#enviroment

[alttaritar]

A video about how extreme heat, brought on by steadily changing global temperatures, affects India.

[tangledwing]

This video uses real government budget records to demonstrate the "opportunity cost" of our spending, showing that the trillions directed toward military operations could have instead funded massive domestic projects like high-speed rail & affordable housing. It’s a fact based comparison, not a guess, illustrating exactly what the nation chose to forego by prioritizing its current financial path.

*Not an endorsement of the Chinese government.

[tangledwing]

Natalie Kyriacou OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) author of Nature's Last Dance. “True leadership lies not in aggressive dominance, but in wisdom, empathy, and safeguarding the well-being of the community.”

[canadianabroadvery]

Autopsy for humpback whale Timmy set for next week in Denmark - Bytes Europe

An autopsy of the dead humpback whale known as "Timmy" is set for next week, Danish authorities announced on Saturday.

[tangledwing]

Chemist Omar Yaghi uses Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)—molecular "sponges" with massive internal surface areas—to harvest clean drinking water directly from desert air. Running entirely off low-grade solar or waste thermal energy, these systems capture ambient moisture at night and release it via solar heat by day. Scaled up to shipping-container size, they produce 1,000 liters daily.

[beowulfie]

[slowandsweet]

You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

- Jane Goodall