I find it quite astonishing that climate mitigation systems - as great as they are - are being talked about so liberally *without* even a hint of who is to blame for their need at all. The fossil fuel companies should be paying every single penny of these infrastructural projects. Not the tax payer.

Even MORE flooding in Russia. This is flooded Yakutia.

Ryanair reports record 1.9bn profit as Amber Rudd joins board. Amber being rewarded for being a light touch minister for Climate Change

Severe Weather Threat Returns To Plains, Midwest As Pattern Change Takes Shape

Extreme storms with up to 100mph winds and heavy rains target central US.

100F Days High Humidity Mosquitoes....and NO Electricity!

Dangerous Days as 261,000 Texans remain without power after historic storms drop up to 20 Inches of Water!

CenterPoint posts new maps of estimated restoration days

Their goal is to have substantial power restoration by the end of the day Wednesday.

Really desperate and ugly attempts from the fr right to grab more power

Solution to flash flooding in city's, is to create spaces to act as sponges.

Can confirm, it's burning out here -

Our World - A Poem

Opinion: At-risk bats in race against speedway for existence Calgary Herald

Second of the three European EPR ( Evolutionary Power Reactor) #nuclear projects - #France #Flamanville - will be shortly connected to the grid. The projects caused many controversies due to long delays but they are getting completed:

• Olkiluoto 3 connected in 2023
• Flamanville finished, will be connected by end of 2024 : Hinkley Point C will be completed by 2027

The moment these projects get connected, they start delivering gigawatt-hours of low-carbon electricity to the grid, which is desperately needed for #ClimateChange prevention and mitigation.

Each of these has been criticised for delays (which is factually true but unfair) and huge cost (which is unfair and untrue).

Talking about the total investment cost in case of clean electricity sources that may live up to a century is a popular manipulation but what matters is LCOE.

Its the cost of investment and operations divided by value of electricity produced over its life time. In case of nuclear power LCOE is quite low, in the range of $60/MWh because the relatively big initial costs is divided by decades of delivery of huge amounts of power. This is exactly the same case with very costly off-shore wind farms (e.g. the Doggerbank project) or huge solar farms (e.g. Ouarzazate in Morocco).

The reasons for delays are complex. This article1 by Joris van Dorp is probably the best explainer to why exactly Hinkley Point C was delayed so much. Its a mix of reasons, starting from first of kind scale of the project to prohibitive and often absurd safety requirements lobbied after Fukushima by countries who saw an opportunity in replacing EU nuclear by Russian fossil gas. And they were absurd, for example because you dont get earthquakes and tsunamis on the La Manche Channel.

And the reasons are complex, for example due to general UK attitude to funding infrastructure projects - they exclusively opt for private funding, which means the investors need to get a direct financial profit. Most people see the absurdity of private ownership of UK water utilities (which leads to no investments in the network and dumping of sewage into rivers by underregulated companies) but nobody sees the same absurdity in funding the electricity grid (which is in turn overregulated).

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Here's no surprise at all. All the "legacy" manufacturers of internal combustion engine vehicles want to carry on manufacturing internal combustion engine vehicles and have been playing some dirty tricks to block the adoption of electric vehicles. Their previous PR claims about switching to EVs were as much bullshit as their diesel emissions test compliance.

I'm certain supported them.

PS, yes, all cars are bad, even EVs.

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As world leaders gathered for the COP28 climate conference, the Geneva Learning Foundation  to be heard amidst the global dialogue.

Ahead of Teach to Reach 10, a new  analyses 219 new insights shared by 122 health professionals primarily those working in local communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America to two critical questions: How is climate change affecting the health of the communities you serve right now And what actions must world leaders take to help you protect the people in your care

( is a regular peer learning event. The tenth edition on 20-21 June 2024 is expected to gather over 20,000 community-based health workers to share experience of climate change impacts on health. Request your invitation .)

Their answers paint a picture of the accelerating health crisis unfolding in the worlds most climate-vulnerable regions. Community nurses, doctors, midwives and public health officers detail how volatile weather patterns are driving up malnutrition, infectious disease, mental illness, and more while simultaneously battering health systems and blocking patient access to care.

Yet woven throughout are also threads of resilience, ingenuity and hope. Health advocates are not just passively observing the impacts of climate change, but actively responding often with scarce resources. From spearheading tree-planting initiatives to strengthening infectious disease surveillance to promoting climate literacy, they are innovating locally-tailored solutions.

Importantly, respondents emphasize that climate impacts cannot be viewed in isolation, but rather as one facet of the interlocking crises of environmental destruction, poverty, and health inequity. Their insights make clear that climate action and community health are two sides of the same coin and that neither will be achieved without deep investment in local health workforces and systems.

Rooted in direct lived experience and charged with moral urgency, these frontline voices offer a stirring reminder that climate change is not some distant specter, but a life-and-death challenge already at the doorsteps of the global poor. As this new collection of insights implores, its high time their perspectives moved from the margins to the center of the climate debate.

Charlotte Mbuh of The Geneva Learning Foundation explained: We hope that the chorus of voices will grow to strengthen the case for  why and how investment in human resources for health is likely to be a best buy for community-focused efforts to build the climate resilience of public health systems.

Jones, I., Mbuh, C., Sadki, R., & Steed, I. (2024). Climate change and health: Health workers on climate, community, and the urgent need for action (1.0). The Geneva Learning Foundation. 

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This Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Delusions
Pls meet one of my fave climate scientists - marine biologist Dr Ayana Elizabeth Jones

RT by : mangroves protect coastal communities from severe impacts of storms &amp floods

helps monitor these fragile ecosystems &amp how affects them

Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove ecosystem in the , as seen by on 23 April

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According to the latest Climate Bulletin of the Change Service, the average air T in Europe in April 2024 was 1.49C above the reference period

This makes it the 2nd warmest April on record

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The great news just doesnt stop!

100% of Californias main grid energy demand was met by the combo of solar energy, wind energy & hydropower generation for 9 hours & forty-five minutes!

Clean energy provided, at peak output, 145% of California's main grid demand today & yesterday it was 147%.

Today marks the 44th day straight & the 68th out of 74, where solar, wind & hydro exceeded demand for part of the day.

A new study suggests that 's economic impacts might be underestimated.

Moreover, even in optimistic scenarios, the economy will still shrink, effectively setting a strong business case for .

's note:

Energy Transition: The Road to Scale

To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, coordination across industries and economies can help to sequence the introduction of new policies and technologies. Five strategic areas may require scaling, innovation, and adaptation to help catalyze impact globally.

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It works, so naturally, the will do anything to tear it down.

So yeah, things are changing rapidly in the . After years of record , now all of a sudden the deep waters have gotten VERY cold. Could it be melting waters A change in the I'll be keeping an on this story...!

These Tribes Are Building Crossings to Save Wildlife From Becoming Roadkill.

We have an obligation to protect our neighbors and ourselves and these animals.

One major U.S. bank stands to lose billions of dollars if countries take immediate steps to combat >

Russia finds vast oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, setting back minimal global environmental gains (FRANCE 24 English News VIDEO)

Dubai Flooded as UAE Gets Years Worth of Rain in Hours.

In April 2024, Dubai saw the heaviest rain in 75 years. Over 250 mm of rain led to severe flooding, impacting streets, homes, and infrastructure. Dubai International Airport faced major disruptions, and several fatalities were reported. The UAE's cloud seeding efforts, aimed at increasing rainfall, remain crucial yet controversial.

Read more: Al Jazeera

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by Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public May 15, 2024

"About a dozen years ago, the Gulf of Maine experienced an unlike any other.

"Today, scientists are puzzling over new data that suggest the gulf may be experiencing another kind of
climate shock.

"Data collected from buoys placed in the Gulf of Maine show that over the last six months, deep water
temperatures are noticeably lower than the long-term average.

"'Its not just cold in the deep waters right now, its really cold. And its fresher, its really fresher than its been,' said Nick Record, a senior scientist with Bigelow Laboratory. 'These are very unusual conditions, so I think theres a lot that we can learn by watching how the year unfolds.'

"The Gulf of Maine is still one of the fastest warming oceans on the planet, Record said. The ocean that hit the Gulf of Maine back in 2012 served as a prime example of the kind of surface temperature warming that much of the has been experiencing.

"But creates more unpredictable conditions, and Record said the Gulf of Maine may be experiencing another kind of , similar to a late season .

"'In some ways if were just expecting long term warming, we could be surprised when, even temporarily, we get these weird reversals to a cold situation. The more we can condition ourselves to think about surprises, what they might mean for us, the more we can be proactive and more be adaptive,' Record said.

"Its not clear how long this pattern will hold, Record said. Because colder water makes for prime feeding habitat for critically endangered North Atlantic , Record said hell watch for whether right whales return to the Gulf of Maine in larger numbers this summer than they have in recent years.

"Colder deep water may also change conditions for the population. Deep water temperatures affect the timing of lobster molts, the presence of shell disease and other population impacts, Record said.'"

Tackling climate change in one of Colombias largest wetlands.

Thousands of farmers are working to restore their livelihoods, and the swamps, marshes and streams they inhabit.

The Silent Crisis: Unveiling the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health and Well-being

is a rare example of a situation where Democrats, Republicans, and conservation groups are able to work together to help preserve the land. It took 35 years to build these coalitions. In , it took two thanks to Ranked Choice Voting.

option costs six times more than .

It certainly is hard to get people to think about when so many spend their time just thinking about where their next meal is going to come from or whether they will lose their housing this month.

In one sense, perhaps it is fortunate that these issues are all interconnected. We so often get caught up fighting the symptoms of problems because addressing the root cause is too politically fraught or actively suppressed.

Unfettered is causing all of this. Ideally, we need to reshape how our entire society is structured. I personally believe and are the answers. I believe we should be working to help people understand the interconnectedness of all these issues. But those are scary words to people who have had a lifetime of propaganda thrown at them and hope seems faint.

Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away.

The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.

Carbon pricing works, major meta-study finds

Something needs to be done about these environmental disaster behemoths. "Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars"

See, its totally possible. As always, protecting their oil & gas profits aided by the politicians they own (guess who pays for all the reelection campaigns) are what stand in the way.