#Extinctions

A thread discussing the causes of the Late Quaternary megafauna extinctions, AKA Ice Age animals. It will be the first of a series that will also deal with the consequences
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Time to talk about the rapid collapse of Earth's major ecosystems which humans rely on for decent survival.This terrifying Ecological Catastrophe of climate chaos & extinctions is the biggest news
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It’s finally that time: time for me to plug my first ever publication (w/ @FritzLaylin, @K_aRobinson, and Meg Titus). Buckle up for a wonderful journey into the world of chytrid
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I just changed my profile Twitter avatar for the first time in forever, so, enjoy me barely able to contain my excitement at holding a piece of the Greenland ice
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1/6 Amidst the #COVID19 pandemic, the role of #WildlifeTrade in spreading #diseases has come to the spotlight, and with that, several calls for #EndWildlifeTrade. But how have sellers and buyers
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Elon Musk clubhouse key points:1/x 2/x - Elontime to mars: 5 yearsneeded: large rapidly reusable rocket (like aircraft), orbital refueling, high efficiency low cost propellants, local propellant production on Mars
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The looming climate emergency will actually be a mesh of mutually accelerating emergencies: droughts, fires and famines; pandemics; mass extinctions; floods and erosion; and all of this will drive waves
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Hei, @Rotevatn - på #dax18 i går snakka du varmt om vern av natur. Det er vel og bra, men langt fra *nok* for å stoppe hverken #naturkrise eller #Klimakrise.
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This outrageous article from Monbiot needs fact-checking. It’s very easy to reveal that Monbiot lies, peddles mistruths & makes glaring omissions when it comes to population. I’ll do it when
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There's been gentle criticism of the new #thylacine study (where @BraveNewClimate concludes #thylacines probably survived to the 90s) as it's based eye-witness accounts, which are obviously unreliable.Here's a little thread
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More than 200k Americans have died of covid - about 70 9/11s, with no end in sight. Indeed, things are getting worse, as the US enters a "Pandemic Spiral," as
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The Mitchell & Melchin comment on Bond & Grasby (B&G) paper is up now, so I can explain the issue(s). In short, there's a biostrat error that's retraction worthy. It
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Some thoughts on the intelligence community, where I spent a decade, and its role in understanding the national security implications of climate change. Today, President Biden will reportedly direct the
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1/16 We’ve got a weekend #rewilding paper for you! In this paper, @TimDoherty_ and @EuanRitchie1 discussed the complexities and issues with managing non-native predators through the use of lethal control
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It's conservatives' favorite argument against climate solutions: "it's too expensive!"In @CC_Yale I tried to do a definitive debunking of this myth, also available @skepticscience short URL http://sks.to/costs . P
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1/13 Today’s #rewilding paper is one that discusses the infamous escapees from Pablo Escobar’s private zoo that has since led to a wild population of Colombian hippos 2/13 Now
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