Stories to Watch 2024 🌍

WRI’s President & CEO, @AniDasguptaWRI will dive into how we can move those in power to make the necessary shifts toward a net zero, climate-resilient future.

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WRI Climate

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#DYK Plastic production is closely linked with the fossil fuel supply chain⛽️?

It originates from fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal?

Awareness about the harmful impact of plastic is the first step to beat plastic pollution.🚫 #BeatPlasticPollution

Via @UNDP_India

UN Biodiversity

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It’s Christmas! 🎄

And no, we didn’t get the date wrong. This #Landsat image shows the town where it’s Christmas every day – Christmas, Florida – and the streets have biblical and reindeer-themed names. go.nasa.gov/3RO69Am

NASA Earth

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“Screaming eagle" type feature over the eastern #CaribbeanSea south of #PuertoRico. It is a weak disturbance similar to a tropical wave. Its cloud pattern resembles that of an eagle's head. They can bring heavy showers, with gusty winds.

NHC_TAFB

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En esta imagen una perturbación sobre el Mar Caribe oriental al sur de #PuertoRico la cual es conocida en inglés como “screaming eagle”. La misma es una perturbación débil similar a una onda tropical. Su patrón de nubes se asemeja al de la cabeza de un águila.

NHC_TAFB

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REMINDER

Greenpeace International

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#DRRretrospective
Disasters are increasing all over the world 🌏
If we work together, we can #StopTheSpiral 🌀
Learn more in the #GAR2022, the @UN's flagship report on #DisasterRiskReduction.

👉 bit.ly/3xFrK4d

UNDRR

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4️⃣ benefits of forests 🌲 you need to know;

➡️1.6 billion people depend on them for their livelihoods.
➡️They absorb and store CO2.
➡️Help to protect communities from landslides and floods.
➡️Improve physical and mental health. un-redd.org

Via @unredd

UN Biodiversity

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U.S. domestic flights were responsible for 150 million metric tons of CO2 emissions in 2019. ✈️

We must prioritize science-based guidance to avoid worsening environmental and social impacts associated with crop-based aviation fuel: bit.ly/3trOtkK

WRI Climate

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The Hudson is an example of how a damaged river can be rejuvenated if taken care of, but its story is far from over. Learn about the pollutants affecting its waters, shores, wildlife, and communities 🧪☢️ #HudsonSwim2023

Via @LewisPughFDN

UN Biodiversity

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🚨Recycling won’t solve the plastics crisis 🚨 @Dove and @Unilever talk a green game. But their plastic waste is harming communities in Indonesia and around the world.

Greenpeace International

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This wintry scene shows the Sápmi region of Finland, one of the few places where reindeer have been domesticated!

It also shows alpenglow – when airborne snow, water, and ice reflect sunlight toward Earth even if the Sun is below the local horizon. go.nasa.gov/3va3Rmu

NASA Earth

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The @WorldBank’s Country #ClimateAndDevelopment Report for #Benin is now available online.

Download the #BeninCCDR 🇧🇯 ➡️wrld.bg/mtP050QjP5j

World Bank Climate

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We protected the wild spaces we love, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the future of life itself.

More: earthjustice.org/feature/202…

Via @Earthjustice

UN Biodiversity

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International trade in #amphibians must remain sustainable & compatible with their #conservation in the wild 🐸

Read about the recent CITES online workshop on amphibians📰🔽cites.org/eng/news/cites-onl…

Via @CITES

UN Biodiversity

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Air Mass RGB images from @NOAASatellites #GOES18/#GOESwest showed the intensification of a Hurricane Force Low as it moved N across the Gulf of Alaska - model fields depicted the dynamic tropopause (PV1.5 pressure) to be as low as ~800 hPa at 00 UTC: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellit… #AKwx

UW-Madison CIMSS

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Fact # 2⃣: Land degradation poses significant challenges worldwide.

With an estimated 25% of 🌍’s land surface being affected, deforestation, unsustainable agricultural practices, urbanization & mining contribute to land degradation.

More: ehs.unu.edu/news/news/land-r…

Via @UNUEHS

UN Biodiversity

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