Why children's books? "Those who write for children have the chance to point them towards beauty that they do not yet know exists: towards versions of joy that they have not yet imagined possible." (Best essay I've read in months, by Katherine Rundell in the London Review of Books, I think no paywall)

London Review of Books

Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?

Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...

#literature #books

We're in our 'global weirding' era

We're in our 'global weirding' era

Climate change can be confusing, writes Courtney Humphries, an assistant professor of environmental studies. Yes, we’ll continue to have big snow...

"We’ll continue to have big snows. They will break records. But what we’re losing is predictability. That’s why climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe has coined the term 'global weirding' to capture what climate change does to the world." --Courtney Humphries @Courtney Humphries #Boston #climatechange #climatecrisis

#silentsunday

Registration is now open for the Run of the Charles, Boston's premier paddling race, to be held on Sunday April 27

Charles River Watershed Association

RUN OF THE CHARLES — Charles River Watershed Association

CRWA presents the 41st Run of the Charles, Boston’s premier paddling race!

"The Run of the Charles features 3-, 6-, 9- and 14-mile races within the basin of the Charles River... CRWA believes in celebrating recreation on the Charles River and bringing communities together to support the protection, health, and resiliency of Boston's greatest natural treasure." #Boston #Cambridge #Waltham #Newton #river #environment #paddling

Community groups push for economic equity as state reimagines industrial waterfront (Planning for tough challenges in Boston inner harbor's Designated Port Areas.)

GBH

Community groups push for economic equity as state reimagines industrial waterfront

The report released Wednesday highlights a number of challenges facing Boston’s Designated Port Area, including coastal flooding, pressure to dev...

“Do we want to see a waterfront that provides economic opportunity for all people?... Do we want to see a waterfront that’s accessible for everybody and that is protected from the worst of the near-term flooding that we’re going to have?” #Boston #climatechange #environmentaljustice #maritime #shipping

Sunk costs: a mega-airport in the path of climate disaster "Flights from one of the world’s largest airport projects may be grounded within 30 years due to the risk of sinking land and rising sea levels, Global Witness finds."

Global Witness

Sunk costs: A mega airport in the path of climate disaster

Flights from one of the world’s largest airport projects may be grounded within 30 years due to the risk of sinking land and rising sea levels

#climatechange #climatecrisis #sealevelrise #environment #environmentaljustice

All scientifically based predictions of sea-level rise will come true. It's just a question of when. Today there's a second wave of stories about a SLR study that was published last year, predicting a "very likely rise between 0.5 and 1.9 metres by 2100." There's even coverage in the Daily Mail:

The cities that will be 'submerged by global warming': Sea levels could rise by up to 6.2 FEET by 2100, warn scientists - so, is your hometown at risk? | Daily Mail Online

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University have predicted that global sea levels could rise by a staggering 6.2 feet (1.9 metres) by 2100 if ...

Here are a news release about the study:

Corporate NTU

New method projects very likely range of future sea-level rise

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has projected that if the rate of global CO2 emissions continues to increase and reaches a high emission s...

and the open-access paper itself: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024EF005295 #climatecrisis #climatechange #sealevelrise

Brickwrecks: Sunken Ships in Lego Bricks "Devised by professional Lego constructor Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught in partnership with the Australian National Maritime Museum, the show explores nine famous shipwrecks from ancient to modern times through detailed models."

Lego shipwrecks are heading for Chatham

#history #maritime #Lego #museum

Five ways to cut emissions from shipping "Shipping generates 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This could increase to 10% if current trends continue... Shipping must adopt major changes and embrace large-scale innovations."

The Conversation

Five ways to cut emissions from shipping

Shipping produces roughly the same amount of emissions as aviation, yet it is often overlooked. It’s time for change.

4. Cruise ships usually "run their power-hungry systems during port calls. Such emissions not only contribute to climate change, but also to local air pollution." #climatechange #climatecrisis #ship #ocean #environment #environmentaljustice