"Rather than degrading over time, natural systems become more effective over time." 🌿 Elizabeth Gray, CEO of the National Audubon Society, on why restored wetlands & mangroves outperform grey infrastructure the longer they're left to grow. Watch more on @WeDontHaveTime. https://t.co/Qrg1sNr3qw #Restoration #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Nospecificcountrycodesarepresentinthetweet.
SpaceX has just officially announced Starbase, Louisiana, a new $100+ billion spaceport in South Louisiana near Pecan Island. Construction starts in 2027, with the first Starship launch from the new site planned for 2029. Starbase, Louisiana will be built to support thousands of Starship flights a year. This self-sustaining spaceport will have propellant production, power generation, deep-water shipping capabilities, vehicle processing facilities, and an airport. SpaceX is committed to investing at least $100 billion and creating more than 3,000 new jobs at Starbase, Louisana hiring heavily from nearby communities and utilizing Louisiana workers’ extensive experience of building complex infrastructure in their unique environment. In Vermilion Parish, the shoreline is eroding between 3.3 and 23 feet per year. SpaceX is partnering with state and federal agencies to expand Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan and Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act projects, including Gulf shoreline protection breakwaters designed to reduce wave energy and slow loss along the Gulf edge. https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2092285684333625550
The article highlights various uplifting stories, including a teacher, Nadia Pinkney, whose fashion designs inspired by Alzheimer's disease are showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, alongside other stories of compassion and community, such as a mother reconnecting with her late daughter through a rare hand transplant, a Polish influencer raising funds for cancer research, a grandmother preserving Chile's wetlands, a Canadian truck driver rescuing a moose, and musicians in southern England hosting impromptu concerts with nightingales. #Inspiration #HumanInterest #Community #US #CH #PL #CL #CA #GB
This article highlights various uplifting stories, including a teacher whose fashion designs inspired by Alzheimer's disease are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a bus project in Switzerland promoting face-to-face interactions, a mother finding solace through a rare transplant of her late daughter's hand, a Polish influencer raising funds for cancer charity through a nine-day livestream, a grandmother striving to protect Chile's wetlands, a Canadian truck driver rescuing a moose, and musicians in southern England holding improvised concerts with nightingales. #Inspiration #Community #ArtAndCulture #US #CH #PL #CL #CA #GB
This week's uplifting news highlights a teacher, Nadia Pinkney, whose fashion designs inspired by her family's Alzheimer's history are showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, alongside stories of Swiss bus passengers fostering connections, a mother finding solace through a remarkable transplant, a Polish influencer raising millions for cancer charity, a grandmother's efforts to protect Chile's wetlands, a Canadian truck driver rescuing a moose, and musicians in southern England hosting concerts with nightingales. #Inspiration #HumanInterest #ArtAndCulture #US #CH #PL #CL #CA #GB
Bangladesh is facing a rice shortfall of over 200,000 metric tons due to heavy pre-monsoon rains damaging its main crop in the northeastern haor wetlands, with widespread losses reported across multiple districts, raising concerns about food security and potentially increasing import demand amid rising prices. #RiceShortage #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #BD
Bangladesh is facing a rice shortfall of over 200,000 metric tons due to heavy pre-monsoon rains damaging its main crop in the northeastern haor wetlands, with widespread losses reported across multiple districts, raising concerns about food security and potentially increasing import demand amid rising prices. #RiceShortage #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #BD
Bangladesh is facing a rice shortfall of over 200,000 metric tons due to heavy pre-monsoon rains damaging the vital Boro crop in the northeastern haor wetlands, threatening food security and potentially increasing market prices amid ongoing challenges in harvesting and irrigation. #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #ClimateChange #BD #ME
To support Florida wetlands relied upon by birds like Wood Storks, @AudubonFL is working with landowners to apply for funding for projects that improve water quality and quantity downstream of agriculture, preventing harmful algae blooms. https://t.co/vWZWI5wujE https://t.co/gcqb6i4G01 -
Ex ante deep learning dramatically outperforms geophysical models of proposed Clean Water Act reforms. The Supreme Court's 2023 Sackett case deregulates many streams and wetlands, from Simon Greenhill, @brantjwalker, and @_josephshapiro https://t.co/92UXezu4W4 https://t.co/epqIlxi5mM -
