🚩 Plastic isn't "cheap" - it comes at a high price for communities in vulnerable situations and the planet we call home.

⏰ Decision-makers must act now to #StopPlasticPollution. Call on them to take action: BanIt.org

Via @WWF

UN Biodiversity

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"Encouraging more responsible agricultural supply chains can be part of the solution to strike an effective balance between forests & agriculture while fostering sustainable development" - @FAO's Zhimin Wu

👉 bit.ly/3D9JBSy #commoditytrade4forests @OECD @FAOSocioEcon

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A ship can be seen traversing the icy waters of the Laptev Sea, north of Russia.

This imagery was captured by polar orbiting satellites.

CIRA

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RT @MrsSOsbourne: Together we can reduce plastic production and end the Age of Plastic. #GlobalPlasticsTreaty. Join me and sign the petition at greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreat…

Today, #PlasticsTreaty talks restart in Nairobi & we want world leaders to hear our message in every language: End the Age of Plastic!

Watch & 🔁 to join 🐒 @JaneGoodallInst, 🖖@WilliamShatner & ⭐️@CelinaJaitly in calling for a strong Plastics Treaty!

✍️greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreat… - Greenpeace International

Greenpeace International

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RT @JPSSProgram: In a #NOAA21 satellite Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer (VIIRS) Day-Night Band image captured on Nov. 13, 2023, a glow emanates from the summit of Italy's Mount Etna. This glow signals a hot spot, marking the active lava flows from the volcano.

Image credit: @CIRA_CSU/@NOAA

NOAA Satellites

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RT @UN_SPExperts: #Gaza: UN experts point to evidence of genocide in the making, call for @UN protective presence in besieged enclave. “Failure to implement #CeasefireNowInGaza risks situation spiralling towards genocide conducted with 21st Century methods of warfare”: ow.ly/3BAC50Q8mKl

Greta Thunberg

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Our societies rely on interdependent infrastructure systems. @UNDRR's Resilient Infrastructure Stress Test, developed in collaboration with the @cdri_world, helps governments assess how hazards could impact infrastructure and cascade across systems. 👉 ow.ly/e9IX50Q7OTf

UNDRR

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RT @IISD_ENB: At #WG8j, @UNBiodiversity Acting Executive Secretary @hdavidcooper highlights the role of #Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the work of the Convention and notes that, despite challenges, progress was made in discussions on the new programme of work. #ForNature

UN Biodiversity

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RT @DroughtGov: New Seasonal Outlook by @NOAA’s @NWSCPC portends good things.

With a strong El Niño, #drought is expected to be removed in most of the South/Southeast. Drought is also improves some in the Northwest, Southwest, and Plains.

No development is expected. drought.gov/forecasts

NOAA

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How will #globalwarming affect places you care about? The maps in the new #NCA5 Atlas can guide your community’s plans for resilience. @usgcrp atlas.globalchange.gov/

NOAA Climate.gov

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#OTD in 1907, Oklahoma became a U.S. State. #Landsat allows analysts to search for oil in Oklahoma from hundreds of miles above the Earth and helps monitor crop and grazing land conditions.

Learn how Landsat benefits your state! ow.ly/EI0350Q8sTq.

USGS Landsat

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NHC will initiate advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Two, located over the west-central Caribbean Sea, at 400 PM AST (2100 UTC).

National Hurricane Center

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RT @USGS_HDDS: 3 scenes of LANDSAT ingested to HDDS for event 202311_Flood_SOM #SomaliaFlood hddsexplorer.usgs.gov/criter…

NASA Landsat Program

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Bhutan’s forests stretch across 72.3% of its land. These areas represent not just ecological and biodiversity reserves but also massive carbon assets, making its forests a significant 'carbon bank'. 🌳Learn about #Bhutan’s journey into #CarbonMarkets: wrld.bg/yf0N50Q8vKZ

World Bank Climate

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Potential Tropical Cyclone #Twenty-Two Advisory 1: Disturbance Over the West-Central Caribbean Sea Forecast To Become a Tropical Storm. Tropical Storm Watches Issued For Portions of the Greater Antilles, Southeastern Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos Islands. hurricanes.gov

National Hurricane Center

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Thu Nov 16 2230 UTC: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Caribbean. A Gale Warning is in effect for the Atlantic High Seas. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

NHC_TAFB

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