c/Collapse
- www.theguardian.com Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds
Collapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such speed that adaptation would be impossible
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Fire officials: Recycling plant fire could burn for 'potentially days'
2 acres of plastic and hazardous material are completely engulfed in flames and could burn for days at a recycling plant just south of Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico.
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Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, destroys structures
abcnews.go.com Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, officials issue emergency declarationA glacier lake outburst flood is wreaking havoc near Juneau, Alaska, where structures have been destroyed as a result of a break on the Mendenhall Glacier.
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United States Geological Survey wants dead butterflies, moths from some central states to identify contaminants and environmental factors that may be contributing to the decline of insect populations.
greatbendpost.com USGS wants dead butterflies, moths from Central KansasBy MIKE COURSONGreat Bend PostThe thousands of moths that moved throu
- www.bloomberg.com Texas Power Prices to Surge 800% on Sunday Amid Searing Heat
Texas power prices for Sunday surged more than 800% as searing heat pushes demand toward record levels and strains supplies on the state grid.
- jembendell.com Let’s tell the moodsplainers they’re wrong and then get back to work
As we reel from the impacts of strange weather and the news of unprecedented ocean temperatures around the world, the moodsplainers are out in force. They tell us we are right to be anxious but wro…
- www.yahoo.com The world inches closer to feared global warming 'tipping points': 5 disastrous scenarios
Climate change effects usually become clear over decades and centuries, but some alarming changes are looming, scientists fear.
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Upcoming extreme weather in Sweden
www.aftonbladet.se Finska superlågtrycket rullar in med skyfall och åskaDet finska superlågtrycket drar in över Sverige i början på veckan. – Det kommer att bli kraftigt regn och kraftiga åsks
Hail, tornados and extreme rain to be expected on Monday.
Code red is the highest warning SMHI gives out which means that this will severely affect infrastructure and the people living there. They also tell us that this is a "once every 50 years or even more" event.
Never heard that one before...
The soil here is also full of water from past rains in July so it won't absorb more water.
I don't bother writing a long story about it but if you're interested there's probably an article in english talking about this somewhere, or at least I know it will be talked about in a couple of days.
This is collapse related because flooding is usually not good for any living beings in the area
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More than a million displaced and dozens dead after record rain drenches northeastern China | CNN (same system, Typhoon Doksuri, that passed west of Taiwan and landed on Fujian July 28, and flooded...
www.cnn.com More than a million displaced and dozens dead after record rain drenches northeastern China | CNNMore than a million people have been forced from their homes by the remnants of a storm in China’s northeastern Hebei province, according to state media, as officials warned it could take a month for the waters to recede in some areas.
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Arctic Pearl Ice and Cold Storage Ltd fined only $755k after dumping 1227 lbs of contaminated liquid ammonia into the Fraser River after refusing to let a licensed contractor properly dispose of ...
bc.ctvnews.ca B.C. company fined $755K after discharging ammonia into Fraser RiverA cold storage company from B.C.'s Lower Mainland has been fined $755,000 after pleading guilty to discharging contaminated ammonia into the Fraser River.
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New England is losing winter
www.nbcboston.com 'This region is losing snow cover faster than anywhere else in North America'As the world warms, the amount of snow covering the ground is on the decline, and one of the places leading the way is Boston, a new study finds. In fact, Boston and the rest of southern New England are “losing snow cover faster than anywhere else in North America,” said Salem State University profe...
- apnews.com Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports
Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after Russia ended a deal allowing Ukraine ship grain and India restricted some rice exports.
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Book recommendation
Hey all, just wanted to recommend a book titled "The col lapse of complex societies" by Joseph Tainter.
The author picks 3 extinct complex civilisations and give the most likely reasons it happened.
It's a book for academia so, half of it is kind of boring because it's really a bibliographical review of different theories but it gets going once the author starts laying out his ideas on complexity, society and economic growth.
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State of ozone layer in 2023
www.eea.europa.eu What is the current state of the ozone layer?The ozone layer sits in the stratosphere between 15 km and 30 km above the earth and shields us and other living things from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Ozone layer depletion could have serious effects on human health and the environment.
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Casual Friday tunes..
Just feels kinda fitting now if the lyrics are applied to the climate catastrophe. I got to thinking about this song again the other day, like lightbulb moment. When the system does finally topple, only then will people freak out and then we won’t likely be able to come on here to discuss the fallout. It will be live. Also, things to think about for big travel plans, how far do you want to be from home when SHTF?
Lyrics:
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron
You will not be able to stay home, brother You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and Skip out for beer during commercials Because the revolution will not be televised The revolution will not be televised The revolution will not be brought to you by Xerox In four parts without commercial interruptions The revolution will not show you pictures of Nixon Blowing a bugle and leading a charge by John Mitchell General Abrams and Spiro Agnew To eat hog maws confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary The revolution will not be televised The revolution will not be brought to you by the Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie Woods and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia The revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal The revolution will not get rid of the nubs The revolution will not make you look five pounds thinner Because the revolution will not be televised, brother There will be no pictures of you and Willie May Pushing that shopping cart down the block on the dead run Or trying to slide that color TV into a stolen ambulance NBC will not be able predict the winner at 8:32 Or report from 29 districts The revolution will not be televised There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down Brothers on the instant replay There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down Brothers on the instant replay There will be no pictures of Whitney Young Being run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process There will be no slow motion or still lifes of Roy Wilkens Strolling through Watts in a red, black and green Liberation jumpsuit that he had been saving For just the proper occasion Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville Junction Will no longer be so damned relevant And women will not care if Dick finally got down with Jane On "Search for Tomorrow" because black people Will be in the street looking for a brighter day The revolution will not be televised There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clock news And no pictures of hairy armed women liberationists And Jackie Onassis blowing her nose The theme song will not be written by Jim Webb Or Francis Scott Key, nor sung by Glen Campbell Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, Englebert Humperdink or the Rare Earth The revolution will not be televised The revolution will not be right back After a message about a white tornado, white lightning or white people You will not have to worry about a dove in your bedroom The tiger in your tank or the giant in your toilet bowl The revolution will not go better with Coke The revolution will not fight germs that may cause bad breath The revolution will put you in the driver's seat The revolution will not be televised, will not be televised Will not be televised, will not be televised The revolution will be no re-run, brothers The revolution will be live Songwriters: Gil Scott-heron
https://galsguide.org/2018/02/06/the-revolution-will-not-be-televised/
I liked how this person broke down some of the lyrics, like a dove in your bedroom, etc. Happy Friday all!
- www.nytimes.com A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy
Project 2025, a conservative “battle plan” for the next Republican president, would stop attempts to cut the pollution that is heating the planet and encourage more emissions.
- www.bbc.co.uk Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet
The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.
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Mid-winter temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius in South America leave climatologists in disbelief
www.abc.net.au Mid-winter temperatures in South America rival those of the baking northern hemisphere summerWinter temperatures have neared 40 degrees Celsius in parts of South America, which is up to 20C higher than normal for this time of year and the equivalent of Sydney hitting 35C in the first week of August.
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Antarctica’s sea ice levels are plummeting as extreme weather events happen faster than scientists predicted.
www.theguardian.com Antarctica’s heatwaves are a warning to humanity – and we have only a narrow window to save the planet | Climate scientistsAntarctica’s sea ice levels are plummeting as extreme weather events happen faster than scientists predicted
- www.theatlantic.com Bird Flu Has Never Done This Before
Experts worry that H5N1 avian influenza is now endemic in North America.
- indi.ca Why Renewables Won’t End Environmental Destruction
Colonialism used renewables to rape the Earth in the first place
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Leprosy is making a huge and horrifying comeback
www.sciencealert.com Leprosy Appears to Be on The Rise in FloridaA 54-year-old Florida man diagnosed with leprosy adds to a growing number of cases detected in the south-eastern United States, which appears to be a new hotspot for the disease.
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It’s over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in South America… in winter
www.bloomberg.com Winter Vanishes in the Andes as Climate Change Meets El NinoExtreme heat scorching the Northern Hemisphere from California to China is also on show in the south, where parts of Chile and Argentina have seen temperatures soar in the depths of their winter.
- www.nytimes.com A Look at How Much Less Antarctic Sea Ice There Is This Year
It’s winter in Antarctica, when sea ice cover typically grows. But this year’s sea ice is way behind, reaching record lows with implications for the planet.
- www.latimes.com Valley fever could hit California hard. The drought-to-downpour cycle is to blame
After California's record-breaking winter rains, public health officials are warning about an increased risk for valley fever, caused by a dustborne fungus.
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Each corporate sector bribes Congress. Their conflicting interests doom us to an early death.
neuburger.substack.com The Later We Stop, The Worse the ResultIf we don't stop in this generation, the next will curse our existence
