With apologies to my readers, and especially my donors and subscribers, urgent business requires me to be on the mainland. Kali has been very kind and helped me assemble today’s thread. I’ll be properly back at my station with an “Economic” thread on Monday. Thank you for bearing with.
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“Why does Trump want Greenland? Resource-rich country has a key place due to climate change…
“Greenland is where climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade patterns all intersect, said Ohio University security and environment professor Geoff Dabelko.”
“The Norwegian Meteorological Institute said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded for mostly Arctic northern Norway.
“Last year was the third hottest and the third wettest since records began in 1901 for the Scandinavian nation…”
https://www.barrons.com/news/2024-was-hottest-year-on-record-for-norway-s-arctic-65bc2b19
“Snowfall breaks records, ice fears rise [Norway]…
“Winter returned with a vengeance in Southern Norway this week, with sudden heavy snowfall setting new records and disrupting road, rail and air traffic. Then it started raining, leading to fears that ice would pose more hazards since temperatures were due to drop again.”
https://www.newsinenglish.no/2025/01/07/snowfall-breaks-records-as-ice-fears-rise/
“Bumblebees have been found to be starting nests in the depths of winter due to climate change, say conservationists. [Scotland]
“The charity Buglife said active worker bumblebees, which do most of the work in a nest, were spotted in Aberdeen during mild weather over the Christmas break.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg17mwnx73o
“Donegal [Ireland] experienced driest ever 2024 and warmest May on record.
“It was a year of weather extremes in Donegal with the county experiencing its driest ever year at one monitoring station and the warmest May on record at another.”
“EXCEPTIONAL WARMTH IN EUROPE.
“Record heat has been sweeping Europe from West (starting from France) to East (now Ukraine) passing through Germany and Balkans. Hottest January nights in history in Northern Ukraine… Almost 18C [64F] yesterday in Germany.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1876968801515770028
“Record Temperatures in Romania: Warmest January 8 Morning Logged.
“January 8, 2025 brings record high temperatures in Romania, with historical highs recorded at 37 weather stations, including Bucharest-Afumati, where the warmest morning for this day in the history of measurements was recorded.”
“Portugal tornado confirmed.
“The extreme wind phenomenon that hit Peniche on Sunday, causing damage to houses, has been confirmed as being a tornado, with gusts between 90 and 120 kilometres per hour.”
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2025-01-07/portugal-tornado-confirmed/94738
“”The drought is severe; we will run out of water,” warns agricultural leader.
“Ángela Delgado, president of the Canary Islands Association of Farmers and Ranchers (ASAGA), has raised an urgent alarm over the worsening drought affecting the archipelago. In a statement to Diario de Avisos, she stressed the critical need for infrastructure to collect and manage water resources.”
https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/The-drought-is-severe-we-will-run-out-of-water-warns-agricultural-leader
“Reduced fog, increased temperatures among climatic changes affecting mountain regions of Africa: Survey.
“Reduced fog can be driven by increased temperatures, which, in turn, causes rising cloud base or overall reduced cloud incidence in mountain regions, the study highlighted.”
“KZN weather [South Africa]: 11 dead, six-year-old boy killed in lightning strike.
“At least 370 houses were completely destroyed and 933 households affected with municipal roads, bridges, schools and water infrastructure bearing the brunt of the storm damage.”
“TOTAL INSANITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA:
“MIN 28.9C [84F] Tulear – NATIONAL RECORD: MADAGASCAR HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY; MIN 29.0C Inhambane – NATIONAL RECORD: MOZAMBIQUE HOTTEST JANUARY NIGHT IN HISTORY.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1876612512034226567
“Zambia’s currency stuck at record low as drought persists…
“Analysts had hoped Zambia’s emergence from default early last year would have helped sentiment, but the currency is now roughly 3% below where it was before its debt restructuring deal and has fallen nearly 15% over the last six months.”
“Several cities in Saudi Arabia hit by unprecedented torrential rains, severe floods…
“Videos on social media accounts documented the extent of the flooding with water levels rising and sweeping cars off roads, as well as buildings being submerged due to the heavy rainfall and thunderstorms.”
“Iraq faces “severe” drought, SPI Index reveals…
“All regions of Iraq are experiencing “severe drought,” with levels ranging between 1.6-1.8 above the normal threshold… Iraq has faced a water crisis for several years, but the situation has worsened in the past four years…”
https://shafaq.com/en/Iraq/Iraq-faces-severe-drought-SPI-Index-reveals
“Iran says capital will move to Makran on southern coast…
“Iran will relocate its capital to the southern coastal region of Makran, the government spokeswoman said on Tuesday, in an ambitious plan aimed at bypassing Tehran’s enduring overpopulation, power shortages and water scarcity.”
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202501077205
“Tajikistan faces worsening electricity shortages…
“Energy officials attribute this to severe weather conditions and reduced river water levels affecting hydropower plants… Residents complain about rising coal prices and the lack of firewood for heating.”
“Climate change and conflict drive leishmaniasis in Pakistan…
“Recent outbreaks of the disfiguring, sandfly-spread disease are the result of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s perfect storm of circumstances… neglected diseases such as leishmaniasis can devastate not just bodies, but entire lives.”
https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/climate-change-and-conflict-drive-leishmaniasis-in-pakistan/
“India is overlooking the climate drag on its economic growth… The country’s climate-neutral GDP forecasts require urgent revision…
“Increasingly frequent droughts are threatening agricultural output, a “day zero” water event, in which all water sources dry up, has already hit Chennai and heatwaves are stressing the electricity grid.”
https://www.ft.com/content/927a4c8b-db4c-4a46-af68-71c5a03452ab
“What chance for China’s melting glaciers?
“As small glaciers in China’s arid north-west melt, scientists scramble to understand the changes taking place.”
https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-chance-for-chinas-melting-glaciers/
“Japan’s hottest year since records began threatens rice supply, ecosystems.
“With scorching summers, sweltering autumns and a steady rise in sea temperatures, Japan’s climate crisis deepened in 2024… The heat spared no season. Monthly records were broken in April, July, and October, while summer temperatures tied the highs of 2023. Even autumn refused to cool off…”
“HISTORIC HEAT IN INDIAN OCEAN – Cocos Islands (Australian Territory) set another record: 32.7C [90.9F] January hottest day in history tied
“More January records in AUSTRALIA: 30.1 Pardoo HIghest minimum; 30.3 Green Cape hIghest maximum. 100% of the tropics are smashing every record, all over.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1876943754252189798
“Parts of Sigatoka town flooded, flood alert issued for Central and Eastern divisions [Fiji].
“Parts of Sigatoka town is now flooded due to heavy rain. It has been raining in the area since 2:00pm and drivers coming into the town have reported almost nil visibility.”
“Argentina’s soy belt may be in for an alarmingly dry January.
“Despite much-needed rainfall during planting, bone-dry conditions are set to grip the country’s farmland through at least mid-January, greatly increasing odds that soybean yields will disappoint for a sixth consecutive season.”
“Endless record heat in BRAZIL: 39.4 Serido and 39.1 Patos are new records of highest temperature in January.
“Still dry and no rainy season in some parts of the Northeast. First rainfalls will finally arrive on the weekend.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1876787940631724360
“Climate change’s hidden cost: Mental health crisis among Montana’s farmers and ranchers…
“The River Road East fire, fueled by hot winds and dry grass, burned over 17,000 acres in Montana in August of 2023 and nearly destroyed Love’s Deluge Farms as well. “It was extremely frightening,” Elan Love said.”
“Los Angeles Fires and Winter Drought Likely Linked to Ocean Heat…
“January is the heart of California’s rainy season, when cool storms from the Gulf of Alaska paint hillsides green with new grass. But this year, a stubborn high-pressure ridge has created a virtual force field near Los Angeles that has blocked moisture for months.”
“As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago.”
California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer and more devastating
“Global sea surface temperatures, 1982 – 2025 are up about 0.8°C over that time period. It took billions of Hiroshima bombs worth of ocean heating to get to this moment.
“The climate 8-ball says: f&%kery ahead.”
[Prof Eliot Jacobson]
https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net/post/3lfakmtsv3k22
“What Will You Save When the Climate Crisis Comes For You?
“…Climate collapse is coming for the city where I was born. Water and sewage and oil will rise and one day the sump pump won’t be enough. And my first thought after that shocked me: What will happen to the museums?”
https://lithub.com/what-will-you-save-when-the-climate-crisis-comes-for-you/
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“Greenland plays a role in the dramatic freeze that two-thirds of the United States is currently experiencing.”
So thanks to climate change I’m freezing my ass off this morning at nine degrees F. It’s been cold for a couple of weeks and it’s still going on for a while longer. Very different from the past number of winters.
But at least my house is not burning down or being bombed by Zionists.
The climate deniers are all out in force now over California fires. They are blaming everything under the sun from eco terrorism, arson, black peoples, gays, not mowing the lawn. I wonder who they blame for walt disney world’s infrastructure failures as sewage piles up in the park? The happiest place on earth. I am waiting for iran and hamas to be blamed for something to because they are being bombed but wait its their fault fork our extinction too.
Right. We will go extinct arguing about what caused X megadisaster.
This was useful I thought:
After millions of views spreading lies about the Palisades firefighters lacking water because of regulations, the boring truth comes late like usual and wont be shared. Here it is: 1 – Reservoirs and water tanks were at normal levels and completely full before the fire. 2 – All https://t.co/DmSaTQJuiB” / X
https://x.com/krassenstein/status/1877166165543333946?s=12&mx=2
Thanks Kali for these and wishing Justin the best on is trip.
SWell done….well, actually, overdone in regards to the Oceans heating…billions of Hiroshima bombs…now everything is measured in billions
“.. in an ambitious plan aimed at bypassing Tehran’s enduring overpopulation, power shortages and water scarcity.”
No one in Tehran will move away from the o-word to the new capitol.
Stupidity running rampant & stupids around this rock do not realize, there is no place to run to.
“Mental health crisis among Montana’s farmers and ranchers…”
4 legged methane factories & fossil fuel burning tractors/equipment pumping out global warming gasses.
Let me introduce you to the other 8 billion mentally ill deniers.
“.. in an ambitious plan aimed at bypassing Tehran’s enduring overpopulation, power shortages and water scarcity.”
No one in Tehran will move away from the o-word to the new capitol.
Stupidity running rampant & stupids around this rock do not realize, there is no place to run to.
“Mental health crisis among Montana’s farmers and ranchers…”
4 legged methane factories & fossil fuel burning tractors/equipment pumping out global warming gasses.
Let me introduce you to the other 8 billion mentally ill deniers.