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Reuters has launched the Reuters Climate Monitor, a new interactive online tool that uses data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the European Centre for Medium Range Forecasts (ECMWF) to compare today’s temperatures with historical records around the globe. Now you can compare today’s temperature of your town, city, county, state, province, or country with its historical…

Cloudless Sulphur As I have walked the fields and gardens over the past two years it seems to me that there are fewer insects to be found than when I was much younger. Of course, this could just be anecdotal. However, the New York Times reported on the results of the Krefeld Study that found that all insects have been in sharp decline over the past 27 years. What gives? The reality is that the…

So said the Wicked Witch of the West when Dorothy threw a bucket of water into the witch’s face. Although this was a welcomed conquest for Dorothy, this is not the case for us as we throw a “bucket” of greenhouse gases at our glaciers. I have written about our melting glaciers several times before (just search glaciers). Unfortunately, my writings on this have had little impact on most people,…

As I wrote in my previous post I have been out looking for birds to photograph and video. Well, the migratory crowd should be showing up in full force now. All I have managed to photograph are Sparrows and Robins, since they are ubiquitous and relatively comfortable around people. Unfortunately, I have a ways to go with bird videography because I don’t always have a tree to brace against to…

Earthset: NASA Artemis II photo So goes the refrain in Carly Simon’s song. And so it is with the Earth. Formed by the coalescence of dust and gases, and the later impacts of asteroids during the bombardment period around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth has undergone continuous change ever since, which will continue. Sir David Attenborough narrates Timelapse to the Future of Earth, a documentary…

This was the third warmest year, compared to the 1850-1900 average. It was 1.47 degrees C warmer. See Copernicus.

A Flycatacher–IUCN Redlist: LC However, this species has been undergoing a moderate decline at an average rate of -1.3% per year between 1970 and 2017 (Partners in Flight 2019) It has been tough finding birds on my last three outings, at least ones close enough for a good photograph. This is one of the best times of the year to locate birds (mostly males), as many, though not all, have returned…

IUCN redlist: LC This species is extremely widespread and abundant, locally forming massive stands. It’s hard to get motivated to go and photograph during New England winters, though those of you who have read my recent posts know I have done so. Fortunately, we recently had a sunny, toasty day (~40oF), with light winds that encouraged me to go photographing. Though I was using my 100mm macro…

Main St., Rochester, NY According to the latest American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census, the Rochester, New York metro area has an estimated population of 1,057,218. But you would never know it by looking at downtown after dark. Once the offices clear out there are few people around downtown in the evening. At least that is the way it was about ten years ago when I and a few other…