“Climate change is coming for the finer things in life… Wine, olive oil, coffee, cocoa. ‘It does feel a little apocalyptic’…
“As the world warms, extreme weather is disrupting the production of some of life’s great comforts… Some of these crops are concentrated in one or two regions, which means wonky weather in one part of the world can have a dizzying impact on global prices.”
“Farmers in Greece Witness the Impacts of Climate Change After Historically Low Harvest.
“The Greek olive oil sector was tested to the limit this year, with the country yielding record-low production of less than 150,000 tons of olive oil due to adverse weather and the olive trees entering an ‘off-year’ in most of the country’s producing regions.”
“‘Without farmers, Sicily as we know would not exist’: Drought takes its toll on crops and livestock…
“The lack of rainfall is putting livestock farmers and agricultural producers, vital to Sicily’s economy, in a difficult position. “The scarcity of water has compromised the animals’ ability to find the necessary water for their daily needs,” says Donatella Vanadia…”
“Another storm leaves streets flooded and traffic outages in half the region [Murcia, Spain]…
“Another strong storm, after last Saturday’s DANA , crossed the Region of Murcia yesterday, leaving flooded streets, traffic cuts and damage to agricultural infrastructure. The intense rainfall not only hit the Northwest and Altiplano regions, but also swept through the Vega del Segura.”
“France: Violent Storm Causes Major Flooding And Mudslides In Parts Of Haute-Savoie…
“A violent thunderstorm hit Collonges-sous-Salève and surrounding areas in Haute-Savoie, located on the Swiss border, on Sunday, June 9, causing major flooding and mudslides and shutting down parts of the A40 motorway.”
“Impressive hailstorm in a tunnel in Lozère on the A75…
“These motorists just had time to “step aside” this Sunday. A violent storm broke out in Lozère. On the A75 motorway, hail invaded the Montjezieux tunnel, in the town of Canourgue.”
“Austrian Airlines plane severely damaged after flying through hailstorm…
“Dramatic images have emerged showing the front of an Austrian Airlines plane severely damaged after it flew through a hailstorm, forcing its pilots to make a “mayday distress call.””
“Damage after storms in Austria – the centre of Deutschfeistritz can only be reached by boat…
“The town center of Deutschfeistritz can only be reached by boat, it was said. Motorists were trapped by masses of water. Photos show how vehicles were washed away and pressed against the walls of houses. The life of all 4,000 residents is in danger…”
“Flooding Rába River [Hungary] expected to peak at record level on Monday evening…
“Already on Saturday evening and at night, several places, including the Rába catchment, were affected by an extremely heavy thunderstorm system, which brought down an extraordinary amount of precipitation in a short period of time.”
“‘I feel more like a professional gambler’: British farmers reveal their twin struggles with climate change and mental health…
“My work with UK farmers and growers has looked at how they are adapting to these effects of climate change, and how it is affecting their work and way of life. The findings are shocking.”
“On June 9, 2023, the sea surface temperature averaged over the North Atlantic was 3.6 standard deviations above the mean (based on the 1991-2020 climatology).
“On June 9, 2024, it’s 4.1 standard deviations above the mean. A 1991-2020 climatology already looks irrelevant.”
“Meteorologists are marvelling at astronomical ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico heading into Hurricane Season.
“Reaching over 16 Kj/cm2 above normal, the Gulf of Mexico is steaming up reaching record high energy content for this early in the year. With this excess energy, the basin has become astonishingly warm, surpassing last year’s record that seemed crazy at the time.”
“Florida sets several record high temps. Next up: Rain. Some areas could see up to 22 inches…
“As the tropical downpours begin moving into South Florida Tuesday, it will begin a “prolonged stretch” of wet and stormy weather, AccuWeather said. While the rain will provide welcome relief from both record heat and prolonged drought along Florida’s peninsula, it could bring flooding.”
“Vermont Passed a Bill Making Big Oil Pay. Now Comes the Hard Part…
“The state still has to figure out how much individual fossil fuel companies must pay for the impacts of climate-driven disasters… The law, which faces an almost certain legal challenge, builds on the polluter-pays principle that guides existing hazardous waste remediation laws…”
“California looks to seize profits from Big Oil in climate change lawsuit…
“State attorney-general Rob Bonta invoked a new state law on Monday that allows claimants to target company profits that can be identified from the violation of consumer protection and advertising laws.”
“Thousands of dead fish pile up on dried out lagoon in drought-hit Mexico…
“The fish deaths at the Bustillos Lagoon, by the town of Anahuac in Chihuahua, came during long dry spells and as temperatures have climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The lagoon’s water levels are dangerously low, officials said.”
“In Mexico’s heat wave monkeys are still dying and lions are getting popsicles…
“Much of the impact on wildlife is being felt in central and southern Mexico, because while temperatures are also high in the north, it is mostly desert and the animals there have some coping mechanisms for extreme heat and drought.”
“Titicaca in Crisis: Climate Change Is Drying Up the Biggest Lake in the Andes.
“Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling… Some of the worst effects were felt by the Uros, an Indigenous people…”
“…in South America winter has disappeared from the map altogether. Tropical night at Buenos Aires ARGENTINA with a minimum temperature of 20.3C [68.5F], record highest for June.
“Nearby Colonia URUGUAY also record with a min of 20.7C.”
“Hawke’s Bay weather: Hastings hits 25.6 [78.1F] degrees in winter, beats 1988 June high [New Zealand].
“Hastings’ station mercury reading hit 25.6C at 1.30pm on Monday, marking the national high at the time and setting a new record for the city’s highest June temperature… The Whakatu station also reached 25.3C, its second-warmest winter temperature on record since records began there in 1965.”
“Just a new one: Honiara capital of the SOLOMON ISLANDS, Oceania, had a minimum temperature of 26.0C [78.8F] which ties its hottest June night in history.”
“Half of all Aussie homes at serious risk to natural disasters, new data finds…
“According to Domain, about 5.6 million properties are at risk of bushfires, almost 1 million at risk of floods and thousands more threatened by coastal erosion. In some states, as many as two thirds of all properties are in danger.“
“Record heat in THAILAND seems eternal. More records today of hottest nights in the Southwest:
“30.0 [86F] Ko Lanta all time highest Tmin; 29.2 Phuket June highest Tmin; 29.1 Phuket Airport all time highest Tmin; 28.8 Takua Pa tied all time highest tmin.”
“Flash floods have killed at least three people and left one missing in northern Vietnam since Saturday night, the government said on Monday, and more heavy rains are expected over the coming days.
“The victims include a 3-year-old boy and his father and a 42-year-old woman, all in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, the government said in a statement.”
“It’s still unusually warm in SIBERIA with temperatures of 30C [86F] near the Arctic Circle and also locally close to 20C on the Arctic coast (should be near freezing in early June).
“Next days a historic record breaking heat wave will sweep Northern China (up to 45C) and Koreas (up to 38C).”
“India’s heat wave is the longest ever to hit the country, the government’s top weather expert said Monday as he warned people will face increasingly oppressive temperatures. Parts of northern India have been gripped by a heat wave since mid-May…”
“Severe dust storm hits Iran’s Bandar Abbas, causing disruptions.
“The dust and debris carried by the wind also created hazardous conditions for pedestrians and motorists alike. Residents were advised to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid the health risks associated with the dust particles.”
“HOTTEST JUNE DAY IN HISTORY IN COMOROS; 33.6C [92.5F] yesterday in the Hahaya Int. AP. This is the 92nd(!) country which has broken heat records in just 8 days of June so far.
“Nothing like this month has ever been seen in world climatic history, even ahead of previous months.”
“After Lodwar, now Malindi, the famous tourist resort town on the Indian Ocean, had its hottest June night on record with a minimum temperature of 26.8C [80.2F]. Records have been falling every month in Kenya.”
“Saudi Arabia Issues Heat Advisory For Hajj Pilgrims…
“Peak afternoon temperatures are expected to reach 48ºC [118.4F], with relative humidity remaining around 25%. Although there is a low probability of rainfall, a 60% chance of significant rainfall is expected over the elevated areas of Taif, which in turn might affect the sacred sites.”
“Dr Michael Mosley died of “heat exhaustion” after “sitting down and losing consciousness” near a holiday resort on the Greek island of Symi, police have said.
“It comes a day after authorities announced that the body of the popular TV doctor and columnist had been found in a rocky area at the resort of Agia Marina.”
“Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’…
““One-third of older people with heart disease developed ischemia to rises in body temperature — this is huge. This study not only provides clues about the mechanisms of this risk but also a warning that with climate change we need to be prepared to better protect our most vulnerable populations.””
“What are the ‘positive tipping points’ that could help us accelerate out of climate disaster?
“…Tim Lenton is among a number of climate scientists who believe that there are positive tipping points – particularly the exponential growth in certain technologies – that humanity could use to “accelerate out of trouble”.”
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“BREAKING: Egypt has just set a new all-time record high temperature with +50.9°C (123.6°F) in Aswan.
“This exceeds the previous national heat record of +50.3°C from 1961 in Kharga. It is also the highest temperature ever reliably recorded in Africa in the month of June.”
“North Africa’s disappearing nomads: Why my community needs climate finance…
“The Amazighs are the oldest known inhabitants of Northern Africa. Their ancestral lifestyle is threatened by climate change, manifest in consecutive years of drought, relentlessly eroding their rights, including access to water and education, and their heritage.”
“Climate change decimates corals in Türkiye, prompting protective measures…
“Murat Kapikiran, head of the Istanbul Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, said that Türkiye’s Mediterranean, Aegean, and Marmara waters are home to approximately 200 coral species. Unfortunately, 15 percent of these corals have perished due to the effects of climate change…”
“Cyprus recorded its hottest day ever for June on Friday as temperatures soared to an unprecedented 44 degrees Celsius [111.2F], the Cypriot Meteorological Department said in a statement. The record was 10 degrees Celsius above the average highest temperature for June.”
“Climate Crisis: Mediterranean hit new record temp in 2023 – WWF says waters getting saltier, more jellyfish, alien species…
“The average temperature of surface water in the Mediterranean Sea hit a new record of 21.1°C in April 2023, as the area continued to be a “climate change hotspot”, according to a report released by WWF Italia on Friday.”
“As climate warms, Europe braces for rise in mosquito-borne infections…
“As temperatures rise, many places are becoming more hospitable to Asian tiger mosquitoes, which are known to carry and transmit dengue fever, Chikungunya but also Zika. In France, record cases of dengue fever have been reported since the start of 2024.”
“Wildfire breaks out in Chios island, village evacuated [Greece]…
“Ground and aerial firefighting forces have been deployed in the area, while residents of Karyes received a message from the 112 to evacuate. A total of 55 firefighters with 13 vehicles are participating in the operation, while five aircrafts and one helicopter are also on spot.”
“The Minister of Environment and Energy has said that water scarcity in the Algarve is a reality, stressing that now is the time to “execute” the projects planned for the region to increase its water availability.”
“From parched earth to landslides: crisis in the prosecco hills of Italy…
“Paola Ferraro… rattles off the number of ways violent weather hurts her family’s prosecco production. Spring frost kills buds, summer hail storms thrash leaves, long droughts starve vines of water, while strong rains spark landslides that drown them in mud.”
“Recently, several agricultural regions in Ukraine were subjected to unusually large hailstorms, prompting concerns about the potential damage to fruit crops….
“The hailstorms left their mark across multiple regions, including Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi, and Zakarpattia.”
“Hail Armageddon in Turek County [Poland]. Shocking photos flooded the Internet…
“The weekend began with unsettled weather. On Friday, June 7, a dangerous storm supercell is moving through Poland, accompanied by heavy downpours and hail. The element hit hard, among others: in Turkish County.”
“In Switzerland, permafrost will not recover from being too warm…
“After a span of two years with minor snowfall and sweltering summers, the permafrost in Switzerland is receding significantly in numerous locations. The spell between October 2022 and September 2023 held the title of the warmest year-long period since the first measurements in 1864…”
“German insured flood damage estimated at €2 billion…
“The German Insurance Association (GDV) said this was an initial assessment after heavy rains battered the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. “Because the floods on the Danube in particular have not yet subsided, this estimate is still subject to a certain degree of uncertainty,” said GDV managing director Jörg Asmussen.”
“Flood alerts at record level in Great Britain in first four months of 2024…
“In the period from January to April this year a record 4,858 warnings and alerts were issued across Great Britain, a jump of almost 500 on the previous record of 4,373 for the first four months of 2020.”
“Nobody noticed May was the warmest on record … because it happened while we were asleep [UK]…
“The reason, according to the Met Office, was that overnight temperatures were warmer than usual because of cloud cover… “This warmth was especially influenced by high overnight temperatures, with the average UK minimum temperature for May 1.2C higher than the previous record.”
“Around a week ago, Jim Hodgson had returned home to Fort Nelson, British Columbia, a region threatened by wildfire. His cabin, surrounded by forest, survived; other homes in the region were not as lucky… Still, it has taken the whole week to clear the ashtray smell from his home, he said.”
“Wildfire smoke prematurely killed over 50,000 Californians in a decade – study…
“Wildfires create smoke containing PM2.5, tiny particles roughly one-thirtieth of a human hair that can embed themselves deep in the lungs and enter the bloodstream. The particles have been linked to numerous health conditions and premature death.”
“2024 is tied for the worst year for tornadoes in Ohio history – and it’s only June…
““It’s been relentless,” said Brandon Peloquin, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, which covers Central and Southwest Ohio. Severe weather that spawned tornadoes began in February this year…”
“The ongoing heat wave is a direct result of a high-pressure heat dome that has scorched Mexico for weeks — resulting in the country’s hottest and driest May on record — before expanding north and west into portions of the United States this week.”
“Exclusive: Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states…
“Reports of the deaths suggest the bird flu outbreak in cows could take a greater economic toll in the farm belt than initially thought. Farmers have long culled poultry infected by the virus, but cows cost much more to raise than chickens or turkeys.”
“Texas farmers face mounting expenses as droughts worsen…
“Payouts due to drought in Texas rose from an average $251 million per year in the 2000s to $516 million per year in the 2010s and $1.1 billion per year in the first four years of the 2020s, the data showed, rising at more than twice the rate of inflation.”
“Yesterday 42.4 [108F] Flores GUATEMALA HOTTEST JUNE DAY; MORE MAX. RECORDS: 42.0 Valladolid MEXICO, 35.0 Roatan HONDURAS… CARIBBEAN JUNE HOTTEST NIGHT ON RECORDS TMINS; 28.4 St Marten Territorial record; 28.1 Carravelle MARTINQUE; 28.0 Tobago National June record.”
“Tornado hitting Bassin Bleu is an omen of a potentially devastating cyclone season for children in Haiti…
“According to the Municipal Council for the Management of Risks and Disasters, 112 people, including 29 children, were injured in the disaster. Approximately 4,350 people, including 650 children, lost their homes. Many of them now live in temporary shelters.”
“Sweet potato and yam shortage forecast in Barbados due to climate and disease…
“Richard Armstrong, a seasoned farmer with over four decades of experience, has highlighted a more concerning outlook with dwindling yields of these staples due to the combined effects of crop disease, extreme heat, and drought.”
“Bolivia reinforces surveillance against heat sources [due to burning grasslands]…
“The acute drought caused repeatedly in recent years by the global climate crisis has put Bolivia under tension every year since June due to the possible uncontrolled spread of the flames.”
“Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected…
“The Pantanal wetlands, roughly 10 times the size of the Florida everglades, are home to jaguars, tapirs, caimans, anacondas and giant anteaters. Weak rains since late last year have disrupted the usual seasonal flooding, leaving more of the region vulnerable to fires.”
“Up to 37C in MOZAMBIQUE; 36.6 [97.9F] Beitbridge ZIMBABWE HOTTEST JUNE DAY IN HISTORY; 35.3 Buffalo Range SOUTH AFRICA up TO 34.7c at Skukuza; 32.2 Elissras record; ZAMBIA up to 35C… Records all over. It’s supposed to be winter…”
“‘Everything went with the water – we have nothing’: Survivors count the cost of Kenya’s devastating floods…
“Kenya has been devastated by flooding the likes of which have not been seen in decades. The rainfall has been near constant, bursting river banks, destroying crops and even making a vast lake of the Chalbi desert.”
“Heatflation in the Middle East is affecting food prices…
“In Iraq, the daily consumption of tomatoes makes the population sensitive to price fluctuations. Kholoud Salman, an Iraqi journalist, reported a significant increase in tomato prices, which sparked widespread complaints on social media platforms…”
“According to the district administration, the flooding has affected a vast area, with 761 villages submerged under water until recent updates. The number of affected individuals has soared to approximately 0.7 million, highlighting the scale of the disaster and the urgent need for assistance.”
“Rohingya refugee camps devastated by cyclone Remal…
“Fire and fury tore through the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, last month when Cyclone Remal made landfall just days after a devastating fire swept through the camp… The plight of the Rohingya has been made worse by a series of devastating cyclones, intensified by climate change.”
““The mortality that we’ve seen is unprecedented,” said Dr Alex Bond, the principal curator of birds at the Natural History Museum. “The cyclone hit in April, which is a reasonably peak time when lots of seabirds were nesting.”
“…the generations-old craft is increasingly under threat as some experts say rising temperatures brought by climate change disrupt the growth of bees, the availability of their food and even the pollination of plants.”
“China warned to prepare for hotter than average summer…
“China is facing higher than average temperatures this summer as forecasters warn that preparations are needed to combat the threat of droughts and power shortages. Some regions may see extreme high temperatures…”
“The upcoming heat wave in northern China may break records. NMC predicts that the highest temperature in Jiaozuo, Henan Province will reach 45C [113F] on June 12!
“If this is achieved, it will break the high temperature record in Henan Province and even in central China.”
“SE ASIA HEAT WAVE – Records have been falling every day for nearly 500 days and they are still falling.
“INDONESIA 35.6C [96.1F] Jakarta June hottest day; RECORDS OF JUNE HOTTEST NIGHT; 28.3C Majuro MARSHALL ISLANDS June National record of high Tmin; THAILAND: 29.5 Laem Chabang and 28.6 Hua Hin.”
“Four members of a family, including a woman and two children, were killed after a landslide hit their house in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara on Friday, an official said…
“”Heavy rain lashed the area when the landslide occurred. The disaster came at dawn while they were still asleep,” Syafrudin said.”
“Papua New Guinea ends landslide rescue efforts amid fears of another…
“It remains unclear how many people died in the massive landslide in Papua New Guinea’s Enga region on May 24, with the national government reporting more than 2,000 people have been buried alive…”
“Heavy rains in Australia’s east spark flash flooding, rescues…
“”Our dams are full, our waterways are full, our grounds are saturated,” Emergency Minister Jihad Dib said in a televised news conference in Sydney, adding that some roads and bridges had been affected. The latest emergency comes after more than 150 people were rescued from floodwaters in eastern Australia in April.”
“The data is in: May 2024 was the moistest May on record for the planet… This continues a run of record-moist months that dates back to last year.
“Wondering why it’s been really rainy where you are? 65% of Earth had above normal moisture content during the month, which is being strongly influenced by excessive ocean heat…”
“The mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heat…
“Climate change has warmed the planet by 1.3 degrees C compared to preindustrial times. But the last 12 months have been about 1.6 degrees C hotter, according to the latest data. Some of that heat — around 0.1 or 0.2 degree C — can be attributed to El Niño warming up the Pacific Ocean. That still leaves as much as 0.2 C unexplained.”
“The amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has hit a new record…
“…in recent years, growth of CO2 in the atmosphere has accelerated. In the first four months of this year, the CO2 concentration increased more quickly than it has during the first four months of any previous year on record.”
“COP29 host Azerbaijan sees natural gas demand rising despite “phase-out” plans…
““There’s absolutely no hint that” the gas demand will decline, Deputy Energy Minister Orxan Zeynalov said in an interview in the capital Baku. “Right now, we have a long list” of countries — both old and new buyers — for an additional 30 Bcm.””
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“World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of ‘climate hell’…
“Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU’s climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday…
“The average global temperature for the 12-month period to the end of May was 1.63 degrees Celsius (2.9 degrees Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average…”
“This is the “most up-to-date understanding” of the state of the climate, and “what we see is worrisome,” said Zeke Hausfather, a climatologist at the Berkeley Earth Institute, who was not involved in the study.”
“Good Riddance to El Niño, But La Niña Won’t Be Much Relief.
“Persistent global heating makes it less likely that even a broad cooling weather pattern can halt the inexorable rise in temperatures… There is still a strong chance that 2024 will be the hottest year on record, even if half of it is spent under cooler La Niña conditions.”
“Chief Heat Officers Are Developing a Global Playbook for Deadly Temperatures…
“Cities are on the frontlines of unrelenting high temperatures that are shattering records in 2024. In recent months, heat waves have forced school closures from Delhi to Manila. In Thailand, more people have already died from heat this year than in all of 2023.”
“The baseline seems to have shifted. We are reaching temperature anomalies [in the North Atlantic] higher than at this time last year, but it doesn’t seem as unusual any more.
“After everything that happened after June 11 in 2023:”
“The average temperature was 13.08 degrees, according to Met Éireann, which is 2.53 degrees above the 1961-1990 long-term average. The previous warmest May was in 2008 with an average monthly temperature of 13.03 degrees.”
“The North Sea was warmer in 2023 than at any time since records began, according to the Helgoland Biological Station of the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in the German port of Bremerhaven.
“Measurements show the average water temperature in 2023 was just under 11.9 degrees Celsius, the institute said.”
“Shipping group Maersk’s truck and rail operations have been hit by heavy flooding in Germany, the Danish company said on Wednesday.
“Several people died and thousands were forced to leave their homes in southern Germany late last week as the water cut off some areas, local authorities reported.”
“Austria closes Danube for shipping as deadly floods spread across central Europe.
“Flooding caused by torrential rain that killed five people in Germany over the weekend has spread across Austria and Hungary overnight Tuesday. The entire Danube in Austria has been closed after its banks burst in Linz, the country’s third-largest city.”
“Storms and heavy rains have caused damage and flooding across the southeast of Poland…
“Firefighters had been called out as many as 335 times by 11 a.m on Tuesday in the Małopolska province alone, with 118 of those calls being from the provincial capital Kraków, where widespread flooding was reported.”
“Following months under severe drought, the Catalonian region now sees up to 1,500 hectares of vines devastated by a severe hailstorm. Worst-affected areas might not be able to harvest at all.”
“Cherry growers in the southern Italian region of Puglia have apparently lost a major slice of their production as a result of unusually hot and dry weather during the spring.
“That’s according to Coldiretti Puglia, which estimated that more than half of the most common variety, Ferrovia, had been lost.”
“Study shows climate change boosts olive tree-devouring bacteria in the Mediterranean…
“Xylella fastidiosa, the deadly disease-causing bacterium that has already wiped out millions of plants of emblematic Mediterranean crops, like grapevines, olive-trees and almond-trees, by clogging their ducts and plant tissues, will get a boost from climate change…”
“Flooded Streets, Washed Away Cars: Algerian Town of Bou Saada.
“Devastating floods struck Algeria’s southern and western regions on Monday evening. Entire neighborhoods were submerged as residents scrambled to save themselves and their belongings.”
“NORTH AFRICA/MEDITERRANEAN HEAT WAVE; 48C [118.4F] Faya CHAD HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY TIED.
“49C in Saudi Arabia and 46C at 700m asl. 44C in Turkey, 43.7C in Cyprus (6 stations >43C), 41.5C in Greece. Extraordinary minimum temperatures up to 31.5C in Rhodes Island and 31.1 in Benghazi Libya.”
“Road collapses, evacuations and rescues — floods in Western Cape wreak havoc.
“Flooding was reported across the Western Cape, from Cape Town to the Garden Route, as the province experienced its second cut-off low system this week. Wednesday brought major damage, with roads collapsing, power outages, evacuations and rescues.”
“‘Crying from hunger’: Zimbabwe drought hits children
“Mother of four Laiwa Musenza is already reliant on aid from a local NGO to feed her family and Zimbabwe’s drought is only getting deeper. Zimbabwe is only one of a band of countries in Southern Africa experiencing food shortages due to the drought…”
“The Caspian Sea to shrink by a third due to global warming.
“Global warming will see its level fall by up to 18 metres and reduce its surface area by a third thanks to global warming. Azerbaijan’s capital will no longer be a port if that happens and the Northern Caspian will disappear entirely.”
“The shrinking Aral Sea: An environmental disaster.
“…the Aral Sea is technically an endorheic lake that straddles the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, receiving water from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers… extensive diversion of these rivers for agricultural irrigation has dramatically reduced the lake’s surface area… to about 10% of its original size since the 1960s.”
“Uzbekistan “will suffer” as Taliban canal diverts fifth of Amu Darya river, warns expert…
““The government of Uzbekistan is trying to establish relations with Afghanistan, but the Taliban is very tough. Afghanistan does not intend to make any agreements with Central Asia on this matter,” Bosch was also reported as stating.”
“Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the north and west, the U.N. children’s agency said Monday.
“Unusually heavy seasonal rains have been wreaking havoc on multiple parts of the country, killing hundreds of people and destroying property and crops.”
“Delhi water crisis: Supreme Court asks Himachal to release excess water and Haryana to facilitate its flow to Delhi.
“The directions come amid a water crisis and the ongoing heatwave in Delhi, prompting the Union Territory’s government to turn to the Supreme Court for immediate intervention.”
“Bengaluru goes from the driest April to the wettest June day; raises alarm.
“It was only in April 2024 that the city was reeling from its worst-ever water shortage and an extreme heatwave with temperatures soaring upto 38 degrees… “Bengaluru has lost its charm,” sum up netizens on social media as the once garden city shifts towards erratic weather patterns.”
“The flood situation in Assam remains grim, with more than 2.5 lakh people affected in multiple. Road and rail communication in several parts of the State remained disrupted following incessant rain…”
“Korea experienced its second-highest average spring temperatures on record,
“…the average temperature was 13.2 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees Celsius higher than the average from 1990 to 2010… data indicates that the past three years have seen the hottest spring seasons on record.”
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT SOUTH ASIA – HOTTEST JUNE NIGHT EVER AGAIN IN THE PHILIPPINES.
“MINIMUM 30.0 [86F] at Sangley Point; Also record heat in VIETNAM; MINIMUM 30.7 Rach Gia, 29.8 Con Son. Since nearly 500 days, EVERY SINGLE DAY hundreds of records have been pulverized all over Southeast Asia.”
“Brazil braces for severe drought after historic floods killed 172 people…
“After torrential rains that sparked historic flooding in southern Brazil, the country expects a swing to severe drought in parts, the environment minister said Wednesday. Brazil has been battered by a series of extreme weather events…”
“Chile’s Lithium Dreams Raise Water Concerns In The Desert.
“Chile is seeking to retake its position as the world’s top lithium producer, but environmentalists fear extraction in the Atacama desert will harm fragile ecosystems there… Demand for lithium, used in electric car batteries, has grown strongly in recent years as the world seeks to move away from fossil fuels to curb global warming.”
“42.4 [108.3F] Comotan JUNE HOTTEST DAY IN GUATEMALA; 36.3 CURACAO HOTTEST JUNE DAY; 35.7 ARUBA HOTTEST JUNE DAY; tmin 28.2 ST EUSTATIUS JUNE HOTTEST NIGHT; tmin 28.6 GRENADA JUNE HOTTEST NIGHT.”
“Some areas in Mexico City are slipping as fast as 20 inches a year in recent decades, according to researchers. Overall, the clay layers under the soil have compressed by 17 percent in the last century. A culprit for the uneven sinking in Mexico City, researchers say, is pumping water from underground.”
“Drought Hampers Manufacturing in Mexican State Bordering Texas.
“Numerous companies in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas along the Texas border have shuttered factories or curbed operations due to a severe drought in the region. The natural disaster is having an impact on the manufacturing industry, which is one of the state’s main economic engines.”
“”Dangerous” heat wave threatens to break more records across U.S. Southwest…
“Extreme heat ranks as the nation’s top weather-related killer annually, per the NWS. U.S. Border Patrol El Paso, Texas, sector chief Anthony Good noted in a post to X that the extreme heat had killed four migrants trying to cross the border from Mexico over the weekend.”
“UH-OH: Vegas Hasn’t Broken a Low-Temp Record in 25 Years.
“Twenty-five years ago today, Las Vegas broke a low temperature record for the day. What most tourists, and even residents, haven’t noticed is that it hasn’t done so since. That record, set on June 4, 1999, was 50° Fahrenheit.”
“It was the hottest May ever in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. How warm did it get?
“The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport recorded an average temperature of 80.6 degrees this May, beating out the previous record of 80.1 set in 2000, according to the National Weather Service.”
“‘We can’t get anything done’: Mississippi farmers battling yet another climate crisis…
“Another wave of weather has Mississippi farmers once again battling to keep their crops alive. Last year, farmers were hit hard by a severe drought… This year, the problem is too much rain, which is oversaturating farmland and killing crops before they can even grow.”
“Why the hurricane season matters for the Federal Reserve.
“The US central bank increasingly needs an understanding of meteorology to see where the economy is headed… as storms grow in frequency and cost and have broader macro implications… The data backs up my observations.”
“Tornadoes in the US midwest and on the east coast were causing chaos on Wednesday, killing a two-year-old boy and injuring his mother outside Detroit when a tree fell on their suburban home.
“Meanwhile, in Maryland, emergency workers were responding to reports of collapsed structures with people trapped inside after another tornado there.”
“The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants…
“Forests across Europe, the US and Canada have been hard hit by drought, fires and bark beetles. Now scientists fear the northern hemisphere’s greatest carbon sink is nearing a tipping point.”
“A fierce battle is being fought in the soil beneath our feet – and the implications for global warming are huge…
“Our new research… shows it comes down to a below-ground battle for phosphorus, a mineral nutrient in soils that is essential for tree growth. The results suggest in some parts of the world, increased CO₂ means tiny bugs in the soil “hold onto” their phosphorus, making less available for trees. This is alarming news for some forests…”
“The world’s fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change, the head of the United Nations said on Wednesday.
“UN Secretary General António Guterres called coal, oil and gas corporations the “godfathers of climate chaos” who had distorted the truth and deceived the public for decades.”
“Global rich must pay more to tackle climate crisis, says architect of Paris deal…
“Climate finance will be the key focus of this year’s UN climate summit, Cop29, in Azerbaijan. Government representatives were gathering on Monday in Bonn, Germany, where the UN framework convention on climate change secretariat is based, for a fortnight of preliminary talks…”
“Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work…
“A global survey of more than 740 reporters and editors from 102 countries found that 39% of those threatened “sometimes” or “frequently” were targeted by people engaged in illegal activities such as logging and mining. Some 30%, meanwhile, were threatened with legal action…”
“‘Out of control’: Why the discovery of H5N1 bird flu in mice is so alarming.
The discovery of the virus in mice is particularly alarming, as it significantly raises the risk of human transmission and further spread, say experts… scientists suspect the creatures lived on a farm, and became infected after consuming unpasteurised milk from infected cattle.”
“The first lab-confirmed human case of H5N2 bird flu has died, according to the World Health Organisation.
“It said the 59-year-old Mexican resident developed a fever, shortness of breath, nausea and diarrhoea. They died on 24 April… The victim had no history of exposure to poultry or animals, the WHO said.”
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“Massive melon-sized hail [is a new] Texas record. The brick-sized chunks of ice surpass the DVD-sized hail that fell last week…
“Val Castor later posted on Facebook that the stone “conservatively” measured at least seven inches long…” [now confirmed as a new state record of 7.25 inches, beating the old record of 6.4 inches].
“‘Heat dome’ settles over West Coast with 112F temps creating deadly conditions for 10m and sparking wildfire fears…
“The National Weather Service said by Thursday, the level of risk of heat-related impacts will be “extreme” in parts of all three states [California, Arizona and Nevada].”
“Thousands of Californians have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a wildfire started this weekend.
“The blaze broke out on a hill managed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Saturday and has since spread on the wind some 20 square miles.”
“Lake Michigan water temperatures at second-warmest level on record.
“Water temperatures on Lake Michigan this year are unusually warm, which will affect your first trip to the beach this summer. This fits a concerning trend as the climate changes.”
“No respite from permafrost-thaw impacts in the absence of a global tipping point…
“We argue that in the absence of a global tipping point there is no safety margin within which permafrost loss would be acceptable. Instead, each increment of global warming subjects more land areas underlain by permafrost to thaw, causing detrimental local impacts and global feedbacks.”
“A recent international study, including contributions from Tel Aviv University and Tripura University, has unveiled a surprising factor accelerating the melting of Arctic sea ice: lightning storms. Traditionally rare in the frigid Arctic, these storms are now becoming more frequent due to global warming…”
“Train races through ‘Armageddon’ inferno amid wildfires [Siberia].
“Footage taken from the driver’s cabin shows flames from a surrounding inferno wrapping around the carriage. The incident happened in the mountainous Muysky district in Siberia, which has been engulfed by wildfires.”
“The UK had its warmest May and spring on record, despite the wet, dull conditions for many parts of the country, provisional Met Office figures show.
“The average temperature in May was 13.1C (55.6F), beating the previous record in 2008 by a full 1C, making it the warmest May in records dating back to 1884.”
“Elevated sea temperatures that fuelled record rainfall in Ireland are still far above normal.
“Climate scientists believe that an unprecedented marine heatwave off Ireland’s west coast last June, with sea temperatures reaching up to 5C above normal, not only disrupted biodiversity but was also a contributory factor to the unprecedented levels of rainfall…”
“Dutch farmers heading to protest against European climate policy in Brussels.
“Angry farmers from the Netherlands and a dozen other EU countries are heading to Brussels on the eve of the European elections. They want to force an end to restrictive European climate and environmental regulations.”
“Germany will fail to meet its climate targets, experts said, as extreme rainfall flooded parts of the country.
“Towns across southern Germany, from the Swiss border in the southwest to the Czech border in the east, remained underwater on Monday, with municipalities along the Danube river preparing for a further rise in water levels. At least four people have died.”
“Lightning strike in Czech Republic injures 18 people…
“The Czech Republic was hit by heavy rain and storms over the weekend, and there were also reports of flooding affecting parts of the country. Many factors contribute to flooding, but a warming atmosphere caused by climate change makes extreme rainfall more likely.”
“Three friends filmed in final embrace before being swept away by flash floods in Italy…
“Patrizia Cormos, 20, her friend Bianca Doros, 23, and her boyfriend Cristian Molnar, 25, had decided to take a stroll along the Natisone River near Udine in the northern Friuli region when the river surged to dangerous levels after days of torrential rain.”
“Italian Indica rice prices hit record highs on poor weather, low stocks…
“In recent weeks, continuous rain and below-average temperatures have disrupted the sowing process, with “still 30% of the sowing to be completed,” an Italy-based broker said. A three-four-week delay in sowing will consequently push harvesting from September to October…”
“Forest fires ravage Cyprus, authorities issue red alert…
“As temperatures soar, the Forestry Department has issued a red alert, warning of heightened forest fire risk. Stricter measures are in place, prohibiting unauthorized fires with penalties of imprisonment up to 10 years or hefty fines.”
“Rockets from Lebanon strike northern Israel causing forest fires.
“Israeli authorities are battling intense forest fires in the north of the country that broke out shortly after rocket and drone strikes from neighbouring Lebanon struck the area, forcing the partial evacuation of one town.”
“June Record broken at Nguigmi NIGER with 46.4C [115.5F]; 47.5C at Bilma, 46.0 at Tazerbo Libya.
“Tomorrow historic heat in Greece and Turkey with 40/45C, 40C in Russia. And return of the 40C in Spain. Huge contrasts with the cold conditions in Italy in Central Mediterranean.”
“The negative impact of climate change on the cultivation of farmland has continued to be a source of worry to stakeholders as it has negatively affected the quality of the soil for farming.”
“Torrential rain in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, has displaced more than a 1,000 people across seven wards.
“At least seven people died in the floods over the weekend. Displaced residents have taken refuge in community halls across the metro. Metro spokesperson Sithembiso Soyaya says disaster management teams remain on high alert.”
“Tornado displaces over 1,200 in Tongaat [South Africa].
“A tornado has ripped through Tongaat in KwaZulu-Natal, causing extensive damage to homes and schools. It’s left over a thousand families homeless. Meanwhile, the death toll in the devastating Durban storm has risen to six.”
“Record heat in Southern Africa. French Southern territories June records: Juan de Nova Island Tmax 31.9 [89.4F] Tmi 26.6 both records, the max also for the whole Territory.
“Glorieuses Island Tmax 31.8°C Tmin 27.2°C both records, the min also record for the whole territory.”
“Parts of Muscat could be seen blanketed in a white sheet with residents out on the streets and making the most of the weather by clicking away photographs and uploading them on their social media sites.”
“Desertification displaces over 700 families in Iraq.
“Over 700 families across three Iraqi provinces have been displaced and forced to relocate to Najaf due to a lack of water availability and worsening desertification, an official told Rudaw on Monday. Iraq is the fifth most vulnerable nation to climate change…”
“Two tourists were rescued by locals and police after a section of a glacier unexpectedly broke off at the famous tourist resort Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district [India].
“Officials informed The Kashmiriyat that the incident occurred in Sonamarg when some tourists were near Thajwas Glacier.”
“India’s ‘glaring inequalities’ laid bare as hundreds wait for water amid record breaking heatwave.
“Amid India’s mammoth general election, millions have had to brave heatwave conditions. Across the country, record temperatures above 50C have been recorded – now chaos has broken out as people living in camps flock to water trucks.”
“Bengaluru sees highest rainfall in June on Sunday, breaks 133-year-old record.
“The city recorded 111.1 mm rainfall on Sunday, beating the previous highest of 101.6 mm recorded on 16 June 1891. The average rainfall in Bengaluru for June is 106.5 mm. This also assumes significance as El Nino is becoming neutral and transitioning into La Nina.”
“Seven regions of the South Asian island nation, including the capital Colombo, experienced torrential rainfall of over 400mm [15.7 inches] over the weekend, twice the amount of rain that falls in a month.”
“Climate change and population increases have made water scarcity a geopolitical issue… Freshwater supplies are now a primary concern. The nation continues to rely on seasonal rainfall, with extended dry spells exacerbating shortages.”
“China’s flood season starts ‘stronger, earlier than usual’ in southern regions.
“Extreme events are also anticipated to be more frequent, widespread and intense, with greater impact, according to the MWR’s press release on Thursday.”
“China records warmest spring in 2024 since meteorological records began…
“The overall climate across the country exhibited warm and humid characteristics during the spring of 2024. The national average temperature between March and May reached 12.3 C, higher than the 10.9 C of the same period in previous years by 1.4 C…”
“June started like a boom breaking thousands of heat records all over the world (Caribbean madness tweet coming),but for some areas like the Alps and Hokkaido is being freezing.
“-3.4C [26F] Attoko Hokkaido today is the lowest lowlands temperature recorded in summer in Japan since 1985.”
“Record again in the PHILIPPINES… today the Philippines had its hottest June night ever in its climatic history with a Tmin of 29.7C [85.5F] at Sangley Point. The old record wasn’t that “old” – it was yesterday.”
“Climate change made historic Brazil floods twice as likely: scientists…
“Three months’ worth of rain was dumped on the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul over two weeks in an “extremely rare event, expected to occur only once every 100-250 years,” according to a study published by the World Weather Attribution group.”
“BOLIVIA: 37.8C [100F] San Jose de Chiquitos June record destroyed; 36.9 Puerto Suarez… Over >35C also in Paraguay. Next week we will see one of the most insane heat events in world climatic history with 35/40C in winter every day for 2 weeks.”
“A farm in Bolivia’s Andean plains grapples with hotter climate…
“Bolivian ranchers Elizabeth and Edwin Churata are learning how to survive in a drier, hotter climate. They are adapting new water-storage techniques as their traditional ponds dry up, and changing how they feed their cattle and sheep.”
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE CARIBBEAN: Records of June hottest night smashed from Mexico to Colombia.
“MINIMUMS: 28.9 [84F] Soto La Marina Hottest night for any month MEXICO; 28.1 Curacao territorial record; 28.0 Grenada national record; COLOMBIA: 28.3 Santa Marta; 28.2 Cucuta; 28.1 Cartagena.”
“Forest fires kill hundreds of animals in the jungle of Quintana Roo [Yucatan, Mexico]…
“Pedro Mahay Caamal, president of the Union of Indigenous Mayan Forest Planters, warned that this situation is a consequence of the severe crisis affecting the Yucatan Peninsula, marked by an alarming increase in forest fires and unprecedented climate change.”
“Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers.
“Crucial strongholds for biodiversity are under threat as temperatures are rising in tropical forests, the world’s most diverse terrestrial ecosystems, a new study reveals… A severe risk is that species are no longer able to survive within tropical forests as climate change intensifies…”
“As Sheinbaum courted votes across the country of 127 million grappling with a drought, heatwave and smog, she promised to invest nearly $14 billion in clean energy and boost electric buses and trains.”
“‘It’s all we have’: young climate activists on the state of politics around the world…
“Political inertia is seen as the biggest barrier to climate action and must be overcome, says Charlier, a political and social science graduate now at the College of Europe in Bruges.”
“As of June 1st, the 365-day running mean for the global surface temperature has reached 1.63°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. Also, the daily anomaly is back up over 1.7°C.”
“La Niña switch expected to fuel extreme weather later this year…
“A rapid transition from one extreme to the other in the tropical Pacific would see more parts of the world battered by weather events, not long after the strong El Niño warming event has wreaked havoc on rainfall patterns and commodity prices.”
“Storms, Blackouts and Extreme Heat Can Mean Catastrophe… The heatwave scenario that keeps scientists up at night…
“One of the most dangerous illusions of the climate crisis is that the technology of modern life makes us invincible. Humans are smart. We have tools. Yeah, it will cost money. But we can adapt to whatever comes our way.”
“Hype Or Reality: Will AI Really Solve Climate Change?
“World Economic Forum says that the use of AI can contribute to the fight against climate change. According to its report, “the technology is already being used to send natural disaster alerts in Japan, monitor deforestation in the Amazon, and design greener smart cities in China.””
In the interests of balance:“Do Dirty Ships Really Stop Global Warming? Scientists Are All At Sea…
“Zeke Hausfather pointed out that, while oceans cover 71% of Earth’s surface, shipping regulations should have a minimal effect on land, so that total warming would be less than that suggested in the report.” [Leon Simons counters that, “The study doesn’t consider the positive feedback (more warming) from warmer oceans on low clouds!”]
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“Extreme weather and Red Sea crisis are driving up the prices of commodities…
“Wild weather driven by climate change is elevating the cost of energy, food and fuel; increasing the frequency of natural disasters and raising insurance costs… These wild weather patterns–coupled with geopolitical tensions–have changed the outlook for certain commodities.”
“The Floating Traffic Jam That Freaked Us All Out. The coronavirus pandemic schooled the world in the essential role of global supply chains. Have we learned anything from it?
“The pandemic laid bare the consequences of relying on faraway factories and container ships to keep humanity supplied with goods.”
“OPEC+ on Sunday agreed to extend all production curbs into next year, a deal that likely signals oil prices will remain elevated through the U.S. presidential election…
“The further extension of cuts agreed Sunday could tip global oil markets into a supply deficit, pushing up prices.”
“In short, the November election is crystalised in the mind as not about jobs or war, but a referendum on whether or not Trump should be in prison. Whatever the outcome, America will lose.”
“US sees clouds of a financial crisis gathering on horizon.
“Financial bubbles, latent capital losses, opaque markets and abysmal public deficit: The warning signs of a financial shock are proliferating in an American economy that has not been able to rid itself of its slow poisons – high inflation and high interest rates.”
“A commercial real estate crisis is hiding in plain sight…
“…at least half of the banking system’s Tier 1 capital loss-absorbing capacity has already been consumed by unrealized interest rate losses on its assets. Many banks in the system are ill-prepared to absorb additional losses from commercial real estate loan defaults.”
“A financial storm is coming that governments cannot fight.
“Savers may be fooling themselves by thinking their money is safe from private credit… the dangers are all too obvious. What’s really driven the growth in private credit is another of finance’s enduring characteristics – the search for yield. Ultra-low interest rates have made investors increasingly oblivious to risk as they seek out higher rates of return.”
“UK Debt Hangover Ties Next Government’s Hands, Whoever Wins…
“Britain’s crumbling public services desperately need money, but taxes are at a postwar high, the national debt is at levels last seen in the early 1960s and servicing it in a world of high interest rates is costing £60 billion ($76 billion) extra a year…”
“Energy bills ‘to remain high because of delays to nuclear plants’` [UK]
“Energy bills will remain significantly higher for at least the next six years as gas-fired power stations age and as the construction of new nuclear plants is delayed, a new analysis has suggested.”
“European Gas Jumps as Unplanned Norwegian Outages Crimp Supply…
“Flows into UK’s Easington terminal, which receives Norwegian gas, and Norway’s Nyhamna gas production plant are unavailable after upstream and downstream restrictions. The duration of the outages is uncertain, network operator Gassco said.”
“Plagued by already notoriously high energy prices, the complete replacement of Russian supply will create new costs on multiple fronts, all of which will lead to new burdens for Europe’s companies and consumers… creating new infrastructure for more expensive US or Qatari LNG will not be as easy as many believe.”
“ECB Rate Cut Will Be Rare Bright Spot in Troubled Euro Region…
“… despite the calm on the surface, the economy is starting to see the consequences of problems that have been decades in the making. Increasingly eclipsed by the dynamism of the US and the rise of China, the euro zone is languishing with anaemic growth, weak productivity, poor demographics, and bloated public finances…”
“French far right has big lead over Macronists in European election, polls show.
“The RN’s top candidate, Jordan Bardella, is credited with 32.5 percent of voting intentions in the poll… In France, the European Parliament elections are often seen as a key gauge of national politicians’ popularity.”
“A 29-year-old police officer has died two days after being repeatedly stabbed at an anti-Islam rally in Germany…
“Nancy Faeser, the interior minister, on Friday called for a thorough investigation into the attack. “If the investigations reveal an Islamist motive, this would be a further confirmation of the great danger posed by Islamist acts of violence,” she said.”
“Politically motivated cyberattacks have increased ahead of this month’s EU election, with many linked to Russian state-sponsored actors… Juhan Lepassaar, head of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), last week told media that overall attempted attacks doubled from the last quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of this year.”
“Scholz to Putin: we will defend ‘every square inch’ of NATO territory.
“NATO’s recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding that it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be ready to defend itself if necessary.”
“Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant, is in “critical condition” after it was hit in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s key energy facilities, authorities say.
“The head of the Zaporizhzhia region military administration, Ivan Fedorov, told Ukrainian television that the power plant can no longer produce electricity.”
“Ukraine has fired US-made weapons at targets inside Russia for the first time, according to Russian sources.
“Russia’s ministry of defence and Russian military bloggers have reported that HIMARS, long-range artillery, were fired by Ukraine at Russia on Saturday evening… Ukraine has not commented.”
“Russia has announced plans to raise taxes on businesses and the wealthy as it scrambles for additional revenue to fund its invasion of Ukraine…
“The amendments are expected to raise about 2.6 trillion rubles ($29bn) a year, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Finance Ministry calculations.”
“The Ukraine War Has Transformed Global Grain Trade…
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the temporary blockage of its Black Sea ports have redirected the flow of grain from “the world’s breadbasket”. One of the world’s leading producers of wheat, corn and vegetable oils, Ukraine shipped much of its grain internationally prior to the war…”
“Malaysia’s chip industry falls in the crosshairs of US sanctions on Russia.
“Malaysian semiconductor maker Jatronics SDN BHD is among nearly 300 entities that Washington slapped with US sanctions last month over their alleged links to Russia’s military suppliers… Jatronics, based in Kuala Lumpur, is accused of shipping electronic parts and components to Russia…”
“Economist Stephen Roach criticized US trade policies against China as a “blunder” that risks creating an endless economic conflict between the two nations… “I worry that Biden is getting himself even deeper into a new ‘forever war’ against Chinese trading practices…””
“Chinese businesses are increasingly favouring investment in countries including Vietnam and Mexico as trade tensions rise between western governments and Beijing.
“During the year to March, at least 41 Chinese manufacturing and logistics projects were announced for Mexico, while at least 39 were scheduled for Vietnam.”
“Chinese Firms Jostle With US Peers for Sliver of Gulf Oil Riches.
“A wave of Chinese banks, asset managers and hedge funds are ramping up in the Middle East, jostling with Wall Street firms who are making their own expansion push in a region flush with oil wealth.”
“A top Chinese general has accused the US of trying to build an “Asia-Pacific version of Nato”, underlining tensions between Washington and Beijing one day after the two countries’ defence chiefs met for the first time since 2022…”
“China ready to ‘forcefully’ stop Taiwan independence: Defence minister.
“Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has said the country’s military was ready to “forcefully” stop Taiwan’s independence, in a fiery speech at a Singapore security forum… ‘whoever dares to split Taiwan from China will be crushed to pieces and suffer his own destruction’.”
“Modi eyes ‘super majority’ amid fears he will change India’s constitution…
“Right-wing Hindus have been openly campaigning to transform India from a secular state into a Hindu one, or Hindu Rashtra. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, have been most prominent in this campaign and hugely influential in Mr Modi’s policies and personality.”
“Iran’s ex-president Ahmadinejad, disqualified Larijani sign up for election…
“Ahmadinejad… who had been largely sidelined following his controversial terms in office, said he’s only heeding “a call from people from across the country” to run again, and he’s confident he can resolve Iran’s domestic and international issues.”
“South Africa election: ANC to face coalition demands as they lose majority in landmark vote…
“The cogs are turning hard and fast in the African National Congress (ANC) machinery as a bid to win the election becomes an effort to survive the loss. After 30 years of dominating South Africa’s political landscape, the ANC is set to lose its parliamentary majority…”
“Lebanon’s Hezbollah says strikes Israeli bases as clashes intensify…
“Nearly eight months of violence on the Israel-Lebanon border has left at least 451 people dead in Lebanon, mostly fighters but including more than 80 civilians, according to an AFP tally.”
“Several are killed after Israeli air strike targets Syria’s Aleppo.
“Israel conducted fresh air strikes in Syria, focusing on the Aleppo region, Syrian regime media reports casualties, while a watchdog group specifies pro-Iranian militants among the dead.”
“Biden’s ‘non-starter’ Gaza ceasefire deal only demonstrates his lack of influence…
“…even as Joe Biden spelled out the proposal – leading in theory to a permanent end to hostilities, large-scale food deliveries and the start of reconstruction, there was clearly something awry… The Israeli prime minister’s political career rests instead in the hands of far-right members of the coalition, who say they will walk out if he agrees a ceasefire deal.”
“Maldives to ban Israeli passport holders from entry in protest over Gaza war…
“The Maldives says it will ban Israelis from entering the country, known for its luxury resorts, with the office of the president making the announcement as public anger in the predominantly Muslim nation rises over the war in Gaza.”
“Civilian deaths from killer drones [and killer robots] are this generation’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’…
“Fielding weapons systems that operate without meaningful human control effectively delegates life-and-death decisions to machines. This crosses a dangerous line. Autonomous weapons systems raise an array of fundamental ethical, humanitarian, legal, operational, moral, security, and proliferation concerns.”
“Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar…
“The Debt Justice charity said countries at the highest risk of being affected by global heating were paying 15.5% of government revenues to external creditors – up from less than 8% before Covid-19 and 4% at their lowest recent point in 2010.”
“The uninsurable world: how the market fell behind on climate change…
““Very clearly the [insurance industry’s] models are not working,” said Lindsay Keenan, EU co-ordinator at campaign group Insure Our Future. “I’m amazed how they have managed to blag the regulators with their rhetoric that ‘It’s all OK, we have models for that’ over the years, and still today.””
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“‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt.
“Sudden cut in pollution in 2020 meant less shade from sun and was ‘substantial’ factor in record surface temperatures in 2023, study finds… The researchers said the sharp ending of decades of shipping pollution was an inadvertent geoengineering experiment.”
“Why didn’t we see spiking Sea Surface Temperatures immediately when IMO2020 shipping regulations came into effect?
“We did, but 3 years with La Niña in the tropical Pacific kept the global average relativity low. That changed when it turned neutral and then into El Niño.”
“Spoiler: preliminary global temperature data shows no doubt that May 2024 is by far the warmest May on record and the 12th consecutive record warm month.
“Mongolia and Norway are tied as the most above average countries, while Argentina is the most below.”
“Floods and Hailstones Wreak Havoc in Cherkessk and Kislovodsk [Russia]!
“Heavy rain, hurricane-force winds, and large hail have struck the regions of Karachay-Cherkessia and Stavropol Krai in Russia, causing significant damage. In the capital of Karachay-Cherkessia, Cherkessk, hailstones shattered windows and damaged building facades, while powerful winds uprooted trees.”
“For the *third* time this month, the heat record for May has been broken in Utö [Finland]: today the temperature has climbed to a whopping 24.3°C [75.7F]!
“Monthly records were also set on two other islands, reflecting partly the high sea surface temperatures in the Baltic Sea.”
“For the vast majority of the UK spring has been much wetter than average… April was even wetter”
“This very wet spring follows on from a wetter than average winter… The seas surrounding the UK are …much warmer than normal, especially the North Sea, with temperatures widely 2C to 4C above average.”
“Wildlife in the River Dee [Scotland] is facing a continued threat by rising water temperatures, conservationists have warned.
“Earlier this month, temperatures as high as 21C were recorded in the river near Ballater, well beyond the optimal 16 or 17C needed to sustain Atlantic salmon.”
“Past six months were “the wettest since records began…” [Belgium]
“591 millimetres of water fell from the heavens in Ukkel (where the Met Office is based) since the start of the meteorological winter on 1 December 2023. Not since measurements began in 1833 have the six months of winter and spring been so rained out. The previous record dates from 1877.”
“Montenegro Will Need To Deal With Climate Change…
“…statistics confirm it’s becoming more arid and that temperatures are gradually increasing…. “We used to have deep snow all winter, but there was only 50 cm this year,” says Rale, the deckhand on our small boat cruise, who comes from Nikšićki Korzo in the mountains in the north.”
“Southern African countries fear losing more elephants to drought.
“Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as food and water sources dwindle following a severe drought… El Nino has worsened the impact of climate change, scientists say.”
“Horn of Africa: 600,000 children affected by devastating floods, as torrential rains threaten further havoc.
“The rains are the latest in a series of extreme weather events to hit East Africa. In November, devastating floods led to the deaths of at least 350 people and displaced over 2.3 million. Those floods followed the region’s worst drought in 40 years due to five failed rainy seasons.”
“Climate change impacts on hydropower in the Middle East.
“Three hydropower dams built at the head of Euphrates and Tigris rivers in Turkey some 30 years ago have seen a 25% decrease in electricity generation capacity over that time, according to research by Dursun Yildiz, a Turkey-based hydropower expert…”
“Unusually high temperatures in Pakistan lead to rapid melting of glaciers, threaten lives.
“Unusually high temperatures in Pakistan’s northern areas have resulted in rapid melting of glaciers, officials and experts said on Friday, warning that the prolonged phenomenon could lead to water shortages and threaten lives in the longer run.”
“Deaths mount and water rationed as India faces record heat.
“Reports of heat-related illnesses and deaths have surged across the country as daytime highs continue to hover around 120 degrees and nights remain over 90… Aside from electricity demand, Delhi officials have also warned that the city’s water supply has fallen to crisis levels…”
“Record heat never leaves India, it just moves from East to West. Temperatures up to 49.2 [120.6F] today in Eastern India at Sidhi; HOTTEST DAY EVER IN MADHYA PRADESH STATE.
“Record heat also in NEPAL: 44.2 Nepalgunj, May record tied; Danghadi, Janakpur and BHaiwara Tmins >30C, also May records.”
“Uttarakhand forest fires: More than double wildfire incidents, forest cover loss is tripled this year.
“Amid unprecedented heat waves across Uttarakhand, the forest fire incidents are on rise again and this number has doubled in comparison to last year. Moreover, the forest cover gutted in these wildfire incidents is also three times more this year.”
“What will happen to Japan’s rainy season if global warming continues?
“Caution is needed as the risk of disasters caused by torrential rain increases as organized rainfall events become more frequent. An increase in small-type rainfall events is also projected for all areas, with a particularly big rise along the Pacific Ocean coastline…”
“Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought.
“Ecuador is in trouble… in mid-April, President Daniel Noboa declared a 60-day state of emergency. Since then, homeowners have been taking cold showers and struggling without internet access, while restaurants have been serving up meals by candlelight to avoid closing and losing perishable food.”
“Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests.
“The full extent of the losses is still coming into focus, especially in rural areas where farmers like Almeida and her family produce much of Brazil’s rice, wheat and dairy. Of her 60 egg-laying hens, just eight survived. Their cows have nowhere to graze in the flooded landscape.”
“Fallen trees and dragged cars, emergencies due to rain in Barranquilla [Colombia]…
“The heavy downpour that fell on Thursday afternoon caused several emergencies in Barranquilla . Through the Wasapea line to EL HERALDO , citizens reported the incidents that occurred in various sectors of the Atlantic capital.”
“More than 222 thousand hectares of forest affected by forest fires in Honduras…
“The high temperatures suffered this year by Honduras, a country of 112,492 square kilometers, the burning of land for agriculture and the criminal hand of man, are among the main causes of forest fires.”
“Illustration of just how extreme the climate has been in Mexico, this is the city of Oaxaca. Defined by daily temps that fall into the 95th percentile, a record for “extraordinarily hot days”.
“70% of all days in 2024 had temps that would usually only be observed 5% of time.”
“34.4C/94F CAYMAN ISLANDS HOTTEST MAY DAY beaten again; RECORDS HOT NIGHTS ALLOVER Tmins: 29.9 Salina Cruz MEXICO; 27.2 San Juan; PUERTO RICO: 28.4 St Marten; 28.3 Saba; 28.2 Carravelle MARTINIQUE: 28.2 Charlestown…”
“Virginia Key Water Temperatures Shattering Records Amid Extreme Heat and It’s Not Even Summer.
“The ocean already feels like a hot tub — and it’s still May. The official start of summer is still three weeks away, but ocean temperatures in South Florida are already hitting peak summer highs.”
“Unstoppable record heat in FLORIDA: Exceptional 101F at Punta Gorda: it’s the hottest spring day ever recorded in all Southwest Florida climatic history.
“MORE MAY RECORDS: 99F Tampa Knight; 98 Tampa AP tied; 97 St Petersburg.”
“Gulf of Mexico Is August-Level Hot as Hurricane Season Nears.
“Water temperatures across the Gulf of Mexico have reached or exceeded levels usually found in August when the region is at its warmest, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.”
“Houston hit by more severe weather as Texas closes out a May full of storms…
“After the third round of severe thunderstorms since Tuesday, about 300,000 customers were without power Friday morning, mostly in East Texas and around Houston. The city also experienced intense storms Thursday evening…”
“Denver is being hit with extreme thunderstorms, with baseball-sized hail smashing through residents’ car windows and winds up to 60 miles per hour.
“A severe warning was in place until midnight for northeastern Douglas County, western Arapahoe County, and south-central Denver County, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).”
“A new analysis of this past winter shows that it was the hottest ever recorded across Canada, beating out the previous hottest winter by the widest margin ever seen.
“Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Climate Trends and Variations Bulletin — Winter 2023/2024 was released by the agency this month.”
“The Earth had its warmest May on record… with New England also seeing record rising temperatures.
““The recent run of 11 consecutive record global average temperatures is hard to comprehend,” said Michael Rawlins at the Climate System Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “It means that we may not fully understand how the various factors are contributing to the sharp uptick in heat in recent years.””
“Exceptional atmospheric conditions in June 2023 generated an unprecedented northwest European marine heatwave which contributed to breaking land temperature records…
“This marine heatwave was intensified by the last 20-year warming trend in sea surface temperatures. Such sea surface temperatures are projected to become commonplace…”
“There’s a climate threat lurking in rivers around the world…
“human activity can speed up the decomposition of leaves and other litter, sending more carbon dioxide up into the atmosphere. One key element is a warmer climate, which makes microbes more active. Chemicals from fertilizer, like phosphorus and nitrogen, also nourish microbes and lead to faster litter decomposition.”
“Why any estimate of the cost of climate change will be flawed.
“Temperature fluctuations are unpredictable. Humans are even more so. Earth’s climate is a complex system… There could be tipping points when global warming suddenly accelerates… Despite their flaws, the methods agree on one thing: climate change carries far heavier costs than Mr William Nordhaus first imagined.”
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“Climate change is coming for the finer things in life… Wine, olive oil, coffee, cocoa. ‘It does feel a little apocalyptic’…
“Farmers in Greece Witness the Impacts of Climate Change After Historically Low Harvest.
“‘Without farmers, Sicily as we know would not exist’: Drought takes its toll on crops and livestock…
“Another storm leaves streets flooded and traffic outages in half the region [Murcia, Spain]…
“France: Violent Storm Causes Major Flooding And Mudslides In Parts Of Haute-Savoie…
“Impressive hailstorm in a tunnel in Lozère on the A75…
“Austrian Airlines plane severely damaged after flying through hailstorm…
“Damage after storms in Austria – the centre of Deutschfeistritz can only be reached by boat…
“Flooding Rába River [Hungary] expected to peak at record level on Monday evening…
“‘I feel more like a professional gambler’: British farmers reveal their twin struggles with climate change and mental health…
“On June 9, 2023, the sea surface temperature averaged over the North Atlantic was 3.6 standard deviations above the mean (based on the 1991-2020 climatology).
“Meteorologists are marvelling at astronomical ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico heading into Hurricane Season.
“Issuance of catastrophe bonds just hit a record high, as the market braces for a rough hurricane season with the potential to do substantial damage.
“Florida sets several record high temps. Next up: Rain. Some areas could see up to 22 inches…
“Vermont Passed a Bill Making Big Oil Pay. Now Comes the Hard Part…
“California looks to seize profits from Big Oil in climate change lawsuit…
“Thousands of dead fish pile up on dried out lagoon in drought-hit Mexico…
“In Mexico’s heat wave monkeys are still dying and lions are getting popsicles…
“Records didn’t last more than 1 day in Carravelle, MARTINIQUE. Every day it beats and re-beats it all the time.
“Titicaca in Crisis: Climate Change Is Drying Up the Biggest Lake in the Andes.
“SOUTH AMERICA HEAT WAVE; Record broken in PERU today:
“…in South America winter has disappeared from the map altogether. Tropical night at Buenos Aires ARGENTINA with a minimum temperature of 20.3C [68.5F], record highest for June.
“Hawke’s Bay weather: Hastings hits 25.6 [78.1F] degrees in winter, beats 1988 June high [New Zealand].
“Records all over the tropics every single day.
“Half of all Aussie homes at serious risk to natural disasters, new data finds…
“Record heat in THAILAND seems eternal. More records today of hottest nights in the Southwest:
“Flash floods have killed at least three people and left one missing in northern Vietnam since Saturday night, the government said on Monday, and more heavy rains are expected over the coming days.
“On June 10, 25 stations in China broke the highest record in early June, and 5 stations tied the record.
“It’s still unusually warm in SIBERIA with temperatures of 30C [86F] near the Arctic Circle and also locally close to 20C on the Arctic coast (should be near freezing in early June).
“India’s heat wave longest ever, worse to come…
“Severe dust storm hits Iran’s Bandar Abbas, causing disruptions.
“HOTTEST JUNE DAY IN HISTORY IN COMOROS; 33.6C [92.5F] yesterday in the Hahaya Int. AP. This is the 92nd(!) country which has broken heat records in just 8 days of June so far.
“Record warmth continues unabated in KENYA.
“Saudi Arabia Issues Heat Advisory For Hajj Pilgrims…
“SAUDI ARABIA JUNE RECORDS: Gassim 700m asl MIN 34.0 tmax 47.0 [116.6F]; 43.0 Najran 1200m asl.
“Dr Michael Mosley died of “heat exhaustion” after “sitting down and losing consciousness” near a holiday resort on the Greek island of Symi, police have said.
“Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’…
“This is what the accelerated warming of our oceans looks like.
“The loss of sea ice – which is 10 times the size of the UK – in the Antarctic sea is a one-in-2,000-year event according to research.”
“What are the ‘positive tipping points’ that could help us accelerate out of climate disaster?
“BREAKING: Egypt has just set a new all-time record high temperature with +50.9°C (123.6°F) in Aswan.
“…and more records….! min 36.4 [97.4F] yesterday at In Guezzam is the HIGHEST MINIMUM ever recorded in ALGERIA in June…
“North Africa’s disappearing nomads: Why my community needs climate finance…
“HISTORIC HEAT EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN…
“Climate change decimates corals in Türkiye, prompting protective measures…
“Cyprus records highest ever June temperature…
“Climate Crisis: Mediterranean hit new record temp in 2023 – WWF says waters getting saltier, more jellyfish, alien species…
“As climate warms, Europe braces for rise in mosquito-borne infections…
“Wildfire breaks out in Chios island, village evacuated [Greece]…
“”Water scarcity in the Algarve is a reality”.
“From parched earth to landslides: crisis in the prosecco hills of Italy…
“Recently, several agricultural regions in Ukraine were subjected to unusually large hailstorms, prompting concerns about the potential damage to fruit crops….
“Hail Armageddon in Turek County [Poland]. Shocking photos flooded the Internet…
“In Switzerland, permafrost will not recover from being too warm…
“German insured flood damage estimated at €2 billion…
“Flood alerts at record level in Great Britain in first four months of 2024…
“Nobody noticed May was the warmest on record … because it happened while we were asleep [UK]…
“Sea ice across the Hudson Bay (Canada) is observing a historic spring with record early losses of Arctic sea ice…
“RECORD HEAT ON THE HUDSON BAY…
“After a wildfire, the trauma continues [BC]…
“Wildfire smoke prematurely killed over 50,000 Californians in a decade – study…
“2024 is tied for the worst year for tornadoes in Ohio history – and it’s only June…
“Western heat dome shatters records…
“Exclusive: Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states…
“Texas farmers face mounting expenses as droughts worsen…
“AMERICAS HEAT WAVE:
“Tornado hitting Bassin Bleu is an omen of a potentially devastating cyclone season for children in Haiti…
“Sweet potato and yam shortage forecast in Barbados due to climate and disease…
“Bolivia reinforces surveillance against heat sources [due to burning grasslands]…
“Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected…
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA:
“‘Everything went with the water – we have nothing’: Survivors count the cost of Kenya’s devastating floods…
“Heatflation in the Middle East is affecting food prices…
“Flash flood wreaks havoc in Sylhet [Bangladesh]…
“Rohingya refugee camps devastated by cyclone Remal…
“More intense, frequent tropical cyclones may devastate seabird colonies – study…
“Climate crisis stings Nepal’s honey gatherers, threatens tradition.
“China warned to prepare for hotter than average summer…
“The upcoming heat wave in northern China may break records. NMC predicts that the highest temperature in Jiaozuo, Henan Province will reach 45C [113F] on June 12!
“SE ASIA HEAT WAVE – Records have been falling every day for nearly 500 days and they are still falling.
“Four members of a family, including a woman and two children, were killed after a landslide hit their house in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara on Friday, an official said…
“Papua New Guinea ends landslide rescue efforts amid fears of another…
“Heavy rains in Australia’s east spark flash flooding, rescues…
“The data is in: May 2024 was the moistest May on record for the planet… This continues a run of record-moist months that dates back to last year.
“This image is astonishing for both the message it communicates and for its sci comm value. Incredible work by team at Copernicus EU.
“The mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heat…
“The amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has hit a new record…
“COP29 host Azerbaijan sees natural gas demand rising despite “phase-out” plans…
“World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of ‘climate hell’…
“Climate change is accelerating faster than ever…
“Good Riddance to El Niño, But La Niña Won’t Be Much Relief.
“Chief Heat Officers Are Developing a Global Playbook for Deadly Temperatures…
“The baseline seems to have shifted. We are reaching temperature anomalies [in the North Atlantic] higher than at this time last year, but it doesn’t seem as unusual any more.
“Warmest May on record in Ireland…
“The North Sea was warmer in 2023 than at any time since records began, according to the Helgoland Biological Station of the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in the German port of Bremerhaven.
“Shipping group Maersk’s truck and rail operations have been hit by heavy flooding in Germany, the Danish company said on Wednesday.
“Austria closes Danube for shipping as deadly floods spread across central Europe.
“Storms and heavy rains have caused damage and flooding across the southeast of Poland…
“Penedès [Spain] hit by severe hailstorm.
“Cherry growers in the southern Italian region of Puglia have apparently lost a major slice of their production as a result of unusually hot and dry weather during the spring.
“Study shows climate change boosts olive tree-devouring bacteria in the Mediterranean…
“Flooded Streets, Washed Away Cars: Algerian Town of Bou Saada.
“NORTH AFRICA/MEDITERRANEAN HEAT WAVE; 48C [118.4F] Faya CHAD HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY TIED.
“Road collapses, evacuations and rescues — floods in Western Cape wreak havoc.
“‘Crying from hunger’: Zimbabwe drought hits children
“Record, record and record all over… Today KENYA had its hottest June night on record with a min temperature of 28.1C [82.6F] at Lodwar.
“Record heat in 3 days swept 100% of the tropics, records pulverized everywhere in all Continents.
“The Caspian Sea to shrink by a third due to global warming.
“The shrinking Aral Sea: An environmental disaster.
“Uzbekistan “will suffer” as Taliban canal diverts fifth of Amu Darya river, warns expert…
“Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the north and west, the U.N. children’s agency said Monday.
“Delhi water crisis: Supreme Court asks Himachal to release excess water and Haryana to facilitate its flow to Delhi.
“Bengaluru goes from the driest April to the wettest June day; raises alarm.
“Devastating floods hit Assam.
“Korea experienced its second-highest average spring temperatures on record,
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT SOUTH ASIA – HOTTEST JUNE NIGHT EVER AGAIN IN THE PHILIPPINES.
“Brazil braces for severe drought after historic floods killed 172 people…
“Chile’s Lithium Dreams Raise Water Concerns In The Desert.
“EXTRAORDINARY RECORD HEAT ALL OVER AMERICAS:
“Why Mexico City’s thirst is causing it to sink.
“While a harsh heat wave kicks off in SW USA today expected 120+ Death Valley, 115 Phoenix…. more records fell South of the border:
“Drought Hampers Manufacturing in Mexican State Bordering Texas.
“”Dangerous” heat wave threatens to break more records across U.S. Southwest…
“UH-OH: Vegas Hasn’t Broken a Low-Temp Record in 25 Years.
“It was the hottest May ever in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. How warm did it get?
“‘We can’t get anything done’: Mississippi farmers battling yet another climate crisis…
“Why the hurricane season matters for the Federal Reserve.
“Tornadoes in the US midwest and on the east coast were causing chaos on Wednesday, killing a two-year-old boy and injuring his mother outside Detroit when a tree fell on their suburban home.
“The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants…
“A fierce battle is being fought in the soil beneath our feet – and the implications for global warming are huge…
“Breaking News! Code Yikes! 
“The world’s fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change, the head of the United Nations said on Wednesday.
“Global rich must pay more to tackle climate crisis, says architect of Paris deal…
“Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work…
“‘Out of control’: Why the discovery of H5N1 bird flu in mice is so alarming.
“The first lab-confirmed human case of H5N2 bird flu has died, according to the World Health Organisation.
“Massive melon-sized hail [is a new] Texas record. The brick-sized chunks of ice surpass the DVD-sized hail that fell last week…
“‘Heat dome’ settles over West Coast with 112F temps creating deadly conditions for 10m and sparking wildfire fears…
“Thousands of Californians have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a wildfire started this weekend.
“Lake Michigan water temperatures at second-warmest level on record.
“No respite from permafrost-thaw impacts in the absence of a global tipping point…
“Lightning Storms Accelerate Arctic Ice Melt.
“Train races through ‘Armageddon’ inferno amid wildfires [Siberia].
“The harsh heat will return to RUSSIA where the temperature is expected to reach 40C [104F] next week (Utta and Yusta best candidates).
“The UK had its warmest May and spring on record, despite the wet, dull conditions for many parts of the country, provisional Met Office figures show.
“Elevated sea temperatures that fuelled record rainfall in Ireland are still far above normal.
“Dutch farmers heading to protest against European climate policy in Brussels.
“Germany will fail to meet its climate targets, experts said, as extreme rainfall flooded parts of the country.
“Lightning strike in Czech Republic injures 18 people…
“Three friends filmed in final embrace before being swept away by flash floods in Italy…
“Italian Indica rice prices hit record highs on poor weather, low stocks…
“Forest fires ravage Cyprus, authorities issue red alert…
“Rockets from Lebanon strike northern Israel causing forest fires.
“June Record broken at Nguigmi NIGER with 46.4C [115.5F]; 47.5C at Bilma, 46.0 at Tazerbo Libya.
“‘Climate Change hampering food production’ [Nigeria]…
“Torrential rain in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, has displaced more than a 1,000 people across seven wards.
“Tornado displaces over 1,200 in Tongaat [South Africa].
“Record heat in Southern Africa. French Southern territories June records: Juan de Nova Island Tmax 31.9 [89.4F] Tmi 26.6 both records, the max also for the whole Territory.
“Freak hailstorm, rain hit parts of Oman…
“Desertification displaces over 700 families in Iraq.
“Two tourists were rescued by locals and police after a section of a glacier unexpectedly broke off at the famous tourist resort Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district [India].
“India’s ‘glaring inequalities’ laid bare as hundreds wait for water amid record breaking heatwave.
“Bengaluru sees highest rainfall in June on Sunday, breaks 133-year-old record.
“Floods and landslides kill 15 in Sri Lanka…
“The fight for freshwater in the Maldives.
“China’s flood season starts ‘stronger, earlier than usual’ in southern regions.
“China records warmest spring in 2024 since meteorological records began…
“Few seem to grasp how enormous this 4 W/m² increase (48-month average, relative to 2000-2009) in absorbed sunlight over the North Pacific is.
“June started like a boom breaking thousands of heat records all over the world (Caribbean madness tweet coming),but for some areas like the Alps and Hokkaido is being freezing.
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT ALLOVER OCEANIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA…
“Record again in the PHILIPPINES… today the Philippines had its hottest June night ever in its climatic history with a Tmin of 29.7C [85.5F] at Sangley Point. The old record wasn’t that “old” – it was yesterday.”
“HISTORIC WINTER WARMTH IN AUSTRALIA: Dozens of records destroyed with tropical nights even in the southern State of New South Wales…
“Climate change made historic Brazil floods twice as likely: scientists…
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN SOUTH AMERICA: 
“A farm in Bolivia’s Andean plains grapples with hotter climate…
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE CARIBBEAN: Records of June hottest night smashed from Mexico to Colombia.
“Forest fires kill hundreds of animals in the jungle of Quintana Roo [Yucatan, Mexico]…
“Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers.
“EXTRAORDINARY IN MEXICO: 33.8 [92.8F] Mexico City destroys its monthly record again.
“Mexico elects a climate scientist as president…
“‘It’s all we have’: young climate activists on the state of politics around the world…
“Breaking News! Code Yikes!
“La Niña switch expected to fuel extreme weather later this year…
“Storms, Blackouts and Extreme Heat Can Mean Catastrophe… The heatwave scenario that keeps scientists up at night…
“Hype Or Reality: Will AI Really Solve Climate Change?
In the interests of balance:
“Extreme weather and Red Sea crisis are driving up the prices of commodities…
“The Floating Traffic Jam That Freaked Us All Out. The coronavirus pandemic schooled the world in the essential role of global supply chains. Have we learned anything from it?
“OPEC+ on Sunday agreed to extend all production curbs into next year, a deal that likely signals oil prices will remain elevated through the U.S. presidential election…
“The United States is lurching towards civil war…
“US sees clouds of a financial crisis gathering on horizon.
“A commercial real estate crisis is hiding in plain sight…
“A financial storm is coming that governments cannot fight.
“UK Debt Hangover Ties Next Government’s Hands, Whoever Wins…
“Energy bills ‘to remain high because of delays to nuclear plants’` [UK]
“European Gas Jumps as Unplanned Norwegian Outages Crimp Supply…
“Another European gas crisis is on the horizon…
“ECB Rate Cut Will Be Rare Bright Spot in Troubled Euro Region…
“French far right has big lead over Macronists in European election, polls show.
“A 29-year-old police officer has died two days after being repeatedly stabbed at an anti-Islam rally in Germany… 
“Germany’s CDU hit by major cyberattack.
“Scholz to Putin: we will defend ‘every square inch’ of NATO territory.
“Is a broader European war with Russia becoming inevitable? Both NATO and Moscow should beware of complacency and misguided wagers.
“Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant, is in “critical condition” after it was hit in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s key energy facilities, authorities say.
“Ukraine has fired US-made weapons at targets inside Russia for the first time, according to Russian sources.
“Russia has announced plans to raise taxes on businesses and the wealthy as it scrambles for additional revenue to fund its invasion of Ukraine…
“The Ukraine War Has Transformed Global Grain Trade…
“Malaysia’s chip industry falls in the crosshairs of US sanctions on Russia.
“US risks ‘forever’ trade war with China…
“Chinese businesses are increasingly favouring investment in countries including Vietnam and Mexico as trade tensions rise between western governments and Beijing.
“Chinese Firms Jostle With US Peers for Sliver of Gulf Oil Riches.
“China accuses US of seeking ‘Asia-Pacific NATO’…
“China ready to ‘forcefully’ stop Taiwan independence: Defence minister.
“Modi eyes ‘super majority’ amid fears he will change India’s constitution…
“Iran’s ex-president Ahmadinejad, disqualified Larijani sign up for election…
“South Africa election: ANC to face coalition demands as they lose majority in landmark vote…
“Lebanon’s Hezbollah says strikes Israeli bases as clashes intensify…
“Several are killed after Israeli air strike targets Syria’s Aleppo.
“Biden’s ‘non-starter’ Gaza ceasefire deal only demonstrates his lack of influence…
“Maldives to ban Israeli passport holders from entry in protest over Gaza war…
“Civilian deaths from killer drones [and killer robots] are this generation’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’…
“Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar…
“The uninsurable world: how the market fell behind on climate change…
“‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt.
“Why didn’t we see spiking Sea Surface Temperatures immediately when IMO2020 shipping regulations came into effect?
“Spoiler: preliminary global temperature data shows no doubt that May 2024 is by far the warmest May on record and the 12th consecutive record warm month.
“Floods and Hailstones Wreak Havoc in Cherkessk and Kislovodsk [Russia]!
“EXCEPTIONAL RUSSIA: 37 [98.6F] the Caucasus, 32 NW Europe and YAKUTIA RECORDS:
“For the *third* time this month, the heat record for May has been broken in Utö [Finland]: today the temperature has climbed to a whopping 24.3°C [75.7F]!
“For the vast majority of the UK spring has been much wetter than average… April was even wetter”
“Edinburgh has had its wettest May – and spring – on record, obliterating previous records.
“Wildlife in the River Dee [Scotland] is facing a continued threat by rising water temperatures, conservationists have warned.
“Past six months were “the wettest since records began…” [Belgium]
“Montenegro Will Need To Deal With Climate Change…
“41 DEGREES [105.8F] – Scorching heat in SPAIN: 41.0 El Granado, 39.8 Montoro but also 38.6 Almaden (Castilla La Mancha), over 35C Madrid.
“Southern African countries fear losing more elephants to drought.
“Horn of Africa: 600,000 children affected by devastating floods, as torrential rains threaten further havoc.
“Climate change impacts on hydropower in the Middle East.
“HISTORIC MIDDLE EAST HEAT: 51C [123.8F] IN IRAN, AND HOTTEST MAY DAY IN IRAQ AND KUWAIT.
“Unusually high temperatures in Pakistan lead to rapid melting of glaciers, threaten lives.
“Deaths mount and water rationed as India faces record heat.
“Record heat never leaves India, it just moves from East to West. Temperatures up to 49.2 [120.6F] today in Eastern India at Sidhi; HOTTEST DAY EVER IN MADHYA PRADESH STATE.
“Uttarakhand forest fires: More than double wildfire incidents, forest cover loss is tripled this year.
“Ten dead as flood wreaks havoc in Assam, Manipur. Authorities have set up 187 relief camps where over 28,000 people are sheltered.
“What will happen to Japan’s rainy season if global warming continues?
“EXTRAORDINARY: June has just started and thousands of records of hottest nights are being pulverized all over Oceania and Asia.
“Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought.
“Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests.
“Fallen trees and dragged cars, emergencies due to rain in Barranquilla [Colombia]…
“More than 222 thousand hectares of forest affected by forest fires in Honduras…
“Illustration of just how extreme the climate has been in Mexico, this is the city of Oaxaca. Defined by daily temps that fall into the 95th percentile, a record for “extraordinarily hot days”.
“CARIBBEANS RECORD HEAT:
“Virginia Key Water Temperatures Shattering Records Amid Extreme Heat and It’s Not Even Summer.
“Unstoppable record heat in FLORIDA: Exceptional 101F at Punta Gorda: it’s the hottest spring day ever recorded in all Southwest Florida climatic history.
“Gulf of Mexico Is August-Level Hot as Hurricane Season Nears.
“Houston hit by more severe weather as Texas closes out a May full of storms…
“Denver is being hit with extreme thunderstorms, with baseball-sized hail smashing through residents’ car windows and winds up to 60 miles per hour.
“A new analysis of this past winter shows that it was the hottest ever recorded across Canada, beating out the previous hottest winter by the widest margin ever seen.
“The Earth had its warmest May on record… with New England also seeing record rising temperatures.
“Exceptional atmospheric conditions in June 2023 generated an unprecedented northwest European marine heatwave which contributed to breaking land temperature records…
“There’s a climate threat lurking in rivers around the world…
“Why any estimate of the cost of climate change will be flawed.