๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐•ต๐–Ž๐–‡๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐–‘L โ‚ฒโฑซโ‚ฎ ๐ŸŒ12h ago

" #Karachi sizzles as feels-like temperature climbs to 54C (129F)"

https://www.dawn.com/news/2006711/karachi-sizzles-as-feels-like-temperature-climbs-to-54c

Don't really know what else to add. Hundreds, if not thousands, will die as a result of the injuries from this #Heatwave. Close to none of the fatalities will be recorded as heatwave-induced.

Everyone just carries on: more Data Centres, more Gas, more forest clearing...

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateDeaths #ClimateDiary #ClimateAction #ClimateChane #Asia #SouthAsia #Pakistan

Karachi sizzles as feels-like temperature climbs to 54ยฐC

Jacobabad becomes hottest place with 49.5ยฐC; weatherman says no chances of rain in coming days in the city.

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MikeDunnAuthorSep 23, 2025

30,000 Americans will die from wildfire smoke annually according to a new study published in Nature. In some years, that could rise to 71,000.

Highest mortality will be in California and New York. Other hard hit states will be Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington.

Economic impact of those deaths could hit $608 billion per year.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wildfire-smoke-will-likely-kill-thousands-more-americans-each-year-180987373/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#climate #climatecrisis #climatedeaths #wildfires

Wildfire Smoke Will Likely Kill Thousands More Americans Each Year

A new analysis finds that 30,000 more Americans are expected to die from wildfire-smoke exposure annually by 2050

Smithsonian Magazine
Show thread๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐•ต๐–Ž๐–‡๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐–‘L โ‚ฒโฑซโ‚ฎ ๐ŸŒAug 6, 2025

continuing the thread on the ongoing #Monsoon

https://www.dawn.com/news/1928481/death-toll-from-monsoon-rains-climbs-to-299-including-140-children-ndma

Roughly 300 killed by climate across #Pakistan so far, 100s injured, 1000s of families feeling the effects

#ClimateChange is here and its a #ClimateCrisis now

We have all seen the horrific video from #India next door of an entire village being swept away in a #Flood. Same weather systems

Going to share news only instead of forecasts now, getting too much

#SouthAsia #Asia #Rain #GLOF #Floods #ClimateDeaths #ClimateDiary

Death toll from monsoon rains climbs to 299, including 140 children: NDMA

715 people injured,1676 houses damaged since start of the monsoon season.

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๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐•ต๐–Ž๐–‡๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐–‘L โ‚ฒโฑซโ‚ฎ ๐ŸŒJul 17, 2025

#Floods hammering #Pakistan as of last night.

Over 60 people dead across #Punjab in the last 24hrs.

400mm (15.7 inches) of rain overnight due to a #cloudburst, triggering flash floods

https://www.dawn.com/news/1924761/floods-trigger-emergency-in-parts-of-punjab-as-rains-claim-dozens-of-lives-in-past-24-hours

Disappointing how the western colonialist line "dont be alarmed, these things are usual in these parts" made it to this article as well.

CLIMATE DISASTERS ARE NEVER "THE NORM"!

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Monsoon #FlashFloods #ClimateDeaths #SouthAsia #GlobalSouth #ClimateDiary

Floods trigger โ€˜emergencyโ€™ in parts of Punjab as rains claim dozens of lives in past 24 hours

Local holiday announced in Rawalpindi in light of the emergency.

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Larry NeufeldDec 29, 2024
Fossil fuel companies need to be charged for these deaths and held accountable: 26 Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Events Killed at Least 3,700 People in 2024: Report #extremeweather #ClimateDeaths #ClimateCrisis #fossilfuels https://www.commondreams.org/news/extreme-weather-2024
26 Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Events Killed at Least 3,700 People in 2024: Report | Common Dreams

"This exceptional year of extreme weather shows how dangerous life has already become... and highlights the urgency of moving away from planet-heating fossil fuels as quickly as possible."

Common Dreams
Larry NeufeldNov 27, 2024
COP29: Climate change could kill millions โ€” and world leaders must work to limit fatalities #COP29 #extremweather #Climatedeaths https://theconversation.com/cop29-climate-change-could-kill-millions-and-world-leaders-must-work-to-limit-fatalities-244024?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton
COP29: Climate change could kill millions โ€” and world leaders must work to limit fatalities

The 1,000-ton rule states that a person is killed every time humanity burns 1,000 tons of fossil carbon. Minimizing the deaths caused by climate change should be a global priority.

The Conversation
๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐•ต๐–Ž๐–‡๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐–‘L โ‚ฒโฑซโ‚ฎ ๐ŸŒSep 22, 2024

On 50C #Heatwaves produced by #ClimateChange and turbocharged by one of #SouthAsia's worse #HeatIslandEffect, a direct result of the american car-centric #urbanPlanning ideology pushed throughout the world.

Mass #ClimateDeaths are just on the horizon for #Karachi and similar cities.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1857115/karachi-and-the-heat-trapped-in-it

#ClimateDiary #Pakistan #Sindh

Karachi and the heat trapped in it

Rapid urbanisation, which is gulping down the city's green cover, is making Karachi sweat, that too profusely.

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Show thread๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐•ต๐–Ž๐–‡๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐–‘L โ‚ฒโฑซโ‚ฎ ๐ŸŒAug 4, 2024

Further north, in #Pakistan 's mountainous province of #GilgitBaltistan, a #heatwave the past week has cause #FlashFlood and #GLOF or a Glacial Lake Outburst Flow, a wall of water that floods down mountains once it's ice wall melts and breaks like a dam.

GLOFs have become "common" in Northern Pakistan in the past decade, washing away infrastructure, towns and farms almost annually.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1849999/gb-rivers-flood-as-heatwave-melts-glaciers

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #ClimateDeaths #SouthAsia #Gilgit #Paktodon

GB rivers flood as heatwave melts glaciers

People living downstream at risk, as flash floods wash away infrastructure; KKH part damaged.

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Show thread๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐•ต๐–Ž๐–‡๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐–‘L โ‚ฒโฑซโ‚ฎ ๐ŸŒAug 4, 2024

#Lahore was submerged while the provinces of #Punjab and #KP were deluged by #Monsoon #rains

356mm or a foot and a half of rain fell in THREE HOURS across the city.

45 people died and 132 injured across the province alone.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1849532

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDeaths #SouthAsia #Flood #Flooding #Pakistan #Peshawer #Paktodon #GlobalSouth

Lahore submerged as rain breaks 44-year record

Two killed in Chitral and Abbottabad; Met official predicts above-normal rainfall until Aug 15 in two spells.

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Show thread๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐•ต๐–Ž๐–‡๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐–‘L โ‚ฒโฑซโ‚ฎ ๐ŸŒJul 14, 2024

Spoke too soon.

" #LAHORE: Twelve people died and 27 others were injured while 14 houses collapsed due to heavy rains during the last 24 hours in various parts of the province."

"The dead included five children, three women and four men while three persons died due to lightning in #Narowal and #Multan districts."

https://www.dawn.com/news/1845640/12-die-27-injured-in-punjab-rains-in-24-hours

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#ClimateChange #ClimateDeaths #ClimateDiary #Monsoon #SouthAsia #Pakistan #Punjab #Asia #ClimateCrisis

12 die, 27 injured in Punjab rains in 24 hours

PDMA issues alert for coming days; govt announces financial aid plan.

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