Olaniyi Omotayo, Nigerian (1995- ), Empowered Unity 4, 2025, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in, private collection
Kimberly Wooten
@plasticarchaeology.bsky.social
Plastics archaeologist, interested in climate and heritage, public outreach, and foolishly thinks contemporary archaeology will save the world.
Artwork by Maurice Pépin for the cover of Le Sourire, March 1933.
Piet Mondrian - Apples, Ginger Pot and Plate on a Ledge (1901) Watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on paper, 38 × 56 cm (15 × 22 in)
We absolutely cannot normalize wildfires everywhere and excess deaths from heatwaves. It’s going to get way worse as long as we keep burning fossil fuels.
At least 12,000 excess deaths in Europe's June heatwave: AFP analysis
At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European countries during June's heatwave, national statistics indicated, a toll that could yet rise as more data is released, according to an…
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The refusal by corrupt politicians to ditch all fossil fuels means the coming years will be much worse ... "We are witnessing something beyond any imagination with 220+ countries/territories (>95% of the total) smashing records with insane margins WORLD RECORD can fall next days ..."
Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
Andy Beshear should just steal mcconnell's senate seat the way mcconnell stole Obama's Supreme Court seat.
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." #AnneFrank
On the fourth anniversary of the overturning of Roe v Wade remember that they lied to get their seats on the Supreme Court
CNN shows a side by side of J.D. Vance taking credit for what Obama already had in place — an Iran deal Trump ripped up before killing a lot of people and wasting a lot of money (at Israel’s request) H/T @acyn.bsky.social
1/3 Fishing gear kills more marine life than any other form of ocean plastic. Lost nets alone threaten 66% of marine species, every sea turtle species, 50% of seabirds, whales, sharks, dolphins. The fishing industry’s deadliest hidden legacy. 🌊
Pope Leo: "Every boat that arrives does not bring only migrants; it brings with it a question: what world have we built, if so many brothers must risk death to seek life?"
A FIFA referee has spent more time in federal custody for being Somali than anybody on epstein's list for raping kids.
The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. A new camera system could help ships and ferries steer clear. n.pr/4e5cotx
Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them
The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. A new camera system could help ships and ferries steer clear.
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Our planet is such an amazing place.
NASA | ESA Space Updates@nasaupdates.bsky.social · 2mo agoRemember yesterday’s post? Here is the actual timelapse of that spectacular southern aurora, sparked by a recent solar event. Captured by NASA astronaut Jess Meir aboard the International Space Station #NASA #ISS
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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“The science is clear: El Niño is arriving on our doorstep in the coming months with 90% certainty," said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. "The world must treat it as the urgent climate warning it is. El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world.”
UN issues sobering warning about looming El Niño — USA TODAY
World leaders are especially concerned with the prospect of droughts, heavy rainfall events and heat waves.
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💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics.
How could I not have seen that painting before? Powerful. 🇺🇦 Ivan-Valentyn Zadorozhnyi Let the Orchards Bloom, 1969–1970
