Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps

Reduce emissions, build resilience, repair ecosystems, remove greenhouse gases: these are the four Rs that can save us

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/27/humanity-survival-emissions-resilience-ecosystems-greenhouse-gases

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

A 50,000-Year-Old Block of Ice Paints the Most Chilling Picture of the Future Ever

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a60819842/50000-year-old-block-of-ice/

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

“Unprecedented” – CO2 Rising 10 Times Faster Than Any Time in Recorded History

Recent research indicates that the current rate of atmospheric CO2 increase is unprecedented, being ten times faster than any period in the last 50,000 years, highlighting significant implications for global climate dynamics and future CO2 absorption capabilities of the Southern Ocean

https://scitechdaily.com/unprecedented-co2-rising-10-times-faster-than-any-time-in-recorded-history/

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase "climate" eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warming

https://www.indiatoday.in/environment/story/florida-governor-deletes-climate-change-from-state-laws-amid-rising-sea-levels-2539843-2024-05-16

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Sweetgreen promised to go carbon neutral. Now it’s serving steak

The salad chain known for its commitment to the environment is now in the beef business

https://archive.ph/lumk9

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/05/07/sweetgreen-steak-menu-sustainability-carbon-neutral/

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Sowing seeds of climate resilience

MORE than 256,000 people created history when they planted some 1.25 million trees throughout Penang during the “Planting One Million Trees Within a Day in Conjunction with Earth Day”

https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/05/01/sowing-seeds-of-climate-resilience

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

ESCMID 2024: The infectious consequences of climate change

Dengue fever is now found in over 120 countries compared to just nine that experienced severe epidemics in the 1970s, given the spread of infectious diseases due to climate change

https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/analyst-comment/escmid-2024-the-infectious-consequences-of-climate-change/

#health #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Climate Change Has Infiltrated Game Night—and That’s a Good Thing, Experts Say

A growing number of developers and designers are introducing climate change elements into games to teach users about climate solutions

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042024/todays-climate-video-games-heat-kids/

#VideoGames #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Young People Rise Up for the Climate in NYC

On a cloudy Friday in New York, over 1,000 students, indigenous leaders, and alarmed parents marched across the Brooklyn Bridge, demanding that US President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency

https://www.fairobserver.com/world-news/us-news/young-people-rise-up-for-the-climate-in-nyc/

#NYC #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #ClimateStrike

Worst wine harvest in 62 years due to 'extreme' climate

World wine production dropped 10% last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0425/1445733-wine-harvest-climate/

#wine #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Unseasonal weather raises concerns across the Midwest: 'Red flag warnings in March, which we normally don't see'

Scientists are warning that the unusual patterns are related to global heating

https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/midwest-wildfires-cause-climate-change/

#Midwest #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Species in 17 mountains worldwide face extinction risk due to global warming: Study

due to the rapid rate at which the planet is warming, new research published in the journal Nature has found.

Researchers said that the mountains at significant risk due to global warming included those in the Iran-Pakistan region, Northeast Asia, Brazilian highlands, Western America and Mexico, and the Mediterranean basin

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/species-in-17-mountains-worldwide-face-extinction-risk-due-to-global-warming-study/article68001981.ece

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Earth endured a million years of rain in the Carnian Pluvial Event

The primary driver behind this extraordinary shift in climate appears to be a massive volcanic eruption within the Wrangellia Large Igneous Province, stretching from south-central Alaska through the coast of British Columbia.

highlighted the eruption’s colossal impact on the atmosphere, with the discharge of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide triggering spikes in global warming

https://www.earth.com/news/earth-endured-a-million-years-of-rain-in-the-carnian-pluvial-event/

#climate

The Same Billionaires Behind the Super Bowl Are Also Behind the Climate Crisis

The center of power within the National Football League (NFL) is its cadre of billionaire owners, including some of the richest people in the world. Notably, the league has a close and enduring attachment to the fossil fuel industry, which has long been the core driver of the global climate crisis

https://truthout.org/articles/the-same-billionaires-behind-the-super-bowl-are-also-behind-the-climate-crisis/

#SuperBowl #Sport #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Five maddening facts about climate finance

1) Nobody knows how much climate finance is being delivered

2) Rich countries are providing much less than they claim

3) “Climate finance” is being used to build coal-fired power plants

4) Only a small fraction goes to the most climate vulnerable countries

5) Many debt-distressed countries pay more in debt than they receive in climate finance

https://africanarguments.org/2024/01/five-maddening-facts-about-climate-finance/

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

US experienced 25 billion-dollar disasters in 2023, an all-time high

https://thebulletin.org/2023/12/us-experienced-25-billion-dollar-disasters-in-2023-an-all-time-high/

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #USA #US

Apparently it is now illegal to sing satirical carols in the street
by Mike Sivier
6–8 minutes

Members of Just Stop Oil have been threatened with arrest for singing Christmas carols – with altered lyrics to make them satirical, relevant to climate change

https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/12/16/apparently-it-is-now-illegal-to-sing-satirical-carols-in-the-street/

#UK #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #ClimateStrike

36% of the world’s population still dispute the human origins of climate change

https://www.ipsos.com/en/36-percent-worlds-population-still-dispute-human-origins-climate-change

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #FossilFueledDestruction

Give Climate Change the Name It Deserves: Fossil-Fueled Destruction

“Climate Crisis” only identifies the symptoms of oil and gas dependence. As time runs out, we need a term that focuses on what — and who — is to blame

https://capitalandmain.com/give-climate-change-the-name-it-deserves-fossil-fueled-destruction

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #FossilFueledDestruction

Study: Climate Is a Top Priority for Many Elderly Swing State Voters

In New Mexico, for example, more than one-third of older voters prioritize climate, the data show. In Colorado, one in four senior citizens give climate top weight when going to the polls. And in Pennsylvania, a state President Joe Biden won by 1.2 percent, and Arizona, where his victory margin was 0.4 percent, climate voters aged 65 and up make up 5 percent of the electorate

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/senior-citizens-environmental-voters-swing-states-study/

#climate #USA #US