right to a clean environment.
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
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Natasha de Vere @ndevere.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
ESA and NASA deliver first joint picture of Greenland Ice Sheet melting
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ESA and NASA deliver first joint picture of Greenland Ice Sheet melting
Global warming is driving the rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, contributing to global sea level rise and disrupting weather patterns worldwide. Because of this, precise measurements of its ch...
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
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Phil Levin @phillevin.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Denser housing isn’t just about urban efficiency—it’s a key ally for wildlife. Reducing sprawl helps protect habitats and biodiversity. Thoughtful planning = win-win. 🌿🏙️ Read more: www.theurbanist.org/2023/04/25/h... #Conservation #UrbanEcology
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Housing Density Is a Win-Win For Wildlife and People - The Urbanist
# Washington needs abundant, affordable, and accessible housing. Accordingly, this legislative session made progress on housing density (via HB 1110, HB 1337, SB 5190, and SB 5466) by enhancing variou...
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The more time people spend in nature, the better the chance they'll want to preserve it. GREAT news www.cpr.org/2024/12/19/c...
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Congress passes bill to increase outdoor recreation opportunities
The legislation, which touches on everything from long-distance bike trails to shooting ranges, contains a number of Colorado priorities.
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Native Australians understood the complex dynamics of wildfires when others were congregating in cities for the first time
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Nature @nature.com · 19/12/2024
We've just joined Bluesky 🎉 Follow us for research, news, comment and opinion from Nature journal 🧪
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
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Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California air pollution case
Supreme Court dismisses a red-state constitutional claim that targeted California's power to fight air pollution.
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𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷💫 @moonitis.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
For good news rather than bad, check my previous post www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/13/1...
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AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further
Data center emissions have tripled since 2018. As more complex AI models like OpenAI’s Sora see broad release, those figures will likely go through the roof.
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed
Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year.
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Cheaper, more reliable, more convenient, more self sustainable. Better than oil, gas, and coal.
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
If scientists cannot convince the population, our only change is making green tech and green energy so much more affordable, and convenient, that the world powers and corporations switch purely because of greed.
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Fabian Dablander @fdabl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Climate action paper published! 🎉 In a large survey, we found that climate researchers engage in much more advocacy and activism than non-climate researchers. The difference in lifestyle changes was considerably smaller. www.nature.com/articles/s44... @maiensachis.bsky.social @jmbh.bsky.social
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Climate actions by climate and non-climate researchers - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Climate actions by climate and non-climate researchers
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
NEW PAPER: The 2022 fossil fuel price jumps caused an oil and gas profit explosion. We show the US reaped the largest profit increase (USD 275bn) of any country. Big Oil claims this benefits the American people. In fact, 51% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A 🧵
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Psychoticstate @psychoticstate.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Shaded drop 💧💧 #macro #nature #photography
A large rain drop, reflecting the green grasses and blue sky on a dark blade of grass in the shade.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
One continent stands out no matter which parameter we look at and for that we should all be ashamed.
World map depicting the share of people who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of August 12, 2024. The map uses a gradient color scheme to indicate vaccination rates, from light green representing lower percentages to dark green representing higher percentages. Africa is mostly in light colors.A world map illustrating per capita electricity generation in kilowatt-hours for the year 2023. Regions are color-coded to show varying levels of electricity generation, with specific shades indicating ranges from 0 kWh to over 20,000 kWh. Africa is mostly in the low range.A world map illustrating child mortality rates in 2022, showing the estimated share of newborns who die before age five. Areas with higher rates are shaded in darker red, particularly in parts of Africa. Regions with no data are marked in white.
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Look at these fuzzy lil feet oml
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Alright I heard that people list their interests to get better discover results so here goes. Rain/water related anything Climate science Green energy/tech Snowboarding/mountains Reading Hiking Traveling Ceramics/pottery Scientific research Tech Gaming VR Scifi/fantasy art Cats, cute things 💙
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
If China can get away with it, how much do you want to bet international corporations can too? I'd bet a lot - Carbon credits aren't the answer.
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WaterdropGirl @waterdropgirl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Ironic since most of Australia is near uninhabitable
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