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“Arctic marine heat waves surge since 1980s, with record event lasting 480 days…
“…studies in the Arctic remain scarce… “Yet in the Arctic, even a temporary rise in temperature of a fraction of a degree can have cascading impacts on the heat-sensitive polar ecosystem, and possible implications for the global climate system,” says Athanase.”
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-arctic-marine-surge-1980s-event.html
“Arctic shipping alters cloud formation, study finds.
“…the study finds that emissions from a single vessel increased local cloud radiative power by as much as 22%, meaning that clouds retained substantially more heat than under clean conditions. These changes in the polar ecosystem can influence regional climate processes…”
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-arctic-shipping-cloud-formation.html
“Warning: Arctic Permafrost Could Become a Major Carbon Source Earlier Than Expected…
“…a new study published in Science Advances suggests another worrying milestone may arrive earlier than previously expected: the point at which Arctic permafrost regions release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than they absorb… climate change in the Arctic is advancing faster than scientists anticipated only a decade ago.”
“While world media will talk about the scorching heat in Europe, extraordinary heatwaves will sweep several parts of the world.
“ARCTICS will experience up to 35C [95F] and tropical nights near 70 lat! CENTRAL ASIA will see deadly heat up to 47/48C in the former USSR with NIGHTS at 35C.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2069165022937309314
“15 injured after tornado damages nearly 100 homes in Russia’s Ural region.
“The tornado hit Kushva, a town in Sverdlovsk region, where local authorities declared a state of emergency after homes, a school and a kindergarten were damaged. City officials said 97 homes were damaged…”
“Rare red heat health alerts issued for record breaking heatwave [England] of up to 40C [104F]…
“The Met Office has warned there is likely to be significant disruption to travel due to the heat, and energy supplies, such as water, electricity, gas or mobile phone services, could also be impacted.”
“Why humidity levels could make the 40C heatwave feel even hotter…
“The humid air will be a major feature of this heatwave as we draw in hot, muggy air from Europe and the near Atlantic… The UK is expected to feel as humid as some countries nearer the equator, such as Florida, Singapore and Thailand.”
https://www.itv.com/news/2026-06-22/why-humidity-levels-could-make-the-40c-heatwave-feel-even-hotter
“Lightning storm sets house on fire and grounds flights at Bristol Airport…
“A spokesman for the airport said: “Following the earlier electrical storm, Bristol Airport remains closed to arriving and departing aircraft whilst engineers investigate a fault with air traffic control systems.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/22/lightning-strike-house-fire-bristol-emersons-green-uk/
“Spectacular thunderstorms swept across London overnight causing thousands of lightning strikes and flash floods…
“The thunderstorm cell erupted overnight catching forecasters by surprise as it generated thousands of lightning strikes. Londoners shared stunning video clips of the lightning…”
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/thunderstorm-lightning-weather-heatwave-b1287186.html
“In three centuries of European climatic history, there has never been anything like the insanity we’ll see this week:
“38/39C UK & Benelux, 45C [113F] France & Spain, 39/41C Germany, Chekia, Slovakia, Poland, 35/36 Scandinavia. We won’ t count the records; we will list the few lucky ones which won’t. [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2069154373565862123
“18 killed, 2 children found dead in hot car as France reels under severe heatwave.
“A severe heatwave across Europe pushed temperatures to records in France and threatened new highs in Britain. The extreme conditions were linked to deaths, disruption, power strain and wider climate concerns.”
“After a historic Monday between eastern Brittany and the Limousin, where the thermometer climbed as high as 44.3°C [inc 128 all time records], the heat is expected to intensify even further on Tuesday, then Wednesday.
“The absolute record of 46°C [114.8F] could even be threatened in France… Stay tuned.” [Guillaume Séchet]
https://x.com/Meteovilles/status/2069128949154664559
“44.8C [112.6F] Andujar SPAIN Today:
“Insane heat day and night: two consecutive MINIMUMS >30C [86F] in Almeria (never happened before!). 42C in Northern Spain in several communities and many monthly records including 41.3C at Pamplona (tie).”
[Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2069100702710796730
“Endless record heat on the Alps.
“More monthly records in SWITZERLAND: 36.1 [97F] Wynau, 35.9 Visp, 35.9 Evionnaz, 36.1 Payerne, 35.2 Nyon. And many more to come…”
[Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2069113757595251090
“Europe’s Heatwave Set to Hit Alpine Glaciers Hard…
“The French resort of Tignes opened its Grande Motte glacier for summer skiing and snowboarding last weekend and it is already suffering. The resort claims a snow depth of 100cm on the glacier, but some will melt in the current heatwave. The glacier itself is 40m thick but it is feared this may all have gone in the next decade.”
https://planetski.eu/2026/06/22/europes-heatwave-set-to-hit-alpine-glaciers-hard/
“Firefighters Warn They’re Ill-Prepared for a Bad Wildfire Season [Europe].
“Europe is facing another summer of intense wildfires, but firefighters who will be on the frontline warn that they’re entering the season under-funded, under-equipped and under-staffed. The continent experienced its worst season for wildfires on record last year…”
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/06/22/874786.htm
“Greek firefighters contain dozens of wildfires amid heightened summer fire risk…
“According to the Hellenic Fire Service, 41 agricultural and forest fires broke out on Saturday alone. Thirty of those were extinguished quickly in their initial stages, while firefighting crews continued efforts to control the remaining 11.”
“Climate change turns Türkiye into key disease corridor.
“Scientists say that warmer winters, longer summers, and changing rainfall patterns are allowing mosquitoes and ticks to spread farther and remain active longer. This also increases the risk of the diseases they carry.”
“As a historic heatwave bakes Europe on land, a strong marine heatwave is emerging in the Mediterranean Sea.
“Water temperatures have reached up to 5.5°C above normal off the coast of Italy with peak water temperatures exceeding 28°C (82°F). This will further enhance heatwaves on land…” [Colin McCarthy]
https://x.com/US_Stormwatch/status/2069154718862209182
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN NORTH AFRICA – records of high minimums in ALGERIA broken by up to 5C margins.
“Some example of records of High MINIMUMS tonight: 34.0 [93.2F] Oran Airport -also all time record; 30.2 Mostaganem; 27.3 Sibi Bel Abbes.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2068675323755888938
“Torrential rains in CR: 18 killed, hundreds affected, 58 buildings collapse [Ghana].
“As of June 2026, torrential rains have killed 18 people, displaced 377 people, and triggered 58 building collapses across the Central Region of Ghana.The disaster began following heavy downpours. The severe weather sparked widespread flooding, landslides, mudslides, and falling trees.”
https://gna.org.gh/2026/06/torrential-rains-in-cr18-killed-hundreds-affected-58-buildings-collapse/
“EXTRAORDINARY WINTER WARMTH IN SOUTH AFRICA – TROPICAL NIGHTS.
“Incredible summer night on The Winter Solstice day: mind blowing MINIMUM 21.6C [70.9F]! at Clanwilliams; that’s 4/5c ABOVE MID SUMMER AVERAGE! Record also at Stillbai: Min. 15.4C.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2068699439108079768
“When climate pressures deepen, the fight against violence becomes harder…
“In some countries such as Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan and Kenya, bride-price represents an income for families with daughters. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is often performed to enhance a girl’s marriageability in communities where marriage helps guarantee economic security and social inclusion.”
“Egypt’s Water Dilemma Deepens as Ethiopia Eyes New Dams…
“With Ethiopia having completed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and officials in Addis Ababa speaking openly about plans for additional dams on the Blue Nile, Egyptian concerns have expanded from the river’s headwaters to the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.”
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN WEST ASIA – history is being rewritten with this deadly heat wave which broke WORLD RECORDS of June hottest nights at high elevations.
“RECORDS – MINIMUM 30.2 Tehran IRAN 1200m 35.6N; MINIMUM 32.1 Ekezhe TURKMENISTAN; Maxes up to 52C [125.6F] next days! HISTORIC.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2069009965172273577
“The intense heat will persist in the south and east of Kazakhstan in the coming days.
“From June 23 to 25, Kazakhstan is expected to experience worsening weather conditions due to the shifting of a cyclone. Meteorologists predict rain with thunderstorms, hail, as well as gusts and dust storms, which may negatively affect many regions of the country…”
“Uzhydromet Issues Urgent Mudslide Warning for Nine Regions [Uzbekistan].
“According to forecasters’ projections, heavy rainfall is expected in a number of regions between 23 and 27 June 2026. This precipitation could trigger rainwater accumulation, local flooding of areas, and mudslides in mountainous and foothill terrain.”
https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/uzhydromet-issues-urgent-mudslide-warning-for-nine-regions/
“Mudflow hits Batken district: Homes flooded, children evacuated, some hospitalized [Kyrgyzstan].
“A mudflow occurred in Batken region on June 20, 2026, following intense, torrential downpours.The severe weather and subsequent flash flooding triggered a series of major disruptions across the southwestern province of Kyrgyzstan.”
“Pakistan issues nationwide alert over fears of heavy rains, floods.
“The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued a nationwide alert, warning of thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, urban flooding, and an elevated risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) across the country’s northern regions over the next 12 to 24 hours.”
“Monsoon moving, but damage is done: Rain deficit at 46%, driest June in over a century [India]…
“Experts have pegged June 2026 as the driest in over a century… Large parts of central, northern and peninsular India continue to remain in the deficient or large-deficient rainfall category.”
“How India’s heatwaves are shutting schools – and pushing women out of the workforce…
“Katyal had already left her higher-paying corporate role for a less demanding job to better manage childcare during repeated school disruptions. “Last year felt like a battle,” she says. Between June and September her daughter barely attended school physically at all.”
“North Bengal rains trigger floods, landslides and bridge collapse in Darjeeling.
“Heavy monsoon rain flooded parts of Kolkata and battered north Bengal, triggering landslides and a bridge collapse in Darjeeling. With rivers nearing danger levels and more showers forecast, transport and public life remain under strain.”
“Mawsynram records 530mm [20.9 inches] rain in 24 hrs; Shillong-Dawki road link snapped [Meghalaya].
“Meteorologists said the amount of rainfall that Mawsynram received in one night is equivalent to what Jodhpur or Bikaner receive in a period of over six months.”
“Hotan, Xinjiang, with an average annual rainfall of only 40mm, has been hit by continuous torrential rains.
“The maximum rainfall in the past three days reached 120mm [4.7 inches], causing severe flooding and inundating roads… Rainfall reached 34.3mm in 1h and 64.7mm in 12h, breaking the local record for the heaviest rainfall!” [Jim Yang]
https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/2068715629096710247
“‘Compound shock effect’: why the Middle East crisis and El Niño could spell disaster in south-east Asia…
“United Nations experts are warning of a “compound shock effect” arising from the economic fallout from the conflict combined with looming “Godzilla strength” El Niño conditions in Asia and the Pacific, which could put millions of tonnes of the world’s food at risk.”
“Endless record heat in the PHILIPPINES.
“36.2C [97.2F] today at Hinatuan; it ties the record of The June hottest day in history. Record heat in the Philippines has been going on for over 3 years, with records broken every single day.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2069038779856191677
“Endless record heat in INDONESIA.
“Record of June hottest nights broken today: MINS – 27.0 [80.6F] Ternate and 26.8 Menado. Records have been falling for over 1100 consecutive days without missing a day.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2068611023179813272
“A spate of shark bites has Australian ocean lovers on edge. People want to know why they’re rising…
“Warming ocean temperatures mean that bull sharks are spending more time in the Sydney area. Tiger sharks also prefer warmer water. The numbers of seals and whales – food for larger sharks – have also been recovering since hunting stopped, he says.”
“Antarctic storms threaten to dump more dying birds on Australian shores.
“Australians should be on high alert for more sick or dead birds this week as a storm brews in the Southern Ocean that could drive more infected birds from the Antarctic region to our coastline, raising the risk of a devastating outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus.”
“EXTRAORDINARY HISTORIC – 26c [78.8F] IN NEW ZEALAND IN JUNE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON RECORD.
“Bromley, near Christchurch – an absurdly unbelievable warm winter month so far for Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2068247808600052101
“Note the ridiculous positive anomalies so far this June in Southern Africa, Australia+ New Zealand, South America.
“It’s not just a mild winter so far, but a completely non-existent one with frequent temperatures above summer averages.” [Extreme Temps; map Ryan Mayue]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2068700363121692876
“Headed for History! The size of the Pacific Heatwave, associated with EL Nino, is hard to comprehend. And it will only get more intense!
“…The El Niño anomaly is now only ~1/4 a degree C below “Super” El Niño territory and we are only in June. It’s far ahead of record pace and we are headed for a history making event!” [Jeff Berardelli]
https://x.com/WeatherProf/status/2069036150723891334
“Super El Niño poses critical threat to 500 million of the world’s farmers, researchers warn…
““The smallholder farmers that we depend on for so many foods can do small things to adapt, but if they happen to live in regions that are worst affected, they are going to be hit by a freight train,” Dr Coburn told The Independent.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/el-nino-2026-super-summer-climate-farmers-b2999271.html
“Climate change is pushing Chile’s wine industry south from the Maule Valley.
“Chile’s Maule Valley, the country’s largest wine-producing region, faces growing pressure from climate change as rising temperatures and lower rainfall are expected to push more vineyard development farther south, according to a study by researchers at the University of Chile.”
“El Niño Could Trigger ‘Mini-Dust Bowl’ Just as Data Centers Boom…
““After El Niño ends, the following two to three years can end up being significantly drier in parts of the Plains from Texas into the Dakotas, which are already experiencing extreme drought conditions,” AccuWeather long-range expert Paul Pastelok said.”
https://www.newsweek.com/el-nino-could-trigger-mini-dust-bowl-just-as-data-centers-boom-12098755
“Data center that vowed to avoid Colorado River water is now suing for 260 million gallons per year…
“KPBS reported that Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing has gone to court to secure 260 million gallons of water per year from the Imperial Irrigation District — about 750,000 gallons a day — for a planned artificial intelligence complex in the desert.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/ai-data-center-imperial-valley-water-demand/
“Utah wildfire forces evacuation of small town as extreme heat roasts US west.
“Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions are fueling multiple wildfires across the US west, including a huge blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town, with hot weather in the forecast raising the risk of more blazes in the week ahead.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/21/utah-wildfire-extreme-heat
“World bee experts gather in Washington after largest die-off in history…
“In the U.S., the Department of Agriculture announced in July 2025 that it would vacate the nation’s hub for bee research and disease diagnostics hub, the Beltsville Bee Lab in Maryland, as part of “the consolidation, unification, and optimization of functions within the Department of Agriculture.””
“US moves to allow commercial fishing in Pacific marine protected areas.
“The June 2026 proclamation includes portions of three additional marine national monuments — Rose Atoll, Mariana Trench, and Papahānaumokuākea — which together include nearly 1.8 million km2 (690,000 mi2) of coral atolls, deep-sea trenches and remote islands.”
“After more flooding, West Island municipalities looking into long-term solutions.
“The City of Montreal says it’s developing new ways to mitigate flash floods in the future, on top of looking to add more sponge parks and retention basins. Torrential rains fell on Montreal’s West Island in a matter of hours on Saturday. Flooding some residents’ homes for the fourth time since 2017.”
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7245184
“Edmonton’s on track for its wettest June on record.
“The last time Edmonton had more rain in the month of June was more 100 years ago. The city’s official weather station at Blatchford has recorded 197 mm as of 2 p.m. Monday.”
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/edmontons-on-track-for-its-wettest-june-on-record/
“Three everyday oils are driving a global biodiversity crisis.
“Palm oil, soybean, and coconut dominate global markets for vegetable oils, and their cultivation has been expanding for decades… Between 1995 and 2020, biodiversity loss linked to oil crop cultivation grew by around 80 percent.”
https://www.earth.com/news/three-everyday-oils-are-driving-a-global-biodiversity-crisis/
“Food bills hit by soil and climate crises…
“Praveena Sridhar, chief policy and science officer of Save Soil, said staples such as potatoes, bread and vegetables could be particularly exposed in terms of the pressure on family budgets. “Prices are driven by energy, labour and global markets, but soil decides how hard each shock lands.”
https://theecologist.org/2026/jun/22/food-bills-hit-soil-and-climate-crises
“The climate crisis threatens river microbial biodiversity, study shows.
“…a study published in the journal Freshwater Biology warns that the biodiversity and biological functions of these microorganisms in these natural environments are at risk due to rising temperatures, prolonged dry periods and the loss of riparian vegetation caused by climate change.”
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-climate-crisis-threatens-river-microbial.html
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Do you like toast?
Because we’re cooked and crispy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUFtgep9sj4
Looks good! I missed it at the time, being only two years old. Lol.
Survivalist posted an interesting story yesterday, I’m wondering what y’all think?
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/seasonal-weather-shift-el-nino-sea-ice-influence-forecast-2026-2027-united-states-canada-eruope-fa/
It seems to me that a weaker/wavier jet stream will make El Niño outcomes more difficult to forecast and that weather patterns will stall or linger longer as they move along in the jet stream. More yo-yo weather.
I think the break down of the jet stream and the loss of buffering as sea ice disappears is why we are getting a fat tail distribution for heat waves and floods/droughts instead of the gaussian fit we had in the Holocene. From now on there is only a 1-r chance each year that any area on earth is going to get through without a destructive event. r is still pretty small but growing by leaps and bounds. Once its (say) 5%, there’s a 23% chance you are wiped out within 10 years – either dead or forced to become a refugee.
Thank you for posting this, Survivalist, and Flippr for recycling it, as it were. George and Survivalist, I agree. There is ample evidence of jet stream distortions in today’s thread (in the Southern Hemisphere, too).
“Yo-yo weather” is very much the order of the day for us here in the UK now. This was the situation earlier in June:
“June brings more rainfall than all of spring to parts of UK… The wet start to summer marks a sharp turnaround from the exceptionally dry spring experienced across much of southern and eastern England…
“During the latter half of May, persistent high pressure brought exceptionally warm conditions …with temperatures exceeding 30°C for six consecutive days – an unprecedented spell for some locations.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cn5p006edl9o
And now we’re cooking again.
Climate change significantly increasing the risk of breadbasket failures across Europe and India
https://www.woodwellclimate.org/ccs-report-breadbasket/
Thanks for the link.
“…a study published in the journal Freshwater Biology warns that the biodiversity and biological functions of these microorganisms in these natural environments are at risk due to rising temperatures, prolonged dry periods and the loss of riparian vegetation caused by climate change.”
But they lack any conception or awareness of their own lives. They will be replaced by other life forms over and over again, for an inconceivable length of time, and they don’t care about that either. They will never die because they never truly came to be. It is us, humans, that want their lives to matter in the same way we think ours matter (because it makes us feel less alienated from nature and each other, which is the real problem which we can never confront directly because it feels like death). But even our own bodies are incapable of accommodating our fear+desire for mortality. Most of me wasn’t here last week and won’t be here the next.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpjcW-ltOFo
“… they lack any conception or awareness of their own lives.”
Jupiviv, I liked what Eckhart Tolle said about dogs and how they value being alive but non-conceptually:
“You just watch the tail… with some dogs you just look at them – just a little look is enough – and their tail goes… ‘Life is good! Life is good!’ And they are not telling themselves a story of why life is good. It’s a direct realization.”
France’s heatwave is increasingly beginning to resemble a national stress test. Not so much because temperatures are reaching 42°C or 43°C in some places, but because more and more systems are coming under pressure at the same time.
Within just a few days, more than fifty departments have been placed under the highest heat alert. Thousands of schools have either closed completely or switched to reduced schedules. Parents are forced to arrange emergency childcare. Students are sitting exams in classrooms where temperatures approach 40°C. In major cities, fans sell out within hours. Shopkeepers report elderly people and families with young children desperately searching for any form of relief.
The problems extend far beyond private homes. The Eiffel Tower has been forced to close early. Rail passengers have found themselves stranded for hours in malfunctioning high-speed trains with failed air conditioning. Around Bordeaux and elsewhere, power supply disruptions have occurred as the electrical system struggles with extreme temperatures. In Lyon, residents have begun installing homemade sunshades because their apartments have turned into what the French now call logements bouilloires — homes that function like pressure cookers.
Even the energy system is not immune. The Golfech nuclear power plant has had to suspend production because the waters of the Garonne River became too warm to provide adequate cooling. At precisely the same moment, electricity demand is rising as households and businesses turn to fans, cooling systems and air conditioning.
What is striking is that the crisis is becoming less of a meteorological event and more of an infrastructure problem. Schools, railways, hospitals, housing, electricity generation and urban cooling systems are all being tested simultaneously by conditions for which many of them were never designed.
The debate is therefore no longer simply about climate models or temperature records. Increasingly, it is about the practical question of how a modern society continues to function when extreme heat is no longer an exception but a recurring feature of summer.
Perhaps that is the most important development of this week. Not the heat itself, but the moment when a society begins to discover how many of its daily routines depend on a climate that is slowly disappearing.
Zip, thank you for the local intel. This is some heatwave.
France just had its warmest night on record with an average of 21.6C / 71.2F, and London has recorded its highest humidity level on record with the dew point reaching 21C / 69.8F. Worse to come.
Edit: My apologies – I got the day and night time muddled up (now corrected). France has also just had its hottest overall day on record:
“France has just experienced by far the hottest day ever measured since at least 1900, with an average national temperature around 30°C / 86F.”
https://x.com/SergeZaka/status/2069465289826156708
Pan , 20.30 hours here in Belgium . 29° C as I post . Crazy .
“Perhaps that is the most important development of this week. Not the heat itself, but the moment when a society begins to discover how many of its daily routines depend on a climate that is (not so ) slowly disappearing.”
Like a field goal in a tied football game, it is not a foregone conclusion, it is a gone-for conclusion, and we are getting what we have gone for, so we shouldn’t be too surprised when it is gone for good.
By which I mean to say that it would appear to an outside observer that the climate change is a hoax meme may have been articulated by the Furor in Washington, but the world has reacted to climate derangement as if it were true instead of that it is true, opting to pour trillions of capitalism’s “limited time offer” of profitable returns into thousands of tons of armamentaria; to funnel trillions more into R&D on hi-tech weaponry, surveillance systems, and facilities to warehouse human beings; on Rock Candy Mountain dreams of insta-riches that only put on display our real stupidity via artificial intelligence-enabled nightmarish dystopian delusions force-fed to us by techno-bubbleheaded billionaires.
As we are to discover before summer’s end, the last depression, which we prefer to call The Great Recession, or the Great Financial Crisis, was short-lived only thanks to China, but what the ramifications are of the fact that the Communist regime saved the Capitalist west have been completely unspoken, since the boom/bust cycles of the capitalist economy enriches the only people capable of altering it; something they will never do as their power, domination and control increases after every bust.
Hence the climate derangement that prevails in the halls of power, it has become increasingly obvious, must be addressed before that of nature will ever be meaningfully confronted.
“…the Great Financial Crisis …was short-lived only thanks to China… the Communist regime saved the Capitalist west.”
Rob, I had never thought of it like that, although I suppose China is a socialist market economy rather than a strictly communist one. China did indeed save our collective bacon, though, with its cheap coal, cheap labour and massive credit-fuelled stimulus.
June 22, 2018, Pan posted links to 16 articles
June 23, 2026, 2026 – Pan posted about 54 links.
I know things are worse, Pan, but please pace yourself! This is not the only thing on your plate.
Maybe he’s using AI 😱🤭🤡
Slow Starter,
Big Finisher.
Thank you for the concern, Cassandra. 💙
I do start flagging a bit when I get over around 45 stories. 😅
Yep – down here in NZ it’s a pretty warm start to winter. I was out on the bike in shorts and T-shirt last weekend. No snow on the mountains (elevation 2000m plus) worth speaking of, and that which does fall melts within days as we are experiencing a predominance warm north to northwest flows over the country instead of the usual switch to getting more frequent south to SW flows from the Southern Ocean. I’ve noticed this pattern getting stronger each year for the last decade or so but the last few years have been nuts. Gone are the days of permanent snow fields when hiking in the mountains in summer. Major glaciers have been noticeably contracting in volume for at least 2 decades…
Craig, the winter heat anomalies are even freakier than the summer ones for me.
I remember when we had our hottest winter day on record in Feb 2019 with 21.2C (70F) at Kew Gardens and a colossal fire raging up near Saddleworth moor in W Yorks. Unnerving.
There was an TV show “Truth or Consequences”.
My take on the title:
Ignore the truth & suffer the consequences.