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2024-02-14 at 11:40 PM UTC in North Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures already at May levels in FebruaryNorth Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures already at May levels in February
As oceans absorb most of the excess heat from global warming, this step-up increase in North Atlantic temperatures will have many knock-on effects on the climate of the surrounding areas. If El Nino departs by hurricane season this year its tendency to block hurricanes with wind shear will not be a factor and unprecedently warm oceans have the potential to spawn unprecedently powerful hurricanes/tropical storms.
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2024-02-14 at 11:34 PM UTC in Why America Sucks at Everything
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2024-02-14 at 11:31 PM UTC in Nearly 1,000 fur seals found dead along NZ coastline in the last 5 months
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2024-02-14 at 11:30 PM UTC in Russia just launched a large nuclear weapon or something idk
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2024-02-14 at 1:57 PM UTC in Why America Sucks at Everything
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2024-02-14 at 1:11 PM UTC in Why America Sucks at Everything
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2024-02-14 at 4:32 AM UTC in International Fellowship of Christians and jedis*That's not a star it's just 2 triangles.
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2024-02-14 at 4:29 AM UTC in Bride kidsThis one's pretty good though.
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2024-02-14 at 4:20 AM UTC in Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins $1 Million Defamation Case Against Right-Wing Climate Deniers
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2024-02-14 at 4:17 AM UTC in Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins $1 Million Defamation Case Against Right-Wing Climate Deniers
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2024-02-14 at 4:11 AM UTC in Why America Sucks at Everything
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2024-02-14 at 4:06 AM UTC in Why America Sucks at Everything
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2024-02-14 at 4:04 AM UTC in Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins $1 Million Defamation Case Against Right-Wing Climate DeniersClimate Scientist Michael Mann Wins $1 Million Defamation Case Against Right-Wing Climate Deniers
And this is something that we’ve encountered for decades, efforts by the fossil fuel industry and their hired guns to attack and attempt to discredit scientists, to prevent meaningful action on climate. And so, this is a line in the sand.
That is not protected speech. You can’t engage in false and defamatory attacks on scientists. And so, I like to think that this will create some space now, that scientists will feel more comfortable in leaving the laboratory and speaking to the public and policymakers about their science and about the implications of their science, knowing that there are some basic protections. -
2024-02-14 at 3:52 AM UTC in Why America Sucks at Everything
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2024-02-14 at 1:47 AM UTC in Why America Sucks at Everything
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2024-02-14 at 1:45 AM UTC in Cheap Flights
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2024-02-14 at 1:25 AM UTC in Cheap Flights
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2024-02-14 at 1:22 AM UTC in Cheap Flights
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2024-02-14 at 1:17 AM UTC in Nearly 1,000 fur seals found dead along NZ coastline in the last 5 monthsNearly 1,000 fur seals found dead along NZ coastline in the last 5 months
In the last 5 months nearly 1,000 fur seals have been found dead along the Kaikōura coastline. It is not entirely uncommon to find higher rates of fur seals mortality around this time of year but never in these numbers. Preliminary tests show that many were baby fur seals that had died of starvation however at this point scientists are not sure exactly why there are so many. Initially there were concerns about disease as a possibility, but this has since been ruled out as a cause.
Department of Conservation marine science adviser Dr Jody Weir made a statement that "A recent report showed that New Zealand fur seals eat 46 species of fish, 18 cephalopod species and so the fact they are still starving, that they couldn't find enough food with that very diverse diet, is very troublesome. "
Scientists working on Kaikōura coastline have witnessed increased starvation across the food chain in the past couple of years, including many species of seabirds washing ashore. They speculate that this could be related to a reduction in fish stocks around New Zealand coastline, possibly as a result of warming waters and overfishing.
As species such as these fur seals and also native seabirds are not able to find enough food to sustain themselves it is a clear indication that key parts of the food chain they rely on are changing along with our climate.
