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TIL Detroit gets annual infestations of an insect known as a fishfly. (hexbear.net)

Behold, fishfly season is upon us...

"Abandoned cars sit along roadways throughout Alaska. It seems commonplace to just leave your broken-down car where it stopped and figure out a new transportation plan later." (hexbear.net)

The photo is from a different site....

Climate Science Update +FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING HEXBEAR UPDATE: Big things are happening in China to combat climate change, first steps to sequester carbon long term have begun exactly as I predicted (hexbear.net)

Link to the study...

Mexico City’s water crisis deepens: Due to extreme drought conditions accompanied by outdated infrastructure, Mexico City and the surrounding area now has only 1 month of drinking water remaining. (www.businessinsider.com)

Experts say that Mexico City could run out of drinking water by the end of June, an event locals call “Day Zero.”...

Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere (www.theguardian.com)

The largest ever recorded leap in the amount of carbon dioxide laden in the world’s atmosphere has just occurred, according to researchers who monitor the relentless accumulation of the primary gas that is heating the planet....

May 16 - 12-month mean of global temperature reaches 1.56°C warming since 1880-1920 (mailchi.mp)

It’s a very hot year. I made a similar post a couple months ago. That is to say, shit’s still fucked.

Will the green transition be globally just, or a neocolonial resource grab? Trade rules are key (www.globaljustice.org.uk)

This fantastic photo is real. (hexbear.net)

Award for polar bear photo shows that images of these magnificent creatures have the power to move...

"I was walking along, minding my own business, when I spotted this bit of blood stained ice..." A thread by a photographer trying to avoid a polar bear attack. (hexbear.net)

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this could be us but you playing (hexbear.net)

The longest pro-environment speech ever in a big budget Hollywood movie is probably at the end of On Deadly Ground (1994). It's ~3:30 and it's given by the lead character played by Steven Seagal. (www.youtube.com)

As text...

Parks Canada bans watercraft from Manitoba's Clear Lake for 2024 over zebra mussel concerns (www.cbc.ca)

These fuckers have been spreading like wildfire so now Parks Canada has invoked the nuclear option. This is a bit of a test case and I really hope it’s successful and shows that zebra mussels can be stopped given appropriate and possibly even temporary restrictions. Of course to Canadians the natural world has no value beyond...

Look at this mother fucking bug (hexbear.net)

This bug holy shit

Say hello to my little friend. (hexbear.net)

The New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) is the largest extant gecko in the world and is considered an example of island gigantism. This species can live over 20 years in captivity....

Venezuela’s last glacier has retreated to the point that it has been reclassified as an ice field. This makes Venezuela the first country on earth to officially lose all (6) of its glaciers. (hexbear.net)

Link to the article here

An arctic fox used sea ice to travel 3,500km from Norway to Canada. The epic 76 day journey was the fastest movement rate for a fox ever recorded: 46.3km per day. (www.theguardian.com)

Arctic foxes are incredibly hardy animals that can survive brutal freezing temperatures as low as -50C (-58F). The animals have furry-soled paws, short ears and a short muzzle to help them manage cold climates....

World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target (www.theguardian.com)

Almost 80% of the respondents, all from the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), foresee at least 2.5C of global heating above preindustrial levels, while almost half anticipate at least 3C (5.4F). Only 6% thought the internationally agreed 1.5C (2.7F) limit will be met....

Shell sold millions of carbon credits for carbon that was never captured, report finds (www.cbc.ca)

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Why you should let insects eat your plants (www.bbc.com)

spoilerRenegade gardeners across the world are embracing a new philosophy: gardening that prioritises insects, not plants. The marauders appeared out of nowhere. Looking through my window, I saw them – dozens of what looked like tiny grey caterpillars crawling all over a lovely green plant in my garden. I watched, with some...

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