With apologies, I must leave for the mainland shortly on urgent business. Kali is going to be enormously kind and keep the threads going whilst I’m away. I’ll be back on Friday with an “Economic” thread.
“The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the planet warms up…
“Until now, 90 per cent of the excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions has been drawn down into the ocean, but this capacity for heat absorption is now being lost… The team was shocked at the scale of the changes and says there appears to have been a fundamental shift…”
“Will global sea surface temperatures hit new record daily highs later this year after La Nina fades? They have been trending higher even as the current La Nina peaks.
“Grab some popcorn, this is going to get interesting. The Climate 8-Ball says: “What the f&%k?”” [Prof Eliot Jacobson]
https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net/post/3lhjpy3n37c23
“An Arctic meltdown is accelerating global warming: How will we adapt?
“…Before current global warming, the Arctic Ocean would reliably freeze over in the winter and partially melt in summer. But now that the globe has surpassed 1.5 degrees of warming, a greater portion of winter ice melts with every passing summer, leaving more and more ocean exposed through late fall.”
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-arctic-meltdown-global.html
“EXCEPTIONAL WARMTH IN THE ARCTIC: temperatures locally >+12C [53.6F].
“19 monthly records in Norway! (see list below) and… FINLAND 6.5 Utsjoki Kevo, 6.4 Enontekiö Kilpisjärvi; SWEDEN Naimakka, 6.4 Karesuando; RUSSIA 7.2 Nikel,5.2 Vajda Guba.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1887896795067674962
“Breaking News! Code UFB!!!
“Global sea-ice area is now over 5 standard deviations below the 1981-2010 average, reaching yet another all-time record daily low… Graphics: Kevin Pluck; Data: NSIDC.” [Eliot Jacobson]
https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net/post/3lhlr44nc6c2h
“Antarctic sea ice area was 1.05 million km² on Feb 22, 2023, and was 1.50 million km² on Feb 6, 2025.
“Will there be a Double Blue Ocean Event 2025?” [Sam Carana]
https://x.com/SamCarana/status/1887844666932170760
“Antarctic snow harbors microplastics: New technique uncovers hidden pollution…
“Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica’s deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching plastic pollution has become. While not new, it’s the first time these tiny pieces of plastic have been found in remote locations.”
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-antarctic-harbors-microplastics-technique-uncovers.html
“Alaska’s ice is melting in front of our eyes, staggering satellite shots show…
“”Since December 2024, temperatures across the state have been 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (3 to 6 degrees Celsius) above normal, according to NOAA, and isolated areas have experienced even greater anomalies,” NASA Earth Observatory wrote.”
“It is clear that most people don’t realize the biggest asset of NOAA is their raw weather data collection and processing.
“Satellites, Radar, METARs, aircraft obs, etc., all being processed by massive servers so that literally any ‘weather app’ is able to function.” [Ethan Moriarty]
https://x.com/EMoriartyWX/status/1887151956889612426
“Scientists on alert as NOAA restricts contact with foreign nationals.
“Staff members at a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been told this week to stop all contact with foreign nationals, including on international treaties and seafood catch limits, stoking confusion and fear…”
“Elon Musk’s journey from climate champion to backing EV-bashing Trump…
““If the tax credit is removed Tesla could survive and have less competition, they have more headroom to withstand a decrease in the market size,” Shapiro said. Stock in Tesla surged following Trump’s election win.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/elon-musk-transformation-trump-climate
“Another monthly record of February highest temperature was the exceptional 69F [20.6C] set yesterday at Salt Lake City, UT which tied the same temperature of Feb 28th,1972.
“But now we are at the beginning of the month and it’s 5/6F warmer than anything happened that early.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1887680067830214902
“FEMA workers responding to LA fires reportedly told to say ‘alien’ instead of ‘immigrant’…
“The email instructs employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) to cease calling undocumented immigrants “migrants” and instead call them “aliens”. It also directs employees to replace “gender” with “sex”.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/fema-la-wildfires-trump-vocabulary
“Hurricanes lead to $120 million impact on Disney theme park operations…
“Disney has revealed that the 2024 hurricane season caused a loss of approximately $120 million due to reduced theme park attendance and the temporary shutdown of some operations, according to the company’s quarterly financial report.”
https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/orlando-milton-helene-magic-closure
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT – 100F [37.8C] in Texas (Rio Grande) is one of the earliest 100F ever recorded in US history (behind Feb 5th, 2008).
“Monthly record at Fort Stockton with 95F. After such a frigid January, this February couldn’t have been more different.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1888031569367155088
“Heavy rains trigger flash flood in Peru.
“A flash flood hit Nazca in Peru’s southern Ica province on Thursday (February 6) following five hours of heavy rainfall. Onlookers watched on in the city as a storm drain, also known locally as an ‘quebrada’, surged dramatically, sweeping away mud, stones, and trees, according to local media.”
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW951507022025RP1/?chan=business-environment
“People took to social media earlier this week to express their shock when they noticed that the Lima river was flowing with bright pink water [Peru].
“The Rímac is described as the most important source of potable water for Lima and Callao. Roughly 10 million people living in Lima depend on it for drinking water.”
https://www.newsweek.com/rimac-river-lima-peru-turns-pink-2027550
“River near Buenos Aires turns bright red after suspected industrial dye leak…
“The violent hue of the Sarandí, which runs through the municipality of Avellaneda, six miles (9.6km) south of the Argentinian capital, alarmed local residents, who have long complained about industrial pollution in the area.”
“Brazilian states push back on Amazon protections.
“Brazilian Amazon states are rolling back environmental regulations, with Mato Grosso leading efforts to weaken deforestation controls and challenge international conservation agreements.”
https://www.dailyclimate.org/brazilian-states-push-back-on-amazon-protections-2671113897.html
“Scorching heatwave sends Brazilians flocking to Rio’s beaches as temperatures soar…
“Brazil is facing an intense heatwave, driving thousands to Rio’s beaches even at night to escape the scorching temperatures. Forecasters warn that the extreme heat will persist in the coming days.”
“SOUTH AMERICA. The February worst heat wave in history will just get worse.
“A nightmarish week is ahead with temperatures up to 45C in Argentina,43/44C in Bolivia and Paraguay and 42C+ in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Dozens of records will be pulverized starting tomorrow in Chile.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1887923710495175028
“Fire in El Bolsón: firefighters will work all night due to the out-of-control fire [Argentina].
“The wind once again played against the firefighters fighting the fire in El Bolsón and, combined with the heat of this Friday, spread the fire to new areas, which had to be evacuated according to the municipality.”
“Flying into danger: how climate change threatens migratory birds…
“A new study published by the Hellenic Ornithological Society (BirdLife Greece) delivers a stark warning: climate change is rapidly making the treacherous journey of migratory birds even more deadly.”
“Britain has a new snake species – should climate change mean it is allowed to stay?
“Aesculapian snakes (Zamenis longissimus) are nonvenomous reptiles that mostly eat rodents and are native to central and southern Europe, reaching almost to the Channel coast in northern France.”
“Village still cut in half two months after storm… [England]
“The storm struck Shropshire in November but more than two months on, the road in Bronygarth, near Oswestry, remains closed, and residents said there were no signs of repairs starting.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87dq502px1o
“Many departments in southern France are now facing drought warnings despite rainfall over the winter…
“Basins in the area are usually replenished by winter rains, before filling up further in spring and summer as snow from Alpine mountains flows into the Durance river and then makes its way underground.”
https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/drought-alerts-raised-in-france-where-is-impacted/705657
“Morteratsch Glacier [Switzerland] 10.10.2023 | 23.10.2024
“Huge retreat and large morphological change at the front… In 2023, the front was still gentle, while it has turned into a 7-8 m high cliff by 2024, with a new ice cave!”
https://x.com/subfossilguy/status/1887461685503688761
“Greek farmers have decided to escalate their protests by staging three-hour highway blockades, demanding better compensation coverage for climate-related damage.
“The decision to intensify demonstrations was made at a meeting in Palamas, northeast of Karditsa in central Greece, on Friday.”
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1260998/protesting-farmers-decide-to-intensify-road-blockades/
“Two cyclones ready to “merge” over Sardinia: heavy rains on the way…
“This weather configuration – the experts continue – will give rise to “strong phenomena” that will begin in Sardinia between today and tomorrow and will then gradually extend to Sicily and the rest of Italy.”
“Marbella [Spain] puts its emergency flood plan to the test.
“The aim of the drill involving more than 100 personnel was to glean information to be able to deal with this type of situation in the future and ensure the best possible outcome.”
“No fuel for water tankers as city is out of budget [eThekwini, South Africa].
“THE eThekwini Municipality was unable to dispatch water tankers from their Ottawa depot to some communities in need in the northern parts of Durban because they couldn’t afford the diesels costs.”
“Record heat never ends in the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean. Today the Plaisance Int. AP in MAURITIUS had a minimum temperature of 26.7C [80.1F], the highest ever in February and just 0.1C from its hottest night in history.
“The heat will go on and on with no end in sight.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1887841240160272592
“Heavy snowfall and rain in Gilan province, Iran, have caused rivers to flood and flood roads, and many people in flooded areas have been forced to evacuate their homes.
“On Friday, February 8, Hadi Haghshenas, the governor of Gilan, announced that in the past 24 hours, Rasht has recorded 107 mm of rainfall…”
https://www.radiofarda.com/a/floods-in-iran-s-gilan-province/33307084.htm
“India drops funding for climate-friendly lifestyle initiative…
“Mission Life, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aimed to cut emissions by promoting personal choices like reducing plastic use and car travel. The initiative struggled due to a lack of financial incentives…”
“4 forest fires erupt across Tibetan areas. A major blaze near Nepali border is still not contained after 2 weeks…
“The region supports a diverse range of wildlife, including long-tailed gray leaf monkeys, leopards, musk deer, elk, peacock pheasants, snow chickens and herds of wild donkeys.”
https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/02/06/tibet-forest-fires/
“A joint search and rescue (SAR) team is still looking for four of the eight persons who went missing in the flash floods in Bima district, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, on Sunday. [Indonesia]
“We are still searching for four victims,” Muhammad Hariyadi, head of the Mataram SAR Office, informed in Mataram city, NTB, on Friday.”
https://en.antaranews.com/amp/news/344137/bima-flash-floods-search-continues-for-4-missing-victims
“From paradise to hell and back: why leaving isn’t an option for some flood-hit north Queenslanders…
“The family watched chicken coops, sheds, freezers, a trailer, sweep across their three-acre block. Then, suddenly, the Bluewater – now a dirty brown – was upon their back porch.”
“Camels drink troughs dry, technology struggles as remote Australia swelters in extreme heat.
“Heatwaves are rolling through remote communities and smashing weather records across Australia. Cattle station residents are worried their camel surveillance cameras will malfunction in the heat…”
“Drought Dims Hydropower’s Promise…
“Hydropower, the leading source of renewable energy, is facing significant challenges due to climate change-induced droughts and environmental concerns. Droughts have decreased hydropower production in several regions…”
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Hydroelectric/Drought-Dims-Hydropowers-Promise.html
“Over half of world’s glaciers on pace to disappear, scientists warn…
“Glaciers vanishing from the face of the earth will be disastrous to humankind as it will also mean that freshwater, which the world’s populations depend on for drinking, will diminish enormously.”
“The Future of Sea Level Rise with Professor Peter Wadhams.
““All of these changes, we can plot them and if we look exponentially, we see catastrophic effects in the next few years, certainly in the next decade or two the world will be completely different… I think we’re at the last minute now.””
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/07/the-future-of-sea-level-rise-with-professor-peter-wadhams/
“Hottest January on record called ‘terrifying’ by climate scientists after defying expectations…
“Climate scientist Professor Chris Brierley told The Independent: “I don’t know why the La Nina had so little effect – it’s taken me and the community by surprise.”
“Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check…
“Recent research shows human caused warming of the ocean is accelerating – so a year on year rise in temperature is itself getting bigger – and this is dominating to an ever greater extent over El Niño and other natural oscillations in the climate.”
“Breaking News! Code Yikes!
“2025 just set a record for the highest yearly minimum global surface temperature, and likely the highest minimum in the last 120,000 years.
“This year’s record high minimum of 13.13°C was set on January 13, 2025.” [Prof Eliot Jacobson]
https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net/post/3lhj7fvm7c224
“And that’s right — the annualized mean growth rate for CO2 is now at a record high 3.55 ppm as of January, 2025. Atmospheric CO2 is growing at the fastest rate in recorded history.
“This is not going to end well for global industrial civilization, children and other living things.” [Prof Eliot Jacobson]
https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net/post/3lhmybgovus2c
“Ineffective carbon offset…
“Raphael Calel of Georgetown University, USA, and colleagues provide systematic evidence on carbon offset misallocation by examining wind farms constructed in India through to 2013… If the same rate of misallocation applies to all CDM projects across the world, it could lead to 6.1 billion more tonnes of CO2.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02259-4
“‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as COP30 nears…
“The vast majority of governments are likely to miss a looming deadline to file vital plans that will determine whether or not the world has a chance of avoiding the worst ravages of climate breakdown.”
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Not much to smile about here today..Lots on the heat up all over the planet, especially up in the pole
“The Arctic seas have already become unrecognizable,” Schuur said.
He goes on to say to be hopeful and do things to slow the warming… won’t even mention those….
Living in a surreal society as those responsible for bringing the public the facts are silent or being silenced
Seems much discussion on Sports and the Super Bowel…
Noam Chomsky quipped once about such as irrelevant
The destruction of the biosphere continues on inexorably as we replace pursuing happiness with pursuing hedonism. Evolution has brought into being the most cancerous animal imaginable, the human. I have become a doomalist in my last years of existence as the woods I live in becomes devoid of insects, amphibians, and reptiles. I’ve been a non-breeding tree hugger for all of my 74 yrs, which has led me to a solitary view that human overshoot is as deadly as an all-out nuclear war, but at a much slower pace. The overwhelming percentage of people are looking for what’s in it for them, as their greed poisons their mind.
Droughts are undermining hydropower now and glacier loss will do so even more forcefully . Hydro power never was never a clean energy because the flooding of organic soils and vegetation leads to a massive release of methane from anaerobic decomposition.
There is no alternative to reducing energy use dramatically. There are many ways to do this that are win/win. For instance
, shortening the supply chain in our food system, so that our milk and eggs comes from the goats and chickens in the yard. Etc.
We have to de-urbanise.
We need to outlaw AI and cryptocurrencies as being criminal over-consumers of energy.
I know none of this will happen due to the inertia of our oligarchic capitalist system and its powerful propaganda machinery.
But it will happen guaranteed. It will be forced onto those of us who survive, by the realities of the earth web of life functioning.
“This we know: the Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth. We did not weave the web of life, we are merely strands in it; whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.”
– Chief Seattle
I just saw this report that in India the police are training birds of prey to take down drones.
No this is not directly related to climate change. But it does have an AI connection through the drones. Ai controled drones are expected in the near future. Because of that we can expect to see how well AI competes angainst bird brains in the near future. I do look forward to that. I put my money on the bird brains, in at least rounds 1,2, and 3. I doubt humanity will be around to witness a round 4.
The paper referenced in the New Scientist article is this:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02245-w.epdf?sharing_token=qBBV3spDiQslJrLoBA8Q2NRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Nu4ubORyPdxS21ma-urt0JvGRAher72Fkz-CG0st8_q3Yv5KF9gMHUwcaxmuC56Nrcl3aYsFOzX7nZvBarPE3l85ua1nZIrZdJyime4f5xInq7F84VGRuDKkyTk4bGK9M%3D
I doubt if marine heat waves will be the biggest issue but the fact that the atmospheric warming will double for every 5% of the incoming heat that can be pit away in the oceans.
“Elon Musk’s journey from climate champion to backing EV-bashing Trump…”
Maybe more such journeys will be undertaken in the coming months and years and not even primarily because of Trump. Maybe the concept of buying overpriced cars to save the planet should have been subjected to, like, more scrutiny or something. Maybe people shouldn’t construct their worldviews out of the social reality of insular gated communities. Or maybe the owl of Minerva takes flight only at dusk.
“Thats the funny thing about science. It gives zero fucks about your beliefs and opinions” – swizzle213
NTHE is a sexual predator. It’s going to fuck all the monkey minds.
Rev up those engines, cause we are going… going… GONE!
I don’t have time to be bothered. I’ve got a stupid game to watch. If my team wins I get to skip all future medical issues & NTHE.
“According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, microplastics have been found throughout the human body, with studies detecting them in breast milk, placentas, testicles, hearts, livers, and kidneys.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/8th-grader-makes-concerning-discovery-110006304.html