Pacific grey whales facing catastrophic die-off as climate crisis hits food supply

The nations biggest public utility just doubled down on coal, gas, and nuclear.

In a revised energy plan, the Tennessee Valley Authority follows Trump administration directives and shies away from solar and wind.

hit us quite hard today because we were parked up in a beautiful spot ready to enjoy the evening, chez when the news came that the festival was cancelled due to risk.
This was to be the 50th birthday of a festival that celebrates trad. instruments and music.

Listening Un point sur les rcits de prospective pour sortir des futurs dystopiques des milliardaires extractivistes "Et maintenant . Imaginer demain pour agir aujourd'hui." ( 01/07/2026)

We need acknowledgment of the losses we face in nature.

After recently going through the death of my brother, and feeling how ceremony/gathering together helps, maybe a similar process can be used to mourn losses around us in the natural world It might have the added benefit of socially connecting people who want to support the land.

We can not cross any of these lines in regards to ...we've crossed 7/9. The only thing that's getting better is the ozone

- David Suzuki (per cbc radio)

The UK Gov Joint Intelligence Committee report (published by Defra at the start of the year) says that biodiversity and are national security risks. So how much of the 270bn defence spending increase is on that

"Such a pattern acts (that is, the convergence of the flux) to warm the southwestern USA, cool and dry the northwestern USA and British Columbia, and to warm and wet Alaska."

9-Jul-2026
Prioritizing over
University of Michigan study finds pollinator decimation may have led to steep decline in plant rates

This permit loophole, common for dry cleaners, is now being used to build AI power plants.

Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or environmental reviews.

9-Jul-2026
The color of penguin poo: reveal the chilling truth of s impact on an iconic polar species
Scientists study poop patterns of colonies across all of over a 30-year span using Landsat satellite images, a first for capturing and population trends at continental and decadal scales relative to

The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That Its Almost Incomprehensible.

As Republicans continue to deny climate change and Democrats sit on the sidelines, this is humanities new normal.

That climate change "fix" of "just buy cooler bedsheets" ain't the fix they think it is.

Good news, everyone: a global drought is unlikely, and we have the sea to thank for that. If one part of the ocean heats up due to a drought, it brings more humidity to the atmosphere that has to go somewhere.

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has made wildfires more frequent and more intense!
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How car-free streets make healthier communities
Nathalie Hewa Dewage
56 minutes

Temporarily closing roads to vehicles can slash air and noise pollution levels by about 60 per cent for pedestrians and cyclists, according to a new study from Carleton University

If you visit the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, on the edge of London, you will see a brightly painted skeleton of a dead oak tree. The tree, known as the climate-changed oak, succumbed in the heat wave of 2022, which killed 400 of Kew's trees. Predictions show that up to 50% of Kew's existing 11,000 trees could be vulnerable to climate change by 2090.

9th of July 2026
427.91 ppm CO2 in the air

Chart shows current value and values for the same day 20 years back

Lot's of newcomers or visitors to the UK are asking (in a heatwave) why we don't have much aircon here

It is simply because it was never warm enough to spend the money

We used to get on average 6 days a year above 25C (77F for the USA)

It is only because of climate change that anyone is even asking the question.

A new study suggests that cold-adapted microbes may act as a natural climate regulator, limiting greenhouse gas emissions as temperatures rise

Microbial cooperation helps stabilise fragile high-altitude ecosystems under changing climatic conditions

Tracking microbial communities could improve climate monitoring and reveal how warming reshapes Himalayan ecosystems

Expert warns of tougher fight vs infectious diseases amid climate change

Speaking at the Asia-Pacific International Roche Infectious Diseases Symposium (APAC-IRIDS) in Bangkok on Wednesday, Swaminathan said climate change-driven population displacement is among the factors contributing to the challenge

She said the smartwatch would also provide advance alerts on extreme weather conditions and heatwaves, helping residents take precautionary measures before severe weather events.

The senior minister added that smart technology had become indispensable in addressing environmental risks and said the Punjab government would continue introducing digital solutions to make the province environmentally safer

ALLIGATORS!

The Environmental Performance Index 2026

Estonia, 75
Luxembourg, 74
United Kingdom, 72
Finland, 71
Netherlands, 71
Germany, 70
France, 70
Norway, 69
Sweden, 69
Austria, 67
Denmark, 67
Spain, 66
Greece, 66
Slovenia, 65
Switzerland, 64
Japan, 63
Czechia, 63
Portugal, 63
Slovakia, 62
Poland, 62

The US slips to 27th place

Pacific gray whales facing 'catastrophic' die-off as climate crisis hits food supply

Pacific gray whales facing catastrophic die-off as climate crisis hits food supply

Trump administration urged to relist a species in very, very serious trouble under Endangered Species Act

"Heat waves: Expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures"

Do less and let the garden do the work for you!

In Deep George Monbiot

As always, George Monbiot is worth reading. Especially if youre feeding too positive about the worlds trajectory at the moment.

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SNART R DET DAGS, KOMMER VI ATT BRJA VNDA SKUTAN !...

Duffys reference to DEI bike lanes is an attempt to dismiss ..the Biden administration announced $1 billion in grants for infrastructure projects. ..make us safer, advance , and combat .

Wanna see another one going UP Here you go!

Time to get the swim wings...

"It feels like a contradiction at the center of modern life: we experience profound environmental loss and largely pretend nothing is happening."

Wanna see another one going UP Here you go!
Time to get the swim wings...

RE:

record high - for now... the summer barely started (El Nino didn't even do anything meaningful yet)

A week ago, I had a look at the GFS forecast surface pressure charts. They clearly indicated hot conditions were likely to persist until the end of next week.

The media outlets, however, are only today telling the public this, saying the 'heat wave' will last "longer than expected" (e.g. LBC, 1pm news).

In our new climate abnormal, it's clear there are political influences and choices affecting what the public are told.

MPs call on UK government to host televised emergency briefing on climate emergency