"China's efforts to slow land degradation and climate change by planting trees and restoring grasslands have shifted water around the country in huge, unforeseen ways. The researchers found that forest expansion in China's eastern monsoon region and grassland restoration in the rest of the […]

"More than half of Australia is set to swelter in blistering temperatures in what is expected to be the worst heatwave since the devastating black summer bushfires. The Bureau of Meteorology warned that dry, hot conditions would create extreme fire conditions across several states as […]

Meet the women building climate resilience from the ground up in rural India "Rural women across India are adapting to climate change in informal ways rooted in cultural practices and indigenous wisdom." […]

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@lritter/115836082309085358 I feel this

Vor zwei Wochen sah es noch trübe aus, und nun fehlen keine 7.000 Mitzeichnungen mehr - wir schaffen das! Teilt die ePetition "Keine Führung eigener Register zur Erfassung von trans* und nichtbinären Personen", wohin immer ihr könnt! […] [Original post on berlin.social]

Ik vind het eigenlijk wel bijzonder, en tegelijkertijd het ook wel jammer dat ik dat bijzonder vind, dat de #nos onomwonden stelt dat #trump#nostegen het internationale recht handelt […]

"Corporations and governments continue to shape the speed and scale of climate disruption, and we as climate activists need to drive systemic corporate change in 2026. It’s going to happen through a confluence of pressure that creates enabling conditions and individuals who make eco-conscious […]

Four weddings and a car breakdown #mobiletvshowsortoons #hashtaggames

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mediabiasfactcheck/115832350546570632 What is Wegmans doing (Not gonna walk into those stores).

The folks at r/conservative are asking why Trump didn’t do this to Claudia Sheinbaum first, if you want to know how it’s going over there.

"South Australia is on track to achieve net zero by 2050, a new report finds, but warns temperatures could reach “catastrophic” levels if risk areas aren’t addressed. The state has reduced net greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent since 2005 levels, [and] is on track to reduce emissions by at […]

I lawnmower bot #scifisuburbanlife #hashtaggames

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@diemkay/115824604159718814 Broligarchy at work. (Related side note: PAY for your news).

Drinke less mead #medievalnewyearsresolutions #hashtaggames

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Piratenpartij/115821467106898606 Stroom uit totdat ze met de data op tafel komen?

RE: https://mastodon.social/@oaklandprivacy/115821386928190034 I want this for residents everywhere

"Ice sheets and glaciers lie on top of volcanoes like thick, weighted blankets, exerting a downward pressure. If they melt rapidly, that pressure is reduced, Hot rock moves toward the surface to fill the space. As it rises upward, the pressure drops, allowing it to melt and form magma. A […]

House of the rising cost of living #2025inasongorpoem #hashtaggames

King of Pun Thanks for all the #HashTagGames , @paul#hashtaggames! #2025inasongorpoem

If you move instances, you can bring your followers and the people you follow. Can you bring your posts with you? #mastodonquestion #mastodon

De apotheek is helemaal voorbereid voor de vuurwerkslachtoffers

"Two studies published this year suggest that climate change — specifically the extreme weather events it fuels — is not just a looming threat to birds in the future but has already played a large role in bird declines in some areas of the world." […]

"The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that Afghanistan faces consecutive natural disasters every year. On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the organization stated in a report that climate change has caused an increase in the intensity and scope of natural events in […]

War and Pizza #fastfoodabook #hashtaggames

"New Jersey's Blue Acres program pays fair market value to homeowners in flood-prone areas. The program, started in 1995, is considered a national model as buyouts are an increasingly important tool for dealing with climate-related flooding. A report by Georgetown Climate Center said the […]

2025 Retrospective of Top International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas "Written by guest collaborators, this new series highlights recommended stories on favelas, continuing our commitment to amplify authentic and nuanced narratives on favelas and their residents. This 2025 piece shows a strong […]

RE: https://mstdn.social/@MaryAustinBooks/115806216446371678 This will wreak havoc. But also: the linked page has tips for: "Ensuring a Postmark on the Date of Delivery". Use them if the postmark date is important to you. AND send time-critical pieces early if you can.

"The Caatinga in the north-east has been transformed by the heating climate in just a generation and could become [Brazil’s] first desert" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/28/brazil-first-arid-zone-stark-warning-for-country

Oh hey, good news? Kids appear to be happier and healthier with less isolation after schools banned phones. (Quebec) https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/24/four-months-after-quebec-schools-ban-cellphones-impact-is-major/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@onlmaps/115797463137699862 Warming stripes, but with snow

Australia Productivity Commission: "By the end of the century, the annual damage caused to homes by climate change will be $31 billion or 1 % of GDP in today’s dollars. Cumulatively, the cost between 2025 and 2100 will be at least $744 billion. It found moving quickly would deliver substantial […]

"In her own research published in Nature, she argues that one degree Celsius is the just boundary, because beyond that point, the impacts of climate change violate the rights of more than one per cent of the global population, around 100 million people. The tragedy, she noted, is that the world […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@NOS/115794881582475498 De NOS heeft nog niet gehoord van "induced demand".

Little Feat children's shoes #businessaband #hashtaggames

Kraftwerk Foods #businessaband #hashtaggames

The Kinkos #businessaband #hashtaggames

AC/DC Electricians #businessaband #hashtaggames

The Grateful Bread bakery #businessaband #hashtaggames

Ex Ex Ex Exchanges (Bowie) #boxingdayasong #12daysofchristmas #hashtaggames

Not just to respond to the Trump tariffs: if one wanted to get to digital sovereignty, the repeal of anti-circumvention laws is practically required, or the network effects likely will turn out to be insurmountable. /cc @pluralistic @alexandrageese […]

Georgia Proposes New Law to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions "Under the proposed rules, companies operating in sectors such as energy, heavy industry, construction materials, chemicals, and aviation would need official authorization for their greenhouse gas emissions. They would also be […]

"India is more vulnerable than any other country to climate change in the world due to its location and population. With every passing year it is becoming clear that India will need to design, fund and implement its own climate action. " […]

"Scientists flew drones equipped with special kit through the exhaled droplets, or "blows", made when the giants come up to breathe through their blowholes. They detected a highly infectious virus linked to mass strandings of whales and dolphins worldwide." […]

#randomenglishword Merry Christmas - French: Joyeux Noël - Spanish: Feliz Navidad - German: Frohe Weihnachten - Dutch: Vrolijk kerstfeest - Danish: Glædelig jul - Norwegian: God Jul Christmas: the day mass is said for Christ (see also Michaelmas, Martinmas, etc); in Dutch also called […]

2025 has been a weird year, but it’s also the year that we exist in the same plane of existence as Wing doing this incredible beatboxing thing I can’t describe https://youtu.be/qlrpeYdm9Ec

Combination of people stuck in the snow, and people who have decided to stop their cars and play in the snow. 😂 Dec 24 2025 3:23PM [8] [Notification] [CHP]-PER RP 15-20 VEHS 1125 - SOME ARE STUCK SOME PLAYING IN SNOW , SEES 65-51 ENRT [Shared]

"Agriculture in Kashmir cannot survive without water, yet water resources are collapsing. The Valley’s rivers, fed by glaciers such as Kolahoi, have shrunk dramatically, reducing summer river flows that irrigate thousands of hectares. Nearly one in four major springs in farming villages has […]