Clement Kent @clementkent@qoto.org

The UN Secretary General's unflinching statements on climate have been invaluably strong - but he still uses the wording "climate change". The term "climate breakdown" is better: meaning breakdown of Earth's current mode of operation. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63403323

Out yesterday, today I have it in hand, too (through my local very small but cleverly selective book store): @gretathunberg@twitter.com's "The Climate Book", with contributions from 100 top-notch international authors, a monumental call to: look up - and not continue as usual.

#Herbaria are such collections. They store many many samples of usually dried and pressed plants. They are basically a #library of #plant #species.
Just like a #librarian, I need to keep order in the chaos, help scientists and visitors to get access or send material on loan. I also provide help to interpret old labels, and I update and reidentify the material.

This is where I work: the #herbarium at the #NaturalHistoryMuseum in London:

So in the last 24 hours I lost 32 followers on twitter (of 5800, hopefully determined people who left twitter altogether) - and, with 65, gained twice as many on mastodon (-> 500).
I wish more large and important climate/environment accounts would explore a move.

So I am trying #TwitterMigration. I am here to share my thoughts on #Japan (East Asian Studies), #SportSociology, and especially on demystifying #Japanesegardens. But I am also very much interested in discussing poor working conditions in (German) academia #IchBinHanna. Luckily I am tenured by now. Still, things need to change dramatically! Oh, and my guilty pleasure is chess.

*Insane* warm temperature anomalies over #Greenland and #Europe this week.

Check out the #polarportal #weather charts 😱😱😱

http://polarportal.dk/en/weather/nbsp/current-weather/

Since my #introduction toot, I was a bit quiet. Not because of lack of interest but lots of work (after having been on fieldwork and being on holiday).
Nevertheless, I'd like to welcome all #new mastodonteers, who give Mastodon a try. If you like #botany and #plants or (plan to) toot about #pollination or other cool biological or #science stuff, get in contact. Still being #NewHere (#NeuHier) can make you feel a bit isolated, especially when you want to build your bubble of interests and peers.

Hi everyone! For my #introduction also at fediscience: I’m a researcher who’s interested in everything political economy related in particular with an energy transition / technology innovation focus! I think we should talk more about physical infrastructure and economic / political power and I think grids are interesting.

Hello all. #introduction
I'm a climate and water scientist, birder, and occasional social commentator. Please join me.

So, tracking the impact of global warming and other #climate factors on #health has become a vast research field. A great overview on the state of the art the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report, which is in many ways similar to the IPCC reports.

https://www.thelancet.com/countdown-health-climate

If this stuff is interesting for fediscience readers, I am happy to share some further news/findings over time!

My #introduction keywords: #academic #evolution #cooperation #ecology

I'm a #postdoc specialising in evolutionary and ecological modelling at #NUS #Singapore currently working on #theoretical #models for the evolution of cooperation, in collaboration with Hisashi Ohtsuki, at #SOKENDAI, #Japan.

Previous work: estimating undetected #extinctions, #qualitativemodelling, migratory #phenology, #foodweb #modelling, local #adaptation, #carryover effects, #dispersal.

My blog https://nadiah.org/