cookiesinheaven

18+ ai6yr, 6 hours ago to climate

We're burning down the planet and US politicians have this bill...

The “Refrigerator Freedom Act” which will "prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes."

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7637/text/rh

#energyconservation #climate

ai6yr, 6 hours ago to climate

The Guardian: Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like

Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planet

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/11/brutal-heatwaves-submerged-cities-what-3c-world-would-look-like?CMP=share_btn_url

#climate #heatwaves

ai6yr, 1 day ago to SNAKES

Hey, Santa Barbara -- watch where you're walking/weeding!

Noozhawk: "The Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital emergency room has treated seven rattlesnake bite patients already this year. That’s significantly more than usual. " https://www.noozhawk.com/santa-barbara-hospital-reports-increase-in-rattlesnake-bite-patients/

#rattlesnakes #snakes #firstaid #wfa

ai6yr, 1 day ago (edited 1 day ago) to food

There are few food combinations closer to the source and local than avocados mixed with honey produced from the blossoms of the exact same avocado trees... #avocadoes #honey #food #beekeeping

ai6yr, 2 days ago to random

Huge number of Monarch butterfly caterpillars in my backyard at the moment. #monarchbutterfly #insects #caterpillar

ai6yr, 2 days ago to random

Hmm, maybe no aurora down here tonight. Or maybe still? #SpaceWeather #CME #aurora

Aurora forecast for 5/11/2024

ai6yr, 3 days ago to books

Ha! Someone planted a banned book in my Not-A-Trademark-Registered-Library. Do you know which one? #bookstodon #books

ai6yr, 3 days ago to delhi

Interesting... bees saved because it was so dang cold. #bees #traffic #accident https://apnews.com/article/maine-bees-truckload-overturned-i95-30e1e570ef0455ae6f65a27b76f9423a?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FAssociatedPress

18+ ai6yr, 5 days ago to random

Rats! https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240509/p2a/00m/0li/008000c

ai6yr, 5 days ago to hiking

Hiking Safety Tip For The Evening / or maybe dating advice for guys who like older women?

Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men attracts cougars

https://mountainlion.org/2010/06/24/ck-cologne-attracts-cougars-no-not-those-cougars-actual-cats/

#hiking #safety

ai6yr, 6 days ago (edited 6 days ago) to Cats

Logging onto the Fediverse every day, I think of my friends and their cats and wonder: "I wonder if they have a cute cat photo today, or if they are in the ER having been viciously mauled by the cat for foolishly trying to trim their nails/brush them?" #cats

ai6yr, 10 days ago to Aviation

Aviation: 70 Vomiting Passengers Turn Frankfurt Flight Into Living Hell. "...a large number of passengers aboard Condor Airlines Flight DE2315 from Mauritius to Frankfurt all appeared to have caught the same stomach bug..." https://jalopnik.com/70-vomiting-passengers-turn-frankfurt-flight-into-livin-1851454612 #vomit #aviation #disease #vomitcomet

cookiesinheaven, 11 days ago to random

Meanwhile at #UCSB

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cookiesinheaven, 12 days ago to random

The #UCSB campus security officers are meandering around the encampment sipping covfefe and noshing on muffins. Calm. #SantaBarbara #IV

ai6yr, 12 days ago to random

Whee! Apparently some possibility of a (mild) atmospheric river hitting Northern California in the next few days. #rain #CAwx

Map of west coast showing AR1 maximum forecast for Northern California and part of the Central Coast of California

ai6yr, 12 days ago to random

Meh, media helicopter convergence over Westwood, that can't be good.

ai6yr, 12 days ago to random

Album cover rabbits. #pets

ai6yr, 12 days ago to random

Ooh, I think I actually got a customer at my Not-A-Licensed-Free-Library! (missing a cookbook!) Restocked it with a few more books. Looks like I need to lay over a supply of books for refilling the thing.

ai6yr, 14 days ago to climate

Bloomberg: Southeast Asia heatwave: Thailand’s heat index tops 52 degrees as Philippines risks ‘overloaded’ power systems https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3260883/southeast-heatwave-thailands-heat-index-tops-52-degrees-philippines-risks-overloaded-power-systems #heatwave #climate #climateemergency #disaster

ai6yr, 14 days ago to diy

My son made more soap. Apparently someone wants a regular supply of handmade beeswax soap for their airbnb. #soap #diy #beekeeping

ai6yr, 14 days ago to H5N1

I'm thinking it's bad to be a chicken right now. (not that being turned into chicken wings and chicken sandwiches would be GOOD, but... 90M chickens have been summarily executed and landfilled due to H5N1). #h5n1 #chickens https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm

ai6yr, 15 days ago to random

Hmm, it appears I have found another book on Feng Shui, based on the topics enclosed 😅 (it's a book about witchcraft, but the topic list is almost identical to the "Feng Shui for Dummies" book I borrowed last time).