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OccuWorld · @OccuWorld
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Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn't Happen.

popularmechanics.com/science/e

Can we fix it back?

Humans pumping groundwater has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earth’s rotation.

#climate #earthscience #humanimpact #earthtilt

Last updated 1 year ago

OccuWorld · @OccuWorld
44 followers · 453 posts · Server kolektiva.social

‘It’s pillage’: thirsty Uruguayans blast Google’s plan to exploit water supply

theguardian.com/world/2023/jul

The country is suffering its worst drought in 74 years, with the government even mixing saltwater into the drinking supply.

#Google #humanimpact #drought #uruguay #datacenter

Last updated 1 year ago

GregCocks · @GregCocks
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DRyan · @DRyan
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The United Nations Weather Agency says that 2023’s El Niño event has officially begun. The last one was in 2016. While this video by the World Meteorological Organization is rather restrained, based in part from past El Niño years, I say buckle up, it’s going to be another wild ride.


linkedin.com/posts/world-meteo

#elnino #climatecrisis #heatwaves #hurricanes #typhoons #droughts #oceans #humanimpact #deaths #destruction #propertydamage #climaterefugees #refugees #humandisplacement

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GregCocks · @GregCocks
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WorldPopProject · @WorldPopProject
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🚨 New research using our - Human footprint is associated with shifts in the assemblages of major vector-borne diseases - in @naturesustainab doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-010

#population #opendata #publichealth #humanimpact #landuse

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Dr Sara E Cannon · @surlyscientist
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Thanks for reading, and I hope you found this research paper interesting and informative! 🌊🐠🌿

#coralreefs #ecosystems #humanimpact #research

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Bob Payne · @rjpayne
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kim_harding ✅ · @kim_harding
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The diversity and distribution of introduced plant species reflect 8000 years of settlement history
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wile
Human population has affected natural ecosystems since prehistoric times in many ways, causing disturbances in existing ecosystems and creating novel habitats, and altering the colonisation and extinction rates with potentially long-lasting effects on biodiversity.

#humanimpact #plants #biodiversity

Last updated 2 years ago

NanoBookReview · @NanoBookReview
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Botany series fun fact number three?

The Haber process accounts for 25% of all nitrogen fixated annually. That means that *at least* one in every four nitrogen atoms in your body passed through an industrial nitrogen fixation facility.

#botany #cheme #agriculture #fertilizer #n2 #haber #fixation #industry #chemistry #humanimpact #nitrogen #ammonia

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Steph S. · @SEcologist
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phys.org/news/2020-09-humans-c

Human impact can explain ninety-six percent of all mammal species extinctions of the last hundred thousand years, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Science Advances.

#extinction #climate #humanimpact

Last updated 2 years ago

RashaKamel · @RashaKamel
105 followers · 342 posts · Server mstdn.science

"International team of researchers will use historical, archaeological and ecological data to produce ‘atlas of human impact’ over hundreds of years, and inform future conservation efforts"

eurekalert.org/news-releases/9

#conservation #ecology #archaeology #humanimpact

Last updated 2 years ago