439,568 ha burnt since beginning of year in 1628 fires; 14.11Mt of CO2 emitted since the beginning of the year CO2 emissions were 9.59 Mt during the same period of last year.
Said it here before, but it is terrifying and depressing how the huge increase in catastrophic floods and wildfires just in the last couple of years - the fact that we are really right in it - has NOT led to any kind of collective realisation, a turning point on climate action. On the contrary, it seems to lead to both overwhelm and zoning out AND 1/2
https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-176-dead-after-flash-floods-hit-india-and-pakistan-13412122
Said it here before, but it is terrifying and depressing how the huge increase in catastrophic floods and wildfires just in the last couple of years - the fact that we are really right in it - has NOT led to any kind of collective realisation, a turning point on climate action. On the contrary, it seems to lead to both overwhelm and zoning out AND 1/2
https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-176-dead-after-flash-floods-hit-india-and-pakistan-13412122
439,568 ha burnt since beginning of year in 1628 fires; 14.11Mt of CO2 emitted since the beginning of the year CO2 emissions were 9.59 Mt during the same period of last year.
Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.
Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.
Most Americans I know pretend they are helpless to enact change on a personal level. That's not true.
I got new stickers from @fsf so I fixed the outside of my 2012 Mini to match the inside which runs Trisquel GNU/Linux.
Many of us spend a lot of time using computers everyday and we can do more to make sure we use an OS and software that is built to respect our freedom, privacy and security.
Bonus: It runs great on old computers, is climate and resource friendly, saves money.
#Apple#FreeSoftware#GNU#Linux#Computing#FreeComputing #repair#Resist#BigTech#Degrowth #ClimateDiary
Heat indices could hit 120 as sweltering temperatures grip eastern half of US
More than 200 million people brace for sweltering conditions across the country.
By Kenton Gewecke, Kyle Reiman, and Bill Hutchinson
July 28, 2025, 2:29 PM
"Extreme heat warnings and watches are in effect from the Midwest to the Southeast with heat index temperatures expected between 108 and 116.
"More than 200 million people across from #SouthDakota to #Florida and up the #EastCoast to #Boston are on alert for widespread, dangerous heat on Monday and into the new work week, and parts of the Southeast could experience the brunt of the sweltering conditions.
"On average, nearly 2,000 Americans die from extreme heat each year, according to CDC data going back to 2020.
"The highest temperatures on Monday will be focused in the southeast, from the Carolinas to Florida, where extreme heat indices -- that is, what the temperatures feel like when humidity is factored in -- are forecast to be between 105 and 115 degrees.
"Parts of Mississippi and Louisiana are on alert for heat indices up to 120 degrees.
"#ExtremeHeat is also expected to continue on Monday and Tuesday in the Midwest, where over the weekend temperatures felt between 97 to 111 degrees from Lincoln, Nebraska, up into Minneapolis.
"Extreme heat warnings have been issued for large cities from Iowa to Florida, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Omaha, Des Moines, Savannah, Raleigh, Charleston and Sioux Falls. These areas could see feels-like temperatures between 110 to 115 degrees.
"The Northeast coast from Philadelphia to Boston, including New York City, is in store for multiple days of dangerous heat. Heat indices in the Northeast are forecast to make it feel like the mid-90s to 104 on Monday.
"In addition to the sweltering conditions, smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to continue to create hazy conditions in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. Over the weekend, smoke from those wildfires prompted an air-quality alert. Another plume of smoke could reach the I-95 corridor on Tuesday afternoon.
"Looking ahead to the work week, potentially life-threatening heat and humidity are expected to continue across the eastern half of the country through Wednesday. Major cities including St. Louis, Memphis, Charlotte, Savannah, Tampa and Jackson, Mississippi, are all likely all see actual temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s.
"A prolonged heat wave is forecast for those regions as an abundance of tropical moisture settling in is expected to drive the feels-like temperatures up to between 105 to 115 degrees over multiple consecutive days.
Dangerous heat and humidity through Thursday.
"Nighttime and early mornings are not expected to provide relief from the sweltering conditions. Overnight and early morning lows are expected to fall only to the 70s or higher.
"Between Monday and Wednesday, large portions of the Southeast are expected to be under an extreme heat risk at a four-out-of-four level, including the cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
"On Sunday, #TampaFL, broke an all-time heat record -- reaching 100 degrees for the first time in 130 years of record-keeping.
"Besides the extreme heat, parts of the Midwest, including South Dakota and western Minnesota, are expecting potentially destructive winds of more than 75 mph on Monday evening. A few severe storms are also expected to roll through North Dakota on Monday evening and spread into Minnesota and Iowa on Monday night."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/130-million-people-brace-sweltering-conditions-us/story?id=124112918
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryUS#ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange#Derecho#ExtremeWeather#USWx#ExtremeWx#RecordBreakingHeat
Heat indices could hit 120 as sweltering temperatures grip eastern half of US
More than 200 million people brace for sweltering conditions across the country.
By Kenton Gewecke, Kyle Reiman, and Bill Hutchinson
July 28, 2025, 2:29 PM
"Extreme heat warnings and watches are in effect from the Midwest to the Southeast with heat index temperatures expected between 108 and 116.
"More than 200 million people across from #SouthDakota to #Florida and up the #EastCoast to #Boston are on alert for widespread, dangerous heat on Monday and into the new work week, and parts of the Southeast could experience the brunt of the sweltering conditions.
"On average, nearly 2,000 Americans die from extreme heat each year, according to CDC data going back to 2020.
"The highest temperatures on Monday will be focused in the southeast, from the Carolinas to Florida, where extreme heat indices -- that is, what the temperatures feel like when humidity is factored in -- are forecast to be between 105 and 115 degrees.
"Parts of Mississippi and Louisiana are on alert for heat indices up to 120 degrees.
"#ExtremeHeat is also expected to continue on Monday and Tuesday in the Midwest, where over the weekend temperatures felt between 97 to 111 degrees from Lincoln, Nebraska, up into Minneapolis.
"Extreme heat warnings have been issued for large cities from Iowa to Florida, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Omaha, Des Moines, Savannah, Raleigh, Charleston and Sioux Falls. These areas could see feels-like temperatures between 110 to 115 degrees.
"The Northeast coast from Philadelphia to Boston, including New York City, is in store for multiple days of dangerous heat. Heat indices in the Northeast are forecast to make it feel like the mid-90s to 104 on Monday.
"In addition to the sweltering conditions, smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to continue to create hazy conditions in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. Over the weekend, smoke from those wildfires prompted an air-quality alert. Another plume of smoke could reach the I-95 corridor on Tuesday afternoon.
"Looking ahead to the work week, potentially life-threatening heat and humidity are expected to continue across the eastern half of the country through Wednesday. Major cities including St. Louis, Memphis, Charlotte, Savannah, Tampa and Jackson, Mississippi, are all likely all see actual temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s.
"A prolonged heat wave is forecast for those regions as an abundance of tropical moisture settling in is expected to drive the feels-like temperatures up to between 105 to 115 degrees over multiple consecutive days.
Dangerous heat and humidity through Thursday.
"Nighttime and early mornings are not expected to provide relief from the sweltering conditions. Overnight and early morning lows are expected to fall only to the 70s or higher.
"Between Monday and Wednesday, large portions of the Southeast are expected to be under an extreme heat risk at a four-out-of-four level, including the cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
"On Sunday, #TampaFL, broke an all-time heat record -- reaching 100 degrees for the first time in 130 years of record-keeping.
"Besides the extreme heat, parts of the Midwest, including South Dakota and western Minnesota, are expecting potentially destructive winds of more than 75 mph on Monday evening. A few severe storms are also expected to roll through North Dakota on Monday evening and spread into Minnesota and Iowa on Monday night."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/130-million-people-brace-sweltering-conditions-us/story?id=124112918
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryUS#ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange#Derecho#ExtremeWeather#USWx#ExtremeWx#RecordBreakingHeat
Following some family discussions last night on jobs and AI, I'm pondering on what to advise kids to do with their education / jobs / careers in an era of climate change, AI and collapsing economies. The best thing I can come up with is get skills or knowledge in something related to the real, physical world. That might be knowledge about science, the natural world, healthcare or education. Or skills like growing food, music, drawing, sewing or repairing stuff. I would advise them to have more than one skill or specialist subject as something to fall back on. What would you say to young people today? #ClimateDiary #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis#AI#Economics#Education
I knew they'd used old wind turbine blades in the construction of this new building. Until I saw the finished building close up, I didn't know how. Wind turbine blades repurposed into heat shades. There's a certain climate-crisis harmony in that.
I knew they'd used old wind turbine blades in the construction of this new building. Until I saw the finished building close up, I didn't know how. Wind turbine blades repurposed into heat shades. There's a certain climate-crisis harmony in that.
There's a lot of things wrong with #TheGuardian but I do appreciate their language use on #ClimateCrisis reporting.
"Global heating caused by the burning of fossil fuels."
That's clear and reminds people of the causes. I wish other news media (such as here in Belgium) wouldn't shy away from using similar language. But they're concerned in coming across as 'too alarmist' - while they aren't nearly alarmist enough, instead showing images of happy people in the sun during continent wide heat waves...
There's a lot of things wrong with #TheGuardian but I do appreciate their language use on #ClimateCrisis reporting.
"Global heating caused by the burning of fossil fuels."
That's clear and reminds people of the causes. I wish other news media (such as here in Belgium) wouldn't shy away from using similar language. But they're concerned in coming across as 'too alarmist' - while they aren't nearly alarmist enough, instead showing images of happy people in the sun during continent wide heat waves...
“We are witnessing a true reversal of ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere—something we’ve never seen before,” explains Antonio Turiel, ICM-CSIC researcher and co-author of the study. “While the world is debating the potential collapse of the AMOC in the North Atlantic, we’re seeing that the SMOC is not just weakening, but has reversed. This could have unprecedented global climate impacts.”
“We are witnessing a true reversal of ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere—something we’ve never seen before,” explains Antonio Turiel, ICM-CSIC researcher and co-author of the study. “While the world is debating the potential collapse of the AMOC in the North Atlantic, we’re seeing that the SMOC is not just weakening, but has reversed. This could have unprecedented global climate impacts.”
Another apocalyptic image for our apocalyptic times.
A space for Bonfire maintainers and contributors to communicate
