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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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/...
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If you are not talking about near term extinction of the biosphere it is because you are not listening to or looking at, the biosphere. You are merely waddling in your own entitlement. Do better. Even briefly.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
If you are not talking about near term extinction of the biosphere it is because you are not listening to or looking at, the biosphere. You are merely waddling in your own entitlement. Do better. Even briefly.
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New research shows climate risk is already hitting insurance and home values. And that’s only part of the story. Some serious hazards, like saltwater intrusion, often aren’t covered at all -- and aren’t yet priced into housing markets. Column today: susanpcrawford.substack.com/p/new-data-s...
New data shows insurance costs rising and home values sinking as climate risks grow
Insurance markets are flashing warnings — even as some major climate risks remain unmeasured and unaccounted for
susanpcrawford.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New research shows climate risk is already hitting insurance and home values. And that’s only part of the story. Some serious hazards, like saltwater intrusion, often aren’t covered at all -- and aren’t yet priced into housing markets. Column today: susanpcrawford.substack.com/p/new-data-s...
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Our built environment isn't ready for the changes we've made to our natural environment.
VIDEO: 🇹🇭 🇲🇾 Tens of thousands displaced by floods in Thailand and Malaysia
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Our built environment isn't ready for the changes we've made to our natural environment.
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This is increasingly common.
Coal ash, nuclear waste, industrial toxins… all sitting in “temporary” sites engineers swear are safe.
But time, technology, & luck always run out. Ohio isn’t the exception. It’s the rule.
www.wcpo.com/news/local-n...
Coal ash, nuclear waste, industrial toxins… all sitting in “temporary” sites engineers swear are safe.
But time, technology, & luck always run out. Ohio isn’t the exception. It’s the rule.
www.wcpo.com/news/local-n...
'Should scare the hell out of everybody'| Concerns about former Beckjord coal plant reach Gov. DeWine's office
Officials are worried about drinking water safety and the lack of emergency readiness at the former Walter C. Beckjord power plant, where billions of tons of leftover coal ash sit on the Ohio River.
www.wcpo.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is increasingly common.
Coal ash, nuclear waste, industrial toxins… all sitting in “temporary” sites engineers swear are safe.
But time, technology, & luck always run out. Ohio isn’t the exception. It’s the rule.
www.wcpo.com/news/local-n...
Coal ash, nuclear waste, industrial toxins… all sitting in “temporary” sites engineers swear are safe.
But time, technology, & luck always run out. Ohio isn’t the exception. It’s the rule.
www.wcpo.com/news/local-n...
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“Hell Is Here.”
Hundreds of thousands of species are already gone.
Millions more are in the extinction pipeline.
Sophia Pineda Ochoa’s new documentary “Greenwashed” exposes that truth with rare honesty.
youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...
Hundreds of thousands of species are already gone.
Millions more are in the extinction pipeline.
Sophia Pineda Ochoa’s new documentary “Greenwashed” exposes that truth with rare honesty.
youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
“Hell Is Here.”
Hundreds of thousands of species are already gone.
Millions more are in the extinction pipeline.
Sophia Pineda Ochoa’s new documentary “Greenwashed” exposes that truth with rare honesty.
youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...
Hundreds of thousands of species are already gone.
Millions more are in the extinction pipeline.
Sophia Pineda Ochoa’s new documentary “Greenwashed” exposes that truth with rare honesty.
youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...
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Arctic sea-ice extent current ranks 2nd lowest for the day since record began in 1979, and are on track to set a new daily record low in the next few days.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Climate 8-ball says there's no escape from reality.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Climate 8-ball says there's no escape from reality.
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Arctic sea-ice extent current ranks 2nd lowest for the day since record began in 1979, and are on track to set a new daily record low in the next few days.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Climate 8-ball says there's no escape from reality.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Climate 8-ball says there's no escape from reality.
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"Fossil fules—oil, coal, and gas—are all that remain of organisms that, many millions of years ago, drew carbon from the atmosphere ... Digging up the dead in this way is a particularly bad thing for the living to do."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...
"Fossil fules—oil, coal, and gas—are all that remain of organisms that, many millions of years ago, drew carbon from the atmosphere ... Digging up the dead in this way is a particularly bad thing for the living to do."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and…
Sometime this century the day will arrive when the huma…
www.goodreads.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"Fossil fules—oil, coal, and gas—are all that remain of organisms that, many millions of years ago, drew carbon from the atmosphere ... Digging up the dead in this way is a particularly bad thing for the living to do."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...
"Fossil fules—oil, coal, and gas—are all that remain of organisms that, many millions of years ago, drew carbon from the atmosphere ... Digging up the dead in this way is a particularly bad thing for the living to do."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...
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Utter insanity
Emissions up to now already lock-in a return to the Pliocene - 3C hotter and sea-levels eventually ~ 20m higher
Emissions need to fall by at least 50% in 48 months
The last thing we need is more effing oil and gas
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Emissions up to now already lock-in a return to the Pliocene - 3C hotter and sea-levels eventually ~ 20m higher
Emissions need to fall by at least 50% in 48 months
The last thing we need is more effing oil and gas
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
North Sea plan allows drilling while enabling Labour to keep ‘no new licences’ pledge
‘Tiebacks’ will permit small amount of new fossil fuel extraction, but campaigners want bolder strategy
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Utter insanity
Emissions up to now already lock-in a return to the Pliocene - 3C hotter and sea-levels eventually ~ 20m higher
Emissions need to fall by at least 50% in 48 months
The last thing we need is more effing oil and gas
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Emissions up to now already lock-in a return to the Pliocene - 3C hotter and sea-levels eventually ~ 20m higher
Emissions need to fall by at least 50% in 48 months
The last thing we need is more effing oil and gas
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Last month was the hottest October on record for North America in this dataset... yet another extreme event
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Last month was the hottest October on record for North America in this dataset... yet another extreme event
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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"Looking at the political response, I would sum it up like this: too little, too slow, too late."
maybe the political response was actually: "nothing of consequence and delay while we add evermore fuel to the fire."
maybe the political response was actually: "nothing of consequence and delay while we add evermore fuel to the fire."
"The risk of 3 °C by 2050 falls within the IPCC’s worst-case scenarios. And unfortunately, recent data aligns more closely with those."
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
Global Warming At 3 °C By 2050? What's Behind The New German Climate Warning
German scientists warn global warming is accelerating faster than expected, raising the risk of a 3 °C rise by 2050 and forcing Europe to confront unthinkable adaptation plans. German scientists warn ...
worldcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"Looking at the political response, I would sum it up like this: too little, too slow, too late."
maybe the political response was actually: "nothing of consequence and delay while we add evermore fuel to the fire."
maybe the political response was actually: "nothing of consequence and delay while we add evermore fuel to the fire."
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CERES has been catching up after the end of the US government shutdown. Many thanks to all the CERES folks for their working overtime to get us this info.
What info? For example, that the Earth energy imbalance is back up to 10.4 Hiroshimas per second.
ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/jsp...
What info? For example, that the Earth energy imbalance is back up to 10.4 Hiroshimas per second.
ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/jsp...
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
CERES has been catching up after the end of the US government shutdown. Many thanks to all the CERES folks for their working overtime to get us this info.
What info? For example, that the Earth energy imbalance is back up to 10.4 Hiroshimas per second.
ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/jsp...
What info? For example, that the Earth energy imbalance is back up to 10.4 Hiroshimas per second.
ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/jsp...