Suzanne York
@suzanneyork.bsky.social
Supporter of women's empowerment, alternative economies and rights of Nature, as well as a few other things to make the world a better place. Occasional wildlife photographer. Director, Transition Earth.
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A major study claiming Roundup was safe has been retracted 25 years late after discovering corporations wrote the science and regulators accepted it. The public becomes the lab rat.
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Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide study
A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scien...
phys.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A major study claiming Roundup was safe has been retracted 25 years late after discovering corporations wrote the science and regulators accepted it. The public becomes the lab rat.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Local leaders and green groups said deforestation linked to mining and logging aggravated the impact of the floods and landslides.
Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra province.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Local leaders and green groups said deforestation linked to mining and logging aggravated the impact of the floods and landslides.
The Asian Water Development Outlook 2025, published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), said accelerating ecosystem decline and funding shortfalls for investment in critical water infrastructure threaten to plunge many in the sprawling region into water insecurity.
Indonesia counts human cost as more climate change warnings sounded
Indonesia says 1,000 dead, some 1 million displaced from rains as report points at the threat posed by climate change.
www.aljazeera.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Asian Water Development Outlook 2025, published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), said accelerating ecosystem decline and funding shortfalls for investment in critical water infrastructure threaten to plunge many in the sprawling region into water insecurity.
“This is an urgent call to transform our human systems now before collapse becomes inevitable”
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
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December 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“This is an urgent call to transform our human systems now before collapse becomes inevitable”
The 48% decrease in coral cover has been driven by climate breakdown, specifically marine heatwaves. They affect the microalgae that feed coral, making them toxic and forcing the coral to expel them.
Caribbean reefs have lost 48% of hard coral since 1980, study finds
‘Destructive’ marine heatwaves driving loss of microalgae that feed coral, says Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The 48% decrease in coral cover has been driven by climate breakdown, specifically marine heatwaves. They affect the microalgae that feed coral, making them toxic and forcing the coral to expel them.
“This misplaced prioritisation threatens both the planet’s future and the possibility of a just, collaborative energy transition that benefits all people rather than narrow military interests.”
Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report
Study reveals US earmarked billions to stockpile critical minerals for military use, including precision-guided weaponry and AI-driven warfare
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“This misplaced prioritisation threatens both the planet’s future and the possibility of a just, collaborative energy transition that benefits all people rather than narrow military interests.”
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In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Well said - “We deserve to enjoy the sounds of a nightingale in full song or swifts screaming overhead, rather than living in silent streets with ironic names.”
Streets named after birds in Britain on rise as species’ populations plummet
RSPB says growing trend for honouring species that are in decline is not matched by action on conservation
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December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Well said - “We deserve to enjoy the sounds of a nightingale in full song or swifts screaming overhead, rather than living in silent streets with ironic names.”
“I think we know that microplastics are obviously a problem for the environment, but this is kind of one of those pivotal studies showing that they have chemical influence as well, that just being in the water can cause problems for corals in the long term”
Another threat to reefs: Microplastic chemicals may harm coral reproduction
As the sliver of a new moon shines over Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu, millions of tiny orbs ascend from a reef and swirl in the water column. These spheres are bundles of coral eggs and sperm responding to lun...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“I think we know that microplastics are obviously a problem for the environment, but this is kind of one of those pivotal studies showing that they have chemical influence as well, that just being in the water can cause problems for corals in the long term”
For now, scientists say it is too late to eradicate the flowers. Instead, the best option may just be holding them back from some of the most biodiverse and precious areas.
How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis
Nootka lupins, introduced in the 1940s to repair damaged soil, are rampaging across the island, threatening its native species
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
For now, scientists say it is too late to eradicate the flowers. Instead, the best option may just be holding them back from some of the most biodiverse and precious areas.
'In an unprecedented move, Iran is looking to import water as an official strategy to confront one of the worst water crises in its modern history'
Iran Turns To Water Imports As Crisis Deepens
Iran is considering importing water from neighbors as it battles its worst water crisis in 50 years. Major cities face rationing, reservoirs are close to running dry, and experts see cross-border wate...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
'In an unprecedented move, Iran is looking to import water as an official strategy to confront one of the worst water crises in its modern history'
“This place is being touted as the epicenter of the energy revolution, the data revolution, the tech revolution,” said Kyle Roerink, the executive director of the Great Basin Water Network, which works to protect water resources in the region. “But they’re never going to be making water.”
The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
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December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“This place is being touted as the epicenter of the energy revolution, the data revolution, the tech revolution,” said Kyle Roerink, the executive director of the Great Basin Water Network, which works to protect water resources in the region. “But they’re never going to be making water.”
“These declines are mirrored elsewhere,” said Dr Richard Sherley, from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter. The African penguin species has undergone a population decline of nearly 80% in 30 years.
60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
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December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“These declines are mirrored elsewhere,” said Dr Richard Sherley, from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter. The African penguin species has undergone a population decline of nearly 80% in 30 years.
'...almost nine million poultry birds have been culled worldwide since October, mainly in the US, Canada and in Germany, as both North America and Europe grapple with outbreaks on farms and in the wild.'
Virus has killed almost 9 million birds ― and counting – DW – 12/01/2025
Authorities say bird flu poses a low risk to people right now, but in animals — both wild and domestic — it's causing global devastation. If left uncontrolled, it could also mutate into something far ...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
'...almost nine million poultry birds have been culled worldwide since October, mainly in the US, Canada and in Germany, as both North America and Europe grapple with outbreaks on farms and in the wild.'
“It is 100% avoidable. There is no reason why those children should be dying”
Child deaths projected to rise for first time this century, as aid cuts reverse decades of progress | CNN
The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from th...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“It is 100% avoidable. There is no reason why those children should be dying”
“Along with the Arctic and parts of Europe and China, the north-east US is one of the fastest-warming regions in the world. New England is now heading towards being like the south-eastern US.”
New England warming faster than most places on Earth, study finds
Pace of area’s temperature rise, outpaced in US only by Alaskan Arctic, apparently increased in past five years
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Along with the Arctic and parts of Europe and China, the north-east US is one of the fastest-warming regions in the world. New England is now heading towards being like the south-eastern US.”
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A future historian might mark this moment ... but for the fact that 'a future historian' is an oxymoron.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A future historian might mark this moment ... but for the fact that 'a future historian' is an oxymoron.
Roxy Koll, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, said cyclones "are wetter and more destructive because the background climate has shifted...Water, not wind, is now the main driver of disaster.”
Families on rooftops, homes buried by mud: Asia floods show water is overtaking wind as main threat
Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive storms
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December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Roxy Koll, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, said cyclones "are wetter and more destructive because the background climate has shifted...Water, not wind, is now the main driver of disaster.”
“All around the world where we get these tropical systems, whether you call them typhoons or hurricanes or tropical cyclones, they are producing more rain than they’ve ever produced”
At least 1,250 people dead: What caused the devastating Asia floods?
Climate advocates say it's time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.
www.aljazeera.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“All around the world where we get these tropical systems, whether you call them typhoons or hurricanes or tropical cyclones, they are producing more rain than they’ve ever produced”
Furnace Creek typically only sees .1 inches of rain throughout the entire month of November, NWS meteorologist Clay Morgan told Newsweek, meaning it saw more than 1,000 percent of its average for the month.
California's Death Valley breaks 115-year-old rainfall record
The driest place in North America saw more than 1,000 percent of its average monthly rainfall during November.
www.newsweek.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Furnace Creek typically only sees .1 inches of rain throughout the entire month of November, NWS meteorologist Clay Morgan told Newsweek, meaning it saw more than 1,000 percent of its average for the month.
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Good background read
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The forgotten oil ads that told us climate change was nothing
Since the 1980s, fossil fuel firms have run ads touting climate denial messages – many of which they’d now like us to forget. Here’s our visual guide
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Good background read
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"Iran’s situation isn’t a short term disaster, but a rolling, long-term catastrophe bringing irreversible damages," said Kaveh Madani, director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Taps may run dry in this country, where the water crisis is so severe it can be seen from space | CNN
Tehran is grappling with a water crisis so severe the Iranian president has suggested people may need to evacuate, and the situation goes well beyond the capital. The weeks tick by, still the rains do...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"Iran’s situation isn’t a short term disaster, but a rolling, long-term catastrophe bringing irreversible damages," said Kaveh Madani, director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Update to previous post - the death toll will likely be even higher, with many people still missing.
Death toll passes 1,100 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updates
Hundreds remain missing in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as rescue efforts continue after Cyclone Ditwah
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Update to previous post - the death toll will likely be even higher, with many people still missing.
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 on Monday as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved weather conditions revealed the scale of a disaster that has killed nearly 800 people in Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia storm deaths near 800 as scale of disaster revealed
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved weather conditions revealed the scale of a disaster that has killed ne...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 on Monday as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved weather conditions revealed the scale of a disaster that has killed nearly 800 people in Southeast Asia.
According to the study, habitat loss and degradation threaten the largest number of amphibians, affecting 2,684 species. Agriculture impacts 77 per cent of species, timber and plant harvesting 53 per cent, and infrastructure development 40 per cent. #Anthropocene
Amphibians see steep global decline: Study finds 788 species in decline over four decades
A global study reveals a severe biodiversity crisis for amphibians, with 788 species declining over four decades versus 121 improving. Habitat loss, agriculture, climate change and disease drive the d...
www.downtoearth.org.in
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
According to the study, habitat loss and degradation threaten the largest number of amphibians, affecting 2,684 species. Agriculture impacts 77 per cent of species, timber and plant harvesting 53 per cent, and infrastructure development 40 per cent. #Anthropocene