grb090423, 
Iceberg A-83 breaks free.
#ESA #EO #Iceberg #A83 #Antarcticahttps://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/05/Iceberg_A-83_breaks_free
thejapantimes, 
The father, the son, and the grandson. North Korea’s cult of personality entered a new phase in the elevation of Kim Jong Un's portrait next to that of his grandfather and father, showing him in a similar status as its two former leaders https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-kim-portrait/ #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #kimjongun
thejapantimes, China began two days of military drills “surrounding the island of Taiwan” on Thursday, state-run media reported, days after the self-ruled island’s new president was sworn into office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-military-drills-lai/ #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #usmilitary #laichingte
arielwaldman, 
Lake Bonney hut in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
My personal favorite camp on the continent. Fashioned out of a “jamesway” that was used in the Korean War. It’s a little more gritty and DIY than other camps, which gives it its charm and explains why I love it.
Inside of the jamesway with trash cans and drinking water.
Inside of a jamesway with basic tables, chairs, and kitchen supplies.
ulaulaman, 
Someone write a prompt to create an image. And I started from a prompt to draw an image!
NunavutBirder, 
T-shirt weather out there this evening. #Nunavut #CabinLife #Arctic
nguarracino, 
@NunavutBirder What's the significance of the stamp in your tattoo? (if you don't mind sharing, of course)
NunavutBirder, @nguarracino My family was in the post office for 101 years. My grandfather, father, and brother were all postmasters back home in Roblin. This stamp was issued in 1929, the year my dad was born and the tattoo is meant to honour him.
puneetsiinghal01, 
Climate change is a reality in Nigeria: heatwave kills 200 people in Adamawa state in 2 weeks following the temperature records of about 47-50°C.
#GreenDisability #SDGs #Africa #Nigeria #Heatwave #ExtremeHeat #Technology #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #HumanRights
https://dailytrust.com/heat-waves-kill-200-in-adamawa-in-2-weeks/
spaceflight, 
The #radiation ☢️ reached #Earth in just over eight minutes and ionized the upper layer of Earth's atmosphere — the #thermosphere — triggering shortwave #radio blackouts on the sun-lit portion of Earth at the time including #SouthAmerica, #Africa and the #SouthernAtlantic. https://www.space.com/first-x-class-solar-flare-of-2024-seen-erupting-from-sun-video
spaceflight, As positively charged protons from the #Sun ☀️ crash into #Earth’s 🌍 protective magnetic bubble, they create #electromagnetic currents that propagate across the globe. Pulses created by these currents could then go on to deform quartz in Earth’s crust, ultimately triggering #quakes. https://www.astronomy.com/science/powerful-eruptions-on-the-sun-might-trigger-earthquakes/
"We found clear correlation between proton density and the occurrence of large #earthquakes" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-67860-3
spaceflight, #NASA : The Sun 🔆 emitted two strong solar flares, the first one peaking at 6:07 p.m. EST on Feb. 21, 2024, and the second peaking at 1:32 a.m. EST on 📆 Feb. 22, 2024 https://blogs.nasa.gov/solarcycle25/2024/02/22/sun-releases-two-strong-flares/
thejapantimes, A former member of the U.K.'s Royal Marines, bailed by a court last week over allegations of assisting Hong Kong's intelligence services in a Chinese-linked espionage case, has been found dead, British police said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/uk-hong-kong-spy-case/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #uk #hongkong #china #espionage
thejapantimes, The youngest plaintiff in South Korea’s first youth-led climate lawsuit was only a 20-week-year embryo when he first participated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/baby-lawsuit-south-korea-climate/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #climatechange
thejapantimes, Rohingya activists accused a Myanmar ethnic armed group on Wednesday of displacing thousands of the persecuted minority in the western Rakhine state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/rohingya-displaced-myanmar/ #asiapacific #rohingya #myanmar
thejapantimes, Opposition lawmakers in Taiwan will make a final push on Friday to pass a bill aimed at reining in new President Lai Ching-te’s administration, increasing the likelihood of more large protests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lawmakers-protesters-bill/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #kmt #dpp #laichingte
thejapantimes, Vietnam's parliament elected police minister To Lam as the state president on Wednesday, in a move analysts see as a "stepping stone" for Lam to bid later for the position of chief of the ruling Communist Party, the country's top job. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-policeman-new-president/ #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #tolam #southeastasia
thejapantimes, ASML and TSMC have ways to disable the world’s most sophisticated chipmaking machines in the event that China invades Taiwan, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/asml-tsmc-disable-chips-possible/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #thenetherlands #tsmc #asml #chipmakers #semiconductors
NunavutBirder, Back at it. #CabinLife #Nunavut #Arctic
KeithDJohnson, 
Satellite radar data uncover 'vigorous melting' at #Antarctica's #Thwaites #Glacier
""Thwaites is the most unstable place in the Antarctic and contains the equivalent of 60 centimeters (nearly 24") of sea level rise. The worry is that we are underestimating the speed that the glacier is changing."
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-satellite-radar-uncover-vigorous-antarctica.html?
thejapantimes, Thousands of people thronged the streets around Taiwan's parliament, protesting against measures that would give lawmakers more oversight over the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/politics/protest-taiwan-parliament-reforms/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #dpp #kmt #tpp #laichingte
The Republic of Congo has granted more than 22,000 hectares of agricultural land to Rwanda for a period of 25 years. An agreement that is starting to face increasing criticism from Congolese citizens. Dave Mafoula, an unsuccessful candidate in the 2021 presidential election, calls on his fellow citizens not to accept "things...
iangriffin, 
Things you probably don't know about me. #1 I love antarctic science and stories. So much that I have pretty much every book written about the heroic age. I also have this. It's a picture drawn by Dr. Edward Wilson, who accompanied Scott on both his polar expeditions. This is a picture drawn by Wilson as a gift to his sister on her birthday in around 1880. I love it! #antarctica #captainscott
Antigrav, 
@iangriffin , love it, thanks for sharing.
thejapantimes, A Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday due to severe turbulence, officials said, with one passenger on board dead and local media reporting multiple injuries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/singapore-airlines-emergency-landing/ #asiapacific #singapore #airlines
br00t4c, 
Isle of Wight-size iceberg breaks from Antarctica
thejapantimes, Taiwanese lawmakers shouted each other down Tuesday in a rambunctious parliamentary session, indicating the troubles ahead for newly appointed President Lai Ching-te and his minority government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-parliament-arguments-lai/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #kmt #dpp
thejapantimes, New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to build on the foreign policy legacy of his predecessor. But balancing a fragile status quo with China as a power struggle looms at home is sure to prove a challenge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-foreign-policy-analysis/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #china #us #pla #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations #joebiden #tsaiingwen
railpage, 
Zimbabwe in Talks with China for $533 Million Revamp of State Railway Company https://www.vibewire.com.au/?p=49650&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=zimbabwe-in-talks-with-china-for-533-million-revamp-of-state-railway-company #Africa #RailindustrynewsAustraliaNewZealand #china #Zimbabwe
thejapantimes, Australia and New Zealand send evacuation flights to New Caledonia https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/australia-new-zealand-evacuation-new-caledonia/ #asiapacific #australia #newzealand #newcaledonia #france