Urban heat islands occur when natural land cover - such as vegetation - is replaced with buildings, roads, pavements and other surfaces that absorb and re-emit more of the Sun’s heat. ☀️

Urban areas become ‘islands’ of higher temperatures compared to outlying rural areas.

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Land-surface temperature data is important to understand and monitor urban heat islands and to plan mitigation strategies to reduce the effects of this phenomenon.

For this, @esa's upcoming LSTM mission will provide land-surface temperatures at higher resolution.

ESA Earth Observation

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Tropical Storm #Franklin Advisory 16: Franklin Strengthens a Little. Expected to Become a Hurricane in a Couple of Days. hurricanes.gov

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Not able to attend the Earth Science Information Partners (@ESIPfed) Summer Meeting this past July? ESIP has you covered. A new YouTube playlist lets you view sessions and find out about the latest Earth science data news. #OpenScience

Check it out: go.nasa.gov/3Eb8Y78

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The @IPCC_CH has identified tipping points of climate change, critical thresholds that, if exceeded, can lead to irreversible consequences.

From melting ice to ecosystem shifts, understanding these triggers is crucial for a sustainable future.

More: earth.org/tipping-points-of-…

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This week @IUCN_WCPA launched a freely available guide to achieving Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework and effectively and equitably conserving at least 30 per cent of the Earth by 2030.

Learn more bit.ly/3P5PEOT #GEFAssembly2023 #30x30

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🌡️July was the hottest month on record, bringing home the urgent need to get the #lossanddamage fund and funding arrangements up and running at #COP28.

Read @WRIClimate’s new article on how to achieve this: bit.ly/45xWxhr

WRI Climate

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RT @JPSSProgram: On Aug. 22, 2023, the @NOAA/@NASA #SuomiNPP satellite captured stark imagery of a vast stream of wildfire smoke in Greece, extending west from the city of Alexandroupolis. Smoke appeared as if it were pouring into the Mediterranean Sea.

For more: go.nasa.gov/3EaTnEt

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RT @DroughtGov: #DroughtMonitor 8/22: More extreme heat + dryness = more degradations in TX/LA. NM, AL, MS, and the FL panhandle worsened too.

The northern US, particularly MT and the Upper Midwest, saw drought intensify. #Drought2023's Footprint: 27.5% of USA drought.gov @NOAA

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Many new temperature records in France's late-summer heatwave.
eg Carcassone: 43.2°C (41.9°C in 2003)
Lezignan-Corbieres: 42.9°C (42.2°C in 2003)

Also many new night-time highs
Extreme heat continues today, with red alerts for 17 departments, says @meteofrance.

World Meteorological Organization

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🗓️ Save the date!

The @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report planned launch: 4 Sep 2023, after #IPBES10, featuring:

📚 13K+ references

🌍 Insights from 86 experts from 49 countries

⏳ 4+ years of research

⬇️More info: ipbes.net/ipbes-10/primers

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We're halfway through the 2030 Agenda and must speed up efforts to achieve the SDGs. #ActNow is the United Nations campaign to inspire people to act for the #GlobalGoals.

Download the app. Add your action. Join the movement.: bit.ly/3QSN9kd

World Meteorological Organization

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Thu Aug 24 1630 UTC: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Atlantic High Seas. A Gale Warning is in effect for the Atlantic High Seas. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

NHC_TAFB

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Test your knowledge about #tigers and discover how much you really know about these majestic creatures! 🐅🌳Tiger stripes are unique - T/F?
- True
- False

WWF

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Tigers can use their ears to communicate - T/F?
- True
- False

WWF

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There are more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild - T/F?
- True
- False

WWF

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TEMPO data are here!

Launched in April 2023, TEMPO data allows scientists to study pollution from rush-hour traffic, forest fires and volcanoes, how pollution differs from neighborhood to neighborhood, health impacts of pollution and more. go.nasa.gov/3qIDnqc 🚗 🌋 🔥

NASA Earth

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The first light data from TEMPO show concentrations of nitrogen dioxide gas – a harmful air pollutant and precursor to ground-level ozone – around major cities and transportation hubs in North America. go.nasa.gov/3qIDnqc

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