Bonita Sharma
@sharmabonita.bsky.social
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A new documentary film by The Gecko Project focuses on the fires in Bolivia last year and the role of Mennonite communities and Cargill in destroying Bolivia’s forests.
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“Bolivia Burning”: New documentary exposes deforestation by the Mennonites with complicity from Cargill
New documentary film by the Gecko Project.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A new documentary film by The Gecko Project focuses on the fires in Bolivia last year and the role of Mennonite communities and Cargill in destroying Bolivia’s forests.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/bolivia-bu...
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/bolivia-bu...
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Beyond just physical damage and lives lost, floodwaters can cause increased health risks including:
➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services
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➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services
Read more ⬇️
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Texas floodwaters can increase health risks that could last for months: Experts
Floodwaters be contaminated with debris as well as high levels of bacteria, chemicals, waste and other pollutants, which can cause prolonged health risks, experts say.
abcnews.go.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Beyond just physical damage and lives lost, floodwaters can cause increased health risks including:
➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services
Read more ⬇️
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services
Read more ⬇️
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
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Another destructive Himalayan flood, this time transboundary. And like most of these, we can see the seismic signals created by the flood at a DMG station near Kathmandu. The flood is visible seismically about an hour before it arrived at the Nepali border...
Another destructive Himalayan flood, this time transboundary. And like most of these, we can see the seismic signals created by the flood at a DMG station near Kathmandu. The flood is visible seismically about an hour before it arrived at the Nepali border...
July 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/rasuwa...
Another destructive Himalayan flood, this time transboundary. And like most of these, we can see the seismic signals created by the flood at a DMG station near Kathmandu. The flood is visible seismically about an hour before it arrived at the Nepali border...
Another destructive Himalayan flood, this time transboundary. And like most of these, we can see the seismic signals created by the flood at a DMG station near Kathmandu. The flood is visible seismically about an hour before it arrived at the Nepali border...
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Kathmandu Post - More than two dozen people are dead or missing after a flood caused widespread destruction, sweeping away the Miteri Bridge — a key piece of infrastructure linking Nepal and China.
18 missing, 7 dead as flood hits Rasuwa; key infrastructure damaged
Among the missing are three Nepal Police personnel, six Chinese nationals, and nine civilians.
kathmandupost.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Kathmandu Post - More than two dozen people are dead or missing after a flood caused widespread destruction, sweeping away the Miteri Bridge — a key piece of infrastructure linking Nepal and China.
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This is a pretty good article, with comments from @weatherwest.bsky.social and me.
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Extreme weather events like Texas rain are more likely to occur due to climate change, scientists warn
Climate change is likely to make extreme weather events like those experienced in Texas occur more intensely and more frequently, scientists are warning.
abcnews.go.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This is a pretty good article, with comments from @weatherwest.bsky.social and me.
abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w...
abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w...
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Despite a substantial decrease in solid fuel use for cooking worldwide, exposure to household air pollution (HAP) remains a major global risk factor.
A #GBD study calls for renewed efforts & international investments to reduce the burden of HAP: tinyurl.com/3w94ysy9 @ihmeuw.bsky.social
A #GBD study calls for renewed efforts & international investments to reduce the burden of HAP: tinyurl.com/3w94ysy9 @ihmeuw.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Despite a substantial decrease in solid fuel use for cooking worldwide, exposure to household air pollution (HAP) remains a major global risk factor.
A #GBD study calls for renewed efforts & international investments to reduce the burden of HAP: tinyurl.com/3w94ysy9 @ihmeuw.bsky.social
A #GBD study calls for renewed efforts & international investments to reduce the burden of HAP: tinyurl.com/3w94ysy9 @ihmeuw.bsky.social
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Tibet earthquake: rescuers search for survivors after powerful quake kills 126
Tibet earthquake: rescuers search for survivors after powerful quake kills 126
At least 188 people injured and more than 3,600 homes destroyed after the earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas on Tuesday
Rescuers in China’s Tibet region were continuing to search for survivors in freezing conditions on Wednesday after a…
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Tibet earthquake: rescuers search for survivors after powerful quake kills 126
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The emergence of extreme wintertime wildfires in California is one of those classic “this is climate change” moments: A specific set of weather conditions is now occurring in such a way to produce the potential for rare disasters to become much more common.
www.fastcompany.com/91256483/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91256483/the...
The horrifying L.A. wildfires are being fueled by the worst conditions January has ever seen
Southern California is experiencing a midwinter drought at the same time as dangerous Santa Ana winds, leading to a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades.
www.fastcompany.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The emergence of extreme wintertime wildfires in California is one of those classic “this is climate change” moments: A specific set of weather conditions is now occurring in such a way to produce the potential for rare disasters to become much more common.
www.fastcompany.com/91256483/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91256483/the...
“..wages in the South are between 87% and 95% lower for work of equal skill.”
"The Global South’s workforce provides a staggering 90% of the labor to power the world economy, yet gets only 21% of global income."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Rich countries drain ‘shocking’ amount of labor from the Global South
Workers in the Global South—from farm workers to scientists—power the world economy but face a yawning wage gap
www.science.org
January 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
“..wages in the South are between 87% and 95% lower for work of equal skill.”
Green washing at the expense of economically challenged nations! How is this addressing climate change?
January 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Green washing at the expense of economically challenged nations! How is this addressing climate change?
This report is an eye opener on exploitation of indigenous community and land through an abstract concept of carbon offset, “a new form of colonialism.”
🌳 In 2011, the Ugamaa Community Resource Team helped the Hadzabe to secure land rights for part of their territory.
🔥 With support from The Nature Conservancy.
💲 In 2012, Carbon Tanzania set up a REDD project on the Hadzabe's land.
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🔥 With support from The Nature Conservancy.
💲 In 2012, Carbon Tanzania set up a REDD project on the Hadzabe's land.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/investigat...
Investigative report on the Yaeda-Eyasi Landscape REDD project in Tanzania: “This is a new form of colonialism”
"Very few Hadzabe understand the carbon project.”
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December 22, 2024 at 12:38 PM
This report is an eye opener on exploitation of indigenous community and land through an abstract concept of carbon offset, “a new form of colonialism.”
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And seeing one enthusiast say that AI will free us of minutiae so we can upskill our teaching obscures how doing so requires the exploitation of Global South workers, whose labor conditions are inhumane and traumatizing.
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Training AI takes heavy toll on Kenyans working for $2 an hour | 60 Minutes
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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December 14, 2024 at 6:14 PM
And seeing one enthusiast say that AI will free us of minutiae so we can upskill our teaching obscures how doing so requires the exploitation of Global South workers, whose labor conditions are inhumane and traumatizing.
youtu.be/qZS50KXjAX0?...
youtu.be/qZS50KXjAX0?...
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👇 racism kills in healthcare. E.g the MBRACE report 2019-2021: there was nearly 4 fold difference in maternal mortality rates amongst women from Black ethnic backgrounds & ~2 fold difference amongst women from Asian ethnic backgrounds compared to white women. These differences have persisted
Racism, systemic or otherwise, has consequences. Implicit bias, lack of knowledge, assumptions. Terrible.
A woman’s leg was just amputated in an academic tertiary care centre because of racism. I didn’t have time to intervene because she was referred to me on a Friday afternoon and by Sunday night it was already done. I know based on clinical evidence her wound would have healed. What to do?
November 21, 2024 at 7:08 AM
👇 racism kills in healthcare. E.g the MBRACE report 2019-2021: there was nearly 4 fold difference in maternal mortality rates amongst women from Black ethnic backgrounds & ~2 fold difference amongst women from Asian ethnic backgrounds compared to white women. These differences have persisted
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The Philippines have now been hit by four typhoons in the span of just 10 days.
Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.
Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.
November 17, 2024 at 11:35 AM
The Philippines have now been hit by four typhoons in the span of just 10 days.
Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.
Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.
An Important read on how carbon market is being used to exploit countries and communities that contribute less to the emissions by the oil and gas producers and industrialized nations. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/article-6-...
“Article 6 is not about saving the planet. The COPs are not about climate change. This is about profit.” Interview with Dr. Tamra Gilbertson of Indigenous Environmental Network
“Carbon markets fundamentally do not work, period.”
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November 16, 2024 at 2:14 PM
An Important read on how carbon market is being used to exploit countries and communities that contribute less to the emissions by the oil and gas producers and industrialized nations. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/article-6-...
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This thread is fantastic for new and not-so-new Bluesky-ers (is there a name for us?)!
🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵
November 15, 2024 at 3:18 AM
This thread is fantastic for new and not-so-new Bluesky-ers (is there a name for us?)!
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Global river flows at the lowest levels in the 33-year history of the UN's State of Global Water Resources in 2023
"Overall, 50% of global catchment areas showed abnormal conditions, with most being in deficit & reducing water availability for agriculture and industry"
www.scmp.com/news/world/a...
"Overall, 50% of global catchment areas showed abnormal conditions, with most being in deficit & reducing water availability for agriculture and industry"
www.scmp.com/news/world/a...
Record low river flows in 2023 threaten global water supplies, UN warns
This alarming trend highlights the urgent need for action to protect water resources in a changing climate.
www.scmp.com
October 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Global river flows at the lowest levels in the 33-year history of the UN's State of Global Water Resources in 2023
"Overall, 50% of global catchment areas showed abnormal conditions, with most being in deficit & reducing water availability for agriculture and industry"
www.scmp.com/news/world/a...
"Overall, 50% of global catchment areas showed abnormal conditions, with most being in deficit & reducing water availability for agriculture and industry"
www.scmp.com/news/world/a...
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More heavy rainfall in Spain, this time up in Barcelona.
For every degree the air warms, it holds 7% more water vapour.
Climate change is already here and now: and climate solutions are solutions for a better future for us all.
For every degree the air warms, it holds 7% more water vapour.
Climate change is already here and now: and climate solutions are solutions for a better future for us all.
Spain's flood nightmare continues as heavy rain hits Barcelona, Valencia tries to dig out
The flash flood-inducing rains that killed more than 210 people in Spain's Valencia region have moved north, snarling air and rail traffic in Barcelona.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2024 at 3:18 AM
More heavy rainfall in Spain, this time up in Barcelona.
For every degree the air warms, it holds 7% more water vapour.
Climate change is already here and now: and climate solutions are solutions for a better future for us all.
For every degree the air warms, it holds 7% more water vapour.
Climate change is already here and now: and climate solutions are solutions for a better future for us all.
Our recently published paper: Energy choices should be Supported, Environmental, Affordable, and Tolerable to provide everyone a SEAT at the energy table, in other words to promote energy justice. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 18, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Our recently published paper: Energy choices should be Supported, Environmental, Affordable, and Tolerable to provide everyone a SEAT at the energy table, in other words to promote energy justice. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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A 73% loss in animal life over one human lifetime is literally asteroid-impact fast.
There is no us without Earth.
There is no Planet B.
There is no us without Earth.
There is no Planet B.
October 10, 2024 at 7:15 PM
A 73% loss in animal life over one human lifetime is literally asteroid-impact fast.
There is no us without Earth.
There is no Planet B.
There is no us without Earth.
There is no Planet B.
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Severe flooding and landslides in Nepal not getting any attention in the Western press:
"The physical damage has been simply staggering", says Himalayan Times
thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nation...
"The physical damage has been simply staggering", says Himalayan Times
thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nation...
Nation-wide floods and landslide: What is the way forward?
At a time when the country was preparing for the celebration of the national festivals Dashain, Tihar and Chhath, it had to face what is perhaps the worst spate of floods and landslides in the country...
thehimalayantimes.com
October 3, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Severe flooding and landslides in Nepal not getting any attention in the Western press:
"The physical damage has been simply staggering", says Himalayan Times
thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nation...
"The physical damage has been simply staggering", says Himalayan Times
thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nation...
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Devastating flooding in Asheville NC www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l... and Bagmati Province, Nepal this week.
Last week saw deadly floods in Europe and Southeast Asia, especially Poland and Vietnam.
The more climate changes, the worse it will get 😢
www.chronicle-tribune.com/news/wire/de...
Last week saw deadly floods in Europe and Southeast Asia, especially Poland and Vietnam.
The more climate changes, the worse it will get 😢
www.chronicle-tribune.com/news/wire/de...
Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as many again still missing
Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 66 people in Nepal and a further 69 are missing.
apnews.com
September 29, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Devastating flooding in Asheville NC www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l... and Bagmati Province, Nepal this week.
Last week saw deadly floods in Europe and Southeast Asia, especially Poland and Vietnam.
The more climate changes, the worse it will get 😢
www.chronicle-tribune.com/news/wire/de...
Last week saw deadly floods in Europe and Southeast Asia, especially Poland and Vietnam.
The more climate changes, the worse it will get 😢
www.chronicle-tribune.com/news/wire/de...
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Kathmandu's elevation is 4400 feet above sea level for those who think flooding is only a coastal concern
Kathmandu valley receives half the annual average rainfall in 2 days. More than 700mm (over 27 inches) of rain in less than 30 hours!
nepalitimes.com/news/60-dead...
nepalitimes.com/news/60-dead...
60 dead, 64 missing in Nepal floods
nepalitimes.com
September 28, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Kathmandu's elevation is 4400 feet above sea level for those who think flooding is only a coastal concern