doomscroller

doomscroller, 5 days ago to auspol

Inside the nuclear influence machine
Is the push for nuclear power in Australia more stalking horse for coal than a genuine alternative for a clean energy future? Here’s how the nuclear cabal is working its pitch
There’s a sophisticated, well funded strategy underway to prolong coal and gas and eventually take Australia down the nuclear road.
https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/columns-columns/the-nuclear-files/inside-the-nuclear-influence-machine/ '
#AusPol #Nuclear

doomscroller, 9 days ago to random

Highway to Hell: Climate Change and Australia's Future with Joëlle Gergis
Date & TimeJun 28, 2024 11:00 AM in Canberra, Vic, and NSW. Check other times.
Speakers: Joelle Gergis and Polly Hemming @pollyjhemming

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8omY1VfuR1qTsRBGJoc3DA#/registration

doomscroller, 16 days ago to Russia

"Ukraine ZNPP lost connection to its sole remaining 750kV off-site power line this afternoon due to reported short circuit, leaving it reliant on single back-up line, DG Grossi said."
Update 229 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
#Russia #Ukraine
#Zaporizhzhia #Nuclear
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-229-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine

doomscroller, 17 days ago to random

#LandOfTheFree
DeSantis bans rainbow colors on Florida bridges ahead of Pride Month
Sunshine Skyway Bridge will instead be lit up in red, white and blue to mark governor’s latest policy – ‘Freedom Summer’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/desantis-pride-month-florida-rainbow-b2549702.html

doomscroller, 19 days ago to random

Fish deaths in England’s rivers rise tenfold in four years
More than 216,000 fish died in 2022-2023, when England recorded a 54% increase in sewage spills https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/fish-deaths-in-englands-rivers-rise-tenfold-in-four-years?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

doomscroller, 20 days ago to Canada

Canada’s recently released greenhouse gas inventory shows that every western province has increased its climate pollution since 1990, the international baseline year for measuring climate action.

On the other side of the country, every eastern province has reduced its emissions.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/17/analysis/great-canadian-climate-divide #Canada #Emissions

doomscroller, 28 days ago to nuclear

The True Extent of US Spy Satellite Capability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6uPjTTGHzE
A little bit on satellites that detect missile launches... as Annie Jacobsen mentions in 'Nuclear War A Scenario'
#Nuclear

doomscroller, 1 month ago to auspol

#ALPLNPExtinctionCoalition
Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy
https://theconversation.com/gas-is-good-until-2050-and-beyond-under-albanese-gas-strategy-229635 #AusPol

doomscroller, 1 month ago to random

Reef in crisis: scientists despair as corals perish
"The death is so widespread in the shallow lagoons of Heron, One Tree and Lizard islands that it's palpable.

At One Tree Island Research Station, at the southern end of the reef, University of Sydney marine ecologist Dr John Turnbull can smell the decay.

It's sour and sulphurous, as stressed and dying corals release chemicals into the water"
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8617369/reef-in-crisis-scientists-despair-as-corals-perish/ #GreatBarrierReef #Coral #CoralBleaching

doomscroller, 1 month ago to nuclear

Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors
https://blog.ucsusa.org/edwin-lyman/five-things-the-nuclear-bros-dont-want-you-to-know-about-small-modular-reactors/ #Nuclear
#SMR

doomscroller, 1 month ago to Russia

Finnair suspends flights to Tartu for a month
"GPS interference has increased since 2022, and Finnair pilots have reported interference especially near Kaliningrad, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean"

https://company.finnair.com/en/media-centre/all-releases/news?id=2568789F7B492403 #Russia #Finland

doomscroller, 1 month ago to Cats

Might want to avoid feeding cats unpateurized milk in the relevant areas.
4 more cats test positive for H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.
"Three of the new cases were found at two dairy farms in Curry County, New Mexico and all of them died, according to the state’s Agriculture Department. The fourth case was found at a dairy farm in Wood County, Ohio." https://bnonews.com/index.php/2024/04/4-more-cats-test-positive-for-h5n1-bird-flu-in-the-u-s/ #birdflu #cats

doomscroller, 1 month ago to random

"Bird flu virus has been spreading in US cows for months, RNA reveals
Genomic analysis suggests that the outbreak probably began in December or January, but a shortage of data is hampering efforts to pin down the source." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01256-5

doomscroller, 1 month ago to China

China: Tornado kills at least 10 people in Jiangsu province https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T31-JaqQ_So #China

doomscroller, 1 month ago to random

High risk of tornadoes, powerful winds, hail and flash flooding for central US
Tens of millions of people will be at risk for severe weather on a daily basis through Sunday over the central United States. The storms will pack tornadoes, large hail, high winds and torrential rainfall.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/high-risk-of-tornadoes-powerful-winds-hail-and-flash-flooding-for-central-us/1644736

doomscroller, 1 month ago to nuclear

Pre-Chernobyl History: Rise of the RBMK (1954-1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmeT_hFv76M
#Chornobyl #Chernobyl #Nuclear

doomscroller, 1 month ago to Geology

Myron Cook: Explore Mysterious Rivers On The Deep Seafloor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtmIBabc7yc #Geology

doomscroller, 1 month ago to random

Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023 "My research shows the 2023 fires burned more than 84 million hectares of desert and savannah in northern Australia. This is larger than the whole of (NSW), or more than 3 times the size of the (UK)"
https://theconversation.com/vastly-bigger-than-the-black-summer-84-million-hectares-of-northern-australia-burned-in-2023-227996

doomscroller, 1 month ago to solar

More than 6,000 sheep now call Australia’s largest solar farm home https://reneweconomy.com.au/more-than-6000-sheep-now-call-australias-largest-solar-farm-home/ #Solar #Renewables #AusPol

doomscroller, 1 month ago to nuclear

Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland
"Dams holding some 700,000 cubic meters (185 million gallons) of uranium mine tailings in Kyrgyzstan have become unreliable following a 2017 landslide. A further landslide or earthquake could send their contents into a river system used to irrigate Kyrgyz, Uzbek and& the Soviet-era radioactive waste disposal facility showed. That event would possibly displace millions in those three countries"
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/unstable-nuclear-waste-dams-threaten-fertile-central-asia-heartland-2024-04-23/ #Nuclear

doomscroller, 1 month ago to random

I just did a search for nick Zentner on deck.blue and al were saying how good he a teacher he was. Unfortunatley, he's not on BlueSky. I just wanted to say similar about this vid I just stumbled on:

What Happened to the Spokane Ice Sheet?
the 32nd talk in Nick's ongoing 'Downtown Geology Lecture Series'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu0RK4Po3iw #GlacialMaximum

doomscroller, 1 month ago to random

Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights
Trudi Warner was accused of contempt for holding placard reminding jurors of right to acquit based on conscience
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/22/judge-throws-out-case-against-uk-climate-activist-trudi-warner-sign-jurors-rights

doomscroller, 1 month ago to climate

Nick Breeze ClimateGenn:
Massive Marine Ecosystem Crash Along Galicia’s Coast Due To Prolonged Atlantic Heatwave #climate
From @nickbreeze.genn.cc @genn.cc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE5V4l_JaAs

doomscroller, 1 month ago to China

Millions at risk of floods in China’s Guangdong province after heavy rain
Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflow
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/21/millions-risk-floods-china-guangdong-province-heavy-rain?CMP=aus_bsky #China #Floods

doomscroller, 1 month ago to Israel

Covert Cabal: Was Iran's Strike Actually A Success? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEG6oHAXKoE #Israel #Iran