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“Depth of major Amazon tributary in Brazil drops to record low in severe drought…
“The Solimoes, one of the two largest tributaries of the Amazon River in Brazil, fell to its lowest level ever on Monday in the worst drought on record in the Amazon region, leaving villages on its banks stranded without food, water and transport.”
“‘It kills everything’ – Amazon’s indigenous people hit by record forest fires in Brazil…
“Raimundinha Rodrigues Da Sousa runs the voluntary fire service for the Caititu indigenous community in the Brazilian Amazon. Their land is supposed to be protected under the Brazilian constitution, external. But it has been on fire for more than 15 days.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgxv8n7wd0o
“HISTORIC HEAT IN SOUTH AMERICA – Records smashed all over the Continent.
“FRENCH GUIANA: All time highs again 35.4 Cayenne AP; 37.0 [98.6F] St Georges monthly record; BOLIVIA monthly records: 40.6 Cobija; 39.6 Riberalta; 39.4 Santa Rosa; 36.0 Apolo.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841613404961755457
“How climate change is undermining Indigenous knowledge and livelihoods in Central America…
“Driven by extreme heat and drought, some of the worst wildfires in living memory raged across Mexico and Central America through April and May 2024. News agencies reported howler monkeys dropping dead from trees, and parrots and other birds falling from the skies.”
“Rains from Tropical Depression Eleven-E Leave a 4-Year-Old Girl Dead in Veracruz [Mexico].
“The heavy rains left in the wake of Tropical Depression Eleven-E caused rapid response rivers to overflow, collapse of walls, sinkholes, flooding, and the death of a minor.”
“The United States just witnessed its most extreme October heat…
“Palm Springs’ high of 117 matched the record for North America during October, according to weather historian Maximiliano Herrera. Dozens of other locations, including Phoenix and Death Valley, Calif., set October high temperature records…”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/10/02/record-heat-wave-west-palmsprings-phoenix/
“36.9 inches of rain in 3 months: Jacksonville [Florida] just experienced the wettest summer on record…
““September finished with 13.53 inches of rainfall at the JAX Int’l Airport (+5.97 inches above normal) and is the 3rd consecutive month with rainfall amounts above 10 inches, which is ONLY time this has occurred since records began in 1871,” said NWS Jacksonville Meteorologist Jason Hess.”
“Kirk has rapidly intensified and is now a major hurricane w/ winds of 120 mph. It’s the farthest east in the tropical Atlantic that a storm has reached major hurricane strength this late in the calendar year on record.
“Kirk reached major at ~44°W. Prior record was 49°W (1893).”
https://x.com/philklotzbach/status/1841657060535959609
“This^^^ record, set yesterday, could be broken this week by future Hurricane Leslie.
“If it seems like lately we set geographic, calendar & intensity tropical cyclone records every year or multiple times a year, it’s because we do. 21st century hurricanes aren’t like 20th century ones.”
https://x.com/JohnMoralesTV/status/1841560253504356840
“A week after Helene smashed into the Southeast, power outages, water shortages and impassable roads stymie recovery…
“…more than 190 people are dead across six states and those who survived are still in disbelief after the historic storm pummeled their homes and communities. Chimney Rock has been washed away, as have roads and bridges throughout the massive storm’s path.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/03/us/helene-recovery-roads-water-power/index.html
“Toxic Waste Is at the Mercy of Climate Change. The floodwaters from Hurricane Helene are a reminder that we need to rethink how we store our industrial dregs…
“Among Hurricane Helene’s roster of disasters is a storm surge that deluged a retired nuclear power plant in Florida.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-02/toxic-waste-is-at-the-mercy-of-climate-change
“A Shift Among Democrats: Embrace Record Levels of Oil and Gas.
“Tim Walz said climate change is real, but boasted about high U.S. levels of oil and gas production. JD Vance called climate change “weird science.” …“Democrats have made the political judgment that they don’t get more votes by talking about reducing fossil fuel production,” said Michael Gerrard…”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/climate/walz-oil-gas-vance.html
“September 2024 was warm all over Canada.
“Warmest September on record for several locations from Saskatchewan to western QC to northern Nunavut. More than 5° warmer than normal in Churchill, virtually tied with last year.”
“Arctic plant study suggests the rate of climate change threatens to exceed the adaptive capacity of species.
“”The Siberian primrose is a good example of a species threatened by rapidly advancing climate change. It cannot migrate to more favorable conditions due to geographic constraints, leaving adaptation in its current habitat as its only survival option,” says Adjunct Professor Marko Hyvärinen from the Finnish Museum of Natural History.”
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-arctic-climate-threatens-exceed-capacity.html
“Parts of Finland experience record warmth in September…
““It is unheard of that the average temperature in Finland is a record high in the same month in consecutive years,” FMI meteorologist Pauli Jokinen said. Some regions of the country experienced particularly warm conditions.”
“‘Wettest-ever September’ for some flood-hit areas [UK]…
“Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire were among 10 counties that experienced their wettest September, external since records began in 1836 – and recorded more than three times their average September rainfall.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l48mvzdr5o
“‘Absolute disaster, total heartbreak’: Farmers warn record rainfall is preventing them growing crops [UK].
“The rainfall has led to financial losses on the fields, because it’s too wet to grow seeds.”
“Polish far-right party gets poll boost after floods…
“The survey results can be explained by the satisfaction of a large part of Polish society with the government’s performance during the floods… On Saturday, the government amended the 2025 draft state budget to include the support for the flood-affected regions and the money for their long-term recovery.”
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/polish-far-right-party-gets-poll-boost-after-floods/
“In August, Swiss glaciers faced the ‘greatest loss of ice recorded since measurements began’.
“Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again during Europe’s record-hot summer, despite favourable weather conditions in June… “The retreat of the glacier tongues and their disintegration continue unabated as a result of climate change,” it said…”
“Romania’s agriculture sector devastated by drought, desertification…
“In Romania, extreme weather events are intensifying. While eastern parts of the country are slowly recovering from Storm Boris, the south is suffering from drought and desertification. Romania is one of the EU’s main exporters of cereals, but heatwaves have compromised crops…”
“Turkish Kangal dogs reflect climate change in fur, health.
“Rising temperatures due to global warming are causing the famous Kangal dogs, known for their distinctive porcelain-white coats, to develop a yellowish tint.”
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/turkish-kangal-dogs-reflect-climate-change-in-fur-health
“MEDITERRANEAN HISTORIC HEAT WAVE – Incredible heat in the AZORES: 28.9 [84F] San Miguel AZORES OCTOBER RECORD HEAT.
“ALL stations had their hottest October nights with tmins up to 24.7C at Lajes. SPAIN: 36.1 Estepona, 35.5 Murcia, 35.2 Alicante, 35.0 Malaga… Up to 42C in Algeria,40C Morocco.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841548732887609554
“Historic frost in BOTSWANA – this morning Werda dropped to -0.6C and Tsabong to 0.0C.
“Among official stations this is the first time in decades Botswana records a frost in October. 2 days ago there was record heat for September with 41C+ [105.8F] on the highlands. Absolutely brutal.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841497910329950715
“Despite having the mighty Zambezi River and the massive hydro-powered Kariba Dam, Zambia is currently grappling with the worst electricity blackouts in living memory.
“The crisis is so severe that cities and towns across the country are sometimes without electricity for three consecutive days…”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2krr137x9o
“Kenyan Pastoralists Suffer From Water Scarcity.
“The once lush forest in the Kenyan village of Nariamawoi has become arid land due to climate change. Watch how local communities deal with water scarcity on The Future with Hannah Fry.”
https://www.modernghana.com/amp/videonews/457690
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT MIDDLE EAST – records of October hottest nights destroyed with huge margins with widespread tmins 30C/33C all over Middle East and North Africa.
“Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh 625m had a min 29.8C, several degrees above the record.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841085983296487598
“A flash flood that swept through a southern city of Iran killed 15 people, state media reported on Tuesday…
“Almost all of those killed in Monday’s flood were Afghan nationals living in the Islamic republic, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported. Jiroft is a city located in the normally dry southern province of Kerman.”
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2573455/amp
“India HOTTEST OCTOBER NIGHT EVER – min 31.2C [88.2F] Phalodi, records all over including min 29.8 Kolkata.
“BANGLADESH HOTTEST OCTOBER NIGHT – min 29.2 Satkhira, records all over; PAKISTAN RECORD HIGH TMINS: 28.5 Bahawalnagar; 26.5 Khanpur; 25.0 Bannu; 26.5 D.I. Khan; 28.0 Sukkur.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841063001454956921
“In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds…
” Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren’t just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in India’s arid south. They’re also taking a toll on the thousands of acres of rice grown here.”
“RECORD HEAT EAST ASIA – extraordinary heat with thousands of records smashed.
“HONG KONG MIN 30.6 [87.1F] Sai Kung; MACAU min 30.5 Etar Macau – October territorial Tmin records destroyed. VIETNAM hottest October night ever min 29.2C Phu Quoc.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841061153318859103
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT in CHINA and EAST ASIA – CHINESE HOTTEST OCTOBER NIGHT EVER, 30.1 [86.2F] min Shantou.
“NORTH KOREA HOTTEST OCTOBER NIGHT EVER, min 20.3 Changjon. SOUTH KOREA MINS up to 20.3 Songwipo… Records destroyed in nearly 100% of the stations.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841065298511745507
“September 2024 in South Korea was extraordinary hot. Average temperature was 24.7C [76.5F], the anomaly +4.2C vs 1991/2020 and was by far the hottest on record.
“100% of all stations broke their records (high max and/or high min) over and over again with extreme margins.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841643634745073796
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN JAPAN – MINIMUM 28.5C [83.3F] yesterday at Shimoji Shima 0.1C from Japanese hottest October night ever.
“Even the cold Wakkanai min 18.0C; Maxes up to 33C… Dozens of records of high mins and high max smashed. Already >200 records have fallen in just 2 days!”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1841429519577534632
“Tokyo expands underground ‘cathedral’ complex to counter climate change rains…
“”As the temperature rises, the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere increases, resulting in relatively larger quantities of rainfall,” said University of Tokyo professor Seita Emori… “We anticipate that previously unseen amounts of rain will fall as the temperature rises in the future.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tokyo-expands-underground-cathedral-complex-232252467.html
“Taiwan shuts down for Typhoon Krathon, bringing torrential rain…
“Once it hits land, the typhoon could be downgraded into a tropical depression and dissipate, which has happened only once before in Taiwan, in 2001, forecasters said. That storm, called Trami, dumped vast amounts of rain leading to massive flooding.”
“Flooding greatly impacts Thai economy…
“Thailand has been struggling with the onslaught of excessively heavy rains and floods in several northern provinces, which has caused huge economic losses. Chiang Rai province was hit hardest by flash floods and landslides…”
https://vir.com.vn/flooding-greatly-impacts-thai-economy-115217.html
“Killer Whales in Chile Have Begun Preying on Dolphins. What Does It Mean?
“Rising ocean temperatures are reshaping species’ distribution and behavior, driving key fish like anchovies and sardines to migrate toward cooler waters. This shift disrupts food chains that support top predators such as orcas…”
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02102024/chile-killer-whales-prey-on-dolphins/
“Even as El Niño weakened, global September 2024 temps were higher above pre-industrial than the preceding 4 months.
“But it wasn’t as extreme as Sept 2023. Comparing the past 16 months to the same during the 2015-2016 El Niño indicates a decadal warming trend of 0.42 °C!”
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1841174528573259985
“Trip on psychedelics, save the planet: the offbeat solution to the climate crisis…
“Many attendees shared the belief that psychedelic experiences may spark “consciousness shifts”, which can inspire climate-friendly behaviors, said Marissa Feinberg, the founder of Psychedelics for Climate Action, which convened the event series.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/02/drugs-climate-crisis
“Alien civilizations are probably killing themselves from climate change, bleak study suggests…
“When astrophysicists simulated the rise and fall of alien civilizations, they found that, if a civilization were to experience exponential technological growth and energy consumption, it would have less than 1,000 years before the alien planet got too hot to be habitable.”
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You include biodiversity loss in the climate section (e.g. a couple of stories on Tuesday) but really climate change is not yet a large cause (though coming up fast), rather it is what E. O. Wilson called HIPPO: Habitat loss (mostly due to agriculture), Invasive species, Pollution (including insecticides, herbicides and climate change), (human) Population pressure (really the ultimate cause for each predicament) and Over-exploitation (hunting, fishing, tourism).
Any and all attempts at addressing climate change without acknowledging that it is really a symptom of massive overshoot (i.e. the Rockstrom panglossian approach) will inevitably make all these other problems worse and accelerate the infringement of other planetary boundaries.
Climate change is arguably the easiest of the planetary boundary transgressions for which apparent solutions can be proposed (though none have worked or will ever actually work in the way their proponents fantasise) while biodiversity loss is the most difficult, which is probably why almost none are ever reported (wavy arms and motherhood statements about protected species and zones don’t really work when faced with growing human population pressures and greedy mouths).
Anything under the sun is “easy to propose.”
But since there are no solutions to the human predicament, there are no mechanisms for the implementation of any proposal to “address” any fantasy of a planetary boundary retreat – including the tedious one of Overpopulation. The yeast in Catton’s vat multiplied; so did we.
“biodiversity loss is the most difficult, which is probably why almost none are ever reported…”
George, I think also that, bar the odd die-off, as we saw with the Alaskan Snow Crabs, for example, biodiversity loss does not yield the dramatic headlines that extreme weather events do. And the cost to humans is not immediately evident enough for our anthropocentric media.
I would agree with Martin that even an honest appraisal of our multi-faceted predicament would not yield much in the way of solutions. Building in some personal, possibly local, resilience – be that psychological, spiritual, practical or material – is probably the best we can do.
The Peak Oil Philosophy Of Michael Ruppert Confronting Collapse Full Book Review
Ruppert was one of the earliest Peak Oil Philosophers despite the fact that he himself did not exactly consider himself to be one. Confronting Collapse is essential reading for anti-technological and Peak Oil thinkers and Ruppert is one of the most underrated philosophers of our era
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2s45cQjlh1k
This was posted a number of years ago by Chad A Haag and afor some here, worth a view
Reminder of the hurdles we created by our being a little crazy in our oil guzzling..
Remarkable lineup today, Justin. I was forced to watch a bit of the vice Presidential debate and climate Change was brought up…the exchange centered on wether or not to manufacture solar panels here or China…Vance stressed that point..oh well same old song and dance
Thank you, Vince.
RIP, Michael Ruppert. I got to know him just a little through Facebook. He popped into my head the other day when I heard this Lily Allen track, which I recalled was a favourite of his (NSFW):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFE6qQ3ySXE
Everything turning into a shit show. Hurricane recovery hampered by port strike add in us empire decline and collapse of Ukraine and Israel. Then add in resources are limited and stretched thin and now appears capitalism is eats its self along with the corruption rottening the system from within.
I just watched a clip of Joe Biden temporizing about a possible Israeli strike on Iranian oil facilities. It would seem a very unwise course of action, not least for the US government itself because it would lift oil prices with an election looming!
“The price of oil has jumped 5% after US President Joe Biden said the US was discussing possible strikes by Israel on Iran’s oil industry.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx250ygn9ddo
US-UK-IS Triad have been itching for a war against Iran forever. All year the US has been politely saying to Izzy ‘Please Don’t do this, don’t do that, don’t invade Rafah, don’t invade Lebanon, don’t block aid, don’t strike Iran’s nuclear facilities….’
Which is Code for “Do it!” 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWGFQKDdEiM
I see it as a facade, a pretence of ‘plausible deniability’ if/when it goes south.
And it makes the folks back home feel more calm & comfy.
Like all the ceasefire negotiations, just Kibuki theatre, and the US can say “See? We ARE Trying!”
The oil prices are going up just because the region is unstable – they don’t care, US is close to self-sufficient, along with having all the South American oilfields in their backyard.
Besides which, Iran beat them to it – they said we’ve retaliated for Israel’s crimes against us, and QUOTE “We are done” in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter.
But if Israel retaliates again – then all restraints are off. And if the US gets involved, that means other US-allied countries oil fields and the illegal US Occupation bases in the region will become legitimate targets. Iran-Saudi foreign ministers’ meeting the other day, lots of hugs & friendliness.. hmmm.. trying to drive those two apart doesn’t seem to be working..
Interesting that the GCC (usually US Allies, aka “Loyal Royals”) have declared Neutrality, which under international law, means the US cant use their military bases in neutral countries to strike Iran, but we all know they will anyway 🙂
Rain, thank you for your thoughts. Your Aussie timing means that I am often asleep when you comment. My focus when I get up is then on cracking out the new thread before work, which means that your comments sometimes get a bit lost in the mix – but they are appreciated.
The US is not really close to self-sufficient in oil, although it is a huge producer, primarily of light oil. It still imports about 40% of the oil it needs, for reasons both financial and practical. Gas/Petrol prices have historically had an outsized impact on US voting behaviour, so if the US government doesn’t care then they probably should!
I imagine that the US will be trying to discourage Israel from striking Iranian oil infrastructure. Certainly, they repeatedly asked Ukraine to stop its drone-strikes on Russian oil infrastructure earlier this year.
“How the economics of oil could sway the US presidential election… pump prices are a significant factor influencing voters. Research has even shown that gasoline prices have an “outsized effect” on inflation expectations and consumer sentiment. As fuel prices go up, confidence in the economy goes down.”
https://theconversation.com/how-the-economics-of-oil-could-sway-the-us-presidential-election-232956
I always enjoy all the brilliant articles that talk 360 degrees around the reason we got here. At this point it doesn’t matter, because it just might be “Too late.”
Continuing to increase the population doesn’t seem to be the best “Concept”. And it doesn’t change “Too late.” Breeders & deniers will be going off the same cliff with the few critical thinkers. I’ve never had any problem with a vasectomies. But it’s sad that sperm didn’t have a chance to spread it’s absolute destructive power into the habitat.
What’s this money supply the damn fools talk about? 😉
From yesterday – “Global money supply has skyrocketed by $7.3 trillion over the last year.” “..new record of a MASSIVE $89.7 trillion.”
What kind of mental disease makes monkey minds think that anything besides currency is money? If everything is valued in currency how can the total value of everything be worth more than the total currency.
I believe it’s time for this phrase: Fucking idiots.
I see I have to apologize again. Crypto is money too? FMTT! This messenger doesn’t have the constitution for suicide. 😉
I think I deserve a pat on the back & a trophy!
TR, consider your back patted and a virtual trophy gleaming atop your virtual mantelpiece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbk
That got me! Didn’t see that coming. I cleared a spot on my virtual mantle. 😉