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Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re #nature

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the same period last year.

"we're gonna dance the night away"
#wildFlower #nature

This is pretty cute. Frogs hanging out in dahlia petals.
#Nature

"What dandelions, bees, and outdoor play can teach kids about their responsibilities to nature"
#Nature #Flowers
htt…

Can outdoor play teach kids about their responsibilities to nature?
Outdoor and nature-based programs support children’s connections with the natural world and the development of ecological awareness.

Je monte la garde
#SilentSunday #crapaud #nature

Nature does something surprising to the brain beyond relieving stress https://www.earth.com/lifestyle/nature-does-something-surprising-to-the-brain-beyond-relieving-stress/

Nature does something surprising to the brain beyond relieving stress
Nature may do more than relieve stress, with evidence suggesting it can improve mood and thinking even when people already feel fine.

Wir alle träumen große Träume.
Wir alle. 🫂
#photography #nature #rubbishbin

#Nature photos from my trip to #Michigan
🏖️ 🐿️ 🌲 🐟 🎆 🍫 💮
https://www.flickr.com/photos/coffmanadam/

Oh hello giant American millipede! This one is likely 2-3 years old and they can live 10 years! #naturephotography #nature #smokymountainnationalpark

PSA: If you smell an odor when your neighbors are getting their yard fogged for mosquitoes, that means the pyrethroids are drifting onto your yard, too. The chemicals can remain active for weeks and are not specific to mosquitoes. #mosquitoes #pyrethroids #nature #insects #pesticides

My #FootpathFriday contribution... I wish I was there today to be honest..
This was part of a bike and hike where we returned in the rain. But as we were prepared for it, it was more fun than expected!
#nature

"The government canceled this nature study. Scientists kept going anyway."
#Nature #Environment

The government canceled this nature study. Scientists finished it anyway. » Yale Climate Connections
When the National Nature Assessment was shut down, the scientists who worked on it kept going. In this Q&A, one author shares what the research reveals about nature’s powerful, underused role in supporting health.

the geography of silence
#photography #photo #nature #blackandwhite

We were up on the dunes last night, and the bats came out to play. The speed with which they changed direction is breathtaking. I tried to video, and it's beyond the capabilities of my phone, in the dark, but here is a tiny clip of the wheeling flying mice! #bats #nature

Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) at the water bowl. I recently learned (minutes ago) that they collect fecal pellets from the their nests and drop them into birdbaths. This one is definitely looking guilty. #tmi #birds #grackles #nature #birdbath

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit #nature

not long got back from lake
#damselfly #insect #nature

Greetings from the soil. 🌱
#photography #nature #grass

"The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction"
#Nature #Environment

The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction
‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction

Stumbled upon this tarantula up on a remote ridge crest trail where I regularly hike.
The earliest in the season I’ve seen one. They’re pretty common in October. I think his habitat was just off the trail in a rock fissure. He’s basically looking to return to it in this video.
#nature #spiders …

Männliche Mauereidechse? mit blauem Bauchstreifen
#eidechse #natur #nature

"The sky is the source of light in nature — and governs everything."
— John Constable
#CloudAppreciation #NaturePhotography #Photography

Common liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) growing on the shady side of my house. The little cups are filled with wafer-shaped asexual buds called gemmae that get dispersed by rain droplets. The thallus is currently sending up reproductive structures so stay tuned for gender reveal (species is dioecious). #liverworts #plants #botany #nature #moss

Western Fence Lizard giving me side eye. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. August, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #lizard #nature

Following up on the theme about our attitude towards insects (I'm talking about this post: #nature #wasp #insects

Study finds river sand mining is outstripping nature's supply #nature

Study finds river sand mining is outstripping nature's supply
The sand used to build cities, roads and other infrastructure is being removed from many rivers faster than nature can replace it, according to a global review led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).

The Asian Horned Frog IS satisfied. She just looks this way, sometimes.
#Nature #Photography

Insect orbits around the field lights
#insects #nature

Four more #dragonfly pictures. #photography #nature

"Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025"
#Nature #Environment

Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025  - Carbon Brief
Most countries failed to meet a 2025 target to identify all of their subsidies that could be “harmful” to biodiversity, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

A tree fights back after some crude felling! Why do trees increasingly get left like this? #tree #nature #photography #arborist

Pesticide companies love to imply that their pyrethroid sprays can magically target mosquitoes, sparing other insects that might be totally innocent. I think we need to push back by producing lawn signs that show that when Death arrives in his white van, nothing with an exoskeleton is spared. If I could draw, I'd add fireflies, plus make the background a nice suburban yard. So just a mock-up right now. #mosquitoes #nature #fireflies #insects #monarchs #butterflies #pesticides

Irgendwo ist es immer 10:45 Uhr.
#photography #nature #sky #clouds

"Edinburgh Airport backs new nature recovery programme"
#Edinburgh #Aviation #Nature #Environment

#Nature #Rescue #Wildlife #Snacks
Woman frees a cougar from a hunting trap.
Watch til you see the snacks they brought this cougar
#WTF

😳 🐝 🐝 🐝
#bees #nature #outdoors

a mutant wild flower i found the other day. its stem is ribbon shaped instead of cylindrical. idk what flower it is tho.
edit: Purple toadflax, Linaria purpurea
#wildFlower #nature

"Record European fires burn over 500,000 hectares during summer"
#Europe #Nature #Environment

Record European fires burn over 500,000 hectares during summer
A record-breaking summer that saw more than 1,000 wildfires has torched some 540,000 hectares (1.3 million acres) of land across the European Union since mid-June, according to official data—an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg.

The next time you’re caught out in a storm, be grateful you’re not a giraffe.
#Nature

Went to Whiteley Woods yesterday. There is a pond next to the new housing development where a lot of dragonflies were happy to pose for photographs.
#photography #nature #dragonfly

We have a daft dove that has decided to nest at one end of our guttering. I told it this was stupid. Today the skies opened, and the daft dove was sitting right under the gushing flow of water coming off the roof slates. It looked at me. I looked at it. Life is hard.
#nature #birds

And from my hike in the Bluntautal yesterday
#Salzburg #Bluntau #nature #lake

Spider web with dried slug mucus. I wonder how the spider feels about this. 🌿 #slugs #spiders #iridescence #nature #gastropod

"These are the five best (and worst) birdsongs, ranked by science"
#Birds #Animals #Nature

These are the five best (and worst) birdsongs, ranked by science | BBC Science Focus Magazine
From soothing warblers to screeching owls, scientists have worked out exactly which birdsongs calm us down – and which ones grate

saw my first stripeys of the year today..
Cinnabar caterpillars
#caterpillar #insect #nature

Another chance to see the National Emergency Briefing film in South #Manchester
#climate #nature
#NEB

"Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest level since 2013, Brazilian data show"
#Brazil #AmaonRainforest #Trees

Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest level since 2013, Brazilian data show
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years, according to new satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), continuing a decline that began after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to office in 2023. INPE’s DETER alert system detected 2,874 square kilometers (1,110 square miles) […]

#bloomScrolling #wildFlowers #nature

Chenille de machaon sur sa branche de fenouil. Scrontch scrontch scrontch...
#nature #papillon #butterfly #chenille

Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat #nature

Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat
Green and blue spaces, such as woodlands and riversides, could provide a vital line of defense for cities facing increasingly hot summers, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

"Before he died, an Idaho truck driver worked to turn an old bridge into a wildlife overpass. Now it's a lifeline for animals"
#Nature #Environment

Before he died, an Idaho truck driver led the charge for a new wildlife overpass
Before his death, truck driver Carl Wilson passed his mission onto a woman who had been in a car accident with a deer. Their shared legacy is now saving lives.

then a bit later earlier...
#grass #pylon #nature

"Trail cameras show elephants, leopards, and more embracing India's 7-mile wildlife crossing months ahead of schedule"
#India #Animals #Nature

Elephants, leopards, and more use India's 7-mile wildlife crossing months ahead of schedule
Researchers observed over 60 instances of the elephants safely utilising the corridors beneath the six-lane highway in India.

earlier.....
#bloomScrolling #beetles #nature

"Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment"
#Forests #Nature #Environment

Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment
Sitting in a small, restored forest while listening to birdsong lowered people’s stress and lifted their mood in the moment, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Conservation. Researchers asked 106 students at North Carolina State University in the U.S. to sit outdoors in noise-canceling headphones at two spots on campus: A […]

confusing mind
#photography #photo #monochrome #nature

"Italy’s Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages"
#Italy #Nature #Environment

Italy's Forests Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages
For locally endangered species like bears and wolves, more woods in mountain areas will go a long way toward supporting their populations. 

Another beautiful piece on the wall!
Although the text taken out of the context of the Irish West coast, might be misunderstood.
#Ireland #Pagan #Nature

we went to seaside in the week.
no internet.
just crappy old camera.
i like a few days of no internet every now and then. by the sea.
i will toot snaps in dribs and drabs.
#nature

Letting tropical forests regrow naturally could cut restoration costs https://www.earth.com/environment/letting-tropical-forests-regrow-naturally-could-cut-restoration-costs/

Letting tropical forests regrow naturally could cut restoration costs
Allowing tropical forests to regrow naturally could deliver major carbon and biodiversity benefits while making restoration far more affordable.

"Every $1 a city spends on parks returns $3 — and scientists want more trees"
#Nature #Environment #Parks

The low-hanging fruit in the climate fight? Scientists say it's trees
Researchers are calling for cities to double down on one of the simplest yet most powerful solutions to many problems - planting more trees.

"Controlled Burns Have Saved Hundreds of Giant Sequoias"
#Trees #Nature #Environment

Controlled Burns Have Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias

Die Natur hasst uns. Man kann es ihr nicht verübeln.
#photography #nature #trees #graffiti

2 snaps from roughly the same spot in a stream. (britain) spring and summer.
a) 27th March 2026
b) 18th August 2026
#nature #climate

"8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: ‘It’s Still Your Beach, Only Better’'"
#Environment #Nature #LosAngeles

8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: 'It's Still Your Beach, Only Better'
It's part of The Bay Foundation's effort to rebuild the ecosystems of Southern California's dune landscapes, lost, but not forgotten.

the details of your life.
#photography #monochrome #photo #nature

"World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report"
#UN #UnitedNations #Nature #Environment

World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report - Carbon Brief
The global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 “will not be achieved” unless action by countries “accelerates…

some #aphids from the other day. not sure what the plant is tho, or what aphids they are.
#insects #nature

"How Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree"
#Niger #Environment #Nature

How Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree | The Optimist Daily
Niger has restored 5 million hectares of Sahel savanna without planting a tree. The method, discovered in 1983, is now spreading across Africa.

"Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice"
#Insects #Nature #Bugs

Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice
The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot

Good days are gone. Better days are coming.
#photography #nature #sky #rainbows

Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test https://phys.org/news/2026-07-biodiversity-influential-companies-accountability.html

Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test
New research by the University of Oxford and the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has revealed that most biodiversity commitments made by large, influential companies are not precise enough to enable society to evaluate whether they are making progress toward meeting their commitments. The results have been published in One Earth.

There is something fundamentally wrong with oil companies making billions in profit while citizens and taxpayers bear the costs of the externalities they cause, including climate change, pollution, poor air quality, and the destruction of nature. Something has to be done about it. This is not a "leftwing" opinion but just looking at it with an economic/rational view....
#oilcompanies #climate #nature #economy #geopolitics

"Humans have learned to fear ‘bugs’, but we shouldn’t – life as we know it hinges on invertebrates -
Chris Packham"
#Insects #Bugs #Nature

Humans have learned to fear ‘bugs’, but we shouldn’t – life as we know it hinges on invertebrates
At this point of the crisis in our relations with the natural world, we’ve got to protect these creatures – and we are running out of time, says naturalist Chris Packham

A peacock's elegant dance; a nightingale's sweet sound (volume up). 🦚 🎵
This was yesterday on a rooftop in #Bengaluru #India. Someone in the neighborhood filmed and shared it.
#peacock #nightingale #dance #nature #video

"Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts"
#Nature #Environment

Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts - Carbon Brief
Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course of the 21st century.

"Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation"
#Rainforest #Nature #Environment

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily
A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

"3,700 years young: Portugal is home to hundreds of ancient olive trees that outlive many generations"
#Portugal #Trees #Nature

Olive trees can live for 4,000 years: What's their secret?
How Portugal's University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro works out the age of hundreds of ancient olive trees.

I think this is Pyropyga decipiens, a tiny firefly in one of the lineages in which adults have evolutionarily lost the ability to flash. The larvae are still bioluminescent. #insects #beetles #fireflies #lightningbugs #lampyridae #nature

"Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals"
#Wildfires #Environment #Nature

Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals
Over 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of protected tropical forest—an area double the size of Wales—have been lost to wildfires since 2001.

Ruhepol Schlosspark Charlottenburg.
#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photo #Fotografie #Photography #Strassenfotografie #Schlosspark #Charlottenburg #Streetphotography #Natur #Nature #Stadtfotografie #Cityphotography #Peoplephotography #Naturfotografie #Naturephotography #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Digitour #SchlossparkCharlottenburg

"Imagine the US without human-imposed borders. Here's how nature would draw the map"
#US #USA #America #Nature

Imagine there were no human-made borders in the US. Here's how nature would draw the map
For the country's 250th anniversary, Smithsonian curators draw different kinds of maps that tell a story beyond state lines.

Asiatic oak weevil (Cyrtepistomus castaneus) from a nearby park. No males have ever been found, even in its native range. Parthenogenesis is apparently common among broad-nosed weevils (Entiminae). #ploidy #parthenogenesis #weevils #beetles #insects #nature #oaks #coleoptera #curculionidae

"UK’s first Rights of Nature framework adopted by Maidstone Borough Council"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #Nature

UK's first Rights of Nature framework adopted by Maidstone Borough Council   | Happy Eco News
The Rights of Nature framework in UK councils took a historic leap forward when Maidstone's Cabinet formally endorsed a practical, measurable approach to protecting waterways, trees, and wildlife.

Mexican pygmy grasshopper (Clypeotettix mexicanus) on the banks of the Mississippi River. Like many species in the Tetrigidae it grazes on stranded river algae, so that's why it was there. In related news they are fairly good swimmers compared to other grasshoppers, in part due to expanded hind tibiae. Apparently not uncommon to find them partly submerged and seemingly pretending to be frogs, complete with fake poison glands. Some species carry extra air below the pronotum so that they can stay submerged. Vacherie, Louisiana. #grasshoppers #algae #riparian #tetrigidae #insects #nature #louisiana #nature #macro

Just a mango tree in the neighborhood showing off its wares. 🥭
See if you can spot a ripe fruit. 🔍
#mango #tree #nature #Bengaluru #India

Taeniaptera trivittata (Micropezidae) waving its white-tipped foreleg around like an ichneumonid wasp's banded antennae. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. #insects #mimicry #flies #diptera #nature #entomology

Sweat bee collecting pollen from a corn tassel in my garden. The word on the street is that it's not particularly nutritious and spoils faster than pollen from insect-pollinated plants. #corn #maize #anthers #garden #bee #hymenoptera #insects #nature

"Gen Z flocks to BirdTok as birding takes flight: ‘It’s a craving for something real’"
#Birds #SocialMedia #Animals #Nature

Gen Z flocks to BirdTok as birding takes flight: ‘It’s a craving for something real’
Social media and Shazam-like birdsong apps drawing young people to hobby as they seek a gentler connection to the outside world

Say's armored harvestman (Libitioides sayi). Reported to hunt slow-moving arthropods but like most opiliones not opposed to scavenging. At night they clump together with others of the same species (use a 365nm flashlight to find them, because they fluoresce). Found under a log near the Mississippi River in West Feliciana Parish, LA. #harvestman #opiliones #cosmetidae #arachnid #nature #louisiana

#Nature #Rescue #Wildlife #Snacks
Woman frees a cougar from a hunting trap.
Watch til you see the snacks they brought this cougar
#WTF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HRxsRF7Wzs
(reposting with the link I forgot before!)

I wish that iNaturalist offered an easy way for an observer to disclose that they have blindly/optimistically accepted the suggested identification even though they have absolutely no idea what the organism actually is. Would be a huge help to people who fix all those incorrect IDs, plus make it easier to craft helpful comments to the observer. A simple tick-box on the upload window would work. #inaturalist #identification #nature #taxonomy #biology

PSA: Wood boxes with slits that are marketed as "butterfly houses" are purely decorative. Multiple studies have confirmed that butterflies never use them. But paper wasps (Polistes) do, which is not great for butterfly populations because these wasps hunt caterpillars. Plus they sting, so not great for humans walking by. #butterflies #scam #insects #nature #garden #lepidoptera #wasps

Dark ricefield mosquito (Psorophora columbiae) near the Mississippi River in Vacherie, Louisiana. Or at least I think that's what it is. The species can become so numerous after a flood that cows can die from exsanguination. #mosquito #diptera #nature #flies #louisiana #vacherie #blood

Small (~1.25mm) wasp that I've been finding in large numbers on yarrow growing in my yard. I'll probably never be sure, but my guess is that it's Aprostocetus anodaphus (Eulophidae), an endoparasite of Ozirhincus millefolii (Cecidomyiidae), which I've found on the same inflorescences in equally large numbers. As far as I know it has never been reported in North America. Please go out and check for them if you have yarrow and a macro lens. #wasps #hymenoptera #yarrow #achillea #flies #parasite #nature #insects #macrophotography

#throwback: I don't know how long this conch has been in my family, but I've seen it since my childhood, generally used like once a year. 🐚
Some of the brown is inherent but the rest should come off if someone cared. Perhaps I should. 😔
#photography #amateur #tbt #throwbackThursday #Thursday #conch #shell #nature

The super common but super beautiful orchard orbweaver (Leucauge venusta). The genus name, courtesy Charles Darwin, means "with a bright gleam." The species epithet means "beautiful." Swarthmore, PA, USA. #spider #spiders #orbweaver #nature #silk #web #tetragnathidae

Last fall I stuffed several hundred eastern redbud seeds into pharmaceutical gel caps, then waited for parasitic wasps to emerge so that I could take photographs. #blog #wasps #insects #parasites #nature #redbud #beetles #hymenoptera #macro #macrophotography #entomology https://colinpurrington.com/2026/06/wasps-emerging-from-eastern-redbud-seeds/

National Moth Week is July 18-26. Anyone going to a mothing event? Sugaring some trees in your back yard?? Got a blacklight??? #NationalMothWeek #MothWeek #moths #mothing #inaturalist #insects #lepidoptera #nature

Was hoping this article in the New York Times would be about bats eating mosquitoes but I was wrong. Headline and a single sentence in the article were there to make bats seem like friends (they are, but not because of how many mosquitoes they eat, which is very few). Digital version [follow gift link] has a different headline. #bats #chiroptera #mosquitoes #nyc #newyork #insects #nature #biology #journalism #nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/nyregion/bats-nyc-highline-prospect-park.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zFA.CO8C.VYStaJ_P2guq&smid=url-share