42aross, 8 hours ago to climate

Mexico is about to experience its 'highest temperatures ever recorded' as death toll climbs

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-heat-wave-1.7214308

> The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has already killed dozens of people, but the hottest temperatures are yet to come, officials say.

#climatechange #science

ApaulD, 9 hours ago to auspol

Great letter.

• methane up 150%
• methane caused 30% of heating
• reducing methane will quickly reduce emissions
• can we listen to scientists, not CEOs of gas companies?

#auspol #australia #gas #gaslighting #politics #climate #science #climatechange #climatecrisis

cltr, 10 hours ago to science French

Des chercheurs réussissent pour la première fois à dater avec précision un habitat préhistorique vieux de 7 000 ans grâce aux rayons cosmiques
https://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.com/2024/05/des-chercheurs-reussissent-pour-la.html
#archéologie #dendrochronologie #préhistoire #arbre #science

coreyspowell, 11 hours ago to space

Exciting space-discovery alert!

Gliese 12 b is an Earth-size planet orbiting in the temperate zone around a nearby, stable red dwarf star. It's a Rosetta Stone world that will tell us a lot about how many superficially earthlike planets actually have the right conditions for life.

Are we rare? Are we common? Let's find out.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/nasas-tess-finds-a-world-sized-between-earth-and-venus #space #science #astronomy #astrodon #life #aliens