Dr. Sherrie Bain’s Post

April 8’s total solar eclipse will not only be something you see—it will be something you experience on many levels. Part of that is the sights and sounds of how insects, animals and nature react to sudden totality. https://lnkd.in/g-kF-Cr5

Part 1: The ‘landline’ is not dead – it’s just evolving … They say that Dinosaurs didn’t go extinct because you can see their ‘evolved’ feathered descendants flying overhead today. In much the same way, landlines which have been winding their way across the planet since 1877, are evolving into something more flexible and capable … Most people call a phone number that doesn’t commence ‘07’ - a ‘landline and many consider BT’s plan to shut down analogue and ISDN phone lines as the ‘death of landlines’. This is far from the case. Modern telecommunications using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) allows carriers to use a common network to provide phone services and the Internet. This has huge economic impact making it less costly to run a Public Phone network, and that of course, means a lower cost to you – the user. (to be continued)

For R users that work with weather and climate data, the NASA POWER API client for R, {nasapower} v4.2.0 has just hit CRAN today. There's a bug fix for invalid requests for hourly data at a regional level, now it says, "I'm Sorry Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That" (not really), but it does fail with a more useful message than what you got if you tried with earlier versions. I've also included some new functions for the management API that provides metadata on the parameters themselves, query_surfaces(), https://lnkd.in/ggV4XWaH and query_groupings(), https://lnkd.in/ggV4XWaH. https://lnkd.in/gHy32AbT #RStats #ClimateData #WeatherData

MURMURATION… What does it mean ? The phenomena when huge flocks of birds in migration form shape-shifting flight patterns is known as Murmuration. A truly amazing wonder to behold. So let's all watch it happen in the video. The phenomena gets phenomenal at about 50 seconds into the clip. Here. you see Zarover Birds flying in different formations. Scientists tried to figure out how they fly like this without colliding with each other and concluded that is only possible when each bird can do about 100 million mathematical calculations in 1 second in order not to hit each other. One of natures greatest and most fleeting phenomena. Nature never stops amazing us.

In #scicomm, sometimes I like to ask my viewers questions instead of providing answers. This inspires the audience to think along. And: many questions in marine biology are not solved yet! This video introduces the #MuckDiving habitat, and asks about it. https://lnkd.in/gkaQ5Ct7

On today's International Day of Forests, initiated by the United Nations General Assembly we would like to highlight a groundbreaking platform hosted by our partner Global Mangrove Alliance: The Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) 🌐🌱   ➡ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dBuyTbx ⬅ The online platform provides detailed data and several tools for the monitoring of #mangroves as well as openly accessable, high-resolution and information on topography, soil conditions and changes of mangrove populations across the world. With that, Global Mangrove Watch addresses policy makers and practitioners among others, e.g. in monitoring mangrove extent and condition. 🌿   Global Mangrove Watch is convened by: Aberystwyth University, The Nature Conservancy, Wetlands International supported by: University of Cambridge, IUCN, Griffith University, WWF, Conservation International, JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scripps Institution of Oceanography #GlobalMangroveWatch #InternationalDayofForests #InternationalForestsDay #RootsofHope

5 surprising effects the 2024 total solar eclipse will have on animals and the weather From "shadow snakes" to confused birds, the upcoming total solar eclipse will have a wide range of impacts on animals, the weather and the environment across North America.

5 surprising effects the 2024 total solar eclipse will have on animals and the weather From "shadow snakes" to confused birds, the upcoming total solar eclipse will have a wide range of impacts on animals, the weather and the environment across North America. #solareclipse2024 #environment #planetearth https://lnkd.in/gmAVSVt4

🌕🌚🌝 Today’s total solar eclipse gives oceanographers the unique opportunity to study the largest animal migration on Earth! Every night, billions of zooplankton, squid and fish ascend from the ocean twilight zone to feed near the surface, then descend back to the safety of darkness before daybreak. So what happens when the sun goes down earlier (or comes up later) than usual? If it’s anything like what researchers observed with Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments in the North Pacific in 2017, animals will start their journey to the surface whenever the sunlight starts to wane. ⁉️ Are you noticing any strange behavior in the animal world today? 📸: Echogram showing animal migration, as measured from the OOI Oregon Offshore midwater platform. The dark red line shows the acoustic return of solar radiation from the sea surface; other red and bright green colors are acoustic waves scattering off migrating zooplankton. Times of sunset and sunrise are noted by black vertical lines. Figure from Barth, J.A., et al. 2018. Warm blobs, low-oxygen events, and an eclipse: The Ocean Observatories Initiative Endurance Array captures them all. Oceanography 31(1):90–97, https://lnkd.in/eGxRrYvH.

🌌 Explore the fascinating world of dwarf planets in our solar system with this visually stunning guide! Check out the full article for a captivating introduction to these celestial bodies: https://lnkd.in/dxyTRhjk #SpaceExploration #DwarfPlanets #SolarSystem 🚀🔭