The Climate Crisis
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Ending Oil Subsidies, Taxing the Rich Could Help Free Up $5 Trillion a Year for Climate: Report
www.commondreams.org Ending Oil Subsidies, Taxing the Rich Could Help Free Up $5 Trillion a Year for Climate: Report | Common Dreams"The real question isn't whether we can afford to act, but whether we can afford not to."
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Biden Urged to 'Follow the Facts' as Study Shows LNG Emissions 33% Worse Than Coal
www.commondreams.org Biden Urged to 'Follow the Facts' as Study Shows LNG Emissions 33% Worse Than Coal | Common Dreams"The science is clearer than ever: LNG exports and natural gas-sourced hydrogen pose grave risks to our planet and will undermine President Biden's own climate goals," said one campaigner.
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> By Brett Wilkins > > September 12, 2024
- www.nbcnews.com Even desert plants known for their resilience are burning and dying in the heat
Agave and saguaro cacti, both heat-tolerant and drought-resistant, are suffering as climate change makes heat waves more frequent and intense.
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Study Ties Climate Crisis to Spread of Valley Fever-Causing Fungus in California
www.commondreams.org Study Ties Climate Crisis to Spread of Valley Fever-Causing Fungus in California | Common DreamsClimate change is fueling a dangerous rise in Valley fever cases in California. Drought conditions are creating the perfect storm for fungal spores to thrive, putting people at risk. How can we protect ourselves and our communities from this growing threat? Stay informed and take precautions to stay...
- www.nbcnews.com September debuts with potentially record heat for Southwest, West Coast
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ordered "augmented cooling centers" to open throughout the city as high temperatures near 100 degrees are expected by Thursday.
- www.cbsnews.com More Americans are having to choose between food and energy bills
A growing number of Americans face energy poverty, struggling to afford to heat or cool their home. Health officials and climate experts are sounding the alarm.
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At this point, Microplastics pollution should probably be included
The average brain weighs 1300-1400 grams. If 0.5% of that is plastic by weight, your brain contains 6.5 - 7 grams of plastic. The average plastic credit card weighs 5 grams.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health
- www.democracynow.org Climate Crisis & Election Roundtable: From Tim Walz’s Record to Project 2025 to Israel
Climate activists disrupted a DNC-adjacent event sponsored by ExxonMobil on Wednesday, the same day that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz formally accepted his nomination as vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. Walz has faced harsh criticism from Indigenous and environmental rights group...
- arstechnica.com Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme heat
Multnomah County's heat dome conditions killed 69 people in 2021.
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> When scientific studies showed that the extreme temperatures were caused by heat domes, which experts say are influenced by climate change, county officials didn’t just chalk it up to a random weather occurrence. They started researching the large fossil fuel companies whose emissions are driving the climate crisis—including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron—and sued them. > > Now, 11 months after the suit was filed, Multnomah County is preparing to move forward with the case in Oregon state court after a federal judge in June settled a monthslong debate over where the suit should be heard.
- www.wired.com Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years
These findings align with other evidence that wildfires are getting worse—such as the total area burned each year ratcheting up.
A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows that the number and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth have doubled over the past two decades.
The authors of the new study, researchers at the University of Tasmania, first calculated the energy released by different fires over 21 years from 2003 to 2023. They did this by using a satellite-based sensor that can identify heat from fires, measuring the energy released as “fire radiative power.”
The researchers identified a total of 30 million fires (technically 30 million “fire events,” which can include some clusters of fires grouped together). They then selected the top 2,913 with the most energy released, that is, the 0.01 percent “most extreme” wildfires. Their work shows that these extreme wildfires are becoming more frequent, with their number doubling over the past two decades. Since 2017, the Earth has experienced the six years with the highest number of extreme wildfires (all years except 2022).
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INSANE TORNADO PIPE intercept with windmills toppled near Greenfield, Iowa!
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- climateuncensored.com A habitable Earth can no longer afford the rich – and that could mean me and you - Climate Uncensored
A few days ago I was commissioned by the energy and environment section editor at The Conversation to elaborate on my contribution to the recent Guardian
- apnews.com From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level.
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> > When the world is warmer, it is likely to have more extreme weather and climate events, including record heat and rainfall, scientists say. And climate change is also changing weather patterns, leading to rainy and hot systems stalling over areas and the jet stream meandering, said Alvaro Silva, a climate scientist at the World Meteorological Organization.
- www.bbc.com Tourist influx turns Windermere green, researchers say
New research links algal blooming at England's largest lake with increased visitor numbers
- www.pbs.org Oklahoma town sees second tornado in 5 weeks as deadly storms hit central U.S.
The storm prediction center warned of an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley on Tuesday with a possibility of few, potentially strong, tornadoes, hail and severe, damaging winds.
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Dashcam footage captures tornado destroying Nebraska building
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- phys.org Brazil mounts frantic rescue effort as flooding kills at least 78
Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's largest ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from their homes.
- phys.org Kenya floods death toll rises to 188 as heavy rains persist
The number of people who have lost their lives in devastating floods in Kenya since March has risen to 188, with dozens still missing, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
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Inside a RARE SIDEWINDER TORNADO in Westmoreland, Kansas
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Extrapolations (TV series 2023)
Unanticipated stories of how the upcoming changes to our planet will affect love, faith, work and family on a personal and human scale.
- phys.org April temperatures in Bangladesh hottest on record
Bangladesh's weather bureau said Wednesday that last month was the hottest April on record, with the South Asian nation and much of the region still enduring a suffocating heat wave.
- www.thecanary.co 155 dead in Tanzania floods as El Nino continues to wreak havoc thanks to climate crisis
At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding - a scene repeated across East Africa
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Floods swamp southern China amid worries about extreme weather, defences
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- www.bbc.com Canada wildfires: Officials warn of 'explosive' wildfire season
Warm conditions could spell even more devastation than was seen in 2023's worst-ever season, officials say.
- www.severe-weather.eu Europe braces for a cold spell and snow after record-breaking heatwave
Europe's weather takes a turn from hot to cold. Learn about the upcoming dramatic temperature drop, possible snowfall, and the risk of frost across the continent.
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Tandem heat waves, storm surges increasingly batter coasts
phys.org Tandem heat waves, storm surges increasingly batter coasts: StudyCoastal communities need to prepare for simultaneous extreme weather events as heat waves increasingly overlap with surges in sea levels due to climate change, a study published on Thursday warned.
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>Extreme heat and sea levels are typically monitored and studied individually but researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University found they were occurring simultaneously—a phenomenon that could multiply fivefold by mid-century.
>The study's lead author, Mo Zhao, told AFP these events pose "very dangerous" risks, from deadly heat to floods, that may "exceed the coping capacity" of communities to respond.
>"We don't have sufficient resources or sufficient human resources to handle these two extremes," she said.
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Storm chasers dominate FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY in New Orleans
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- www.bbc.com European court rules human rights violated by climate change inaction
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a group of Swiss women partially won their climate case.
- nation.africa The growing reality of climate refugees
More families are now forced to abandon their homes for sustenance
- www.theguardian.com Greta Thunberg detained at The Hague climate demonstration
Climate activist detained after Extinction Rebellion protesters tried to block road near Dutch parliament
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Winderful - Visualising the UK's wind energy
winderful.uk Winderful - Wind energy is currently producing 7,450 MW.That's enough to power 37,437,186 PS5s!
https://mstdn.social/@winderful/112223218682855540
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Scientist Rebellion co-founder and Palestine Action activist, has been sentenced to 17 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, and 262h community service
social.rebellion.global Scientist Rebellion (@[email protected])Attached: 1 image 🔴 BREAKING NEWS: Mike Lynch-White, Scientist Rebellion co-founder and Palestine Action activist, has been sentenced to 17 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, and 262h community service for his involvement in the Heathrow Pause action of 2019. 🧵1/6
BREAKING NEWS: Mike Lynch-White, Scientist Rebellion co-founder and Palestine Action activist, has been sentenced to 17 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, and 262h community service for his involvement in the Heathrow Pause action of 2019.
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- chronicle.lu Luxembourg Reaches Earth Overshoot Day on 20 February
On Monday 19 February 2024, Greenpeace Luxembourg announced that Luxembourg once again emerged as the first EU... }}
https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/country-overshoot-days/
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1 Apr 1982 - Exxon greenhouse effect report
https://mastodon.social/@workingclasshistory/112194524723632253
- www.economist.com Antarctica, Earth’s largest refrigerator, is defrosting
The world must pay more attention to its southern pole