Tag Archives: climate change

Blinded by a snowball

Posted on January 27, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

There once was this US senator who brought a snowball to the parliament to proof climate change is not as bad as we wanted him to believe. A small act, you could even call it a joke, yet it pops … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Climate, climate change, Cold, Ecology, future, Global change, Landscape photography, Photography, Science, Winter | 8 Comments

Global Change Ecology Centre initiates CO2 compensation of flights

Posted on January 21, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

As I said earlier, we at the Global Change Ecology Centre of the University of Antwerp are working towards a reduction of our carbon footprint, through a more sustainable flight strategy and a carbon compensation project. As I find this … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Carbon, carbon compensation, climate change, Ecology, Global change, Global change ecology, Global warming, Nature, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

To spring or not to spring

Posted on January 12, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Climate and weather might be more unpredictable than ever, yet there is one little thing I can always count on: a small patch of crocuses close to the office, that starts to pierce the often frozen soil already in January. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Belgium, climate change, Flower photography, Flowers, Forest, Hiking, Nature photography, Outdoors, Photography, Plant photography, Science, Spring | 3 Comments

Compensations

Posted on December 10, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

We all play a part in CO2-emissions, the main culprit of many of the climate-related disasters we more and more observe on this rapidly warming planet. We all play a part, and especially in our Western world, we can say … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation | Tagged Airplanes, climate change, Conservation, flying, Global change ecology, Global warming, Nature, Travel | Leave a comment

Science Day

Posted on November 26, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Tomorrow is ‘science day’ in Flanders, a day in which scientists and the public are brought together (at least, that one day this is done in a much more spectacular way than usual). A day in which young and old can … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Antwerp, Belgium, climate change, Dag van de Wetenschap, Ecology, Flanders, Nature, Plant invasions, Plants, Science, Science Day | 2 Comments

Where we disturb nature, the invaders quickly follow

Posted on November 22, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Non-native plant invaders. Ecologists have been keeping an eye on them for a long time already. Species that flew in from somewhere far away and enter an environment where they don’t belong. Species that happily profit from our changing modern … Continue reading →