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“Sea-surface temps are running a fever across most of northern oceans. Not a good look going into fall.
“Above-normal SSTs mean 1) more evaporation => heavier precipitation, 2) warmer air, 3) slow sea-ice growth, and 4) unusual weather patterns. Buckle up!” [Dr Jennifer Francis]
https://x.com/JFrancisClimate/status/1968668005623095366
“The ‘blob’ is back — except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific…
“A record-breaking and astonishingly expansive marine heat wave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching about 5,000 miles from the water around Japan to the West Coast of the United States.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/climate/pacific-ocean-blob-hot-water-global-warming
“There is likely a lot more regional warming in the pipeline, as the level of Outgoing Longwave Radiation increased 2.4 W/m² less than Absorbed Solar Radiation did.
“We’ve been warning about this for years and called for increased research and for urgent, precautionary adaptation and mitigation. The more data comes in, the worse it looks.”
[Leon Simons]
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1968652229801308218
“Last month observed record warm sea surface temperatures in the Kara Sea portion of the Arctic Ocean, though above average ocean temperatures (red shading) actually stretched along the entire perimeter of the sea ice pack.
“Data from NOAA OISSTv2.1.” [Zack Labe]
https://bsky.app/profile/zacklabe.com/post/3lz4blswvf22y
“2025 Mass Balance of the Greenland Ice sheet has been published by GEUS.
“If you are under 30 yo, you have never known a positive year!”
[Melaine Le Roy]
https://x.com/subfossilguy/status/1969155054037766432
“Vyborg was flooded due to heavy rains [Russia, near Finnish border].
“The embankment of the 40th anniversary of the Komsomol, the intersection of Suvorov and Moskovsky Prospekt were flooded the most. Due to the flood, traffic was obstructed and street lighting was disrupted. Vyborgsky railway station was isolated from the rest of the city and became virtually an island.”
https://en.iz.ru/en/1957661/2025-09-19/vyborg-was-flooded-due-heavy-rains
“Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in Dagestan [southern Russia]…
“Cars are sinking—people barely have time to escape before they’re submerged along with the “swallow.” Cars are abandoned in the middle of flooded streets. Mud flows are smashing into the windows and doors of residential buildings.”
https://news-dagestan.ru/society/2025/09/20/44954.html
“Kent County Council has rescinded its declaration of a climate emergency [UK].
“The motion was proposed by Reform UK members after the party took control in May’s l local elections. Protesters from both sides of the debate gathered outside County Hall in Maidstone on Thursday, leading to a short confrontation between members of the two groups.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gzqw8n322o
“Exceptional warm night in the NETHERLANDS – records of September highest overnight minimums broken at: 18.3C Gilze Rijen, 18.1C Woensdrecht.
“The night was humid and rainy with warm humid air from the South and no cool irradiation at all.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968676547977441736
“Berlin adapts — tackling water shortages with innovation.
“Berlin faces a water crisis as falling levels in rivers and lakes threaten shipping, industry, and even drinking water supplies. Climate change has made the city drier while a growing population adds pressure.”
https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-adapts-tackling-water-shortages-with-innovation/video-73951918
“EUROPE RECORD HEAT: 37c [98.6F] IN FRANCE. Records smashed all over Swiss Alps with 2/3C margins, eg Zermatt 28.8c / 83.8F.
“AUSTRIA: 25.1 Obergurgl 1900m, 21.9 Ischgl, 19.7 Rudolfshütte, FRANCE: 36.9 Ayros, 32,0 Bernieres, 30.3 Val Cenis, 27.6 Villar d Arene, 5.4 Val d isere,23.4 Tignes, 19.5 Pic du Midi.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1969096882531025266
“Saint Sorlin Glacier 2014 | 2025.
“What have we lost in ONE DECADE…?! This was a benchmark glacier for mass balance in the French Alps… now set to disappear before 2050!” [Melaine Le Roy]
https://x.com/subfossilguy/status/1969003997181743162
“Europe’s climate refugees: The Greek communities wiped off the map.
“Two years after Cyclone Daniel turned Greece’s farm belt into an inland sea, Metamorfosi is one of the dozens of villages that remain half-abandoned. The families who fled say they are among Europe’s first climate refugees: displaced by extreme weather, priced out of nearby rentals and stuck in bureaucratic limbo…”
https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-climate-refugees-the-greek-villages-wiped-off-the-map/
“Forest fires sweep across western, southern Türkiye, forcing evacuations.
“Several forest fires broke out across western and southern areas of Türkiye, posing a serious threat to residential areas and forcing evacuations, authorities said on Friday… In the southwestern province of Mugla, seven forest fires erupted in rapid succession starting late Thursday evening.”
https://english.news.cn/20250919/6d7d2ee5dbf74445a5ab0a43808a90a1/c.html
“MEDITERRANEAN HISTORIC HEAT:
“CANARY Islands: 41.0 [105.8F] San Bartolome, 39.6 Gran Canaria AP Sept record; MOROCCO/SAHARA: 44.7 Semara, 42.2 Tan Tan, TMINS Records broken by 3/5! 30.3 Semara, 29.0 Essaouira AP, 28.3 Tiznit. Hundreds of records have fallen all over the Mediterranean, except Italy.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1969115557271064710
“‘We are not here to beg’: Africa asserts agency at Ethiopia climate summit…
“The declaration reframes Africa’s role from victim to essential solutions hub, demanding a just transition that respects its right to development. It positions the continent’s vast renewable energy and critical mineral resources as the foundation for a new low-carbon economic future…”
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA:
“From South Africa the heat spreads North to Mozambique, Zambia, Madagascar, Tanzania… Records everywhere. TANZANIA: Min 24.3C Dar es Salaam – September hottest night ever. JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND: 33.1c September record again! 40C [104F] in ZAMBIA at 1000m.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968804889028444478
“JUAN DE NOVA AGAIN [in the Mozambique Channel]! 33.4C [92.1F] – September record again. This island is the WORLD CHAMPION of the heat records.
“It has broken records all months of 2023, 2024 and 2025 both of high max and high min multiple times (up to 10/15 times !) each and it keeps re-breaking them. Mind blowing.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1969146959601491972
“Clownfish and anemones are disappearing due to heat waves.
“The Red Sea, circled by desert landscapes, is home to marine life accustomed to the water’s bathtub-like temperatures—often reaching 85 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. But in the past three years, marine heat waves have made the Red Sea even hotter.”
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-clownfish-anemones-due.html
“HISTORIC IN MIDDLE EAST 49 DEGREES – exactly 48.9C [120F] at Managish KUWAIT.
“Minimum 35.0C [95F] Kuwait City WORLD RECORD HOTTEST NIGHT IN THE 2ND HALF OF SEPTEMBER (onward to Dec 25th included).
“47.8C Omidieh IRAN.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1969061054450676076
“Iraq loses one million trees in two years, Green Iraq Observatory says.
“BAGHDAD — Iraq has lost approximately one million trees over the past two years due to a combination of environmental, commercial, and urban development factors, according to a statement from the Green Iraq Observatory, a specialist organization in environmental affairs.”
https://en.964media.com/40187/
“Iraq’s water crisis: Farmers leave villages as rivers run dry…
“Committee Deputy Chair Zozan Ali Koochar told Shafaq News that dam construction in Iran and Turkiye has crippled agriculture, fisheries, and the southern marshes, threatening billions in economic losses and fueling displacement and tribal conflict.”
https://shafaq.com/en/society/Iraq-s-water-crisis-Farmers-leave-villages-as-rivers-run-dry
“Most of the 2.6 million people displaced by record floods in Pakistan’s Punjab province have returned home to find their houses damaged and crops destroyed…
“Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains and water from overflowing dams in India since August has damaged 2.5 million acres of farmland and killed 118 people, according to Punjab relief commissioner, Nabil Javed.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/pakistan-punjab-india-water-god-b2829050.html
“140mm [5.5 inches] rain in Pashan: Pune city [western India] records wettest Sept day in 129 years [of records].
“Pashan resident Pushkar Kulkarni still shudders to recollect his Thursday evening travails as he found himself stranded on his scooter on a waterlogged stretch of road after the area was dumped with an unprecedented amount of rain — 140.6mm in 24 hours.”
“Sichuan and Shaanxi were hit by continuous heavy rain from September 18 to 19, with the maximum rainfall exceeding 350mm [13.8 inches]. The Hanjiang and Jialingjiang River basins experienced the largest floods of the year…
“On September 16, Guantao, Hebei Province was hit by heavy rain, breaking the local single-day rainfall record in September.” [Jim Yang]
https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/1968640876864831533
“EAST ASIA RECORD HEAT. Relentless record heat continues in the area:
“39.4C [102.9F] Wogu, TAIWAN 0.2C from September national record. Minimum 27.2C Surabaya Juanda INDONESIA Hottest September night in history.
“More record heat tomorrow!”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1968964950396633492
“Bali to block new hotels and restaurants after deadly flooding raises questions about mass tourism.
“Indonesia will ban the construction of new hotels and restaurants built atop cleared rice fields and agricultural land on the popular resort island of Bali, after recent flash flooding killed at least 18 people.”
“SOUTH AMERICA ready to rewrite history?
“Sunday might be the September Hottest night ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. The record was just set one year ago at Cuiaba, BRAZIL. Will PARAGUAY dethrone it with Filadelfia? But don’t understimate ARGENTINA with Posta Salazar.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1969213648225587290
“Wildfire Map Spotlight: South America Fire Surge.
“In Brazil, the Amazon, Pantanal, and cerrado regions recorded more than 68,000 fire alerts in early September, with 30.8 million hectares burned. Argentina is also experiencing severe blazes, with crop-residue burning in Cordoba’s central ranchlands and forest fires in Patagonia fueled by drought and heatwaves.”
https://www.iqair.com/gb/newsroom/wildfire-map-spotlight-south-america-fire-surge-2025
“The Amazon rainforest is losing the rainfall that sustains it, pushing the world’s largest tropical ecosystem closer to a potential tipping point, scientists warn.
“A new study, published in Nature Communications, has found that deforestation is driving a sharp fall in rainfall during the Amazon’s dry season and intensifying heat across the region. The researchers say these changes may be “early signs of biome destabilisation”…”
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/amazon-drying-out
“Havana Faces Another Day of Flooding Due to Severe Weather.
“On Wednesday, heavy rainfall once again led to flooding in various parts of Havana, with entire neighborhoods submerged and streets littered with debris due to the poor drainage of the capital’s sewer system. Images shared by users on social media and independent press outlets illustrate the extent of the flooding…”
https://www.cubaheadlines.com/articles/311265
“Flash flooding prompts multiple rescues in Ruidoso, New Mexico [yet again!]
“Heavy rainfall associated with slow-moving thunderstorms affected the Sierra Blanca region of southern New Mexico on September 18, leading to rapid runoff and flash flooding in the Village of Ruidoso. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings as runoff rapidly filled the Rio Ruidoso and smaller drainages.”
https://watchers.news/2025/09/19/flash-flooding-prompts-multiple-rescues-in-ruidoso-new-mexico/
“Mudslides trap drivers, bury roads and damage homes in southern California.
“Mudslides and debris flows knocked down trees, plowed into homes and trapped drivers for 10 hours after several Southern California communities were hit by heavy rain, authorities said.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/california-southern-california-los-angeles-b2830010.html
“Snow melts more quickly in forests that have been burned…
“Wildfires, themselves often a product of climate change, are causing earlier snowmelt across the western U.S., and this effect will only become further exacerbated by projected warmer winters. This presents increased environmental risk.”
“UN chief warns 1.5C warming goal at risk of ‘collapsing’…
“”We absolutely need countries to come [to COP30]… with climate action plans that are fully aligned with 1.5 degrees (Celsius), that cover the whole of their economies and the whole of their greenhouse gas emissions,” he said.”
“An anomaly of 1.6C is likely in the next few days… The climate 8-ball has checked twice and figured out that humans are “naughty” not “nice.””
[Prof Eliot Jacobson]
https://x.com/EliotJacobson/status/1969037656513298450
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1.5°C has already collapsed. Why he says that is hasn’t is pure comedy.
We’re going to 5°C and beyond.
Noone, not any country or company (who owns the governments) is even fucking trying at all.
I repeat, at all.
We’re in a predicament that has no solution.
Yup.
But in the UK, “the debate around climate change is HEATING up.” Pun intended, no doubt.
What happened to DOOM Wizard? 🤪
A wizard may take many forms, Cassandra. It is not for us mortals to question.
Any recommended reading on how warmer temps could disrupt the oil industry? Something’s gotta be giving with persistent 50C days in the Gulf States…
Jupiviv, this document has some good intel from page 36 on:
https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Oil-and-Gas-Sector-Risks.pdf
Thanks Pan. I’m going to see if I can find something on that within the collapse scene but this will start me off. The climate/limits to growth intersection isn’t analyzed as much as it should be, for very silly reasons which you know as well as I.
People living in the Southeastern United States die about a decade earlier on average than other Americans. At first glance, natural disasters don’t seem to explain it. Data even suggests that global disaster deaths are going down. But new research reveals a hidden toll that’s been overlooked for decades. And it uncovers what exactly is causing millions of “invisible deaths” in the Southeast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsToZlTBeGc
Very good study with surprising unexpected conclusions by the authors and short 14 minute video well done too. Watch them and regularly
I don’t know whats worse being gas lit on genocide or being gas lit on the environment and collapse. Oops its not collapse it degrowth.
I’m afraid the gaslighting will just get worse as the realities it tries to conceal get nastier, Heather.
“get nastier”
Sounds intriguing.
Heya Pan and henceforth illustirous commenters,
I know I had a glorious whinge the other day regarding the dashing fuck-upperies of Australian Higher (but lower, really) Education In-fucking-Bad-Sta-Tutions, but here is the cavalry arriving to provide support to my booze-fuelled rant from yonder:
“Senate inquiry calls for cap to vice chancellor pay as chair lashes ‘rotten culture’ hurting university staff and students”
Australian higher education is ‘rotten’ right now. And that according to a recent senate inquiry, and not just my rant a few days back.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-19/senate-inquiry-interim-report-university-governance/105795694
Definitely neo-liberalist collapse related, as the corporatised profit-motivated kangaroo-fucking cunts in Australian Unis, especiall the VPs. drain the bank of educational quality.
That is a damning article, James:
“”This inquiry has truly exposed what lies beneath the tip of the governance failure iceberg — overpaid and arrogant management and their largesse, opaque, unaccountable and top-down decision making and governance bodies stacked with corporate appointees,” Ms Faruqi said.”
Such things are not unheard of in the UK, you probably won’t be startled to learn:
“The principal of Dundee University and two senior members of its governing body have quit after a damning report into the financial collapse that led to a £22m government bailout.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjel3ng04q4o
I think it takes a very high EROI to support extensive tertiary education and western societies can no longer do so, so strange things will be happening as they try to maintain the unmaintainable.
Same song different verse with the same old worn out chorus.
At least all the scientists stick to the data gods’ numbers & never mention how political, economic & religious delusions affect one’s set of living arrangements & the natural world. It would be really embarrassing for scientist to have to face their effects on their environment. p,e, & r delusions can be translated to: It’s not my fault.
Guy McPherson,
Things seem to be getting worse as we approach 2026.
In the billions of years or forever existence of the Universe as we understand it, Homo sapiens have got to be the worse creation of the gods or evolution in this unavoidable process of dying dumb. 😉
I really found the link below quite interesting. It is about why the US grows so much corn and soy beans. It relates to economics, to climate, to environment and even to sociology.
And what is also interesting about it is that no one will be offended by the concludions given, no matter what side of the political box you are on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlSRyPcc-so
Thanks, Curt. It is interesting, especially that time-constraints, as much as an immediate profit motive, drive so much of the US’s corn and soy production.
And, as someone with time-constraints of his own, I appreciate that she makes her points quickly and clearly.