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From World must exit ‘highway to climate hell’, UN boss warns, as records are again broken
A year of record global heat has pushed Earth closer to dangerous threshold (wapo.st)
He repeated past calls for countries to stop investing in new coal power generation, and for developed countries to increase investment in clean energy and extreme weather adaptation, especially in poorer countries that have done the least to contribute to climate change and are feeling some of its worst effects....
Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it. A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency. (wapo.st)
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory just captured ominous signals about the planet’s health | Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever. (wapo.st)
Self regulation "working" as intended (i.imgur.com)
Source: theguardian.com/…/australian-red-meat-industry-sa…
The world's corals are bleaching from the deadly heat of the ocean (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
temperature timeline (imgs.xkcd.com)
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Indoor farms are remaking the produce market — at a cost to the planet (wapo.st)
Energy use in the industry varies widely depending on greenhouse size and what crops are being grown. A study of 12 indoor farms by the nonprofit Resource Innovation Institute found that five of them used as much energy, per square foot, as a hospital. One vertical farm, an outlier, was guzzling as much energy as a data center.
U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas (wapo.st)
A new rule restricts releases of methane from companies that have leases to extract fossil fuels from federal lands...
Climate change is altering Earth’s rotation enough to mess with our clocks (wapo.st)
The paper is here (no paywall)
Why Americans pay so much more than anyone else for weather disasters | A new report from the insurance giant Swiss Re shows that the U.S. follows only the Philippines in weather damages. (wapo.st)
Park Service to cut down 300 cherry trees in Washington DC for sea wall project (wapo.st)
“As a result of the settling and sea level rise, water flows over portions of the sea walls twice a day during normal tidal conditions.”...
21.9°c New record for global sea temperature (lemmy.world)
Charting Uncharted Waters: February’s Record-Breaking Sea Surface Temperatures (lemy.lol)
Global sea surface temperature as of 1st March 2024 (piefed.social)
A ‘collapse’ is looming for Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, scientists say (wapo.st)
Scientists say the overwhelming majority of the state’s wetlands – a natural buffer against hurricanes – are in a state of ‘drowning’ and could be gone by 2070...
Just received more legal papers for the crime of a 30 minute protest march. I'm now up to 153 pages for this one protest. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
The UK government are set on eroding any right to protest that is left. Please do anything you can. I don’t care what banner you do it under, just please do something....
Hurricanes are getting so intense, scientists propose a Category 6 (wapo.st)
xkcd 2889: Greenhouse Effect (imgs.xkcd.com)
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Watch how carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere over one year (wapo.st)
The Energy Department is poised to finalize modest efficiency standards for stoves and ovens, potentially saving consumers money on energy bills (wapo.st)
The topic of gas stoves ignited a heated debate last year when a Biden appointee suggested they could be banned because they posed a risk to human health....
U.S. oil production hit a record under Biden. He seldom mentions it. (wapo.st)
The politics of oil are particularly tricky for Democrats, whose chances for victory in next year’s elections can hinge on whether young, climate-focused voters come out in big numbers.
Want to know if your future home might flood? These states are requiring disclosure. (wapo.st)
‘It’s a recognition that flooding is only going to get worse and that they need to take action now to protect home buyers and renters,’ says one advocate
Solarpunk Santa (social.rebellion.global)
As Alaska’s climate gets wetter, snowstorms put the homeless in peril (wapo.st)
