The Bajau Laut Are Some Of The World’s Last True Sea Normads, Living As They Have For Centuries Almost

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Here’s a good resource for anyone questioned about the science of climate change.

Detailed at the link above are quotations from more than 140 of the World’s major Scientific Academies, Societies and Association, that agree that Climate Change is real, and humanity is to blame. Every major Scientific group or association on the planet agrees on this.

Red-lined bubble snail (Bullina lineata)

The red-lined bubble snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bullinidae. This snail has a milky-white mantle with iridescent blue edges. There are small black eyes on the head between the head shield processes. The shell has a white background with horizontally spiraling red brown bands which are crossed by vertical bands in the same color. The length is 15 to 25 mm. This species occurs in the sublittoral zone of the Indo-Pacific from Japan to Australia and New Zealand.

photo credits: seaslugsofhawaii, Sylke Rohrlach, Richard Ling

Taphonomy

What Life On A New Planet Will Mean

The name “hippopotamus” comes from a Greek word meaning “water horse” or “river horse.” But hippos are not related to horses at all—in fact, their closest living relatives may be pigs or whales and dolphins! (photo: Peter Csanadi)

Northern Elephant Seals, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, USA

Northern elephant seals were once hunted for their blubber, and were thought to be extinct until a small colony was found in the early 20th century. Since then, thanks to conservation efforts, northern elephant seal populations along the California coast have made an amazing recovery. Now, we continue to work with the public to protect this species and others protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Interested in wildlife watching when you visit sanctuaries? Make sure to give these seals – and all other animals – plenty of space so they can thrive. The future of the world’s wildlife is truly in our hands. Learn more about how you can help at: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/protect/oceanetiquette.html. Photograph: Mike Baird/NOAA

(via: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries)

“I’m on Lord Howe Island, a tiny speck of land 300 miles off the east coast of Australia. Humans beings only got here a little over 200 years ago, and it seems the birds that nest here are still quite curious to see what’s going on.“ (Life of Birds 1998)

This is it. This is my favourite Attenborough moment.

Climate change could kill 534,000 people in 2050

If you’ve ever needed a statistic to slap you in the face to make you give a damn about climate change, this is it: A new report from The Lancet estimates more than 500,000 adults could die in 2050, thanks to how climate change will kill crop productivity, altering the diets and available food all over the world.

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