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Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as India’s capital records hottest day
"Authorities warn of water shortages as temperatures reach nine degrees higher than expected...
At the SMS hospital in Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur, so many bodies of casualties of the heat have arrived at the mortuary that its capacity has been exceeded. Police in the city say many of the victims are poor labourers, who have no choice but to work outside, and homeless people."
"Wildlife biologist Gilberto Pozo attributed the deaths to a heat stroke, noting a “synergy” of factors — including high heat, drought, forest fires and logging that deprives the monkeys of water, shade and the fruit they eat — appeared to be to blame, while saying a pathogen, disease or other factor can’t yet be ruled out."
(***Personal note: NOT ONE MENTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THIS ARTICLE! PATHOGEN?!? CMON AP) #MXwx #heatwave #mexico #climateemergency
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/heat-is-killing-howler-monkeys-in-mexico #heatwave #mexico #wildlife #MXwx #climate #climateemergency
Governments need to build resilience against extreme weather, droughts, and floods.
Intact forest landscapes and other nature areas are our safety net, protecting people against extreme weather and climate crisis impacts.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #ActNow #environment #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics
"Once again, vast expanses of Canadian wilderness are on fire, threatening towns and forcing thousands to flee. It appears to be a breakout of “zombie fires”: wildfires from last year that never actually went out completely but carried on smoldering underground, reigniting ground vegetation again this year. They’ve been pouring smoke—once again—into northern cities in the United States. That haze is loaded with a more obscure form of carbon...
https://www.wired.com/story/the-world-is-ignoring-the-other-deadly-kind-of-carbon/
My cup overflows with anger toward these lying, deceiving, murderous, oil and gas companies. So this morning, I did something I've never done before in hopes the people coming home from their long weekends in Tofino and Ucluelet get the message.
Please Boost.
#BCLNG #BCPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #OilandGas #LNG #Liars #bchwy4 #bcWildfire
Chemical analysis of natural CO₂ rise over the last 50,000 years shows that today's rate is 10 times faster
Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice.Michelle Klampe (Phys.org)
“What determines the pathway we follow is not the physical science or even technology. We have what we need to reduce emissions. Our barriers are entirely political and economic, and such obstacles can be overcome.”
https://www.sustainableviews.com/the-antidote-to-doom-is-doing-ac97ab67/
#solarpunk #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency
The antidote to doom is doing
Michael Mann is presidential distinguished professor and director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania.www.sustainableviews.com
Middle class Americans don't care much about the future inhabitability of the planet but they do love their homes and possessions so this may get their attention. Yes, the #ClimateEmergency is coming for you too.
The New York Times on the collapse of the US home insurance system:
"Across the United States, more frequent extreme weather is starting to cause the home insurance market to buckle, even for those who have paid their premiums dutifully year after year. "
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/podcasts/the-daily/climate-insurance.htm
A wildfire forces out hundreds of residents in Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray
The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo says residents in Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace need to leave by 4 p.m.PBS NewsHour
Global Economy or Climate Emergency. Is that our choice?
If you want to know the truth...FOLLOW THE MONEY! The people who control the world's money rely on financial risk assessors to give them accurate data about ...YouTube
Canadian wildfires forcing thousands to evacuate
More than 100 active fires are burning across Canada, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes and sending smoke into the U.S. Air quality alerts have been issued across four states.NBCNews.com (NBC News)
When are we going to fucking wake up?
#climate #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair
Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandonedAlessia Amitrano (The Guardian)
Mass die-offs and constant crisis will define the brutality of our future as we attempt and fail to adapt to a completely destabilized climate.
"Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province, with locals and media reports suggesting a brutal heat wave and the lake's management are to blame.
Like much of Southeast Asia—where schools have recently been forced to close early and electricity usage has...
#ClimateEmergency
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-mass-fish-die-vietnam-roasts.html
Government defeated in High Court over climate plans
Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.By Esme Stallard (BBC News)
Scientist Rebellion founding action: UK Crown court jury finds co-founders Mike and Tim **Not Guilty** for their action at the @royalsociety! More on this news tomorrow.
#scienceontrial #ClimateEmergency
