br00t4c, to climate
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ai6yr, to random
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NY Times: The Heat Wave Scenario That Keeps Climate Scientists Up at Night https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/opinion/heat-technology-climate.html

ai6yr,
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"...What if, instead, the electricity goes out for several days during a blistering summer heat wave in a city that depends on air-conditioning in those months?... n Dr. Chester’s scenario, a compounding crisis of extreme heat and a power failure in a major city like Houston could lead to a series of cascading failures, exposing vulnerabilities in the region’s infrastructure that are difficult to foresee and could result in thousands, or even tens of thousands, of deaths from heat exposure in a matter of days. " #heatwave #disaster #DisasterPreparedness #climateemergency

ai6yr, to climate
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Bloomberg: Brazil Floods Displace 600,000 in World’s Latest Mass Climate Migration https://archive.is/E7V49

ai6yr, to india
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"In the eastern states of Bihar and Odisha, 24 people died on Thursday alone, including three election officials and a police officer who collapsed in the midday sun, the Times of India reported, citing state officials. In the desert state of Rajasthan, 55 heat-related deaths have been reported in the last seven days. Within just a two-hour span on Thursday night, 103 patients complaining of heat stroke were admitted to Sadar Hospital in Aurangabad city, surgeon R. B. Shrivastav told The Post by telephone. Five were dead by morning."

ai6yr, to climate
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Times of India: Heatwave kills 8 in Bihar, 2 in Madhya Pradesh as temperature continues to rise...schools ordered closed until June 8th. (possibly paywall) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/heatwave-kills-8-in-bihar-2-in-madhya-pradesh-as-temperature-continues-to-rise/articleshow/110572318.cms

KeithDJohnson, to climate
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A useful & startling chart: "A look back at half a billion years of earth’s history. Within about 25 years we will be entering a temperature realm not seen since the 3 million years ago."
[Article is one year old.]
https://medium.com/@samyoureyes/the-busy-workers-handbook-to-the-apocalypse-7790666afde7

KeithDJohnson,
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7/ snip " is an easily overlooked but critically important factor to the stability of civilization. As Roger Hallam put it recently: “no insurance, no economy.” All property values in the US are underpinned by disaster insurance. If a property is in a zone, zone, earthquake zone, etc, you must carry the relevant insurance or you cannot get financing. If your property is deemed too high risk for insurance, no one is going to buy it because they will not be able to get financing. If insurers pull out of an area, the property values will tank, essentially becoming stranded assets. If businesses leave then residents don’t have jobs. It’s yet another example of a fragile system with a clearly defined breaking point that, once passed, will cause tremendous cascading impacts."

ai6yr, to Mexico
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Reuters: Experts warn of hail, whirlwinds in Mexico after new heat record in the capital.. "The third heat wave suffocating dozens of states in Mexico could give way on Sunday to torrential rains, hail and even whirlwinds during the afternoon in the center of the country, meteorologists said. The warning came after the capital registered another record-breaking maximum of 34.7 Celsius (94.5 Fahrenheit) the day before." https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/experts-warn-hail-whirlwinds-mexico-after-new-heat-record-capital-2024-05-26/ #heatwave #mexico #ClimateEmergency #disaster #MXwx

ai6yr, to medical
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Pearls Before Swine, May 26, 2024 on Disaster Preparation and Mitigation. https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2024/05/26

ai6yr, to Mexico
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Thomson Reuters: Mexico is about to experience its 'highest temperatures ever recorded' as death toll climbs https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-heat-wave-1.7214308

ai6yr,
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"Mexico will surpass historical heat records in the coming days
• UNAM scientists consider that it is an unprecedented condition and suggest that society reduce exposure to the sun, wear light colors, use sunscreen and constantly hydrate, among other measures.
• 2024 is very likely to be the warmest year on record...
In the next 10 or 15 days, the country will experience the highest temperatures recorded in history ..."

https://www.dgcs.unam.mx/boletin/bdboletin/2024_388.html #heatwave #mexico #climateemergency #disaster

ai6yr, to climate
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"Howler monkeys falling dead from trees in Mexico" 😬
‘Heat dome’ leads to sweltering temperatures in Central America and the U.S. South | PBS NewsHour
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/heat-dome-leads-to-sweltering-temperatures-in-central-america-and-the-u-s-south

#climateemergency #heat #heatwave #climate #disaster

ai6yr, to Houston
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CenterPoint Energy reporting now just 61,770 customers affected by power outages. 5/22/24 1:59pm #houston #disaster #TXwx https://gisoutagetracker.azurewebsites.net/

ai6yr, to Houston
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Still 72,974 customers without power in Houston due to last week's derecho. It appears they are trying to complete restoration by Wednesday (at least, on paper). https://gisoutagetracker.azurewebsites.net/

ai6yr, to Houston
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143,446 customers still out in Houston/Centerpoint from last week's storm (as of this morning, May 21, 2024 9:24am).

ai6yr, to Houston
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Things did not go well with Houston schools today -- based on various social media across various platforms -- no power, no AC #Houston #TXwx #disaster

ai6yr, to Houston
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206,658 customers out still in Houston (Centerpoint) - map of estimated time to restoration. #Houston #disaster #TXwx https://gisoutagetracker.azurewebsites.net/

ai6yr, to Houston
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X31Andy, to FIRE
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I've just watched the Plainly Difficult video on the 1985 Bradford City Valley Parade fire.

I'd been at that ground about a week prior for something unrelated to football. I wasn't at the match on the day but could see the fire from the distance. The memory still upsets me almost 40 years later.

The ironic thing was that the match was the last of the season and the stadium was due to be demolished the next week

Well worth a watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odjfn1zIxpI

#fire #bradford #disaster

ai6yr, to Houston
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ai6yr, to Houston
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Cooling and ice distribution centers for May 18 in Houston, Texas. #TXwx #Houston #disaster #cooling https://manager.everbridge.net/pub/1649681369138187

Aleenaa, to news
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The World Food Programme is helping the victims in Afghanistan. Hope the situation gets under control.

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/flash-floods-afghanistan-many-dead-may-11-2024/article68164366.ece

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br00t4c, to Animal
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Mongolia's Neoliberal Turn Has Been an Ecological Disaster

#animal #disaster

https://jacobin.com/2024/05/mongolia-herding-neoliberalism-climate-change/

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More than 100 people are dead and 136 people have been reported missing in Brazil after unprecedented rainfall devastated the state of Rio Grande do Sul with flooding. The Brazilian government is warning residents that more rain is expected. Rescue efforts were suspended on Wednesday in the face of continuing precipitation and winds exceeding 50 miles (80 Kilometers) per hour. USA Today has more on the disaster.

https://flip.it/ubycDO

#Brazil #Disaster #Flood #Climate #SouthAmerica

Aleenaa, to news
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Devastated to know that 7 people died due to an explosion of firecrackers in Tamil Nadu.

Seven workers, including five women, were killed while three others sustained injuries in a blast at a fireworks-manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/7-killed-in-firecracker-blast-in-tamil-nadus-sivakasi-101715255923850.html?utm_source=press.coop

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