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“To have a chance against global warming, key economies and industries need to hit crucial emissions targets by 2030. They’re far off track…
“far from being in retreat, carbon dioxide emissions hit a new record last year… many targets pegged to 2030 deadlines are already in severe jeopardy… That means the world faces a steeper, far costlier and more disruptive journey to reach net zero by 2050.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-cop29-climate-change-targets/
“Shell wins appeal against order to cut emissions…
“During court hearings in April 2024 in The Hague, Shell’s lawyer Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer said that the case had “no legal basis” and “obstructs the role that Shell can and wants to play in the energy transition.””
https://www.dw.com/en/shell-wins-appeal-against-order-to-cut-emissions/a-70757648
“At U.N. climate talks, many leaders take a pass on an ‘unmissable’ moment…
“…the gathering — which last year signed a historic agreement to steer the world away from coal, oil and gas — comes as Earth is on track to endure its hottest year on record, and many top leaders are staying home this year.”
“Extraordinary warmth in NE Iceland!
“22.9°C [73.2F] Ólafsfjarðarvegur við Sauðanes [66°N] at midnight! 🙃 This is only 0.3°C below the November national record set exactly 25 years ago.” EDIT: THIS IS WORLD RECORD OF HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT >60 lat [h/t ExtremeTemps]
https://x.com/ThierryGooseBC/status/1856222841064096246
“New research reveals ten butterfly species have increased significantly in Scotland in the past 40 years, and it is thought climate change could be pushing them northwards…
“Generalist butterfly species, which use a range of habitats, have increased by half, while populations of specialist species, which are limited to specific habitats like heathland, remain stable.”
https://www.nature.scot/climate-change-drives-butterflies-north
“Rubbish build up after Spanish floods leads to rats, health issues as search for missing people continues…
“The Valencian town of Alfafar had 83 underground rubbish bins flooded by the extreme weather. It has now replaced them with 600 surface bins, but the overall capacity for waste collection has been reduced by a third.”
“Spain is bracing for more weather chaos as storm alerts are put in place for Barcelona, Majorca, and Ibiza just two weeks after deadly floods hit Valencia…
“The DANA will move in from Wednesday and is set to last until Saturday, resulting in ‘heavy and persistent rainfall’ in the Balearic Islands and the Mediterranean coast.”
“Heavy rains cause flooding, sweep away vehicles and force rescues in Almería…
“The new DANA announced for these days in the peninsula has already been felt in Almería, where this Monday the pre-emergency phase was activated due to the risk of flooding.”
“Record breaking temperatures in Madeira.
“Madeira recorded this Sunday, November 10, the highest maximum temperature ever recorded in the month of November, reaching 30.3 [86.5F] degrees at the Funchal meteorological station, around noon.”
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-11-11/record-breaking-temperatures-in-madeira/93473
“12 Bodies Found After Deadly Landslides in Cameroon…
“Rescue workers have found 12 bodies after landslides buried a road in western Cameroon, a local official reported on Saturday, stating that there is no expectation of locating any survivors… Dozens more people are still missing, and the search for bodies is still continuing…”
https://newscentral.africa/12-bodies-found-after-deadly-landslides-in-cameroon/
“‘Dying of thirst’ as climate-driven floods mix with oil [South Sudan]…
“Nyatabah, a woman from this community raising cows in the heart of oil fields in Unity State, adds: “If you drink it, it makes you pant and cough. “We know it’s bad water, but we don’t have anywhere else, we’re dying of thirst.””
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpmx7z0xno
“‘Nothing grows anymore’: In Malawi, eating becomes a daily struggle due to climate change.
“The combined effects of cyclones and droughts, worsened by climate change, have led to widespread food insecurity in Malawi. While some adaptation efforts are emerging in this agriculture-dependent country, they have yet to gain traction on a larger scale.”
“Landslide in Yemen kills 7: paramedics…
“Yemen has been grappling with severe weather, including heavy rains and floods, during this year’s rainy season, exacerbating the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.”
https://english.news.cn/20241111/5d6da48b2e9d4a4fa2bc5c284b406ba6/c.html
“INSANE ASIAN RECORD HEAT EVERYWHERE. From Saudi Arabia to China hundreds of records.
“MALDIVES 33.8 [92.8F] Hanimadhoo NOVEMBER NATIONAL HEAT RECORD… SAUDI ARABIA Min 26.4 Medinah November hottest night.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1855587369921220725
“Man dies, crops destroyed in Nangarhar heavy rains [Afghanistan]…
“One person was killed and crops on hundreds of acres of land were destroyed due to heavy rains and hailstorm in various districts of eastern Nangarhar.”
https://pajhwok.com/2024/11/12/man-dies-crops-destroyed-in-nangarhar-heavy-rains/
“‘Smog, water scarcity rapidly becoming critical challenges’ [Lahore, Pakistan]…
“Drawing attention to the devastating smog crisis, currently engulfing Lahore, Mian Abuzar Shad made a stark comparison with the 1952 London fog disaster, which brought the city to a standstill for five days, resulting in thousands of deaths.”
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40331958
“India faced extreme weather events on 93% of days in 9 months of 2024: Report…
“CSE director general Sunita Narain said the record-breaking statistics of 2024 reflect climate change’s impact. She added events that occurred once every century are now happening every five years or even less.”
“Farming in Crisis: Suicides and Climate Change Threaten India’s Agrarian Future…
“”Farming is in my blood, and I can’t imagine doing anything else,” said Mahim Mazumder, a farmer from Assam. “Even though the past three to five years have seen drastic changes—with temperatures rising so much that even sitting under a tree no longer offers relief—I will keep farming…””
“In early November this year, the average temperature in China was 8.21℃ (+2.2℃), the warmest in the same period in history.
“Seven provinces broke the warmest record. It is expected that the temperature will continue to be significantly higher in mid-November!“
https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/1855964374990823886
“Vladivostok sets new temperature record amidst warming trends across Russia…
“The warm Sunday saw nighttime temperatures between 5 and 7 degrees Celsius and a peak of 14C [57.2F] during the day, breaking the record set in 1994… temperatures in the region have persistently exceeded the long-term averages by 1.5 to 3 degrees Celsius over the past six months.”
https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1243182
“Japan new travel alert: Torrential rains pummel Okinawa, Risk of mudslides and flooding heightens…
“In the early hours, approximately 110 millimeters [4.3 inches] of rain fell within one hour in parts of Okinawa, including areas near the western and eastern sections of Nago City, as reported by a news channel.”
“”All datasets agree that ocean warming RATES show a particularly strong increase in the past two decades.” [WMO State of the Global Climate 2023 Report].
“About 90% of the energy that has accumulated in the Earth system is stored in the oceans!”
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1855938543257887218
“Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from warmer oceans that threatens to bring more misery to the storm-weary Philippines.
“It is the first time that four named storms have existed at the same time in November since records began in 1951.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/12/climate/philippines-storms-west-pacific-intl-hnk/index.html
“Philippines set to be hit by fifth major storm in less than a month…
“Usagi’s 75km (47 miles) an hour winds may start churning big waves along the north-east coast late Tuesday ahead of an expected Thursday landfall, when it is forecast to have strengthened into a typhoon, the weather service said.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/typhoon-usagi-the-philippines-weather-path-tracker
“Warmer climate, loss of forest cover exacerbate Bicol farmers’ flood plight [Phillipines]…
“Kristine’s [aka Trami] massive rainfall of 679 millimeters [26.7 inches] in Naga City was seven times more than its monthly average, while the 500 millimeters in Legazpi City exceeded the 1969 record-high of 484.6 millimeters.”
https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/11/12/warmer-climate-forest-cover-loss-flood-bicol-farmers-plight/
“SE Asia record heat never ends. Yesterday 36.0C [96.8F] at Butuan PHILIPPINES was a new November record of highest temperature.
“Hundreds of records will be broken in all East Asia in the next 6 days.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1856192699877208180
“In a record-breaking drought, bush birds from around Perth flocked to the city…
“Perth is no stranger to hot and dry summers, but the period from October 2023 to April 2024 was exceptional. The city’s rainfall for these seven months was only 23 millimetres, the lowest since records began in the 1870s.”
“Australia has experienced an exceptionally long and intense heat wave with temperatures up to 45.9C and minimums up to 33C.
“Cloncurry, Queensland minimum of 31.0C [87.8F] is a new record for November hottest night.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1855427089916379275
“Christmas beetle ‘swarms’ in parts of south-east Queensland may be due to warm weather, expert says.
“”I have lived in Brisbane my entire life. The amount of beetles was the most I have ever seen,” she said. “You could hear them tapping as they collided with glass windows. Initially I thought it was heavy rain drops.”
“Wildfires burn record 97% of key biodiversity area in Brazil’s Cerrado…
“Fire overwhelmed nearly all of the 28,700-hectare (71,000-acre) reserve, an area twice the size of San Francisco. It serves as a refuge to hundreds of species, including jaguars (Panthera onca), maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and the endangered white-cheeked spider monkey (Ateles marginatus).”
“Venezuela: Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in Barquisimeto, Affecting Northern Neighborhoods and Hiperlider Supermarket.
“The city of Barquisimeto was affected this Saturday, November 9, by heavy rainfall that caused flooding in various areas, especially in the north of the city.”
“Colombia: Floods in Chocó Region, President Cancels Trip to Azerbaijan for Cop29…
“The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, will not travel to Azerbaijan to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), which starts tomorrow, November 11, to deal with the emergency related to the floods that have hit the department of Chocó…”
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT ALLOVER THE CARIBBEANS – 100% of all records set during the 2023 Nino have been smashed.
“39.3 [102.7F] Grand Santi FRENCH GUIANA HIGHEST TEMPERATURE IN HISTORY; 34.5 Montego Bay JAMAICA November record; MIN 28.6 Tobago HOTTEST November night ever.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1855779330988888163
“Caribbean faces new era of drought as climate risks grow…
“Countries such as Dominica have seen a sharp decrease in fresh water while water systems throughout Grenada have been affected by drought. Trinidad and Tobago is experiencing its worst drought in years… Similarly Jamaica and Barbados are also experiencing water shortages…”
“Study: Mexicans more likely to migrate to US following extreme weather events…
“The study links climate change with increased undocumented crossings from agricultural regions in Mexico — where drought has escalated in recent years — and suggests that more Mexicans will risk an illegal crossing as droughts, storms and other hardships persist.”
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/study-extreme-weather-migration-farming-communities-us/
“The heat in the Gulf [US] has been absolutely exceptional, unprecedented, with hundreds of records destroyed with huge margins, especially of high minimums.
“Today New Orleans had another minimum of 77F [25C], 4th time above the previous November record.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1855435796939174117
“Colorado snowfall set records around the state this weekend…
“Though the season has just begun, Denver received approximately 20 inches of snow last week. And if another solid storm comes through before December, it could make history… Further south, snowfall records for the date were broken in Pueblo and Colorado Springs.
https://www.cpr.org/2024/11/11/colorado-snowfall-set-records-around-the-state-this-weekend/
“New Jersey and New York crews join forces to fight spreading wildfire.
““New Jersey hasn’t seen anything this dry since we began keeping records,” he told NorthJersey. com. “Not only is the fire burning on top of the ground, it’s burning under the ground. So, it’s very labor-intense to put these fires out.””
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/11/new-jersey-new-york-wildfire
“I lost my six-year-old son when flash floods hit Nova Scotia. This is climate breakdown…
“I knew early on something wasn’t right. All day long, it had thundered. I love thunder and lightning storms, or I should say I loved them. Colton loved it just about as much as I did.”
“Is the climate change food crisis even worse than we imagined?
“You have probably already noticed that the price of many of the foods in your grocery basket has risen – a lot… specialty items are suffering even bigger hikes – you will now pay nearly double for some bars of chocolate.”
“Record global warming risks aggravating war and violence…
“…Lost amid the tendency to examine these challenges in isolation is an understanding of how intimately connected conflict and climate change are. Experts suggest that, if world leaders were to better grasp that nexus, then they would probably be more committed to reining in emissions.”
https://www.ft.com/content/27718d62-6481-4bdb-ace9-df9b05e23448
“Welcome to the planet. The forecast is for continued *hot* with an increasing chance of scattered f&%kery.
“Through the first 8 days of November:” [red line is 2024]
https://x.com/EliotJacobson/status/1855622965372809619
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I maid some additional comments to my comments on the 9 of November in a reply to those comments. My reply went to moderation. I mention that I made some additional comments not because my comments went to moderation. But because I doubt that people go back to old threads to see if there are any late comments to the party.
Oh and now I see why those comments went to moderation. For some reason a bad email address has appeared on my automatic, automatic email addresses.
I hope all those past industry and government policy officials are pleased with their successful efforts to stymied any truth regarding the true nature of what we were facing down the road. If I recall correctly from past reading accounts of oval office meetings notes “No one cares what is going to happen twenty years from now”….
So, to expect any different today with the current leadership is rather naive or delusional.
The ones that had the opportunity to at least attempt to change course are long dead now and the ones in positions of power are rather long in the tooth and entrenched in the Matrix of illusion of progress, all depended on consumption…which root meaning is to destroy.
Thank you for today’s blog and to be honest…don’t know how much more I can stomach. Like to add, I am an official “elder” in the sense of being over 65 years old…so enjoyed climbing up the energy ladder…coming down from it will be a bummer…
By chance, this just came my way,
Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show
Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/big-oil-fossil-fuel-warning
The Air Pollution Foundation appears to be one of the earliest and most brazen efforts by the oil industry to prop up a … front group to exaggerate scientific uncertainty to defend business as usual,” Supran said. “It helped lay the strategic and organizational groundwork for big oil’s decades of climate denial and delay.”
So, there you have it…
Vince, it’s certainly sick and twisted that Big Oil denied climate science whilst knowing the truth, and actively engaged in disseminating misinformation, but they were telling the global economic super-organism what it wanted to hear.
Narratives that facilitate its quest for infinite growth will tend to predominate.
By the looks of things, not much has changed at all in that realm regarding the narrative. We hear what we want to that gives us comfort and security.
Of course, those disenfranchised are eager to join our ranks with the promise of modern living.
As I see it, Thomas Merton once mused , “We are all stricken”, myself included.
Perhaps, as Rex Tillerson, former Sec. of State for Trump and ex CEO of Exxon, once asserted, “We’ll do what we always have done, adapt”.
Of course, he was not speaking of himself
Curt’s additional musing is about whether the invention of the printing press should make his splendid “summary of summary of how humans got to where they are now”.
Curt, the printing press was certainly a watershed, bringing:
“The democratization of knowledge, the spread of ideas, and the accessibility of information. [It] paved the way for the growth of education, science, literature, arts, and culture.”
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/civilizational-change-printing-press-david-fritsche/
I guess the problem you have is that your summary could start getting very long. Would you then want to include the invention of antibiotics or the Green Revolution, for example?
Does anyone receive the daily email? I haven’t gotten it in a few days and it’s usually on top of my inbox at 7 AM sharp every day
John, I have no idea what is causing that. Hopefully, my clever webmaster will spot your comment and chime in, but if not I will ask her.
check your spam inboc
Curt, I am not seeing anything there.
That would be for john to check his spam inbox or the folder where spam is sent which is sometimes trash.
John, I am subscribed too and it came in at 7 this morning. So, not sure why you are not getting it. Thanks for the heads up though. Please let us know if you find it in your spam folder or if it starts coming again.
Hello Pan
Well, all this fuss about court hearings in the Netherlands. It’s all such a charade from both sides by the way without too much ‘depth’….
A really excellent article by your great teacher Tverberg about the limits and possibilities of the ‘nuclear’ future. It really covers to perfection my research which I have been doing for some time here in France. I would even like to go a step further than she does and pay a little more attention to the fiction and limits of our ‘technological’ dream world. But she is not into that 🙂 Let’s see when finally that EPR power plant will ‘produce’ I have made some bets on that.
Re the hearing, Zip, my own rather mean-spirited interpretation is that it is a largely inconsequential legal victory for the self-serving over the self-righteous.
I have not read Gail Tverberg’s latest yet but will. Here’s a link for that:
https://ourfiniteworld.com/2024/11/11/nuclear-electricity-generation-has-hidden-problems-dont-expect-advanced-modular-units-to-solve-them/
We are trapped on this Jurassic Park world where Jackdaws stalk the land and a methane monster has encased us in a worldwide web of noxious heat-trapping fumes from which there is no escape. Yet there are no helicopters waiting to swoop in and whisk us away from the climate-wrenching destruction the Multi-Pronged Corponational monsters that we have created, but find we cannot control, have wrought (billionaires’ dyspeptic fantasies of settlements on Mars notwithstanding).
As the rampant destruction from the weather-gone-wild events that get worse year after year costs more and more in economies that are being crushed by the collateral damage of crop failures, destroyed infrastructure and depleted resources, outpaces the ability of them to repair the escalating damage, we can already see, as evidenced by the Covid-19 pandemic, Corporate profits only rise; their control only grows; their appetites only become more insatiable; and their presence ever more intrusive. We have made sure the fictitious monsters (corporations exist only because we imagined them into existence) we have designed in our legislatures are fail-safe, protected from human interference by mechanisms we no longer understand and cannot therefore bring to bear, building instead even more TNT factories to ramp up to an ever more feverish pitch the ear-piercing screech of Creative Destruction’s machinery running at high gear:
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2024/11/11/tnt-plant-to-be-built-in-ky-after-435-million-awarded-to-company/76193672007/
The entity which we choose to call “Defense” is responsible for more untrammeled combustion of fossil fuels than any other sector of the economy. That’s what we’ve come to believe represents Security.
Eloquent and spot on. What a tragic, sick denouement,
Kali, agreed. Where’s Jeff Goldblum when you need him? 😆
“To have a chance against global warming, ”
It’s fun when the first link is so funny that one doesn’t have to read farther.
What’s even more satisfying is when I can say with a smug smile that none of this is my fault. It’s nice to be in the company of 8 billion that feel the same way & therefore don’t have to accept any responsibility for anything.
Being The Special Species has it’s perks.
American politics & global economics might just loose their front page coverage when there is no more denial of what this scum species has done to the habitat.