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Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #humanactivity, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Earth's Glow Flickers: Satellites Reveal Nighttime Light's Turbulent Pulse

    New satellite data reveals nighttime light flickers, showing dimming in areas like Ukraine and Syria during conflicts. This changes how we see global events.

    #NighttimeLight, #SatelliteData, #UkraineConflict, #GlobalEvents, #HumanActivity

    newsletter.tf/nighttime-light-

  2. Nighttime light in conflict zones like Ukraine has dimmed significantly, showing a clear impact from the ongoing Russian invasion. This is a new way to see global events.

    #NighttimeLight, #SatelliteData, #UkraineConflict, #GlobalEvents, #HumanActivity
    newsletter.tf/nighttime-light-

  3. Couple stops driving after spotting wild predator bounding across roadway: ‘He was hunting deer’

    A video clip showing a mountain lion darting across a roadway has sparked alarm alongside wonder — not…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #CA #Canada #dangerouspredators #humanactivity #mountainlion #naturalhabitat #preyanimals #Science #tiktok
    newsbeep.com/ca/463877/

  4. Couple stops driving after spotting wild predator bounding across roadway: ‘He was hunting deer’

    A video clip showing a mountain lion darting across a roadway has sparked alarm alongside wonder — not…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #dangerouspredators #humanactivity #MountainLion #naturalhabitat #preyanimals #Science #TikTok
    newsbeep.com/us/455701/

  5. Couple stops driving after spotting wild predator bounding across roadway: ‘He was hunting deer’

    A video clip showing a mountain lion darting across a roadway has sparked alarm alongside wonder — not…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #dangerouspredators #humanactivity #MountainLion #naturalhabitat #preyanimals #Science #TikTok
    newsbeep.com/us/455701/

  6. Vivid case-study of #invasivespecies - it didn't begin with the purple flowers...
    "Up to 40% of Iceland was covered in forest when the Vikings arrived in the ninth century, but more than a millennium of deforestation and sheep farming has resulted in significant desertification. Advocates say the lupin is helping. But Óskarsdóttir says it is not so simple."
    #humanactivity #biodiversityloss
    theguardian.com/environment/20

  7. Vivid case-study of #invasivespecies - it didn't begin with the purple flowers...
    "Up to 40% of Iceland was covered in forest when the Vikings arrived in the ninth century, but more than a millennium of deforestation and sheep farming has resulted in significant desertification. Advocates say the lupin is helping. But Óskarsdóttir says it is not so simple."
    #humanactivity #biodiversityloss
    theguardian.com/environment/20

  8. Vivid case-study of #invasivespecies - it didn't begin with the purple flowers...
    "Up to 40% of Iceland was covered in forest when the Vikings arrived in the ninth century, but more than a millennium of deforestation and sheep farming has resulted in significant desertification. Advocates say the lupin is helping. But Óskarsdóttir says it is not so simple."
    #humanactivity #biodiversityloss
    theguardian.com/environment/20

  9. Vivid case-study of #invasivespecies - it didn't begin with the purple flowers...
    "Up to 40% of Iceland was covered in forest when the Vikings arrived in the ninth century, but more than a millennium of deforestation and sheep farming has resulted in significant desertification. Advocates say the lupin is helping. But Óskarsdóttir says it is not so simple."
    #humanactivity #biodiversityloss
    theguardian.com/environment/20

  10. Vivid case-study of #invasivespecies - it didn't begin with the purple flowers...
    "Up to 40% of Iceland was covered in forest when the Vikings arrived in the ninth century, but more than a millennium of deforestation and sheep farming has resulted in significant desertification. Advocates say the lupin is helping. But Óskarsdóttir says it is not so simple."
    #humanactivity #biodiversityloss
    theguardian.com/environment/20

  11. '#Wildfires in #Brazil’s #Pantanal #wetland fuelled ‘by #ClimateDisruption

    Devastation in June was made at least four times more likely and 40% more intense by #HumanActivity, scientists have calculated'

    '“If the world continues to burn fossil fuels, precious ecosystems like the Pantanal wetland and Amazon rainforest could pass tipping points where natural recovery from wildfires and drought becomes impossible.”'
    theguardian.com/world/article/
    #ClimsteCrisis

  12. Estimated 2 billion tons of #sand and #dust are entering the atmosphere per year: ‘We are in a vicious circle’

    Story by Jeremiah Budin, December 11, 2023

    "#Pollution and human activity have ripple effects everywhere that plants grow, and one of those effects is that there is less land for plants to grow than ever before.

    "According to the United Nations, the world is losing around 386,000 square miles (by some estimates, more than Texas and New Mexico combined) of productive land per year to sand and #DustStorms — the result of #HumanActivity, as Reuters reports.

    What is happening?

    "The United Nations Convention to Combat #Desertification (#UNCCD) recently issued a report that called attention to the issue of land loss due to #SandStorms, which have hit large areas of #Africa and #Asia. According to the report, at least 25% of the storms could be attributed to human activity, such as #overmining and #overgrazing.

    Why is this concerning?

    "According to the UNCCD report, 'with impacts far beyond the source regions, an estimated 2 billion tons of sand and dust now enters the atmosphere every year, an amount equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza.' And while sand storms are common in many regions, this new frequency and intensity are not.

    “'We are in a vicious circle, where #LandDegradation is fueling #ClimateChange and climate change is exacerbating land loss in the world,' Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD executive secretary, told Reuters.

    "Thiaw went on to explain that as the sand storms continue to make an increasing amount of land unfarmable, it affects people’s ability to get food in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.

    “'It goes well beyond individuals,' he said. 'It is affecting the entire community.'

    What can be done about it?

    "The UNCCD had several recommendations for steps that could be taken to prevent further land loss. For one, it said that funding needs to be increased to tackle the problem, which has drawn less attention so far than other issues caused by human-driven pollution.

    "Also, new incentives are needed for the private sector to take responsibility for the land that it destroys.

    "As Thiaw told Reuters, #China has been successful at combating desertification and controlling dust, by employing a #LandManagement, #restoration, and #reforestation program."

    Source:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

  13. 🦏⚠️ 14 rhinos have been found dead in Chitwan National Park and surrounding buffer zones since the start of the 2022-23 fiscal year.

    Many of these deaths could be attributed to human activities such as infrastructure projects, invasive species, and the alarming resurgence of poaching.

    Learn more about the situation in this article:
    loom.ly/u7X0n54

    #rhinos #rhino #species #article #humanactivity #chitwannationalpark #wildlife #conservation #nationalpark

  14. Wildlife rescuers spring into action to save animal trapped in heartbreaking predicament at marina — here’s what happened

    Responders rescued an osprey in distress after it became entangled in a sailboat’s mast rigging at a marina…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Florida #FloridaFishandWildlife #FWCofficer #GulfBreeze #humanactivity #SandspurWildlifeRescue #Science #ZernRigging
    newsbeep.com/us/37067/

  15. Wildlife rescuers spring into action to save animal trapped in heartbreaking predicament at marina — here’s what happened

    Responders rescued an osprey in distress after it became entangled in a sailboat’s mast rigging at a marina…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Florida #FloridaFishandWildlife #FWCofficer #GulfBreeze #humanactivity #SandspurWildlifeRescue #Science #ZernRigging
    newsbeep.com/us/37067/

  16. '#Wildfires in #Brazil’s #Pantanal #wetland fuelled ‘by #ClimateDisruption

    Devastation in June was made at least four times more likely and 40% more intense by #HumanActivity, scientists have calculated'

    '“If the world continues to burn fossil fuels, precious ecosystems like the Pantanal wetland and Amazon rainforest could pass tipping points where natural recovery from wildfires and drought becomes impossible.”'
    theguardian.com/world/article/
    #ClimsteCrisis

  17. '#Wildfires in #Brazil’s #Pantanal #wetland fuelled ‘by #ClimateDisruption

    Devastation in June was made at least four times more likely and 40% more intense by #HumanActivity, scientists have calculated'

    '“If the world continues to burn fossil fuels, precious ecosystems like the Pantanal wetland and Amazon rainforest could pass tipping points where natural recovery from wildfires and drought becomes impossible.”'
    theguardian.com/world/article/
    #ClimsteCrisis

  18. '#Wildfires in #Brazil’s #Pantanal #wetland fuelled ‘by #ClimateDisruption

    Devastation in June was made at least four times more likely and 40% more intense by #HumanActivity, scientists have calculated'

    '“If the world continues to burn fossil fuels, precious ecosystems like the Pantanal wetland and Amazon rainforest could pass tipping points where natural recovery from wildfires and drought becomes impossible.”'
    theguardian.com/world/article/
    #ClimsteCrisis

  19. '#Wildfires in #Brazil’s #Pantanal #wetland fuelled ‘by #ClimateDisruption

    Devastation in June was made at least four times more likely and 40% more intense by #HumanActivity, scientists have calculated'

    '“If the world continues to burn fossil fuels, precious ecosystems like the Pantanal wetland and Amazon rainforest could pass tipping points where natural recovery from wildfires and drought becomes impossible.”'
    theguardian.com/world/article/
    #ClimsteCrisis