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Insurance has a unique role to play in addressing climate-related risks, yet fires & floods are making the costs fall on communities, families, and small businesses. #ClimateSky #GreenSky

Catastrophe bond sales are having a major moment

CAT bonds refer to a type of financial instrument designed to raise money for insurers in the event of a natural disaster.

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Felt #earthquake: 5.6 #quake 25 km southeast of Jutiapa, Departamento de Jutiapa, Guatemala, 39 minutes ago - 117 reports so far. Did you feel it? Send a report!

Felt earthquake: 5.6 quake 25 km southeast of Jutiapa, Departamento de Jutiapa, Guatemala, 39 minutes ago

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As someone who talks and thinks sustainability on a daily basis, I find the anthropological perspective very relevant, as always 💚

Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology@anthroencyclo.bsky.social · last yr.

New entry, new entry, new entry! 📣 📣 📣 SUSTAINABILITY 🌱 🌱 🌱 written by Alice Rudge 📝 📝 📝 "Sustainability is one of the key terms of the contemporary moment" - and thus there's so much to learn about this term! Read the full entry (as always, OA) here: anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/sustai...

#time depends not just on the position of the observer but also on the observer's categories of thought, and their society and #culture. So how to study it #ethnographically? Find out here: www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/time

Time

Time, from an anthropological perspective, is culturally specific and inseparable from our understanding of the world and our place in it. Anthropology charts how and to what extent time is culturally...

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Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of compassion, courage, and a continuing call to protect our common home and all who share it with us. In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵

Live updates: Pope Francis dies at 88

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff who ministered to poor people with a message of mercy, has died. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal and indiffer...

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Very honored to join the board of @appliedanthro.bsky.social and support our mission.

Extreme storms continue to sweep across the US South today, as damages and deaths from last night's severe weather is just now being assessed. How is climate change affecting tornadoes? It's hard to detect a robust signal in such small, short events, but there's evidence that ... [see next post]

Live Updates: At least 19 dead as severe storms rip through South and Midwest

At least 13 dead as severe storms rip through South and Midwest

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Deadline is soon. Please apply. LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... @lsehumanrights.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social

We're excited to launch our page for One Conservancy Science at @nature.org! Follow us to see how our team is tackling the world's toughest environmental challenges. From restoring habitats to promoting sustainability, we're blending science with traditional knowledge for a thriving planet.

Research shows forest canopy coverage of 50%+ decreases temperatures by 5.3°C compared to uncovered areas. Microclimate buffering through forest ecosystems could be key to combating rising global temperatures, read more here ⬇️ #climateaction #ecosystemrestoration

Earth restoration in your back yard: Can we really combat climate change by microclimate buffering? - Ecosystem Restoration Communities

What are our biggest issues with climate change? We have all heard the continuous onslaught of devastating news that world average surface temperatures have almost surpassed the point of no return acc...

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This state is home to 6 million acres of peatlands, more than any other state in the contiguous U.S. Can you guess which state? 🤔 Find out here – and check out TNC's new report that highlights the role of protecting and restoring peatlands as a natural climate solution: nature.ly/4i4oH9W

I don’t miss the movie world but I do miss these two, who said yes to end-of-the-world, tiny budget mini documentaries of brave women in distant places. Happy encounter yesterday :)

José Ubico, exdiputado, “amigo y aliado” de Giammattei, que se vendía como defensor de la seguridad, ha sido condenado de nuevo por narcotráfico en EE.UU., esta vez a 18 años. Una nota de Rodrigo Estrada. epinvestiga.com/actualidad/c...

Condenan a exdiputado José Ubico a 18 años de prisión

El exlegislador ya había sido condenado por delitos relacionados al narcotráfico, y al igual que la primera vez, se declaró culpable de conspirar para trasegar droga a Estados Unidos.

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Is paper reading at a scientific conference a type of performing art and does anyone enjoy it apart from the reader?

I love (as in “I love to cringe at the absence of self reflection among those who claim to know who we (the other) are better than we do ourselves”) to attend lectures and hear papers that “decolonize” by academically recolonizing.

Took advantage of my day off to see the beautiful exhibit by survivors of the Panabaj survivors in Santiago Atitlán. Just today and tomorrow at CCE in Antigua Gua.

Part two of @elfaroenglish.bsky.social’s new photojournalism curation, “Disappeared in El Salvador” 👇

El Faro English@elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 2y ago

📸On New Year’s Day 2022, Carlos disappeared on his way to a park on the border between 18th Street and the Mara Salvatrucha-13. In a country where information on missing persons is precarious, his father Ricardo spent weeks scouring the dark alone hoping to find him. elfaro.net/en/202502/ef...

‘Even the sound of the water has changed’: can Bogotá bring its wetlands back from the brink? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘Even the sound of the water has changed’: can Bogotá bring its wetlands back from the brink?

The marshes in Colombia’s capital are sacred to Indigenous peoples, provide vital wildlife habitats and could help the city adapt to climate change. But after centuries of development they are close t...

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Feb 13, 2018. I’m in DC moving between meetings when I see @stephencolbert.bsky.social riding a segway. A few miracles happened: I thought something smart to yell and attract his attention. I did not lose my voice. Stephen responded, turned back, took a selfie. My most fruitful 5 minutes in DC.

Sample of my balcony garden. Red harvest. Cosecha roja del balcón.

Went shopping this morning and, for the first time ever, I stopped to think global politics in front of the egg section. BTW, US$1.00 = Q7.80 do the math.

February sky.

Taliban minister ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after speech in support of girls’ education. Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, left for UAE after criticising ban on secondary school and higher education for girls. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Taliban minister ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after speech in support of girls’ education

Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, left for UAE after criticising ban on secondary school and higher education for girls

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Yes, bird flu could become airborne, human-to-human. As my collaborator Seema Lakdawala points out, we're doing the experiment now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...

Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne? (Gift Article)

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

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The contemplative life of urban cherry tomatoes.

Me gusta recordar este mensaje poderoso de @katharinehayhoe.com : rendirse nunca. elasombrario.publico.es/hablamos-mej...

"Es muy peligroso rendirse en la lucha contra el cambio climático"

Katharine Hayhoe es una de las climatólogas más conocidas del mundo. Responsable científica de The

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Check out what the Anthropology of Higher Education Topical Interest Group (TIG) is planning for our upcoming Annual Meeting in Portland. More info here: appliedanthro.org/membership/t... #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2025 #highereducation

🌍 Mangroves and seagrass meadows: they store carbon, protect coastlines, support biodiversity, and sustain local economies. Yet, they're threatened by climate change and human activities like deforestation and land conversion.

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