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Thursday, December 29, 2022

12-29-2022-1841 - bayfonw : Wattle Bat Mating

As for all our local microbats, Gould's Wattled Bats go into torpor during winter. Torpor is a sort-of "shallow hibernation", and helps the animal survive the cold months when insects and other invertebrates are difficult to find.

After mating, females can store the sperm for more than 33 days. The gestation period is 3 months, with the young (often twins) born during November or December in the Melbourne area. The young remain attached to the teat while the mother flies to hunt for food.

When foraging for food, a Gould's Wattled Bat may travel more than 10km. Some individuals switch roosts frequently, while others may use the same roost for up to 14 days.

Natural predators include owls, butcherbirds and currawongs. Domestic cats are also known to kill these bats.

 https://www.bayfonw.org.au/species/bat/goulds-wattled-bat

 

 

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12-29-2022-1743 - United States 04401 (Bangor), Maine Long Range Weather Forecast Helping You Avoid Bad Weather. 30 days and beyond.

Waning Gibbous
10
Tue
16%
21 to 31 °F
0 to 10 °F
Sunrise 7:11 AM
Sunset 4:14 PM

 https://www.weathertab.com/en/d/2023/01/united-states/maine/04401-bangor/

 

 

Thursday, December 15, 2022

12-15-2022-1324 - news


 

 

 
 
Kaiser Health News
Climate Change May Push the US Toward the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ for
West Nile Virus
“Overall, the effect of climate change on temperature should increase West Nile
transmission across the U.S. even though it's decreasing it...
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Mar 28, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CNN
Scientists in the US are flying planes into clouds to make it snow more
An aircraft flies into the clouds carrying flares filled with silver iodide being
released to help make more snow. Weather Modification...
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Mar 14, 2022
 
 
 https://www.nytimes.com/explain/2022/04/22/climate/climate-change-causes-effects
 
 
Climate Central
Global Temperature Rankings 2021 in Review: Global ...
NASA and NOAA's year-end temperature data indicate that 2021 was 1.98°F ...
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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Jan 13, 2022
The Providence Journal
New England states are warming up faster than the rest of the ...
Climate change in Connecticut. Connecticut has seen an approximate increase in
temperature of 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 120 years.
 
 
NOAA
Study: Reducing human-caused air pollution in North America ...
The increased pollution is cooling the land in East Asia, serving to reduce the
difference between the temperature of the land and the ocean...
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May 11, 2022
Phys.org
The world is 'perilously close' to irreversible climate change. 5 tipping
points keep scientists up at night
Cold weather forests that run across the Western United States, Canada and
Alaska are estimated to store more than 30% of all forest carbon on...
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Apr 7, 2022
 
CNN
Antarctica's last 6 months were the coldest on record
“All of NSF's US Antarctic Program (USAP) participants are given extreme ...
looking at the long-term change in temperature tells us that...
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Oct 9, 2021
 
Business Insider
Jet stream moving north as Earth warms, changing weather in US,
Europe
The jet stream has started an unprecedented shift north, which could wreak havoc
on weather in the US and Europe · The polar jet stream is a band...
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Oct 2, 2021
EPA
Climate Change Indicators in the United States | US EPA
Temperatures are rising, snow and rainfall patterns are shifting, and more extreme climate events –
like heavy rainstorms and record high...