Literal insanity.

A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy

Project 2025, a conservative “battle plan” for the next Republican president, would stop attempts to cut the pollution that is heating the planet and encourage more emissions
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/climate/republicans-climate-project2025.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

#Antarctic sea ice remains on its own this year compared to any other July in our satellite record. Keep in mind when looking at this graph that the y-axis interval is 1,000,000 km². This is a massive deviation from the previous record for the date.

+ More: https://zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
+ Data: https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index

Weeks after Japan "stepped into its post-pandemic phase" in May & left anti-infection measures like masks up to "individual choice," the #COVID positivity rate in Okinawa has been over 50% for at least a week.

Hospital staff are turning sick & dying people away, including children from at least one children's hospital.

Doctors in Japan say the medical system [on Okinawa{ is collapsing.

#PostPandemic is a lie.

Feds commit $6.8B for new Hudson River tunnels, potential opening by 2035

https://gothamist.com/news/feds-commit-68b-new-hudson-river-tunnels-potential-opening-by-2035

Gold from @tomgauld

#writing #WritingCommunity #sciencefiction #science #proposal

In the last week we've had record amounts of #wildfire smoke, a #derecho that knocked out power for about 100,000 homes, and now #flashflood warnings.

I'm looking at this new round of predictions about the imminent demise of #twitter and letting out a hearty "meh".