Why We Went Extinct

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Leaving a trail, so that if by some miracle one or two people (ideally speaking english and dutch), and the harddisk where this ends up, and all the articles that are linked can be retrieved and some power source and some screen survive, maybe they can figure out what happened... with the current state of science and technology it is unfortunately incomprehensible.
Why We Went ExtinctOct 24

Dutch government is planning to pay climate lawsuit penalties using the so called 'climate fund'.

It's an interesting finding by investigative journalists firstly since the climate fund is meant for investments to actually achieve the climate goals. Secondly since the government publicly denies it could face penalties for not achieving the goals, but government employees are actually fearing and preparing for them.

(Dutch)
https://nos.nl/artikel/2587635-overheid-vreest-nieuwe-klimaatzaken-wil-klimaatfonds-aanspreken

#breadcrumb #climatechange #climatecrisis #nl

'Overheid vreest nieuwe klimaatzaken, wil klimaatfonds aanspreken'

Binnen het ministerie van Financiën wordt rekening gehouden met hoge kosten als Nederland het wettelijke klimaatdoel voor 2030 niet haalt.

Why We Went ExtinctOct 24
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Robert SanscartierOct 23

Peatlands' 'huge reservoir' of carbon at risk of release, researchers warn

Peatlands make up just 3% of Earth's land surface but store more than 30% of the world's soil carbon, preserving organic matter and sequestering its carbon for tens of thousands of years. A new study sounds the alarm that an extreme drought event could quadruple peatland carbon loss in a warming climate

https://phys.org/news/2025-10-peatlands-huge-reservoir-carbon.html

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #MassAtrocity #environment #climate

Peatlands' 'huge reservoir' of carbon at risk of release, researchers warn

Peatlands make up just 3% of Earth's land surface but store more than 30% of the world's soil carbon, preserving organic matter and sequestering its carbon for tens of thousands of years. A new study sounds the alarm that an extreme drought event could quadruple peatland carbon loss in a warming climate.

Phys.org
Why We Went ExtinctOct 23
Primo NaturaOct 23

"Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm"

#Brazil #AmazonRainforest #FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/20/brazil-greenlights-oil-drilling-amazon

Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm

Conservationists argue president’s oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate change

The Guardian
Why We Went ExtinctOct 23

Very cute pictures accompanied by a sad story: hedgehog rescue centers are overflowing this year in the Netherlands, and hedgehogs are weaker than other years. Not surprising: this year was a very bad year for insects, the main dish for hedgehogs.

Over the last 50 years the Dutch hedgehog population has decreased by 80%, just like the insect population. Putting more endemic species in your garden can help them.

(Dutch)
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/10/23/iedereen-wil-dit-super-charismatische-diertje-redden-maar-de-egels-in-de-opvang-zijn-dit-jaar-opvallend-verzwakt

#biodiversity #breadcrumb #biodiversitycrisis #nl

Iedereen wil dit ‘super-charismatische diertje’ redden – maar de egels in de opvang zijn dit jaar opvallend verzwakt

Het is topdrukte bij egelopvang Stichting Snorhaar in Utrecht. Egelopvangcentra in heel Nederland lopen over, egeltjes zijn ondermaats en nestjes klein. "Dat dit jaar een extra slecht insectenjaar was, vertaalt zich door naar de egel."

NRC
Why We Went ExtinctOct 23
Gerry McGovernOct 23

Tech Giants Are Trying to Cover Up the Environmental Impacts of Their Data Centers

Silicon Valley is using legal loopholes and NDAs to keep the public in the dark about the water and energy being consumed by generative AI.

"A new Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, will require more than eight million gallons of water each year to operate, according to records that Microsoft did everything in its power to keep hidden from the public."

https://progressive.org/latest/tech-giants-are-trying-to-cover-up-the-environmental-impacts-of-their-data-centers-cooper-20251022/

Tech Giants Are Trying to Cover Up the Environmental Impacts of Their Data Centers

Silicon Valley is using legal loopholes and NDAs to keep the public in the dark about the water and energy being consumed by generative AI.

Progressive.org
Why We Went ExtinctOct 23
Zack LabeOct 23

Trends in October temperatures over land areas for the last 50 years...

Data from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/noaa-global-temp

Why We Went ExtinctOct 23
Prof. Stefan RahmstorfOct 23

New study by Falkena et al. shows that most climate models don’t capture the established key mechanism that can destabilize the North Atlantic subpolar gyre. Those models that get it predict abrupt subpolar gyre changes in the coming decades 😳.
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https://esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/1833/2025/

Why We Went ExtinctOct 22

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Snoro/115419449882408776

And now the #eu learns that if you don't want to be dependent on party A, and achieve that by becoming fully dependent on party B instead... you succeed in your mission, but you somehow don't improve your overall situation.

#breadcrumb #climatechange #eupol #uspol #climatecrisis #fossilfuels