Mary Landers
@currentlymary.bsky.social
Environment reporter for www.thecurrentga.org
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Have you noticed plane turbulence is getting worse?
It’s not your imagination. It’s climate change.
It’s not your imagination. It’s climate change.
Our new study finds that the upper atmosphere is becoming more sheared and less stratified because of climate change. Both these changes are making the air less stable and more conducive to turbulence.
Published in the November issue of Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
doi.org/10.1175/JAS-...
Published in the November issue of Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
doi.org/10.1175/JAS-...
October 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Have you noticed plane turbulence is getting worse?
It’s not your imagination. It’s climate change.
It’s not your imagination. It’s climate change.
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Hurricane Melissa could be one of the most worst hurricanes on record for Jamaica...and it's a textbook example of how climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous: explosive intensification, slow movement, and massive rainfall.
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
Did Climate Change Cause This Hurricane?
YouTube video by The YEARS Project
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October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hurricane Melissa could be one of the most worst hurricanes on record for Jamaica...and it's a textbook example of how climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous: explosive intensification, slow movement, and massive rainfall.
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
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Google's data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa used 1 BILLION gallons of water in 2024 - enough to supply all of Iowa's residential water for five days.
Researchers in water law and policy explain how companies rarely tell the public exactly how much water data centers consume: buff.ly/uRvYWPN
Researchers in water law and policy explain how companies rarely tell the public exactly how much water data centers consume: buff.ly/uRvYWPN
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
buff.ly
August 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Google's data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa used 1 BILLION gallons of water in 2024 - enough to supply all of Iowa's residential water for five days.
Researchers in water law and policy explain how companies rarely tell the public exactly how much water data centers consume: buff.ly/uRvYWPN
Researchers in water law and policy explain how companies rarely tell the public exactly how much water data centers consume: buff.ly/uRvYWPN
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check out this fun video about my recent bat project!
🦇 Baby bats almost get themselves killed while learning to listen for the right prey to hunt. Smithsonian researcher Logan S. James and his team spent decades studying these acoustic assassins in Panama and the results were wild.
#bats #science #predators #frogs
#bats #science #predators #frogs
August 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
check out this fun video about my recent bat project!
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Overpumping of groundwater accounts for 44‰ of global sea level rise—versus 37% from Greenland + 19% from Antarctica. Because after water is put to human use, it escapes into the ocean.
And groundwater is a finite resource. In some areas, so much has already been drained, aquifers have collapsed
And groundwater is a finite resource. In some areas, so much has already been drained, aquifers have collapsed
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.
grist.org
August 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Overpumping of groundwater accounts for 44‰ of global sea level rise—versus 37% from Greenland + 19% from Antarctica. Because after water is put to human use, it escapes into the ocean.
And groundwater is a finite resource. In some areas, so much has already been drained, aquifers have collapsed
And groundwater is a finite resource. In some areas, so much has already been drained, aquifers have collapsed
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Tuesday is the last chance to vote in Democratic runoff for Georgia Public Service Commission seat
Tuesday is the last chance to vote in Democratic runoff for Georgia Public Service Commission seat • Georgia Recorder
It’s election day again in Georgia and voters will decide which candidate in the Democratic primary runoff will advance to November’s general election for a chance to win the District 3 seat on the Ge...
georgiarecorder.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Tuesday is the last chance to vote in Democratic runoff for Georgia Public Service Commission seat
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Don't forget to vote in tomorrows election! Check your voter status and polling location at mvp.sos.ga.gov 🗳️
#coastaldemocracy #votevotevote #pscelection #democracyinaction #yourvotematters
#coastaldemocracy #votevotevote #pscelection #democracyinaction #yourvotematters
July 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Don't forget to vote in tomorrows election! Check your voter status and polling location at mvp.sos.ga.gov 🗳️
#coastaldemocracy #votevotevote #pscelection #democracyinaction #yourvotematters
#coastaldemocracy #votevotevote #pscelection #democracyinaction #yourvotematters
An elected official denies taking money from Georgia Power despite the fact that lawyers representing the utility openly make huge campaign contributions. Then PSC commissioner Pridemore tries to fact check a public commenter on his … NFL career?? amp.ledger-enquirer.com/news/environ...
Georgia Power hearing heats up with accusations about climate, donations
Georgia Public Service commissioner defends past decisions, accuse public witnesses of being paid to comment during the Integrated Resource Plan public hearing and deflected responding to climate conc...
amp.ledger-enquirer.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
An elected official denies taking money from Georgia Power despite the fact that lawyers representing the utility openly make huge campaign contributions. Then PSC commissioner Pridemore tries to fact check a public commenter on his … NFL career?? amp.ledger-enquirer.com/news/environ...
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A judge ruled EPA termination of environmental justice grants was unlawful.
EPA cannot “thumb its nose at Congress” by refusing to spend appropriated funds, the judge wrote.
EPA cannot “thumb its nose at Congress” by refusing to spend appropriated funds, the judge wrote.
Judge rules EPA termination of environmental justice grants was unlawful
EPA cannot "thumb its nose at Congress" by refusing to spend appropriated funds, the judge wrote.
www.politico.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A judge ruled EPA termination of environmental justice grants was unlawful.
EPA cannot “thumb its nose at Congress” by refusing to spend appropriated funds, the judge wrote.
EPA cannot “thumb its nose at Congress” by refusing to spend appropriated funds, the judge wrote.
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Coastal Georgia for Democracy is hosting a PSC Candidate Forum in Savannah on June 12. We'd appreciate it if you could help us spread the word to your readers. ⚡️
@rkemp.bsky.social @currentlymary.bsky.social @savmargaret.bsky.social
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#GApol #PSCCommission
@rkemp.bsky.social @currentlymary.bsky.social @savmargaret.bsky.social
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#GApol #PSCCommission
Coastal Georgia for Democracy to Host Public Service Commission Candidates for the State of Georgia
Georgians can hear from Public Service Commission candidates at a free, open forum in Savannah on June 12—just days before the June 17 primary. Hosted by WSAV’s Tina Tyus-Shaw, the event offers voters...
www.coastaldemocracy.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Coastal Georgia for Democracy is hosting a PSC Candidate Forum in Savannah on June 12. We'd appreciate it if you could help us spread the word to your readers. ⚡️
@rkemp.bsky.social @currentlymary.bsky.social @savmargaret.bsky.social
www.coastaldemocracy.org/news/coastal...
#GApol #PSCCommission
@rkemp.bsky.social @currentlymary.bsky.social @savmargaret.bsky.social
www.coastaldemocracy.org/news/coastal...
#GApol #PSCCommission
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More coverage of Hands Off in Savannah:
Demonstrators crowd Savannah streets Saturday protest federal program cuts - The Current
Demonstrators in Savannah demanded that the Trump administration cease cutbacks in federal programs and stop assaults on their rights under the U.S. Constitution, with chants of "Hands off" democracy ...
thecurrentga.org
April 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
More coverage of Hands Off in Savannah:
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🎉🥳Happy pub day to me! 🎉🥳
WHAT TO CARRY INTO THE FUTURE emerged from my quest to ride every NYC subway from end to end. It’s an unconditional love letter to a city whose conditions are not the easiest to love. Come for the mass transit and stick around for treescapes and river sonnets.
WHAT TO CARRY INTO THE FUTURE emerged from my quest to ride every NYC subway from end to end. It’s an unconditional love letter to a city whose conditions are not the easiest to love. Come for the mass transit and stick around for treescapes and river sonnets.
March 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🎉🥳Happy pub day to me! 🎉🥳
WHAT TO CARRY INTO THE FUTURE emerged from my quest to ride every NYC subway from end to end. It’s an unconditional love letter to a city whose conditions are not the easiest to love. Come for the mass transit and stick around for treescapes and river sonnets.
WHAT TO CARRY INTO THE FUTURE emerged from my quest to ride every NYC subway from end to end. It’s an unconditional love letter to a city whose conditions are not the easiest to love. Come for the mass transit and stick around for treescapes and river sonnets.
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Ooo this is a good one ☺️
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ooo this is a good one ☺️
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I feel like we don't talk enough about how many lives have been saved by accurate, publicly available weather forecasts
February 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I feel like we don't talk enough about how many lives have been saved by accurate, publicly available weather forecasts
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Happy year of the snake from me and my unimpressed dog.
January 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Happy year of the snake from me and my unimpressed dog.
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The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world: the companies most responsible for the climate crisis will be held accountable, and New Yorkers will save $75 billion. www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Governor Signs Climate Change Superfund Act
Albany – Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129/A.3351), nation-leading legislation that will use the polluter-pays model exemplified by existing federal and stat...
www.nysenate.gov
December 26, 2024 at 4:49 PM
The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world: the companies most responsible for the climate crisis will be held accountable, and New Yorkers will save $75 billion. www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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I haven't made one of these for a while, so here's a heatmap that shows the monthly global temperature anomaly for 1880–2024.
This shows the difference between the average temperature in each month and the 20th century average for that month.
Data from NOAA: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
This shows the difference between the average temperature in each month and the 20th century average for that month.
Data from NOAA: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
December 4, 2024 at 10:33 AM
I haven't made one of these for a while, so here's a heatmap that shows the monthly global temperature anomaly for 1880–2024.
This shows the difference between the average temperature in each month and the 20th century average for that month.
Data from NOAA: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
This shows the difference between the average temperature in each month and the 20th century average for that month.
Data from NOAA: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...