This piece came out a year agoā¦ š§Ŗ I used the COā removal (CDR) as a time machine analogy to argue that while we need to research and develop CDR because itās needed in the future, CDR is useless as a climate solution until we decarbonize drastically.
Drastically reduce emissions first, or carbon dioxide removal will be next to useless. Drastically reduce emissions first, or carbon dioxide removal will be next to useless.
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report on the State of the Global Climate 2023 was released today: "2023 was the warmest year on record at 1.45 Ā± 0.12Ā°C above the pre-industrial average." Report: wmo.int/publication-...
A new arXiv preprint from James Zou suggests that quite a few academics are also using ChatGPT to write their peer reviews. I don't have to explain what an utter shitshow this is going to be, do I?
We present an approach for estimating the fraction of text in a large corpus which is likely to be substantially modified or produced by a large language model (LLM). Our maximum likelihood model...
A total of 3,526 particles were extracted from these seabird samples, equating to at least 1 microplastic particle in 90% of Arctic samples and 97% for Antarctica. Plastic is everywhere. phys.org/news/2024-03...
Field research stations provide many conservation benefits & significant returns on investment Areas near them lose 18% less forest especially in Africa & provide habitat for more than 1,200 species at risk of extinction And these benefits come at a median cost of just $637/km2, a new study finds:
The term āfield stationā has an air of mystery, conjuring images of some tropical or icy outpost where scientists go to ādo science.ā And while itās true that scientific research is the backbone of fi...
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I spoke with Rachel Donald of @mongabay.bsky.social about spending 15 years rewilding a patch of temperate rainforest on the Beara Peninsula, SW Ireland, how colonialism impacted native ecosystems here, and much else. Have a listen! news.mongabay.com/2024/02/rewi...
Rewilding advocate Eoghan Daltun was unsatisfied with life in Dublin, so he sold his property and bought a farm on the Beara Peninsula of southwestern Ireland. His plan was simple: remove the invasive...
I know we're all excited about the return of the big worm movie , but now's a good time to remember that legend holds it was Earth-based geomorphology that sent Frank Herbert on the path to writing Dune bit.ly/48BZrTx FH was inspired by sand dunes migrating in Florence, OR. Geo-science fiction!
Good article by Mongabay on how permafrost research has been affected by the Russian war in Ukraine and resulting geopolitics: news.mongabay.com/2024/02/free...