You won't regret clicking on this beautifully told story by @lsommer.bsky.social about the Pacific Ocean and how the Trump regime is opening some marine monuments to commercial fishing.

These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections

The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, spar...

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/de... @getup.org.au

Hothouse Earth: arriving sooner than you think cribb.substack.com/p/hothouse-e...

Hothouse Earth: the smash is getting closer

Hothouse Earth, the state of the planet in which civilisation and possibly even humans can no longer survive, is arriving much faster than predicted, according to new satellite data.

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Please get your pets to change to a vegan diet.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last wk.

There are. www.benevo.com

Person: I’m very sorry, I’ve got seven members of the team off sick with the flu. We are unable to do the job. Me: That’s why I wear this.

Gaza death toll reaches 73,293 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-reaches-73293

Gaza death toll reaches 73,293

<article data-history-node-id="444660" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-reaches-73293" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-reaches-73293" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll reaches 73,293</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 73,293 Palestinians have been killed and 173,96 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza since 7 October 2023, the enclave's health ministry is reporting.</p> <p>It said that nine people have been killed and one body recovered in the last 24 hours.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Modelling shows universal masking by healthcare workers leads to huge reduction in healthcare worker illness, even when people unmask in breakrooms www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Australia’s farmland at risk of ‘ecological collapse’ theaimn.net/australias-f...

Australia’s farmland at risk of ‘ecological collapse’

Adelaide University Media Release Australia may need to fundamentally redraw its rural landscape – retiring farms, restoring vast tracts of vegetation and reshaping regional economies – if it is to av...

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Breaking News! Code Yikes! The global 2-meter surface temperature hit the highest on record for June 28th, narrowly edging out the previous record set way back in 2024. Will this year's maximum break 17°C? The Climate 8-ball is taking the Over. Stay tuned!

Research in Sydney. How hot is deadly for the human body? Lower than you think!!!

Extinction Rebellion Global@xrglobal.bsky.social · last mo.

How hot is too hot? A 2024 study from Australia sheds light on when heat turns deadly for humans. “This study is all about human survivability” Dr Jem Cheng www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...

Evil Trump is blitzing vast swathes of last outposts of wild nature in USA Billions of Trees in Oregon Likewise in Tongass national forest Alaska Drilling 700,00 acres of pristine Arctic Refuge within the Coastal Plain, which is critical for Arctic wildlife and migratory birds Mining deep sea

Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · last mo.

Feds to Open Tens of Thousands of Acres of Colorado Wilderness to Oil Drilling Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in state’s biggest public land sale in modern history An area with exceptionally dark night skies but no more www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

No fast tracking environmental projects. No use of AI to approve projects The Albanese Gov plans to further devolve environmental approvals powers to state & territory governments, & use AI to fast track environmental approvals. www.foe.org.au/ai_approvals...

No fastracking environmental projects. No use of AI to approve projects

Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) believes that social and environmental issues cannot be separated from each other. As a result, FoEA is a social and environmental justice organisation. We seek t...

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I watched this last night, and would highly recommend. Two of the most cutting-edge thinkers regarding the human predicament of interlinked climate and ecological breakdown, rising wealth inequality and authoritarianism, how we got here and how we might make it better.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last mo.

Now you can watch the video of my interview last week with the brilliant and remarkable Jeremy Lent, one of the greatest thinkers of our age. In his new book Ecocivilization, he charts a way forward for us. Hope and inspiration. www.youtube.com/live/4-r-tUh...

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 16 June - 22 June 2026 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 266 (+3.1%) 🔹Influenza: 242 (+8.5%) 🔹RSV: 777 (-0.6%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 20 (+11.1%) 🔸Influenza: 10 (-28.5%) 🔸RSV: 63 (-17.1%) Source: www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...

Thailand: COVID-19 cases have been rising for 7 consecutive weeks—jumping 660% since early May. Reported weekly cases: 🔸 Week 19: 226 🔸 Week 20: 284 🔸 Week 21: 370 🔸 Week 22: 610 🔸 Week 23: 929 🔸 Week 24: 1,231 🔸 Week 25: 1,720 Source: dvis3.ddc.moph.go.th/t/DDC_CENTER...

The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’ Insects have declined by 75% in the past 50 years Without insects birds too will disappear 87% of all plant species require animal pollination, most of it delivered by insects www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’

Insects have declined by 75% in the past 50 years – and the consequences may soon be catastrophic. Biologist Dave Goulson reveals the vital services they perform

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“An average home would cost $595,500 now if prices were the same relative to income as before John Howard turned the market into an investor casino,” writes Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute. Read the full article ➡️ https://theaus.in/4v2qrY7

An analysis of 164 leopard deaths in Sri Lanka reveals nearly 40% occurred in the central Nuwara Eliya district, a tiny fraction of their range. Wire snares on tea plantation landscapes account for over 60% of fatalities, exposing a deadly overlap with humans.

Sri Lanka leopard deaths prevalent in region where humans and big cats overlap

COLOMBO — The mist-covered tea estates, forest patches and mountain valleys of Sri Lanka’s hill country support some of the country’s most important leopard populations outside protected areas. Yet…

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Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after heavy rain and landslides, fuelled by climate crisis, in North Sumatra www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds

Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after heavy rain and landslides, fuelled by climate crisis, in North Sumatra

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This guy wants us to burn fewer fossil fuels and cut down fewer trees so that glacier behind him doesn’t melt as fast.

Very moving video from Long Covid Physio ❤️👇

Long COVID Physio@longcovidphysio.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Before infection, our members chose how to use each heartbeat. Now #LongCovid limits what each beat can be used for. Turn your phone landscape for the best viewing experience. #LCAD26 #LongCOVIDAwarenessDay #LongCovidHeartbeats #EveryHeartbeatCounts

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Former environment minister Peter Garrett will lead a public inquiry into the Australian Government’s $368 billion AUKUS defence pact, amid growing concerns over the lack of scrutiny surrounding the nation’s most expensive defence project. #auspol @petergarrett.com.au

"Every 737 burns 3,000 litres (25 bathtubs) of kerosene per hour. That's as much fossil fuel as three gas-heated homes consume in a year. But with twice the climate damage, by the indirect warming effects of burning it in the stratosphere " mastodon.energy/@Sustainable...

I was 8 years old when my doctor told me that wearing a “dust mask” (respirator) was important for my respiratory health. For any “work that irritates your nose, throat or chest”. Last century. Last millennium. Donkeys years ago. We need to rediscover this. #MedSky

Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, has been removed from the World Cup roster after being denied entry to the US despite holding a valid visa.

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Australia is spending up to $368 billion on AUKUS. That’s enough to build around 180 hospitals, fund dental care through Medicare for decades, or provide $50,000 home deposits for more than 7 million Australians. Opportunity cost matters.

Artisanal gold mining severely disrupts Amazonian ecosystems. By tracking dung beetles as key bioindicators in Guyana, researchers found that mining-altered microclimates and degraded soils prevent the recovery of these crucial insect communities for over 20 years. mongabay.cc/ftsRI0

Gold mining damages dung beetle communities in the Amazon, study finds

Small-scale gold mining is a major cause of deforestation in the Amazon, and researchers found that in Guyana it destroys dung beetle communities and prevents their recovery for decades. Gold mining…

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French activists who took part in a Gaza-bound foreign aid flotilla accuse Israeli forces of abuse and torture.

France opens ‘war crimes' probe into Israel's treatment of Gaza activists

French activists who took part in a Gaza-bound foreign aid flotilla accuse Israeli forces of abuse and torture.

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