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Sheril, 5 months ago to climate

During U.S. cold snaps, I often see posts on social media mocking #ClimateChange & this #comic always comes to mind.

doomscroller, 5 months ago to WX

Luckily for Australians, they won't notice, as their media will barely, if at all, report it.

Australia weather: Extreme heatwave conditions, temperatures to scorch northern Australia
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/australia-weather-extreme-heatwave-conditions-temperatures-to-scorch-northern-australia/B7D4T4Z5SBEA7IXY3K5V7FHJNM/

#OzWx #Wx

doomscroller, 4 months ago to random

A new study from NASA Astrobiology Program-funded scientists points to rapid collapse of Earth’s species 252 million years ago. https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/timeline-of-a-mass-extinction/

doomscroller, 5 months ago to random

Of course
Environmental campaigners filmed, threatened and harassed at Cop28
"Incidents of harassment, surveillance, threats and intimidation are creating a climate of fear at UN events including the recent Cop28 climate conference in Dubai, experts have said."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/20/threats-intimidation-creating-climate-of-fear-un-cop-events?CMP=share_btn_tw

doomscroller, 5 months ago to random

"One of Australia’s hottest towns has sweltered through a brutal four-week stretch of daily maximum temperatures above 41C that has caused birds to fall from trees."
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/weather/birds-drop-from-trees-as-temperatures-soar-in-outback-c-13201292 #OzWx #MarbleBar #HeatWave

doomscroller, 4 months ago to nuclear

Update 208 – IAEA Dir. Gen. Statement on Situation in Ukraine
"ZNPP remains extremely fragile with “very real” potential dangers of a major accident, Dir. Gen. Rafael Mariano Grossi of the #IAEA told the UN SC ahead of his fourth mission to the site early next month."
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-208-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine #Nuclear #Ukraine #Russia #Zaporizhzhia

doomscroller, 5 months ago to WX

"significant chance that the Pacific Ocean returns to a La Niña state by spring this year, increasing the chances of wet weather across eastern Australia in spring and summer."

https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/la-nina-more-likely-than-el-nino-or-neutral-conditions-by-spring-this-year/1722122 #LaNina #ElNino #Wx #OzWx

doomscroller, 6 months ago to random

Spiraling attacks on merchant ships by Houthi militants off the coast of Yemen have prompted widespread trade disruption with some of the world’s biggest vessel owners evaluating whether it’s safe to send crews through the Red Sea. https://gcaptain.com/shipping-giants-pause-red-sea-voyages-dealing-blow-to-global-trade/ #SuezCanal #Houthis #YemenCrisis

doomscroller, 5 months ago to random

Paul Beckwith: What a record of Atmospheric CO2 Levels over Last 66 million years tells us about our Future
"A new peer reviewed paper published gives us the most up-to-date and accurate record of atmospheric CO2 levels over the past 66 million years." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_6W-Tb3qT0 #PaleoClimate

doomscroller, 5 months ago to worldwithoutus

Permafrost Beneath Arctic Ocean Margins
"Recent observations from the Kara Sea...
suggests that the permafrost cap has degraded and that gas is freely migrating towards the seafloor."
https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/report-card-2023/permafrost-beneath-arctic-ocean-margins-2023/ #Permafrost #Methane #Arctic

doomscroller, 4 months ago to random

Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/17/greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

doomscroller, 4 months ago to Ukraine

Jonathan MS Pearce Ukraine update.
https://youtu.be/Txbj_SOcSwI?si=U7abOuGpA4zg4lo4
#Ukraine #Russia

doomscroller, 4 months ago to colombia

At least 21 forest fires are burning in Colombia as it endures record temperatures, in some cases prompting wild animals to seek shelter in urban areas, authorities said Wednesday.
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-forest-colombia.html #Colombia #Fires #Wildfire

doomscroller, 6 months ago to random

Paul Beckwith: Military Emissions are at least 5.5% of Total Global Emissions: TOO BAD Nobody Counts it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAmsj8L3TS8

doomscroller, 4 months ago to nuclear

Update 207 –#IAEA... Situation in Ukraine

• lost its immediate back-up power supply to the reactor units for several hours this week
• no comprehensive maintenance schedule
• Mines along perimeter.. were removed in Nov 2023, are now back in place.
  https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-207-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine
  #Zaporizhzhia #Nuclear

doomscroller, 6 months ago to random

#AUKUS looting pty ltd

"$633K per month, or $21K per day...Aust'n taxpayer paying for the excessive jet setting of Aust'n Defence Force officers & senior Defence officials, but we’re paying for US & UK officers to fly backwards & forwards to Australia as well" https://michaelwest.com.au/the-scam-within-a-scam-us-uk-officials-are-flying-high-on-the-aukus-teat/?mibextid=xfxF2i

doomscroller, 5 months ago to random

What could go wrong?

doomscroller, 6 months ago to random

Paul Beckwith: A new peer-reviewed paper by the Potsdam Institute folks shows that the severity and frequency of torrential rain events (many of which lead to severe flooding) will worsen much more than we expect as the planet continues to warm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRG4i7MR4_o

doomscroller, 5 months ago to Japan

"Water Containing Radioactive Materials Spills Over at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Due to Earthquakes"
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/noto-peninsula-earthquake/20240101-159141/ #Japan #Nuclear #JapanEarthquake

doomscroller, 6 months ago to random

Tuvalu is sinking: How do you relocate an entire country?
"I don't feel like I belong anywhere else but here..."
https://www.channel4.com/news/tuvalu-is-sinking-how-do-you-relocate-an-entire-country #Tuvalu #COP28

doomscroller, 6 months ago to climate

Jet stream will get faster as climate change continues, study finds https://phys.org/news/2023-12-jet-stream-faster-climate.html #JetStream #ClimateChange

doomscroller, 5 months ago to random

World Trying to Quit Fossil Fuels Gets Flood of Gas Instead
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/world-trying-to-quit-fossil-fuels-gets-flood-of-gas-instead-1.2020484

doomscroller, 5 months ago to random

Japan earthquake raises concerns over restarting country’s nuclear plants
The earthquake struck days after Japan’s regulators lifted a two-year operational ban on a power plant run by (Tepco), which operated the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. https://www.power-technology.com/news/japan-earthquake-raises-concerns-over-restarting-countrys-nuclear-plants/?cf-view

doomscroller, 4 months ago to random

Spain “insisting” on water from Portugal to tackle drought
The Spanish region of Andalusia, on the border with the Alentejo and Algarve, is experiencing an "extreme situation" of drought... asked for European help and insisted on water transfer from Portugal.
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-01-18/spain-insisting-on-water-from-portugal-to-tackle-drought/85232