AI6YR BenMay 26, 2025

The Guardian: US faces another summer of extreme heat

"...This year’s summer months promise to be among the hottest on record across the United States, continuing a worsening trend of extreme weather, and amid concern over the impacts of Trump administration cuts to key agencies.

The extreme heat could be widespread and unrelenting: only far northern Alaska may escape unusually warm temperatures from June through August, according to the latest seasonal forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa)...."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/26/extreme-heat-summer-weather-forecast

#heatwaves #cimateemergency #disasters

US faces another summer of extreme heat as fears rise over Trump cuts

Brutal heat and drought expected to blanket country from Nevada to Florida as experts worry climate cuts will burn

The Guardian
Joe NoonanMar 9, 2025
Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo have left the Net Zero Banking Alliance. Pointing up the weakness of voluntary schemes. #CimateEmergency www.wired.com/story/big-ba...

The Biggest US Banks Have All ...
Bluesky

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Flatbush Gardener 🌈Jan 11, 2025
#SunkCostFallacy
https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3lfgzzpw3qk2x
[email protected] - Attention cities & states — remember this as you reconsider EVERY single massively expensive freeway and road widening project you’ve been working on for years, but very likely need to cancel in light of the #CimateEmergency, and the fact that they don’t actually work. #inducedTraffic #ClimateCrisis
Brent Toderian (@brenttoderian.bsky.social)

Attention cities & states — remember this as you reconsider EVERY single massively expensive freeway and road widening project you’ve been working on for years, but very likely need to cancel in light of the #CimateEmergency, and the fact that they don’t actually work. #inducedTraffic #ClimateCrisis

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ChhaviJan 11, 2025

https://www.wired.com/story/even-trump-cant-stop-americas-green-transition-says-bidens-top-climate-advisor/
I hope you're right Ali Zaidi, I hope you're right

#cimateemergency #wildfires

Even Trump Can’t Stop America’s Green Transition, Says Biden’s Top Climate Adviser

As he prepares to leave the White House, Ali Zaidi is sober about what’s coming—but says too much has already been built and invested for Donald Trump to undo it.

WIRED
Brent ToderianJan 11, 2025
Attention cities & states — remember this as you reconsider EVERY single massively expensive freeway and road widening project you’ve been working on for years, but very likely need to cancel in light of the #CimateEmergency, and the fact that they don’t actually work. #inducedTraffic #ClimateCrisis
Bluesky

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Srijit Kumar BhadraNov 23, 2024
Climate change is about saving the humanity and the corresponding ecosystem so that we people are saved. It is not about saving the planet which will change and continue. It is all about us.

#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis

Reference: Climate change isn’t about saving the planet: It’s about saving the people
Climate change isn’t about saving the planet: It’s about saving the people

Apathy is a gamble on our lives: We humans are the ones at risk

The Hill
Srijit Kumar BhadraJun 2, 2024

Till climate change related issues move from the periphery to electoral interest

Climate change is all about saving humanity and our ecosystem. The significant human cost due to failure to address the climate change related challenges is understood very well without any ambiguity.

As per Professor Tim Lenton,

For every 0.1 degrees of warming above present levels, about 140 million more people will be exposed to dangerous heat.The high impact of climate change that causes rising global temperatures and heatwaves, fires, storms and floods hurting people today have been extensively documented by climate scientists. We are reading it everyday. So the awareness is there though it may not be enough.

Unfortunately, our climate scientists feel hopeless when they see that the responses from the politicians and the big corporations are not in the best interest of the common man. And yet, our climate scientists still passionately continue to do their job with a conviction that policymakers cannot say that they were not made aware.

The root cause that this impending catastrophe does not motivate politicians (policymakers) is that it is not an election issue. If policymakers are motivated enough, the big corporations will also act more responsibly. Elections are typically held every four to five years across the world, but the planning and execution cycles to contain climate change impacts are more than that. According to Stephen Humphreys, the politicians and the well healed won't be affected, even if there is a cataclysmic 3C rise, till there is civil disobedience.

Now India is no exception. During the ongoing 2024 parliamentary elections, no political party explicitly talked about the devastating effects of climate crisis. Except the educated middle class and above, many of us do not fully understand the scientific phenomenon of climate change and its implications on our daily lives. This lack of awareness leads to climate change not influencing our voting decisions. But the issues related to its consequences, such as water scarcity, agriculture challenges, and economic impacts are being discussed aggressively.Between 2016- 2021, climate extreme events caused damage to crops in over 36 million hectares, and a $3.75 billion loss for farmers in the country. If estimates from the report on ‘Loss and Damage Today’ by economist James Rising were to be believed, India lost 8% of its GDP in 2022. Both the major political political parties, in India, have elaborately mentioned climate agenda in their election manifestos which are statement of intentions and not policy documents. However, Indian political parties tend to focus on immediate, emotive issues rather than long-term environmental concerns, which are not always seen as directly affecting voter in the short term. Environmental challenges and political priorities are consciously kept disconnected during election campaigns. No political party want to stir the hornet's best. Since meeting daily needs and economic growth are pressing concerns, the common people are prioritizing survival issues like employment, education, and healthcare over environmental policies.

The fate of climate change and politics is deeply intertwined. If climate issue fails to strike a strong resonance in the election campaigns across the globe, there is not much way forward.

References:

1. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair
2. https://www.todayonline.com/world/climate-change-global-warming-27degc-will-expose-2-billion-people-dangerous-heat-end-century-study-shows-2178411
3. https://www.dw.com/en/india-elections-why-is-no-one-talking-about-climate-change/a-69035816
4. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/election-manifestos-climate-change-9288078/
5. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/climate-on-the-ballot-why-india-needs-a-climate-conscious-majority-for-global-good/3484151/

#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India

cc: @[email protected]

RE: https://shonk.social/notes/9n347fwk61b200b6

Timothy Lenton | Geography | University of Exeter

Sune AukenMay 15, 2024

Your regular reminder that if you blame "politicians" for the world's woes you give a free pass to those politicians who abuse their positions and cause pain and woe, and shift their blame to those who actually try to change things for the better, limited as their reach may be.

They are not all alike. Don't treat them as one. Don't give haters, grifters and warmongers a pass.

#Politics #CimateEmergency #Crisis #Politicians

srijitMay 12, 2024

Till climate change related issues move from the periphery to electoral interest

Climate change is all about saving humanity and our ecosystem. The significant human cost due to failure to address the climate change related challenges is understood very well without any ambiguity.

As per Professor Tim Lenton,

For every 0.1 degrees of warming above present levels, about 140 million more people will be exposed to dangerous heat.The high impact of climate change that causes rising global temperatures and heatwaves, fires, storms and floods hurting people today have been extensively documented by climate scientists. We are reading it everyday. So the awareness is there though it may not be enough.

Unfortunately, our climate scientists feel hopeless when they see that the responses from the politicians and the big corporations are not in the best interest of the common man. And yet, our climate scientists still passionately continue to do their job with a conviction that policymakers cannot say that they were not made aware.

The root cause that this impending catastrophe does not motivate politicians (policymakers) is that it is not an election issue. If policymakers are motivated enough, the big corporations will also act more responsibly. Elections are typically held every four to five years across the world, but the planning and execution cycles to contain climate change impacts are more than that. According to Stephen Humphreys, the politicians and the well healed won't be affected, even if there is a cataclysmic 3C rise, till there is civil disobedience.

Now India is no exception. During the ongoing 2024 parliamentary elections, no political party is explicitly talking about the devastating effects of climate crisis. Except the educated middle class and above, many of us do not fully understand the scientific phenomenon of climate change and its implications on our daily lives. This lack of awareness leads to climate change not influencing our voting decisions. But the issues related to its consequences, such as water scarcity, agriculture challenges, and economic impacts are being discussed aggressively.Between 2016- 2021, climate extreme events caused damage to crops in over 36 million hectares, and a $3.75 billion loss for farmers in the country. If estimates from the report on ‘Loss and Damage Today’ by economist James Rising were to be believed, India lost 8% of its GDP in 2022. Both the major political political parties, in India, have elaborately mentioned climate agenda in their election manifestos which are statement of intentions and not policy documents. However, Indian political parties tend to focus on immediate, emotive issues rather than long-term environmental concerns, which are not always seen as directly affecting voter in the short term. Environmental challenges and political priorities are consciously kept disconnected during election campaigns. No political party want to stir the hornet's best. Since meeting daily needs and economic growth are pressing concerns, the common people are prioritizing survival issues like employment, education, and healthcare over environmental policies.

The fate of climate change and politics is deeply intertwined. If climate issue fails to strike a strong resonance in the election campaigns across the globe, there is not much way forward.

References:

1. www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair
2. www.todayonline.com/world/climate-change-global-warming-27degc-will-expose-2-billion-people-dangerous-heat-end-century-study-shows-2178411
3. www.dw.com/en/india-elections-why-is-no-one-talking-about-climate-change/a-69035816
4. indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/election-manifestos-climate-change-9288078/
5. www.financialexpress.com/opinion/climate-on-the-ballot-why-india-needs-a-climate-conscious-majority-for-global-good/3484151/

#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India

cc: @mastodonindians

RE: shonk.social/notes/9n347fwk61b200b6

Timothy Lenton | Geography | University of Exeter

mybarkingdogsDec 12, 2023

Looks like @wxstationexpert is in a bit of trouble. Can we boost and help out #Weather #CimateEmergency #ClimateChange

https://mastodon.sdf.org/@wxstationexp[email protected]/111566230678430459

@ai6yr @weathermatrix @Copacetic_vibe
@Freedom2B tagging you all to see if you can boost/know anyone else who can boost or support

The Weather Station Experts (@[email protected])

These past three months, it feels like I've been fighting to keep my business afloat. And it's not that i am not currently busy, it's debt from COVID killing me. Has been hard to even pay the hosting bills. I am currently discussing with them about giving me yet another extension. Then there's the whole bank mess (dont bank with Citizens). I am not sure of the future of WxCloud. I want to keep it going, but I can't afford it right now. A little worried.

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