India's heatwave is the longest ever to hit the country, the government's top weather expert said Monday as he warned people will face increasingly oppressive temperatures. Parts of northern India have been gripped by a heatwave since mid-May, with temperatures soaring over 45 degrees Celsius. "This has been the longest spell...
Depressing, esp. for our planet, conservatives are winning in Europe, but the US & UK can change the trajectory. Please share what's at stake with your followers, friends, family, colleagues...
We have but one🌎!
"Europe’s center of political gravity is veering to the right.
Center-right & far-right parties are set to be first past the post in Sun’s EU election in the most populous nations: Germany, France, Italy, Spain & Poland."
#Switzerland is on course to approve a law aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energy as the country targets carbon neutrality by 2050, a polling institute said -AFP #ClimateCrisis
Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, and local officials are blaming an intense drought....
We noticed populist right-wing forces co-opting "open-source" by "supporting its adoption".
However, they stand for isolationism (hidden behind "tech sovereignty"), and against international collaboration, openness and transparency; which are what makes #FreeSoftware awesome.
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#ClimateCrisis ~ Economic impact of Brazil’s extreme precipitation event on regional and national economy:
“Rio Grande do Sul’s economy — about as big as Uruguay and Paraguay combined — had been growing at 3.5% this year through April, but could end 2024 falling by 2%. That would mean a 0.4% dent in Brazil’s GDP which would mean zero growth this year.”
⚠️ Projected global GDP loss at heating of 2°C = -16%
From 2019, which tells you how slow this narrative is to change....
TO BE CLEAR: I'm in favor of fighting oil&gas industry AND reimagining a future where we reduce, reuse, repair, rewild&more. A BETTER future—one worth fighting for.
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India's heatwave longest ever, worse to come (www.news24.com)
India's heatwave is the longest ever to hit the country, the government's top weather expert said Monday as he warned people will face increasingly oppressive temperatures. Parts of northern India have been gripped by a heatwave since mid-May, with temperatures soaring over 45 degrees Celsius. "This has been the longest spell...
Mass fish death in Mexico's Chihuahua State blamed on severe drought (www.reuters.com)
Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, and local officials are blaming an intense drought....