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“Breaking News!
“As of July 13th, the global ocean sea-surface temperature has set a daily record for the 42nd day in a row. Yesterday’s global sea-surface temperatures is 0.10°C hotter than any previous July 13th on record.
“Here’s the breakdown, by decade [Prof Eliot Jacobson]:
https://x.com/EliotJacobson/status/2077049735370932732
“‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceans…
“An updated analysis estimated that, in 2025, the oceans absorbed about 23 zettajoules of extra energy. That’s roughly half as much again as the 2021 figure… Translating that into our new measure means the oceans are now absorbing the equivalent of some 7.6 billion cups of hot tea every second.”
“El Niño means The Boy, but this El Niño is certainly El Hombre! In the chart below 2026 is the white line, far above all others for the Tropical East Pacific water temps that define El Niño.
“The latest forecast calls for an event so record shattering that it stays above historic levels for 6 months! That’s insane.” [Jeff Berardelli]
https://x.com/WeatherProf/status/2077016823740969376
“HISTORIC TROPICAL HEAT IN SIBERIA:
“What you never expect: many famous cold spots like Verkhoyansk, Yakutsk, Amga, Curapca recorded a tropical humid night. Dozens of High Minimums records were pulverized all over Russia including: 22.7 [72.9F] Amga, 22.4 Ust Mil, 21.8 Ust judoma, 21.6 Curapca.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2076990825129537587
“Bad weather has come to Yekaterinburg – the city is flooded with rain, the wind blows down trees, passers-by hide in shelters… planes could not land.
“The Ministry of Emergency Situations warned of bad weather. “Very heavy rains, heavy downpours are expected in places in the Sverdlovsk region on July 16 and 17. Be careful!””
https://ura.news/news/1053109826
“Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in Russia’s Sochi.
“Videos posted Wednesday on social media by local residents showed streets covered with mud and debris after torrential rain and thunderstorms caused the Bzugu River to overflow its banks.”
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/heavy-rains-cause-flooding-mudslides-172043257.html
“HISTORIC DAY IN NORWAY >34C.
“30 DEGREES [86F] AT 800M; 20 DEGREES AT 1800M (Gaustatoppen); never happened anything like this. Dozens of records pulverized, especially above 500m asl (some with extreme margin).” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077489493020459292
“Homes have been evacuated with firefighters battling a large-scale blaze in the Cairngorms National Park [Scotland].
“The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene of the fire in the open near Glenmore before noon on Wednesday. A number of homes and businesses have been evacuated.”
“The last 28 days has a trailing CET mean of 20.66°C [69.2F] which means it’s been the hottest 4 week period since records first began in 1772 [UK].
“Were on track for July to be the warmest July on record with the first 14 days coming in at 20.5°C, the previous record is 19.8°C. July 1976, that remarkable hot summer people keep talking about was 18.6°C.” [Met4Cast]
https://x.com/Met4CastUK/status/2077419785906704883
“Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises…
“Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, told MPs “the risks we face from climate change cannot be underestimated”, and warned of the “significant and prolonged disruption to essential services” extreme weather events could cause.”
“Record heat linked to unprecedented fall in UK milk deliveries.
“Leicestershire dairy farmer Ruth Grice said the heat had a visible effect on her herd. “The heat in May had a real impact. The cows were hot and bothered and were obviously prioritising staying cool over producing milk,” she said… “It’s not just the drop in milk production; heat also affects the cows’ fertility.””
“French wheat prices hit record high amid Sea of Azov disruptions, EU heat wave.
“Last week, there were reports of disruption to Russian shipping in the Sea of Azov, a critical route for Russian wheat exports… Additionally, the heatwave sweeping through the EU is expected to further strain crops, with late-season winter wheat and all spring crops seen as particularly exposed…”
“With a +4.2°C deviation above the already warmed 1991-2020 baseline, the tally for the first half of the meteorological summer is eye-opening [France].
“The 2026 anomaly forces us to scale up the graph, to the point of literally compressing 2003 (+2.8°C “only”). From the Center-West to Burgundy, we’re seeing unprecedented values of +5 to +6°C.” [Dr Serge Zaka]
https://x.com/SergeZaka/status/2077321472641491324
“France grapples with ‘very worrying’ drought after successive heatwaves.
“Large parts of France are facing water restrictions as the country grapples with a drought described as “exceptionally” early and intense. France has been experiencing its third heatwave in as many months, accompanied by fierce wildfires further fuelled by dry conditions.”
“Risk of serious water shortages as river levels fall [Netherlands].
“The Netherlands is heading for a serious water shortage, according to Harold van Waveren, chairman of the national committee for water distribution (LCW)… The bright spot amidst the shortages? The IJsselmeer, which he said is deliberately kept extra high. “That is our rainy-day fund.””
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/07/risk-of-serious-water-shortages-as-river-levels-fall/
“Heat wave: Record temperatures in German lakes.
“At the end of June, the temperature in Berlin’s Müggelsee reached its highest level ever recorded – 30.2°C [86.4F]. This resulted in low oxygen levels near the lakebed.”
https://table.media/en/climate/news/heat-wave-record-temperatures-in-german-lakes
“Storm chaos in the south of Germany – streets flooded with “50 centimeters of snow hail”, 6000 people partly without electricity.
“A severe storm kept rescue workers in Reutlingen busy for hours. Some of the roads had to be cleared with heavy equipment. In addition, the power temporarily failed in parts of the city area, due to a lightning strike.”
“Severe hailstorm batters residential area in Lucerne, Switzerland…
“According to reports, a powerful thunderstorm swept across Lucerne on Tuesday afternoon, bringing torrential rain, hail, and strong wind gusts. Swiss authorities temporarily raised the severe weather warning to Level 4, indicating a high danger from the storm.”
“Bad weather in Emilia-Romagna, cloudbursts and wind gusts over 100 km per hour: one dead in the car in Bomporto [Italy].
“A violent wave of bad weather hit Emilia-Romagna with intense thunderstorms, wind gusts over 100 kilometers per hour, fallen trees, flooding and interruptions to the road network. The disturbance of Wednesday 15 July crossed the region from west to east,”
“The western and central Mediterranean Sea is exceptionally warm.
“It is even warmer than the eastern Mediterranean, which is normally the warmest part of the sea. The highest sea surface temperatures are being recorded west of Italy, where the water has reached up to 30°C [86F].” [Ventusky]
https://x.com/Ventuskycom/status/2077302720478752960
“More Greek Regions Face Water Emergency as Drought Worsens.
“As water shortages spread across Greece, the government is proposing emergency measures to accelerate critical infrastructure projects, with the number of areas placed under drought-related emergency status rising to 10.”
https://www.tovima.com/society/more-greek-regions-face-water-emergency-as-drought-worsens/
“HOTTEST HEAT WAVE IN AFRICAN HISTORY. This madness (49/50C for 2 WEEKS) continues:
“49C again in Algeria and 48C in Tunisia. RECORDS IN ALGERIA: 48.7 Bouchegouf all time, 46.8 Guelma monthly, 45.0 Constantine monthly. Much hotter next days: 50C [122F] on the coast. African record can fall.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077105316206973427
“Extreme heat forces Tunisia into rolling power cuts to protect grid.
“Tunisia introduced rolling power cuts on Wednesday to protect its electricity grid from overload as an intense heatwave pushed temperatures close to 48 degrees Celsius in parts of the country, driving a sharp surge in air-conditioning use and electricity demand.”
https://middle-east-online.com/en/extreme-heat-forces-tunisia-rolling-power-cuts-protect-grid
“‘Cruel, wasteful’: Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins [Senegal]
“…in recent years, illegal shark fins have been repeatedly landed in Dakar, one of Africa’s busiest fishing ports, by dozens of Chinese and Taiwanese longline tuna vessels, according to a report released Thursday by the London-based Environmental Justice Foundation NGO.”
“How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa, displacing thousands…
“They also warn that the countries affected must adapt to a frightening new reality. “The climate is changing faster than most nations can adapt,” said Friederike Otto, a professor of climate science at Imperial College London.”
“In Gambia, Salt Water Intrusion Is the Leading Edge of Climate Change.
“When Nyan, 47, was a teenager, the village grew all the rice it consumed, in a field alongside the Gambia River. Now that field lies dry and empty, after the river’s brackish water intruded, rainfall flagged and the soil became too salty for crops.”
“Record-Breaking Rain Brings Most Spectacular Namaqualand Superbloom in Years! [Northern Cape].
“Thanks to record-breaking winter rainfall along the West Coast, millions of wildflowers are taking over the landscape in the prettiest shades of pink, orange, yellow, white, and purple.”
https://www.goodthingsguy.com/namaqualand-superbloom/
“High court ruling to allow the export of a privately-held rhino horn stockpile raises fears of devastating impact on the future of rhinos [South Africa].
“Rhinos have long been targeted for their horn which, despite being made largely of keratin (like our fingernails and toenails), is highly sought after in East Asia for use in traditional medicines and tonics.”
https://www.bornfree.org.uk/news/south-african-rhino-horn-ruling-threatens-global-trade-ban/
“The African Farmers Devastated by Extreme Heat.
“In Zimbabwe, I see firsthand how rising temperatures have killed crops and animals, spread disease, and destroyed the lives of entire communities… The droughts are becoming more frequent and severe; rains are arriving late (and at times never arrive at all) or ending too soon.”
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-african-farmers-devastated-by-extreme-heat
“Climate models struggle to predict extreme heat waves, Israeli study finds.
“Hebrew University-led research found that advanced climate models can reproduce heat waves once they occur but often fail to detect the atmospheric processes that begin days earlier, a critical gap for the Mediterranean and Middle East.”
https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/hj9dbbqnge
“HISTORIC 53C DAY- 38C at NIGHT:
“52.7C [126.9F] Omidiyeh IRAN All time record and 2026 World Record. Next days WORSE: 53/54c Middle East; 49/50C former USSR; 50/52C CHINA; NIGHTS up to 40C.”
[Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077061354846916817
“A New Record for Electricity Consumption Set in Uzbekistan…
“The ministry …urged the population to use electricity more rationally. It is recommended to set air conditioners to a temperature of 24–26 degrees Celsius and to regularly clean their filters, which contributes to the efficient operation of equipment, reduces electricity consumption, and prevents overheating of electrical networks.”
“EXTRAORDINARY WORLD RECORD:
“Insane hot nights spread to Central Asia; record HIGH MINIMUMS 32.8 Bereket and 31.4 Chagyl in TURKMENISTAN but above all MINIMUM 30.6 [87.1F] Beyneu, KAZAKHSTAN – WORLD RECORD OF HOTTEST NIGHT ABOVE 45 LATITUDE (tb confirmed).” Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077439010469773606
“Kazakhstan sees spike in wildfires amid heatwave…
“In recent days, abnormally hot weather has led to an increase in steppe and dry-vegetation fires. As a result, the state forest protection service and RSPE “Kazavialesookhrana” are operating on heightened alert to prevent and respond rapidly to wildfires.”
https://qazinform.com/news/kazakhstan-sees-spike-in-wildfires-amid-heatwave-d84936/amp
“Living through sizzling temperatures in Banda, Indian town that is one of the world’s hottest.
“The northern Indian town of Banda has endured weeks of extreme heat, with daytime temperatures repeatedly reaching 115 Fahrenheit and nighttime lows staying above 93 F.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/india-heat-uttar-pradesh-indian-patients-b3015841.html
“RECORD HEAT IN INDIA:
“Many stations both at sea level and on the hills broke their records of July. Highest temperatures in the South including Bengaluru and Madurai and the famous tourist green hill town of Kodaikanal.”
[Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077366408720056493
“Bangladeshi students seek minister’s resignation over flood-hit exams.
“Several hundred students blocked major intersections in Bangladesh’s capital on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of the education minister over his handling of nationwide school-leaving examinations disrupted by floods.”
https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/2015769
“Floods, landslides block eight roads across Nepal.
“Eight roads across the country have been completely blocked by floods and landslides following continuous rainfall, while traffic is operating on a one-way basis on six other roads, according to Nepal Police.”
https://english.khabarhub.com/2026/16/558854/
“Bavi sets multiple records as it enters 13th day.
“Although Bavi has weakened significantly, it has already set multiple records, including becoming the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Zhejiang in July since meteorological records began in 1949… Another distinctive feature of Bavi was its unusually large circulation… Three national weather stations set all-time records for maximum wind gusts…”
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202607/14/WS6a561a15a310986e2b46538a.html
“Three days of continuous heavy rainfall in eastern Jilin have triggered major flooding.
“The discharge rate of the Huifa River at Huadian has skyrocketed to 7,000 cubic meters per second, close to the region’s all-time historical flood peak.” [Jim Yang]
https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/2077391414409994750
“MOST EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN CHINA HISTORY:
“14 days out of 14 this month of record heat all over the country. 27 Monthly records were broken today (20 Tmaxes+7 High Tmins) of which 4 had their hottest night ever. WORSE next days: Heat indexes up to 55C [131F]!”
[Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077041010899644516
“HISTORIC HEAT WAVE IN JAPAN:
“Record heat in Japan never ends and records keep falling every single day
164 stations >35C today. ALL TIME RECORDS: 38.1 [100.6F] Saijo, 33.8 Tomi; MONTHLY RECORDS: 35.0 Suwa, 34.6 Nozawa Onsen, 33.7 Shinano.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077304048827416588
“ENDLESS RECORD HEAT IN EAST ASIA:
“Records are falling everywhere, every single day. Today HOTTEST JULY NIGHT IN HISTORY SOUTH KOREA – Min 25.8 [78.4F] Cheonan; MALAYSIA: Min 27.3 Kuala Lumpur Int. AP, Min 27.1 Kuala Trengganu; INDONESIA: Min. 27.0 Ternate.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2076951864109568339
“RECORD HEAT IN OCEANIA:
“Oceania keeps breaking and rebreaking records. Extraordinary MINIMUM of 28.8C [83.8F] Today at Chuuk is hottest night in history. Few days ago Yap had recorded the Micronesia highest Minimum in history with 29.3C.” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077354842964590898
“Chile Bracing for Intense Storm as Floods, Power Outages Loom.
“Chile has stepped up emergency preparations as it braces for a major winter storm forecast to bring heavy rain, strong winds and snow across much of the country, threatening floods, landslides and disruptions to power supply.”
“Flash Flood Emergency Is Issued in Texas After Days of Pounding Rain.
“Roads became rivers on Wednesday as emergency officials in towns around San Antonio… Another day of pounding rain across Texas has led to flash flood warnings, perilous river levels and a scramble of evacuations, as emergency responders rushed to rescue people from quickly rising waters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/weather/texas-flooding-boerne.html
“In US West, drought pits farms against towns, industry in scramble for water.
“In Arizona, dead fish lie in the dry bed of a reservoir. To the north, a small Utah town could run out of water in months. And in Colorado, a rancher has sold a fifth of her herd as stock ponds stand empty. The communities are linked by the Colorado River system, which supplies water to about 40 million people…”
“Wind farm damaged by extreme US storm shows limits of historical weather model.
“A South Dakota thunderstorm damaged wind turbines with recorded gusts over 130 miles per hour, raising concerns about how wind farms are built to withstand changing weather patterns.”
“RECORD HEAT IN CANADA:
“Historic Minimum of 24.9C [76.8F] at Thunder Bay; it pulverized the record of its hottest night in history. Very hot day in Toronto with 37C (much hotter Than Houston!). Next night might be the hottest in Toronto’s climatic history (Record High Min: 26.4C).” [Extreme Temps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/2077148298079580434
“Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world.
“Smoke from more than 100 active wildfires in northern Ontario have made Toronto’s air quality the current worst in the world and caused yellow, smoky air in cities across the north-east US… The city is also suffering a heatwave that shattered a three-decade record after reaching 37.3C in the downtown core…”
“These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal.
“(Photo via Wayne Wastaken of Collins, Ontario, who says his “hometown is gone”).”
[Luke LeBrun]
https://bsky.app/profile/lukelebrun.ca
“After summers of wildfire smoke, Alberta now drenched by record-setting rain.
“Summertime in Alberta usually consists of wildfire smoke, but this year has been different. Several parts of the province have been hit by storms. Edmonton was hammered by record-breaking rain in June and is on its way to doing it again this month, says Environment Canada.”
“Climate change is costing the world nearly a week of sleep every year.
“The analysis, by US-based climate science organisation Climate Central, examined 1,338 cities worldwide and found that between 2020 and 2025, the average person lost nearly 56 hours of sleep per year due to high ambient nighttime temperatures.”
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/climate-change-costing-world-nearly-110000468.html
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Our collective future looks excellent. From Ridley Scott:
https://youtu.be/6rg8EEJNM5Y?is=CVujuLMc44S7ydul
Extremes everywhere on the planet.
“Set after a devastating flu pandemic that has almost eradicated humanity, the film centers on Hig, a former civilian pilot, and Bangley, a hardened former Marine as they confront outside threats and hold onto the possibility of a better life beyond where they currently live.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dog_Stars_(film)
Apparently supermodels are the only survivors? Damn. My ugly bad luck.
“Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world.”
The air quality here in Upstate NY isn’t very good either. Across the Northeast we’re seeing the smoke from the massive fires in Canada. I walk every morning (before and during sunrise) and I could see the massive amount of particles in the air in my flashlight beam.
Yesterday I was doing something in the house and thought, “it seems dark outside; is it going to rain”, then I looked outside and realized it was “dark” because of the smoke from the Canadian fires. It’s like a cloudy day but with that “orange” hazy tint.
We’re at maximum (10+/10) air quality risk in Ontario at 8 am this morning. Might do well to skip the walk til this passes. https://weather.gc.ca/airquality/pages/onaq-030_e.html
My sympathies to those of you in NE America. These fires are something else.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1548244529987232
I wonder if we’ll get a smoky world cup final in NY on Sunday.
finally someone hears me! Esta el hombre, muchachos!!
also that dog star film looks pretty sick, not gonna lie
I hope so, John, as I am a sucker for a post-apocalyptic movie.
Gladiator II was such a let-down, though, at least IMO. it made me wonder if age is catching up with Ridley Scott. He is 88 now.
Thanks Pan.
Another day of Mother Nature telling us what She thinks of our cars, wind turbines, and global industrial civilization in general.
It is all too easy to form the impression that we have royally pissed Her off, Leaf, but I guess that is just anthropomorphism.
Like AI
The decadal sea surface temperature graph looks like it’s going exponential (or worse). Now in at number three of all time scary charts. Some of it must be aerosols, as must be some of the warmth in the Med., but so what -they just change the rate of increase, so at best we just go on heating at current rate, which is enough to finish us off in a few years anyway. In reality, though, things are almost certain to accelerate further, the models won’t be able to fully explain why, and the end will come all the sooner. I don’t know how you prepare for an accelerating worsening condition, surely you have to have some idea of what you expect prevailing conditions to be once you need to be relying on your preparations.
“…things are almost certain to accelerate further, the models won’t be able to fully explain why, and the end will come all the sooner.”
George, agreed. Things palpably kicked up a gear in 2023, and this absolute monster of an El Nino is going to give us a hard shove in the wrong direction.
I’m mainly preparing for a lot of hunger. Also now have a place with a basement, for staying cool during heatwaves.
7.6 Billion Cups of Tea Every Second
How do you explain how much heat the oceans are absorbing? Scientists are increasingly turning to comparisons that make almost unimaginable numbers a little easier to grasp. The latest is this: every second, the world’s oceans absorb enough additional heat to brew approximately 7.6 billion mugs of hot tea.
Behind this striking comparison lies a serious scientific finding. According to a recent analysis, the heat content of the oceans increased by about 23 zettajoules in 2025. A zettajoule is a one followed by 21 zeros. It is a figure that is almost impossible to comprehend. To put it into perspective, the total annual energy production of human civilization is about half a zettajoule. In other words, in a single year the oceans absorbed roughly forty times more additional energy than humanity produces and consumes in an entire year. That immediately puts the scale into perspective.
This vast storage of heat is critically important. The oceans are Earth’s largest heat reservoir, absorbing the overwhelming majority of the excess energy accumulating in the climate system. As a result, not only do ocean temperatures continue to rise, but the risks of marine heatwaves, sea-level rise and changes in weather patterns also increase.
“in a single year the oceans absorbed roughly forty times more additional energy than humanity produces and consumes in an entire year.”
Zip, my goodness, that is a sobering way of looking at it. I think I prefer the fluffier, Brit-friendly “mug of tea” analogy. 🫣😅
Just wait until there are no fuels to fight wildfires… no helicopters, no water bombers, no firetrucks, no working emergency portable water pumps.
No fuel to evacuate by boat, vehicle, or plane. No water pressure in the city fire hydrants.
When fire conditions are truly bad–> you cannot outrun the rapidly advancig flame front.
Then, as Truth Wizard stated, you can turn around to accept your “bright future”!
Bob Shaw Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?
In Maine we are now choking on millions of dead mature ash trees that have been taken out by emerald ash borer. It was late getting here, but it has killed the trees with a vengeance.
And now the woods are tinder . . .
Currently, more than 800 wildfires in Canada.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m7n427xd8o
USA, year to date, 39,764 fires have burned more than 3.67 million acres across the United States.
Source: NIFC. Gov
Trump’s Gulf of America will be matched by the “Engulf of North America”. Coast to coast to coast, it is all gonna burn.
Bob, America demands action on these Canadian fires:
“‘Patience has run out’: Michigan members of Congress urge Canada to act on wildfires… “We are done accepting apologies in place of action,” the letter reads. “If Canada will not manage its forests to prevent these fires, the United States will look elsewhere, and act on our own, to protect our people.””
https://wwmt.com/news/michigan-politics/canada-wildfire-smoke-michigan-congress-lawmakers-letter-congress-prime-minister-action-protection-health-safety-politics-government-state
Some sunshine for our days – a friendly reminder of the super tough tardigrades, aka water bears.
“Estimates suggest tardigrades date back to the Cambrian period, around 500 million years ago. Incredibly, there are even four fossil tardigrades on record—all naturally preserved in amber. The oldest dates to the Cretaceous period, which means tardigrades trundled, invisibly, alongside the dinosaurs (and well before). This also means that tardigrades have endured all five of the mass-extinction events that have occurred on Earth, making them true survivors.
…To be clear, tardigrades aren’t a monolith, and freshwater and marine tardigrade species can’t survive the extreme conditions that make them famous as a group. But limno-terrestrial species can.
…And even their tun state isn’t foolproof. As a general rule, the longer a tardigrade stays a tun, the less likely it is to revive, especially if it was subjected to extreme conditions. That is, the tun state is an evolutionary adaptation to survive, not a get out of jail free card from mortality.
For example, when tardigrade tuns aboard the International Space Station were exposed directly to the vacuum of space, they basically shrugged it off, springing back to life once rehydrated. In the clever experiment, other groups of tardigrades were exposed to the vacuum of space and varying ranges of radiation, including one group exposed directly to the full radiation and vacuum of outer space. Those exposed to full radiation didn’t fare as well, with nearly all dying, but incredibly, a few rugged specimens survived.”
Maybe they will survive what’s coming. Ya never know.
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/issues/2026/jul-aug/tardigrades.html
Thank you, Cassandra. Those deep time perspectives and reminders of nature’s resilience are so comforting.
MPs: “the risks we face from climate change cannot be underestimated”.
I don’t know, if there’s one thing we seem to be doing a pretty good job at, it’s underestimating risk.
And underestimating risk has now become the sole function of finance, more insidious than the most powerful propaganda. Now it is being wielded to funnel a torrent of investment to where it can never deliver its promised returns: AI. Yet AI is the rhinoceros in the room, the tech boom redux, it is hailed as the very thing we most need to help us survive yet is the very thing that will hasten our extinction.
AI is certainly the icing on the insane cake we have collectively baked, Rob.
Those MP’s (and indeed humans generally) are evaluating future risk based on past experience. Time – and not much of it – will demonstrate the folly of that, unfortunately:
“Jones said: “Throughout our history, the UK has overcome challenges, from plagues and pandemics to war, and our fair share of wet weather. It is right that we consistently evaluate the risks we could face and plan for what may come.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/14/britons-urged-small-steps-prepare-potential-national-crises
PM 2.5 is on wildfire smoke
Nasty stuff
Google it
And wear an N95
I wear 3M 8511 for disposables.
Also have a plastic 1/2 mask with P100 “pink pancakes”.
Look into it
Let’s make a list of who everyone thinks is responsible.