In some places our greatest fears are being realised. Events are moving faster than we can adapt.

“The climate has already changed, and neither the built environment nor the response systems are keeping up with the change.”— Craig Fugate

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/11/us-record-billion-dollar-climate-disasters

#ClimateCrisis #Adaptation

This story was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Would you live in a building, cross a bridge, or trust a dam wall if there were a 10 percent chance of it collapsing? Or 5 percent? Or 1 percent? Of course not! In civil engineering, acceptable probabilities of failure generally range from 1-in-10,000 to 1-in-10-million.

So why, when it comes to climate action, accepted when they have success rates of just 50 to 66 percent?

#ClimateCrisis

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/09/calculating-climate-change-risk-wrong-ipcc-existential/

"Warum es jetzt immer mehr Extremregen gibt - und gleichzeitig mehr Dürren. Es sind zwei Gesichter desselben physikalischen Gesetzes." — @rahmstorf

#ClimateCrisis #EndFossilFuels
https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/clausius-clapeyron-gesetz-wie-sich-das-extremwetter-am-mittelmeer-durch-formel-erklaeren-laesst-a-228942e0-99ba-4cf6-b1ce-fc23f79d9372

As they race to capitalize on a craze for #generativeAI, leading tech developers including #Microsoft, #OpenAI and #Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their #AI tools carries hefty costs, from expensive #semiconductors to an increase in #waterconsumption. But they’re often secretive about the specifics. Few people in Iowa knew about its status as a birthplace of #OpenAI’s most advanced #largelanguagemodel, #GPT-4 #watershortage #ClimateCrisis https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-gpt4-iowa-ai-water-consumption-microsoft-f551fde98083d17a7e8d904f8be822c4

"Climate breakdown has begun" as Phoenix breaks another heat record

Story by Andrei Ionescu, September 11, 2023

"According to the National Weather Service (NWS), on Saturday, September 9, the temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona set a new heat record, continuing to rise as the city broke its previous record of the most days at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius).

New record

"This was the 54th day this year that the temperatures in Phoenix surpassed 110F – one day more that the record of 53 days set in 2020. Moreover, the daily average temperature of 97F (36.1C) in June, July, and August surpassed the previous record of 96.7 (35.9) set three years ago.

"As the weekend highs were expected to range between 108F and 114F (with night temperatures between 80F and 88F), NWS issued an excessive heat warning until 8pm on Sunday.

Anthropogenic climate change

"The scientists blame anthropogenic climate change correlated to the advent of El Nino (a temporary warming of parts of the Pacific Ocean impacting weather all over the globe). However, since this natural phenomenon is expected to peak at the beginning of next year, 2024 will most likely break all the records set this year.

"'The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting,' warned United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "Climate breakdown has begun.'"

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #RecordHeat #PhoenixArizona #Arizona #Climate #Weather #Heatwaves

Full article:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/climate-breakdown-has-begun-as-phoenix-breaks-another-heat-record/ar-AA1gyw8Z?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=5c3015c008344526948d2c6d52278127&ei=9

US Has Faced a Record 23 Billion-Dollar Extreme Weather Disasters in 2023

...the climate crisis is a deadly and expensive reality today."

As a historically hot summer nears its end, U.S. government scientists on Monday announced that the nation endured 23 separate weather and climate disasters that caused at least $1 billion in damage from January to August—setting a new annual record with four months of the year left.

#ClimateCrisis

https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-extreme-weather-2023

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/09/11/major-mediterranean-storm-daniel-kills-25-in-eastern-libya/?lr_hash=a3a723d440d2291078dff181242c8d83
#StormDaniel #LibyaFloods #ClimateCrisis

Hundreds feared dead, thousands missing after devastating floods hit Libya 🙏🏽🇱🇾 #climatecrisis
https://f24.my/9mO2.x

It’s local elections in Norway today, and so far it looks like the whole country is moving to the right. Like WTF #Norway?! Clearly Norwegians don’t give a shit about the #ClimateCrisis despite the country literally falling apart this summer.

I have many much stronger words about this, but I’m hoping I’m just to upset to read numbers properly and that I have to eat my words tomorrow.

In the face of devastating consequences of climate change, while #BigOil & others continue to deny & shift responsibility for the #climatecrisis, @ClimSciDefense will ALWAYS continue to defend science & scientists. Take a stand with us: csldf.org/summer

New research predicts effects of marine heat waves on top ocean predators https://phys.org/news/2023-09-effects-marine-ocean-predators.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
{📷©Elliott Hazen/SW Fisheries Science Center}

NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY!

Don't be a scab! Join the global school strike for climate!
Join XR Boston Youth & Boston Friday's for Future,
Fri. Sept 15, 2pm at Boston City Hall Plaza.

ALL AGES WELCOME!
RAIN OR SHINE!

https://xrboston.org/action/september-15th-boston-climate-strike/

#climatestrike #fridaysforfuture #xrboston #xryouth #ExtinctionRebellion #bostonpublicschools #boston #bostonma #massachusetts #NoNewFossilFuelInfrastructure #NoNewFossilFuels #30x30 #globalclimatestrike #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #climateactivism

This is not planet Earth as we found it. The world we’ve known all our lives is vanishing in front of our eyes.

Human civilization was built upon the certainty of a stable, predictable climate allowing consistently reliable agriculture producing decade after decade of steady economic growth and allowing huge, thriving coastal cities.

But now we're seeing what happens when human industry pumps a *trillion* tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in only a few decades, when we warm the oceans to levels never seen in human history, and when we threaten the survival of everything that makes our lives possible.

The past is gone. Continue to hope and work for the best, but *prepare* for the worst.

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #CO2 #Emissions

Fringe #ClimateCrisisDeniers who claim that the earth is “cooling” and greenhouse emissions are good for “biological productivity” are getting exposed to millions more people than they normally would on YouTube thanks to conservative influencer #jordanpeterson

#fakenews #controversial #climatecrisis #youtube

https://www.desmog.com/2023/09/05/jordan-peterson-generates-millions-of-youtube-hits-for-climate-crisis-deniers/

Has anyone discussed the massive wasted emissions harming out planet from continued #airshows by the Blue Angels and others?

This may be an unpopular opinion, but these need to end. For the sake of our children and grand-children.

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

Lets welcome mosquitoes to the UK! After decades of a mozzy-free life in London, recent summers have been blighted by the little bastards. This weekend I have 3 big, red, itchy welts. Used half a tube of anti-hist creme, and last night took an anti-hist tab. 12 hours of sleep, strong coffee and 3 hours later I'm still woozy and unproductive. #ClimateCrisis

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

If you look beyond the daily hubbub of party politics and culture wars, you'll find that underneath it all is a far more dangerous threat — out of control climate breakdown, the collapse of civilization, and mass extinction.

But let's not talk about that. Isn't celebrity gossip more entertaining and reassuring?

For most people, it is. For the rest of us, here's the latest bad news...
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Antarctica is warming at about double the rate of the rest of the planet and far more quickly than widely-cited models projected, according to a study published Thursday that alarmed scientists around the world.

"This is absolutely devastating news," declared climate scientist and University College London professor emeritus Bill McGuire.

"First, one has to wonder if perhaps we have already passed the West Antarctic collapse tipping point," McGuire added on social media. "Second, it begs the question, are other climate model projections underestimating the speed of climate breakdown?"
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FULL STORY -- https://www.rawstory.com/absolutely-devastating-news-antarctica-warming-quicker-than-models-projected/

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction