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#ClimateDiary But here some positive news:
Seven Chinese solar companies are already providing more energy for the global economy than Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP.
(I think most oil in the world is actually produced by state-owned companies; the big corporations produce a relatively small percentage, but still)
(From @davidfickling)
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We’re undermining the viability of our civilisation.
For us to have a chance of stabilising and holding on to it beyond 2070, how many decades is our political rhetoric behind where we should be?
- < 2 (0 votes)
- 2 to 4 (0 votes)
- 5 to 10 (0 votes)
#ClimateDiary my heart goes out to everyone in Delhi, especially the workers and street vendors, children and elderly, the many without AC. Water scarcity and rationing; overflowing morgues in Rajasthan.
Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as India’s capital records hottest day
Authorities warn of water shortages as temperatures reach nine degrees higher than expectedAmrit Dhillon (The Guardian)
The moist wind from the Bay of Bengal is driving the felt temperatures in Gangetic Bengal to intolerable levels, too. I'm aiming to make the most of this heatwave by learning to make pickles and preserves, because the alternative -- climate despair -- is dangerously debilitating.
Heatwave alert: Extreme heatwave hits northern and central India, temperatures soar above 50°C in Churu and Sirsa
IMD issues heatwave warning: Extreme heatwave grips northern and central India, with temperatures soaring above 50 degrees Celsius, testing power grids and water supplies.The Hindu
#ClimateDiary Kidney disease is high and rapidly worsening in coastal Bangladesh due to rising sea levels increasing water salinity as well as extreme heat. For many, like 65yo Khatun, dialysis is too expensive.
The whole of Khulna, once a thriving city, is affected by saline intrusion due to frequent floods, cyclones and tidal surge.
“The global climate crisis is essentially a water crisis,” says Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha at UCL.
‘It’s in our rivers and in our cups. There’s no escape’: the deadly spread of salt water in Bangladesh
Kidney disease is on the rise in coastal communities, where some have no choice but to drink and cook with contaminated waterThaslima Begum (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/delhi-orders-schools-to-close-early-heatwave-india
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Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C
Authorities cut short school term as weather bureau warns of severe heatwave conditions this weekGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
