Canary Island Large White now in crisis following likely extinction on Tenerife
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Canary Island Large White now in crisis following likely extinction on Tenerife
Phenological shifts and increases in voltinism within a moth community over a century of anthropogenic change - Foster - 2026 - Ecology - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Kuvassa Suomen ympäristökeskuksen pääjohtaja ja hänen sitaatti "Suomi tarvitsee viipumättä vaikuttavan luonnon monimuotoisuusstrategian - ilman sitä talouden perustaa ja kokonaisturvallisuutta heikentävän luontokadon pysäyttämiseen ei ole suuntaa."
Suomi tarvitsee viipymättä luonnon monimuotoisuusstrategian. Kansallisen luontopaneelin (IPBES) työryhmän jäsenistä koostuva ryhmä esittää luonnon monimuotoisuusstrategian ja sen toimintaohjelman pikaista toimeenpanoa.
Tiedote: www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7186...
Dense, dark forests in Europe are a modern phenomenon - Europe’s landscapes for 23 Myr were mostly tree- & flower-rich mosaics shaped by large herbivores, not dense #forests, see our new synthesis www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #forests #woodlands #paleoecology #nature #trees #refiorestation
Nainen osoittaa valkokankaalle esitykseensä. Kaksi ihmistä istuu selät kameraan päin katsoen esitystä, pöydällä kannettavia tietokoneita.
Haluatko johtaa tutkimusta, joka vauhdittaa kestävyysmurrosta? Suomen ympäristökeskus hakee tieteellistä johtajaa ajalle 1.9.2026–31.8.2031. Tieteellisenä johtajana vastaat Syken tutkimuksen laadusta, vaikuttavuudesta ja eettisyydestä.
Hae Valtiolle.fi-palvelussa: valtiolle.fi/fi/tyopaikat...
So Moths evolved almost 300 million years ago and butterflies are newcomers at 100 million years. A fascinating look back at evolutionary history
Time series of Jan-Feb temperature in Finland in 1900-2026.
January-February in Finland was the 2nd coldest in this century, only a tad 0.2 °C warmer than the same period in 2010.
The average temperature in 2026 was -13.5 °C.
Accompanied with a report on conservation planning for bees 2/2
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The new European Red List of bees was published today 1/2
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Daily average temperature in Finland in 2026, based on FMI ClimGrid data. The values have been consistently below normal, except for 5-day period in mid-January.
The Finnish area mean temperature has stayed below normal now for 33 straight days.
The weather has remained consistently cold during 2026, except for the brief 5-day period in mid-January.
An interesting new study on the geometrid moth Earophila badiata shows how a wide distributional gap between two morphologically different populations (SW Archipelago vs. N Karelia) was filled in only ca. 20 years across S Finland: peerj.com/articles/206...
The presumed upcoming El Nino will help cement and quantify global warming acceleration, showing that 2C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury.
See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
Ice chart zoomed in over the Gulf of Finland.
The Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea is almost completely frozen over. Some open water areas still remain off the coast of NW-Estonia but they may freeze in the coming days.
Last time the Gulf of Finland has frozen over was in winter 2010/2011, 15 years ago!
Timely discussion also in the Nordic region as in the last year we have experienced very high temps in summer 2025 and very low temps during the ongoing winter.
Don't forget to tune in this Wednesday 11 February at 15:00 CET to hear our first masterclass on identifying European butterflies from a top expert Rudi Verovnik, covering East Continental and Balkan species
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Etelä-Ruotsissa ja Itämeren saarilla pärjää jo hyvin, eiköhän tuo saa lounaissaaristosta jalansijan jo lähitulevaisuudessa.
Yritysten luontovaikutusten hillintä on keskeistä luontokadon pysäyttämiseksi, korostaa IPBESin tuore raportti. Yritykset ovat riippuvaisia luonnosta, mutta luonnon monimuotoisuuden merkitystä talouden ja liiketoiminnan perustana ei huomioida riittävästi.
Ketjussa keskeiset nostot ja suosituksia
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Weekly mean 2-m temperature anomalies in northeast Europe for the next week.
Weekly mean 2-m temperature anomalies in northeast Europe for the week after the next week.
The cold spell in northern Europe is not going anywhere.
Next two weeks look again very cold as there will be another outbreak of Arctic air mass from the northeast. What a cold Jan-Feb period in the making!
Phengaris teleius (Scarce Large Blue) in a French meadow. One of the 17 species in the European Grassland Butterfly Index. Photo: Martin Warren)
The latest European Grassland Butterfly Indicator is out. It shows that grassland butterflies have declined by 47% since 1991, indicating a huge loss of grassland biodiversity. The data come from 16,150 transects & 15,000 volunteers. We are calling for urgent action. www.bc-europe.eu/documents/69...
Mid winter surprise: Duponchelia fovealis was flying in kitchen last night. Perhaps introduced with flowers or fruits?
January monthly mean temperature in Sodankylä, Finland for the period of 1901–2026.
January is soon in the books, and what an exceptionally cold month it has been in northern Fennoscandia!
The monthly mean temperature in Sodankylä Tähtelä will be -21.2 °C. This means coldest January since 1987 and 5th coldest overall.
Bar chart showing the top 10 hottest 14-day periods in Lapland.
Bar chart showing the top 10 coldest 14-day periods in Lapland.
Extreme seasons recently in Finnish Lapland: both summer 2025 and winter 2026 featured the 3rd hottest and 3rd coldest two-week periods on record.
Data is based on FMI ClimGrid (available since 1961).
Vi måste förbereda oss på att havsströmmarna i Atlanten stängs av. Följderna för Norden blir omfattande, skriver svenske forskaren Johan Rockström och Islands klimatminister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson. Jag hoppas nordiska politiker läser den här texten och inser allvaret.
A new study shows that butterflies, unlike birds, are declining in Finnish agricultural landscapes:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Average temperature in Sodankylä Tähtelä for Jan 1 – Jan 12 for the years 1908–2026. The value in 2026 is the 2nd lowest on record.
Map of average temperature in Lapland for 1–12 January 2026.
The beginning of January in Lapland has been strikingly cold: there are several weather stations recording 12-day mean temperatures below −30 °C.
In Sodankylä Tähtelä, the coldest start of the year since the infamous 1987 cold spell, and overall the 2nd coldest on record!
The geometrid moth Drepanogynis insciata was only known from two historical specimens collected before 1879. Now, it has been rediscovered in South Africa's Western Cape.
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Minimum temperatures in Lapland as a map. Several stations with -40C. Sodankylä Tähtelä is highlighted with a red circle.
List of top-10 coldest stations in Finland today morning.
-40 °C in Sodankylä Tähtelä! Below -40 °C in several other stations too, with the lowest -42.8 °C in Savukoski Tulppio.
January 2025 cold spell is shaping up to be quite intensive in Lapland!
Yöperhosseurannan tuloksia vuosilta 2021-2024 on nyt esillä Baptria-lehden tuoreessa numerossa.
Hot off the press in the journal Science Advances:
A new era of bioclimatic extremes in the terrestrial Arctic
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new paper was published today!
Year 2025 was the 2nd warmest on record in Finland.