Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists (www.bbc.co.uk)
A series of records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice are "unprecedented", some scientists say.
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists (www.bbc.co.uk)
A series of records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice are "unprecedented", some scientists say.
Four simultaneous heat domes break major records across the globe - The Weather Network (www.theweathernetwork.com)
While each heat dome has brought its own set of impacts to different regions across the globe, the common denominator is the tally of broken temperature records.
Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina, will "likely lead to long-term shortages" of medicine (www.cbsnews.com)
A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant was severely damaged after a deadly tornado ripped through North Carolina on Wednesday.
Heat wave to hit Southern California starting tomorrow (lbpost.com)
A multi-day heat wave is set to hit Southern California on Tuesday, with high temperatures expected to last through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service....
Heat wave to hit Southern California starting tomorrow (lbpost.com)
A multi-day heat wave is set to hit Southern California on Tuesday, with high temperatures expected to last through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service....
Southern US Reaches Dangerous "Wet Bulb Temperature". Here's What That Means (www.iflscience.com)
Multiple southern states and a few midwestern states are at "extreme threat" levels of "wet bulb temperature".
Oil giant Shell warns cutting production 'dangerous' (www.bbc.co.uk)
I don't know about you but I'm sure glad the chief exec of Shell cares about our futures.......
Yesterday, July 4, was Earth’s hottest day on record. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Scientists say the average temperature on Earth was 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, the highest since at least 1979 and a sign of the worsening climate crisis.
UK weather: hottest June since records began - Met Office (www.bbc.co.uk)
We seem to be breaking new records constantly at the moment....
Human society is shifting the tilt of the Earth (thehill.com)
Humans pumped so much groundwater out of the Earth that the planet has begun to wobble detectably on its axis, a new study has found. On its own terms, the magnitude of the new wobble is slight — a…
Forest decline surges despite climate action vows to end it (www.aljazeera.com)
A football pitch of tropical trees is felled or burned every five seconds, night and day, despite the climate crisis.
Antarctic sea ice at record low for end of June, warns Met Office (news.sky.com)
Scientists fear the levels may not improve with the Met Office warning it is significantly below the previous record, by 1.3 million sq km (501,930 sq miles) - an area more than five times that of the UK.
Why the impacts of climate change may make us less likely to reduce emissions | Global Sustainability | Cambridge Core (www.cambridge.org)
There is some evidence to support the common intuition that, as the direct impacts of warming intensify – particularly in the affluent Global North – a politics ambitious enough to confront the climate emergency may finally find support. However, it seems at least equally likely that the opposite trend will prevail. This...
The mosquito era: As the world warms, these insects are thriving -- and bringing disease | CNN (www.cnn.com)
There are very few winners in the climate crisis, but scientists are pretty sure there’s going to be at least one: Mosquitoes.
[crosspost] Xkcd: Earth Temperature Timeline - Lemmy.ca (lemmy.ca)
I keep this one on hand for discussions with people who say “but the climate has always varied”. Rate of change is a thing.
A plan of action that isn't just protesting: Cut the pigs off directly
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Global temperatures briefly spike above key climate threshold, scientists warn of more extremes (www.pbs.org)
European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the limit governments said they would try to limit global warming to at a 2015 summit in Paris.
Global temperatures briefly spike above key climate threshold, scientists warn of more extremes (www.pbs.org)
European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the limit governments said they would try to limit global warming to at a 2015 summit in Paris.