⚠️Microplastics found in clouds are disrupting weather patterns by forming ice at higher temperatures. This could amplify rainfall and snowfall, altering climate systems.
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." - Robert Swan

🌊The ocean floor is becoming a graveyard for plastic waste!
⚠️It's time to act!♻️
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💡Breakthrough in the fight against plastic: U.S. researchers found a 🦠 that breaks down PET plastic in wastewater. This could revolutionize cleanup operations, offering hope against a growing threat. The mission to secure a cleaner planet🌎 is advancing!♻️
interestingengineering.com/science/toug...

A NYT expose on the plastics industry efforts to make you stop worrying and love polyethene terephthalate. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/c... #degrowth #environment #sustainability #savetheplanet #plasticpollution

A recent acquisition at Mystic Seaport Museum. This little cutie is Asherah, an early research submersible commissioned in the 1960s by George Bass for shipwreck research off of Turkey. Built by Electric Boat. I had fun writing a sign for it after it came in! #maritimehistory #maritimearchaeology

DAY 5 #12daysofanglerfishmas Celebrating Bertella, the angler with itty bitty teeth! Our paper led by Zach Heiple of @scrippsocean.bsky.social documented a continuum of small-to-large teeth in the ceratioids. Not all anglerfish are toothy!

Australia’s energy market operator has found that all states are likely to see system strength shortfalls over the next three years.

The one exception: South Australia, which has no baseload generators and is at 72% wind and solar annually.

reneweconomy.com.au/south-austra...

Small patches of urban wildflowers boost bee populations and biodiversity, study shows

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