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“Breaking News! Code Yikes!
“Global 2-meter temperatures once again broke the Paris limit on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15, reaching 1.52°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC baseline both days, marking the 2nd hottest temperatures for the date on record, and possibly in the last 120,000 years.”
[Prof Eliot Jacobson]
https://x.com/EliotJacobson/status/1968385050992590900
“Warming of 2°C intensifies Arctic carbon sink but weakens Alpine sink, study finds…
“Warming triggered increased N2O emissions in both alpine and Arctic regions… potentially leading to remarkable increases in N2O emissions. Given that N2O has a global warming potential approximately 273 times that of CO2 over a century, even small increases can have a disproportionately large impact on the climate.”
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-2c-arctic-carbon-weakens-alpine.html
“China tests an express route to Europe through a thawing Arctic.
“A Chinese company is preparing to sail a cargo ship along Russia’s northern coast to Europe— a test run made possible by melting ice and accelerating climate change, and one that has implications for both international trade and the environment.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/china-test-express-route-europe-thawing-arctic-climate-change/
“Record sea temperatures bring salmon lice alert [Norway].
“Rising sea temperatures along the Norwegian coast this summer have led to a warning about a higher than usual number of sea lice. Salmon companies have been put on alert by the authorities after almost a thousand delousing treatments were carried out.”
https://www.fishfarmermagazine.com/news/record-sea-temperatures-bring-salmon-lice-alert
“Farmers hit by hay shortage due to extreme weather [UK].
“Agriculture merchants and farmers say the amount of hay they have been able to produce has been “seriously limited” this year. Olly Morris is a hay merchant in Thatcham, Berkshire and said he has been struggling to meet customer demand after a dry spring and summer.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl1e5990zno
“UK food industry shows shocking lack of contingency plans for water shortages.
“According to research by water services and treatment company Alpheus, 94 per cent of food and drink makers think a steady supply is essential to their daily operations, yet more than half (61 per cent) do not have a contingency plan in place for their UK facilities.”
“Severe weather: fallen trees, flooding, and over 100 calls for help [Udine, Italy].
“Heavy rain and winds hit Udine, Gorizia, and Trieste between 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM last night, Tuesday, September 16th. Dozens of rescue operations were needed for fallen trees, flooding, and unsafe structures. Operations continued overnight.”
https://www.udinetoday.it/cronaca/interventi-maltempo-16-17-settembrre.html
“Spain counts the cost of ‘nightmare’ wildfire summer.
“Farmers’ representatives are currently locked in negotiations with regional governments over how much public money should be paid out to help the sector recover. The other main economic victim of this summer’s fires has been tourism…”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge211w5lr5o
“MEDITERRANEAN HISTORIC HEAT WAVE – extraordinary hot day in Spain.
“40.7 [105.3F] El Granado, dozens of stations >35C all over the country including the highlands. Unprecedented heat for this time of the year and next days can be even hotter.”
[ExtremeTemps]
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968374923157770692
“Fire breaks out on Kefalonia [Greece].
“The fire is burning on agricultural and forest area, and an 112 emergency message was sent earlier Wednesday to the residents of the Korianna, Klisimata and Metaxata areas for evacuation. Both ground and air forces of the Fire Department have been mobilized to extinguish the fire.”
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1281144/fire-breaks-out-in-kefalonia/
“Europe, Mediterranean coast saw record drought in August: AFP analysis of EU data…
“Eastern Europe and the Balkans were particularly hard hit. Thousands of residents were evacuated and two people were killed as a result of wildfires in Balkan states spurred by high temperatures. Western Europe was also badly affected, with Portugal seeing a drop in rainfall across 70 percent of the country.”
“Climate Change More Than Tripled Heat Deaths in Europe.
“Climate change more than tripled heat deaths in European cities this summer. A new and sobering scientific study quantifies the death toll behind extreme heat made worse by greenhouse gas emissions.”
“In coastal Ghana, female oyster farmers try to save an old practice threatened by climate change.
“Beatrice Nutekpor weaves through the mangroves in Tsokomey community, just outside of Ghana’s capital of Accra, daily to harvest oysters for sale. It’s a family tradition she’s been doing since she was 15. Now 45, she is struggling to sustain the practice and pass it to her daughter.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ghana-accra-donald-trump-africa-lagos-b2828815.html
“SOUTH AMERICA vs. SOUTH AFRICA: The heat race! Double brutal heat waves >40C in both Continents in this first weeks of spring!
“After a week always >40C [104F] in South America, South Africa also returns >40C on the coast, valleys and highlands: Up to41.1C today at Mbazwana.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968083972996702496
“Floods in Marib [Yemen] Affect Over 8,000 Displaced Families.
“The emergency committee in Marib governorate has assessed significant damage caused by recent floods. A report from the governorate’s displaced persons unit stated that 8,684 displaced families were affected, with 1,246 families completely damaged and 7,438 partially damaged.”
https://www.yemenmonitor.com/en/Details/ArtMID/908/ArticleID/150222
“49.2C [120.6F] at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is the new WORLD RECORD HIGHEST TEMPERATURE between Sept 16th and Dec 19th!
“It’s one of the most insane heat events ever seen anywhere anytime in the world (forecast by your author, but models failed again).”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968042731160379465
“Syria’s worst drought in decades pushes millions to the brink.
“The wheat fields outside Seqalbia, near the Syrian city of Hama, should be golden and heavy with grain. Instead, Maher Haddad’s 40 dunums (10 acres) are dry and empty, barely yielding a third of their usual harvest.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70x500lkdno
“How Climate Change Is Increasing Landslide Risk Worldwide.
“…climate change is causing concentrated bursts of rain that fall over a short period to occur more frequently. Such intense rainfall events are known to be the biggest trigger of landslides.”
“10 Missing as Landslide Wreaks Havoc in Uttarakhand [N India]…
“The incident came a day after more than 2,500 tourists were left stranded in Mussoorie, as the road connecting the hill station with Dehradun remained blocked for a second consecutive day following heavy rainfall and cloudbursts in the state capital.”
https://kashmirlife.net/10-missing-as-landslide-wreaks-havoc-in-uttarakhand-405781/
“Uttarakhand records unprecedented rainfall in September; Dehradun sees 1136% spike in 24 hours…
“August saw the heavens open up with 574.4 mm of rain, a whopping 188.7 per cent above the monthly average. September, usually a transition month, has continued this trend, registering 211 mm of rainfall until September 16, which is 64 per cent higher than its normal 128.5 mm for this period.”
“Sohra [Meghalaya, NE India], once celebrated as the “wettest place on Earth,” is facing an alarming shift. With rainfall dipping by nearly 40% this year, the town’s famed identity hangs in the balance.
““Now the rain sometimes comes for only a few hours, or not at all. Thunderstorms are rare. I feel the rains arrive later, and August is no longer reliable,” she said.”
“Nagaland [NE India, further east even than Meghalaya] grapples with floods and landslides; infrastructure and homes severely damaged.
“Heavy rains over the past week have caused extensive damage across Nagaland, triggering landslides, mudslides, and floods that have affected roads, bridges, homes, and farmlands, according to the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA).”
“In the early morning of September 16, western Chengdu was hit by a torrential downpour, with the maximum rainfall in six hours reaching 243 mm, causing severe flooding in some streets…
“Luohe, Henan Province was hit by heavy rain, with 153 mm of rainfall in 2 hours, and the streets were directly turned into rivers.” Jim Yang]
https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/1967974993171775654
“HISTORIC HEAT IN CHINA – Extraordinary temperatures up to 40C [104F] in Henan and Jiangxi Provinces (never happened this time of the year).
“Dozens of monthly records smashed including: 40.0 Hengnan, 39.4 Ningxian, 39.3 Shaoshan, 39.3 Hengshan, 39.2 Hengyang, and many more… Unprecedented.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968289783110836257
“Heavy rain in Dalian floods streets, soaks cars, and sweeps away elderly people [Liaoning, NE China].
“On September 16, a sudden heavy rainstorm hit Dalian, Liaoning Province, causing severe flooding in parts of the city, with vehicles being submerged and people being swept away by the torrent.”
https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2025/09/16/a104020686.html/amp
“JAPAN SEPTEMBER SCORCHER. Endless record heat in Japan:
“Fiercely hot days and nights with extreme humdiity makes the heat still dangerous.
Today September records include: High Maxes: 35.8 [96.4F] Kimotsuki Maeda, 34.1 Ashimine, 33.3 Chiya, High Minimums: 29.0 Ibaruma! 21.1 Yamanaka.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1967883164631830811
“EAST ASIA HEAT WAVE:
“Record heat has been relentless also in the KOREA Peninsula since June and sauna-like conditions continue in South Korea. After Minimums >27C [80.6F], Seongsan rose to 33.7C ,its September highest temperature on record.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968440709611921485
“Fury over corruption and ‘nepo babies’ as floods paralyse Philippines…
“An unusually fierce monsoon has derailed daily life more than ever in the South East Asian nation, and sparked anger and allegations about corruption in flood control projects. The rains have stranded millions mid-commute, left cars floating in streets that have turned into rivers and caused outbreaks of leptospirosis.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrp7xkd2gpo
“One of the wettest winters on record has firefighters worried about a potentially deadly NSW bushfire season [Australia].
“At the same time, the NSW emergency services minister, Jihad Dib, has warned that 2024-25’s severe flooding and cyclone events hampered efforts to meet hazard reduction targets, which were expected to be limited further by a wetter than average spring.”
“Ground zero: rain-starved southern Australia is grappling with one of the worst droughts in memory…
“In the two years to September, southern Australia has had much lower than average rainfall – the lowest on record in some parts of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania… some farmers are searching for comparisons in the 1960s and even as far back as 1914.”
“Alert, Patagonian forests: how droughts and extreme heat put their survival at risk, according to science.
“An alert is triggered in the Patagonian forests after a concerning scientific report is released. The study revealed that these rich territories are experiencing severe deterioration and there is a direct relationship with droughts and extreme heat.”
“Climate change could drastically reduce aquifer recharge in Brazil…
“Groundwater is water that accumulates below the Earth’s surface in geological formations called aquifers. It slowly infiltrates the soil after rainfall and supplies wells, springs, rivers, and ecosystems. In Brazil, an estimated 112 million people (56% of the population) rely totally or partially on this source.”
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1098543
“In two hours, heavy rains leave floods and stranded cars in Cancun [Mexico].
“The heavy rains caused by tropical wave number 33 in Quintana Roo left floods and stranded cars in different parts of the city of Cancun. Photos and videos of the damage caused by the rains have spread on social media, mostly cars stranded by the high water.”
“Mexico City Floods Meet an Unlikely Culprit: Dog Poop, Hair, and the Wrong Bins.
“Mexico City’s rainy season has smashed records, but clogged drains tell a different story. Behind flooded intersections lies a quieter culprit: plastic bags of dog waste and fist-sized tangles of pet hair, turning storms into neighborhood disasters.”
“Two-Hour Hailstorm [with 70mph winds] Smashes Cars [Nebraska].
“A severe storm lingered over the city of McCook, Nebraska, Tuesday night pounding the area with heavy hail and rain. Watch [the video in the link] to see the damage that forced drivers off the road.”
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/long-hailstorm-smashes-cars-in-mccook-nebraska
“Kingston wildfire in Newfoundland and Labrador drives $70M in insured losses [Canada].
“Insured losses from the August wildfire in Kingston, Newfoundland and Labrador, have topped $70 million, according to new estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The blaze now ranks as the most damaging insured property loss event in Atlantic Canada this year.”
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN CANADA:
“Crazy heat for the second half of September with up to 34.6C [94.3F] at Kamloops today (terrible forecasts again by ECC underestimated by 3C/4C). The heat will continue for the rest of the week: this month in inner British Columbia is being ABSURDLY HOT.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968481816483856848
“As Ice Melts, a New Island Emerges in Alaska…
“A century ago, the Alsek Glacier extended 3 miles beyond Prow Knob, ending at Gateway Knob, which sits at the opposing end of what is now Alsek Lake. This summer, the glacier finally lost contact with Prow Knob, as shown in satellite imagery from NASA.”
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/prow-knob-melting
“River flows becoming increasingly erratic across the world, UN report warns.
“…only about a third of major river basins last year had flows within the normal range. The rest were either dangerously low or unusually high, a clear sign of disruption to the water cycle that sustains communities, ecosystems and economies.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/rivers-un-report-flooding-drought-b2828266.html
“Why tropical forest soils could supercharge global warming…
“The findings stunned the team. Warmed soils released 42 to 204 percent more carbon dioxide than unheated plots. “This research shows that as the planet warms, tropical soils may begin to amplify that warming,” said Dr. Christine Sierra O’Connell of Chapman University.”
https://www.earth.com/news/why-tropical-forest-soils-could-supercharge-global-warming/
“Coral reefs set to stop growing as climate warms.
“Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode – and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study in the western Atlantic. An international team, led by scientists from the University of Exeter, assessed 400 reef sites around Florida, Mexico and Bonaire.”
“UN tries to limit staff going to Cop30 in Brazil due to high price of hotels.
“The move comes as delegations grow increasingly concerned about the cost of accommodation in the coastal Amazon city of Belem hosting Cop30. Brazil said it was working to increase the number of available hotel beds, but soaring prices for accommodation have stoked calls from some governments to relocate the conference…”
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My quick story:
https://youtu.be/_fpDnLn4OPk
You are welcome, Truth Wizard.
Nice rant. Red Dead II is my youngest’s favourite game, btw, and I am quite familiar with it. It’s one of those almost cinematic games that a non-player like myself can watch chunks of and enjoy.
Got some vicarious relief from hearing your rant! People won’t acknowledge collapse until it starts affecting them personally, and for that to happen universally enough to affect people you or I hang out with a decade is probably a good bet. Even then full spectrum collapse might still be a ways off but enough catastrophe to induce at a mass scale something close to how we feel about the world.
The only reasonable conclusion reading today’s thread is (IMO) that WASF!
Who needs coral reefs anyway? Or clean abundant ground water? Etc. etc. etc.
The corruption in the Philippines, and Nepal and (rinse and repeat globally). Humans. Sigh.
OK ths report is a bit more than a year old. But it might have been over looked.
It is about Algae blooms indirectly poisoning marine mamals.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-02/domoic-acid-poison-algal-bloom-sea-lions-california
Here in Florida we are experiencing the same
Florida’s recurring red tides come with ever-increasing costs
Even in years with smaller blooms, the health and financial impacts can be severe
by Iuliia Istratiy September 15, 2025 in Commentary
The economic fallout is equally alarming. In 2018, Florida lost an estimated $2.7 billion in tourism revenue due to red tide. Restaurants, hotels and local businesses all felt the impact. Fisheries also suffered as toxins spread through marine life, cutting into one of Florida’s most vital industries. Even during smaller blooms, losses can total hundreds of millions of dollars.
Comparisons with past years help us see the stakes. The 2018 crisis was widespread and long-lasting; 2021 also saw devastating impacts, with more than 1,700 tons of dead fish collected from Tampa Bay. These events remind us that even with advances in monitoring, we remain vulnerable when blooms strike.
Red tide is fueled by more than nature. Human activity plays a direct role:
Fertilizers and pesticides from farms and lawns wash into waterways.
Discharges from Lake Okeechobee send nutrient-rich water toward the coast.
Climate change warms the seas and alters rainfall, intensifying the cycle.
And related
Flesh-eating bacteria tried to kill her. Here’s what it took to survive.
Mollye Barrows
Phaedra Trethan
USA TODAY NETWORK
The Florida woman nearly lost her life and her leg to the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, or Vibrio, after swimming with her daughter in Santa Rosa Sound off Pensacola Beach on July 27.
She’s not the only one struggling to recover from the devastating effects of the Vibrio infection. Cases have been reported elsewhere in Florida, as well as in Louisiana and as far north as Maryland. Warnings have been issued at beaches and bays along the Gulf Coast, and even in Massachusetts.
Vibrio vulnificus, part of the Vibrio family of bacteria, can cause severe and life-threatening infections. It can also cause necrotizing fasciitis, killing the flesh around an open wound. One-in-5 people who get the infection die, and anyone with it will require intensive medical care.
This might sound crazy, but does no one else think a smaller percentage of us will survive into the future.
Any believers out there that thinks God has something up his sleeve for us. I literally don’t think we will go extinct, trust, something will happen.
Monkfish, thank you for your comment and my apologies it got held in moderation overnight.
Re God, I meditate when I can and try to keep a very open mind.
Yes since there can’t be an infinite regress to a prior cause this universe remains unexplainable, nor how it heads into space and dark and cold forever.
It therefore is logical that something behind this world must be eternal and infinite, but not physical. You could call it a mind or conciousness with which dimensions and physicality are born or dreamed up from.
Agreed, Monkfish. There is a formless, timeless dimension from which the physical world emerges.