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ebender00, 5 days ago to boston

Why row from Boston to London? Because it’s there.

Spaulding Rehabilitation physician, team taking new route, aim to set records

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/06/why-row-from-boston-to-london-because-its-there/

"If we’re successful, we’ll be the first human-powered crossing from Boston to the U.K. We will also be the first mixed crew (in terms of gender) ever to cross the North Atlantic. We’re hoping to break the North Atlantic record for speed."

#Boston #rowing @universalhub

ebender00, 10 days ago to climate

Pollution Paradox: How Cleaning Up Smog Drives Ocean Warming

New research indicates that the decline in smog particles from China’s air cleanups caused the recent extreme heat waves in the Pacific. Scientists are grappling with the fact that reducing such pollution, while essential for public health, is also heating the atmosphere.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/aerosols-warming-climate-change

"Until recently, ships’ aerosol emissions probably cooled the planet more than their greenhouse-gas emissions warmed it."

#climatechange

ebender00, 26 days ago to science

Boston's Museum of Science is adding a "Public Science Commons".

https://www.mos.org/public-science-common

#museum #science #Boston @universalhub @globalmuseum

ebender00, 1 month ago to environment

[Massachsetts] SJC ponders environmental justice, East Boston substation

How much burden should one community be forced to bear?

https://commonwealthbeacon.org/courts/sjc-ponders-environmental-justice-east-boston-substation/

#environment #environmentaljustice #Boston

ebender00, 1 month ago to boston

As sea level rise accelerates, #Boston is ‘deep into overtime’ to build coastal protections by 2030

Sea level rise in Boston broke a record in 2023. It’s expected to get worse soon.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/03/science/boston-coastal-protections/ (sorry, paywall)

"Generally, the city envisions a response that resembles a long jigsaw puzzle: small and varied projects that lock together to form one continuous flood barrier. All together, the projects would cost several billion dollars."

#climatecrisis #climatechange #sealevelrise

ebender00, 1 month ago to climate

Mangroves: we used freely-available satellite images to track climate-resilient forests

https://theconversation.com/mangroves-we-used-freely-available-satellite-images-to-track-climate-resilient-forests-228071

"Satellites equipped with radar or specialised sensors can measure the height and structure of forests... Satellite images can also help engage local people in restoration efforts and... help scientists map changes along the coast and assess how vulnerable mangroves might be."

#climatechange #climatecrisis #sealevelrise @TheConversationAfrica @theconversationes @TheConversationUS

ebender00, 1 month ago to boston

The Run of the Charles, this morning in Newton!

#Boston @universalhub

ebender00, 1 month ago to boston

Here's the container ship Ever Fair, tied up this morning on the Reserve Channel in South Boston.

Boston Towboat's A team (Independence, Justice, Freedom & Liberty) helped guide her out for her next stop, New York.

At 1095 feet long, the Ever Fair is slightly bigger than the Dali, the ship that hit the Key Bridge in Baltimore last month.

#Boston #maritime @universalhub

Photo of the stern of the green containership Ever Fair tied up next to giant cranes on a sunny day in Boston inner harbor.
Photo of the green containership Ever Fair tied up next to giant cranes on a sunny day in Boston inner harbor.
Photo of two tugboats on the stern of the containership Ever Fair, helping her leave Boston harbor on a sunny day.

ebender00, 1 month ago to boston

Great to finally be back on Boston harbor!

Here's a car carrier stuffed with Subarus that just landed in Charlestown.

Not shown, the loon that popped up beside me, and a flock of mergansers on the Mystic River.

#Boston #harbor #kayak

Stern of the giant car carrier Guardian leader, blue with white topping, showing a ramp for unloading cars and a large orange-and-white lifeboat ready for launch.

ebender00, 2 months ago to boston

A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett

The Krafts... discuss details of the soccer-specific stadium they want to build on the banks of the Mystic River

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/02/business/revolution-stadium-everett-renderings/?s_campaign=8315

Much debate about how people would get there. Sailboats?

For public transportation, the nearby Orange Line is best known for the woman passenger who jumped from a burning car into the Mystic.

And have you ever seen a waterfront park with so little imagination?

#Boston #harbor @universalhub

ebender00, 2 months ago to boston

Shining light on the Graves

(quick snapshot of the history of Boston's Graves Light)

https://ericbender.co/history-of-the-harbor/

#Boston #maritime #history #lighthouse

ebender00, 2 months ago to climate

Coastal dunes are retreating as sea levels rise - our research reveals the accelerating rate of change

In some parts of Australia, coastal dunes are retreating from the ocean at an alarming rate, as waves carve up the beach and wind blows the sand inland. But coastal communities are largely oblivious to the changes.

https://theconversation.com/coastal-dunes-are-retreating-as-sea-levels-rise-our-research-reveals-the-accelerating-rate-of-change-225664

#SeaLevelRise #climatechange #climatecrisis

ebender00, 2 months ago to boston

One big reason that Boston is less prone to ship/bridge catastrophes than Baltimore is that we require tugs to accompany big vessels.

You can witness the astonishing everyday competence of Boston Towboat tugs as they bring 600-foot tankers in and out of Chelsea Creek.

#Boston #tug #Baltimore #ship #bridge @universalhub

Escorted by tugs, a black tanker edges through the McArdle drawbridge connecting East Boston and Chelsea--a very tight fit. ebender00 photo.

ebender00, 2 months ago to Cambridge

The fabulous Run of the Charles paddling race is back again next month, on Saturday April 27!

Details: https://www.crwa.org/events/runofthecharles

Registration: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/84898/run-of-the-charles-bostons-premier-paddling-race

#canoe #kayak #paddleboard #river #CharlesRiver #Newton #Waltham #Watertown #Cambridge @universalhub

ebender00, 2 months ago to boston

Enjoyed today's Shamrock Splash, on Constitution Beach in East Boston, which raised funds for Save the Harbor/Save the Bay,
https://www.savetheharbor.org/.

A fun time had by all!

#EastBoston #Boston #beach @universalhub

A few dozen people splash their way in and out of the ocean on a sunny day on an East Boston beach.

ebender00, 3 months ago to climate

A Tale of Two Sea Level Rise Solutions

Coastal communities in California brace for the future in radically different ways

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/tale-two-sea-level-rise-solutions

“The effects of sea level rise are going to be our generation’s redlining.”

#climatecrisis #SeaLevelRise

ebender00, 3 months ago to boston

Summer of the U-boats

(another snapshot of #Boston #maritime #history)

https://ericbender.co/history-of-the-harbor/

ebender00, 3 months ago to climate

South Coast confronts rising seas

Flooding roadways, beach erosion, declining salt marsh, and property damage are pressuring towns to adapt.

https://newbedfordlight.org/south-coast-towns-confront-rising-seas/

“I think we’re at a point where it’s hitting the fan. It’s important to act now.”

#climatechange #climatecrisis #SeaLevelRise

ebender00, 3 months ago to climate

In Eastie, an early glimpse at Boston’s existential and expensive struggle to hold back the sea

The multi-billion dollar plan is raising tough questions about climate preparedness and gentrification.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/02/13/science/east-boston-sea-level-rise/

"After years of planning, it’s time to come up with the money."

Boston has done great proactive work over many years but there's no sign yet of the needed billions of dollars.

#EastBoston #SeaLevelRise #climatechange

ebender00, 4 months ago to climate

Six Big Ways Climate Change Could Impact the United States by 2100

Climate change is expected to affect all parts of the country in the coming decades, threatening everything from our food supply to our coastlines

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/six-big-ways-climate-change-could-impact-the-united-states-by-2100-180983547/

"More residents are either choosing to move away from disaster-prone areas or are displaced and then unable to return home... Between 2000 and 2020, 3.2 million people moved away from certain areas because of flooding."

#climatechange #climatecrisis #flood

ebender00, 4 months ago to community

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (https://www.savetheharbor.org/) has scheduled its next Shamrock Splash for March 10 (brr!) at Constitution Beach in East Boston.

Registration:
https://savetheharbor.securesweet.com/CompleteRegistration.asp

#EastBoston #harbor #community @universalhub @vida_latina

ebender00, 4 months ago to boston

Good news, the Charles River Watershed Association is reviving the Run of the Charles, New England's biggest canoe and kayak race, on April 27! Details TK February 1.

https://www.crwa.org/
@charlesriver
@universalhub
#canoe #kayak #Boston #river

thomasfuchs, 4 months ago to random

People need to read more old books.

This is from one that's near 50 years old and explains succinctly why replacing humans with AI is bullshit--even if the AI can think on the same level as humans (current AIs can't, and will likely never be able to).

(Weizenbaum was a computer science professor at MIT and famously invented the ELIZA bot, so yes, he knows what he's talking about.)

ebender00, 4 months ago to random

Based at UMass Boston, the Stone Living Lab (https://stonelivinglab.org) explores nature-based approaches to climate resilience and ecosystem restoration. 2 projects of note:

1. Cobblestone berms designed to stabilize beaches.

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f43cf8b5e3b8411d98ce597585981250

2. Living seawalls, "an ecosystem-friendly surface [installed] on the hard structure so that it becomes a viable habitat for marine life." These will be tested at East Boston's Condor Street Urban Wild and the Seaport's Fan Pier.

#SeaLevelRise

Black-and-white photos of Sydney Institute of Marine Science’s habitat-mimicking concrete tiles, which are designed to attach to seawalls and encourage marine life. These models will be tested at two sites in Boston Harbor this year.

ebender00, 4 months ago to boston

After a $12 million gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation, the Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center's board voted to rename Thompson Island as Cathleen Stone Island.

Despite Mrs. Stone's genuinely admirable and accomplished environmental career, this seems like a bad idea.

https://thompsonisland.org/about/news

#Boston #harbor #waterfront #islands

Nautical chart of Thompson's Island in Boston Harbor, on the south side of Dorchester Bay.