April Reese
@aprilreese.bsky.social
Independent science/environment journalist, editor, content writer and podcast editor. Contributor to Science magazine, bioGraphic, Scientific American, New Scientist, Nature, etc. Aspiring Portuguese speaker. Cat mom.
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The wheels are falling off COP30.
"We're facing the reality of a no-deal scenario," said the EU's climate commissioner.
"We cannot accept a text that is not dealing with the real problems," said Colombia's environment minister.
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"We're facing the reality of a no-deal scenario," said the EU's climate commissioner.
"We cannot accept a text that is not dealing with the real problems," said Colombia's environment minister.
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Climate Summit Proposal Omits Plan for Exiting Fossil Fuels
International climate negotiations were in disarray Friday afternoon after Arab nations and Russia objected to further talks on shifting away from fossil fuels and taking stronger steps to counter glo...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The wheels are falling off COP30.
"We're facing the reality of a no-deal scenario," said the EU's climate commissioner.
"We cannot accept a text that is not dealing with the real problems," said Colombia's environment minister.
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"We're facing the reality of a no-deal scenario," said the EU's climate commissioner.
"We cannot accept a text that is not dealing with the real problems," said Colombia's environment minister.
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We need to do better in the Pyrocene age: At 176 California homes, "most had little compulsory or recommended mitigations completed. Participants struggled with hazards that required frequent maintenance, including woodpiles, propane tanks, trees and shrubs, roof and gutter and deck debris."
High fire hazard Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) residences in California lack voluntary and mandated wildfire risk mitigation compliance in Home Ignition Zones
Wildfire structure losses are increasing globally and particularly in California, USA. Losses can be mitigated in part by changes to the Home Ignition…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We need to do better in the Pyrocene age: At 176 California homes, "most had little compulsory or recommended mitigations completed. Participants struggled with hazards that required frequent maintenance, including woodpiles, propane tanks, trees and shrubs, roof and gutter and deck debris."
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The U.S. throws away enough food to help tackle its hunger problem. The government shutdown is proving it.
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#Food #SNAP #Waste #Farms
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#Food #SNAP #Waste #Farms
With SNAP in crisis, America's epic food waste problem has become a lifeline
The U.S. throws away enough food to help tackle its hunger problem. The government shutdown is proving it.
grist.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The U.S. throws away enough food to help tackle its hunger problem. The government shutdown is proving it.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #SNAP #Waste #Farms
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#Food #SNAP #Waste #Farms
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" #Climate change, through rising average global temperatures and an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, is likely to cause a rise in CKD and accelerated decline in kidney function attributed to non-optimal temperature"
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
CKD is a major global health issue, with rising prevalence and increasing importance
as a cause of death and as a risk factor for cardiovascular death. A better understating
of aetiology, appropriate ...
www.thelancet.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
" #Climate change, through rising average global temperatures and an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, is likely to cause a rise in CKD and accelerated decline in kidney function attributed to non-optimal temperature"
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Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool.
A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.
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#Cities #Climate
A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.
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#Cities #Climate
Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool
A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.
grist.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool.
A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.
grist.org/sponsored/wh...
#Cities #Climate
A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.
grist.org/sponsored/wh...
#Cities #Climate
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EU plans December announcement to make small EVs more affordable, Sejourne says reut.rs/47ENjlU
EU plans December announcement to make small EVs more affordable, Sejourne says
The European Commission aims to announce the creation of a new category of affordable small electric cars in December in an effort to counter Chinese competition and revive the European market, an EU commissioner said on Tuesday.
reut.rs
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
EU plans December announcement to make small EVs more affordable, Sejourne says reut.rs/47ENjlU
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After about 2 years, electric cars become more environmentally friendly than their combustion-powered counterparts, according to research comparing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the two vehicle types. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
Pollution from electric-battery production mitigated by longer car use
Despite environmental costs from obtaining lithium to produce batteries for electric cars, gasoline-powered cars cause at least twice as much environmental damage over their lifetime
cen.acs.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
After about 2 years, electric cars become more environmentally friendly than their combustion-powered counterparts, according to research comparing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the two vehicle types. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
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If you listen closely enough, the sea can tell you how humanity is changing it.
Like, literally. The sound of breaking waves can now be used to measure ocean acidification.
Like, literally. The sound of breaking waves can now be used to measure ocean acidification.
Ambient noise can track dangerous ocean acidification
Acoustic technique could make it easier to monitor threat to marine life stemming from rising carbon emissions
www.science.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If you listen closely enough, the sea can tell you how humanity is changing it.
Like, literally. The sound of breaking waves can now be used to measure ocean acidification.
Like, literally. The sound of breaking waves can now be used to measure ocean acidification.
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“We’re going to be seeing a lot more Melissas in the future and we’re definitely not ready for it,” @drjeffmasters.bsky.social said.
The dangerous combination that made Melissa a monster hurricane
Hurricane Melissa’s power was undeniable, intensifying faster than most storms on record.
wapo.st
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“We’re going to be seeing a lot more Melissas in the future and we’re definitely not ready for it,” @drjeffmasters.bsky.social said.
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First intended as an entrance for social events, the East Wing became the first lady's office space. Historians say the shift was a key part of professionalizing staff for the president's wife. n.pr/4qA1nG0
The East Wing gave women a space to thrive in the White House…here's why
First intended as an entrance for social events, the East Wing became the first lady's office space. Historians say the shift was a key part of professionalizing staff for the president's wife.
n.pr
October 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
First intended as an entrance for social events, the East Wing became the first lady's office space. Historians say the shift was a key part of professionalizing staff for the president's wife. n.pr/4qA1nG0
I’m working at a coffee shop today to get away from my pushy kitty “assistants” but now I’m distracted by the sounds of #1980s bands from my teen years I’ve tried hard to forget (Whitesnake! Hall+Oates! Aaaahhh, so much synth!)
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I’m working at a coffee shop today to get away from my pushy kitty “assistants” but now I’m distracted by the sounds of #1980s bands from my teen years I’ve tried hard to forget (Whitesnake! Hall+Oates! Aaaahhh, so much synth!)
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The western end of Jamaica where #Melissa is projected to make landfall has the least well-built structures of anyplace on the island. Graphic is from a 2021 paper, "Poverty and hurricane risk exposure in Jamaica": www.researchgate.net/publication/...
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The western end of Jamaica where #Melissa is projected to make landfall has the least well-built structures of anyplace on the island. Graphic is from a 2021 paper, "Poverty and hurricane risk exposure in Jamaica": www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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“…even if more nations do provide money/laws to drive the business of durable carbon renewal forward, there are mounting concerns that a sector conceived as an alternative to dubious offset markets could increasingly come to replicate their problems”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1...
What’s next for carbon removal?
Companies have still drawn down only enough CO2 to cancel out a few hours of US emissions. Here’s what it will take to really scale up the sector.
www.technologyreview.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“…even if more nations do provide money/laws to drive the business of durable carbon renewal forward, there are mounting concerns that a sector conceived as an alternative to dubious offset markets could increasingly come to replicate their problems”
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1...
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These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring
Though scientists aren’t quite sure how they do it, three-spined sticklebacks show an unexpected fortitude in the face of repeated heatwaves.
www.biographic.com/these-fish-c...
Though scientists aren’t quite sure how they do it, three-spined sticklebacks show an unexpected fortitude in the face of repeated heatwaves.
www.biographic.com/these-fish-c...
These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring - bioGraphic
We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping urban wildlife thrive.
www.biographic.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring
Though scientists aren’t quite sure how they do it, three-spined sticklebacks show an unexpected fortitude in the face of repeated heatwaves.
www.biographic.com/these-fish-c...
Though scientists aren’t quite sure how they do it, three-spined sticklebacks show an unexpected fortitude in the face of repeated heatwaves.
www.biographic.com/these-fish-c...
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The second annual Global Tipping Points Report, with contributions from 160 scientists in 23 countries, finds that Earth has already crossed its first catastrophic tipping point: coral reef die-off. By @readfearn.bsky.social for The Guardian…
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
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October 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The second annual Global Tipping Points Report, with contributions from 160 scientists in 23 countries, finds that Earth has already crossed its first catastrophic tipping point: coral reef die-off. By @readfearn.bsky.social for The Guardian…
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A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall. As a result, disappointed leaf peepers have been left to wonder what fall will look like in a changing climate.
Drought Mutes Leaf-Peeping Season
A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall. As a result, disappointed leaf peepers have been left to wonder what fall will look like in a changing climate.
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Hannah Arendt, born on this day in 1906, on human nature vs. culture, what equality really means, and how language confers reality upon our existence www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/04/h...
Hannah Arendt on Human Nature vs. Culture, What Equality Really Means, and How Our Language Confers Reality Upon Our Experience
“An experience makes its appearance only when it is being said. And unless it is said it is, so to speak, non-existent.”
www.themarginalian.org
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Hannah Arendt, born on this day in 1906, on human nature vs. culture, what equality really means, and how language confers reality upon our existence www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/04/h...
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Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’.
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’.
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment
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After the Spanish conquest, horses transformed Native American tribes much earlier than historians thought.
Learn more on #IndigenousPeoplesDay: https://scim.ag/3KGvYBs
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Horse nations: Animal began transforming Native American life startlingly early
Sweeping new study based on archaeological evidence, chemical isotope analysis, and ancient DNA “totally changes the game”
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October 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
After the Spanish conquest, horses transformed Native American tribes much earlier than historians thought.
Learn more on #IndigenousPeoplesDay: https://scim.ag/3KGvYBs
Learn more on #IndigenousPeoplesDay: https://scim.ag/3KGvYBs
“‘Some may ask, why would the president of this country want to commit suicide with an economy that relies on fossil fuels?’ [Colombian President Gustavo] Petro told the COP28 delegates in Dubai. ‘We are trying to halt a suicide, the death of everything that is alive.’”
October 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“‘Some may ask, why would the president of this country want to commit suicide with an economy that relies on fossil fuels?’ [Colombian President Gustavo] Petro told the COP28 delegates in Dubai. ‘We are trying to halt a suicide, the death of everything that is alive.’”
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“The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
‘It’s a massacre’: CDC battered by government shutdown firings
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
www.statnews.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
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As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy.
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
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#Renewables #Energy #Climate #Solar #Wind #Batteries
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
grist.org/internationa...
#Renewables #Energy #Climate #Solar #Wind #Batteries
As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two reports published this week.
grist.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy.
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
grist.org/internationa...
#Renewables #Energy #Climate #Solar #Wind #Batteries
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
grist.org/internationa...
#Renewables #Energy #Climate #Solar #Wind #Batteries
In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon Friday, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the proposal … would restrict freedom of expression and MIT’s independence.”
Breaking: MIT rejected President Trump’s "compact," which offers colleges funding advantages in exchange for far-reaching reforms. It is the first school to do so.
MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages
The school became the first university to reject the terms, saying they would undermine independence.
on.wsj.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon Friday, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the proposal … would restrict freedom of expression and MIT’s independence.”
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October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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