Eating less meat 'like taking 8m cars off road' (www.bbc.co.uk)
A new Oxford University study pinpoints for the first time how high- and low-meat diets impact the planet.
North Atlantic has warmed in one year by about the same amount as during the past 15 years. Rate of warming over the past 15 years was already crazy.
"…likely the hottest 15 days in the last 100,000+ years." (i.imgur.com)
Here’s the link to his tweet.
It's this kind of stuff that makes me lose hope. (www.bbc.com)
We’re having heatwaves all around the world. What does the BBC, one of the most respected news organizations, do? Well of course they posted an article about what to do if your vacation is interrupted by heatwaves!
What is making 2023 likely the hottest year recorded (phys.org)
Human-made climate change is supercharging natural weather phenomena to drive heatwaves roasting Asia, Europe and North America that could make 2023 the hottest year since records began, scientists say.
A group of climate change activists vandalized a $300 million superyacht owned by Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie in Ibiza on Sunday (newyorkverified.com)
This Monday they have been transferred from the Ibiza police station to the Court to testify and, after several hours, both have been provisionally released
Canada wildfires: 10M hectares burned in worst season on record (www.youtube.com)
Nearly 900 wildfires are burning across Canada, and 10 million hectares of land, an area larger than New Brunswick, has burned so far in 2023. Unusually hot ...
Scientists sound alarm over ‘unheard of’ conditions off the coast of England: ‘We could see mass mortality’ (news.yahoo.com)
"It will go unnoticed."
‘Underground climate change’ is deforming the ground beneath buildings, study finds (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
A phenomenon that scientists have called “underground climate change” is deforming the ground beneath cities, a study conducted in Chicago has found.
I don't like the sound of "Code Yikes" (i.imgur.com)
Workers might have to ditch the 9-5 for 6-2 because of climate change, University of Oxford study says (fortune.com)
Businesses may need to switch up their staff’s working pattern to cope with ‘uncomfortable’ heat levels, according to researchers from Oxford.
Emissions are no longer following the worst case scenario (www.theclimatebrink.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/1282318...
Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste (news.utexas.edu)
News, stories, and opinions on science, technology, health, education, business, policy, campus life, and more from The University of Texas at Austin.
Extreme heatwave live: millions in Europe, US and Asia hit by severe heat; China records its provisional highest ever temperature | Climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Temperatures in Death Valley reached 128F (53.3C) on Sunday; untold numbers of homes and cars destroyed in coastal resorts near Athens
Big Heat and Big Oil: A rapid end to burning fossil fuel would arrest the heating that has caused extreme damage in recent weeks; and that rapid end is possible. | Bill McKibben (www.newyorker.com)
A rapid end to burning fossil fuel would arrest the heating that has caused extreme damage in recent weeks; and that rapid end is possible.
Scientists concerned about ‘unheard of’ conditions off the coast of England: ‘We could see mass mortality’ (news.yahoo.com)
“It will go unnoticed.”
Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Europe and Asia (www.firstpost.com)
In Europe, Italy faces weekend predictions of historic highs with the health ministry issuing a red alert for 16 cities including Rome, Bologna and Florence
Why are Our Oceans Greener? » Explorersweb (explorersweb.com)
Satellite images show that our oceans are greener. Warmer water means more phytoplankton, which means more green. But it's more complicated than that.
World experiences hottest week ever recorded and more is forecast to come |There is a good chance that the month of July will see the highest global temperatures for 120,000 years (www.theguardian.com)
There is a good chance that the month of July will see the highest global temperatures for 120,000 years
What would net-zero shipping look like? (www.bbc.com)
The International Maritime Organization has set a net-zero goal "by or around 2050". What is needed to reach this?
‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C | Italy (www.theguardian.com)
Anticyclone Caronte could send thermometer to 48C/118F as Mediterranean heatwave intensifies
Reservoir supplying drinking water to Uruguay almost depleted – video | World news (www.theguardian.com)
Three consecutive years of drought have almost emptied Montevideo’s only reservoir of fresh water
The weather will never be normal again (archive.md)
Opinion essay by the author who wrote The Uninhabitable Earth
The Catastrophe No One Talks About (www.youtube.com)
"In this Our Changing Climate video essay, I look at the looming threat of species extinction and biodiversity collapse. Specifically, I uncover the extent of the sixth mass extinction. What it is and how bad it's happening. Then, I work through the key drivers of the acceleration of species die-offs across the planet. I look at...
“If You Get Too Hot, You Will Die” (slate.com)
What I wanted to really communicate is the immediacy of heat and the immediate dangers and risks of heat. We talk a lot about climate change, and we talk a lot about the different impacts. My previous book was about sea level rise, and that’s a really significant thing that is changing the boundaries of the land and the sea...
