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Italian singers, Levante (in a blue/black dress) and Gaia (in a white/light grey dress), in a sapphic kiss on the Sanremo stage, at the end of their performance
@ventuskycom on X: A powerful storm is expected across a large part of the Mediterranean Sea. ⚠️ At the beginning of next week, wind gusts over a wide area will exceed 110 km/h, generating huge waves with heights of more than 6 meters: ventusky.com/sea-map/signif… Such intense wave activity over such a large area is relatively rare in the Mediterranean. Significant damage can be expected along the coasts of the affected regions. https://www.ventusky.com/it/mare-mappa/altezza-totale-delle-onde#p=38.7;14.6;5&t=20260120/1200
Dead coral covered in algae at Ningaloo Reef. Zoe Richards
Posidonia meadow is swayed by current while receiving the energy of the sun rays through the clear water; some Yellow fishes swim and graze through it. From: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/plant-facts/water-plants/seagrass-guide-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-so-important The road to seagrass restoration at scale using engineering: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925857425000953#bb0140
Portrait of a green sea turtle seen from below in crystal-clear blue water in Mayotte; Sunlight penetrates through the water and illuminates it from the top of the photo, just above the turtle's head, like a halo. From: https://earth.org/in-pictures-guardians-of-the-lagoon-mayottes-green-sea-turtles/
A vertical picture of seagrass covered by water that briefly covers its tips. A blue sky is above the water and seagrass, a strip of land with trees on the left. From: UN decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021-30 https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/scientists-outline-10-golden-rules-seagrass-restoration
A graphical summary of the functions of the seaweed meadows: biodiversity, food, oxygen, water quality, habitat corridors, nutrient cycling, climate resilience, carbon storage, livelihoods, shelter. From: https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2021/11/01/the-importance-of-seagrass/ Seagrass blue carbon stocks and sequestration rates in the Colombian Caribbean: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90544-5 The role of lag phases between real-term marine heatwaves in the trait responses of two macrophyte species: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113624005555 Projecting climate change impacts on the distribution of the most captured tuna species on Atlantic waters: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-025-03121-x Benthic Fish Communities Associated with Posidonia oceanica Beds May Reveal the Fishing Impact and Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas: Two Case Studies in the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea https://agris.fao.org/search/en/providers/122436/records/675ad23d0ce2cede71d22ccc https://agris.fao.org/search/en/providers/122436/records/675ad23d0ce2cede71d22ccc
A school of fish swims in line above green Posidonia oceanica, blue sea in the background; in Port Cros National Park From: eDNA reveals unique fish communities in Southern California seagrass meadows https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/article/edna-reveals-unique-fish-communities-in-southern-california-seagrass-meadows/
Figure 1. Erosional escarpment in a P. oceanica meadow in Es Pujols Cove (Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain) illustrating the organic-rich soils (A,B), Erosional escarpment in a P. australis meadow in Big Lagoon (Shark Bay, Western Australia; C,D) From:Location and Associated Carbon Storage of Erosional Escarpments of Seagrass Posidonia Mats
A meadow on the left with the escarpment in evidence (from which 3 highlights start: rocky fish, archaeological artefacts, escarpment cavity) and a rocky substrate. On the right the conclusions: Escarpments are 3D structures that provide habitat and shelter for typically rocky fish; Escarpments can sustain fish abundance and biomass comparable to rocky substrates; Higher structural complexity of escarpments enhances fish diversity and biomass From: Escarpments within Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica meadows increase habitat heterogeneity and structural complexity enhancing fish diversity and biomass https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1373074/full Results: Total fish abundance was similar between rocky substrates and escarpments but up to 5-fold higher than in seagrass meadows. Similarly, total fish biomass was comparable between rocky substrates and seagrass escarpments, but 18-fold higher than in seagrass meadows. On the other hand, total number of fish species and Shannon´s diversity Index were significantly higher in rocky substrates than in seagrass escarpments. In addition, total number of species and Shannon´s diversity Index in seagrass escarpments were significantly higher than in seagrass meadows.
A graphic illustrates the anthropogenic pressures on the left (mining, agriculture, industry) insisting on the sea, that receives sediment and metals (in the center of the image) and the seagrass on the right capturing those sediment and metals. From: Metals in coastal seagrass habitats: A systematic quantitative literature review https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10643389.2022.2164154
Dugong feeding in a seagrass meadow How Might Climate Change Affect the Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Dugongs and Manatees? https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-90742-6_8 Dugong foraging behavior on tropical intertidal seagrass meadows: the influence of climatic drivers and anthropogenic disturbance https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-021-04583-0 Climate change redefines sea turtle hotspots: Vessel strike risks and gaps in protexted areas https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4495 A half-century of demographic changes in a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging aggregation during an era of seagrass decline https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-022-04056-5 Marine heatwaves threaten key foraging grounds of sea turtles in Southeast Asian Seas https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-022-01952-w https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-022-01952-w
Green turtles feed on seagrass, which provides habitat for numerous animals and can sequester significant amounts of carbon. From:https://www.science.org/content/article/turtles-map-seagrass-better-satellites Green turtle tracking leads to the discovery of seagrass blue carbon resources: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.0502
Fig. 2: Locations of all migratory species metasites From: Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59271-7 Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean project https://mico.env.duke.edu/ Conserve marine migratory species to protect ecological links between land and sea https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02475-0 Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management (Cell Press Review) https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/server/api/core/bitstreams/3067f093-308a-47e7-ac4c-5c447efb9705/content Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl0239 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772735125000265
Antarctic larval krill feeding on algae that grow on the underside of sea ice From: https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2023/08/03/krill-experts-discus Krill, climate, and contrasting future scenarios for Arctic and Antarctic fisheries https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/71/7/1934/666832 Climate change impacts on Antarctic krill behaviour and population dynamics https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-023-00504-y Predicted changes in the distribution of Antarctic krill in the Cosmonaut Sea under future climate change scenarios https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22007063 Antarctic krill genes could reveal how they’re responding to climate change https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2024/november/antarctic-krill-genes-could-reveal-responding-climate-change.html Antarctic krill habitat suitability changes: Historical trends and future projections under climate scenarios https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X25006174
The pink Amazon river dolphin Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/06/climate-crisis-amazon-lakes-water-temperature-hotter-than-spa-bath-aoe
A whale and a dolphin in the sea, seen from above. Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/whale-and-dolphin-migrations-are
Dal FB di Carlo Calenda (7/10/2020): Su la Repubblica un ricordo di mio nonno Carlo, Ambasciatore in Libia nel 1969. Uomo tosto, caratteraccio ma colto e grandissimo senso delle istituzioni e di patria. Per molti versi un modello per me.
Da: https://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/notizie/politica/25_ottobre_07/imprese-l-affondo-di-calenda-su-transizione-5-0-urso-ha-costruito-un-sistema-barocco-e-fatto-un-disastro-43ea3f52-40fc-4c7b-b6fc-5a4fbe93dxlk.shtml Quali le differenze fra Industria 4.0 e Transizione 5.0? <<<Per Industria 4.0 avevo cancellato tutti gli incentivi a bando che prevedevano richieste e contro-richieste creando, invece, un sistema automatico in cui l'imprenditore investiva. Poi,come si fa nei Paesi normali, nel caso ci fosse un atto sbagliato di qualunque genere, si pagava il fio delle proprie colpe. Ma non costruiva un sistema barocco in cui prima devi chiedere una pre autorizzazione dimostrando di rispettare i canoni di risparmio ambientale previsti. Industria 5.0 è molto complicata. Meloni e Urso ne erano consapevoli. Quando ho visto i decreti attuativi, ho scritto a entrambi un documento in cui spiegavo i problemi che avrebbe provocato in termini di complessità in modo puntuale. Meloni l'ha capita ma poi s'è fidata di Urso che ha fatto un disastro». X
In the same time frame (as the 4.2 Ka climate event) came the Seima-Turbino Transcultural Phenomenon (henceforth ST), an archaeological complex marked by distinctive bronze artifacts, especially symbols of power such as spearheads and axe heads, found across many archaeological cultures and along major waterways from the Altai to Scandinavia. In particular, tin from Altai mines made possible large-scale bronze production, with the forging and casting done there as well as in the southeastern Ural area and Southwest Asia. The most recent radiocarbon dates place ST between c. 4,200 and 3,900 BP, and somewhat later west of the Urals along the Volga (Marchenko et al. 2017; Krause et al. 2019; Chernykh 2008). ST is evidently the archaeological signature of a waterborne trade network (Barfield 2009; Nichols & Rhodes 2018) that brought metal from Ural and Sayan mines and metal artifacts from Ural forgeries westward to Europe. Its heyday coincides rather closely with the 4.2 ka event. The trade network itself probably existed long before the Bronze Age and demonstrably continued into the Middle Ages as the Bulgar and Viking trade routes.
It was Common Uralic that was involved in Seima-Turbino trade and Indo-Iranian contacts. The non-pastoral, non-agricultural, sparsely distributed Commion Uralic populations suffered less from the 4.2 ka event and accompanying plague, and were able to recover from it faster than the denser stockbreeding Indo-European populations. As a result, early Uralic replaced IE-speaking populations along the Volga and near the Urals, acquiring no Indo-European substratum and no evidence of IE lexical contact prior to the Indo-Iranian episode.l
Archaeologists have long connected Uralic's spread with what is called the Seima-Turbino phenomenon, or the sudden appearance around 4,000 years ago of technologically advanced bronze-casting methods across northern Eurasia. The resulting artifacts, primarily weapons and other displays of power, have also been tied to an era of global climate changes that could have advantaged the small-scale cultures that spoke Uralic languages during and after the Seima-Turbino phenomenon.
Every spring, thousands of fish swim through Utrecht's canals and waterways, searching for a place to spawn and reproduce. Map of the canals of Utrecht, through which the fish swim.
Underwater cam: an ide on the left, approaching from a distance; greeny water
Tweet from Ilaria Salis: Tomorrow in Venice will be held an important protest against the arrogance of Bezos and his world. Bezos, founder of Amazon , is one of the richest man in the world..
Tweet di Ilaria Salis: QUESTO MATRIMONIO NON S'HA DA FARE Domani si terrà a Venezia un importante corteo contro l'arroganza di Jeff Bezos e del suo mondo...
First article about PFAS in Veneto (1977) Title: L'acqua? Non è buona neanche per le bestie. Oggi arrivano le autobotti della Ederle = Water? It is not even good for animals. Elderle's water tankers coming today.
Laura Ingram: New York had the chance to turn the state around by electing Lee Zeldin governor; they chose Hochul. Bragg & James tried to destroy Trump; they failed. Nothing they or AOC have done has made New Yorkers' lives better. And now they've taken a suicidal path-socialism Meghan McCain: Conservatives have no place in New York City and the ones who argue my point defiantly still living there are going to fafo. Laura Loomer: There will be another 9/11 in NYC and @ZohranKMamdani will be to blame. JohnRocker: NEW YORKERS ARE RET**DED Patrick Bet-David: Sharia Law is the end goal. NYC is just the opening move.
8 days ago on this platform Jameson Reichert: Thing is, wind and solar can totally stay afloat without subsidies. We're just using the subsidies to build them out faster Jesse D. Jenkins: Yep. See difference in a world with and without ITC/PTC in these charts from REPEAT Project's latest report (at repeatproject.org/reports). And speed matters to US energy prices, economic security w.r.t. gas price shocks, and our ability to power data centers and the industries of the future.
Instead, small dairies like River Whey often give their whey to local hog farms a practice with historical precedent. For centuries, whey-fed pork has been a means of closing the loop between dairy and meat production. In Europe, whey is specially reserved for raising more marketable Italian hogs to produce Prosciutto di Parma. In the U.S., artisanal producers still follow this model, often mixing whey with spent brewery grain and feeding it to pigs. Yet these practices are the exception, not the rule. Most commercial whey protein comes from industrial-scale dairy operations, where their extra profit pushes true costs onto ecosystems and communities.
Elon musk tweeted: Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!
@razist.bsky.social (già il nickname è contro la policy di Bluesky) risponde :"bruttissimo vento per voi ONG... maledetti scafisti" al post di RESQSHIP che comunica il salvataggio in mare di alcuni migranti, e purtroppo, la morte di alcuni di essi, tra cui dei bambini, presumibilmente morti di fame.
From the same ABC News article shared by Christian: In July, French company Engie turned off its Port Lincoln and Snuggery peaking generators, ahead of its full closure in 2028.
Nelle stesse aree appenniniche è anche previsto il tracciato del gasdotto “Linea Adriatica", in progetto da parte del Gruppo SNAM s.p.a. L'infrastruttura energetica in progetto si snoda per 687 km circa, con un condotto di 1200 mm di diametro adagiato a 5 metri di profondità (con una pressione di 73 bar), una servitù di pertinenza di 40 metri (20 per lato), più l'inevitabile corollario logistico di piste di percorso e cantieri. In the same areas of the Apennines is also planned the route of the gas pipeline "Linea Adriatica", in project by the SNAM s.p.a. The planned energy infrastructure is approximately 687 km long, with a 1200mm diameter pipeline lying at 5 metres depth (73 bar pressure), and a 40-metre service facility (20 on each side), plus the inevitable logistical corollary of track and construction sites.
Screenshot from the "Princeton Pre-read (2023) : ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’ " video presentation. A Maria Ressa's book is in the center, the background is dark, on the sides two figures emerge from the dark under an orange light: on the right a half bust of the author herself and on the left a half bust of what seems to be a tiger. Link: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2023/04/06/how-stand-dictator-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa-class-2027-pre-read
Oltre ad essere una risorsa inesauribile, l’eolico non produce emissioni di gas serra durante il funzionamento. Richiede inoltre una superficie di terra non eccessivamente vasta. L’impatto ambientale è quindi meno problematico e imponente rispetto a quello proveniente da altre fonti di energia . L’energia eolica si caratterizza dunque come energia green, a favore di un’economia green
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L'hanno scoperto Francesco Pratesi, il figlio del fondatore del Wwf scomparso giorni fa, gli ambientalisti del Tess (Transizione energetica senza speculazione), Italia Nostra, Amici della Terra e Maremma Viva che si stanno battendo contro «l'installazione di oltre 100 pale eoliche sui campi e sulle colline della Maremma prospicienti le rinomate aree protette della costa, da Grosseto fino alla Tuscia laziale». It was discovered by Francesco Pratesi, the son of the founder of WWF who died days ago, the environmentalists of Tess (Energy transition without speculation), Italia Nostra, Amici della Terra and Maremma Viva who are fighting against «the installation of more than 100 wind turbines on the fields and hills of Maremma overlooking the famous protected areas of the coast, from Grosseto to Tuscia laziale».
ASK MIT CLIMATE Do wind turbines kill birds? Yes—but only a fraction as many as are killed by house cats, buildings, or even the fossil fuel operations that wind farms replace. https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/do-wind-turbines-kill-birds
Stesso articolo del secolo d'Italia di prima, più giù cita Tajani: "Noi siamo contrari all'uso di armi nucleari"
Mappa delle armi nucleari in Europa. In rosso dove sono le armi USA (Italia,Germania,Belgio,Olanda, Turchia), in blu le armi nazionali (Francia e UK). Fonte: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Sotto la lista dell' arsenale nucleare esistente. L'arsenale Russo è quello più variegato, tra cui missili ipersonici. Gli USA e la Russia sono gli unici con bombe atomiche; USA e Francia gli unici con missili Cruise supersonici. Tutti loro e gli UK hanno missili balistici da sottomarino. Fonte: Nato
Jordan Hofmann (U.S. Head of Sales, Polestar) on Linkedin, Friday: The numbers speak for themselves. This week saw some of the highest order days for Polestar 3, and the response to our Tesla Conquest Offer has been incredible. Manufactured in the USA, Polestar 3 is turning heads and drivers are making moves it's clear they like what we bring to the table. The excitement is real, the momentum is growing, and as I always say - we're just getting started! We've got plenty more in store, and trust me, you're going to want to watch what happens next
From @mluckovichajc Update: I have confirmed this is a fake email. Keep an eye out!
Tweet from Mike Luckovich (@mluckovichajc): I received this email. This was the last cartoon I posted on twitter On the left the email: Content Issue On @mluckovichajc Page Hey @mluckovichaje, we received a complaint about the content you posted on your page. After reviewing it, we found that it does not comply with our X community guidelines quicknes wing comply The decision was made on: February 16, 2025. To address this please follow these steps... On the right: M. Luckovich's last cartoon Elon denies alms to the world’s poorest saying "no more free lunch" while accumulating hundreds of money bags (Fed. Funds Musk gets)
A black cat and a white one in a basket hugging each other
My answer at the end of his thread: I'm ND, I'm incapable of having prejudices based on appearance but I just found out I have the superpower to make racists admit they're racist
The skeet I quoted from him in OP: Look, it's okay to be imperfect. I catch myself making racist assumptions and have to backtrack and rethink. I'm sure there are times I don't spot too. Prejudice is insidious. But if someone asks you to rethink, don't double down and try to justify in this way. Especially if you claim to be lefty.
His Twitter bio: I cannot continue to use my account here while it's a platform for propaganda in support of fascism...
Examples of students not in classroom Ex 1 a man writing on a notebook (home, indoor) Ex 2 two women with backpacks and notebooks (outdoor)
Fridays for future youths in commemoration of a dead friend PS: I can't find pictures of white students like that, even after a tragedy. Maybe it's me but you're the journalist here, you should know more than me about it... I just don't see white students portrayed as "lonely guy in the street, hooded and with no books/backpack/whatever"
The Dragonfly Wind Turbine, in the background a blue sky and steel construction scaffolding. https://www.rpbw.com/project/eolic-windmill