11/11/2022

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All about the Manatee

    Its manatee awareness month, so here’s some interesting items – and reality checks ( they are threatened) – about these unusual “sea cows”   Manatees v Dugongs Manatees have horizontal, paddle-shaped tails with only one lobe to move up and down when the animal swims; it’s similar in appearance to that of a beavertail. Dugongs have a fluked tail, meaning it is made up of two separate lobes joined together in the middle. The snout of a dugong...

Blood Moon – Best times to watch in New Zealand

Further to my post – https://learnfromnaturetoday.com/blood-moon-unique-lunar-event The best times to see this unique astronomy event in New Zealand according to https://www.1news.co.nz  are: “The full eclipse will begin at 11.16pm, when the red hue will be most visible, before reaching maximum eclipse at midnight. The period of total eclipse will last for 1 hour and 25 minutes, before reaching its maximum peak at 11.59pm. “  ...

Blood Moon – unique lunar event – November 8th

The next and final lunar eclipse of 2022 will occur TONIGHT November 8 and will be visible in parts of Asia, Australia, North America, parts of northern and eastern Europe, and most of South America. The first total lunar eclipse of 2022 occurred on May 15-16 and was visible in total phase from portions of the Americas, Antarctica, Europe, Africa and the East Pacific. Lunar eclipses occur when Earth is positioned between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow...

COP27 climate change conference begins in Egypt : key questions

COP27: What is the Egypt climate conference and why is it important?   COP27 – COP means “conference of parties” – is the 27th annual UN meeting on climate. It will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November. The world is warming because of emissions produced by humans, mostly from burning fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. Global temperatures have risen 1.1C and are heading towards 1.5C, according to the UN’s climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel...