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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 2d ago
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Researchers have found that snowstorms are delivering vast numbers of tiny plastic particles to remote reaches of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Snowmelt is a major source of fresh water for the state. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/sierra-nevada-snowfall-microplastics #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Snowstorms Are Dropping Microplastics on Remote Parts of the Sierra Nevadas
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Snowstorms Are Dropping Microplastics on Remote Parts of the Sierra Nevadas

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 2d ago
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A leading marine scientist and conservation strategist explores the surprising relationship between whales, ocean health, and climate change – and what their recovery can teach us about protecting the planet. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/why-whales-are-climate-heroes-who-also-need-our-protection/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Why whales are climate heroes — who also need our protection » Yale Climate Connections
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Why whales are climate heroes — who also need our protection » Yale Climate Connections

A leading marine scientist and conservation strategist explores the surprising relationship between whales, ocean health, and climate change – and what their recovery can teach us about protecting the planet.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 2d ago
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Huge waves and tides contain massive amounts of energy, but technology to capture that energy has been slow to develop. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/can-we-harness-the-oceans-energy/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Can we harness the oceans’ energy? » Yale Climate Connections
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Can we harness the oceans’ energy? » Yale Climate Connections

Huge waves and tides contain massive amounts of energy, but technology to capture that energy has been slow to develop.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 2d ago
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Plug-in cars, including both plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles, accounted for two in three new passenger vehicles sold in China in September, according to industry data. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-september-2026-plug-in-car-sales #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Two in Three Cars Sold in China Last Month Were Electric
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Two in Three Cars Sold in China Last Month Were Electric

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 2d ago
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Plug-in systems are small but can save renters and homeowners hundreds of dollars a year. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/11/in-some-states-you-can-now-plug-solar-panels-into-your-wall/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
In some states, you can now plug solar panels into your wall » Yale Climate Connections
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In some states, you can now plug solar panels into your wall » Yale Climate Connections

Plug-in systems are small but can save renters and homeowners hundreds of dollars a year.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 2d ago
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Sixteen years after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig unleashed more than 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, life in the deep sea has yet to recover. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/deepwater-horizon-deep-sea-recovery #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery
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Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery

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Nate Gaylinn @ngaylinn@tech.lgbt
· 2d ago
This post on the MIT CSAIL blog really upset me today. It's a fascinating and potentially important finding that throws doubt into many assumptions about how deep learning works, but it's claims are hyperbolic and anthropomorphizing to the point of being unscientific. Here they show that a particular LLM could do several "neat tricks" in interpreting, modifying, and generating the weights for another neural network. This result is extraordinary, because these weights are notoriously unintelligable, and generally can only be set by arduous, expensive training processes. I'm genuinely shocked that this works (assuming it replicates). This could have profound consequences for all sorts of things, from efficiency, to development, and interpretability. What they did not do is show that LLMs can understand weights, read and write them, or optimize them using reasoning. #science #llm #ai (1/2)
Sparks of Weight-Space Programming: LLMs can natively read & write neural network weights
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Sparks of Weight-Space Programming: LLMs can natively read & write neural network weights

We find that frontier LLMs are surprisingly good at natively reading and writing neural network weights, well past what we’d expect from humans or conventional algorithms.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 2d ago
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More than a year after a devastating wildfire destroyed the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents were found to have high levels of arsenic and other toxic metals in their bodies. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/lahaina-fire-toxic-metals #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Long After Maui Fire, Residents Found With High Levels of Toxic Metals in Their Bodies
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Long After Maui Fire, Residents Found With High Levels of Toxic Metals in Their Bodies

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Phys.org @phys_org@robot.villas
· 2d ago
How anxiety over climate change affects college students https://phys.org/news/2026-11-anxiety-climate-affects-college-students.html #ClimateChange #Psychology #Science
How anxiety over climate change affects college students
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How anxiety over climate change affects college students

College undergraduates are anxious about climate change, with many feeling powerless and frustrated about Earth's future, yet resources to help students cope are in short supply, according to new interdisciplinary University of Utah research. The sentiment isn't limited to students studying the environment.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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In a Maryland orchard, one researcher is searching for apple varieties that can handle these swings. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/poor-apple-crop-blamed-on-early-spring-late-freeze/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Poor apple crop blamed on early spring, late freeze » Yale Climate Connections
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Poor apple crop blamed on early spring, late freeze » Yale Climate Connections

In a Maryland orchard, one researcher is searching for apple varieties that can handle these swings.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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The world’s largest importer of crude oil has cut transportation-related oil use by 16% since the Iran war started – in part by adopting EVs. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/electric-cars-help-china-weather-the-global-energy-crisis/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Electric cars help China weather the global energy crisis » Yale Climate Connections
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Electric cars help China weather the global energy crisis » Yale Climate Connections

The world’s largest importer of crude oil has cut transportation-related oil use by 16% since the Iran war started – in part by adopting EVs.

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