The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst their banks in the worst flooding seen in the areas in nearly a century.The deluge of meltwater has forced over 110,000 people from their homes in Russia's Ural Mountains, Siberia and Kazakhstan as major...
World’s coal power capacity rises despite climate warnings
A report by Global #Energy Monitor found that coal power capacity grew by 2% last year, driven by an increase in new #coal plants across #China and a slowdown of plant closures in #Europe and the #US.
Tories salting the earth update. Eighteen Tory MPs have written to Steve Barclay (he's DEFRA this week), asking him to gut Natural England's ability to create SSSIs.
" ... and consider wider factors, such as the economic and cultural impact of notification."
'Poleward winds, which previously made few inroads into the atmosphere above Antarctica, are now carrying more and more warm, moist air from lower latitudes – including Australia – deep into the continent…'🔥
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'After examining recent changes in sea ice coverage in Antarctica, the group concluded there had been an “abrupt critical transition” in the continent’s climate that could have repercussions for both local Antarctic ecosystems & global climate system.'
Meanwhile all the patriarchy can do is arm the warmongers and torturers.
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem...Poleward winds, which previously made few inroads into the atmosphere above Antarctica, are now carrying more and more warm, moist air from lower latitudes – including Australia – deep into the...
[E] No, I'm not looking forward to the unusually "BEAUTIFUL" weekend, because it's an expression of the #climateCatastrophe and a harbinger of a very unhealthy hot summer. Realism is needed, we've had enough of talking nice.
[D] Nein, ich freue mich nicht auf das ungewöhnlich "SCHÖNE" Wochenende, denn es ist Ausdruck der #Klimakatastrophe und Vorbote eines sehr ungesunden heissen Sommers. Realismus tut Not, vom Schönreden haben wir genug.
Australia should prepare for “megadroughts” that last more than 20 years and will worsen due to human-induced global heating, new research has found. Megadroughts are exceptionally severe periods of below average rainfall that last decades. Climate modelling by the Australian National University, published in the journal of...
Many scientists believe the culprit for the last great cold period in the transition out of the Ice Age was the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC): a web of currents that includes the Gulf Stream. Recent studies suggest it may collapse again — sooner than we expect.
Go away and think about it, Paul. There is another way 🤔 🤬
"Paul Greenwood [of Exxon Mobil], told openDemocracy a carbon capture project at its Fawley oil refinery in Hampshire would only meet its target to be operational by 2030 if it receives taxpayer subsidies."
28-MAR-2024
Study finds landfill point source #emissions have an outsized impact and opportunity to tackle U.S. waste #methane
Largest measurement-based landfill methane assessment to date identifies major emission sources missing from traditional accounting that can be prioritized for mitigation
WEEK 26: London, today. Activists from Fossil Free London protest outside Ithaca Energy, whose parent company funnels profits to support illegal Israeli settlements.
Brazil and France announced on Tuesday the launch of an investment program in the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in private and public funds over the next four years, according to a joint statement.The announced was made during French President Emmanuel Macron's three-day visit...
"Basing your opinion on factional loyalty and vibes is fine for a blogger or a pundit, but it does not make for a sound management strategy."
I beg to differ, Baldur Bjarnason. It's not fine if you're a blogger or a pundit, either. Seeking to profit from expediting the extinction of life on the planet ought to be treated as a crime of the highest order.
The Science Museum will be opening its new Adani-sponsored ‘Energy Revolution’ gallery on Tuesday. A wide variety of groups occupied the museum to expose Adani’s far from green credentials and its connections to the Gaza genocide.
via Culture Unchained on the dark side.
Remember Phoebe, who was pre-emptively arrested in central London on a trumped up charge of "conspiracy to commit burglary" based on evidence from the Daily Mail?
She's not the only one. This crackdown on protest is getting dark.
Not having a go at the conference organisers (who are paying my expenses), they have a finite budget and I think are quite reasonable in not paying an expenses bill that is far higher than it needs to be.
It just really bothers me that we've organised society in such a way that flying is so much cheaper than going by train. This really has to stop.
IMO,
humanity should have been implementing #agrivoltaics and raised-field agriculture, #WaruWaru style, including huge #WaterManagement and #irrigation systems in all regions bound to have or experiencing "monsoon type" rainfall for decades.
The necessary construction would dwarf anything in human history.
We are about 3-4 decades late.
Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further (www.reuters.com)
The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst their banks in the worst flooding seen in the areas in nearly a century.The deluge of meltwater has forced over 110,000 people from their homes in Russia's Ural Mountains, Siberia and Kazakhstan as major...
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe (www.theguardian.com)
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem...Poleward winds, which previously made few inroads into the atmosphere above Antarctica, are now carrying more and more warm, moist air from lower latitudes – including Australia – deep into the...
Australia should prepare for 20-year megadroughts as the climate crisis worsens, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Australia should prepare for “megadroughts” that last more than 20 years and will worsen due to human-induced global heating, new research has found. Megadroughts are exceptionally severe periods of below average rainfall that last decades. Climate modelling by the Australian National University, published in the journal of...
Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest (japantoday.com)
Brazil and France announced on Tuesday the launch of an investment program in the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in private and public funds over the next four years, according to a joint statement.The announced was made during French President Emmanuel Macron's three-day visit...