Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@social.cleverlibre.org

"As of 2022, the total mass of re-entering objects from #LEO summed up to 309 metric tons. It already consists in an 87% increase of the yearly mass rate of aluminum injected at the top of the #atmosphere when compared with natural sources. Results show that aluminum oxides resulting from #SpaceDebris demise in the mesosphere cluster into nanoparticles and take decades decaying to lower altitudes."

https://amostech.com/TechnicalPapers/2023/Poster/Ferreira.pdf

#Satellites #Geoengineering

The latest University of Arizona Udall Center Extreme Heat Network newsletter features the Fifth National Climate Assessment, the WMO's State of Climate Services report on health, and the latest heat policy and governance news, research, and opportunities!

https://tinyurl.com/extremeheat2023dec

#heatresilience #extremeheat #urbanheat #heatpolicy #heatgovernance

The weekly cycle of #photosynthesis in Europe reveals the negative impact of particulate #pollution on #ecosystem productivity

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2306507120

Why doesn't the DOL/DOJ step up enforcement &⬆️fines? This admin is pro-bus & political. Corporations rule.

Amazon failed to ensure a workplace safety. Penalty: a $7,000 fine -max. in IN. Amazon is under scrutiny for a high rate of injuries at its warehouses as multiple govt agencies raise alarms re safety. Cases like this reveal the limited ability of state & fed safety regulators to effectively levy penalties or enforce safety policies on powerful corps.

#WorkerSafety
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/26/amazon-warehouse-death-7000-fine/

“Over 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners inside Israeli prisons right now. More than 2,500 are being held under administrative detention … without a charge and without a trial,” - Tala Nasir, a lawyer with Addameer, a group that advocates for Palestinian prisoners.

Israeli journalist Orly Noy, who says the sheer number of Palestinian prisoners shows “how central the tool of incarceration is in the Israeli project” of occupying and oppressing Palestinians

#CeaseFire
https://truthout.org/video/incarceration-is-a-central-tool-of-israels-oppression-of-palestinians/

I will have to say this again cos it's so batshit I'm having trouble believing it myself.

In the middle of the conflict in Gaza, with delicate hostage and ceasefire negotiations, what's Israel PM Netanyahu doing?

He's on X Spaces, hosting a live chat with Elon Musk, about the role of AI in security.

No, he is. He really is.

Elon Musk has landed in Israel, where he is due to meet Netanyahu. They will have to pretend to talk about a lot of things they have no real concept of, like human rights, morality, justice, free speech, and antisemitism.

The real agenda is money, power, and mutual advantage. You know it.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2415771/middle-east

I cannot overemphasize how much the use of technology for harassment is fueled by misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, and anti-blackness. Marginalized groups are the canaries in the coal mine and it is vital to take their targeting seriously.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/little-recourse-teens-girls-victimized-ai-deepfake-nudes-rcna126399

Conservative men have made themselves unfuckable with their abhorrent views, but somehow this is a problem liberal women should solve by lowering their standards.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/22/marriage-polarization-dating-trump/

Gunnison elects first Cora Indian to city council, giving voice to community that lived mainly in the shadows
https://coloradosun.com/2023/11/26/gunnison-colorado-elects-first-cora-indian-to-city-council/?utm_content=buffer20110&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_campaign=buffer

Yes, where indeed are Gazan Palestinians supposed to go?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/26/israel-south-gaza-strip-pause-fighting

#Palestinians

CDC Advised To Weaken Infection Protections

> Aerosol researcher Jose-Luis Jimenez added, “The Cochrane Review is scientific garbage.” He continued, “There is high-quality evidence from many angles that shows that, of course, #N95 masks are better.”

> Jimenez, was also critical that #HICPAC is “ignoring the huge body of evidence coming out of the pandemic” that most respiratory viruses have airborne transmission. “They don't mention ventilation at all. They don't address all the measures that you can do to remove the virus from room air.”

> Each expert I spoke with is also concerned about #HICPAC and the CDC’s secrecy. Jimenez said that #NIOSH experts he’s spoken with agree with him but “are basically forbidden from talking to the press.” This is because “if they talked freely about the science, it will contradict the policies of the #CDC,” he added.

https://archive.is/jkJWL

Ban private jets to address climate crisis, says Thomas Piketty

“We have to put class and the studies of inequality between social classes right at the centre of our analyses of environmental challenges in general,” Piketty said.
“If you don’t, you will just not be able to get a majority [of people in favour of strong action] and will not be able to make it.”

The prominent French economist is the author of the seminal work Capital in the Twenty-First Century and one of the world’s leading thinkers on inequality.
His work was highly influential after the financial crisis of 2008, and he is increasingly turning his attention to the climate crisis as a co-director of the World Inequality Lab.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/22/ban-private-jets-to-address-climate-crisis-says-thomas-piketty?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The effect of safety attire on perceptions of cyclist dehumanisation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847823001018

• 30 % of respondents (n = 563) considered cyclists less than fully human.

• Cyclists with helmets were perceived as less human compared to those without.

• Cyclists with safety vests and no helmets were perceived as least human.

• Dehumanisation related more to visible safety gear than obstruction of hair/eyes.

• Perceptions of dehumanisation varies based on respondent gender.

I see stuff like this all the time. "How French women remain so beautiful." "European women age better than American women." Yeah, well, they have readily available healthcare. And more help (especially in France) after having a baby. They get maternity leave. They have more vacation time. There's assistance with elderly care for when they have to care for parents. America hates women so much they make their lives hell & then blame them for aging badly https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-french-women-get-right-about-aging-well

The Canadian Rockies

#photowalkmyworld #Pixel7Pro #photography #naturephotography #photos #canada #alberta #mountains

The released Palestinian prisoners returning to East Jerusalem have already been banned from any public reunions as they may be a cause for celebrations or demonstrations.

Now there are reports of Israeli police entering the homes of prisoner's families homes and confiscating the sweets prepared to mark their return.

What is the Israeli government afraid of ? Is it the sweets? Is it the propaganda potential of a party?

Or is it the De-Dehumanisation of Palestinians?

The most comprehensive study of global climate inequality ever undertaken shows that richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%. These elites accounted for 16% of all CO2 emissions in 2019 – enough to cause more than a million excess deaths due to heat.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/richest-1-account-for-more-carbon-emissions-than-poorest-66-report-says

Let me (re)introduce myself! My name is Ionica. I am a professor of science communication in Leiden where I study and teach #SciComm.

I moved from social to mathstodon, looking for a smaller local community (and you have the best t-shirt). I did my PhD on number theory and most of the science communication I do is still related to mathematics.

My posts will be mostly in Dutch, but work-related things will be in English (hope that is okay)!

#Introduction

Texas board rejects many science textbooks over climate change messaging. “The origins of the universe is my issue — big bang, climate change — again, what evidence is being used to support the theories, and if this is a theory that is going to be taught as a fact, that’s my issue...What about creation?”, said one board member
https://grist.org/climate/texas-board-rejects-many-science-textbooks-over-climate-change-messaging/