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There are so many bones everywhere: The whale graveyards that transform deep sea(bbc.com)
2 points by blondie9x 2d ago|0 comments
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by blondie9x 4d ago
This might be one of the most powerful pieces ever written on AI. Where is the United States government? When will we see legislation we so desperately need? We have one party in total control of the government and what have they achieved?
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by blondie9x 8d ago
The world is destabilizing as climate change worsens and food prices rise. Do we really need more AI for these sort of uses? Maybe less AI less consumption?
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by blondie9x 9d ago
Yeah it's a bit of a tricky situation. It's almost like a bribe in a sense.
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The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'(bbc.com)
2 points by blondie9x 9d ago|0 comments
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by blondie9x 12d ago
"I was given £1M to run my project over 5 years; Anthropic took only 11 days but I do wonder if they spent more money…"
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UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact(bbc.com)
20 points by blondie9x 13d ago|0 comments
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Toxic haze from Indonesia spreads to Malaysia and Philippines as wildfires rage(bbc.com)
2 points by blondie9x 14d ago|0 comments
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by blondie9x 15d ago
Are the models improving their footprint on the natural world? Data centers and and the natural resources consumed by models for production of materials and for building and running inference servers are contributing towards environmental d
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Two giant warming patterns are brewing in the Pacific and warping US weather(bbc.com)
3 points by blondie9x 15d ago|1 comments
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Australia usually hosts the biggest cuttlefish mating event – not this year(bbc.com)
4 points by blondie9x 18d ago|0 comments
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Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages(bbc.com)
2 points by blondie9x 18d ago|0 comments
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by blondie9x 20d ago
Really helpful on navigating what happened. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZvUQ7aoehw
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by blondie9x 20d ago
Honestly there is no safe haven while humans over-consume continue to waste in the chase of excess. We have seen in the last few years all the supposed climate safe areas get hit hard. https://www.npr.org/2024/10/0
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by blondie9x 20d ago
I don't understand why the push so hard on AI and the greenwashing / misleading information about its impact on the natural world.
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Logging in Was Never Supposed to Be This Complicated(theatlantic.com)
2 points by blondie9x 20d ago|0 comments
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by blondie9x 20d ago
What has open in tech become now? Just in recent weeks Openrouter bought out by Stripe and now hugging face bought out by NVIDIA. Is this really freedom and choice for consumers? No it’s the proliferation and nomination of big tech.
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by blondie9x 20d ago
Imagine a world where a larger share of companies focus on actual, verifiable improvement of outcomes for people. Not a world dominated by selling more consumption. A world where we go to work to make things better. Outcomes driven by impro
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Glacier collapse and ice avalanche likely fueled deadly Nepal flash flood(japantimes.co.jp)
2 points by blondie9x 21d ago|0 comments
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by blondie9x 23d ago
This study is 10 years old and in many of the most important carbon sink areas there is a decline. It's also that afforestation efforts to replenish lost forests have worked in some countries. Can you imagine the trillions of trees we
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Best Coffee Will Be Harder to Get as Downpours Hit Brazil's Trees(bloomberg.com)
4 points by blondie9x 23d ago|0 comments
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by blondie9x 24d ago
Not without steady water. Photosynthesis has 3 inputs. Sunlight energy, CO2, and water. Easy to forget the water but that is the most variable and volatile.
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by blondie9x 24d ago
Wait this post was made about 10 years ago why is it being posted now?
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The Real Imposter Syndrome(minimallysustained.com)
3 points by blondie9x 24d ago|0 comments
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by blondie9x 29d ago
What if there are more headwinds at that height which require increased fuel use?
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by blondie9x 29d ago
Check out other comment. It could actually end up causing more warming in the long term depending on the net change in fuel use or extra maintenance on plane etc.
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by blondie9x 29d ago
This exactly.
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by blondie9x 29d ago
If you shift a route to avoid making contrails and end up on a longer or more turbulent route what is the net benefit to the climate? For example if a plane ends up using more fuel on a longer route to avoid a cold area where contrails coul
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Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves(bbc.com)
121 points by blondie9x 1mo ago|137 comments
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Ocean heat records broken as hottest July temperature recorded(bbc.com)
76 points by blondie9x 1mo ago|44 comments

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