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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2242095/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2242095/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> EU suspends US trade war countermeasures while pushing for tariff deal – POLITICO <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AntiCoercionInstrument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCoercionInstrument</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EUUSTradeTalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUUSTradeTalks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/exports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/imports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/negotiations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>negotiations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UrsulaVonDerLeyen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrsulaVonDerLeyen</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2182877/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2182877/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Weed Science Field Day offers research tour, info sessions, networking – AgriNews <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corn</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PurdueUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PurdueUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a></p>
O=C=O<p>Effective emergency management prevented larger catastrophe after climate change fueled heavy rains in Central Mississippi river valley</p><p> The <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> inundated large rural areas including agricultural fields, especially in <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Arkansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arkansas</span></a> which has resulted in an estimated 78 Million USD of damage due to losses in fields that were already planted. Larger losses were avoided due to the timing of the floods before other <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a> like <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/peanuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peanuts</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/cotton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cotton</span></a> were planted, and since there is still a window to replant crops like <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corn</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a>.</p><p> Based on gridded data products, we find that the extreme <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/rainfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rainfall</span></a> event over the study region is relatively rare, expected to occur in today’s <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> only once every 90-240 years across different observational and reanalysis datasets. However, in a 1.3°C cooler climate, extreme rainfall such as observed would be even rarer. The best estimates for the increase in likelihood for the 2025 event associated with this warming is between a factor 2 to 5, and the increase in intensity for an event of equivalent rarity as observed is 13-26%.</p><p> To quantify the role of human-induced <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> in this increased likelihood and intensity we also analyse climate model data over the study region for the historical period. The best estimate of the synthesised result, combining observations with climate models, is about a 40% increase in likelihood and about a 9% increase in intensity. These estimates are smaller than the observed trends due to large discrepancies between the climate model results. While some models show increases similar to or larger than the observed trends, others show weaker or even decreasing trends.</p><p> In contrast, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateModels</span></a> consistently project that extreme precipitation events such as the one observed in April 2025 will become more frequent and intense in the future as global temperatures rise. Under current climate policies – which will lead to warming of approximately 2.6°C by 2100 – such extremes are expected to approximately double in likelihood again, and increase in intensity by about a further 7%.</p><p> As the moisture that fuelled the rainfall event was partly coming from the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GulfOfMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GulfOfMexico</span></a> we also assessed the role of climate change in the sea surface temperatures. We found that these waters were heated by approximately 1.2 °C (2.2 °F) due to human-caused climate change, and such <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> conditions are now about 14 times more likely than in a cooler pre-industrial world. This contributed to higher <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/evaporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evaporation</span></a> rates, increasing the availability of moisture in the rainfall event. </p><p> The strong observed trends in precipitation extremes in this region are also found in other studies using different methods, across different regions, including the Central <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mississippi</span></a> river valley and are assessed as being attributable to climate change by the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/IPCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IPCC</span></a> AR6 report.</p><p> In conclusion, due to (1) the observed trends that are (2) in line with IPCC assessments and other literature in the region, and (3) the clear emergence of a climate change signal with further <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/warming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warming</span></a> in all climate models as well as (4) the availability of more moisture due to higher SSTs, we state that climate change amplified the heavy rainfall leading to the floods and that the estimate from observations and models combined of a 9% increase in intensity and 40% increase in likelihood is conservative and the role of climate change could be as large as the observations alone suggest</p><p> Despite being an extremely complex event, with tornadoes, flash floods, riverine floods and landslides overlapping, the US National Weather Service made a tremendous effort to provide early warnings for the floods, in some cases up to a week in advance of river crests. These early warnings allowed state and local emergency departments to prepare, inform the public, and evacuate those at highest risk. While any loss of life is devastating, the outcomes of this event point to the effectiveness of decades-long investments made in forecasting, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EarlyWarningSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyWarningSystems</span></a>, and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/forecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forecast</span></a>-based action.</p><p> Nearly half of NWS field offices are facing vacancy rates of 20% or more, double the short-staffing levels of a decade ago. Former NWS leaders have recently warned that layoffs could impact the ability of NWS offices to respond to extreme weather events and keep people safe.</p><p><a href="https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/effective-emergency-management-prevented-larger-catastrophe-after-climate-change-fueled-heavy-rains-in-central-mississippi-river-valley/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldweatherattribution.org/ef</span><span class="invisible">fective-emergency-management-prevented-larger-catastrophe-after-climate-change-fueled-heavy-rains-in-central-mississippi-river-valley/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WeatherAttribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeatherAttribution</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2074952/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2074952/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Nebraska poised for trade boost as Japan considers agricultural imports <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AgriculturalImports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalImports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CornExports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CornExports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ethanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethanol</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nebraska</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeTalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeTalks</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@Dave3307" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Dave3307</span></a></span> <br>I ❤️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Silk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Silk</span></a> Vanilla Soy Milk.</p><p>When I first started buying it about a 8 years ago, it was $2.50/half-gallon.</p><p>When <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonnieDumbass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonnieDumbass</span></a> put a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soybeans</span></a> exported to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> in his 1st term, the price shot up to $3. That's where it stayed for the next 4 years under <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>.</p><p>In the past 30 days, my soymilk has gone from $3 to $3.50 to $4.65. 😱 </p><p>My grocery bill has exploded. I've cut my shopping in half... the first sign a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crash</span></a>/#recession is coming. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DisasterPresidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterPresidency</span></a></p>
it's kat! 🇵🇸✊<p>ever soak way too many soybeans for your homemade tofu &amp; wonder what the fuck you're going to do with them? let me introduce you to sweet &amp; savoury korean simmered soybeans. easy (i mean, they were actually successful for not-a-chef me) &amp; a true gastronomic delight. <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/soya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soya</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/recipe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recipe</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>korea</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/korean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>korean</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cuisine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cuisine</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.connoisseurusveg.com/kongjang-korean-simmered-soybeans/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">connoisseurusveg.com/kongjang-</span><span class="invisible">korean-simmered-soybeans/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Shaun Rein w China Market Research Group: “<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> is not buying <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> oil but is now buying <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a>. China is not buying American <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> but buying <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Brazilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazilian</span></a> soybeans. China is not buying American <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Boeings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boeings</span></a> but buying France's <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Airbuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Airbuses</span></a>. China is not buying American <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/beef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beef</span></a> but buying <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australian</span></a>. China has decided basically not to buy anything from America and aside from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>semiconductors</span></a>, can easily replace American made products.” <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
Euractiv<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whiskey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiskey</span></a> spared from EU retaliation, but <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/almonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>almonds</span></a> targeted – document: For soybean and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/almonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>almonds</span></a>, the new EU duties would apply from 1 December, according to a draft document obtained by Euractiv. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/us-whiskey-spared-from-eu-retaliation-but-soybeans-almonds-targeted-document/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/agricultu</span><span class="invisible">re-food/news/us-whiskey-spared-from-eu-retaliation-but-soybeans-almonds-targeted-document/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> extended already deep losses as traders focused on remarks from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> Chair <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeromePowell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeromePowell</span></a> amid global economic turmoil caused by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s sweeping <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>.</p><p>The S&amp;P 500 was last down 4.3%, while the Nasdaq was down by about the same amount.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oil</span></a> plunged to its lowest level since 2021 &amp; commodities including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGas</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> also dived as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> retaliated against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s aggressive tariffs.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺<p>This is my favorite photo for demonstrating the impact of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightPollution</span></a> on physiology. The image was taken by shows a soybean field illuminated by a badly directed streetlight.</p><p>What's happening here is that soybeans are supposed to grow leaves in the early part of summer, and as nights get longer, they should make <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> and turn brown. In the green area, the plants don't understand what time of year it is, and it's therefore a complete loss for the farmer.</p><p>The reason I love the photo so much is because you can see the shadow of the light mast on the field.</p><p>The photo was taken by Dwaine Eddie McGriff &amp; Ben Tankersley, and originally posted to Xitter (the post no longer exists).</p><p>The problem could be entirely solved by using a streetlight with strong backlight shielding (i.e. shining the light only on the roadway).</p><p>(4/17)</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>What the heck is “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CornSweat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CornSweat</span></a>” and is it making the Midwest more dangerous?</p><p>It’s pretty much just as gross as it sounds.</p><p>"In one 2020 study, researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics analyzed a past summer heat wave in the Midwest and found that cropland — most of which comprised corn in this part of the country — can increase moisture in the air above it by up to 40 percent."</p><p>by Benji Jones<br>Aug 29, 2024</p><p>"Ah, yes, late August in the Midwest: a time for popsicles by the lake, a trip to the county fair, and, of course, extreme humidity made more miserable by … corn sweat.</p><p>"Corn sweat. It’s a thing! And people are talking about it.</p><p>The term refers to the moisture released by fields of corn during hot and sunny weather. Like all other plants, corn transpires — meaning, it sucks up water from the ground and expels it into the air as a way to stay cool and distribute nutrients. Moisture also enters the air when water in the soil evaporates. Together with transpiration, this process is called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/evapotranspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evapotranspiration</span></a>.</p><p>"So, where you find loads of plants packed tightly into one place, whether the Amazon rainforest or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a>, humidity can skyrocket during hot and especially sunny periods, making the air feel oppressive.</p><p>"That’s what happened this week: A late-summer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a> brought record and near-record temperatures to parts of the Midwest where there also happen to be vast fields of corn. With plenty of sunlight and temperatures in the high 90s, it was enough to make corn sweat, producing extremely uncomfortable weather.</p><p>"It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — but the Midwest has a lot of corn in late August. In Iowa, for example, more than two-thirds of the area is farmland, and corn is the top crop (followed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a>, which, by the way, also sweat)."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Again, it’s not just crops across the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Midwest</span></a> that release moisture, increase humidity, and make summers feel disgusting (I know firsthand; I grew up in Iowa). The millions of acres of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prairie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prairie</span></a> that industrial farmland replaced — mostly to feed livestock and make ethanol — would have also produced loads of moisture, Basso said.</p><p>"But there are some key differences between native <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndustrialFarmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialFarmland</span></a>, he added. '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePrairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativePrairies</span></a> are diverse ecosystems with a variety of plant species, each with different root depths and water needs, helping to create a balanced moisture cycle,' he told me. 'In contrast, corn and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/monocultures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocultures</span></a> are uniform and can draw water from the soil more quickly.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/369117/corn-sweat-explained-heat-wave-midwest?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/down-to-earth/369117/c</span><span class="invisible">orn-sweat-explained-heat-wave-midwest?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndustrialAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetbulb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wetbulb</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fieldworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fieldworkers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeatWaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeatWaves</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Scientists test <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farms</span></a> </p><p>Two experiments in the state are measuring which crops could grow well under these panels.</p><p>By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco<br>Jul 18, 2024, 2:58pm EDT</p><p>"Thousands of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> are blooming under rows of solar panels in eastern Illinois. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Milkweeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Milkweeds</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackEyedSusans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackEyedSusans</span></a> and native <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrairieGrasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrairieGrasses</span></a> catch the sunlight that streams past solar panels on one end of this 54-acre property near Champaign.</p><p>"'Obviously, this setting is not perfect for the farming system,' D.K. Lee, a professor of crop sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said about the narrow space between solar panel arrays.</p><p>"But this experimental station called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarm</span></a> 2.0 could help UIUC scientists determine whether the marriage between Midwestern agriculture and solar power will be a happy one. Researchers are piloting how crops such as grains and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> used primarily to feed livestock grow with solar panels obstructing their full view of the sun. The counterintuitive practice is called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agrivoltaics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agrivoltaics</span></a>, a nascent industry that partners solar developers looking for large plots of land and farmers looking to make additional income.</p><p>"That’s why two parallel experiments are underway here to find out what can grow and thrive under solar panels. To hit the ambitious clean energy targets set by state and federal officials, solar power will have to increase close to seven times over current capacity by 2035. That will mean millions of acres devoted to solar power — many of which could be in America’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farmlands</span></a>. But to make sure that agricultural communities aren’t left behind by the clean energy transition, scientists want to know what it will take for life to persist beneath solar panels — potentially a first step for farmers and solar power to co-exist.</p><p>"'We can only farm about 70% of the land here,' said Bruce E. Branham, professor of horticulture at UIUC. 'So we’ve got 30% of the land that would be farmed in full sun that is just vacant.'</p><p>"But in just two years and despite physical constraints, initial findings suggest that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sorghum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sorghum</span></a> grain could be a promising crop to grow alongside solar panels. Branham said that so far it appears that combining sorghum with solar panels has resulted in a 59% increase in efficiency. And wildlife, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a>, are flocking to the improved habitat. It’s a good start, but there’s still ways to go before solar farms like these are generating serious energy.</p><p>"'This is a 54-acre site, and we’re getting 12 megawatts,' Banham said. 'A lot of power plants are much, much greater than that.'</p><p>"In all, Solar Farm 2.0 produces close to 1% of the generating power of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClintonPowerStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClintonPowerStation</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlant</span></a> just a 45 minute drive east. But for Banham and others, this presents an opportunity to combine Midwestern row crops with solar power to generate enough energy to compete with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> and other clean energy alternatives."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.wbez.org/environment/2024/07/18/scientists-test-agriculture-and-solar-energy-on-illinois-farms" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wbez.org/environment/2024/07/1</span><span class="invisible">8/scientists-test-agriculture-and-solar-energy-on-illinois-farms</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LocalEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNewNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarm</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IllinoisFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IllinoisFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MidwestFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MidwestFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarSundays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarSundays</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>‘Disturbing’: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/weedkiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weedkiller</span></a> ingredient tied to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> found in 80% of US urine samples</p><p>CDC study finds <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glyphosate</span></a>, controversial ingredient found in weedkillers including popular <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roundup</span></a> brand, present in samples</p><p>by Carey Gillam<br>Sat 9 Jul 2022 05.30 EDT</p><p>"The health impacts of glyphosate are disputed and the CDC report makes no observation about what the detected levels mean in terms of human health outcomes. However, its work comes at a time of mounting concerns and controversy over how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> impact human and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> health.</p><p>"Both the amount and prevalence of glyphosate found in human urine has been rising steadily since the 1990s when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monsanto</span></a> Co. introduced genetically engineered crops designed to be sprayed directly with Roundup, according to research published in 2017 by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers.</p><p>"Paul Mills, the lead researcher of that study, said at the time there was 'an urgent need' for a thorough examination of the impact on human health from glyphosate in foods people commonly consume.</p><p>"More than 200 million pounds of glyphosate are used annually by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a> on their fields. The weedkiller is sprayed directly over genetically engineered crops such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corn</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a>, and also over non-genetically engineered crops such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wheat</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oats</span></a> as a desiccant to dry crops out prior to harvest. Many farmers also use it on fields before the growing season, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/spinach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spinach</span></a> growers and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/almond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>almond</span></a> producers. It is considered the most widely used herbicide in history.</p><p>"Residues of glyphosate have been documented in an array of popular foods made with crops sprayed with glyphosate, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BabyFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BabyFood</span></a> The primary route of exposure for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> is through the diet."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/09/weedkiller-glyphosate-cdc-study-urine-samples" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2022/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/09/weedkiller-glyphosate-cdc-study-urine-samples</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicPesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicPesticides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Herbicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Herbicides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilIsLife</span></a></p>
Pete Hall<p>Harvest Time<br>Looking across a bean field.<br><a href="https://www.pretty-good-photographs.com/Landscapes/Misc-Landscapes/i-WZWqxFX/A" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pretty-good-photographs.com/La</span><span class="invisible">ndscapes/Misc-Landscapes/i-WZWqxFX/A</span></a><br><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photograph</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soybeans</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Harvest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harvest</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autumn</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Usa</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heatwaves</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Floods</span></a> have devastated rich agriculture lands. </p><p>"Known as <a href="https://noc.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>’s granary, the three northeasternmost provinces – <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Heilongjiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heilongjiang</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Jilin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jilin</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Liaoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liaoning</span></a> – produce more than one fifth of the country’s <a href="https://noc.social/tags/grain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grain</span></a> output, thanks to the region’s fertile black earth. Major crops produced there include <a href="https://noc.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corn</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a>." <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> </p><p>China floods hit 'northeastern granary," fueling <a href="https://noc.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> concerns | CNN<br><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/07/china/china-northeast-flooding-food-security-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2023/08/07/chi</span><span class="invisible">na/china-northeast-flooding-food-security-intl-hnk/index.html</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, like, how many of you out there have tried to grow your own food. Like all of your food. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rice</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wheat</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soybeans</span></a>, etc. I've tried and it's not EASY! Have you thought about what you would eat if grocery stores were closed? Foraging isn't easy either. And imagine if we were all foraging at the same time... Not pretty.</p><p>Scientists warn of crop failure ‘uncertainties’ as Earth heats up</p><p>Increasing concentration of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is putting the planet in ‘uncharted waters’ as weather extremes intensify.</p><p>4 Jul 2023</p><p>"A new study has highlighted the possibility of major harvest failures caused by climate change in multiple global breadbaskets as the United Nations warned of a 'dystopian future' without immediate action." </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungerGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HungerGames</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/4/scientists-warn-of-crop-failure-uncertainties-as-earth-heats-up" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/4/sc</span><span class="invisible">ientists-warn-of-crop-failure-uncertainties-as-earth-heats-up</span></a></p>
dmartuk<p>This was a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Midwest</span></a> kind of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evening</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illinois</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/field" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>field</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colorful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colorful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photograph</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoorphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outdoorphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thursday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donnerstag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donnerstag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tbt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/throwback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>throwback</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/throwbackthursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>throwbackthursday</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Florida beaches could be dealt a one-two punch of red tide and seaweed blob</p><p>March 17, 2023</p><p>A toxic algae bloom known as red tide is already killing fish along the Gulf Coast, causing a stench. Now, a massive blob of seaweed twice as wide as the United States is drifting across the Atlantic and could wash ashore in the coming weeks, creating an even bigger mess.</p><p>"It could be two problems turning into a bigger one," said Mike Parsons, a marine science professor at Florida Gulf Coast University.</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/florida-beaches-could-be-dealt-a-one-two-punch-of-red-tide-and-seaweed-blob/ar-AA18KqbQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/travel/news/flor</span><span class="invisible">ida-beaches-could-be-dealt-a-one-two-punch-of-red-tide-and-seaweed-blob/ar-AA18KqbQ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedTide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedTide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sargassum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sargassum</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soybeans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Runoff</span></a></p>
Surly Amy<p>Working on an edamame serving plate. <a href="https://socel.net/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/edamame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edamame</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/soyBeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soyBeans</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maker</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/WorkInProgress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkInProgress</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/MastoArtist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArtist</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/ArtMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtMatters</span></a></p>