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Almost 80% of the respondents, all from the authoritative IPCC, foresee at least 2.5C of global heating, while almost half anticipate at least 3C. Only 6% thought the internationally agreed 1.5C limit would be met.
Many of the scientists envisage a “semi-dystopian” future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms of an intensity and frequency far beyond those that have already struck.
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Saudi authorities have permitted the use of lethal force to clear land for a futuristic desert city being built by dozens of Western companies, an ex-intelligence officer has told the BBC.
It's very sad ... the majority of the worlds climate experts see disaster looming, a significant minority of citizens in Europe and the US can see what's happening and yet ... from our political, commercial and industrial leaders ... weasel words and no urgent action #ClimateDiary
Driving ever heavier vehicles on
surfaces derived from the bottom
of the oil refinery stack.
Surfaces dependent on
governments hell bent
on austerity.
Hmm.
Or…
We could
mandate that
vehicles are as light
as possible to eke out
the irreplaceable fossil jackpot
while we figure out how not to use it.
Liebes #ClimateDiary #HitzeSommer#HitzeStress
Bevor sich alle wieder über "das schöne Wetter" freuen , möchte ich kurz auf folgendes hinweisen:
"Temperaturen, die tödlich sind für jeden Menschen. Egal wie alt, wie groß, wie sportlich, wie reich, wie arm, wie schön, wie schlau."
"Many of the scientists envisage a “semi-dystopian” future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms of an intensity and frequency far beyond those that have already struck."
People here read things like "mass migration" and only picture people from Africa, the Middle East and further afield, coming to Europe.
What people here aren't yet considering is how soon they themselves could be forced to collect as much as they can carry, and leave their homes to find higher ground.
#ClimateDiary Guardian alert popped up on my phone just now with this…. 💔
‘Many of the scientists envisage a “semi-dystopian” future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms of an intensity and frequency far beyond those that have already struck.’
“ the world's oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year - BBC analysis finds “
“ ~47 days smashed the record for that day of the year by at least 0.3C (BBC analysis of Copernicus data).
Never before in the satellite era had the margin of record been this big “
" almost a month ahead in the sea surface temperature in the Atlantic “
Answer: it looks more and more likely. There are still uncertainties, especially as to “When”; but with ever increasing evidence it is clear, as Rahmstorf says: we must, must apply the #precautionaryprinciple.
During sobering conclusion a pop-up message about Taylor Swift. What a time to be alive.
#Budget#UKPolitics This article by Gary Stevenson is so good, please read every word of it.
“Whatever Jeremy Hunt says, traders know the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. And they’re paid millions to bet on it.”
This is what the world is - it is run by a minute elite for a minute elite and the rest of us, the masses, the natural world, we just don’t count. It is a #TragedyOftheNonCommons (will reshare my own piece on this below 1/n)
Today an overlap with #ClimateDiary: British farmers are struggling due to climate change, Brexit AND supermarket power:
Most farmers receive less than 1% of the profit made from the food they grow. Of the 20% food inflation experienced by the public a minuscule proportion made its way back to the farmer. Tesco made a £2.3bn profit last year, while 49% of fruit and veg farmers fear they’ll be out of business before the end of this one.
We had a veg box for 12 years from Hankham Organics; 3 weeks ago we suddenly had a note with our box that they were closing, as it wasn’t working financially any more. 😢😢😢
And a fish merchant who we got smoked salmon for Christmas from closed this year too, for the same reasons. Plus Goldsmiths’ woes of course (#AcademicVenting). So many good, small organisations struggling and ending.