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Human fingerprints on Earth’s climate are now nearly impossible to dispute https://www.earth.com/climate/human-fingerprints-on-earths-climate-are-now-nearly-impossible-to-dispute/

Human fingerprints on Earth’s climate are now nearly impossible to dispute
A major review finds much stronger evidence of human-caused global warming than in 2009, despite the EPA's reversal of a landmark ruling.

California sister (Adelpha californica) nectaring on Yerba santa (Eriodictyon spp.) near Red Box Picnic Area on the Angeles Crest, San Gabriel Mountains
#naturalist #insect #butterfly

Global water report reveals drying rivers and erratic swings between too little and too much #environment

Global water report reveals drying rivers and erratic swings between too little and too much
Rivers across the globe in 2025 had one of the driest years in more than three decades, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It shows a continuation of the long-term decline in Earth's freshwater storage and glacier retreat—trends with serious implications for people and economies in the future.

@… that’s unfortunate. The Folio Society has an even more expensive edition, but I doubt the illustrations are better than Vess’
https://www.foliosociety.com/row/books-of-

Copper boom fueling energy transition puts Earth’s wildlands at risk https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/copper-boom-fueling-energy-transition-puts-earths-wildlands-at-risk/

Copper boom fueling energy transition puts Earth’s wildlands at risk
In the high Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, you can still find the vicuña, a shy, elusive camelid, revered by Indigenous people. It has reasons to be cautious of humans. Long-prized for its fine wool, European colonists hunted it relentlessly. Flocks in the millions were reduced to 6,000 individuals by the 1960s. Indigenous-driven […]

After working in the NT in the lat 80s, early 90s, I thought I'd covered every crazy story about the local politicians. ( My favourites were the MP who punched another fan while at the footy, and the Mines and Energy minister drinking water from the Ranger tailings dam to prove uranium was safe.)
I didn't expect them to keep electing crazy people in the 21st century.
"NT minister claims Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if territory doesn’t use more groundwater&quot…

NT minister claims Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if territory doesn’t use more groundwater
Business minister Robyn Cahill wants to make NT ‘datacentre capital of the globe’, but Environment Centre says scientific claim is ‘completely cooked’

EU's race for lithium and rare earths sidelined calls to reduce consumption, finds study #EU

EU's race for lithium and rare earths sidelined calls to reduce consumption, finds study
In 2024, the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) came into force. The regulation is intended to secure Europe's supply of critical raw materials, especially minerals and metals such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements. The EU is therefore focusing on reducing its dependence on third countries such as China, boosting domestic minerals and metals production, and expanding recycling. In a study published in Communications Earth & Environment, researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environme…

Record-breaking ocean drilling reveals why Japan's 2011 tsunami was so deadly #Japan

Record-breaking ocean drilling reveals why Japan's 2011 tsunami was so deadly
Scientists have uncovered a hidden weakness beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s catastrophic 2011 earthquake and tsunami became so devastating. By drilling deeper into the seafloor than ever before, researchers discovered a thin, slippery layer of ancient clay that allowed the massive rupture to race all the way to the ocean floor, triggering enormous seafloor movement and a powerful tsunami.