BellingenNSWApr 8

Burning fossil fuel and human survivability limits

‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds

"Extreme heat is already creating “non-survivable” conditions for humans in heatwaves that have killed thousands and likely many more, according to new research that warns people are more susceptible to rising temperatures than first thought."

"Climate studies have found that heatwaves are lasting longer and delivering higher temperatures around the world."

“The fact we are so close to physiological limits means that mitigating higher temperatures is essential to humans still being able to live and thrive in the hottest and most humid places, including the top end of Australia and much of the tropics, but especially in India and the Middle East. >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/08/extreme-weather-heatwaves-breaching-human-survival-limits-study-finds

"Deadly heat stress conditions are already occurring."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70485-1

#FossilFuels #ClimateBarbarism #survivability #liveability #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #WetBulbLimit #HeatStress #Australia #petrol #oil

‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds

Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people

The Guardian
The-14Apr 1
Chopping down areas of tropical rainforest is causing rising temperatures linked to thousands of deaths
#Deforestation #ClimateChange #Environment #Rainforest #Amazon #Congo #HeatStress #PublicHealth #Sustainability #Nature #Biodiversity #GlobalWarming
https://the-14.com/chopping-down-areas-of-tropical-rainforest-is-causing-rising-temperatures-linked-to-thousands-of-deaths/
Chopping down areas of tropical rainforest is causing rising temperatures linked to thousands of deaths | The-14

Cutting tropical rainforests is raising temperatures, exposing millions to heat stress and linking deforestation to thousands of deaths each year worldwide.

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Show threadLikely Jan LukasMar 29

From social media posts and various discussions among those I know, these many changes have been challenging.

Yet I think I am not overstating it to say that for #disabled people like me, these events have been a relentless cascade of complications--ranging from minor to massive--in our already #complicated lives.

I am far from alone in that my disabilities or #medications or both make me very #HeatSensitive.

When we hit 24°C, I am (metaphorically) melting and not particularly physically or mentally functional until temperatures cool below that threshhold.

The heat alone is enough to make me feel as though I am utterly exhausted, even if I have somehow managed to get a decent sleep *despite* the heat -- the heat saps it all away, regardless. ☹️

5/x

#heat
#HeatStress
#HeatDistress
#HeatExhaustion

Show threadanlomedadMar 29

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Suspicious because it sounds so much like Nordhaus: their outdoor focus on agriculture and mining.
These were also the only 2 sectors where Nordhaus saw harm to "the economy" from climate change.

Also Nordhaus-like suspicious: for them, heat stress only makes humans suffer.
No word of crop losses or loss of insect life due to heat stress.
Change in soil microbe composition and changed soil capillaries makes access to water ever more difficult for plants.

High temperature also drives drought via evaporation, so heat stress also causes drought-related damages in crops, soils, insects,
hinders electricity generation with water, nuclear and fossil fuels,
and disrupts water-dependent industry.

Heat stress and its drought-related stress cause built infrastructure to crumble, damages roads, rail tracks, and buildings.

All this has no impact on "the economy". Because economists don't know it, they still merely juggle with Nordhaus' DICE.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07147-z

#climateEconomics #ClimateChange #Heatwave #heatstress #ExtremeWeather

Global supply chains amplify economic costs of future extreme heat risk - Nature

A global high-resolution disaster footprint analytical model is developed to show substantial socioeconomic impacts from climatic change-driven heat stress through the global supply chain by 2060 due to direct and indirect effects on health and labour productivity.

Nature
Michael BurchertMar 27
The forgotten hack: #heatstress
JitendraMar 2

Rising heat stress has put India's 45 million garment workers at risk of losing productivity, which could lead to the loss of 35 million full-time jobs and a subsequent decline of 4.5% in India’s GDP by 2030, a new report showed. #heatstress #heat #climatechange #globalwarming #ILO #health

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Mar/02/extreme-heat-poses-crisis-for-indias-garment-workers-35-million-jobs-at-risk-by-2030-report

Extreme heat poses crisis for India's garment workers, 35 million jobs at risk by 2030: Report

NEW DELHI: Rising heat stress has put India's 45 million garment workers at risk of losing productivity, which could lead to the loss of 35 million full-time jo

The New Indian Express
Fred NurkFeb 21
Who needs a simulation of heatwaves in Australia when First Nations people in remote areas are dealing with the real thing? Why can't the Guardian tell more stories about the preventable deaths from heatstress instead? #climatecrisis #heatstress #energysky #Australia

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhvstbmhmxg6wauvkmi4e7gv/post/3mdkntdngzk2t

‘What’s more important, the el...
💧🌏 Greg CocksJan 20
Detecting Drought Stress In Trees From The Air [Switzerland]
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/detecting-drought-stress-trees-from-air-eidg-forschungsanstalt-wsl-mrjue <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110856 <-- shared paper
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https://www.inverse.com/science/trees-dying-shocking-rates-understanding-save-them <-- shared technical article
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#Umweltbeobachtung #Wald #Trockenheit #Drohnen #Forschung #EnvironmentalMonitoring #Forest #Trees #Drought #Drones #Research #UAV #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #tree #vegetation #climatechange #heatstress #hot #summer #sunlight #discolouration #leaf #leaves #defoliation #impacts #crowns #canopy #water #hydrology #drought #risk #hazard #drone #imagery #survey #nativetree #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #measurement #methodology #drought #coping #Droughtstress #Forest #NDVI #PRI #Xanthophyll #Turgorlosspoint #waterstress #dehydration #mortality #death #dying #loss #hydraulicfailure #biology #botany #canopy
BellingenNSWJan 19

Excessive heat:
Storing children and dogs in cars
Exposing workers to heat stroke
Roasting livestock in paddocks

* "Prison and fines for leaving dogs in hot cars among proposed changes to NSW animal welfare laws. The legislation will also focus on owners who travel with dogs on the back of utes...On a 30 degree Celsius day, the interior of a parked car could reach 70°C..." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-18/prison-fines-for-leaving-dogs-in-hot-car-under-nsw-law-changes/106242130

* Working in excessive heat - Is there a set maximum temperature for workers?
"Calls for an industry-standard heat policy to be implemented on worksites as summers get hotter" >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/calls-for-industry-standard-heat-policy-on-worksites/106234134

* "Forgotten baby syndrome" - "Number of children left in cars increasing. Children being left alone in cars had become more common, with about 5,000 children rescued from locked cars across Australia each year." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/fatal-distraction-children-left-in-cars-it-can-happen-to-anyone/102814668

* 100 cattle die in southern NSW heatwave >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/115902861249815501

#FossilFuels #ClimateDisruption #heatwaves #HotPlanet #children #workers #pets #dogs #welfare #cars #utes #motorists #autopilot #heatstroke #mortality #regulation #governance #HeatPolicies #workers #OHS #HeatStress #Heatstroke #CompanionSpecies #habitability

Image: Dog on the back of a ute, tied up on a hot metal tray, Mid North Coast, NSW

Peter RileyJan 3

https://www.asiandispatch.net/nepals-migrant-workers-chronic-kidney-disease-as-world-warms-up

Grist series Vital Signs, explores #climatechange affects on health.
https://grist.org/series/vital-signs-global-health-climate/

#Capitalism #exploitation #heatstress #kidneydisease #migrantworkers #Nepal

Nepal’s Migrant Workers Face Chronic Kidney Disease as the World Warms Up

Nepal’s migrant workers travel to West Asian countries with the hope of building a better future but they are increasingly returning home with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This is a result of climate change, income inequality, and poor labour laws, leaving some of the most vulnerable workers dangerously exposed as the global temperature increases.