Patrick Worms

@pworms

Science policy advisor at ICRAF. Africa, agroecology, development, Eurasian geopolitics, space, and fighting islamophobia nut . All views my own.

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  1. 16 hours ago

    "Similar management of agricultural ecosystems thus offers potential for short-term carbon sequestration." And what does that management look like? Agroforestry, silvopastoralism, Forest gardening and holistic raising management.

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  2. 16 hours ago

    This short-term "soilworld thermostat" of the biogeographic redistribution of ecosystems complements the long-term evolution of terrestrial carbon sequestration, which curbed the effects of solar radiation increases over billions of years.

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  3. 16 hours ago

    When CO2 levels drop, deserts and permafrost expand, reducing the expanse of carbon-catching ecosystems. Soil carbon really does look to be a primary regulator of Earth's temperature throughout our wordl's living history - i.e. Earth's thermostat.

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  4. 16 hours ago

    The idea is easy to grasp: the regulation of planetary temperature is driven by photosynthesis. Following large releases of CO2, carbon-catching ecosystems expand, both poleward and into drylands.

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  5. 16 hours ago

    James Lovelock suggested the Gaia hypothesis to explain this puzzle. Now, Gregory Retallack is putting some flesh on those bones with his extraordinary paper in Astrobiology. (PDF here: )

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  6. 16 hours ago

    Why did Earth not become a Venus-like hellhole when volcanoes spewed huge amounts of CO2? Why did she not turn into a Mars-like snowball when weathering pulled CO2 almost to zero?

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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 14

    Russland plant nach Informationen der USA & der Ukraine Angriffe „unter falscher Flagge“ auf russische Soldaten nahe der ukrainischen Grenze & ukrainische Staatsbürger in den besetzten Gebieten, um einen Krieg gegen seinen westlichen Nachbarn zu rechtfertigen.

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    Jan 14
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    Here is the data on that. Yes, it was was extremely common that children died, as you say. But that was not the only reason for low life expectancy. Mortality at higher ages was also very high. Much higher than today. And so it was the case that exactly half were dead by 45.

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    Jan 14

    The would like to draw attention to these remarkably ill-informed tweets by who continue to disparage the robust, peer-reviewed science that underpins the Farmland Bird Index and make clearly unfounded criticisms.

    We appreciate the effort by organisations & volunteers to cover data gaps on the CAP environmental performance through the Farm Bird Index. Improvements are important to correct the weather-induced seasonality bias of the index and lack of harmonisation among Member States.
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    Jan 14

    Even though it's January this tweet is already on my top ten list for the year. SO TRUE!

    The best way to do your laundry if you care about climate change is wash your clothes however you want and then spend your energy finding community and engaging in collective action to transform institutions and take power out of the hands of those who got us into this mess
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    Jan 13

    I know that this is an unpopular view, but the fact that President Biden has accomplished as much as he has despite a Congress that can’t function and a judiciary that thinks there’s a Let’s Go Brandon Clause in the Constitution is a testament to his skill as an executive.

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    Jan 13

    I'm not the first to have noted this bit of dissonance, but perhaps worth reiterating.

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  13. Jan 13

    The killer clowns got the justices they pushed. America pays the price.

    Today four justices of the Supreme Court said the Department of Health and Human Services cannot require COVID vaccines for healthcare workers at nursing homes and hospitals taking federal dollars—people who work directly with elderly and fragile patients.
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    Jan 13

    Proposition de loi pour l'obligation du port du casque à vélo. Débat n°3487. Quelques arguments CONTRE ⤵️

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    Jan 12

    How global agricultural subsidies could be repurposed with beneficial outcomes for climate and health with no loss of economic welfare, new paper in Nature Communications from Marco Springmann and , open access

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    Jan 12

    Es ist geschafft! Mit einem grandiosen Crowdfunding im Rücken starten wir im Frühjahr mit dem Aufbau eines Lehr- & Lernbetriebes bei . 1300 Bäume und Sträucher warten darauf gepflanzt zu werden! 🌱💪🌳💚

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    Jan 12

    Why is anyone ordering hydrogen vehicles?

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    Jan 12

    I am deeply concerned about the metaverse and other stuff that replaces the real world. You can't love that which you don't know. We won't address the climate and biodiversity crises without a deep love for our world. We need to toss those VR helmets and go for a walk.

    Photo of a trio of children walking down a path in a forest. Copyright Tom Kimmerer
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    Jan 12

    Just in case it isn't clear, the prey in this metaphor is other road users like pedestrians, cyclists and kids.

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  20. Jan 13

    We need this in Belgium and Germany as well, and soon.

    This is big. The UK government is being sued for relying on speculative negative-emissions technologies to achieve its climate pledges. We need this in every country, to push governments to take real steps to cut emissions, fast.
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