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“Sudan’s Darfur landslide kills more than 1,000 people after wiping out entire village.
“The rebel group said that the disaster struck Tarasin village in Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains on Sunday, following several days of heavy late-August rainfall. The group said the village was “completely levelled to the ground”…”
“Lake Baringo flooding leaves schools submerged, families homeless [Kenya]…
“What was once a thriving hub for education, tourism, and fishing now lies under water, as the lake’s rising levels continue to devastate lives and livelihoods. The swelling waters have brought with them hippos, crocodiles, and a renewed sense of danger for residents living along the shoreline.”
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE IN SOUTH AFRICA:
“Records smashed with insane margins (up to 4/5C above August/Early September records): Temperatures up to 39C [102.2F] at 1000m asl and 30C at 1900m! (32.7 Pretoria, 31.4 J’burg); First day of “spring” …And hotter conditions are ahead.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1962556382860730577
“Türkiye’s farmers suffer crop losses of up to 85% amid drought.
“Farmers across Türkiye are facing severe crop losses due to prolonged drought and extreme temperatures, with yield declines reaching up to 85%, according to Türkiye Agricultural Chambers Union (TZOB) President Semsi Bayraktar.”
“Iraq ‘Deceived’ by Türkiye Over Water Release, Warns Iraqi Observatory.
“An Iraqi observatory claims Türkiye “deceived” Iraq by releasing only a fraction of promised water, worsening a crisis that has seen national reserves hit an 80-year low. This deepens a national emergency…”
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/860947
“Iraq’s Chibayish marshes are dying in the drought.
“Record heat, hardly any rain and blocked tributaries — an irreplaceable ecosystem is in grave danger. And the livelihoods of traditional water buffalo herders are at stake.”
https://www.dw.com/en/iraqs-chibayish-marshes-are-dying-in-the-drought/g-73799467
“Iran’s Mandegan Dam Sparks Fierce Environmental, Social, and Cultural Opposition.
“The ongoing construction of the Mandegan Dam on the Marbar River in Semirom County has triggered widespread protests from environmental activists, local communities, and experts… Critics warn that it poses a grave threat to the Dena Protected Area and downstream rivers such as the Khersan and Karun.”
“Two million impacted as Pakistan’s Punjab faces worst floods in its history.
“Global warming has worsened monsoon rains this year in Pakistan, one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study. Downpours and cloudbursts have triggered flash floods and landslides across the mountainous north and northwest in recent months.”
“Punjab floods washed away thousands of villages and farms; now the devastation threatens Pakistan’s economy…
“”Thirteen of my 15 acres are gone,” said Muhammad Amjad, 45, a rice and potato farmer in Chiniot, as he stood by submerged fields. “Our rice is completely destroyed. Women and children have evacuated. Men are left guarding what remains.””
“Red alert in Jammu and Kashmir as heavy rain, flash floods and landslides loom [India].
“Jammu and Kashmir authorities have declared a red alert for the next 48 hours as the region faces widespread heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms, flash floods, and landslides are possible in vulnerable areas, with residents advised to exercise caution and follow safety guidelines.”
https://telanganatoday.com/red-alert-in-jk-as-heavy-rain-flash-floods-and-landslides-loom
“Rain cripples Gurgaon [city SW of Delhi], traffic crawls, ‘triple engine govt’ barbs fly, photos, videos flood internet.
“Gurugram was thrown into disarray on Monday following heavy rainfall, which led to severe waterlogging and widespread traffic congestion across multiple areas of the city. Commuters faced hours-long delays…”
“From June to August this year, the average temperature in China was 22.31C (+1.08C), breaking the record set just last year and becoming the hottest summer in meteorological records!”
[Jim Yang]
https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/1962487705784525297
“Prolonged heatwave grips Hong Kong with record September temperatures, as Sheung Shui soars to 38.4 degrees [101.1F].
“A dominant anticyclone is responsible for bringing very hot and predominantly fine weather to southern China, with Hong Kong experiencing significantly elevated temperatures. Afternoon temperatures across the region widely exceeded 33 degrees Celsius on Monday.”
“Japan and South Korea record hottest summers in history.
“Japan’s average temperature this summer was 2.36 degrees Celsius (4.24 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 30-year average from 1991 to 2020, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said… “This updated the record as the hottest summer since statistics began in 1898,” the JMA said.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/1/japan-and-south-korea-record-hottest-summers-in-history
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN JAPAN:
“90+ records of September highest temperature pulverized including Osaka, Nagoya, Gifu, Irozaki, Tsuruga etc. Also Highest minimum in history at Utsunomiya with Min 26.8C [80.2F]. The deadly heat will last weeks with THIs still locally reaching 50C.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1962439542373232998
“Drought-hit Gangneung launches full-scale water conservation [S Korea].
“The east coast city of Gangneung, stricken by the worst drought on record, has begun to implement desperate water conservation measures, as water storage at its main water supply reservoir has fallen to a dangerous level, the interior ministry said Tuesday.”
“SOUTH AMERICA answers to South Africa: 40C!
“Another winter record heat wave with temperatures again hovering 40C [104F], especially in BOLIVIA (Cobija 39.3 just 0.2 from its winter heat record set last year!). COLOMBIA also with record heat: Min 29.0 Riohacha AWS record hottest night.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1961904551608385705
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN. Record after record in 100% of all the countries every single day of August from 1st to 31st.
“The minimum temperature at Roatan Island was 29.0C which is HONDURAS AUGUST HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY; Nicaragua: The capital Managua yesterday pulverized its record of August highest temperature in history with 37.5C [99.5F].”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1962639266124538270
“Two Are Found Dead in a Creek After Flooding in San Antonio [Texas].
“Chief McManus said that he believed the victims were friends and that they appeared to have been homeless. He said they were “washed up” on Sunday night or Monday morning in the high waters that resulted from the storm.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/us/san-antonio-flood-deaths.html
“‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona…
“Chamblee overheated and struggled to breathe. His core temperature measured 108F when he was rushed to the emergency room, but doctors were unable to cool him down, according to the death report obtained by the Guardian using the Freedom of Information Act (Foia).”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/phoenix-heat-deaths
“HISTORIC WESTERN HEAT WAVE [N America]:
“Records are falling since day #1: 99F Spokane (101 downtown) & Deer Park WA Hottest Fall day in history. CANADA: 38.6C/101.5F Lilloet record; 38.2 Lytton; 37.9 Ashcroft record; etc. Tomorrow Canada will have a new national record of hottest Autumn day.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1962674545690632386
“Several new wildfires were burning on Vancouver Island on Monday, as thousands of lightning strikes hit the province over the weekend and the number of blazes continued to swell…
“The service said a record-breaking 10-day heat wave, with temperatures five to six degrees above seasonal norms, has left fuels highly susceptible to ignition.”
“Summer 2025 confirmed as UK’s hottest on record.
“Provisional statistics show that the mean temperature across the country – which includes overnight lows as well as daytime highs – was 16.10C (60.98F). This is 1.51C (2.72F) above the long-term average and well ahead of 2018, the previous warmest summer, which had a mean temperature of 15.76C (60.37F).”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c1kz18d3wjro
“UK drought exposes food system weaknesses…
“Supermarkets use “just-in-time” logistics with little storage, a model designed to cut costs and waste, but one that leaves supply chains exposed. Produce is delivered directly from farms to distribution centres without a buffer in case of crop failure.”
https://www.freshplaza.com/europe/article/9761182/uk-drought-exposes-food-system-weaknesses/
“We just experienced our second sunniest summer since observations started in 1965 [Netherlands].
“And spring 2025 shattered records, which means a new annual record is already a near certainty.” [Leon Simons]
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1962262022634025193
“Yesterday was held the 3rd event commemorating the disappearance of Sarenne Glacier!
“And guess what is visible from Sarenne? Another dying (ice cap) glacier, La Girose, the target of an ill-conceived cable car project in La Grave!” [Melaine Le Roy]
https://x.com/subfossilguy/status/1962527032983667115
“Severe storm devastates Dordogne vineyards with hail and flooding, destroying this year’s grape harvest.
“Within minutes, intense rainfall led to severe mudslides that swept through streets and homes, stripping soil from many vineyard plots. In addition to the rain, large hailstones battered the vines.”
“Galicia [NW Spain]: Unprecedented wildfires scorch more than 90k hectares.
“While most wine producers avoided the worst, Alvaredos-Hobbs, the boutique project partly owned by Californian winemaker Paul Hobbs, has an estimated loss of 70% of production. The different DOs have started assessing the tragedy ahead of harvest.”
“Spain prepares for future extreme weather after ‘environmental catastrophe’.
“After a summer in which much of western and southern Europe were impacted by catastrophic fires and searing heat, Spain now forming a plan to prepare for future disasters.Scientists say action is needed to reduce emissions and increase resilience…”
“Powerful storm hits western Greece, flooding in Corfu, damage to agriculture and dozens of villages without power.
“In Corfu, 126 millimeters [5 inches] of rain fell in just one hour, turning the city into a lake. Roads were flooded, shops were severely damaged in the Spilia area, while the road to the airport became impassable for hours. There were also major problems in air traffic, as 29 flights were canceled or diverted to Aktion, Thessaloniki and Ioannina.”
“EXTRAORDINARY MEDITERRANEAN & BLACK SEA HEAT WAVE:
“46C [114.8F] in Algeria, 36C Ukraine. Monthly Records (MANY more coming): TUNISIA: 43 Zaghouan; 41.5 Enfidha; TURKEY: 42.6 Tokat; 40.4 Tunceli; 40.2 Elazig ; 39.4 Bingol; 37.9 Erzincan; RUSSIA: 37.3 Krasnyj Kut; Min 24.8 Mahachkala,24.0 Gudermes; KAZAKH: 38 Zhangala.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1962583718867955759
“Average global air temperatures are currently the second warmest on record.
“It’s really rather remarkable just how persistently warm the planet has been over the last 2-3 years. God knows what’s going to happen during the next strong El Nino event.”
[Met4Cast]
https://x.com/Met4CastUK/status/1962128160750715305
“Total f&%kery is going on with the 3-year running average of the global sea-surface temperature as temperatures continue to trend significantly above “accelerating warming.”
“Zen kōan: What is the sound of one planet dying?” [Prof Eliot Jacobson]
https://x.com/EliotJacobson/status/1961818197642105191
“La Niña may return but temperatures are likely to be above average.
“La Niña may return to impact weather and climate patterns from September onwards, according to the latest World Meteorological Organization (WMO) El Niño/La Niña update. But despite the temporary cooling influence of La Niña, temperatures are still expected to be above average for much of the world.”
https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/la-nina-may-return-temperatures-are-likely-be-above-average
“Millions exposed to deadly heat from deforestation.
“A global analysis has shown that when forests are cut, nearby air temperatures rise and daily temperature swings grow larger. When the canopy is lost, the land loses both its source of moisture and its shield from the sun. The burden is not spread evenly.”
https://www.earth.com/news/millions-exposed-to-deadly-heat-from-deforestation/
“Monkey faces extinction due to climate change.
“The black squirrel monkey’s (Saimiri vanzolinii) vulnerability comes from its limited range – just 870 km², about half the size of London, and the smallest known distribution of any primate in the Americas.”
https://oeco.org.br/english/monkey-faces-extinction-due-to-climate-change/
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Can’t recall if I or anyone else posted this here before but just in case:
https://johnnysilverhands.substack.com/p/collapsing-now-gone-in-2030
A tome of an essay that collates 282(!!!) peer reviewed docs in order to explain why climate change is outpacing “official” forecasts, often by astounding margins. Everyone should have it bookmarked, and the work that must have gone into it is nothing short of titanic.
Big picture: What sits before you now is a lone researcher’s project on how a pervasive conservative bias has spread throughout the world we’ve built in such a way that the true size of ecological overshoot has been hidden from us all. My plan is to give you tools to spot this bias, for us to attempt to correct for it, and when we do I’m afraid that I’m also going to have to show you a general collapse of the Earth system, just sitting there right in data already published.
Wow. Thanks! Had not known about his stack before.
Thanks for this!!
that’s was all encompassing…hmmm, but officially we have
Mockery of science”: Energy Department climate report riddled with errors
Dozens of climate scientists on Tuesday released a detailed rebuttal of the Energy Department’s contrarian climate report, alleging “pervasive problems” with the work.
Why it matters: DOE’s July report informs EPA’s planned repeal of the “endangerment finding” — the legal underpinning of federal emissions regulations.
The response could easily find its way into litigation over EPA’s plan.
Driving the news: Texas A&M’s Andrew Dessler and Rutgers’ Robert Kopp organized the response.
DOE’s report “does not meet standards of quality, utility, objectivity and integrity appropriate for use in supporting policy making,” the two write.
The section-by-section response — which alleges numerous errors and omissions — runs over 430 pages and has over 80 contributors.
They’re submitting it as part of the formal record on EPA’s proposed repeal and the DOE report.
That should tie things up for some time as the courts decide….please help us
PS I also like It’s Overshoot blog too…
Yes, Jonny Silverhands has been alluded to before and listed and discussed quite handsomely in this very comments section.
People, do we need reminding that is the official C&E comments section?
Do not start letting this site, with its highest of standards in both collation and commentary, start slipping due to micro-plastic ingestion/PFAS snacking.
One person can be excused for forgetting. But the entire hallelujah chorus?
RIP black squirrel monkey
Re “UK drought exposes food system weaknesses” I find this paragraph worrying – “The UK currently produces around 62% of its food and 53% of its fresh vegetables. Imports from Spain, Italy, and North Africa fill the gap, but when several regions experience extreme weather at the same time, alternatives are limited.”
I wonder how many folk in the UK realise this? How many realise how dependent we are on Europe and North Africa? All folk would have to do is read your daily posts Panopticon on those parts of the world to see how close we are to the edge.
Thanks for all you do.
“The UK currently produces around 62% of its food and 53% of its fresh vegetables. Imports from Spain, Italy, and North Africa fill the gap, but when several regions experience extreme weather at the same time, alternatives are limited.”
Not sure what the source for those figures is but I’m afraid they are underestimates!
Take a look at the imports and domestic production figures for fruits and vegetables for the UK on the FAO’s food balance dataset: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS
The following are from 2022, the last year for which a report was published. Imports/Production for ‘Fruits – Excluding Wine’ – 7435/752 = nearly 10 times the volume of domestic production imported, and likely not only from Spain, Italy and North Africa but all over the tropical/subtropical global south…
For vegetables – 11940/2349 = 5 times that of domestic production.
And what is particularly troubling, ‘Cereals – Excluding Beer’ = 11516/24644 or 46% of domestic production imported. Even ‘Milk – Excluding Butter’ is imported to the tune of 53% of domestic production. On England’s pleasant pastures… NOT seen!
To clarify these numbers represent the total volume of inputs derived from a given food group, so includes both raw and processed commodities e.g both apples and apple juice/concentrate.
A man cooked alive in his own trailer home with the A/C unit barely affecting the outcome. Damn.
Deeper and deeper we descend…
In June, Bullhead City, Arizona, has very low humidity. Evaporative cooling techniques would have perhaps worked, if one had access to the water and textiles. I have an old canvas outfitter tent that stays very cool inside if you keep it absolutely soaking wet and in the shade. Hanging some canvas pails full of water inside will help too.
Have you noticed the emphasis on “Reilience” lately? Having capitulated to the intractable demands of the capitalist system for ever-increasing amounts of energy, the lion’s share of which will continue to come from fossil fuels, the emphasis has shifted to Resilience; ie climate change is little more than a hurricane, an event you must prepare for, and if you don’t, the havoc it wreaks is therefore your own fault for not being properly prepared for its onslaught. Every YouTube video featuring the shocking floods in China, always praise, as if by diktat, the remarkable resilience of the people.
Someone needs to tell those damn crops to man up and get resilient, fear chrissakes!
An integral part of this so-called resilience plan (a euphemism for the catastrophic failure of Capitalism to exist without parasitic growth) is immigration, and its never-mentioned twin, emigration. But the plight of Tuvalu, and Australia’s reaction to it is but one example of this vital part of resilience being as rigid and unyielding as an ICE agent.
While the word has become ubiquitous, demonstrations of its opposite are seen worldwide as every one of the word’s antonyms are on full display: fragility, brittleness, defeatism and despair, indifference and nihilism. And that’s just from watching the Burning 🔥 Man on COP TV (channel 30).