RT @GreenpeaceMY: 🚨UPDATE: We met with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability YB Nik Nazmi today to talk more about plastic waste reduction efforts.
RT @David_Ritter: Thinking of people in Valencia, still picking up the pieces after Spain’s worst flooding in a century. The devastation is yet more evidence that we have entered the era of climate consequences—and there are vital things to be clear about: 🧵
1-minute #GOESEast Infrared images showed Tropical Storm #Rafael as it intensified to a Category 1 Hurricane near the Cayman Islands at 0020 UTC on 06 November. So far, no GLM-observed #lightning has been detected near the core of Rafael. https://t.co/yH8NFkXoPo
Onshore flow from a high pressure system just off the US east coast creates cloud streets that stream inland from the shoreline. https://t.co/dqxRmx6YVX
The number and cost of disasters have nearly doubled in 20yrs because of #ClimateChange. Adaptation in addressing the climate crisis cannot be neglected any more.
Article 8J acknowledges the value of the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities. We know that programmes like @GEF_SGP and COMDEKS are crucial in supporting integrating this knowledge into nature positive efforts.
With 40% of amphibians & 30% of sharks facing extinction, the loss of biodiversity impacts us all. 🐢 What are the threats & how can we protect our planet’s rich variety of life?
🗞️ Find out in this essential Biodiversity 101 explainer on #ThinkLandscape
RT @NHC_Atlantic: Tropical Storm #Rafael Advisory 8: Rafael Getting Better Organized as the Center Passes South Of Western Jamaica. Tropical Storm Warning Issued For the Florida Keys. https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ
7:20pm EST Tuesday: #Rafael has been upgraded to a #hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 75 mph based on recent data from aircraft reconnaissance. The center is located 20 miles SE of Little Cayman in the Caribbean Sea.
RT @GreenpeaceColom: 🌍🌍 ¡Gracias por acompañarnos en el cubrimiento de la #COP16! 🙌 Cada voz cuenta para proteger nuestra biodiversidad y exigir acciones climáticas concretas. Sigamos adelante: únete a nuestras iniciativas y juntos cuidemos el planeta. 💚