“Enjoy the ‘cool weather’ (1.43°C over pre-industrial) while it lasts.
“Global surface temperatures are predicted to once again break 1.7°C by the end of next week.”
[Eliot Jacobson]
https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net/post/3llyf3hxzzc26
“The rate of ice melt is one of the key diagnostics needed to assess the likelihood of passing the “point of no return.”
“See 2 Apr – Global Warming Acceleration: Impact on Sea Ice…” [James Hansen]
https://mailchi.mp/caa/global-warming-acceleration-impact-on-sea-ice
“Arctic warming accelerates to seven times the global average, catastrophic damage “locked in”…
“The Arctic experienced record high temperatures this winter as warming accelerated again and is now running seven times faster in the North Barents Sea than the rest of the world, researchers have found.”
“US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes…
“Trump’s interest in Greenland is often associated with the island’s vast, but largely untapped, mineral resources. But its strategic location is arguably an even greater asset. Shipping routes through the Arctic have become more dependable and for longer periods…”
“Russia building more Nuclear icebreakers to cut ‘worsening Arctic’…
“Top Officials of Russia’s Nuclear power agency emphasised the need for more nuclear icebreakers, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Atomflot, the Russian Government entity which maintains the world’s only fleet of nuclear icebreaker ships.”
“Fire crews battle blazes across UK amid ‘very high to extreme’ risk for weekend…
“Wildfires are continuing to burn across the UK, with the emergency services warning of an “extreme” risk caused by the warmer weather.”
“EXCEPTIONAL WARMTH IN SCANDINAVIA:
“>21C [70F] in Sweden and >19C in Finland in the Helsinki area, totally unprecedented for this time of the year, up to 4C above the early April records Note that thousands kilometers south, many Italian stations at sea level haven’t touched 20C in 2025.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1907823509210100033
“No snow early April on the front of Findel glacier [Switzerland]! 3rd winter drought in four years…
“Alpine glacier are not retreating, they are evaporating in the blink of an eye.” [Melaine Le Roy]
https://x.com/subfossilguy/status/1908181452824449273
“Three workers died, two of them brothers, when an agricultural warehouse collapsed due to strong winds and rain in Coria del Río [Seville, Spain]…
“The storm continues to leave destruction and death in its wake… A couple of weeks ago, Storm Laurence caused the deaths of four other people in different parts of the Andalusian region.”
https://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/2025/04/04/67efc653e4d4d8cb5f8b4595.html
“Greece’s Aegean islands reel from ‘lake of mud’ flash floods before Easter rush…
“People on the Aegean islands, more used in April to the sight and scent of spring’s blossoms, have been left reeling from flash floods spurred by typhoon-strength gales, with authorities calling a state of emergency…”
“Torrential rain hammered parts of Cyprus on Friday afternoon, turning streets into rivers and creating flash floods that caused traffic chaos and panic in several areas.
“The downpour hit with little warning, especially in Limassol, where water poured down hillsides, carrying debris into town…”
“The max. temperature of 44.6C [112.3] yesterday at Vioolsdrif, SOUTH AFRICA is just 0.4C below the April highest temperature ever recorded in the whole Southern Hemisphere…
“Record heat in Mozambique… 34.9C Inhambane, Mozambican coast is a new April record of highest temperature.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1908120870423527430
“EXTRAORDINARY HOT NIGHTS IN MIDDLE EAST & CENTRAL ASIA:
“Hundreds of stations between Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan etc with Minimums up to 5/6C above the records for early April!”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1908115704701992996
“Armenia records driest winter since 1935, says chief meteorologist…
“Levon Azizyan, the Director of the Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center of Armenia, told reporters on Friday that the average precipitation in the 2024-2025 winter was 55mm, which is just 49% of the norm.”
https://armenpress.am/en/article/1216302
“Central Asia suffers ‘frankly bonkers’ heatwave fuelled by climate change…
“Central Asia’s “frankly bonkers” March heatwave, which saw temperatures up to 10C above pre-industrial levels, was intensified by climate change, according to new research published as countries around the world report exceptional spring weather.”
https://www.ft.com/content/164aa7d8-3c7b-40f1-966e-3eba95d128d0
“Uttarakhand’s extreme weather wreaks havoc on crops, livelihoods & futures…
“In Uttarakhand [northern India], extreme weather events like droughts, erratic rainfall and hailstorms have severely affected farming, leading to lower crop yields, increased pests and financial distress for farmers.”
“Nepal is betting its future on hydropower – but the climate crisis is washing those hopes away…
“As floods, landslides and unpredictable rainfall become more frequent in the Himalayas, experts say Nepal’s clean energy transition – almost entirely dependent on hydropower – is dangerously exposed to the very climate risks it hopes to solve.”
“China’s temperature has fluctuated greatly this spring.
“The sharp warming in the first half of April will sweep across the country. It is expected that starting next week, some places in China will break the record for the same period again!”
https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/1907776786706084316
“10 dead as landslide hits passing cars on Indonesia’s Java island…
“Torrential rains pushed mud, rocks and trees down the mountainside road on Thursday, burying a van with seven people aboard and a pickup truck with three traders and full of vegetables…”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/indonesia-surabaya-java-b2727379.html
“Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floods.
“he extent of flood waters that have engulfed Queensland over the past fortnight is so widespread it has covered an area more than four times the size of the United Kingdom. The inundation is larger than France and Germany combined – and is even bigger than Texas.”
“RECORD HEAT IN OCEANIA. After New Caledonia, Vanuatu:
“33.0C [91.4F] yesterday at Saramata is a new record of highest temperature in April. All tropics keep smashing records, with marine heat waves lounging around everywhere.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1908075316314308839
“Crisis in Chaguarpamba: 12 hours of rain and severe infrastructure damage [Ecuador].
“Chaguarpamba, during a prolonged period of rain, the Chaguarpamba canton in the province of Loja endured 12 continuous hours of intense rainfall , accumulating 196.6 mm [8 inches] of water, the highest figure in the country, according to INAMHI reports.”
“HISTORIC APRIL WARMTH [southern US].
“Full summer minimums into the 70s in hundreds stations between Texas, Florida, Lousiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennesseee, The Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland and also Delaware… LOUISIANA is an absolute insanity; several stations including New Orleans AP had a MINIMUM of 79F, the HIGHEST MINIMUM IN APRIL IN LOUSIANA.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1908179845869342786
“Seven killed as thunderstorms and tornadoes rip through US states…
“At least seven people have been killed after thunderstorms and tornadoes swept through several US states – with forecasters warning record rainfall could soon follow in some regions.”
“Extreme rainfall brings potentially ‘generational’ flooding to parts of central US already slammed by storms…
“The Mississippi Valley, including parts of Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi, is in the midst of a three-day stretch of a level 4 of 4 high risk of flooding rain – an occurrence almost unheard-of outside hurricane season.”
“Climate change is making it easier for Great Lakes waterbirds to get sick, according to a recent study.
“The study identified avian diseases in the Great Lakes, including botulism and avian influenza, that could be primed for outbreaks amid warming waters and shifting migration patterns.”
“Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer…
“The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks, said Günther Thallinger, on the board of Allianz SE, one of the world’s biggest insurance companies.”
“Wall Street Will Regret Helping the World Burn…
“…the world keeps getting hotter. The expensive natural disasters fueled by a chaotic climate are multiplying, threatening to blow a $2 trillion hole in the US housing market and create a nightmare for banks.”
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Gamble in the market & lose your money.
Gamble with the habitat & lose your life.
It looks like the most destructive weather events, as climate change costs worsen exponentially, in terms of frequency multiplied by average damage, will be stalled storms with heavy rain over an area for a few days.
There is a Half Man Half Biscuit song for every occasion (though they mostly sound pretty much the same) but for the last couple of months and going forward National Shite day seems perfect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARbRMQJGkIc
2025 might turn out to be the year mainstream media start openly discussing collapse in a full-on, doomeristic sense. Unfortunately I am unable to convince myself that this will in any respect be a good thing. Just like climate action/mitigation discourse, it will be heavily instrumentalized to push various agendas that serve the short to medium term interests of various factions of the rich and famous, which of course are diametrically opposed to universal human welfare in the medium to long term.
A lot of effort will go into obfuscating this fact to the public BUT… and this is where I’m hopeful, I don’t think that sinister little game can be played for very long this time around. Collapse cannot be made to serve any agenda if it’s actually happening. We have no other option but to confront it and try to deal with it, genuinely and uncompromisingly. Although that chance may have passed us by, it shall nevertheless be a great goddamn day when the performative green/anti-capitalist narratives and their peddlers are finally exposed for what they have always been and face some well overdue justice.
Thank you for continuing this incredible work over the weekend.
America has reversed course in every way. The sex workers weren’t wrong in Davos this year when they reported that the rich knew we were doomed so might as well go out with a bang.
My personal belief is the techs behind Trump know whats coming. They have realised the a bunker in New Zealand is not going to help. So they are building bunker America. Tariffs forcing reshoring of the basic industries needed to survive been a step in that direction.
I’m of the perspective that “reshoring” is a fantasy. It took the US decades to deindustrialize in a stable economy. If a corporation has production capacity with low labor and materials costs, why would they invest in a new plant, equipment and workforce to make the same product with a higher cost basis? And the cost of money is very high to finance such a project. It makes more sense to stay where you are and find new customers for your products. (But that will be short term as well until everything turns to 💩.) Maximize profits and limit investment.
You make a very valid point JPF. In normal circumstances I would agree with you but we are not in normal times. I think we are headed for various versions of war economies worldwide and security of supply “top trumps” economic nicieties when survival is the main thing.
Posted this blog on my chosen social media sites. I think it’s hard for many to see this reality as it’s so bleak, but delusion isn’t helpful either. I feel like more people are waking up and going through the stages of grief, as I once did many years ago. Acceptance is a much healthier spot to be in especially as reality continues to crash down on us all. But people will do it in their own way.
Yes, it IS hard to accept, Natasha but thank you for spreading the word about this blog and Panopticon’s daily efforts!
The Heat is ON, it’s really kicking now folks…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_LVS0UdkFMQ&pp=ygUZdGhlIGhlYXQgaXMgb24gZ2xlbm4gZnJleQ%3D%3D
Glenn Frey year1984…perfect to come out, right George?
The heat is on
On the street
Inside your head
On every beat
And the beat’s so loud
Deep inside
The pressure’s high
Just to stay alive
‘Cause the heat is on (whoo!)
The heat is on
Oh, it’s on the street
Caught up in the action, I’ve been looking out for you
Oh-ooh-oh-oh, oh-ooh-oh-oh
Tell me, can you feel it?
The shadow’s high
On the darker side
Behind the doors
It’s a wilder ride
You can make or break
Can win or lose
That’s a chance you take
The heat is on (burnin’, burnin’, burnin’)
It’s on the street (woo-hoo)
The heat is on (I can feel the fire)
The heat is on
Flames (oh-oh) are burnin’ bright
The Heat Is On: The Climate Crisis, The Cover-up, The Prescription Paperback – September 22, 1998
by Ross Gelbspan (Author)
This should help quite a bit and have a huge impact on reducing climate change.
Rich should fly less so others can go on holiday, says climate chief
“In its report published last month on how to cut UK carbon emissions by 87 per cent by 2040, the independent body suggested a “frequent-flyer levy” — a tax that increases for every flight taken by a passenger. The idea was popular with a 26-person “citizens’ panel” convened by the committee, who agreed that families should be able to afford to fly on holiday once a year. “
The first line is sarcasm. It was supposed to be (sarcasm) … (/sarcasm). I think readers would have known but just in case.
Key in Lionel Ritchie Illustrating for us that every reaction to human-induced Climate Change is to burn more fossil fuel to ameliorate the very condition brought about by burning fossil fuels:
“All Night Long”
Well, my friends, our climate’s done
The rays are proof there’s too much sun
Throw away the work to be done
Let the AC, stay on
(stay on, stay on)
Everybody singe, everybody pants
Lose your life in one last dance
We’re going to party
Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and singe along!
We’re going to party
Subaru, Fiesta, forever
Come on and singe along!
We’re going to party
Subaru, Fiesta, Sierra
Come on and singe along!
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
People panting all in the street
See them falling dead at your feet
Life is good why not Tweet
Let the AC stay on
(stay on, stay on)
Feel it in your hearth
While feeding it your coal
Let coolness take control
We’re going to party
Liming, fiesta, forever
Come on and bring your bong!
All night long! (all night)
Bring your bong! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
Bring your bong! (all night)
Yeah, once heatstroke’s started
Temps don’t go down
Come join the fun
It’s a deadly go round
Everyone’s cranking
Their AC’s on high
Come join the Party
We’re all gonna die!
Oh, yes
Join the Ruling Party!
All night long! (all night)
Don’t take long! (all night)
Don’t take long! (all night)
All night long!
Everyone you meet
They’re dropping in the street
All night long!
Yeah, I said, everywhere’s there’s heat
They’re dropping in the street
Don’t take long!
Yeah, I said, everyone you Tweet
They’re dropping in the street
Like King Kong!
Feel good! feel good!
The Ty-iCal corporate response:
Guinness, the bottler of perhaps the most famous brew in the world, which their website claims is, “Made of More” (of more what it doesn’t care to advertise), decided, around five years ago, to market their enormously successful nitrogen-gassed stout, since it worked so well in the beloved can, in a bottle, but what you’re going to get, far from being “made of more”, is decidedly less: specifically, .8 oz.’s x’s 6 less in every sixpack, which, at now only 11.2oz’s per bottle, amounts to almost half a bottle (4.8 oz’s to be exact) less than what was, before every other European bottler followed suit, the norm of 12 ounces per bottle. But that wasn’t enough. As if to slap their customers in the face, they took the savings from actual product, and used it to wrap each and every bottle in a completely worthless, non-bio-degradable, sheath of plastic, thereby becoming the poster boy of breweries for environmental despoliation, giving the big finger and a poke in the eye to anyone who thinks major corporations need give a damn about our paltry concerns, actually going out of their way to make loyal customers pay for such wanton irresponsibility.
https://robertlowrey.blogspot.com/2016/08/japans-health-minister-burn-it-up-to.html
90F degrees in Virginia as I type this… In the first week of April.
This is Mid-June weather at the earliest. At least it was when I was a kid. Now I’m not so sure. Hell, even on the opposite end of the year, I’ve got hot weather lasting all the way to Halloween when that used to be the time you’d start breaking out the sweatshirts.
Mid-June… I could understand.
Florida… I could understand.
Los Angeles or South Texas… I could understand.
This on the other hand is just bonkers! It should be like… 65F! Summer is going to SUCK. BADLY.
To the music of the Mamas & Papas –
Black Monday,Black Monday
so mean to me
no one could know
how bad it could be.
Add lyrics if you please.
Hey world, Conservative politics, Make Pensions, IRAs & 401k Great Again. BTW,Nice hat!
Politics aren’t the problem, it’s voters that vote their delusional cult beliefs. Did someone say; “Your down 20%!” Your? Poetic lyscense!
“Stupid is as stupid does.” Can’t wait to see the Stock Market closing figures tomorrow.