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Niki Baker

@nrbakerwriter.bsky.social

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Writer. Mostly nocturnal. Avoider of crowds and beaten paths. 🌍💚🌲🌊🌿 Author of '10:59'. Shh! We're not supposed to talk about that. 🤫🤐

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Jan 20

My little book has average ratings of 4.4 ⭐ on Amazon (200 ratings) and Goodreads (150 ratings), with 85% of readers awarding it 4/5 stars.

Why not see what all the fuss is about? (Well, OK... fuss is a bit of an overstatement. But a few people seem to like it.) 😉
nrbakerwriter.com/how-to-buy/

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🇨🇦Ⓥ🇨🇦 @doomrick.bsky.social · 10h

Last winter for three months running, the temp anomaly in the Arctic was 10-15°c above normal, a record. It's currently forecast to be 15-20°C. If this happens there'll be no denying we've lost the Arctic. I believe we already have.

#kissyourassgoodbye

Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 10h

Breaking News!
Code Yikes!

This last August saw a record low for average August Arctic sea-ice thickness, the first time below 1 meter, with data going back to 1979.

Still waiting for September data. Will we see a new all-time record low? The Climate 8-ball is drunk again.

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 14h

In the gloaming
I sat watching the forest
gather dusk around its roots.
A tiny wren landed close
then came closer still.
I held those moments as tight as I dared
storing them gently in my memory
among a wealth of similar small treasures.
For it is these rare gifts
that truly make life worth living.

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 2d

If you think biodiversity loss is irrelevant to you...
If you think it's not that big an issue...
If you think it doesn't really affect you personally...
If you think it's someone else's problem...

... Boy oh boy, you and your kids have a hell of a shock coming.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report

Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

www.theguardian.com

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 3d

No place to run
We are so deep in a climate crisis that has not happened in millions of years and has not yet fully manifested in reality, that no amount of renewable energy will solve it.
We need to save all existing forests and wetlands and restore degraded areas and stop economic growth

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 7d

"Those who lead through fear only stay in power while those they govern lack courage."

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 18d

"Failure is not inevitable. Failure is a choice."
We've known about all this for decades.
And we've chosen to change nothing.
We've chosen to drive our cars, have more babies, jet off on holidays, turn up the heating, stick our heads in the sand, & change nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life

Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 19d

Give the wildlife in your garden a break

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 26d

There's some really good stuff here:
overpopulation-project.com/new-page-to-...

New Page to Fight Myths About Population - The Overpopulation Project

To promote a proper discussion about population we must be able to debunk myths about population. We have gathered some good resources

overpopulation-project.com

Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 26d

Aw, you can't really blame the humans - most of 'em were bred in captivity.

Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 26d

That's hilarious 😆 I'm dying to ask how you got the ring off the guy at the rave, but I'm too polite! 😉

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 26d

Brilliant! We definitely need more of this in the world.
Evenings Piper 😀

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 27d

Wow, I didn't know there was such a thing! And what's the plant with the yellow flowers?

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 28d

We haven't had a TV for years, but we sometimes watch DVDs. Last night we watched 4 episodes of Friends. Some would call that a binge... but in this case it's more of a Frenzy.

two women are standing next to each other with their mouths open .

ALT: two women are standing next to each other with their mouths open .

media.tenor.com

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · Sep 13

You don’t become a “Doomer” because you are pathologically drawn to catastrophe. You are one because you have a heightened sense of empathy: for nature, humans, and everything that lives and “is”

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Sep 12

Nature is an elegantly efficient masterpiece 💚
Nothing is wasted.
Everything depends on everything else for food, habitat, or shelter, in a mind-blowing and fascinating harmony of complex interactions.
We're part of that!
We should be celebrating & protecting it, not doing our utmost to trash it.

a man is using a chainsaw to cut a tree in the jungle .

ALT: a man is using a chainsaw to cut a tree in the jungle .

media.tenor.com

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Martin in FR 🌿 🌳 ☮️ @martindix.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're all in that seasonal, SAD, fall moment. The deep breath before the great plunge 🖤

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Sep 2

I like your voice. "Depersonalized" has too much of an AI ring to it. Are you thinking of adopting a menacing movie announcer voice? Or something more friendly and leprechaun-like? 🤔
Evenings Ian.

Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Sep 2

I first saw this brilliant, tragic image 5 years ago. Depressingly, nothing whatsoever has changed since then. This is why I'm a #doomer
(PS: If anyone knows the artist, I'd love to credit them.)

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · Aug 31

The last 3 years have been the hottest in around 125,000 years.

CO2 levels are their highest in MILLIONS of years.

But most people have no idea this is happening, let alone what it means for our kids’ futures.

Our politics & media have failed our children. We should be furious.

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Aug 29

I can honestly say that I've never had festive plans involving fermented fish.

Note to self: think twice before accepting party invitations from Pookleblinky...

Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Aug 29

I have friends whose lives are clouded by negative emotions over things that happened in the past or things that other people do/say/think.

Find a way to let those things go. You can't change or control them.

The only things you can really influence are yourself and the future. Take care of those.

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · Aug 28

Scientists shocked. Humans shrug. Collapse ahead.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

www.theguardian.com

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · Aug 28

Deforestation is never 'just trees'.

It’s half a million lives lost in 20 years because we stripped away nature’s cooling system.

We don't just need nature. We ARE nature.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds

Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year, researchers find

www.theguardian.com

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Aug 28

Wow, thank you @freakshowboy.bsky.social ! 😀

Martin Webb - Author/Illustrator @freakshowboy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Can confirm these reviews are spot on. An astonishingly brilliant read that has stuck with me years after reading it. Utterly mind-blowing. 5 stars.

Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Read it. Then share it with everyone you care about." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
nrbakerwriter.com/how-to-buy/

Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Read it. Then share it with everyone you care about." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
nrbakerwriter.com/how-to-buy/