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"Researchers are expressing alarm about a huge decline in insect populations around the world, warning of an emergency that has enormous ramifications for biodiversity and the food chain."...
This is an old article from 2017, but I feel like today (12/06/2023) is a prudent time to post it, for anyone who might not have read it before, or wants to read it again....
Today, June 12th, 2023, marks the beginning of a groundbreaking climate change trial between the state of Montana and sixteen young residents who say "this case is one big opportunity for the state to become a leader in preserving a safe, beautiful and prosperous future for Montana."...
Short answer: Yes
Homelessness is a growing crisis all over Canada, including in Toronto, where the number of tents and structures is resuming again after falling somewhat during the COVID pandemic.
"Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die."...
One of the most interesting parts of watching the climate crisis unfold in real time is how the perspective of the media is changing. This article from the BBC comes across as an ELI5 for those who don't know what climate change is....
This thread is for discussion of collapse-related issues that you're personally experiencing or have experienced. AKA things you don't have to read the news to know are happening (although links to relevant news articles are encouraged).
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Fish and other sea creatures have yet another problem to contend with as a result of rising sea temperatures. Not only are cold-water fish having to migrate further towards the poles in order to survive, and heatwaves causing giant algae blobs to form, but there's also less oxygen in the water....
Canada's wildfire has started early and furiously. Not only are climate change and El Nino causing unprecedented temperatures and turning massive Canadian boreal forests into a tinderbox, but Canada is also experiencing a firefighter shortage which could exacerbate the issues.
In the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, where about half the population of this small South American country resides, they are undergoing such severe drought that the regulating bodies are adding salt water to the public water supply, while encouraging residents to purchase bottled water....
This thread is for questions about the community, meta posts, constructive criticism, etc....
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/4452...
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It’s called geothermal energy, and it’s an exciting prospect for the country of Domenica. Geothermal has none of the intermittency issues of wind and solar – in other words, it provides stable energy day and night – and doesn’t take up any surface real estate, keeping the Roseau Valley in its pristine state....
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