One Spring day after another Nov-now here in the GYE. 13C melting fast remnants of snowpack 2200-2300m Rock Crk. Cyn. behind town during our Parkside trail run. Didn't bring spikes, half bare, had to creep thru shaded icy sections. Fresh moose tracks but did not see one, for the best . Only wind-drifted areas really had snowpack, otherwise just patchy in this warmest-ever recorded fall/winter.

2/n...one overlapping context are the inherent instabilities of excursions and their increasing frequency.
One aspect of is that when and if the prior stable point shakes loose we can't reliably predict whether it bounces around local minima for awhile or rolls right into a nearest neighbor stable point. Both could be bad, but scenario one is probably not good very bad worserer in terms of time for adaptation...
We should probably clarify what a stable point is...

The Paediatric Society of Ghana has opened its 2026 Annual General and Scientific Meeting (AGSM) in Koforidua, where experts at preconference sessions warned that climate change, pollution, and illegal mining (galamsey) are worsening child health nationwide

22/..

- = temptes rptition plus intenses = coulement fioul des paves coules restes dans les cales + Dformation du vortex polaire = -30 aux USA -> > 100 morts/coupures d'lectricit + neige en Floride (janvier) + hausse des tempratures = invasion des tiques.

Celebrating the life of Octavia Butler.

Disaster can sway votes but wont deliver climate action, study shows

New research shows weather disasters can briefly shift Australians beliefs and votes on climate but longer-term unusual weather doesn't alter attitudes or actions

Amazons latest earnings report reveals record-breaking revenue while slow-walking climate action, despite growing pressure from customers

The companys financial disclosures reveal widening gap between soaring profits and stalled decarbonization efforts, sparking protest from its most loyal customers

The fight against climate change is often framed as a sacrifice: eat less meat and drive less often. But those actions could also be framed positively: eat more plants and ride bikes more often. A new study finds presenting environmental action in a more proactive light makes people more likely to act and feel happier about doing it

Carl Sagan testificando ante el Congreso en 1985 sobre el cambio climtico

Temperature of some cities could rise faster than expected under 2C warming

A new book by a Cambridge engineer and an Oxford theologian argues that our faith in technology to solve the climate crisis is distracting us from the uncomfortable truth: that saving the planet is neither a task for future technologies nor for world leaders alone. It is something all of usespecially those with comfortable livescan and must do now

'Nitrogen fixing' trees could help tropical forests bounce back, research suggests. Via livescience

Michigan accuses big oil of being cartel that fuels climate crisis and high energy costs.

In first-of-its-kind complaint, state accused four fossil fuel majors and US oil lobbying group of climate disinformation.

COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions

Hoodoo Ski Area becomes latest casualty of the West's deepening snow drought, raising questions about the future of regional winter sports

Mount Washington, Oregon After 87 years of operation on the slopes of the Cascade Range, Hoodoo Ski Area has announced it will suspend operations indefinitely, citing an ongoing snow drought that has made it impossible to maintain viable skiing conditions

Lawmakers from Croatias green-left party Moemo! warned on Friday that the country must not retreat from its climate commitments or reshape its environmental policy in line with the approach of U.S. President Donald Trump, calling instead for an immediate withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, reports HRT

A new report and paper highlighting 10 developments in climate science has important implications for policymakers.

The authors add to the evidence over a few themes: the climate system is being intensely strained we can expect cascading impacts on human health and livelihoods the policy and technology tools of carbon markets and carbon dioxide removal are fraught with issues (i.e. emissions must stop at the source).

We import two fifths of our food from overseas, much grown in countries being hit hardest by extremes of heat and flood. The UKs climate finance helps farmers in these countries to adapt their farming to maintain both their livelihoods and our food security

Im Sden s und s fhren auergewhnlicher Starkregen und starke Winde zu schweren .

In wurden rund 3000 Menschen in Sicherheit gebracht, Schulen und Verkehrswege sind geschlossen. Auch meldet hohe Schden und , ein Mensch kam in den Fluten ums Leben.

Das Sturmtief sorgt weiterhin fr gefhrliche Bedingungen und knnte Richtung Mallorca ziehen.

Why the Netherlands is building homes on water: A global climate solution no one expected

(text available in reading mode)

"Becoming an electo-state would mean investing decisively in clean power, electrification, and industrial strategy, not as climate virtue signalling, but as hard-nosed geopolitics. The question is no longer whether the world will move beyond oil, but how far Canada is willing to be left behind."

Landslides on one side, floods on the other: the Costa Rican village desperate to escape the climate crisis

Wild weather expected as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell forms off WA coast

Residents along WA's Pilbara coast have been warned to expect gale force winds and heavy rain over the next 48 hours as Cyclone Mitchell drifts down the coast.

Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue

Citing the states environmental rights amendment, a new petition contends the government has an obligation to fight climate change

RE:

Today I had a new idea: We should not buy/use "bin liners"/"trash bags", but we should put the trash directly in the small dustbin inside and when it is full, pour its contents directly in the big dustbin outside. However, I did not write a blog post about it, because this idea is not scalable easily (belongs to of individuals, not to or ) and even my mother does not agree with it.

with on

interviews explaining

A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried until now

Abstract Submission for the 25th IAHR International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Asia and Pacific Division Congress in Incheon, Korea

Masters and Ph.D. students or young professionals: submit to special session "SS12: Hydroinformatics by & for Young Professionals", organised and co-chaired by Morgan Abily, coordinator of the MSc. HYDROPROTECH

Deadline: 13 Febuary 26

In a 2025 study, researchers found that going car-free is the most effective step individuals can take to lower their personal emissions.

In fact, it has a bigger impact than adding a home solar system and going vegan combined and 78x more effective than composting.

Time for all- patrol

Hab einen neuen Essay raus, zur Attributionsforschung als Memoria und Anticipation Passionis in der Klimakrise. Open Access link gibt es hier fr das PDF

Dharna Noor: accuses big oil of being cartel that fuels climate crisis and high energy costs. In first-of-its-kind complaint, state accused four fossil fuel majors and US oil lobbying group of climate

verabschiedet sich aus dem einzigen Wachstumsmarkt bei , stellt seine Strategie ein und setzt wieder strker auf .

Grnde sind schwache Verkufe, hohe Kosten und Qualittsprobleme. Der Konzern rechnet 2026 mit hohen Verlusten und streicht Stellen in Europa, whrend in den USA investiert wird.

slightly wobbly clip of my News interview with Chris Jansing on the threat poses to the winter Olympics (plus a short discussion of Trump climate denial nonsense)
(courtesy of

06.02.2026 - 20:00 Uhr
Chart des deutschen Strommix ber die letzten 6 Stunden.

Immer mehr junge Menschen bringen vor hohe Gerichte.

Whrend Einzelpersonen hufig scheitern, erzielen grere Erfolge. Der wies eine Beschwerde deutscher Jugendlicher mangels Nachweis gesundheitlicher Gefahren ab, besttigte jedoch grundstzlich den Schutz vor Folgen der .

Frhere Verfahren wie der Erfolg der Schweizer zeigen die wachsende Bedeutung der Justiz.