“We don’t even know the life down there”: Greenpeace sounds the alarm on destructive deep sea mining – Petchary’s Blog

“The problem is, the technology is far ahead of the science, and we don’t understand all the science of the deep sea yet,” said Hemphill. He explained that deep sea mining would involve the basic destruction of the marine ecosystem. It would be like a “giant lawn mower or vacuum cleaner,” he added, stirring up the sea bed. This would create huge plumes of debris, that would smother coral reefs and have a major impact on everything that lives in the sea, including mammals such as dolphins and fish. Once the nodules of minerals are dug up off the floor, everything would be sucked up into one big tube onto the massive mining ships, where the minerals would be removed and the remainder thrown back into the sea.

The effect of these plumes is, Hemphill emphasized, impossible to predict. However, the noise would be tremendous, affecting marine mammals in particular – disrupting the complex communication systems of whales, for examples.

Two more terrible risks to this altogether devastating vision of the future: the impact on fisheries around the world would, inevitably, be catastrophic. And secondly, the natural mechanism of carbon storage in the deep sea floor would be destroyed. This could have disastrous effects on climate change. The sea is one vast carbon sink. How could we even be considering this, as the climate crisis deepens?

Source: “We don’t even know the life down there”: Greenpeace sounds the alarm on destructive deep sea mining – Petchary’s Blog

The Mysterious Mushroom That Only Grows in Burn Scars – Gastro Obscura

Morels growing through the ashes.

Fire morels, which Steinruck says have a mild smokiness to them, are more finicky than naturals. Depending on location, they sprout only in the spring following a prescribed burn or wildfire. Morels have a quirky and understudied lifecycle, which makes farming them on a large scale difficult.

For eager mycophiles, foraging is often the best option. Since last year saw about 6.2 million acres burned by wildfires in the western United States, foragers projected 2022 to be a prolific fire morel season.

 

Source: The Mysterious Mushroom That Only Grows in Burn Scars – Gastro Obscura

Warner Bros. Studios Sees Significant COVID Outbreak. It’s Among Several Companies Reporting Dozens Of Cases | LAist

The company is among a number of locations reporting COVID cases in the dozens. From the most recent L.A. County reporting:

  • TSA at LAX: 137
  • American Airlines at LAX: 94
  • Smithfield Foods in Vernon: 48
  • Warner Bros. Studios: 43
  • Newegg in City of Industry: 34
  • Raytheon Technologies in El Segundo: 34
  • Southwest Airlines in Burbank: 34

If the county remains in the “high” level and stays there for two weeks in a row, people will once again be required to wear face coverings indoors. Ferrer says universal masking may feel like a step backwards to many more than two years into this pandemic, but it will help reduce the spread.

Source: Warner Bros. Studios Sees Significant COVID Outbreak. It’s Among Several Companies Reporting Dozens Of Cases | LAist

I WENT TO SLEEP LAST NIGHT…

NANMYKEL.COM

With Boko Haram on my mind,

in search of a metaphor

for all the craziness in the world

today, and could not find one.

I got hung up on “Why do men

hate women,” and “Why care what

someone else believes?”  It

must be genetic.

Overpopulation? Whatever happened

to the milk of human kindness?

It soured.

I don’t give a snap if

your god is better than mine.

Good for you!

nan 2015

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Martinique

De malinha pronta

Reprise

Une fleur enrobée d’un délicat velours
Des abeilles qui volent à son secours
Du rose, du marron, du bleu, du vert
Ouvre les bras et accèpte tout ce qu’il t’est offert
La mère Nature est riche et vaste!
Mais le caprice des hommes est néfaste
Je suis amoureuse de cette vegetation luxuriante et unique
Mon amie a de la chance de vivre dans ce lieu magique
Les oiseaux chantent et les arbres dansent joyeusement
Le vent les taquine en chuchotant “à demain”.

Filipa Moreira da Cruz

Photos : Anne-Hortense

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