David Reid
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I am an Australian concerned about the climate crisis and human rights. I am also interested in the impact of disasters, particularly bushfires.
Peter Gleick
There was a step increase in the fire climate regime in Australia around the year 2000
It's only a few days into spring but the fires are already burning in the Northern Territory with forecasts of a hot, dry summer to come.
Fire crews battle large fire in the Northern Territory
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/nt-emergency-services-battle-bushfire-in-barkly-region/102837278
Hot, dry and early fire season forecast for Western Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/wa-at-risk-of-difficult-fire-season/102837728
When climate deniers start shouting #climatechange has nothing to do with #HurricaneIdalia, remember, sea levels are ~10 inches higher & ocean temperatures are many degrees hotter than they used to be BECAUSE of climate change. Those things worsen hurricane intensity and damages.
We're living in a climate-changed world, and now we're seeing the consequences play out.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
We're living in a climate-changed world, and now we're seeing the consequences play out.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
Using satellites to rapidly detect bushfires is not as easy as it seems
States must safeguard children’s rights from climate change and environmental damage – UN committee
Countries must safeguard children’s rights from climate change and environmental damage - UN committee
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has concluded that countries must urgently implement measures to address the damage and threat to children’s rights from climate change and environmental degradation.
Queensland and northern NSW face elevated bushfire risk, but a reminder that everyone needs to be prepared and everywhere in Australia is vulnerable to fire
Climate change is redrawing the disaster map
"We’re also seeing disasters in places where we don’t usually see certain types of disasters, and different types of disasters interacting with one another"
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23840516/weather-disaster-new-location-climate-change
David HoWhen a fossil fuel company says they're going to melt glaciers, believe them.
When a fossil fuel company says they're going to use direct air capture (DAC) as a social license to operate and to use the COâ‚‚ for enhanced oil recovery, believe them.
Prof. Stefan RahmstorfReally interesting details on the pathetic defense by the state of Montana in the climate change trial they lost.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/the-six-big-surprises-in-the-montana-youth-climate-trial/
