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“A system off the coast of the Carolinas is pummelling North Carolina with historic rainfall and life-threatening flooding.
“More than 18 inches of rain has been recorded in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, where a state of emergency is in effect… NOAA Atlas 14 shows 12″/12 hr occurs, on average, once every 200 years. 18″/12hr is once every 1000 years!”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/tropical-storm-helene-nears-landfall-carolinas/story?id=113722264
“Everything is stuck! That partly explains the 20” of rain along the Carolina Coast and extreme rains and snows in Central Europe.
“Take a look at the jet stream in the US and Europe. Rex blocks (high over top of low) abound with an extremely wavy jet stream!”
https://x.com/WeatherProf/status/1835777548170473925
“As the Arctic records its warmest ever summer, what impact is climate change having?
“Climate research scientists are investigating how changes to temperatures are impacting the local wildlife in the area.”
“Looking at depth maps of the Arctic for a project.
“Sea ice is almost completely gone now over the more shallow (isobath ~-500 meter and up) parts of the Arctic Ocean.”
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1835398262024536140
“Summer in Svalbard: Ice scientists fighting against warmest season on record.
“Glaciers have shaped the arctic archipelago of Svalbard for millennia. The islands have just had their warmest summer on modern record – temperatures 3C above the average. This is evidence that our climate is nearing a tipping point.”
“And record warmth continues in RUSSIA up to the Arctic Circle:
“27.8 [82F] Krasnoborsk; 27.6 Ermeck; 26.4 Verhnjaja Tojma; 25.1 Izhma; 24.5 Nar Jan Mar; 24.0 Zimnegorskij Majak; 23.8 Mys Kostantinovsky. Minimums up to +17C on the arctic coast,absolutely exceptional for mid September.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835027255564673072
“In Photos: Moscow Bakes as City Sets New Daily Heat Record…
“Countries all across Europe have experienced unusually high temperatures this month as global warming intensifies. Places like Sweden and Norway posted their highest September temperatures… The Moscow Times has collected photos of Muscovites enjoying the unseasonably warm weather.”
“Climate change bringing new diseases and pests to Estonian forests…
“According to Rein Drenkhan, a professor of forest pathology at the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the lead author of the study, milder and snow-free winters are paving the way for diseases arriving from the south.”
https://news.err.ee/1609460155/climate-change-bringing-new-diseases-and-pests-to-estonian-forests
“Poor harvest leaves UK bakers dependent on wheat imports to meet demand.
“Bakers will be dependent on breadmaking wheat imports to meet demand this year as England heads for one of its three worst harvests on record, according to industry data.”
“Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals.
“Thousands of flood defences in England that are supposed to protect properties from serious damage are in a state of disrepair, according to official figures leaked to the Observer before what is expected to be a wetter than usual autumn.”
“Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe…
“Experts unsurprised at intensity of extreme weather but say damage wreaked shows how unprepared world is… Picturesque towns across central Europe are inundated by dirty flood water after heavy weekend rains turned tranquil streams into raging rivers that wreaked havoc on infrastructure.”
“Entire Polish city of 44,000 asked to evacuate as Storm Boris floods wreak havoc…
“The mayor of Nysa, Kordian Kolbiarz, issued the evacuation order on Monday, urging all 44,000 residents to seek higher ground due to the risk of a nearby embankment breaching.”
“A weather station in Czech Republic has recorded over 450 mm [17.7 inches] of rain over the past 96 hours, leading to disastrous flooding.
“That’s half a year’s worth of rain in just 4 days.”
https://x.com/WxNB_/status/1835393018649596146
“Central Europe braces for further flooding ‘apocalypse’ as death toll rises…
“Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate on Monday as others in central Europe began cleaning up after the worst flooding in over two decades left a trail of destruction and a rising number of deaths.”
“Spain is slipping into a desert climate, according to a new study into the relationship between global heating and drought…
“Summer has increased by an average of 36 days across Spain over the last 50 years… Barcelona and Majorca will shift to a desert-like climate by 2050.”
“Thousands of firefighters battle ‘raging’ wildfires across Portugal…
“More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling wildfires that Portugal’s Prime Minister has said are “raging across the country”… Portuguese authorities say there is the highest possible risk of wildfires breaking out across many central and northern regions of the country through to Wednesday – with the threat remaining “very high” until Friday.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6eep7zx8po
“Severe floods hitting most vulnerable in Sahel and Lake Chad region…
“Across the Sahel and Lake Chad region, heavy floods have exacerbated existing humanitarian crises in countries such as Cameroon, Mali, and Niger. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is urgently calling for increased international support to provide relief to the most vulnerable.”
“More than 200 inmates escape Nigerian prison in aftermath of flooding…
“In a statement on Sunday, Abubakar Umar, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), said officials discovered that 281 inmates had escaped while being transferred to “a safe and secure facility” after their prison was flooded.”
“SOUTHERN AFRICAN HEAT WAVE: Brutal heat with 40C [104F] in the highlands of Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.
“Even the nights were incredibly hot, at record levels. In SOUTH AFRICAN highlands Highest minimums for September were broken (see list).”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835732465551376626
“Vast swathes of Johannesburg out of water as temperatures increase and summer approaches…
“Even though summer is still more than two months away, reservoirs in Johannesburg are already running out of water. For the last two years, the city has run out of water in September due to “increased consumption” amid warm weather.”
“Water conflicts in Africa surge by 153% over five-year period…
“The report dubbed 2024 State of Africa’s Environment on theme water shows a clear upward trend in the number of water conflicts rising from 28 in 2019 to 71 in 2023 representing an increase of 153.6% over five-year period.”
https://www.myjoyonline.com/water-conflicts-in-africa-surge-by-153-over-five-year-period/
“Anthrax in Zimbabwe: Caused by Oppression, Worsened by Climate Change…
“First used as a bioweapon four decades ago, anthrax outbreaks continue to worsen as the country gets warmer and wetter… The mix of severe droughts and devastating diseases are making both livestock and rain-fed crop farming in Zimbabwe increasingly untenable.”
https://therevelator.org/anthrax-zimbabwe/
“Kyrgyz glaciologist warns of rapid glacier melt in Central Asia…
“Omorova, a glaciologist, has been documenting the process and is deeply worried about the future… “Eight to 10 years ago, you could still see the glacier with snow,” Omorova told Agence-France Presse (AFP). “But it has completely disappeared in the last three or four years. No snow, no glacier.””
“India’s milk industry struggles as the climate changes…
“This year, Punawali Kalan’s dairy farmers have also experienced plummeting milk yields due to extreme heat waves. Rajkumar Rajput, another local farmer, saw his daily production drop from 45 to 30 litres as winter became summer.”
https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/indias-milk-industry-struggles-as-the-climate-changes/
“Record-breaking 241 mm [9.5 inches] rainfall in Kushtia causes severe public suffering [Bangladesh]…
“Kushtia has experienced unprecedented rainfall over the past two days, with 241 millimetres of rain recorded in just 48 hours, causing widespread public distress.”
“At least 236 killed in Myanmar flooding from Typhoon Yagi…
“The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicated the toll could be even higher. “Multiple sources indicate that hundreds of people have died, with many more missing,” it said in an update on Monday, saying an estimated 631,000 people might have been affected…”
“Hong Kong to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at its hottest in recorded history…
“As of noon, the Observatory recorded a temperature of 33.8 degrees Celsius (92.8 Fahrenheit) at its Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters, the hottest Mid-Autumn Festival since records began in 1884.”
“Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in 75 years…
“Typhoon Bebinca hit at about 07:30 local time (23:30 GMT) on Monday in the coastal area of Lingang New City in Shanghai’s east, the China Meteorological Administration said. It is the strongest storm to hit Shanghai in 75 years, according to Chinese state media.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62ggnlw2zpo
“Typhoon Bebinca is also the strongest typhoon to hit southern Jiangsu since meteorological records began.
“The maximum gusts in Suzhou were 42.1m/s and in Wuxi were 38.5m/s, both breaking records.”
https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/1835723623258296699
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE KOREAS – insane unbelievable MINIMUM temperature of 29.3 [84.7F] at Seogwipo.
“It obliterates the NATIONAL RECORD OF SEPTEMBER HOTTEST NIGHT. And it even breaks the local all time highest minimum! (hottest than ANY summer night in history).”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835158367448240522
“The magnitude of the heat in Koreas and Japan is abysmal, unprecedented, mind blowing.
“This is the last week in South Korea. Average temperature countrywide was 27.0C [80.6F], while the 1991/2020 norm is 21.2C for a +5.8C vs 1991/2020. Absolutely insane for a Peninsula.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835640782478307664
“UNBELIEVABLE HEAT IN JAPAN – MINIMUM 29.9 [85.8F] Sesebo HOTTEST SEPTEMBER NIGHT IN JAPANESE HISTORY.
“6 ALL TIME Tmins: 29.9 Sasebo, 28.9 Ushibuka, 27.8 Katsuura ,27.7 Furue, 26.1 Akiyoshidai and Okuchibasu. 96 monthly records. In 140+ years,Japan has never seen anything like this.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835669858731565422
“EAST ASIA RECORD HEAT: 100% of East Asian countries are destroying heat records every day.
“More records of September hottest nights – High Tmins: MALAYSIA (Sarawak & Sabah); 26.7 Sandakan; 25.9 Tawau; 26.3 Miri; 26.2 Kota Kinabalu; Record highest minimum for September also at Bintulu with 26.2C.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835274215286571493
“Record warmth in Northern AUSTRALIA with several records of September highest minimums including Broome [27.4c].
“Also with short POR stations in the South broke their month records of lowest maximums and few more are expected in the coming days.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835879644450406861
“Canberra shivers through coldest September morning ever as south-east Australia records freezing temperatures…
“Canberra marked its coldest September morning on record, reaching -6.9C on Monday. The previous September record of -6.8C was set 12 years ago in 2012… The hills surrounding Canberra also saw snowfall at the weekend.”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/16/canberra-weather-september-coldest-day-record
“‘Surprising’ warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record…
“Temperature spikes above Antarctica in July represent the earliest warming of the stratosphere ever recorded, NASA observations show… Unsettled events began in July, which is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.”
https://www.space.com/nasa-detects-surprising-warmth-above-antarctica-earliest-observed-on-record
“Gigantic Wave in Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record.
“Such an exceptional event is thought to occur only once every 1,300 years… Unfortunately, a 2020 study predicted wave heights in the North Pacific are going to increase with climate change, which suggests the Ucluelet wave may not hold its record for as long as our current predictions suggest.”
“The Brazilian farmers who are trying to keep the world in its coffee habit despite climate change…
“Arabica coffee is second only to petroleum as the most valuable traded and consumed commodity worldwide… Yet the crop is everywhere under an unprecedented and growing threat, opens new tab as climate change causes extreme weather events…”
“Brasilia wildfire rages across national park, threatening protected environments.
“Wildfires engulfed the conservation area of Brasilia National Park on Monday and smothered the capital in smoke as the country grapples with a historic drought.”
“At least 15 dead and thousands hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru…
“Peru’s National Forest and Wildlife Service, SERFOR, indicated that the effects of climate change intensify the conditions that facilitate the spread of fire. “Extremely strong winds and prolonged droughts dry out vegetation, turning it into highly flammable fuel,” said Romina Liza…”
“HISTORIC HEAT IN SOUTH AMERICA – COLOMBIA HIGHEST RELIABLE TEMPERATURE IN HISTORY: 43.4C [110.1F] Jerusalen on Sept 14th.
“Also ALL TIME HIGHS: 40.5 Neiva and 39.5 Cucuta; Monthly record: 37.5 Monteria; PERU: 41.1 Inapari, 41.0 Juan Guerra.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835836780542661100
“RECORD HEAT ALLOVER THE CARIBBEANS; SEPTEMBER HIGHEST MINIMUMS (* ALL TIME):
“ARUBA 29.1 [84.4F] NATIONAL RECORD*; HONDURAS 29.6 Roatan NATIONAL RECORD; COLOMBIA 29.2 San Andres NATIONAL RECORD; 28.8 Cucuta ANTIGUA 27.9 NATIONAL RECORD; BAHAMAS 27.9 Nassau; MEXICO 29 Chetumal, 28.2 VIllahermosa.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1835804196328681535
“In Coacalco [Mexico], vehicles were swept away by the currents caused by severe floods.
“Severe flooding was reported in Coacalco, leaving several vehicles under water, among other damages; find out what happened in this area.”
https://www.adn40.mx/ciudad/cuales-fueron-los-danos-en-coacalco-por-las-lluvias
“Authorities recovered nine bodies after a weekend landslide buried the homes of multiple families in central Mexico, officials said Monday.
“The disaster happened Saturday in the village of San Luis Ayucan, near the capital, the national civil protection agency said.”
https://www.dailymessenger.net/international/news/26760
“For those in the back: Global warming isn’t linear any more!
“We have to adapt to accelerated warming and climate change.”
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1835608346331578872
“Momentum Is On Our Side in the Fight Against Climate Change…
“…there are reasons for optimism. Declining emissions, renewable energy growth, and increased government and business action are driving positive change. With standardized climate data reporting and the right mix of incentives and regulations, we can accelerate the decarbonization flywheel.”
https://earth.org/momentum-is-on-our-side-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/
“Research highlights how global action can deliver transformative change for the planet…
“The new report was developed in conjunction with researchers, local authorities and global organizations—including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—all over the world.”
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-highlights-global-action-planet.html
“COP29 host skips over fossil fuels to waste methane and energy storage…
“The host country for the upcoming UN COP29 climate summit skipped over the transition from fossil fuels in a list of priorities for the gathering in Azerbaijan, focusing instead on energy storage, waste methane and war. The “action agenda”… did not cover plans for the end of fossil fuel use in energy systems that was set down last year’s landmark pact in Dubai.”
https://www.ft.com/content/8051e135-ca4b-4c4d-8889-84cbcebd4774
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Now that’s how to be the world’s Number 1 Climatastrophe DJ!
Fact after fact, evidence after evidence, but, wait for it, wait for it, the beat drop at the end, and the dancers go crazy!
The chairman of Optera, the farcical Orwellian “corporate climate action’ corporation, is brought on for a star ass-clown turn at the bullshit megaphone.
Ignore the one chart that matters to humanity, the one from OWID that shows each year’s rise in species suicide-causing fossil fuels, now at 140,231 terrawatt-hours, (up from 31K terrawatt-hours in the particular 1960 year of my birth), and you are just another mf-er who don’t know shit from shinola.
Shout-out to Kali- drop acid, baby!
Wild reply!
“…the world’s Number 1 Climatastrophe DJ!”
I have never thought of myself as such, Martin, but thank you for the compliment. I guess if there’s trouble ahead, we may as well face the music and dance (h/t Irving Berlin).
As for the acid, this era is already psychedelic enough for me. Imagine trying to give a run down of the last decade’s events to somebody from 2014. 😂
Yes: TIm Weiss, CEO of Optera, has spearheaded thought-leading work with the World Economic Forum and Fortune 500 companies across many industries.” You can stop reading right there. But just for giggles, I read on.
Momentum is on Our Side – Tim Weiss: “I am optimistic about our planet’s future.” Instantly reveals himself to be extremely ignorant – no – scratch that – propagandist (works for WEF and its ilk). As Dale also commented on below – thanks.
“Other energy production and storage technologies need additional refining, including hydrogen power and carbon capture and storage.” LOL. We need a huge new clean energy source – hydrogen power, anyone? LOLOL. And carbon capture? Yes, “some” work is needed there.
I love this part: “In the private sector, 1,600 public companies worldwide have established aggressive, science-based targets for emissions reduction, while climate change and ESG are regular talking points in many board meetings.” Because targets have been working so well, right? And gosh it’s so helpful that climate change and ESG are talking points in many board meetings. It’s helped a lot so far, right?
And this one: “The number of talented people flooding into climate tech has been astonishing.” It’s funny how when the gubbermint comes up with megabucks to fight climate change through green energy (Inflation Reduction Act) etc. the “talented people” flood in.
“..the demand for gas mowers will eventually drop to near zero.” Oh wow. Big changes coming, I guess!!
“We have the momentum and the tools to accelerate the flywheel enough to provide a livable planet for future generations, but ONLY IF WE ACT NOW.” Emphasis mine. I know I have heard that part before – act now, before it’s too late. Heard it for many years. We’ve been acting in the wrong direction and now it is too late.
As Jerry wisely commented below: “an incredibly slow motion swan-dive into the abyss.”
And now to more important matters. Thanks for the shoutout, Martin! As your elder (1959) I know that you and I missed the heyday of the ’60s since we were mere youngsters. But I fully support all readers here in using their drug of choice for momentary escape from this gigantic clusterfck.
I often find it hard to gauge the sincerity of these sorts of people. Does he legitimately believe what he says, given his model of the world, or is he a cynical opportunist? Or something in between?
I don’t have an answer, but follow their income stream & one might make a discovery. 😉
“the world’s Number 1 Climatastrophe DJ!”
For us doomers, make that critical thinkers, C&E “has a good beat & easy to dance to.”
We need a new concept of reality and a new set of values for things to change in a positive direction. LSD could help to generate such a new concept.
Albert Hoffman
I’m hearing you Martin.
Agrrrd, I just took two hits on Labor Day. It’s too powerful for most common people. Many would freak out.
We’re beyond hopeless unfortunately it seems.
I do admit I am one of those common people, and was speaking tongue-in-non-laced-cheek about spiking my commentary here with “acid” according to the great Kali.
If you can handle the dosing, good for you and I’m sure there are some real benefits, but the downside of a bad trip attacking my internal psychic defenses is too much worry for me.
I must confess, I dropped a lot of acid in my teens and twenties, but ultimately decided it was diverting rather than profoundly transformative.
I found Terence McKenna’s experiences on DMT and the “self-transforming machine elves” he met fascinating, but I couldn’t get my mischievous paws on any when I was young and now I am too middle-aged, dull and laden with responsibilities to be risking a psychotic break.
I gotta read through this live. These are some devastating headlines.
“Momentum is on our side” What rubbish. There is no evidence that any people, let alone governments, have the mental capacity to understand the predicament and definately have no intention of doing anything about it. More and more places are becoming police states and arresting and removing protestors to quell all opposition to the system. The future is fkng Qooked!
I wish I was only interested in peer reviewed research papers….reading the actual real world evidence is devastating….day after day…good thing we have a rest for one day out of the week.
I dar not add more…other than haven’t heard of a heat advisory today…..yet…
March in Christian soldiers….
EnergyChart: Coal Consumption by Region (1965-2023)Published 1 day ago on September 16, 2024 By Bruno Venditti Graphics/Design:
Sam Parker
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/rise-in-global-coal-consumption-by-region-1965-2023/
Coal Production on the Rise
In order to meet consumption demand, global coal production also reached its highest-ever level in 2023.
Over 8.7 billion tonnes of coal were mined, equal to about 179 exajoules worth, with the Asia-Pacific region accounting for nearly 80% of global output. This activity was concentrated in Australia, China, India, and Indonesia.
China alone was responsible for just over half of total global production
So glad our leadership is having a meeting to tackle our emissions…
Give me a bit of acid please
“Research highlights how global action can deliver transformative change for the planet”
Yes, indeed! Not sure why anyone needed to “research” this, it really couldn’t be more obvious.
It took hundreds of millions of people, easily well over a billion people all over the world, working together for over FIVE DECADES to get enough carbon into our atmosphere for transformative change.
Now, FINALLY, after decades of global collective effort, the entire planet is indeed undergoing transformative change. Big time!
Yay! Go humans!
I will never forget tripping on acid while riding home on a late night bus many, MANY years ago.
I still remember a colorfully dressed dude sitting down right in front of me on an otherwise empty bus. We had a fun and animated conversation, then my stop arrived and I prepared to depart.
The driver gave me a really funny look and asked if I was OK. Sure, said I, not suspecting a thing.
Turns out I had hallucinated the entire thing, but I insisted I was just chatting with that dude on the back of the bus. Really? The driver asked. Do you see anyone there now?
Nope.
Sadly, I had already forgotten what we had talked about.
I forgot to mention the colorfully dressed dude seemed genuinely surprised that I could see him at all. When I explained that I was tripping on acid he relaxed and, apparently, decided to have fun with it.
Not to pile on, but don’t miss the Washington Paywall article about the disappearing sea birds.
Fantastic before and after photos showing just how dead our once lovely little planet really is.
“Dead. Dead. Dead.”
– Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice.
But no one notices, or even cares, because it is an incredibly slow motion swan-dive into the abyss. The insidious “shifting baseline syndrome” translates as no one giving a flying fuck about billions of dead birds because few people alive today remember what a really lovely planet we once had.
They look at a dead beach, or walk through a silent forest, and they all think that’s normal.
In 1970 the Allman Brothers released “Midnight Rider” in an album. One line: “I’ve gone by the point of caring. ” That caught my attention & I thought about what that would feel like, for most of my life. All one has to do is look at 8 billion to see what the lack of caring has lead to. Nobody gives a shit so why should I?, is my version for today. There are a few things I care about but they are insignificant compared to the lack of concern this species has for continuing it’s existence.
Alright everybody! Get out there & see how much damage, to the habitat, you can do in a single day. I’m expecting 100% success. 😉
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3277996/why-super-typhoon-yagi-wrecked-one-wind-farm-china-rest-stood-their-ground
Oops she did it again wreacked your wind farm.
https://youtu.be/Hb5XQxd1DgY?si=i0pIj6ujtQE-NZfN
Florida condo market is one big cluckerfuck
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/09/10/texas-running-out-of-water-ag-commissioner-sid-miller/75146530007/
Texas is running out of water too