Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to #carbon source
source: sciencedaily.com/releases/2026…
New #research has delivered a stark warning about a major change in Africa's forests. Once a crucial part of the fight against #climate change, these #forests are now releasing more carbon than they absorb.Many tipping points have likely already been crossed. This means that a truly dire and threatening future lies ahead for the next generation. We’ve known this since the 1970s, but #capitalism could not be stopped.
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Africa’s forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to massive biomass losses, far outweighing any gains from regrowth elsewhere. This change could seriously undermine global efforts to slow climate change. Scientists warn that protecting forests is now more urgent than ever.
Can #Switzerland Store Its Own #CO2 #Underground? The #Science Says No : Medium
#UN #Weather agency warns of record ‘#ClimateImbalance’ as #Planetary #Warming accelerates : UN
#Climate #Snapshots #Trapped in #Ancient #Ice tell a surprising #Story ($) : Nature
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Emperor penguin chicks are drowning because ice is melting too early
Their species just went on the endangered list. 😢
gizmodo.com/as-mass-drownings-…
Emperor penguin chicks are drowning because ice is melting too early Their species just went on the endangered list. 😢 https://gizmodo.com/as-mass-drownings-add-up-emperor-penguins-officially-join-the-endangered-list-2000744680
https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/global-energy-outlook-2026/
"The #world will exceed 1.5°C of #warming above preindustrial levels by 2050. Despite some success in reducing the trajectory of #global #emissions, achieving the 2015 Paris Agreement "stretch goal" of 1.5°C is no longer plausible. Limiting #temperature rise to 2°C will be extremely challenging and requires additional policy effort."
Remember - Jim Hansen is forecasting 1.7 degrees of warming during the 2026-7 El Nino
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10237-9
"extreme #global #climate outcomes may occur even under moderate 2 °C #warming for several sectors. For #droughts in global key breadbasket regions, #precipitation extremes over highly populated areas and fire #weather extremes across #forests, global #climatic impact-drivers at 2 °C of global warming may turn out to be much more extreme than model-averaged projections at 3 °C or 4 °C warming"
And Jim Hansen is suggesting that we may hit 1.7 degrees this year.
The Nino index (Nino3.4) has just reached Nino-neutral, but global SST (sea surface temperature) has matched the highest level for this date, which was achieved during the last El Nino. Super warming is clear. Look for a global temperature soon of at least +1.7C, even if the "Super" El Nino turns out to be half-baked. The University of Maine Climate Change Institute has a spectacular interactive graphic that they update daily. It is a valuable research and communications tool. Link to graph: https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/?dm_id=world2
https://substack.com/@jimehansen/note/c-236053169?r=7frnz
"Super #warming is clear. Look for a #global# temperature soon of at least +1.7C, even if the "Super" #ElNino turns out to be half-baked."
For the love all that you hold dear - #US #Canada #Europe - please open your borders and allow people from #Asia #Africa to escape the hell that they are hurtling toward. Don't wait for the catastrophe to happen.
#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #extinction #adaptation #migration #immigration #justice #humanrights #survival
The Nino index (Nino3.4) has just reached Nino-neutral, but global SST (sea surface temperature) has matched the highest level for this date, which was achieved during the last El Nino. Super warming is clear. Look for a global temperature soon of at least +1.7C, even if the "Super" El Nino turns out to be half-baked. The University of Maine Climate Change Institute has a spectacular interactive graphic that they update daily. It is a valuable research and communications tool. Link to graph: https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/?dm_id=world2
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