CBC SaskatchewanMar 9
'Human-caused' blaze singes Saskatoon's University Bridge, again
Firefighters extinguished the fire Sunday afternoon, but it melted a plastic sewage pipe that runs underneath the bridge. A news release issued by city hall Monday said the fire was "human-caused," but offered no further details.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-city-hall-bridge-fire-traffic-department-9.7121385?cmp=rss
Laura aka LoboTCJun 12, 2025
Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern #Europe – even with global warming
#climate #AMOC #HumanCaused #ClimateChange
https://www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-current-collapse-could-trigger-profound-cooling-in-northern-europe-even-with-global-warming/
Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming - Carbon Brief

A “collapse” of key Atlantic ocean currents would cause winter temperatures to plunge across northern Europe, overriding the warming driven by human activity.

Carbon Brief
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Oct 7, 2024

Why #HumanCaused #ClimateChange is coming for the vulnerable #Carolinas

https://www.juancole.com/2024/10/climate-vulnerable-carolinas.html

Why Human-Caused Climate Change is coming for the vulnerable Carolinas

By Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Kathie Dello, North Carolina State University | - (The Conversation) - Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29, 2024. Across a broad swath of western North Carolina, where the worst flooding occurred, the amount of rainfall exceeded levels that would be expected on average only once every 1,000 years. But this wasn’t the first 1,000-year rainstorm in North Carolina this year. In mid-September, an unnamed slow-moving storm produced more than a foot of rainfall closer to the Atlantic coast. This storm inundated areas that

Informed Comment
Show threadDaniele de RigoJun 29, 2024

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On the large gap between #wildfire #emissions reported by countries vs measures in the atmosphere [4]:

"Part of the reason is that the UN only requires countries to document emissions that are #anthropogenic, or #HumanCaused, to track progress against the world’s goal of limiting global temperature rise"

But "the lines between “natural” and “anthropogenic” wildfires are blurring":
"human-driven #ClimateChange is making fire seasons longer, resulting in larger and more frequent wildfires"

DoomsdaysCWJun 20, 2024

Humans caused most of these problems, and we need to take care of our of "mess".

What’s a wild bat worth to you? This economist is asking.

#Nature is priceless — but quantifying its value could help save it.

by Benji Jones and Byrd Pinkerton

Jun 19, 2024, 7:00 AM EDT

"Benji Jones: One example comes from a paper you published in 2022 about the cost of losing #bats. What did you learn?

"Amy Ando: Around 2006, some bat colonies in caves started developing a fungal disease called #WhiteNoseSyndrome. It was very scary. In some parts of the country, bat populations have really been decimated.

"The people who study bats and love them most are sad about this, but we also worry because bats play important roles in nature and for people — because they're out there eating our pests. They eat bugs that eat crops.

"Now, there are things we can do to help bats not get sick, but they’re expensive. They involve people trudging through bat caves full of guano [bat poop]. They come at a cost, both in dollar value and human labor. So are these efforts worth doing? If you’re the government, is this an investment that’s worth making?

"Our job was to try to quantify, in ways that matter to the government and the public, the benefit that bats are having [to know if the cost of helping them outweighs the cost of not]. "

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/355751/economist-price-nature-unexplainable

#Extinction #HumanCaused #Ecosystem #Collapse

The economist who puts a price tag on wild animals

Nature is priceless. But how much would you pay to save plants and animals?

Vox
Matt WillemsenDec 10, 2023
Here’s how 2023 became the hottest year on record
This year didn’t just shatter records. It changed the scales.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-heat-hottest-year-record-2023 #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #records #HumanCaused
Climate change made 2023 the hottest year on record | Science News

The effects of climate change were on clear display in 2023 as records not only broke, but did so by surprising amounts.

Science News
NonilexOct 10, 2023

#ClimateCrisis costing $16m an hour in #ExtremeWeather damage

Analysis shows at least $2.8 trillion in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened #storms, #floods & #heatwaves

The study is the first to calculate a global figure for the increased costs directly attributable to #HumanCaused #GlobalWarming.

#Climate #economy
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/09/climate-crisis-cost-extreme-weather-damage-study

Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates

Analysis shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves

The Guardian
Show threadDaniele de RigoAug 21, 2023

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#References

[1] Nature Sustainability, 2023. Summers up in smoke. Nature Sustainability 6 (8), 875–876. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01211-8

[2] Gilletly, S.D., Jackson, N.D., Staid, A., 2023. Evaluating the impact of wildfire smoke on solar photovoltaic production. Applied Energy 348, 121303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121303

#DOI #GlobalChange #ClimateChange #HumanCaused #adaptation #preparedness #EmergencyManagement #uncertainty #HighStakes #UrgentDecisions #ExtendedPeerCommunities #PostNormalScience

BC Info BotJul 14, 2023
Global News BC: North Vancouver wildfire considered held, human cause now suspected https://globalnews.ca/news/9833274/north-vancouver-wildfire-seymour-river/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #LowerSeymourConservationReserve #northshorewildfire #hotdryconditions #extremefirerisk #MetroVancouver #wildfirecause #wildfirerisk #Environment #humancaused #BCWildfire #Wildfire #Fire
North Vancouver wildfire considered held, human cause now suspected

The Seymour River wildfire was discovered around 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday in a remote area of the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, and has been ruled human-caused.

Global News