王胜利
@wangshenglii.bsky.social
Studied Civil Engineering👷♀️ at UNSA.
Working on my thesis🙇♀️.
Concerned about #ClimateChange🌡️🌎
#LoveIsOurResistance🌹
#爱中国，所以学汉语.
#笨鸟先飞🐦
Working on my thesis🙇♀️.
Concerned about #ClimateChange🌡️🌎
#LoveIsOurResistance🌹
#爱中国，所以学汉语.
#笨鸟先飞🐦
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The latest image of the month from #Webb reveals the spiral galaxy NGC 2283.
It took Webb just 10 minutes to collect the data for this image, which reveals clouds of hydrogen gas heated by young stars in this active star-forming galaxy.
Read more 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🧪🔭
It took Webb just 10 minutes to collect the data for this image, which reveals clouds of hydrogen gas heated by young stars in this active star-forming galaxy.
Read more 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🧪🔭
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The latest image of the month from #Webb reveals the spiral galaxy NGC 2283.
It took Webb just 10 minutes to collect the data for this image, which reveals clouds of hydrogen gas heated by young stars in this active star-forming galaxy.
Read more 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🧪🔭
It took Webb just 10 minutes to collect the data for this image, which reveals clouds of hydrogen gas heated by young stars in this active star-forming galaxy.
Read more 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🧪🔭
Though in theory #Biomass is carbon neutral, in practice it's not, as it'll take decades to recapture the carbon. Furthermore, it contributes to soil degradation and #BiodiversityLoss.
So, why do policymakers seem obsessed with this 'renewable energy'?👇
news.mongabay.com/2024/06/burn...
So, why do policymakers seem obsessed with this 'renewable energy'?👇
news.mongabay.com/2024/06/burn...
Burning wood is not ‘renewable energy,’ so why do policymakers pretend it is?
Justin Catanoso is no stranger to wood pellet plants, as he lives near four of them in the U.S. state of North Carolina, where biomass giant Enviva has several facilities. While that company filed for...
news.mongabay.com
June 22, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Though in theory #Biomass is carbon neutral, in practice it's not, as it'll take decades to recapture the carbon. Furthermore, it contributes to soil degradation and #BiodiversityLoss.
So, why do policymakers seem obsessed with this 'renewable energy'?👇
news.mongabay.com/2024/06/burn...
So, why do policymakers seem obsessed with this 'renewable energy'?👇
news.mongabay.com/2024/06/burn...
According to a new analysis from MAAP, the economic losses from gold mining's #Deforestation and #Pollution of just three native communities in the #AmazonRainforest reached almost $600 million in just one year.👇
Full @mongabay.bsky.social's article: news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-p...
Full @mongabay.bsky.social's article: news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-p...
In Peru’s Madre de Dios, deforestation from mining brings huge economic losses
Mining can take its toll on the environment when done irresponsibly, especially in vulnerable ecosystems like the Amazon Rainforest. Deforestation and river pollution are common complaints from commun...
news.mongabay.com
June 20, 2024 at 10:34 AM
According to a new analysis from MAAP, the economic losses from gold mining's #Deforestation and #Pollution of just three native communities in the #AmazonRainforest reached almost $600 million in just one year.👇
Full @mongabay.bsky.social's article: news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-p...
Full @mongabay.bsky.social's article: news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-p...
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Google's AI Overviews must create entirely new information in response to a search query. That costs an estimated *30 times* more energy than simply extracting information from a source through a traditional search. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... by @parshallison.bsky.social
What Do Google’s AI Answers Cost the Environment?
Google is bringing AI answers to a billion people this year, but generative AI requires much more energy than traditional keyword searches
www.scientificamerican.com
June 11, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Google's AI Overviews must create entirely new information in response to a search query. That costs an estimated *30 times* more energy than simply extracting information from a source through a traditional search. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... by @parshallison.bsky.social
What's best for animal welfare causes more environmental impact, and switching to low-carbon meat causes more suffering.
I don't think eating meat is bad, but farming animals cramped in tiny cages where they can't even turn around for their entire lives is.👇
🔗: ourworldindata.org/what-are-the...
I don't think eating meat is bad, but farming animals cramped in tiny cages where they can't even turn around for their entire lives is.👇
🔗: ourworldindata.org/what-are-the...
June 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM
What's best for animal welfare causes more environmental impact, and switching to low-carbon meat causes more suffering.
I don't think eating meat is bad, but farming animals cramped in tiny cages where they can't even turn around for their entire lives is.👇
🔗: ourworldindata.org/what-are-the...
I don't think eating meat is bad, but farming animals cramped in tiny cages where they can't even turn around for their entire lives is.👇
🔗: ourworldindata.org/what-are-the...
Though #FossilFuels' emissions have plateaued in recent years, atmospheric CO2 levels are rising faster than ever before.
In fact, from January to May, CO2 levels have risen more rapidly than in any other year, leading to a new #KeelingCurve peak of almost 427 ppm.👇
🔗: www.noaa.gov/news-release...
In fact, from January to May, CO2 levels have risen more rapidly than in any other year, leading to a new #KeelingCurve peak of almost 427 ppm.👇
🔗: www.noaa.gov/news-release...
June 9, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Though #FossilFuels' emissions have plateaued in recent years, atmospheric CO2 levels are rising faster than ever before.
In fact, from January to May, CO2 levels have risen more rapidly than in any other year, leading to a new #KeelingCurve peak of almost 427 ppm.👇
🔗: www.noaa.gov/news-release...
In fact, from January to May, CO2 levels have risen more rapidly than in any other year, leading to a new #KeelingCurve peak of almost 427 ppm.👇
🔗: www.noaa.gov/news-release...
According to #C3S data, the average temperature for the last12 months was 1.63°C above pre-industrial levels.
Without meaningful #ClimateAction, the #CarbonBudget for limiting #GlobalWarming to *an average* of 1.5°C will be depleted in 5 years at the current rate of emissions.👇
Without meaningful #ClimateAction, the #CarbonBudget for limiting #GlobalWarming to *an average* of 1.5°C will be depleted in 5 years at the current rate of emissions.👇
🌡️📈 May 2024 was the warmest May on record, marking the 12th consecutive month in which the global average temperature reached a record value for the corresponding month.
The #C3S data were cited by the UN Secretary General, António Guterres.
For more👉 climate.copernicus.eu/hottest-may-...
The #C3S data were cited by the UN Secretary General, António Guterres.
For more👉 climate.copernicus.eu/hottest-may-...
June 6, 2024 at 12:49 AM
According to #C3S data, the average temperature for the last12 months was 1.63°C above pre-industrial levels.
Without meaningful #ClimateAction, the #CarbonBudget for limiting #GlobalWarming to *an average* of 1.5°C will be depleted in 5 years at the current rate of emissions.👇
Without meaningful #ClimateAction, the #CarbonBudget for limiting #GlobalWarming to *an average* of 1.5°C will be depleted in 5 years at the current rate of emissions.👇
There's mounting evidence that #CarbonOffsets are not a reliable path to #NetZero.
While we need to support initiatives aimed at protecting forest and promoting clean energy, they shouldn't be an excuse to not cut down emissions.
Full report: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
While we need to support initiatives aimed at protecting forest and promoting clean energy, they shouldn't be an excuse to not cut down emissions.
Full report: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Corporations invested in carbon offsets that were ‘likely junk’, analysis says
Analysis of the carbon offset projects used by top corporations including Delta, Gucci and ExxonMobil raises concerns around their emission cuts claims
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2024 at 11:21 PM
There's mounting evidence that #CarbonOffsets are not a reliable path to #NetZero.
While we need to support initiatives aimed at protecting forest and promoting clean energy, they shouldn't be an excuse to not cut down emissions.
Full report: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
While we need to support initiatives aimed at protecting forest and promoting clean energy, they shouldn't be an excuse to not cut down emissions.
Full report: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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May 2024 was the warmest May on record by a large margin, beating the prior May record set in 2020 by nearly 0.2C and coming in at 1.52C above preindustrial levels.
With 5 months of data in, 2024 is broadly on track (~75% chance) to beat 2023 as the warmest year on record:
With 5 months of data in, 2024 is broadly on track (~75% chance) to beat 2023 as the warmest year on record:
June 3, 2024 at 3:58 PM
May 2024 was the warmest May on record by a large margin, beating the prior May record set in 2020 by nearly 0.2C and coming in at 1.52C above preindustrial levels.
With 5 months of data in, 2024 is broadly on track (~75% chance) to beat 2023 as the warmest year on record:
With 5 months of data in, 2024 is broadly on track (~75% chance) to beat 2023 as the warmest year on record:
It's exciting and hopeful that #ClaudiaSheinbaum, a renowned climate scientist and also an activist, has been elected as the first female president of #Mexico, the 14th biggest economy and the 10th biggest polluter in the world.👏
June 3, 2024 at 4:23 PM
It's exciting and hopeful that #ClaudiaSheinbaum, a renowned climate scientist and also an activist, has been elected as the first female president of #Mexico, the 14th biggest economy and the 10th biggest polluter in the world.👏
These days, some parts of #Mexico, #Pakistan and #India are experiencing deadly #Heatwaves, with temperatures soaring over 50°C!
In fact, bulb-temperatures, which more accurately define the risks of heat and humidity to human health, have surpassed the lethal threshold long ago.
In fact, bulb-temperatures, which more accurately define the risks of heat and humidity to human health, have surpassed the lethal threshold long ago.
June 3, 2024 at 1:17 AM
These days, some parts of #Mexico, #Pakistan and #India are experiencing deadly #Heatwaves, with temperatures soaring over 50°C!
In fact, bulb-temperatures, which more accurately define the risks of heat and humidity to human health, have surpassed the lethal threshold long ago.
In fact, bulb-temperatures, which more accurately define the risks of heat and humidity to human health, have surpassed the lethal threshold long ago.
In the early 2000s, Google Translate used to work through a sort of "matching game".
Nowadays, it works through a sofisticated machine learning approach, a transformer model, that essentially converts sentences into matrixs.
Mindblowing.🤯
🔗: youtu.be/OPTKlycwIkM?...
Nowadays, it works through a sofisticated machine learning approach, a transformer model, that essentially converts sentences into matrixs.
Mindblowing.🤯
🔗: youtu.be/OPTKlycwIkM?...
How Google Translate Turns 134 Languages Into Math | WSJ Tech Behind
Google Translate uses sophisticated neural networks to translate 134 languages in real time. And using your phone’s camera, it can translate your surrounding...
youtu.be
May 31, 2024 at 11:20 PM
In the early 2000s, Google Translate used to work through a sort of "matching game".
Nowadays, it works through a sofisticated machine learning approach, a transformer model, that essentially converts sentences into matrixs.
Mindblowing.🤯
🔗: youtu.be/OPTKlycwIkM?...
Nowadays, it works through a sofisticated machine learning approach, a transformer model, that essentially converts sentences into matrixs.
Mindblowing.🤯
🔗: youtu.be/OPTKlycwIkM?...
After years of shrinking, the last glacier of #Venezuela, #LaCorona, has been officially downgraded to an ice field.
Experts warn that tropical glaciers in neighboring countries may face a similar fate soon due to #GlobalWarming.
For more👇: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts warn that tropical glaciers in neighboring countries may face a similar fate soon due to #GlobalWarming.
For more👇: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field
Scientists reclassify Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, after it melted faster than expected
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2024 at 9:59 PM
After years of shrinking, the last glacier of #Venezuela, #LaCorona, has been officially downgraded to an ice field.
Experts warn that tropical glaciers in neighboring countries may face a similar fate soon due to #GlobalWarming.
For more👇: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts warn that tropical glaciers in neighboring countries may face a similar fate soon due to #GlobalWarming.
For more👇: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Drilling oil in the #AmazonRainforest plays a crucial role for #Ecuador's economy. However, it has brought devastation to the nearby ecosystems and indigenous communities due to frequent #OilSpills and other environmental liabilities.
Full documentary👇: www.aljazeera.com/program/dyin...
Full documentary👇: www.aljazeera.com/program/dyin...
The Final Breath
Exploring the effect of industrial development in the Amazon and the deadly battles to protect this vital rainforest.
www.aljazeera.com
May 26, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Drilling oil in the #AmazonRainforest plays a crucial role for #Ecuador's economy. However, it has brought devastation to the nearby ecosystems and indigenous communities due to frequent #OilSpills and other environmental liabilities.
Full documentary👇: www.aljazeera.com/program/dyin...
Full documentary👇: www.aljazeera.com/program/dyin...
A new study has found that, as a consequence of decades of #Deforestation, the #AmazonRainforest is losing its resilience to #Droughts, which, by the way, are becoming longer as well as more frequent and intense due to #ClimateChange.
Full note: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Full note: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than third of Amazon rainforest struggling to recover from drought, study finds
‘Critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over forest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2024 at 5:28 PM
A new study has found that, as a consequence of decades of #Deforestation, the #AmazonRainforest is losing its resilience to #Droughts, which, by the way, are becoming longer as well as more frequent and intense due to #ClimateChange.
Full note: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Full note: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I often think about how Haber–Bosch, which is used to make nitrogen fertilizer (ammonia) from atmospheric nitrogen, uses 1% of the world's energy; a crazy amount for one process.
But Shell's scenario for the year 2100 has direct air capture (DAC) using 13%(!) of the world’s energy.
But Shell's scenario for the year 2100 has direct air capture (DAC) using 13%(!) of the world’s energy.
Analysis: Shell admits 1.5C climate goal means immediate end to fossil fuel growth - Carbon Brief
Growth in oil and gas production ends immediately in Shell’s latest pathway for staying below 1.5C, new Carbon Brief analysis reveals.
www.carbonbrief.org
May 26, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I often think about how Haber–Bosch, which is used to make nitrogen fertilizer (ammonia) from atmospheric nitrogen, uses 1% of the world's energy; a crazy amount for one process.
But Shell's scenario for the year 2100 has direct air capture (DAC) using 13%(!) of the world’s energy.
But Shell's scenario for the year 2100 has direct air capture (DAC) using 13%(!) of the world’s energy.
The 11 past months have been the hottest ever recorded, especially for the ocean.
This has brought catastrophic consequences for #CoralReefs, which are highly susceptible to #ClimateChange. Indeed, last month NOAA has confirmed we're in the 4th #CoralBleaching event.👇
www.noaa.gov/news-release...
This has brought catastrophic consequences for #CoralReefs, which are highly susceptible to #ClimateChange. Indeed, last month NOAA has confirmed we're in the 4th #CoralBleaching event.👇
www.noaa.gov/news-release...
NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event
The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years. Bleaching-level heat ...
www.noaa.gov
May 21, 2024 at 1:45 AM
The 11 past months have been the hottest ever recorded, especially for the ocean.
This has brought catastrophic consequences for #CoralReefs, which are highly susceptible to #ClimateChange. Indeed, last month NOAA has confirmed we're in the 4th #CoralBleaching event.👇
www.noaa.gov/news-release...
This has brought catastrophic consequences for #CoralReefs, which are highly susceptible to #ClimateChange. Indeed, last month NOAA has confirmed we're in the 4th #CoralBleaching event.👇
www.noaa.gov/news-release...
A new study suggests that #ClimateChange's economic impacts might be underestimated.
Moreover, even in optimistic scenarios, the economy will still shrink, effectively setting a strong business case for #ClimateAction.
Full note: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Moreover, even in optimistic scenarios, the economy will still shrink, effectively setting a strong business case for #ClimateAction.
Full note: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report
A 1C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product, researchers have found
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2024 at 2:49 AM
A new study suggests that #ClimateChange's economic impacts might be underestimated.
Moreover, even in optimistic scenarios, the economy will still shrink, effectively setting a strong business case for #ClimateAction.
Full note: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Moreover, even in optimistic scenarios, the economy will still shrink, effectively setting a strong business case for #ClimateAction.
Full note: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Peru's #Deforestation rate has been accelerating in recent years and one of the main drivers is #LandUseChange.
But instead of protecting the #AmazonRainforest, the Congress has approved a law that "forgives" past deforestation, setting a dangerous precedent.👇
🔗: www.context.news/nature/what-...
But instead of protecting the #AmazonRainforest, the Congress has approved a law that "forgives" past deforestation, setting a dangerous precedent.👇
🔗: www.context.news/nature/what-...
What does Peru's 'anti-forest law' mean for the environment? | Context
As logging and mining threaten the Amazon, Peru's lawmakers are rolling back anti-deforestation laws in defiance of global climate accords
www.context.news
May 8, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Peru's #Deforestation rate has been accelerating in recent years and one of the main drivers is #LandUseChange.
But instead of protecting the #AmazonRainforest, the Congress has approved a law that "forgives" past deforestation, setting a dangerous precedent.👇
🔗: www.context.news/nature/what-...
But instead of protecting the #AmazonRainforest, the Congress has approved a law that "forgives" past deforestation, setting a dangerous precedent.👇
🔗: www.context.news/nature/what-...
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This is totally fine.
"Shell sold millions of carbon credits tied to CO₂ removal that never took place to Canada’s largest oil sands companies, raising new doubts about a technology seen as crucial to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions."
"Shell sold millions of carbon credits tied to CO₂ removal that never took place to Canada’s largest oil sands companies, raising new doubts about a technology seen as crucial to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions."
Shell sold millions of ‘phantom’ carbon creditsFinancial Times
Subsidy scheme in Alberta allowed oil major to register carbon credits equivalent to twice the volume of CO₂ captured
www.ft.com
May 6, 2024 at 6:06 AM
This is totally fine.
"Shell sold millions of carbon credits tied to CO₂ removal that never took place to Canada’s largest oil sands companies, raising new doubts about a technology seen as crucial to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions."
"Shell sold millions of carbon credits tied to CO₂ removal that never took place to Canada’s largest oil sands companies, raising new doubts about a technology seen as crucial to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions."
In the past, warm temperatures used to come only after #ElNiño peaked. However, this time the off the charts records have been there even before the start. This may sign that #ClimateChange is altering climate systems sooner than expected, putting us in uncharted territory.
🔗: t.co/MYb1UWLCTw
🔗: t.co/MYb1UWLCTw
May 6, 2024 at 2:16 AM
In the past, warm temperatures used to come only after #ElNiño peaked. However, this time the off the charts records have been there even before the start. This may sign that #ClimateChange is altering climate systems sooner than expected, putting us in uncharted territory.
🔗: t.co/MYb1UWLCTw
🔗: t.co/MYb1UWLCTw
As the world drowns in #Plastic, countries have met in #Ottawa to negotiate the #PlasticTreaty last week.
#Rwanda and #Peru put forward the first concrete proposal to #EndPlasticPollution, to cut down by 40% by 2040, from a 2025 baseline.
For more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Rwanda and #Peru put forward the first concrete proposal to #EndPlasticPollution, to cut down by 40% by 2040, from a 2025 baseline.
For more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Countries consider pact to reduce plastic production by 40% in 15 years
Motion sets out worldwide target in alignment with Paris agreement to limit global heating to 1.5C
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2024 at 12:15 AM
As the world drowns in #Plastic, countries have met in #Ottawa to negotiate the #PlasticTreaty last week.
#Rwanda and #Peru put forward the first concrete proposal to #EndPlasticPollution, to cut down by 40% by 2040, from a 2025 baseline.
For more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Rwanda and #Peru put forward the first concrete proposal to #EndPlasticPollution, to cut down by 40% by 2040, from a 2025 baseline.
For more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Persistent #Deforestation, longer dry seasons and unbearable heat are pushing the #AmazonRainforest to its limit. If this continues, nearly half of the forest may be at risk of a rapid collapse by 2050. We need to act now!
Full report: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Full report: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
‘We need to respond now,’ says author of study that says crucial forest has already passed safe boundary and needs restoration
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Persistent #Deforestation, longer dry seasons and unbearable heat are pushing the #AmazonRainforest to its limit. If this continues, nearly half of the forest may be at risk of a rapid collapse by 2050. We need to act now!
Full report: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Full report: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
La #Deforestación y el #CambioClimático podrían poner en peligro casi al 50% de la #Amazonía para el año 2050!
Solo Perú perdió 4.1 m de Ha en los últimos 40 años, siendo los mayores contribuidores la #AgroIndustria y la #MineríaIlegal.
Informe completo: ojo-publico.com/ambiente/ter...
Solo Perú perdió 4.1 m de Ha en los últimos 40 años, siendo los mayores contribuidores la #AgroIndustria y la #MineríaIlegal.
Informe completo: ojo-publico.com/ambiente/ter...
February 21, 2024 at 8:17 PM
La #Deforestación y el #CambioClimático podrían poner en peligro casi al 50% de la #Amazonía para el año 2050!
Solo Perú perdió 4.1 m de Ha en los últimos 40 años, siendo los mayores contribuidores la #AgroIndustria y la #MineríaIlegal.
Informe completo: ojo-publico.com/ambiente/ter...
Solo Perú perdió 4.1 m de Ha en los últimos 40 años, siendo los mayores contribuidores la #AgroIndustria y la #MineríaIlegal.
Informe completo: ojo-publico.com/ambiente/ter...