Huge thanks to this month’s anonymous sponsor, who wishes me to lead with this droll quote from Terry Pratchett’s Equal Rites: “(He) had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo.”
“Melting glaciers and ice caps could unleash wave of volcanic eruptions, study says…
“The loss of ice releases the pressure on underground magma chambers and makes eruptions more likely…. the research in Chile is one of the first studies to show a surge in volcanism on a continent in the past, after the last ice age ended.”
“With both poles observing unusually low sea ice conditions, global sea ice extent is the 2nd lowest on record for today’s date.
“More sea ice graphics available at link below.”
[Zack Labe]
https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/
“A third of global chip supply threatened by climate change and drought by 2035: PwC…
“Climate change could disrupt a third of the world’s semiconductor supply by 2035, as severe drought threatens the mining of copper – a critical material used in chip production – according to a new report from PwC released on Tuesday.”
“Record-breaking temperatures in June around the world.
“From Pakistan to Spain, Nigeria to Japan, the month of June was the hottest ever recorded in 12 countries and was exceptionally warm in 26 other countries, according to AFP analysis of data from the European monitor Copernicus.”
https://www.geo.tv/latest/612946-record-breaking-temperatures-in-june-around-the-world
“Firefighters ‘exhausted’ as Germany struggles with huge wildfires.
“Firefighters in Germany were struggling to gain control of blazes in several forested areas on Sunday, as the wildfire season continued to wreak havoc on parts of the country’s east, amid similar disasters in other parts in Europe.”
“South of France hit by series of major wildfires: alert level raised to maximum.
“Several wildfires are still active in the south of France on Monday (July 7) after a weekend marked by high temperatures and strong winds. Authorities in several departments have raises the alert level to maximum.”
“Wildfire in southern Catalonia escalates: 1,600 hectares burned, 50 residents evacuated, military called in.
“Overnight, strong winds worsened conditions, opening two new flanks and prompting the evacuation of 50 residents. One of the flanks advanced toward a residential area in the town of Alfara de Carles, which has since been evacuated.”
https://www.catalannews.com/society-science/item/wildfire-pauls-southern-catalonia-july-7
“Italy hit by ‘water bomb’ storm bringing flooding and strong winds.
“Italy hit by ‘water bomb’ storm bringing flooding and strong winds. One person died after a tree fell as the northern part of the country was battered with a storm that dumped over 50mm of water in two hours.”
“Pasterze (Hohe Tauern, Austria) 1938 | 2025 [see link for contrasting images]
“Staggering loss of volume of the largest Austrian glacier… still for few days! When the (now tiny) icefall breaks up, it will no longer be the largest ice mass in Austria!” [Melaine Le Roy]
https://x.com/subfossilguy/status/1942267429196910753
“Budapest Airport has been temporarily closed due to flooding while severe weather has also lashed Zagreb, Belgrade and Ljubljana.
“Severe thunderstorms hit Hungary on Monday forcing the closure of the main international airport in the capital Budapest after debris had been blown across the runways.”
“Western Balkans Scorched: Drought and Water Restrictions Grip Region Amidst Record Heatwave.
“The Western Balkans are currently grappling with a severe drought and widespread water restrictions, triggered by a record-breaking heatwave. Temperatures have soared, reaching up to 41°C (105.8°F) in some areas, leading to critically low river levels, agricultural distress, and significant impacts on daily life and power production across the region.”
“The Mediterranean Sea’s marine heatwave is literally off the charts.
“Sea surface temperatures off the coast of Italy are as warm as those in Miami, exceeding 30°C (87°F). Water temperature anomalies are up to 7°C (13°F) above normal. Expect devastating consequences for marine ecosystems.” [Colin McCarthy]
https://x.com/US_Stormwatch/status/1942375969739911202
“Sierra Leone islanders despair as rising ocean threatens survival.
“Wading through water up to his knees, Hassan Kargbo points to the vast ocean before him, which is eroding the land and imperilling residents’ survival on his island off Sierra Leone.”
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/leone-islanders-despair-rising-ocean-053339547.html
“Cape Town storm: Multiple road closures, almost 4 000 displaced as floods damage more homes.
“Cape Town faces severe flooding aftermath with thousands displaced after heavy rains destroyed homes, particularly in informal settlements where makeshift structures couldn’t withstand the downpour.”
“Syria battles wildfires for fifth day as climate change worsens…
“Syria’s minister of emergency and disaster management, Raed Al-Saleh, confirmed that intensive ground and aerial operations are ongoing to extinguish the blazes. New regime officials reported progress in controlling some hotspots whilst operations continue to prevent flames reaching Syria’s largest forest reserve,”
https://www.intellinews.com/syria-battles-wildfires-for-fifth-day-as-climate-change-worsens-389734/
“Water shortage in Basra: Upstream violations end agriculture, endanger fish [50C /122F temps looming this week].
“…the agricultural authorities stated that unauthorized water use by neighboring provinces has “worsened the situation,” leading to the collapse of thousands of acres of farmland and a sharp decline in livestock and fish production.”
“Water collapse, not war, is the greatest threat to Iran.
“In June, all eyes were on the Middle East as Iran and Israel exchanged missile strikes. For a brief moment, it seemed a wider war was inevitable. But while the direct conflict has subsided, another less obvious crisis remains – one that poses an even greater existential threat to the Islamic Republic.”
“CENTRAL ASIA HISTORIC HEAT:
“43.5 [110.3F] at Toktogul is Second hottest day in history of KYRGYZSTAN. 0.1C from the 43.6C recorded at Jangy Jer in July 1944!”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1941927627524038796
“EXTRAORDINARY WORLD RECORD:
“Brutal 48.5C [119.3F] Chillas, PAKISTAN at 1250m! WORLD RECORD OF HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ABOVE 1000M asl. BUT…Yesterday 49.3C Bafq IRAN, altitude 999m (they should have moved the station a bit). Also crazy 46.1C Bunji, Pakistan, 469m asl.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1941521637255544991
“Pakistan is an Oven, and Rockfall is Making the Peaks More Dangerous.
“Climbers on K2, Broad Peak, and Nanga Parbat agree the main danger this year is the lack of snow and the constant rockfall, caused by extremely dry and warm weather. Down in the valley, even mountain villages are approaching record temperatures of nearly 50º.”
https://explorersweb.com/pakistan-is-an-oven-and-rockfall-is-making-the-peaks-more-dangerous/
“Climate change is crippling Pakistan’s street jobs…
” The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) says that in June 2025, there were more than 20 “danger days” in cities like Lahore, Karachi, and Faisalabad. These are days when the wet bulb temperature is too high for people to handle.”
https://www.samaa.tv/2087336029-climate-change-is-crippling-pakistan-s-street-jobs
“Flash floods are becoming Pakistan’s new normal…
“The Indian Ocean has warmed by 1°C, supercharging monsoon systems. In 2022, rainfall in Sindh and Balochistan was up to 784% above average. The pre-monsoon rains in June 2025, arriving early and fiercely, reflect a disturbing pattern.”
https://www.samaa.tv/2087336040-flash-floods-are-becoming-pakistan-s-new-normal
“Arabian Sea Cyclones Double in 15 Years, Goa’s Coastal Communities Bear the Brunt.
“Revealing alarming statistics about Arabian Sea weather patterns, Soumya Dutta, an international climate change expert and Co-Convener of South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis (SAPACC) in New Delhi, said, the Arabian Sea was not cyclone prone, but in the last 15 years the cyclones in the Sea have grown 100 per cent…”
“MALDIVES AGAIN:
“Hottest July day ever recorded in the Maldives’ history with 34.5C [94.1F] at the Velana Hulhule Int. Airport which beats the previous record of 34.2C set…in July 2024. Maldives has been with relentless record heat for 3 years…”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1941992406330540038
“Dozens of people in India’s Himachal Pradesh state are feared dead after the Himalayan region was hit with flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides…
“Hundreds of houses, shops, roads and bridges in Himachal Pradesh were washed away after 23 flash floods and 16 landslides, triggered by the torrential weather, lashed the region since last week.”
“A total of 17 people were reported missing after a mudslide hit the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Tuesday morning, according to local authorities.
“The mudslide occurred at around 5 am, according to local authorities.”
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/08/WS686cb519a31000e9a573ac85.html
“China sees record temperatures as students shelter from heat wave.
“Universities in eastern China scrambled to upgrade their dorms with air conditioning, and one let students sleep in cooler libraries, after near record temperatures raised concerns about the health of students and staff.”
https://globalnews.ca/news/11277849/china-heatwave-2025/
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN JAPAN – Records from North to South:
“210 stations >35C !, >37C [98.6F] also in Hokkaido: insane heat all over Japan. ALL TIME RECORDS: 36.3 Taiki, 34.3 Noboribetsu and Okoppe,32.6 Oshamanbe. JULY RECORDS: 35.6 Batsukai, 38.2 Tomogashima, 37.7 Hiwasa, 37.3 Miyakanojo.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1942197570844991980
“Another scorching hot day with. 38.3C [100.9F] at Gumi, South Korea – hottest day in history for the town…
“Crazy MINIMUM temperature of 30.8C at Gangneung and 7th in a row above 29C (never happened in Koreas) is KOREAN JULY HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1942176504173019487
“Typhoon Danas [the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the western coast of Taiwan since records began in 1958]: Two people killed and hundreds injured…
“The storm reached winds of around 135mph (220kmph) as it tore through the southwestern county of Yunlin… The storm dumped more than 60cms (23.6ins) of rain in places…”
“Over 30,000 affected by major floods in Indonesia’s Mataram…
“The flood swept away dozens of cars, uprooted trees, and caused the perimeter wall of the Sandubaya integrated waste disposal site to collapse onto a nearby road.”
https://en.antaranews.com/news/364557/over-30000-affected-by-major-floods-in-indonesias-mataram
“South Australia ‘helpless’ in face of deadly marine algal bloom spreading to Adelaide beaches.
“South Australia’s toxic algal bloom has arrived on Adelaide’s beaches, deepening public concern about the unfolding catastrophe which has affected the state’s coastline since March.”
“Exceptional mildness in the AUSTRALIA winter:
“17.0C [62.6F] Luncheon Hill Tasmania today, Record highest temperature for July.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1941777553980633317
“Perito Moreno Glacier (SPI, Argentina). 30th April 2025 | 26th June 2025.
“A glacier that has been stable for decades (and famous partly for that!)… Now the huge retreat is perceptible even on the scale of a few weeks!” [Melaine Le Roy]
https://x.com/subfossilguy/status/1942290574561661144
“Once again, rain and hail cause severe damage in Puebla and its metropolitan area [Mexico].
“The intense rains recorded this Monday once again caused havoc in the city of Puebla and in surrounding municipalities such as Coronango , Cuautlancingo and San Pedro Cholula.”
“Texas floods latest: Hopes fade for missing Camp Mystic victims as death toll crosses 100.
“Life threatening flash floods are forecast to remain a threat as storms continued across central Texas throughout Monday evening. It’s the latest in a series of extreme weather events that have killed at least 104 people in the region since late last week.”
“Record rainfall in Chapel Hill [North Carolina] reveals growing inland flood risks.
“In under a day, parts of central North Carolina were inundated with record-breaking rain. Nearly 9 inches fell in Chapel Hill, and some areas of Chatham County saw close to 1 foot of water. Streets turned to rivers…”
“Both the Texas and North Carolina flooding events came with record-breaking precipitable water levels.
“Global precipitable water, or the total amount of moisture in the atmosphere, has been at or near-record levels for the last three years.” [Ben Noll]
https://x.com/BenNollWeather/status/1942214521025937804
“Quick update on global sea-surface temperatures. Here are two graphics — one includes 2023 & 2024, the other does not.
“2025 global SSTs are incredibly hot.” [Prof Eliot Jacobson]
https://x.com/EliotJacobson/status/1941877637791801763
“The ocean’s currents are shifting. Why?
“…scientists predict that in a warming climate, the majority of surface currents across the globe will significantly accelerate. Some of them, like the Atlantic Circumpolar Current around Antarctica, are already shifting. That has the potential to cause huge knock-on effects, including sea level rise, changing fish migration cycles, shifting storm patterns and more.”
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/07/1255296716/oceans-temperature-currents-climate-change
“NASA CERES satellites provide the most important data in the world.
“With another month of data, both Absorbed Solar Radiation and Outgoing Longwave Radiation have reached the highest levels in observed history. Using a 4-year average to reduce ‘noise’ from natural variability
[Leon Simons]:”
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1942309184894120356
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“Climate change is crippling Pakistan’s street jobs…
This could be the first persistent, immediately palpable, mass-scale climate catastrophe. Informal sector employment is the majority of third world workforces. I wonder how many of those jobs are located in air-conditioned offices. 0.28%, tops? Try not to dwell on it too much folks.
“Hunker down,” says David Suzuki.
Bc we all know that it’s a done deal.
GAME OVER
Yes, even Mr. Suzuki is joining the rising chorus of people saying “collapse now and avoid the rush.”
https://youtu.be/tH2w6Oxx0kQ?si=Q-fow0vlRDau1EMZ
Dust in the wind a good song for today!
‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost
Excerpt:
“It’s crazy that we celebrate people who are billionaires. It should be illegal for Christ’s sake. It’s got nothing to do with money, and everything to do with how big their dick is. We should have awards and whenever someone achieves $100 million, which is already obscene, we give them a bronze statue of a dick, and when you get $1 billion, we could give them an even bigger dick.
That’s what it’s all about. Give the rest of the money back.
So, can I assume you were not invited to Jeff Bezos’ wedding in Italy?
What a disgusting phenomenon.”
The Fate of Billionaires™ is gonna be interesting when shit hits the fan. None of them appear to have a loyalist internal security apparatus monitoring the external security, or indeed any idea how to set that sort of thing up from scratch.
https://youtu.be/0uzc-5BQKz4?si=45sH3X8LReHO74VC
By coincidence was listening to the BBC radio last evening and a segment regarding the populations ticking health time bomb
Diabetes is a significant public health concern in Pakistan, with a high and increasing prevalence, particularly among the adult population. The country faces a growing burden of non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, and strategies to address the rising prevalence are crucial.
Here’s a breakdown of the situation:
Prevalence:
Pakistan has a high prevalence of diabetes, with an estimated 33 million people living with the disease.
This places Pakistan third globally in terms of the number of people with diabetes.
The prevalence of diabetes is higher in urban areas compared to rural areas.
A significant proportion of people with diabetes in Pakistan remain undiagnosed.
Prediabetes is also prevalent, with many individuals at risk of developing diabetes.
Contributing Factors:
Lifestyle:
Rapid urbanization, sedentary lifestyles, and unhealthy diets, including the increased consumption of fast food and processed foods, contribute to the rise in diabetes.
Genetics:
South Asians, including Pakistanis, are genetically predisposed to diabetes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8005
Also…Experts blame a rise in diabetes on the popularity of American style fast food and the use of trans fats as well as increasing urbanisation and lack of exercise because of high pressured lifestyles.
Herregud
Ja pierdolę
😂 🎯
The ‘denial of just how bad things are’ vs the ‘evidentialist approach showing how bad things are’ are warring in my brain currently. Have been for years.
The evidence is telling me that things are really bad: poly/omni crisis from report after frickin’ report. SHTF soon. Already is shit on the fan. Lots of it. And no floral print soft double length toilet paper around.
My cognitive distortion/bias part of my brain saying “yeah it’s bad, but it’s not that bad, baby.” Wags its seductive finger in my face with ‘hopium’ whispering sexy sweet nothings like some kinda weird dominatrix Jedi mind trick.
“Yes, mistress.”
Me damn noggin!
Also, thank you to all those who posted 80s tunes about poverty and housing issues in yesterday’s thread, after reading my comment. Legends. I listened to all your tunes. Need these coping mechanisms sometimes, and these made my day.
I missed this major news so resharing for those who also missed:
White House proposed budget seeks to shut down Mauna Loa Laboratory
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/climate/trump-cuts-mauna-loa-keeling
And two more from Texas and Oklahoma:
Dr. Jeff Masters: “According to sources within FEMA, “barely any staff” have been deployed, and the Acting Administrator David Richardson “is nowhere to be found.” Per one source, “if this is how they are going to do a major hurricane response, people are fucked.”
https://bsky.app/profile/drjeffmasters.bsky.social/post/3lthgresqjs2o
Vandal disables power to weather radar (weather modification conspiracy theory)
https://www.news9.com/story/686c1415dfc52927077f9d5c/vandal-disables-power-to-lifesaving-news-9-weather-radar
News9 is offline – I assume if they publicise this sort of thing, it will catch on amongst the population?
The weather channel coverage of texas flash flooding is insane. I just watch as Texas officials try to scramble as these natural disasters keep getting worse and they look like clowns and idiots and many other words to. But again it will look like the poop cruise.
Thank you, all, as ever, for your comments.
With sincere apologies, my back is sore and I must rest it away from the computer this evening or it won’t recover in time for me to put out a thread tomorrow – an occupational hazard now that I am no longer in my prime. 😅
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk6bnmVRbhw
Aerosmith – Dream On
To Cassandra & Kord,
I can hardly speak Inglysh but I’m wondering how one says, in anger, “It’s too fucking late.”, in other languages. 😉
I’ve just been promoted to Rear Admiral with The Dark Side of the Force.
My mission now is to kick 8 billion stupid asses’ asses.
The 7 voices in my head have come to an unanimous decision; No one gets any slack & I didn’t get a vote.