We're Turning The Planet's To Shit: Climate Change & Humanity's Ability To Ruin Anything Good

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Climate Change Is Causing Wetter, Heavier Rainfall, New Study Shows

Warmer air holds more moisture, which means more rain.

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Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water

It may not be shocking that bottled water is bad for the environment, but scientists have crunched the numbers to work out exactly how much worse it is.

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The mighty Mississippi is so low, people are walking to a unique rock formation rarely accessible by foot | CNN

People are hiking across the Mississippi River's rocky, dry bed to reach Tower Rock, which is usually only reachable by boat.

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380 Million Tons of Plastic Are Made Every Year. None of It Is Truly Recyclable

Not even water bottles and milk jugs meet standards for recyclability, a new report finds.

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These Numbers Are All Wrong

A new UN report says we're on track for 2.5 degrees of warming, not the target 1.5. We need to reduce emissions by 45%, but we're headed for a 10% increase.

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A new UN report says we're on track for 2.5 degrees of warming, not the target 1.5. We need to reduce emissions by 45%, but we're headed for a 10% increase.​

 

[güero]

380 Million Tons of Plastic Are Made Every Year. None of It Is Truly Recyclable

Not even water bottles and milk jugs meet standards for recyclability, a new report finds.

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That is extremely US-specific. E.g. >90% of one-way PET bottles are truly recycled (bottle-to-bottle) in plenty of countries, pretty much all of those with a deposit return system. US is changing though, there is lots of legislation coming in various states. Eg pretty sure Florida has started designing a deposit system (and other recycling infrastructure stuff)

 

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Why the US is suffering a widespread drought

It’s not just the west that has to worry.

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[Fwiffo]

These Numbers Are All Wrong

A new UN report says we're on track for 2.5 degrees of warming, not the target 1.5. We need to reduce emissions by 45%, but we're headed for a 10% increase.

gizmodo.com

A new UN report says we're on track for 2.5 degrees of warming, not the target 1.5. We need to reduce emissions by 45%, but we're headed for a 10% increase.​

Today the UN secretary said it is 2.8c. Inflation affecting everything.

 

[Fwiffo]

Climate change: Kilimanjaro's and Africa's last glaciers to go by 2050, says UN

Many iconic glaciers will melt regardless of the world's actions to combat climate change, the UN says.

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It's lost for Kilimanjaro, Yosemite and Alps. But you still have a chance to save my country's glaciers.

 

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Drought Is Killing Zebras, Elephants, and Wildebeest in East Africa

An ongoing dry spell is endangering some of the continent's most iconic wildlife.

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Northern Italy Sees Hottest October Since 1800

The record high temperatures followed a long and unusually dry heatwave in the summer months, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and slashed agricultural output.

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your tailor will have your flame resistant suit available shortly.

 

[Dropbear]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/02/zombie-virus-russia-permafrost-thaw/

 

[güero]

DNA from 2m years ago reveals lost Arctic world

Breakthrough pushes back DNA record by 1m years to time when region was 11–19C warmer than today

www.theguardian.com

 

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DNA from 2m years ago reveals lost Arctic world

Breakthrough pushes back DNA record by 1m years to time when region was 11–19C warmer than today

www.theguardian.com

well i'm sure that's a good enough reason to keep pumping all this liquid natural gas.

 

[Grand Potentate]

WHO COULD HAVE EVER POSSIBLY SEEN THIS OUTCOME???

 

[Fwiffo]

Please fix the pipeline. Signed us Canadians.

 

[güero]

well i'm sure that's a good enough reason to keep pumping all this liquid natural gas.

You know I‘ve been an advocate of climate improvement for a long time.

 

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Midwest Soil Is Eroding Faster Than Ever. Modern Farming Could Be to Blame

"The Midwest is losing soil, for most of these sites, about 100 times faster than it’s forming."

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Amazon’s Plastic Waste Soared in 2021, Report Finds

The retail giant says it generated 214 million pounds of plastic waste last year. An advocacy group says it produced three times as much.

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Big oil is behind conspiracy to deceive public, first climate racketeering lawsuit says

Lawyer in a civil lawsuit launched by towns in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico describes why it is using laws used to target mob bosses

www.theguardian.com

 

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This was the hottest year yet for the UK

It’s been a disastrously hot year.

www.theverge.com

 

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Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

PARIS: The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday (Jan 11). Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading...

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[Fwiffo]

Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks

The CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has been chosen as president-designate of key climate meeting.

www.bbc.com

The road to the solution for climate change runs through big oil.

 

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Honduras Loses 10% of its Forests in Just 11 Years

The latest news and information from Costa Rica including breaking news, weather, travel, events, sports and more.

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Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows

Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating

www.theguardian.com

 

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Huge Trash Buildup Totally Covers Section of Balkan River

The Drina river is drowning in 350,000 cubic feet of garbage.

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