Playing the new Hot Ocean single 'Lavanderia' LOUD, as it's meant to be played

https://hotocean.bandcamp.com/track/lavanderia

#LosAngeles #indie #GarageRock #IndieRock #synth #SynthPunk #PunkRock #LosAngelesBands #LABands #HotOcean #2025Singles

Playing a cassette for the first time in I don't know how long. Flipping sides is wild, man. Ah, that takes me back 😂 (the cassette version of this has a Hall & Oates cover added. Nice)

#PhysicalMedia #IndieRock #HotOcean #cassette #cassettes #CassetteTapes #TapeHeads

Council wants to ban artificial grass on nature strips over microplastics and PFAS concerns

"Fake lawns produce microplastics and contain PFAS chemicals that should not be near gutters. Artificial turf has PFAS and it's not good for our stormwater...If it gets into the stormwater, it can contaminate it... It can get up to 90 degrees …It also leeches microplastics into the waterways, impacting ecosystems. And finally, it will eventually end up in landfill."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/queanbeyan-council-artifical-grass-ban/105894880
#plastic #microplastics #fake #ocean #waterways #ecosystems #pollution #ArtificialGrass #PFAS #NatureStrip #lawn #councils #HotOcean #FossilFuel #landscapes #RepellWildlife #cars #TyreParticles

Image: Hot Fossil Fuel Landscape (Still life)
Fake plastic lawn and chairs on a hot 'nature strip' between fossil fuel parking with plastic tyre particles and a cement path. Al fresco space at a coastal town on the mid north coast of NSW

Global oxygen decline in the ocean
Ocean hypoxia: The science of climate change in the sea

"... The field will need to draw on ... advances to meet demands for adaptation solutions to the continued progression of global ocean deoxygenation, particularly in conjunction with ocean acidification and marine heatwaves in a multi-stressor scenario."

Chan, F., Sokolova, I. & Vopel, K. Ocean hypoxia: The science of climate change in the sea. Sci Rep 15, 4260 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86706-4
#climate #ocean #hypoxia #HotOcean #eutrophication #acidification #MarineEcosystems #FoamAndBlooms #FossilFuels #agriculture #MassMortalityEvents #foodwebs #OceanDeoxygenation #DeadZones

Lives disrupted and stunted by ongoing climate disasters

"Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people. Experts and advocates fear the lifelong consequences facing young people are being overlooked in disaster responses as what were previously known as “one-in-a-hundred years” disasters increase in frequency and severity."

"Unicef Australia is calling for the government to create a policy framework to support young people during and after natural disasters. “[We need] a better plan around the things that children need, around education and having enough supports to help them with their mental health if they’re traumatised by an event."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/11/natural-disasters-forecast-cost-australia-young-people-unicef
#PlanetaryHealth #FossilFuels #ClimateBreakdown #intergenerationalJustice #inequality #YoungPeople #children #parenting #ChildAbuse #bushfires #floods #disasters #HeatStress #MentalHealth #trauma #HotOcean #FoamAndBlooms

'Australia is unprepared'

"Health authorities now recommend people with asthma carry medication when visiting the state's beaches when foam is present."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-09/algal-bloom-senate-inquiry-told-of-asthma-health-impact/105753476
#Ocean #FossilFuels #runoff #foam #MassMortality #marine #brevetoxins #FoamAndBloom #beaches #HotOcean