It Is Incredibly Frustrating To See The Non-response From Westerners To What Is Arguably The Worst Natural

it is incredibly frustrating to see the non-response from westerners to what is arguably the worst natural disaster in recent memory. when the ukraine-russia war broke out, it was on everyone's blogs. everyone--at least on my dash--was trying to spread awareness of the humanitarian crisis. but now?

fucking crickets.

absolutely nothing.

this earthquake has already claimed 20k confirmed lives. it has only been 5 days. most wrecks have not been excavated yet.

we need all the help we can get, but not a single fucking person is doing anything to help spread the message. people who proudly put the ukrainian flag in their display names or in their bios are nowhere to be seen now. the influencers youtubers and tiktok micro-celebrities who shared donation posts and ukrainian refugee testimonials daily are dead silent now. why? why do you only care when the people dying are somewhat like you? do we need to be whiter to deserve your attention? or more christian? do we not deserve your energy as is? are we, turks and syrians, not humans?

im so fucking sorry if donation posts don't fit your blog's aesthetic or if the news are just so fucking draining for you. every single one of you motherfuckers living in the west should be ashamed of yourselves for how differently you are treating us versus how you treated ukrainians when the war broke out.

if this happened in any western country you'd all be making infographics on how to donate or help.

right now the only reason why people on my dash are devastated is because the rhythm guitarist from my chemical romance had a haircut.

all of you need to be doing better.

do better.

To support climate action we must protect the whales.

I’m always asked which area of marine I would like to go into for a career,

the answer is always and will always be cetacean behaviour and conservation.

Why?

Cetaceans, particularly the great whales, bring stability to our ever-changing climate.

When whales dive into the depths of the ocean, they then return to the surface water to breathe. Upon returning to the surface, whales release enormous faecal plumes, containing limiting but essential nutrients that stimulate the growth of phytoplankton.

Phytoplankton, an organism forming the basis of all, marine food, is essential for life on Earth. These microscopic organisms act as carbon fixers by sequestration carbon from the atmosphere to be utilised in their bodily structures. Reducing the number of phytoplankton is undeniably going to cause higher quantities of greenhouse gas emissions remaining in the atmosphere and as a result warming the climate.

Whales' defecation acts as a natural fertiliser in our oceans and is essential in the growth of phytoplankton thus combatting climate change.

Without whales, phytoplankton numbers will reduce meaning greenhouse gas emissions are no longer removed from the atmosphere through these carbon fixers. This creates an increasingly warmer climate, one uninhabitable and one that will impact ALL life on Earth.

Our future lies in our oceans, particularly baleen whales who store astonishing amounts of carbon throughout their 100-year lives. Even when these individuals die, the carbon remains locked in the dead body for centuries to come.

Whales face many threats.

Whaling and climate change are impacting their populations the most.

We must protect whale populations from the threats we have caused

Not only will it benefit whales, but it will benefit all marine life, terrestrial life and even us, humans.

Whales are not only incredible species but a natural solution to climate change one that deserves to be protected.

Crested caracara / caracara quebrantahuesos (Caracara cheriway), Pima County, Arizona.

The name caracara is probably imitative of the bird's call. The Spanish common name quebrantahuesos is literally bone breaker.

Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial

Jessica Burnett

Mushrooms releasing spores into the wind. Captured by Paul Stamets