Biosphere in Crisis
@cathobrian.bsky.social
The biosphere is in crisis due to factors that include global warming, biodiversity loss, overpopulation, overshoot, & plastic pollution. My aim is to increase awareness of urgency for action
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#Climate collapse is just one of the polycrises humanity faces as a result of #overshoot, which is the extent to which human activity is exceeding the carrying capacity of the planet. The key drivers of overshoot, population growth and consumerism, must be contained to meaningfully address this.
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"I’m starting to fear that rather than responding more rationally as the world heats up and the impacts get ever more serious, our responses are becoming more irrational."
#ClimateSky
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
#ClimateSky
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
Why is climate action stalling, not ramping up as Earth gets hotter?
As the impact of global warming becomes more obvious, you might expect countries to step up climate action and preparation, but we’re seeing the opposite happen
www.newscientist.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"I’m starting to fear that rather than responding more rationally as the world heats up and the impacts get ever more serious, our responses are becoming more irrational."
#ClimateSky
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
#ClimateSky
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
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There are benefits to using your device as long as it still works: 1) your wallet and 2) the environment.
Then please donate it to an organization that will refurbish it, wipe it clean and donate it to somebody in need. This is called circular economy. Tech bros don't want you to do this.
Then please donate it to an organization that will refurbish it, wipe it clean and donate it to somebody in need. This is called circular economy. Tech bros don't want you to do this.
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There are benefits to using your device as long as it still works: 1) your wallet and 2) the environment.
Then please donate it to an organization that will refurbish it, wipe it clean and donate it to somebody in need. This is called circular economy. Tech bros don't want you to do this.
Then please donate it to an organization that will refurbish it, wipe it clean and donate it to somebody in need. This is called circular economy. Tech bros don't want you to do this.
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Unfortunately I don't see much evidence of the Paris agreement resulting in significant reduction in GHG emissions.
I have yet to see an attribution study of a relative decrease of CO₂ emissions from SSP5-8.5. E.g. correcting for COVID and the energy wars.
Collision is practically unavoidable:
I have yet to see an attribution study of a relative decrease of CO₂ emissions from SSP5-8.5. E.g. correcting for COVID and the energy wars.
Collision is practically unavoidable:
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Unfortunately I don't see much evidence of the Paris agreement resulting in significant reduction in GHG emissions.
I have yet to see an attribution study of a relative decrease of CO₂ emissions from SSP5-8.5. E.g. correcting for COVID and the energy wars.
Collision is practically unavoidable:
I have yet to see an attribution study of a relative decrease of CO₂ emissions from SSP5-8.5. E.g. correcting for COVID and the energy wars.
Collision is practically unavoidable:
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Every time I go into the backcountry, it feels like recalibrating a compass I didn’t know was drifting.
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Every time I go into the backcountry, it feels like recalibrating a compass I didn’t know was drifting.
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"What makes Sudan's crisis even more alarming is its invisibility. The world is not watching closely enough"
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
"The cost of silence in Sudan’s civil war is too high"
As Sudan’s brutal civil war rages on, more than 12 million people have been displaced — deepening an already devastating protection and humanitarian crisis. In this episode of The Humans in Human Righ...
www.ohchr.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"What makes Sudan's crisis even more alarming is its invisibility. The world is not watching closely enough"
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
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Meanwhile, while the Arctic sets new record daily lows, the global surface temperature continues setting new record daily highs.
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Meanwhile, while the Arctic sets new record daily lows, the global surface temperature continues setting new record daily highs.
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"We'll look for almost any reason not to change our attitudes; the inertia of the established order is powerful. If we can think of a plausible, or even implausible, reason to discount environmental warnings, we will."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
"We'll look for almost any reason not to change our attitudes; the inertia of the established order is powerful. If we can think of a plausible, or even implausible, reason to discount environmental warnings, we will."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
The End of Nature
Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, t…
www.goodreads.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"We'll look for almost any reason not to change our attitudes; the inertia of the established order is powerful. If we can think of a plausible, or even implausible, reason to discount environmental warnings, we will."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
"We'll look for almost any reason not to change our attitudes; the inertia of the established order is powerful. If we can think of a plausible, or even implausible, reason to discount environmental warnings, we will."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
Lies of omission in government emissions projections
"The reports released on Thursday do not include the emissions that result overseas from Australian coal and gas exports. A 2024 analysis found Australia ranked second behind Russia for exported emissions."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"The reports released on Thursday do not include the emissions that result overseas from Australian coal and gas exports. A 2024 analysis found Australia ranked second behind Russia for exported emissions."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions reduction target ‘by a country mile’ unless it ramps up climate policies
Climate change minister Chris Bowen acknowledges ‘additional work’ needed to meet 2035 goal
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lies of omission in government emissions projections
"The reports released on Thursday do not include the emissions that result overseas from Australian coal and gas exports. A 2024 analysis found Australia ranked second behind Russia for exported emissions."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"The reports released on Thursday do not include the emissions that result overseas from Australian coal and gas exports. A 2024 analysis found Australia ranked second behind Russia for exported emissions."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Some are questioning the link between tectonic rifting and a rapidly accelerating climate but though we are still learning there is a connection.
This article is about just one fascinating study:
time.com/7333318/clim...
This article is about just one fascinating study:
time.com/7333318/clim...
How Climate Change Can Lead to Earthquakes
Dry conditions reduce lake levels—unleashing powerful forces
time.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Some are questioning the link between tectonic rifting and a rapidly accelerating climate but though we are still learning there is a connection.
This article is about just one fascinating study:
time.com/7333318/clim...
This article is about just one fascinating study:
time.com/7333318/clim...
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Probably not a big deal.
It’s not like trillions of tons of ice melt, rocks expanding in crazy heat waves or changing water levels affect tectonic plates and fault line stress right?
It’s not like trillions of tons of ice melt, rocks expanding in crazy heat waves or changing water levels affect tectonic plates and fault line stress right?
A supposed dormant volcano erupts in Ethiopia after being inactive for at least 12.000 years.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/hayl...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/hayl...
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Probably not a big deal.
It’s not like trillions of tons of ice melt, rocks expanding in crazy heat waves or changing water levels affect tectonic plates and fault line stress right?
It’s not like trillions of tons of ice melt, rocks expanding in crazy heat waves or changing water levels affect tectonic plates and fault line stress right?
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Chemical pollution, light pollution, and noise pollution are all effects of human inability to limit consumption. Is it hard to live more with less?
"‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
Evidence that the whales and other marine animals are particularly vulnerable to sound is driving calls for quieter vessels
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Chemical pollution, light pollution, and noise pollution are all effects of human inability to limit consumption. Is it hard to live more with less?
"‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Traffickers kill an entire troop before stealing baby spider monkeys from their fiercely protective mothers. Then they’re transported under what Walker calls “heartbreaking” conditions.” Poachers stuff these infants in bags and suitcases before smuggling them into the U.S. in cars or by plane."
California has become a wildlife trafficking hotspot in the U.S., with a notable spike in live animals smuggled across the southern border to be sold as pets, from monkeys and exotic birds to venomous snakes.
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/its-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/its-...
It’s ‘whack-a-mole’: Alarming rise in pet trade fuels wildlife trafficking into California
In October, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at California’s Otay Mesa border crossing noticed an odd bulge inside a man’s pants. Jesse Agus Martinez, a U.S. citizen who lives in Tijuana, ...
news.mongabay.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"Traffickers kill an entire troop before stealing baby spider monkeys from their fiercely protective mothers. Then they’re transported under what Walker calls “heartbreaking” conditions.” Poachers stuff these infants in bags and suitcases before smuggling them into the U.S. in cars or by plane."
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JP Morgan could care less about the environment. Investing in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is an ecological disaster. They don’t care they become rich from a worthless product that destroys are environment. Invest in more coal too.
coincentral.com/jpmorgan-pre...
coincentral.com/jpmorgan-pre...
JPMorgan Predicts Bitcoin Price Could Reach $240,000 in Long Term - CoinCentral
JPMorgan forecasts Bitcoin could reach $240,000, signaling a shift toward institutional liquidity and stability in the crypto market.
coincentral.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
JP Morgan could care less about the environment. Investing in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is an ecological disaster. They don’t care they become rich from a worthless product that destroys are environment. Invest in more coal too.
coincentral.com/jpmorgan-pre...
coincentral.com/jpmorgan-pre...
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Money often masquerades as intelligence.
The climate doesn’t care about wealth—it demands humility, and that’s the one thing the ultra-rich can’t scale.
3dvf.com/en/bill-gate...
The climate doesn’t care about wealth—it demands humility, and that’s the one thing the ultra-rich can’t scale.
3dvf.com/en/bill-gate...
Bill Gates reassures: no, the entire planet will not become uninhabitable - 3DVF
If the planet isn’t doomed, why are so many climate heavyweights seething at Bill Gates right now? On the eve of COP30, his latest memo dares to flip a sacred script.
3dvf.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Money often masquerades as intelligence.
The climate doesn’t care about wealth—it demands humility, and that’s the one thing the ultra-rich can’t scale.
3dvf.com/en/bill-gate...
The climate doesn’t care about wealth—it demands humility, and that’s the one thing the ultra-rich can’t scale.
3dvf.com/en/bill-gate...
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All latitude bands were warmer than average over the last 6 months. This was particularly visible across the Arctic and Antarctic regions. 🔥
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
All latitude bands were warmer than average over the last 6 months. This was particularly visible across the Arctic and Antarctic regions. 🔥
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
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Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
y-axis Alert!
Data just dropped from CERES for September, 2025, and yet another record low for Earth albedo was set, with the 36-month reaching below 28.70% for the first time, coming in at 28.693%.
Everything is not fine.
Code UFB!!!
y-axis Alert!
Data just dropped from CERES for September, 2025, and yet another record low for Earth albedo was set, with the 36-month reaching below 28.70% for the first time, coming in at 28.693%.
Everything is not fine.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
y-axis Alert!
Data just dropped from CERES for September, 2025, and yet another record low for Earth albedo was set, with the 36-month reaching below 28.70% for the first time, coming in at 28.693%.
Everything is not fine.
Code UFB!!!
y-axis Alert!
Data just dropped from CERES for September, 2025, and yet another record low for Earth albedo was set, with the 36-month reaching below 28.70% for the first time, coming in at 28.693%.
Everything is not fine.
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I have very strong doubts about the 'Current Policy Scenario' (CPS) by the @iea.org.
What policies guarantee coal use to start a rapid decline within a decade?
Weak tea pledges don't count.
Unregulated fossil fuel supply has always found demand.
What policies guarantee coal use to start a rapid decline within a decade?
Weak tea pledges don't count.
Unregulated fossil fuel supply has always found demand.
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I have very strong doubts about the 'Current Policy Scenario' (CPS) by the @iea.org.
What policies guarantee coal use to start a rapid decline within a decade?
Weak tea pledges don't count.
Unregulated fossil fuel supply has always found demand.
What policies guarantee coal use to start a rapid decline within a decade?
Weak tea pledges don't count.
Unregulated fossil fuel supply has always found demand.
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Who else remembers *checks notes* 6 months ago when climate misinformers were telling us that Antarctica was gaining ice? 🙋🏻♂️
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Who else remembers *checks notes* 6 months ago when climate misinformers were telling us that Antarctica was gaining ice? 🙋🏻♂️
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ahhh an industrial renaissance!
on a burning planet
should work out great
on a burning planet
should work out great
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ahhh an industrial renaissance!
on a burning planet
should work out great
on a burning planet
should work out great
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oh im sure the fossil fuel giants are quaking in their boots
stop laughing!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
stop laughing!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
oh im sure the fossil fuel giants are quaking in their boots
stop laughing!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
stop laughing!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It's insane. So many simultaneous disasters, barely any getting the coverage they deserve. The average person has no idea of how bad things have gotten. And this is just the beginning! I dread to think what the next el Niño will bring. Another giant stride towards the end of life as we knew it.
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It's insane. So many simultaneous disasters, barely any getting the coverage they deserve. The average person has no idea of how bad things have gotten. And this is just the beginning! I dread to think what the next el Niño will bring. Another giant stride towards the end of life as we knew it.
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Synchronization of feedbacks - Antarctic warming now joins the carnage...
The Southern Hemisphere will decide our future
Why?
It's a water planet whose climate is controlled by the oceans...
#climate #earth
The Southern Hemisphere will decide our future
Why?
It's a water planet whose climate is controlled by the oceans...
#climate #earth
All latitude bands were warmer than average over the last 6 months. This was particularly visible across the Arctic and Antarctic regions. 🔥
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Across 9 million square miles at the top of the planet, climate change is writing a new chapter.
“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.
As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel global warming.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Across 9 million square miles at the top of the planet, climate change is writing a new chapter.
“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...