The @HouseCommerce Subcommittee on the Environment, Manufacturing & Critical Materials recently hosted a hearing on lessons from US efforts to reduce emissions. @WRIkhausker testified about the urgent need to further slash emissions.

But the hearing was full of misinformation🧵

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RT @NASA360: Pack your bags…we’re going on a trip! Explore @NASA’s Eyes on the Earth app and go on a captivating journey around the globe, while viewing the incredible fleet of @NASAEarth-observing missions that are monitoring our planet's vital signs in real time: go.nasa.gov/3uS9K7L

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Greenpeace youth delegate Emmanuel @Kiptoo024 sends a message today to world leaders today at #COP28

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#Globalwarming of 1.1°C has resulted in more frequent & more intense extreme weather events that have caused dangerous impacts on nature & people worldwide.

Every increment of warming results in rapidly escalating hazards.#COP28

👉 bit.ly/SRYRpt23

Via @IPCC_CH

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RT @JPSSProgram: As Hanukkah begins, view a festival of lights in this image captured by the #SuomiNPP satellite on December 7, 2023, where cities across North America are seen glowing at night. ✨

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Join a @FAO @UNMountains webinar

Sharing knowledge throughout the UN Decade on #EcosystemRestoration: Good practices for the restoration of mountain ecosystems

🗓️ Wednesday 13 December 2023
⏰ 14.30-16.00 CET
🔗 ow.ly/kVvP50QflAc #MountainsMatter #GenerationRestoration

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South Africa is home to one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world.

An international collaboration, known as BioSCape, used @NASA satellites and airborne tools to better understand the area’s unique ecosystems. go.nasa.gov/3GxYDDo

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South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region is a biodiversity hotspot. 🌿 @NASA satellites and airborne tools are being used in an international effort, known as BioSCape, to better understand the region’s unique ecosystems. go.nasa.gov/487aYKp

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A new platform allows companies and landowners to monitor the ecosystems in their #SupplyChains, as governments around the world increasingly consider regulations that require businesses to account for #biodiversity 🌿

Read the news ⬇️ buff.ly/46rujot
Via @MongabayOrg

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Fri Dec 8 2230 UTC: A Gale Warning is in effect for portions of the eastern North Pacific. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFEP…

NHC_TAFB

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Fri Dec 8 2230 UTC: A Gale Warning is in effect for portions of the eastern North Pacific. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFEP…

NHC_TAFB

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Von Kármán vortices were seen spiraling off of the Canary Islands earlier today in a hypnotic fashion.

CIRA

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Horrible news...

Threatened elkhorn coral is vulnerable to ocean warming. 🌡️ During a heat wave this summer, >80% of elkhorn coral was lost from Florida’s reefs. We monitor these corals to inform conservation and recovery.
bit.ly/3RqNvhP
#CoralsWeek - NOAA Fish Southeast

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RT @NASAPrize: Can we VENT for a minute? 💨

There's $80,000 up for grabs for those who can develop a novel solution for the venting of ullage contents from a partially full propellant tank in microgravity, with minimal loss of propellant.

Check it out >> go.nasa.gov/3NlZ47B

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We could all use some good news. These wins for climate and environmental justice will give you some hope as you head into the weekend ⬇️ greenpeace.org/international…

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Dr. Rahul Ramachandran, project manager for NASA’s Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT), is being honored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) with giving the Greg Leptoukh Lecture. #AGU23

Read his Leptoukh Lecture essay: go.nasa.gov/48aZKoy

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RT @Connect4Climate: Happy Youth Day! 🌟 To all the young leaders on the ground in Dubai and those following virtually, thank you for raising your voices and igniting change at #COP28 🌍💚 #Youth4Climate @Y4Cofficial @UNDP4Youth

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Why we need urgent investments in #soilhealth and practices that support it?

🍄 Prevent and reverse land + #soil degradation
🐛 Put ecosystem restoration targets within reach
🍀 Mitigate and adapt to climate change
🍓 Improve #food security + nutrition

via @FAO #UNited4Land

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.@WorldBank CCDRs foster global knowledge exchange but how can countries internalize & operationalize them? @JenniferJSara1 explains engaging stakeholders, policy reforms & impactful investments are crucial.

Watch our #COP28 event replay: wrld.bg/bXMC50QgZ0e #LivablePlanet

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