The Scientist's Warning is a film about a researcher who started a movement of scientists to turn knowledge into action- a story of scientists all over the world awakening to the need to become advocates for the fate of the planet & humanity.
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology-Oregon State University
Director-Alliance of World Scientists
Lead author "World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency"
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CLIMATE EMERGENCY: Notice how the CO2 emissions dropped during the lock-down of the Covid pandemic, but soon after on their way to new record highs? It is hard to have hope when you see this trend, but we must not give up on this existential threat.
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NATURE NOTE: This is an adult male Gouldian Finch, one of the most beautiful birds in the world. Found in northern Australia, the numbers for this species have been declining over the long run. We must protect biodiversity in all forms.
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Here are my six steps to sustainability.
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I wish we could just roll it into the carpet and be done with it.
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THE BIG MELT: New Study Finds ‘Surprising’ Warming Spike Atop the Greenland Ice Sheet One of the planet’s refrigerators is defrosting, leading to melting events that could raise sea levels 20 inches. In my view, it is time for serious climate action.
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THINK SYSTEMATICALLY and check out this 2 minute video by my coauthor, Dr. William Rees. He describes how climate change is not a stand alone problem, but is a symptom of ecological overshoot.
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Looking at the world with an 'ecology' lens gives different conclusions (and prescriptions) than a technology or money lens. This Wed on TGS we'll hear from ecologist William Rees on why 'ecological overshoot' is THE fundamental issue facing human/planetary systems. A 2 min clip:
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I just signed a letter stating that we scientists cannot & must not tolerate censorship & the chilling lack of support from our scientific society and therefore urge the AGU to reverse course. I invite other scientists to sign. aguopenletter.com
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained at coal mine protest. Greta's first arrest. This is a wake up call for all of us. Check out this NBC News video to see her carried away. nbcnews.com/news/world/gre via
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CLIMATE EMERGENCY: Are you too noticing news of a new climate-linked disaster nearly every day? We may be toast unless there are big rapid changes in how humanity operates. U-turn anyone?
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NATURE NOTE: The colors are amazing on this male which has a "carapace in reddish orange color with two iridescent blue stripes". Let's protect jumping spiders and all biodiversity.
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In Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, and Bhutan, there is a jumping spider of many colours
This is Chrysilla volupe
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NATURE NOTE: This is one cool nymph. We must protect biodiversity in all forms.
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In the Amazon forest of Ecuador, this
Flatid Planthopper Nymph protects
itself like this
It produces prodigious amounts of wax
to shield itself from parasitic wasps, or
a waxy ruse to bamboozle its predators.
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Wow, this is shocking! The number of diverse wild mammals changed quickly & dramatically with the arrival of humans. Since then, wild land mammal biomass has declined by ~85%. Humans & livestock are now the dominant mammals, a major factor in the biodiversity and climate crisis.
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LET'S HELP OURSELVES & THE WORLD 1 BITE AT A TIME: I just got back from the market with these favorite foods. For personal & planetary health, buy local, organic, plant-based foods without plastic. Today I am cooking roasted roots & roasted veggies.
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Warm 2022 ranking as one of the warmest years ever recorded and the past eight years now collectively the hottest documented by modern science. Do you ever get the feeling we are toast?
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Wow! 2 climate researchers got kicked out of the world's biggest Earth-science conference for protesting, and one says they are silencing scientists. They were told they'd be arrested if they returned. One of them was fired from her job by the government.
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In our recent climate emergency paper, we address the planetary problem as a combination of consumption and population. doi.org/10.1093/biosci
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Reading this might give you insights into the evolution of the human mind or at least the status of your mind.
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There’s one big subject our leaders won’t touch. Just two actions needed to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown: leave fossil fuels in the ground and stop farming animals. Thanks to the power of the two industries, both are officially unmentionable.
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Is it too late?
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Have you washed your hands?
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I am hearing rumors of good scientific advances.
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Do you believe these two individuals are sentient beings? twitter.com/gunsnrosesgirl
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NATURE NOTE: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend". This is a good example of the perfection of nature.
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When some plants are faced with insect
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Birds like this Parus major read those chemical cues to locate infested plants, giving truth to an old proverb
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend”
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‘Tears were rolling down my face’: readers describe ‘heartbreaking’ impact of bird flu. I beleive we will have more pandemics coming for both humans and wildlife considering our broken relationship to nature.
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What's for dinner?
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The big-headed turtle is eaten in Asia and is frequently a market item. This species is rapidly disappearing in the wild and is also threatened by its use in pet trade. Can we stop the expoitation of this species, respect all creatures, and curb human surpremacy.
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Platysternon megacephalum, the big- headed turtle,
It cannot hide its head in its shell
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The devil's flower mantis remains motionless to seduce the insect prey into its striking zone. The mandibles are then "wielded as formidable weapons" to decapitate and devour the prey. We must preserve biodiversity in all forms.
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Devil's Flower Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)
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With the increase in humans and livestock and the decrease in forest cover as shown here, I suggest it is just a matter of time until the next big zoonotic disease outbreak. See our paper on "Zoonotic Diseases and Our Troubled Relationship With Nature". scientists.forestry.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/
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Those of us that have put on diving gear and coasted past a healthy coral reef knows that few observations in nature are as breathtaking. More than half of the world's coral reef cover has already been lost. Quickly mitigating climate change may help save some of them.
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A GOOD NEWS STORY: The International Whaling Commission agreed to a global moratorium which mostly made commercial whaling illegal. This came into action in 1987, and we see a dramatic drop-off in whale catch in the decades since then. We must save whales and all biodiversity.
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HOW MANY DESCRIBED SPECIES? The IUCN listed 2.13 million species on the planet. In the chart we see the range of taxonomic groups – 1.05 million insects; over 11,000 birds; over 11,000 reptiles; and over 6,000 mammals. There are many more species that have not been described.
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This short article on how burning coal causes global warming was published 110 years ago. Now it is high time to act on the climate crisis.
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This is a big win for shark conservation. Since 1970, the global abundance of these predators has declined more than 70 percent. We must protect sharks and all forms of biodiversity.
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: @POTUS signed the End Wildlife Trafficking Act & the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act into law!
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—are more valuable than the sum of their body parts & we must protect them.
TY to all who made these major victories for animals possible! 
: @POTUS signed the End Wildlife Trafficking Act & the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act into law!
Imperiled wild animals—like —are more valuable than the sum of their body parts & we must protect them.
TY to all who made these major victories for animals possible! 
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I have fantastic news on Europe's rewilding. Hunting and habitat loss drove many large mammals in Europe close to extinction. New data shows that many of the continent’s mammal populations are flourishing again.
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Our data show that hunting, livestock, and habitat loss of the biggest threats to large land mammals around the world. We must protect all biodiversity including the terrestrial megafauna.
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Here is the URL for this CO2 counter with graphics wolfkind.neocities.org/CO2/counter.ht
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Have you seen those spinning national debt counters? We made this one the for world's carbon dioxide emissions debt as most CO2 will stay in the atmosphere a very long time. Notice the rate of change upward in thousands of tonnes. Can world leaders try harder to reduce emissions?
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Where's the beef? It is where tropical forests used to be. 41% of tropical deforestation is driven by pasture expansion for beef (Our World in Data). Please eat more legumes for protein and "give peas a chance".
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BREAKING NEWS: 190 countries agree to protect 30% of the planet at #COP15 #biodiversity summit. If this commitment is kept, it will be a huge win for nature, but keep in mind the lack of action with the historic 2015 Paris agreement on climate change.
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Great News: The Global #Biodiversity Framework has been adopted!
By committing to protect 30% of our planet, the world is finally taking a huge step towards reconciling with nature.
This is a leap for humanity and it's time #ForNature: on.unesco.org/2XQ2DXD #COP15
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