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“Incredible. For the 2nd day in a row, 20°C [68F] is reached in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Before yesterday, the Longyearbyen August temp record was 18.1°C.
“It is only the 7th time ever 20°C is recorded in Longyearbyen, of which 6 times since 2020.”
https://x.com/Daaanvdb/status/1822963369822810411
“How the City of London is preparing for climate change…
“Historic financial centre is investing £68mn in an ‘extreme weather’ plan — but is it enough? …the City of London Corporation is rolling out environmental measures, from upgrades to riverside walls for protection against rising water levels to swapping British flowers for Mediterranean varieties better suited to the heat.”
https://www.ft.com/content/eafeddeb-6dca-42d9-9f22-d821d158ec6d
“How climate change is transforming the Wadden Sea [southeastern part of the North Sea]…
“”Climate change is impacting the Wadden Sea at all levels: Rising temperatures and sea levels are changing the coastal morphology and sediment dynamics that have shaped the Wadden Sea for more than 8,000 years,” explains Dr. Christian Buschbaum.”
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-climate-wadden-sea.html
“HISTORIC ALPINE HEAT WAVE – 33 consecutive hours above freezing on Mt Blanc! Aig. du Midi broke its all-time record – 17.4°C / 63.3F (3842 m).
“MORE ALL TIME RECORDS in Austria: 15.2 Sonnblick 3106m; 15.7 Brunnenkogel 3437m* ; 17.9 Pitztaler Glacier 2864m.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1823064713678217634
“On Monday evening, several severe storms hit Switzerland. The Bernese Oberland was particularly affected.
“A landslide occurred in Brienz. People had to be evacuated and several people were injured. Axentrasse is closed in central Switzerland. Torrential rain, heavy hail, waterlogged rails, strong currents crossing the railway line, roads blocked by falling debris and impassable…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd5JSBPC9Fc
“Drought devastates corn and sunflower fields in Romania…
“Still struggling after an intense heatwave, some farmers fear losses of up to 90% of all of their crops. Romania is suffering from the effects of one of the worst heatwaves in the country’s history. In July, temperatures exceeded 40C…”
“Heat aggravated by carbon pollution killed 50,000 in Europe last year – study.
“Hot weather inflamed by carbon pollution killed nearly 50,000 people in Europe last year, with the continent warming at a much faster rate than other parts of the world, research has found.”
“The Croatian heatwave isn’t set to relent just yet, with scorching temperatures and red warnings issued for multiple regions of the country.
“As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, get prepared to sweat as the Croatian heatwave that has dominated the summer season with above average temperatures in the air and in the sea so far is set to continue.”
https://total-croatia-news.com/news/croatian-heatwave-4/
“Athens: Massive wildfire with 25 metre-high [80 foot] flames rages out of control in Greek capital…
“The massive blaze, helped by strong winds and bone-dry conditions, has forced many people in the northern suburbs of the Greek capital to leave their homes. Hospitals have been evacuated and some areas have suffered power cuts, as temperatures neared 40C (104F).”
“Italian hospitals report rise in heat cases as weather fails to deter tourists…
“The number of people accessing emergency care for heat-related illnesses has risen sharply in some of Italy’s most popular tourist cities, as the country experiences an intense heatwave that is failing to deter visitors.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/12/italian-hospitals-heat-illnesses-tourists
“Summer heatwave pounds traditionally cooler northern Spain…
“Temperatures soared over the weekend across Spain but especially in the traditionally cooler northern Cantabrian Sea area, triggering “extreme risk” alerts in the regions of Cantabria and the Basque country, weather service AEMET said.”
“Nearly 46 DEGREES [114.8F] IN PORTUGAL – on 10 August the hot airmass passed through Portugal and Galicia, Spain with temperatures >40C.
“Particularly hot the area of Pinhao which reached 45.6C [August record]. Hot also in the hill town of Vila Real which reached 40.2C, first time >40C in August.”
“The Mediterranean just reached a new record high average Sea Surface Temperature of 28.15ºC [82.7F]!
“Next year the region will double down on the aerosol termination shock, when sulphur emissions from shipping reduce with another 80%, from May 1st, 2025.”
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1823127268119429453
“Algerians flee wildfires in country’s northeast…
“Residents were told to leave homes in the fire’s path in Tizi Ouzou province, news site Ennahar Online reported quoting a forest official, though it was not immediately clear how many people were affected.”
https://www.newarab.com/news/algerians-flee-wildfires-countrys-northeast
“Thousands of records are falling all over Oceania, Asia, Northern and Southern Africa, North and South America, Antarctica and the Arctic. What about Central Africa?
“Record heat too, of course: 36.5 [97.7F] Gamboma CONGO August record.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1822339732019311065
“Cape Town Had Record Rainfall in July as Storms Battered City.
“Cape Town had the most most rainfall on record in July as a series of winter storms battered South Africa’s second-biggest city. The Oranjezicht station, near the city center, recorded 317.6 millimeters (12.5 inches) of rain in the month, the highest since records began…”
“In a rare event.. Rain and lightning visit the driest Arab regions for the first time in 100 years [NE Africa]…
“Weather forecasters at the Arab Weather Center said that the Libyan desert and southern Egypt are among the driest regions in the world, and it is rare for these regions to experience rain… it is expected that these areas will witness the influx of large amounts of tropical moisture…”
“A drowning town: are Bentiu’s dykes [Sudan] high enough to save it from disaster?
“UN troops are shoring up flood defences in the South Sudan town. But with record rains forecast, the lives of tens of thousands of displaced people could be at risk… fears are mounting that attempts to preserve Bentiu are futile and that it could soon be washed away, potentially with huge loss of life…”
“Pain of children displaced by floods [Kenya]…
“Swelling of Lake Victoria and the bursting of River Nyando banks due to heavy rains have created a new generation of refugees, with children paying the heaviest price as they have little to eat and have to grapple with a sanitation crisis.”
https://nation.africa/kenya/health/pain-of-children-displaced-by-floods-4722820
“The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has risen to 21, police said Sunday…
“After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late Friday, crushing and burying homes on the edge of the site as residents slept.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/death-toll-landslide-uganda-garbage-dump-rises-13-rcna166122
“CENTRAL ASIA-MIDDLE EAST HEAT WAVE: Brutal heat continues in IRAN with up to 44C [111.2F] at 1500m asl and it will get worse breaking more world records next week.
“MINIMUMS up to 35C in EGYPT and 32C in the former USSR including an insane record of 27.3 Jalalabad on KYRGYZ highlands today.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1822295375689978184
“28 dead as rains wreak havoc in north, northwest [India]; several Haryana villages inundated.
“…heavy downpours lashed north and northwest India, causing landslides, traffic chaos and house collapses, as well as a dam breach which inundated several villages in Haryana.”
“HISTORIC HEAT IN MYANMAR. Records of August hottest day fell: 40.5 [104.9F] Mandalay; 38.4 Lunkyaw; 31.5 Loilin.
“Barely any country in the world outside Europe has been sparred by breaking records these days.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1822686716207009801
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN VIETNAM:
“Records are being brutalized from North to South with huge margins. Most important August records today: 40.1 [104.2F] Do Luong; 39.3 Ha Dong; 39 Nam Dinh; 38.7 Hung Yen; 38.1 Hai Duong – and dozens more.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1822263352795562047
“THAILAND did it again! MINIMUM of 29.6C [85.3F] at Bangkok Pilot on 11 August tied the THAI AUGUST HOTTEST NIGHT in history.
“More records of high minimums on 12 August too: 29.4 Rayong; 28.5 Tak; 28.0 Anthong, Sukhothai and Sri Samrong… Apart of the 39C+ inland, 36.4 Koh Samui also record.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1822806268064510362
“South Korea heatwave likely to persist until Aug 22.
“…major cities, such as Incheon and Busan, have been experiencing tropical nights for 20 and 18 days in a row respectively. The two cities saw temperatures reach up to 29.7 and 28.8 deg C as at 8am on Aug 12.”
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-heat-wave-likely-to-persist-until-aug-22
“JAPANESE HEAT WAVE NEVER ENDS: Extreme conditions persist since June with mins up to 30C, maxes up to 40C [104F] and high humidity.
“Heat spread to Hokkaido with >36C and more all time records: 36.3 Naganuma; 34.4 Atsuma; 33.9 Shizunai; 35.8 Isen; 37.8 Hokota; 34.7 Ebetsu monthly; TMIN 27.3 Oshima.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1822990147249434787
“A severe storm has battered Japan’s Kuji city, bringing record-breaking rainfall and significant disruption.
“Over a 24-hour period, the storm delivered 368 millimeters (14 inches) of rain, shattering previous records and far surpassing the area’s average August rainfall of 177.9 millimeters.”
https://wenewsenglish.pk/severe-storm-hits-japan-with-record-rainfall/
“Another record in the tiny Cocos Islands AUSTRALIA – 31.0C [87.8F] Today broke its August record of highest temperature, after breaking those of all previous months.
“Despite the official end of El Nino, nearly 100% of the tropics are pulverizing all records, every day, without stopping.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1822613812002119748
“EXTRAORDINARY 40 DEGREES [104F] IN WINTER IN BRAZIL & SOUTH AFRICA.
“A cold front pushed the heat towards Northern Brazil: 40.5 Alto; Parnaiba; 38.8 Caico; 38.6 Patos. 39.4 Skukuza,38.1 Hoedspruit; 37.8 Pongola; 37.6 Makatini; 37.6 Thohoyandou… all places at 500m-600m asl.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1822721009188835690
“Torrential rains in Brazil have eroded parts of a fossil site, revealing what scientists think could be the world’s oldest known dinosaur skeletons.
“The “almost fully preserved” dinosaur fossil, discovered next to a reservoir in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, could be around 233 million years old, researchers say.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/brazil-rain-dinosaur-fossil-oldest-b2591864.html
“Heavy rains cause severe flooding in Valdez and Mariño municipalities in Sucre [Venezuela].
“The heavy rains recorded early Saturday morning in the Paria area, Sucre state, caused serious flooding in the municipalities of Valdez and Mariño, where homes were damaged and property was lost in several areas.”
“HISTORIC – 41.8 [107.2F] at Boca de Mao DOMINICAN REPUBLIC …IS THE HIGHEST RELIABLE TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED ANYWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN.
“Climatic history rewritten.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1823029036022374796
“Tropical Storm Ernesto forecast to form soon, may bring flooding to Puerto Rico…
“Forecasters are tracking a fast-moving system in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean that could soon become Tropical Storm Ernesto and eventually a major hurricane. It is headed west toward the Caribbean with heavy rain…”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/08/12/tropical-storm-ernesto-puerto-rico/
“Rain causes flooding and traffic chaos in southern Mexico City.
“Due to heavy rains this afternoon, areas in Tlalpan, such as Hermenegildo Galeana and Calzada de Tlalpan, as well as the center of the Coyoacán Municipality , are reporting water levels of 1.50 meters and 40 centimeters high.”
https://www.reforma.com/registra-tlalpan-inundaciones-hay-alerta-roja-por-lluvias/ar2855458
“A rare tornado brought winds up to 100 miles per hour to Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado, on Friday afternoon, near Colorado’s popular Pikes Peak mountain.
“AccuWeather shared video footage of damage from the storm several days after the tornado struck, noting how rare it is for a tornado to form in high-elevation areas.”
https://www.newsweek.com/rare-tornado-tears-through-colorado-pikes-peak-1938238
“Wild Flash Floods Force Rescues And Leave Homes, Cars, Roads Submerged [Oklahoma]…
“Flash floods struck the Oklahoma City area, causing road closures and prompting emergency rescues after a slow-moving thunderstorm dumped nearly 10 inches of rain in 24 hours.”
https://www.newsweek.com/oklahoma-rainfall-flash-flood-damage-1938057
“A surge of sick sea lions are washing up along the California coast suffering from symptoms of algae poisoning, experts say.
“The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has responded to 90 sick sea lions in San Luis Obispo County since July 29, and nearly 30 percent of the animals they helped have died.”
“Algal blooms, fueled by warmer Northwest waters, create toxic recipe for coastal shellfish…
“It’s been an active year for toxic algal blooms within Washington’s waters. The Washington State Department of Health has detected paralytic shellfish poison in many of the state’s marine areas.”
“Sudden, massive die-off claims thousands of fish in Duncan area lake [BC, Canada]…
“A massive fish die off, likely in the thousands, has struck Somenos Lake. The fish appear to be mostly pumpkinseed fish, which is an invasive species, although there are reports of some young coho salmon and sunfish among the dead.”
“Pacific Northwest tribes battered by climate change but fight to get money meant to help them…
“Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change — from rising seas to severe heat — but face an array of bureaucratic barriers to access government funds meant to help them adapt, a report released Monday found.”
“Quebecers face months of cleanup after record rainfall…
“Quebec municipalities hit by the remnants of tropical storm Debby say they’re looking at months of recovery from a natural disaster that was unlike anything they had seen before.”
“Parts of Canada’s Boreal Forest Are Burning Faster Than They Can Regrow…
“The boreal forests are the largest forests in the world, and in Western Canada they evolved to burn once every century or so. But this patch of forest had just burned for the second time in a decade.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/12/climate/canada-wildfires.html
“Another exceptionally hot day in the Canadian Arctic! New MONTHLY records in Nunavut.
“30.7°C / 87.3F Arviat; Previous record: 30.4°C (Aug. 1, 1985) [hourly max]; 30.6°C Chesterfield Inlet; Previous record: 28.7°C (Aug. 3, 2020).”
https://x.com/ThierryGooseBC/status/1822807873564348548
“Warming climate changing CO2 balance in northern ecosystems.
“A recent study has found that climate change is significantly altering how northern ecosystems manage carbon dioxide (CO2) in permafrost and non-permafrost areas, something the researchers say could have major implications for the global carbon balance.”
“Earth just had its warmest July on record [NOAA agrees with NASA]…
“The average July global surface temperature was 2.18 degrees F (1.21 degrees C) above the 20th-century average of 60.4 degrees F (15.8 degrees C), ranking as the warmest July in NOAA’s 175-year global record.”
https://www.noaa.gov/news/earth-just-had-its-warmest-july-on-record
“I guess August 2024 might be another record warm month?
“But September 2023 won’t possibly be broken, right? Nobody knows -we’re in uncharted territory.”
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1822979428101640545
“Global mean sea surface temperature anomalies (departure from average) so far this year – still the highest on record.
“[Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 averaged over January to July]”
https://x.com/ZLabe/status/1822976492617245008
“The climate impact of feeding ourselves is getting worse and worse…
“With the world’s population growing, the only way to reduce the enormous greenhouse gas emissions from farming is to make food production ever more efficient. Unfortunately, efficiency gains have stalled since 2010…”
“We’re Burning More Climate-Warming Coal Than Ever. Why?
“Developing countries value coal as a cheap and convenient source of power they can use to modernize their economies — just as Western nations did before them… And coal remains resilient in many Western countries…”
“Wary of Trump and Azerbaijan, businesses shun COP climate talks…
“Verena Radulovic, vice president for business engagement with think tank Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, said the shift is tied to companies wanting to separate their climate messaging from COP.”
“‘Who will protect us from seeing the world’s largest rainforest burn?’ The mental exhaustion faced by climate scientists…
“Only 6% of 380 lead authors and review editors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) think that the 1.5 °C warming limit set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement can be achieved… Most said they felt distress and frustration…”
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02605-0
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Because of my life time experience which is that the hottest week of the year is usually in the last two weeks of July or the first two weeks of August I decided to look up whether it is possible that the overall global temperature can be hotter in August than the July that preceeded it.
What I found out is that in the northern hemisphere’s temperate zone there is a one in three chance that August will be hotter than July. Ok the temperate zone is not the whole earth. But I guess one can deduce from that, that globally August is at least once in a while hotter than the July that preceeded it, globably. I guess that I could confirm that assertion with a more thorough search. But I am happy with that answer. It is close enough for someone who is soon to bury his head in the sand.
Curt, August wasn’t hotter than July last year, globally, but you are correct that it can occasionally be. As Leon Simons says above, we are in uncharted territory, so we should probably expect the unexpected.
In another recent tweet/X, Leon also notes that Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude oceans are “on fire”. Not unrelated, July was the moistest month on record, globally. Water vapour amplifies the warming caused by other greenhouse gases, of course…
The ‘human interest” stories from Africa are testimony for.the enduring bravery of the star-crossed species known as humanity, but the Nature piece on the mental.health crisis in climate.scientist circles is also noteworthy.
These employed folks are struggling mightily, but even their avowed methods of countering depression, like seeing value in group “fighting” against climate.change, can lead to more despair.when the fight gets lost, day after.day.
So how are the good folks at C&E doing with their “mental health,” if even hopium- bound climate scientists are losing theirs?
Maybe there should be a disclaimer here at C&E about needing a good.base of fortune-based mental health to.enter here, like there is at r/collapse.
One way that mental.health gets protected here is no one is too petty or jejeune towards any others here.
If I say stupid or incoherent shit (in others’ eyes) it’s left alone for.the.most part, because.the weight of the repeated subject matter is just too great and grave, I believe.
Martin, you sound pretty coherent to me. One upside of this site having a daily page-turnover is that, if anyone does indeed say stupid or incoherent shit in the comments section, it is quickly lost and buried.
Hello Pan,
I think everyone is in ‘head in the sand’ mode by now. It is now bloody hot here with record highs in the southwest of France of 42 Celsius, but I believe that will come to an end today or tomorrow with …. rain and thunderstorms.
I am not surprised that nobody ‘believes’ in the 1.5/ 2 degree norm by now. That insane meeting from now almost 10 years ago and that has been in effect for 4 years now!!!
We sit and watch it…. but by now the Parijus Olympics have concluded with the observation that they were the ‘greenest games’ ever. I devoted an article to it but I didn’t actually understand exactly how all that was ‘calculated’ with weird juggling of EDF and the city of Paris…. All total nonsense, of course.
Those temperature rises in the Alps… oh well that does bring tears to my eyes. The speed at which we are totally spoiling things with our ‘sustainability’ drivel is truly breathtaking.
By the way, the French media are not talking about it…. probably not to spoil their party now that they are also going to organise the next winter games ‘as sustainable’ as possible….
We are getting ‘record tired’ 🙂 especially after the Olympics. That climate… really interests ‘nobody’ anymore…. The days of ‘plant a tree,’ when you take the plane are really far behind us 🙂
I also regularly get comments from my readers when I once again ‘have to’ post about the now second heatwave hitting France this year…. Ah yes all this whining about the heat !
https://www.ansa.it/amp/english/news/2024/08/12/mont-blanc-temperature-above-zero-for-33-hours_3f49695b-6edf-4c0a-94ff-bdd2d7a0fa0b.html
I rly liked zips comment.
We are flying in the wrong direction. Does your imagination work on predicting the world past 2030?
Probably not. Too chaotic.
AMOC shut down would mean way below freezing temps across Europe in Winter. Much of the region would shut down economic activity thereby speeding up aerosol reduction. Further screwing us.
I admire you keep publishing. I’ll admit I’m burnt out. We’re completely toasted.
This is our last decade of global stability as we knew it.
Get out there and enjoy it!
“Get out there and enjoy it!”
I not only wish I were better at this, I wish I were better at transmitting that sort of life-affirming energy to my kids. I love that lyric in “Ode to my Family” by The Cranberries:
And we didn’t give a damn
‘Cause we were raised
To see life as fun and take it if we can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-DJr1Qs54
Depending how old they are, get down in the mud with them and you’ll be receiving not transmitting. The human traits that got us in this fine mess are the same ones that’ll keep us sane. Your fine contribution allows me to know I’m not alone.
Sean, you are welcome. And that is a good point about joy being reciprocal.
My kids have passed that Peppa Pig, “jumping in muddy puddles” phase, but they’re both still a lot of fun in their own ways.
Totally agree with your last four sentences. I process reality in a small compartment stashed away in my psyche. Only way I can stay sane and enjoy witnessing what the light beholds.
These records say Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 20C, SSW in Antarctica-50C are concerning, as are those Chinese ‘feels like’ extremes 54C last week. Those wobbles on the edges of the bell curve will turn into tsunamis eventually.
Once the Goldilocks zone was a gradient gliding back and forth across the globe with life surviving within. Is the Goldilocks zone becoming fragmented, and moving round like soap bubbles on the surface.
We’ll know collectively as a humanity when we can’t ignore the climate refugees.
As I may still be here in a decade, my crystal ball leans towards 5 years stability if we’re lucky. Follow the money.
I predicted 5 years before shit-hits-fan, 3 years ago. Anytime I read “by 2050” I think “If only …”
Otherwise I just live day to day, play in the garden, knit, enjoy grandchildren and block off terror. Thanks everyone for, always, good comments and thanks Panopticon for doing this blog
You are welcome, Mad Hatter. I agree – modern industrial civilisation just isn’t going to make it to 2050. Who knows what remnants will cling on, though.
Reagan P
Zip, I am sorry your are grieving for the lovely Alps. The fairy doom-mother who helps me run this site; her heart belongs to Switzerland, so she will be sharing your sorrow.
“The days of ‘plant a tree,’ when you take the plane are really far behind us…”
And, as I reported the other day, 45,000 acres of carbon offset trees are burning in California, exacerbating emissions rather than offsetting them. This is far from the first time this has happened. We’ve seen similar in Oregon and Washington recently, too. In Spain in 2022, a carbon offset firm actually started two fires!
“Locals furious as carbon offset firm sparks two wildfires in two months… The massive blaze – ignited by a contractor for carbon offset firm Land Life – tore through the Aragón in northeastern Spain last week.”
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/07/25/locals-furious-as-carbon-offset-firm-sparks-two-wildfires-in-two-months
What a truly absurd era we are living through.
This is how I keep from getting very depressed. I (believe or pretend take your pick) that we are stuck inside of a simulation. The importance of our lives orlack of importance lies not inside of the simulation but our side of the simulation.
This simulation might be running to solve some kind of important and difficult problem for the beings running the simulation. Or it could be running just for the entertainment of a billionaire that is running the simulation. Even if it is the case of the billionaire that Being is suffering from accute fboredoom. Therefore even in this worst case scenario our suffering helps relieve the suffering of other troubled beings.
the only thing not accounted for is the nature of the billionaire if it is a worst case simulation scenario. What if thát being is the equivelant of the bastaard son of Sadam Hussein. Then I would not want to relieve its suffering but intensify it. But chances are it is not that kind of a stimulation.
“…we are stuck inside of a simulation.”
A lot of spiritual traditions hold that life is, in ultimate terms, illusory – but of course that is not much consolation when you are absolutely locked into it and suffering accordingly.
From a more scientific/mathematical angle, Donald Hoffman, a Professor of Cognitive Science, argues that, for evolutionary reasons, we filter reality in such a reductive fashion that it is like we are interfacing with icons on a computer and mistaking them for what is really happening in that computer.
“Evolution has shaped us with perceptions that allow us to survive. They guide adaptive behaviors. But part of that involves hiding from us the stuff we don’t need to know. And that’s pretty much all of reality, whatever reality might be. If you had to spend all that time figuring it out, the tiger would eat you.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/04/the-illusion-of-reality/479559/
I found this youtube video a quiet entertaining look back to a earlier part of our perdiciment.
It is a reward for taking part in the sstimulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfaY9zqD-4A
Very interesting. The video is about oil wells cunningly concealed in fake buildings in Los Angeles. I found an article about it:
“Oil wells are hidden all over Los Angeles, some more cleverly than others. From the so-called Tower of Hope to a facade designed to look like a synagogue, here are a handful of spots where black gold is being pumped to the surface.”
https://lamag.com/lahistory/hidden-oil-wells
Thanx Pan. Always love the pix of tourists pouring water, from a plastic bottle that’s been shipped thousands of miles, onto their clueless pates.
As for “plant a tree”, I always find it infuriating that such pabulum is fed to the consuming masses. Every suggestion as to what we should do on an individual basis gets repeated ad nauseum, like the “wash your hands” during the pandemic. But when Europe calls wood pellets “green energy” as they totally gut southeastern US forests and then create more CO2 to make them into pellets, then burn more to transport them to Europe, where they burn to produce ~ 67% less energy than coal, while making as much CO2 in their combustion, I hardly think planting a tree for a trip in an airplane quite does it.
As the Permian drilling picks up its pace, drilling more to keep production from falling, Utah, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, to name only the most egregious States, are all ramping up their fracturing.
But Plant a tree … I’ll go out on a limb and suggest people advising that have taken leave of their senses, as the root of the problem lies in constantly barking up the wrong tree, which is making saps of us all as we pine for relief.
“Always love the pix of tourists pouring water, from a plastic bottle that’s been shipped thousands of miles, onto their clueless pates.” 😂
There are often few visual signifiers of unusual heat, especially if it is overcast, so finding good photos is a challenge. I’m afraid it is all too often pedestrians beneath parasols or, as you say, tourists splashing bottled water on their clueless pates.
I kid you not, finding out about FIJI Water was a key moment of realisation for me about how the world works and where we are headed.
“It’s not just water. It’s FIJI Water… From a sustainable aquifer in Fiji to more than 60 countries across the globe, FIJI Water has been bringing Earth’s Finest Water to the world since 1996.”
https://www.fijiwater.com/
Aside: Rob, your puns do not go unappreciated! “I’ll go out on a limb and suggest people advising that have taken leave of their senses, as the root of the problem lies in constantly barking up the wrong tree, which is making saps of us all as we pine for relief.” 😂
Yes! Treemendous stuff…
I’ll get my coat.
🤓 Thnx, Kali.
“Distress and frustration”
How sad. Personally I find the whole thing fascinating. Of course, I’m nearing the end of my natural life anyway, so I have that luxury. And what a fantastic job Pan is doing keeping this news feed rolling along. Thanks for the show, Pan!
Apologies for any stupid or incoherent shit I may have dropped here before…
You are welcome, Jerry.
“I’m nearing the end of my natural life anyway.”
Hope you manage to squeeze out some more good years. It’s a strange phrase, “natural life”, now I come to think of it. Sounds like it is leaving the door open for some transhumanist or even vampiric eventualities. 😂
It’s all “incoherent shit” from a species that it too “stupid” to protect it’s environment.
I’ve got more yesterdays than tomorrows.
One old codger to another old codger. 😉
When Kali & Pan are out on a limb, I’ll bring my saw. 😉
The whole species is out on a single limb & cutting away. Bet the sudden impact is gonna hurt .