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#ASPCA - #ColdWeather Safety Tips

"Exposure to winter’s dry, cold air and chilly rain, sleet and snow can cause chapped paws and itchy, flaking skin, but these aren’t the only discomforts pets can suffer. Winter walks can become downright dangerous if chemicals from ice-melting agents are licked off of bare paws. To help prevent cold weather dangers from affecting your pet’s health, check out our top 10 cold weather safety tips from our experts at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC).

- Remember, if it’s too cold for you, it’s probably too cold for your pet, so keep your animals inside. If left outdoors, pets can freeze, become disoriented, lost, stolen, injured or killed. In addition, don’t leave pets alone in a car during cold weather, as cars can act as refrigerators that hold in the cold and cause animals to freeze to death.
- Keep your home humidified and be sure to towel dry your pet as soon as they come inside. Repeatedly going into the cold and then comin back into a warm home can cause itchy, flaking skin. Pay close attention to their feet and in-between their toes and remove any snow balls from between their foot pads to prevent and treat skin irritation in the winter.
- Massage petroleum jelly or other vet-approved paw protectants into paw pads before going outside to protect from salt and chemical agents. Booties can provide even more coverage and can also prevent sand and salt from getting lodged between bare toes and causing irritation. Use pet-friendly ice melts whenever possible.
- Never shave your dog down to the skin in winter. A longer coat will provide more warmth. If your dog is long-haired, simply trim them to minimize the clinging ice balls, salt crystals and de-icing chemicals that can dry their skin, and don’t neglect the hair between their toes. If your dog is short-haired, consider getting them a coat or sweater with a high collar or turtleneck with coverage from the base of the tail to the belly.
- After each walk, make sure to wash and dry your pet's feet and stomach to remove ice, salt and chemicals. Don't forget to check for cracks in paw pads or redness between the toes. You may also want to bring a towel on long walks to clean off stinging, irritated paws.
- Bathe your pets as little as possible during cold spells. Washing too often can remove essential oils and increase the chance of developing dry, flaky skin. If your pooch must be bathed, ask your vet to recommend a moisturizing shampoo and/or rinse.
- Thoroughly clean up any anitfreeze spills. Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal for dogs and cats. Be sure to thoroughly clean up any spills from your vehicle, and consider using products that contain propylene glycol rather than ethylene glycol. Additionally, cold weather chemicals like #IceMelts can be dangerous when ingested, so always be mindful and keep chemicals up and out of paws' reach.
- Feed your pet a little extra in the winter months. Pets burn extra energy by trying to stay warm in wintertime. Feeding them a little bit more can provide much-needed calories, and making sure they have plenty of water to drink will help keep them well-hydrated and their skin less dry.
- Make sure your companion animal has a warm place to sleep, off the floor and away from all drafts. A cozy dog or cat bed with a warm blanket or pillow is perfect.
- Never let your dog off leash on snow or ice, especially during a snowstorm. Dogs can lose their scent in the snow and easily become lost. More dogs are lost during the winter than during any other season, so make sure your dog always wears an ID tag.

Be sure to keep these tips top of mind this winter so that you and your furry friends can stay warm, cozy and safe.

If you think your pet may have ingested antifreeze or another potential toxin, contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 immediately."

Source:
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/cold-weather-safety-tips

#PetSafety #ArcticBlast #PolarVortex #IceMelt #ExtremeCold #PetSafetyTips

Los Angeles Palisades and Eaton Wildfires: 2025 Year in Review

#ClimateVariabilityandChange #EarthInformationCenter #GEOS #GMAO #Ice #IceGrowth/Melt #IceMelt #LandIce

⏩ 2 new pictures and 2 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=21&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20251231125654

Los Angeles Palisades and Eaton Wildfires: 2025 Year in Review

#ClimateVariabilityandChange #EarthInformationCenter #GEOS #GMAO #Ice #IceGrowth/Melt #IceMelt #LandIce

⏩ 2 new pictures and 2 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=21&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20251231125654

Los Angeles Palisades and Eaton Wildfires: 2025 Year in Review

#ClimateVariabilityandChange #EarthInformationCenter #GEOS #GMAO #Ice #IceGrowth/Melt #IceMelt #LandIce

⏩ 2 new pictures and 2 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=21&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20251231125654

Los Angeles Palisades and Eaton Wildfires: 2025 Year in Review

#ClimateVariabilityandChange #EarthInformationCenter #GEOS #GMAO #Ice #IceGrowth/Melt #IceMelt #LandIce

⏩ 2 new pictures and 2 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=21&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20251231125654

#FYI #HerbSimmens #ClimateEmergencyForum #PaulBeckwith #PeterCarter #CoralReefs #IceMelt #AMOC #Amazon

Global #TippingPoints 👇👇👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goZ1CwhdO3Y

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#Antarctic #IceShelf #IceMelt #feedbackloop #WaterStratification

Original open access article

Suganuma et al. 07 Nov. 2025, Nat. Geosci.

Antarctic ice-shelf collapse in Holocene driven by meltwater release feedback

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01829-7

#ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/115550068008392630

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #Antarctic #IceShelf #IceMelt #feedback #WaterStratification

15:31 "volume equivalent to 58 m of global sea level rise just in Antarctic ice sheet alone."
16:56 "we're always underestimating the speed at which things are happening"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkdXL_VUVCo

#climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather

Oceanic Evasion Fuels Arctic Summertime Rebound Of Atmospheric Mercury And Drives Transport To Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56300-3 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #mercury #Hg #contamination #summerrebound #arctic #summertime #atmospheric #transport #contaminate #terrestrial #ecosystems #Hg0 #model #modeling #framework #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #concentrations #seaice #atmosphere #river #riverine #GDAS #GEOS #GEOSChem #MERRA2 #GTMM #global #NDVI #remotesensing #cycling #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #seawater #icemelt #anthropogenic #coast #coastal #tundra #permafrost #climatechange #evasion #vegetation #uptake #mitigation

Oceanic Evasion Fuels Arctic Summertime Rebound Of Atmospheric Mercury And Drives Transport To Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56300-3 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #mercury #Hg #contamination #summerrebound #arctic #summertime #atmospheric #transport #contaminate #terrestrial #ecosystems #Hg0 #model #modeling #framework #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #concentrations #seaice #atmosphere #river #riverine #GDAS #GEOS #GEOSChem #MERRA2 #GTMM #global #NDVI #remotesensing #cycling #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #seawater #icemelt #anthropogenic #coast #coastal #tundra #permafrost #climatechange #evasion #vegetation #uptake #mitigation

Oceanic Evasion Fuels Arctic Summertime Rebound Of Atmospheric Mercury And Drives Transport To Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems
--
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56300-3 <-- shared paper
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #mercury #Hg #contamination #summerrebound #arctic #summertime #atmospheric #transport #contaminate #terrestrial #ecosystems #Hg0 #model #modeling #framework #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #concentrations #seaice #atmosphere #river #riverine #GDAS #GEOS #GEOSChem #MERRA2 #GTMM #global #NDVI #remotesensing #cycling #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #seawater #icemelt #anthropogenic #coast #coastal #tundra #permafrost #climatechange #evasion #vegetation #uptake #mitigation

Oceanic Evasion Fuels Arctic Summertime Rebound Of Atmospheric Mercury And Drives Transport To Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems
--
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56300-3 <-- shared paper
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #mercury #Hg #contamination #summerrebound #arctic #summertime #atmospheric #transport #contaminate #terrestrial #ecosystems #Hg0 #model #modeling #framework #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #concentrations #seaice #atmosphere #river #riverine #GDAS #GEOS #GEOSChem #MERRA2 #GTMM #global #NDVI #remotesensing #cycling #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #seawater #icemelt #anthropogenic #coast #coastal #tundra #permafrost #climatechange #evasion #vegetation #uptake #mitigation

Oceanic Evasion Fuels Arctic Summertime Rebound Of Atmospheric Mercury And Drives Transport To Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems
--
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56300-3 <-- shared paper
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #mercury #Hg #contamination #summerrebound #arctic #summertime #atmospheric #transport #contaminate #terrestrial #ecosystems #Hg0 #model #modeling #framework #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #concentrations #seaice #atmosphere #river #riverine #GDAS #GEOS #GEOSChem #MERRA2 #GTMM #global #NDVI #remotesensing #cycling #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #seawater #icemelt #anthropogenic #coast #coastal #tundra #permafrost #climatechange #evasion #vegetation #uptake #mitigation

Transitions

My glasses have those transitions lenses. You know, they tint themselves in bright light so they act as sunglasses when needed. When the light is dimmer the lenses un-tint themselves.

Yesterday we got an inch or two of snow. Not much, but enough to need to clean it up. I did a lot of it yesterday when I went out to the store. It snowed enough afterwards that everything was covered again. I went out and shoveled it all this morning, including the path to the side of the house where we keep the trash barrels and in front of the fire hydrant that’s on the end of our property. I also put some ice melt down on the driveway. We’re good to go. Our personal snow removal is complete.

If you’ve ever been outside after a fresh snowfall you know that it is super bright. If the sun is out, it reflects off the snow and everything around you is super bright. The transitions lenses come in handy on days like this.

I’ve been back inside for 15 minutes now and the lenses have yet to un-tint themselves. It’s like I am walking around at midnight with all the lights off.

Fun.

#eyeGlasses #glasses #iceMelt #prescriptionGlasses #shovel #shoveling #Snow #snowRemoval #snowShoveling #sunglasses #transition #transitionLenses

#Greenland is getting greener. That could have huge consequences for the world

By Angela Dewan, CNN
Published February 13, 2024

"Warmer air temperatures have driven #IceLoss, which has in turn raised land temperatures. That has caused the melting of #permafrost, a frozen layer just beneath the Earth’s surface and found in much of the #Arctic, and that melt releases planet-warming #CarbonDioxide and #methane, contributing to more #GlobalWarming. #PermafrostMelt is also causing #LandInstability, which could impact infrastructure and buildings.

"'We have seen signs that the loss of ice is triggering other reactions which will result in further loss of ice and further ‘greening’ of Greenland, where shrinking ice exposes bare rock that is then colonized by tundra and eventually shrub,' one of the report’s authors, Jonathan Carrivick, said in a press release. 'At the same time, water released from the melting ice is moving sediment and silt, and that eventually forms wetlands and fenlands.'

"The loss of ice is creating what’s known as a #FeedbackLoop. Snow and ice typically reflect the sun’s energy back into space, preventing excessive heating in parts of the Earth. But as ice disappears, those areas absorb more solar energy, raising land surface temperatures, which can cause further melt and other negative impacts.

"#IceMelt also increases the amount of water in lakes, where water absorbs more heat than snow, which increases land surface temperatures.

"Greenland has been warming at twice the global mean rate since the 1970s, and the study’s authors warn that more extreme temperatures in the future are likely.

"Greenland is the world’s biggest island and is mostly covered by ice and #glaciers. Around 57,000 people live in the country, which is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Much of the population is #indigenous and many people there rely on natural #ecosystems for their survival.

"Michael Grimes, the report’s lead author, said that the flow of sediments and nutrients into coastal waters was particularly problematic for #IndigenousCommunities that rely on fishing, as well as for hunters on other parts of the island.

"'These changes are critical, particularly for the indigenous populations whose traditional subsistence hunting practices rely on the stability of these delicate #ecosystems,' he said.

"'Moreover, the loss of ice mass in Greenland is a substantial contributor to #GlobalSeaLevelRise, a trend that poses significant challenges both now and in the future.'"

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/climate/greenland-ice-loss-vegetation-climate-intl/index.html