CLIMATE CHANGED 2025

Due to the rapid melting of glaciers and the warming of the oceans, sea levels could rise by up to 1.3 meters by the end of this century, flooding coastal areas of St. Petersburg, southern Rostov-on-Don, Kerch, Adler, and even Kronstadt.

By the year 2300, the rise could reach a catastrophic 5.6 meters, scientists warn.

According to climatologists, the oceans are now warming four times faster than 40 years ago.
#AureFreePress #News #press #GlobalWarming #climatechange

CLIMATE CHANGED 2025

Due to the rapid melting of glaciers and the warming of the oceans, sea levels could rise by up to 1.3 meters by the end of this century, flooding coastal areas of St. Petersburg, southern Rostov-on-Don, Kerch, Adler, and even Kronstadt.

By the year 2300, the rise could reach a catastrophic 5.6 meters, scientists warn.

According to climatologists, the oceans are now warming four times faster than 40 years ago.
#AureFreePress #News #press #GlobalWarming #climatechange

Worker co-op leading climate planning in North America - new article about SSG in coop news: https://www.thenews.coop/ssg-worker-co-op-leading-climate-planning-in-north-america/
#coop #cooperative #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

Worker co-op leading climate planning in North America - new article about SSG in coop news: https://www.thenews.coop/ssg-worker-co-op-leading-climate-planning-in-north-america/
#coop #cooperative #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

Hey climate conscious people everywhere - PLEASE stop implying or saying that the earth would be better off without humans!!!! Malthusianism, the debunked "overpopulation" myth etc are cruel anti-human ideologies that easily lead to racism, eugenics, and any form of welcoming mass death. That's horrifying.

Yes, humans have caused climate disasters and extinctions and biodiversity loss and soil erosion and the hole in the ozone layer and all sorts of bad stuff. But it was only ever a minority of humans who drove those things. Humanity overall has an awe-inspiring ability to not only adapt ourselves to our surroundings, but also to adapt them, change them. The ecological footprint, so to speak.

That's what we need right now. We need to increase our ecological footprint! The earth is an abused child, what this child needs is not neglect and abandonment (humanity dying out or civilisation crashing or humans stopping to interfere in any way) but SUPPORT to heal and grow. Sure, as an abused child myself I know what it feels like to dream of neglect as "salvation" from active abuse. But in reality, that's just a more subtle form of abuse. It's still also abuse.

With great power comes great responsibility. As humanity we undeniably have great power on earth. It is therefore our responsibility to USE that power for good! To not neglect it or ignore it or be in denial about it. We need to do good things with it. We need to heal ourselves, our communities, societies and ecosystems.

We have unique abilities to understand, communicate with, oversee and plan for ecosystems, locally and globally, that no other lifeform has. We need to be stewards and caretakers of the land, of the watersheds and of the entire planet. We could make this world so beautiful and bountiful for everyone!

#ClimateJustice #Climate #ClimateChange #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJusticeMovement #misanthropy #overpopulation

Can #Italy eat its way out of a #BlueCrab infestation?

September 4, 2023

Excerpt: "Italians are turning the killer crustaceans into a culinary delicacy, introducing them into risotto, pasta dishes and even salads.

"Italian farmers’ group Coldiretti suggests serving the blue crab with rosemary in a salad, or with sauteed garlic over spaghetti.

" 'These are some of the dishes recommended by chefs, fishermen and farmers of [Coldiretti] to fight the invasion of the sea killer, which is devastating the national coasts with damage into the millions of euros,' the group said in a statement in support of harvesting and selling the invasive crabs.

" 'The goal is to help contain the excessive diffusion of the crab, which is taking over the seabed of our coasts, identifying economic opportunities for the hard-hit territories.'

"Marine biologists say warmer seawater and above average temperatures mean that the crabs are thriving – and taking over.

"They’ve already been found all along Italy’s vast coastline and even in the Po Delta, a UNESCO heritage site known for its vongole veraci clam variety, which has been largely obliterated this summer.

" 'Usually when the water temperatures drop below 10 C (50 F), this variety of crab doesn’t survive,' Enridca Franchi, a marine biologist and researcher with the University of Siena, says. 'But now the crab finds the ideal temperature 12 months of the year.' "

Read more:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/how-italy-is-solving-an-invasion-of-blue-crabs/

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeAdaptation #BlueCrabs #InvasiveSpecies

Look Out for Invasive Crab!

The #GreenCrab is invading from the west coast and has recently reached #Alaska.

"What is a green crab?

The green crab is considered one of the most invasive species in the marine environment. It has few predators, aggressively hunts and eats its prey, destroys seagrass, and outcompetes local species for food and habitat. It has been documented that green crab devour juvenile king crab as well as juvenile salmon. They also destroy eelgrass habitat that larval fish use to hide from predators, and outcompete Dungeness crabs for food and habitat. Green crab could potentially damage Alaska’s multi-billion dollar fisheries industries, especially for salmon, crab, and mariculture operations. Resource managers in Alaska have been keeping an eye on the invasive crab’s northward movement for years.

How did they get here?

Green crabs were first introduced to North America in the 1800s, likely hitching a ride in the ballast water of merchant ships from Europe. Experts believe the invasive crab was transported to the West Coast in ballast water as well. They may also be transported with shellfish, equipment, or packing materials in aquaculture operations. Larval green crabs can also spread from one invaded area to another in ocean currents. On July 19, 2022, the Metlakatla Indian Community Department of Fish & Wildlife confirmed the first observation of the invasive green crabs in the State of Alaska on Annette Islands Reserve. This map shows the range of green crab throughout the world with their native range in blue and all other colors indicating areas they invaded or have the potential to spread.

What can I do to help?

In cooperation with NOAA Fisheries and the ADF&G Invasive Species Program, MIC DFW has implemented eradication protocols by increasing trapping efforts, working with partners to collect data and samples for research, and expanding monitoring and outreach on the reserve and throughout southern Southeast Alaska. We need your help to identify invasive green crabs on your local beaches and notify local officials and the ADF&G Invasive Species Hotline.

Where should I look?

Green crabs live on rocky shores, cobble beaches, sandflats and tidal marshes. They can often be found near eelgrass beds or other shoreline vegetation. Green crabs tolerate a wide range of water salinity and temperature. They can also survive upstream of river mouths in some estuarine environments. When you’re out on the beach, Look Out for Invasive European Green Crab.

How do I identify a green crab?

Find the 5 spines! The best way to identify green crab is to count the spines. There are 5 spines behind the eye on each side of the shell. Also see the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve's Crab Identification Guide.

Green crabs are not always green! The top of the shell may be mottled dark brown to dark green, with small yellow patches. The bottom may be orange or red during molting. Green crabs can be identified by their unique shell shape. Adult shells can be up to 4 inches across.

Report it!

Take lots of photos of the crab with a coin, key, or other standard sized item for scale. Report your sightings via the ADF&G Invasive Species Reporter or by calling the Invasive Species Hotline: (877) INVASIV ((877) 468-2748). If you locate invasive green crab on Annette Islands Reserve, you can call (907) 886-FISH to make a report."

Source:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/habitat-conservation/look-out-invasive-crab

#SolarPunkSunday #InvasiveSpecies #CitizenScience #Alaska #GreenCrabs #ClimateChange

#Maine's invasive #GreenCrabs aren't going anywhere, so why not eat them?

Maine's coast is overrun by invasive green crabs, which harm natural nurseries for lobster larvae and eat clam beds. Fishermen are looking to turn them into food.

By Jack Molmud, June 26, 2023

Excerpt: "To the year, Masi's crew is hauling in around 5,000 pounds of live green crabs. They said more could easily be harvested, but they are still looking for more buyers.

"One buyer in Portsmouth, Row 34, is using the soft-shell green crab to make a slider.

"Josh Peck, the chef at Row 34, said it's getting customers talking.

" 'We sell a fair amount of them,' Peck said. 'There is no lack of sustainability with the green crab.'

"But while the thousands of pounds of green crabs are shipped to restaurants and bait dealers around New England, Masi, and his crew hope that number will only grow. The summer months are moving on, and the crabs are stopping the molting process, which produces the soft shell.

" 'It's a start. You got to start somewhere,' Masi said."

Read more:
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/special-reports/maines-changing-climate/maines-invasive-green-crabs-arent-going-anywhere-so-why-not-eat-them-food/97-1c68a7b3-2d0f-4b13-993d-313e3b96ddf0

#SolarPunkSunday #InvasiveSpecies #WhatsForDinner #ChangingClimate #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeAdaptation

Can #Italy eat its way out of a #BlueCrab infestation?

September 4, 2023

Excerpt: "Italians are turning the killer crustaceans into a culinary delicacy, introducing them into risotto, pasta dishes and even salads.

"Italian farmers’ group Coldiretti suggests serving the blue crab with rosemary in a salad, or with sauteed garlic over spaghetti.

" 'These are some of the dishes recommended by chefs, fishermen and farmers of [Coldiretti] to fight the invasion of the sea killer, which is devastating the national coasts with damage into the millions of euros,' the group said in a statement in support of harvesting and selling the invasive crabs.

" 'The goal is to help contain the excessive diffusion of the crab, which is taking over the seabed of our coasts, identifying economic opportunities for the hard-hit territories.'

"Marine biologists say warmer seawater and above average temperatures mean that the crabs are thriving – and taking over.

"They’ve already been found all along Italy’s vast coastline and even in the Po Delta, a UNESCO heritage site known for its vongole veraci clam variety, which has been largely obliterated this summer.

" 'Usually when the water temperatures drop below 10 C (50 F), this variety of crab doesn’t survive,' Enridca Franchi, a marine biologist and researcher with the University of Siena, says. 'But now the crab finds the ideal temperature 12 months of the year.' "

Read more:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/how-italy-is-solving-an-invasion-of-blue-crabs/

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeAdaptation #BlueCrabs #InvasiveSpecies

Look Out for Invasive Crab!

The #GreenCrab is invading from the west coast and has recently reached #Alaska.

"What is a green crab?

The green crab is considered one of the most invasive species in the marine environment. It has few predators, aggressively hunts and eats its prey, destroys seagrass, and outcompetes local species for food and habitat. It has been documented that green crab devour juvenile king crab as well as juvenile salmon. They also destroy eelgrass habitat that larval fish use to hide from predators, and outcompete Dungeness crabs for food and habitat. Green crab could potentially damage Alaska’s multi-billion dollar fisheries industries, especially for salmon, crab, and mariculture operations. Resource managers in Alaska have been keeping an eye on the invasive crab’s northward movement for years.

How did they get here?

Green crabs were first introduced to North America in the 1800s, likely hitching a ride in the ballast water of merchant ships from Europe. Experts believe the invasive crab was transported to the West Coast in ballast water as well. They may also be transported with shellfish, equipment, or packing materials in aquaculture operations. Larval green crabs can also spread from one invaded area to another in ocean currents. On July 19, 2022, the Metlakatla Indian Community Department of Fish & Wildlife confirmed the first observation of the invasive green crabs in the State of Alaska on Annette Islands Reserve. This map shows the range of green crab throughout the world with their native range in blue and all other colors indicating areas they invaded or have the potential to spread.

What can I do to help?

In cooperation with NOAA Fisheries and the ADF&G Invasive Species Program, MIC DFW has implemented eradication protocols by increasing trapping efforts, working with partners to collect data and samples for research, and expanding monitoring and outreach on the reserve and throughout southern Southeast Alaska. We need your help to identify invasive green crabs on your local beaches and notify local officials and the ADF&G Invasive Species Hotline.

Where should I look?

Green crabs live on rocky shores, cobble beaches, sandflats and tidal marshes. They can often be found near eelgrass beds or other shoreline vegetation. Green crabs tolerate a wide range of water salinity and temperature. They can also survive upstream of river mouths in some estuarine environments. When you’re out on the beach, Look Out for Invasive European Green Crab.

How do I identify a green crab?

Find the 5 spines! The best way to identify green crab is to count the spines. There are 5 spines behind the eye on each side of the shell. Also see the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve's Crab Identification Guide.

Green crabs are not always green! The top of the shell may be mottled dark brown to dark green, with small yellow patches. The bottom may be orange or red during molting. Green crabs can be identified by their unique shell shape. Adult shells can be up to 4 inches across.

Report it!

Take lots of photos of the crab with a coin, key, or other standard sized item for scale. Report your sightings via the ADF&G Invasive Species Reporter or by calling the Invasive Species Hotline: (877) INVASIV ((877) 468-2748). If you locate invasive green crab on Annette Islands Reserve, you can call (907) 886-FISH to make a report."

Source:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/habitat-conservation/look-out-invasive-crab

#SolarPunkSunday #InvasiveSpecies #CitizenScience #Alaska #GreenCrabs #ClimateChange

#Maine's invasive #GreenCrabs aren't going anywhere, so why not eat them?

Maine's coast is overrun by invasive green crabs, which harm natural nurseries for lobster larvae and eat clam beds. Fishermen are looking to turn them into food.

By Jack Molmud, June 26, 2023

Excerpt: "To the year, Masi's crew is hauling in around 5,000 pounds of live green crabs. They said more could easily be harvested, but they are still looking for more buyers.

"One buyer in Portsmouth, Row 34, is using the soft-shell green crab to make a slider.

"Josh Peck, the chef at Row 34, said it's getting customers talking.

" 'We sell a fair amount of them,' Peck said. 'There is no lack of sustainability with the green crab.'

"But while the thousands of pounds of green crabs are shipped to restaurants and bait dealers around New England, Masi, and his crew hope that number will only grow. The summer months are moving on, and the crabs are stopping the molting process, which produces the soft shell.

" 'It's a start. You got to start somewhere,' Masi said."

Read more:
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/special-reports/maines-changing-climate/maines-invasive-green-crabs-arent-going-anywhere-so-why-not-eat-them-food/97-1c68a7b3-2d0f-4b13-993d-313e3b96ddf0

#SolarPunkSunday #InvasiveSpecies #WhatsForDinner #ChangingClimate #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeAdaptation

"This is an astonishing world. Blame for current disasters cannot be offloaded to ‘human nature’. All who take care of children know that children can learn to live within limits and that they can develop a realistic sense of time, that they can learn to forego some pleasures and wishes. From psychoanalytic work, I find that people can learn to be objective and to have a conscience. But everywhere there are examples of shocking entitlement, lying, distorting facts. A recent Guardian Weekly posted an article about Davos on one page, about the promises of AI, technological advances and growth, and on the opposite page the climate disasters in California, droughts and flooding, loss of agriculture, burning of whole towns, death. Climate-related disasters in every geographical region are reported and then lost to follow-up.

These disasters are less than what is in store because of thermal inertia, the lag in the Earth’s adjustment to carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration. There is even talk about the collapse of civilization as we know it, yet little mention of agriculture, though agriculture marked the beginning of organized civilization. People in positions of authority and influence do not feel urgency about this or other existential emergencies."

https://socialistproject.ca/2025/09/intertwined-food-and-climate-emergency/

#ClimateChange #FoodScarcity

Hey climate conscious people everywhere - PLEASE stop implying or saying that the earth would be better off without humans!!!! Malthusianism, the debunked "overpopulation" myth etc are cruel anti-human ideologies that easily lead to racism, eugenics, and any form of welcoming mass death. That's horrifying.

Yes, humans have caused climate disasters and extinctions and biodiversity loss and soil erosion and the hole in the ozone layer and all sorts of bad stuff. But it was only ever a minority of humans who drove those things. Humanity overall has an awe-inspiring ability to not only adapt ourselves to our surroundings, but also to adapt them, change them. The ecological footprint, so to speak.

That's what we need right now. We need to increase our ecological footprint! The earth is an abused child, what this child needs is not neglect and abandonment (humanity dying out or civilisation crashing or humans stopping to interfere in any way) but SUPPORT to heal and grow. Sure, as an abused child myself I know what it feels like to dream of neglect as "salvation" from active abuse. But in reality, that's just a more subtle form of abuse. It's still also abuse.

With great power comes great responsibility. As humanity we undeniably have great power on earth. It is therefore our responsibility to USE that power for good! To not neglect it or ignore it or be in denial about it. We need to do good things with it. We need to heal ourselves, our communities, societies and ecosystems.

We have unique abilities to understand, communicate with, oversee and plan for ecosystems, locally and globally, that no other lifeform has. We need to be stewards and caretakers of the land, of the watersheds and of the entire planet. We could make this world so beautiful and bountiful for everyone!

#ClimateJustice #Climate #ClimateChange #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJusticeMovement #misanthropy #overpopulation

"This is an astonishing world. Blame for current disasters cannot be offloaded to ‘human nature’. All who take care of children know that children can learn to live within limits and that they can develop a realistic sense of time, that they can learn to forego some pleasures and wishes. From psychoanalytic work, I find that people can learn to be objective and to have a conscience. But everywhere there are examples of shocking entitlement, lying, distorting facts. A recent Guardian Weekly posted an article about Davos on one page, about the promises of AI, technological advances and growth, and on the opposite page the climate disasters in California, droughts and flooding, loss of agriculture, burning of whole towns, death. Climate-related disasters in every geographical region are reported and then lost to follow-up.

These disasters are less than what is in store because of thermal inertia, the lag in the Earth’s adjustment to carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration. There is even talk about the collapse of civilization as we know it, yet little mention of agriculture, though agriculture marked the beginning of organized civilization. People in positions of authority and influence do not feel urgency about this or other existential emergencies."

https://socialistproject.ca/2025/09/intertwined-food-and-climate-emergency/

#ClimateChange #FoodScarcity

When the #EmergencyBrake needs engaging more than ever, the EU instead firmly puts its foot on the other brake, to stall the (inadequate already) fight against #ClimateChange.

La ola reaccionaria frena la lucha climática de la UE cuando la emergencia planetaria más apremia
https://www.elsaltodiario.com/cambio-climatico/ola-reaccionaria-frena-lucha-climatica-ue-emergencia-planetaria?utm_source=feed

#EUPol

Arctic sea ice hit its 2025 summer minimum without setting a record low on Sept. 10, despite a historically low winter maximum earlier.

Scientists say sea ice loss has slowed over the past 20 years due to natural variability in atmospheric and ocean systems, counterbalancing the impacts from human-caused climate change.

However, they warn that this slowdown likely offers only a temporary reprieve.

by Gloria Dickie
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/no-new-record-low-for-arctic-sea-ice-loss-in-2025/

#news #globalwarming #climatechange #environment

When the #EmergencyBrake needs engaging more than ever, the EU instead firmly puts its foot on the other brake, to stall the (inadequate already) fight against #ClimateChange.

La ola reaccionaria frena la lucha climática de la UE cuando la emergencia planetaria más apremia
https://www.elsaltodiario.com/cambio-climatico/ola-reaccionaria-frena-lucha-climatica-ue-emergencia-planetaria?utm_source=feed

#EUPol

Arctic sea ice hit its 2025 summer minimum without setting a record low on Sept. 10, despite a historically low winter maximum earlier.

Scientists say sea ice loss has slowed over the past 20 years due to natural variability in atmospheric and ocean systems, counterbalancing the impacts from human-caused climate change.

However, they warn that this slowdown likely offers only a temporary reprieve.

by Gloria Dickie
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/no-new-record-low-for-arctic-sea-ice-loss-in-2025/

#news #globalwarming #climatechange #environment

Earth First: Call to Action: Rich City Action Kayaking Camp

https://earthfirstjournal.news/2025/09/01/call-to-action-rich-city-action-kayaking-camp/

from: Action Network Rich City Rays is a grassroots partnership of community groups and climate justice activists in Richmond, California who are using “kayaktivism” as a force for addressing the climate crisis and environmental injustice through community-led non-violent direct action on the […]

#CallstoAction #ClimateChange

Solar is taking off across Africa.

In the 12 months through June 2025, over 15GW worth of solar panels were imported. This wave is happening across the continent: 20 countries have set new import records.

Sierra Leone imported enough solar panels in one year to make up 65% of their entire nation's generating capacity.

If you're not preparing for significant drops in fossil fuel demand, you're not paying attention!

#solar #solarpower #renewables #energy #Africa #environment #climate #ClimateChange

https://electrek.co/2025/08/25/china-made-panels-drive-africas-15-gw-solar-import-milestone/