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  1. Forest degradation (continued)

    "Southeast Asian forests have the strongest declines in aboveground biomass under increasing water limitation. […] Predicting tropical-forest carbon storage requires accounting for interactions among climate, disturbance, soil and topography".

    Nunes, M.H., Muller-Landau, H.C., Görgens, E.B. et al. "Heterogeneous climatic controls on tropical-forest biomass" (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-108

    #carbonSinks #forests #Asia #tropics #degradation #carbon #land #biogeography #ecology #soil

  2. From Storms to Survival: El Niño, Frankenstein, America, War, and the World Cup — A 19-Theme Global Journey Through History, Crisis, and Human Resilience

    19 Themes: From El Niño to Frankenstein, America, War, and the World Cup — A Global Story of Survival

    History shows one truth: humanity adapts. From famine to floods, from war to sport, every crisis creates new stories, ideas, and identities.

    Theme 1: Nature Writes History

    History is often shaped by nature—droughts, floods, and climate shifts have changed civilizations.

    Theme 2: El Niño and Southern Africa

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWkOD_ukuE0

    El Niño has intensified drought in southern Africa, affecting food systems and migration.

    Theme 3: Northern Namibia and the Rain Crisis

    Northern regions face both drought and flash floods, showing climate extremes.

    Theme 4: When Heavy Rains Change Culture

    Storms have inspired stories, myths, and literature for centuries.

    Theme 5: The Story of Frankenstein

    Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley after the famous “Year Without a Summer” in Europe—caused by volcanic climate disruption, not El Niño or the Bahamas.

    Theme 6: Lords, Poets, and the Birth of Horror

    At Lake Geneva, Lord Byron challenged guests to write ghost stories. That night helped create Frankenstein.

    Theme 7: Queens and Power in Times of Crisis

    Royal power often shaped responses to famine, plague, and war.

    Theme 8: Nuclear War and Human Fear

    The Cold War created global fear of annihilation.

    Theme 9: Crisis Creates Innovation

    Wars and disasters often accelerate scientific breakthroughs.

    Theme 10: The Spirit of United States

    America’s story is one of reinvention—immigration, innovation, industry, and resilience.

    Theme 11: America and the Global Story

    The U.S. has shaped global politics, culture, technology, and sport.

    Theme 12: Migration in Times of Hardship

    People move when survival demands it.

    Theme 13: Food Security and Global Hunger

    Climate and conflict continue to threaten food systems.

    Theme 14: Sports as Global Healing

    Sport often unites where politics divide.

    Theme 15: FIFA World Cup and Global Identity

    The World Cup tells stories of nations, pride, migration, and identity.

    Theme 16: Southern Africa on the World Stage

    African nations carry regional hope into global tournaments.

    Theme 17: History’s Lesson — Adapt or Fall

    Empires rise and fall based on their ability to adapt.

    Theme 18: The Future of Climate and Conflict

    Climate change may become the next great test of human resilience.

    Theme 19: Humanity’s Shared Story

    From Namibia to America, from famine to football, from literature to war—the human story is survival, creativity, and adaptation.

    Final Reflection

    History tells us that nature, crisis, and imagination are deeply connected. Whether it is El Niño in southern Africa, the creation of Frankenstein, the fear of nuclear war, or the joy of the World Cup, each chapter reminds us: humanity endures by adapting.

    #AI #available #bill #climate #climateChange #code #conditions #environment #equator #fashion #fox #globalWarming #google #html #https #instagram #model #module #nbc #news #pacific #planet #poetry #politics #sustainability #tax #text #tiktok #tropics #twitter #url #weather #word #wordpress #www
  3. Hurricane Erick is now a CAT3 storm.

    NHC: ...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS ERICK IS A MAJOR HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO BRING POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

    nhc.noaa.gov/#Erick

    #hurricaneerick #erick #hurricane #tropicalwx #tropics #MexicoWx

  4. Erick is now CAT2.

    000
    WTPZ35 KNHC 181734
    TCPEP5

    BULLETIN
    Hurricane Erick Intermediate Advisory Number 8A
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP052025
    1200 PM CST Wed Jun 18 2025

    ...AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE FINDS ERICK NOW A CATEGORY 2
    HURRICANE...
    ...EXPECTED TO BRING DAMAGING WINDS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH
    FLOODS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

    nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIAT

    #hurricane #MexicoWx #Erick #HurricaneErick #tropics #tropicalwx

  5. Beyond beauty, colour serves important functions for #frogs and #toads around the world
    communities.springernature.com paper: nature.com/articles/s41467-023

    "The study documents for the first time the importance of colour-based #thermoregulation, #UVprotection, and #pathogen resistance in #anurans... Thermoregulation and #UV-protection was generally of greater importance in temperate regions, and pathogen resistance was of greater importance in the #tropics."