The metabolic theory of ecology can be extended to improve our predictions of climate change impacts!

Summary & Analysis by Shubha Govindarajan of Special Feature "Toward a More Dynamic Metabolic Theory of Ecology to Predict Climate Change Effects on Biological Systems by Stark et al.

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Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris. Via livescience

Snotty Nose Rez Kids - HOT PLANET (Official Video)

"We blowin' up the planet, don't panic goddamnit"

Freight is going green fast but it wont run on hydrogen (not rocket science, economics )

Frackalachia Update 2025. Data Centers & LNG Replace Petrochemicals & Hydrogen as the Natural Gas Booms Shiny Objects that are Destined to Disappoint

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Why our broken food system remains a climate disaster: broiling the planet to stuff our faces

Climate change made Nordic heatwave 2C hotter: study

Carbon cloth electrode generates hydrogen in seawater for over 800 hours, offering a sustainable solution for cleaner energy production.

Seed-dispersing animals are in decline, impacting forests and the climate: Study

Some jobs are becoming physically impossible at some times of the year (hello, roofers in Phoenix). Others are just becoming deeply unpleasant. Even if you work in an air-conditioned office, each year its becoming harder and harder to pretend your mind works the same in August as it does in fresher months

Climate Risk Index: Most Affected Countries 2022

Climate change 'sets the stage for more extreme fire behaviour,' says researcher

Kaitlyn Trudeau says climate change doesn't start fires, but it exacerbates conditions for more extreme fires

Frogs put into pot of cold water on stove: the progressive increase in deaths caused by climate change have made us used to and numbed to the urgency of taking action.
Today, 280 killed by heavy rain. No reaction.

Hot, dry summers bring new 'firewave' risk to UK cities, scientists warn

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Chart des deutschen Strommix ber die letzten 6 Stunden.

High-resolution models predict tropical cyclone rainfall will rise sharply under global warming

Temperatures and Carbon Emissions Continue to Rise.

An acceleration of warming that started in 2023 continued through 2024, according to the latest annual climate assessment greenhouse gases continue to increase at a quickening rate.

An acceleration of that started in 2023 continued through 2024, according to the latest annual assessment by the American Meteorological Society, as atmospheric concentrations of continue to increase at a quickening rate.

Its an urban climate conundrum - do you actively take every opportunity to plant trees on urban streets to dramatically decrease the heat sink effect and work to significantly cool the concrete streetscape or by doing so, do you create the conditions for a conflagration wiping out an urban area as climate change dries everything out to the point of being a spark away from fuel

Can one strategically placed fan cool an entire Why close windows when it's hot outside What makes floors store heat

This CBC News demonstrates passive cooling using air pressure differences, strategic window timing, and thermal mass principles to manage home temperature without air conditioning.

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Ummmm, I'm thinking my days of wading in the ocean are over... "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water" -- tagline from Jaws2.

Only a matter of time: Warming ocean water will make that infected swimmer more common

By Sabrina Shankman Globe
August 15, 2025

"News that a Cape Cod swimmer contracted an infection from a bacteria that can cause a flesh-eating disease earlier this month has stunned many across , but it was no surprise to David Hamer, an infectious disease expert at Boston University.

" 'Its been sort of only a matter of time,' said Hamer, who helps lead work on and emerging diseases at the university.

"The infection was caused by a a bacteria that thrives in warm water and is more commonly found in areas like the Gulf Coast. Other bacteria in the Vibrio family, including those that cause cholera and acute gastroenteritis, similarly thrive in warm water.

"Thats where climate change comes in, making waters friendlier for the potentially deadly bacteria. 'With warmer water temperatures moving further north, it allows Vibrios to survive, during summer months in particular, at higher latitudes than it had previously,' said Hamer.

"And the water is warmer. Midsummer ocean temperatures were about 2.75 degrees warmer in the period from 2021 to 2025 than they were 20 years ago, according to data from an ocean temperature monitor in , near where the swimmer contracted the virus."

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Exposure to some common Pfas changes gene activity, new study finds.

Findings help decipher mechanisms through which forever chemicals cause disease, aiding in treating health problems.

Banks to Fossil Fuels: Drop Dead

reports confirms climate action pays off: Decarbonization is a global economic opportunity

Hot, dry summers bring new '' risk to cities, scientists warn

Prof Guillermo Rein: "I worry about all other UK cities and other northern cities in particular because seems to be making green vegetation that was not flammable very flammable indeed."

by Justin Rowlatt, 8/13/2025

"Cities across the UK are facing a growing threat from an emerging phenomenon called 'firewaves' as temperatures rise due to climate change, scientists have warned.

"The term, coined by researchers at Imperial College London, describes multiple urban wildfires triggered by extended periods of hot, dry weather.

"The warning comes as firefighters battled three separate heath fires in London and a dramatic gorse blaze on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh in recent days, as this summer's latest heatwave left vegetation across both capitals dangerously dry.

"These fires, though now contained, highlight the increasing vulnerability of urban areas to wildfires - a risk that was once considered largely rural.

"Guillermo Rein, professor of fire science at Imperial College London, has been working alongside the London Fire Brigade to help predict when conditions are ripe for a 'firewave'.

"Based on current forecasts, he believes London could be at risk again by this weekend.

"London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Tom Goodall said he welcomes any research that helps predict the likelihood of occurring.

"The service is 'ready to tackle the threat of wildfires head-on to help protect London's communities and green spaces', he added."

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But what they havent done is acknowledge the role of climate change a glaring and shortsighted omission, according to climate scientists. It also ignores the outsized U.S. contribution to heat-trapping gases from burning fossil fuels like coal and gas that cause more intense heat waves & droughts, which in turn set the stage for more destructive wildfires, scientists say

International scientists at the World Weather Attribution said last week that rainfall in Pakistan from June 24-July 23 was 10-15% higher than it would have been without planetary heating linked to fossil fuel emissions, which have steadily risen since the 1950s with wealthy countries including the United States being the biggest contributors

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31th State of the Climate Report, State of the Climate in 2024

video lecture and literature review

Was waiting for Pauls comments of the state of the report, here it is .

The demonstration was part of a national push to bring attention to changes the company has made this year

Friday soaker nowhere near enough to pull WA from drought

Washington has been in a drought for several years, stressing water supplies and forests

(3/x) is not inefficient, low-productivity systems (like regenerative or agriculture) that, if deployed at scale, would mean mowing down the worlds remaining , accelerating & mass extinction. But while intensive, industrial

WARNING: Side effects
include a cold, sweet,
apostrophes death.

Over on twitter and facebook....the hotter it gets, the deeper the denial.

Does anyone believe there is still a chance for a sufficient effort by nations to bring carbon emissions to a sustainable level

Feels like breaching 1.5c last year and not seeing even modest efforts by any of the G20 wiped away a lot of illusions.

Which comes first depletion of oil, other resources or climate feedbacks strong enough to prevent substantial economic activity

China builds record-breaking floating wind turbine it could change the face of renewable energy. Via livescience

Republicans who backed Trumps anti-environment bill have accepted over $105 million from big oil.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives.

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over secret report by known climate contrarians

The Trump administration has reduced funding for climate research, dismissed federal scientists who worked on the National Climate

This is so spot on