Adding huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is set to cause the Earth’s forests to wither and die rather than flourish, according to a new study that counters erroneous claims that fossil fuel pollution will green the planet. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/forests-carbon-dioxide-emissions

They're costing the world, not just the USA. Fossil fuel subsidies are killing us all.
#Pollution #War #Corruption #Greed #Politics #ClimateChange

"The Oil and Gas Industry Is Costing American Taxpayers, Consumers, and Communities:
By Jessica Maher, Virginia Palacios & Tyson Slocum Oct. 9, 2025."
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/fossil-fuel-subsidies-taxpayer-costs

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The American consumer also pays indirectly to support oil and gas corporations through higher energy costs. For example, consumers are paying the price for the industry’s decision to maximize profits by exporting gas for higher prices abroad. Just this June, the Energy Information Administration said that “higher natural gas prices in 2025 and 2026 are the result of strong export growth that persistently outpaces US natural gas production.” This government agency reiterated this expectation in September, concluding that domestic gas prices will likely increase by 50 percent over the next year, due to “relatively flat natural gas production amid an increase in US liquefied natural gas exports.” Consumers’ energy bills are also expected to increase because the Trump administration is forcing utilities to keep open aging and expensive coal and gas plants that were slated for retirement, likely adding $3 billion per year to our nation’s electricity bills. The administration is simultaneously attempting to crush renewables, which are usually the cheapest source of new electricity.

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Organizations focused on lifting up the values that unite all Americans—values deeply associated with our national public lands—are sorely needed at this moment in time.

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America’s Money Pit For more than 100 years, the federal government has provided massive subsidies to oil and gas. The 2022 budget proposal sent to Congress sought to reduce some of these subsidies, but following the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” federal subsidies have increased from more than $5 billion to more than $12 billion per year. Some analysts estimate the total is even higher, as much as $15 billion to almost $30 billion per year.

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Bringing About Change It’s hard to overstate how much the oil and gas industry is holding back America’s potential for true prosperity. International calls to end subsidies for oil and gas are growing louder, but our national politics are stuck, not only prolonging direct and indirect subsidies but piling on new ones. Funders can help move the needle by investing in the many groups that are working on all angles of this problem, partnering with people of differing political persuasions at all levels of government who share a common-sense position that the oil and gas industry should have to compete on a level playing field and not be able to rig the system for their own profit at the public’s expense.

"Oh it's not Climate Change, it's just a massive coincidence, leave me alone..."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/essex-train-derailment-wickford-london-37553350

#WickfordTrainDerailment #GreaterAnglia #UKTransport #ClimateChange

#Hungary

Rising Waters: Hungary's Response to Drought Challenges

Hungarian authorities plan to submerge barges in the Danube to elevate water levels for the Paks nuclear plant, which operates at 25% due to drought. The situation highlights the impact of climate change on European power production. A riverbed sill will be constructed for longer-term water management

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/3963966-rising-waters-hungarys-response-to-drought-challenges

#ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #pollution #ecology #environment

Yikes! Good thing I decided to stay home yesterday! (I sometimes venture into #PortlandME during the week.)

Trees down, thousands without power in Cumberland County after severe thunderstorm rolls through

Aug 13, 2026

PORTLAND, #Maine — "Thousands in Cumberland County are without power after a severe thunderstorm moved through Thursday afternoon, taking down some trees in the process.

"The National Weather Service said that at 3:11 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Westbrook and was moving southeast at 35 mph. At 3:29 p.m., the storm was located over South Portland and moving southeast at 30 mph. The severe thunderstorm warning issued by the weather service expired at 3:45 p.m.

"A 69 mph wind gust was recorded at the Portland International Jetport during the storm, and the airport lost power."

Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/pay-homage-nfl-collection/73398317

#ExtremeWeather #MaineWx #ClimateDiaryMaine #ClimateDiary #SevereStorms #Hail #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel

High in the mountains of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 lives a sage-like fluffy #rodent, the Ecuadorean #Viscacha, a critically endangered alpine wonder. Few remain alive due to #climatechange and #meat #agriculture 🥩🔥. Be #vegan for them #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

A Prime Minister who refuses to acknowledge a national crisis because he's on his holiday and when he gets back its the Cost Of Living Tour and nothing, NOTHING will disrupt his schedule.

Not even a village burning down or a train coming off the tracks due to heat.

It's COVID all over again, the only real action on Climate Change will be grifts, like PPE

#ClimateChange #UKpol #UKpolitics #NHS #Manchester #Wildfires

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As mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham was not shy regarding the climate emergency. He committed to the city becoming carbon neutral by 2038 and argued that local government lacked many of the powers necessary to deliver the pace of change demanded by the climate challenge. In his first 25 days in No 10, Burnham has found time to blame his generation of politicians for the major dereliction of duty in failing to tackle social care over many decades. Yet he has avoided any comment about the failure of the same political class over the same period of time to ensure our hospitals, schools, public buildings and homes were adapted to cope with the sort of extreme heat the country is now experiencing. The result of those years of neglect is that: a key government department in charge of protecting our food supplies and environment has just 20 staff working on climate adaptation; nurses are fainting as they treat patients in A&E departments receiving record numbers of summer patients; school teachers have taught in classrooms where temperatures are over 40C (104F); and farmers are warning of low crop yields, livestock feed shortages and potential domestic food price increases. All of these things are happening to the ordinary people that Burnham has famously championed throughout his political career. In order to thrive, they require a healthy environment, a safe and cool place to work and the assurance of affordable food on their plate: yet it is these which are increasingly threatened by the impact of the climate emergency.

I was born on the Isle of Man. I am constantly astonished that it hasn't been set up as a kind of green energy paradise, given how small and cut off it is and how much wind power (at the very least) it has access to.

I then moved to the UK. I am constantly astonished that it hasn't been set up as a kind of green energy paradise, given how small and cut off it is and how much wind power (at the very least) it has access to.

(now I live in Sweden. It's not much better here, tbh, but at least we have widespread district heating systems)

#ClimateChange #AndyBurnham #UKPolitics

@ZLabe Indeed. Promoting to #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

More evidence that climate change is more about increasingly erratic weather than just heatwaves; while the UK suffers heatwaves & drought, in Japan there are unprecedented levels of rain, causing flooding.

(again) mitigation is only part of the necessary response; across the world societies & politicians need to take the target of Net Zero seriously, if we are to maintain our ability to live on a planet we've abused for generations.

#NetZero #ClimateChange
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq561gpen8lo

#thejuicemedia did a video on #AI #DataCenters

#Politics #ClimateChange #Wildfires #SarahConner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kON2ZI2BNj8

@ZLabe Promoting to #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

What a stupid article:

https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/12/keep-heatwaves-climate-activists-gone-29361742/

Nowhere does it mention the draconian laws that have been introduced to stop groups like #ExtinctionRebellion, #JSO and others from doing protests.

I bet that is a big reason that has put people off.

If they could be arsed to cover it, there are still other things going on, for example: https://www.earthfirst.uk/ which is happening now.

There are also local groups still dealing with local issues, eg: https://www.a38derbychaos.org/

"But one other reason we’re seeing less overt climate activism these days is that it sorta… worked." - bullshit

Lazy journalism

#ClimateAction #ClimateChange

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Headline from the Metro: "Where have all the climate activists gone?"

California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries.

State is US’s largest user of pesticide that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/california-paraquat-ban-pesticide

A few hundred people will die today but our Prime Minister still thinks he can kick action on Climate Change into the long grass.

The grass is dead Andy, like we all are if we carry on pretending this existential problem away.

#ClimateChange #UKPol #UKPolitics #AndyBurnham

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Europe heatwave live: UK sees temperatures of 38.1C, the hottest day of 2026; Greece battles gale force winds, sparking fears about wildfires A former UK government scientific adviser warned amid the ‘shattering’ heat that worse is still to come

For several years now I am trying to adapt my wildlife allotment to climate change/breakdown. Planting more trees for shade, planting more densely and with high diversity, planting resilient native plants, lots of mulching, keeping ground covered, adding lots of organic matter, planting in layers as is done in forest gardening, encourage self-seeding. Still this is not enough, the climate is breaking down so fast now it is hard to keep up. Not sure what else to do. #climatechange #gardening

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My wildlife allotment, many plants are now suffering because of drought and extremely hot weather

#climatechange #weather #ExtremeWeather #news #Channel4News #meteorology #AMS

You aint seen nothin' yet.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Xxctf8xlLTY

#climate #ClimateScience #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #polycrisis #EcosystemCollapse #systemcollapse #ecocide #fossilfuels #Co2 #Co2Emissions #methane #GreenhouseGases #KeepitInTheGround

Climate bills are coming in now, big time: Rhine shipping cut in two as ships coming from Rotterdam can't get any further than Duisburg or Cologne anymore, instead of being able to reach Switzerland or even further via the Danube. Billions of damage for German industry.
https://nos.nl/l/2626584
#drought #climatechange

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Map showing that ships cannot pass the stretch between Koblenz and Mainz anymore.

energy source of the future!

#ClimateChange #heat #drought #environment #nuclear #France

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/energies/article/2026/08/12/one-fifth-of-france-s-nuclear-capacity-offline-due-to-extreme-weather-and-jellyfish_6756421_98.html

RE: https://mastox.eu/@ZackPolanski/117084570339296456

#UKPol #UKPolitics #ClimateChange #AndyBurnham

government knows it is climate change.
they know it is CO2.
they know it is fossil fuels.

Continuing to invest in fossil fuels is a choice politicians have made to prioritize fossil fuel corporations over the safety and health of people and communities.

we myst vote for politicians who refuse this pattern.

"We know that with climate change, we’re seeing a wide range of worsening hazards, including wildfire seasons becoming longer and more severe. That means to stay safe, people should prepare for emergencies year-round. For those who may be at risk of an evacuation in the coming days, I urge you to have a grab-and-go bag packed and ready for each member of your household, including pets,” said Greene at a news conference Tuesday to provide and update on the wildfire and drought conditions in B.C."

#bcpoli #climatechange #endfossilfuels #bcwildfire #canpoli #cdnpoli

https://theprovince.com/news/bc-wildfires-live-updates-evacuations-bald-range-fire-summerland-penticton

A COBRA meeting

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/12/uk-extreme-heat-prompts-cobra-emergency-meeting

Maybe Burnham will be having a quick read of the report ‘suggesting’ the threat to security - yes security of climate change might be on the agenda as well? I doubt it, too busy ignoring mitigation and working out how to expand North Sea fossil fuel extraction

https://theconversation.com/a-uk-climate-security-report-backed-by-the-intelligence-services-was-quietly-buried-a-pattern-weve-seen-many-times-before-274325

#UkPol #Cobra #Environment #ClimateChange #FiddlingWhileRomeBurns

Carbon tax gone. Fuel excise tax, suspended. Oh and hey look, the corporate lobby wants it all gone for good.

And yet gas is still bloody expensive at $2/L or more.

It’s almost like we voted in a federal government hellbent on increasing the profit margins of the companies responsible for our burning communities.

carry on…

https://financialpost.com/news/mark-carney-gas-tax-holiday-ends-soon

#bcwildfire #climateEmergency #endfossilfuels #climatechange #canpoli #cdnpoli

If we can grow cocas beans here then we can grow then in Space!

But right now, we might not have enough basic foodstuffs to survive, because we failed to plan ahead (or rather our Government did)

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/12/all-british-chocolate-bar-made-by-scientists-using-reading-grown-cocoa

#ClimateChange #Chocolate #UK

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/israel-deliberately-starting-wildfires-in-southern-lebanon-firefighters-say

> First responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops

#warCrime #genocide #israel #Lebanon #heatwave #climate #climateChange

@ZLabe Promoting to #climatechange

@ZLabe Promoting to #Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange

#Wildfire Forces Evacuations in #BigSur

The blaze on #California’s Central Coast, known as the #TimberFire, has burned more than 2,000 acres in Big Sur, a treasured region of the state that is known for its breathtaking views of the Pacific & that draws millions of tourists each year. The…writer & artist Henry Miller, once described Big Sur as “the face of the earth as the creator intended it to look.”

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #wildfires
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/us/california-timber-fire-big-sur.html?unlocked_article_code=1.41A.YdNY.uLb5ON2zVaro&smid=nytcore-ios-share

"B.C. wildfires force restaurant to throw out more than $20K in food

The wildfire that has forced an estimated 20,000 people from their homes and destroyed houses just west of Summerland, B.C. is also proving to be economically destructive in the tourism-dependent region."

"MORE PIPELINE! It's good for the economy!" - #Carney

#Politics #CdnPoli #ClimateChange #Wildfires

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/wildfires/article/this-is-a-tourist-town-how-wildfires-are-raising-major-economic-concerns-for-small-businesses/

@ZLabe Promoting to #ClimateChange

For a very long time people used to refer to the UK as 'our green & pleasant land'....

well, its not been pleasant for some time, but now (this summer) its not green either, well south of a line around the Manchester Ship Canal, at least.

Climate change & rubbish political economy have put an end to the phrase.... but we have to move on, I suppose.

#politics #ClimateChange #Heatwave #corruption

This is now officially Oregon's worst fire season on record -- and it's far from over. 2.3M+ acres have already burned.

#ClimateChange #Wildfire #Oregon

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Screenshot of a map of the US state of Oregon. It's absolutely lousy with wildfire symbols of varying sizes, indicating the extent of acres involved.

As Steve Lindsay (DurhamU) points out the water companies were warned by the Met Office nearly thirty years ago that droughts would become more likely & frequent...

but, of course in the intervening years, they were too busy draining the utilities of all their available cash to actually act on that knowledge... or even now recall what the were told.

#water #politics #heatwave #ClimateChange

h/t Guardian letters

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In 1998, I travelled to London for the release of the Meteorological Office’s first forecasts of the impact of climate change on the UK. I was encouraged to see in the audience many representatives from water companies from the south of England. The Met Office modelling showed that “For summer, there is a general tendency for drying in the south of the UK” and “Warming over the UK will be more rapid in the south-east”. Today, representatives of the southern water boards appear to be surprised that we are experiencing a drought in the south of England (Three-quarters of England in drought as summer’s fifth heatwave looms, 10 August). They should have paid more attention to the science and started the planning and building of reservoirs 28 years ago instead of putting their profits into the pockets of their shareholders. Steve Lindsay Emeritus professor of public health entomology, Durham University

#SesameStreet - #ExtremeWeather Resources

Supporting children, families, and communities when weather crises hit.

Children born in 2020 will experience up to 7 times more #ExtremeWeatherEvents than children born in 1960.

"Today, more families than ever before are facing extreme weather events, which can be especially challenging for young children.

Sesame is here to provide support — helping families prepare for, respond to, and recover from floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and more.

Extreme weather can displace communities, disrupt routines, and jeopardize emotional well-being — so Sesame offers comfort, playful learning, and ways to build resilience and re-establish daily routines.

Whether preparing for the unexpected or recovering from it, children, families, and communities can get through the toughest times, and stay safe, together.

In times of crisis, our resources can help every family find their inner Sesame Street: a comforting smile, a resourceful neighbor, and a reminder that you’re not alone.

Interactive family guides offer simple tips and activities to comfort and support children and keep the whole family safe."

https://sesameworkshop.org/our-work/what-we-do/extreme-weather/

#SesameWorkshop #Preparedness #ChildrensResources #EmergencyKits #DisasterRecovery #Safety #ParentingGuides #KeepSafe #WeKeepUsSafe #Polycrisis #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #Storms #Hurricanes #Floods #BuildingResiliency #BuildingCommunity

You don't say?

AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/11/ai-will-do-more-to-boost-fossil-fuel-production-than-green-energy

> Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid

#ai #slop #tech #technology #llm #climate #climateChange #ClimateEmergency

Boeren in Frankrijk slaan alarm over de aanhoudende droogte. Terwijl het land zich deze week opmaakt voor een nieuwe hittegolf zien boeren dat hun gewassen een stuk kleiner zijn dan normaal of zelfs helemaal verpieteren.

Gebogen over zijn gortdroge akker trekt Claude Boutry een paar wortels uit de grond. "Kijk dan", mompelt hij, wijzend naar de lange, dunne wortels. "Ze zijn best te eten, maar onverkoopbaar. #climatechange #climatecrisis #France #food

https://nos.nl/artikel/2626455-droogte-raakt-franse-akkers-hier-hadden-bieten-moeten-groeien-maar-er-is-niets

For the first time in the six years that we've lived here, our town is issuing mandatory water conservation restrictions. Steep fines will apply to violators. I know this has been going on for years in bigger cities in drier states and counties, but if it's finally reaching our little east coast town, it won't be long till the Overton window shifts once again and it's the new normal happening everywhere. 💧

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Drought

Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office

Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to surpass the record set just last year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cn8n9pg54m1o #heatwaves #ExtremeHeat #climate #ClimateChange

#FleshEatingBacteria kill at least 7 along Gulf Coast. Here's how to protect yourself.

By Mark Strassman, Alex Sunby
August 10, 2026

Excerpt: "Researchers as far north as #NewYork have detected the bacteria in waters along the coast. In #Maryland, where over two dozen cases have been confirmed so far this year, health officials warned people to be cautious about swimming in #ChesapeakeBay.

" 'With every year now, because of #ClimateChange, we're seeing it higher and higher in more northerly latitudes,' said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine."

Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flesh-eating-bacteria-kill-gulf-coast-how-to-protect-yourself/

#Vibrio #WarmingOceans #VibrioVulnificus #FleshEating #StayOutOfTheWater

HT @bojacobs

#Jellyfish-hit French #nuclear plant shuts down three reactors”

August 11, 2026

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/jellyfish-hit-french-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-three-reactors-2026-08-11/

#NuclearPlants #NoNukes #ClimateChange #WarmingOceans

#Jellyfish are taking over the #oceans due to #ClimateChange

Written by Inaara Thawer
on Nov 1, 2022

"Climate change and human activity have impacts that ripple through all ecosystems. Their negative effects can lead to population imbalances across these various #ecosystems. While populations of many species are declining because they are unable to survive the rapid #EnvironmentalChanges, this is often not the case for venomous aquatic life like #SeaUrchins and jellyfish. In fact, these populations are increasing across the globe, with damaging effects on other living #AquaticOrganisms and human activity."

View slideshow here:
https://inhabitat.com/jellyfish-are-taking-over-the-oceans-due-to-climate-change/

#GlobalWarming #WarmingOceans
#ChangingOceans #OceansAreLife #OceanTemperatures #ClimateCrisis

#Jellyfish attack #NuclearPowerPlant. Again.

By Susan D’Agostino | October 28, 2021

" #Scotland’s only working nuclear power plant at #Torness shut down in an emergency procedure when jellyfish clogged the sea water-cooling intake pipes at the plant, according to the Scotland Herald this week. Without access to cool water, a nuclear power plant risks overheating. The intake pipes can also be damaged, which disrupts power generation. And ocean life that gets sucked into a power plant’s intake pipes risks death.

[...]

"The clash between gelatinous jellyfish and hulking nuclear power plants has a long history. These spineless, brainless, bloodless creatures shut down the Torness nuclear power plant in 2011 at a cost of approximately $1.5 million per day, according to one estimate. Swarms of these invertebrates have also been responsible for nuclear power plant shutdowns in Israel, Japan, the United States, the #Philippines, #SouthKorea, and Sweden.

"Humans have unwittingly nurtured the adversarial relationship between jellyfish and nuclear power plants. That is, human-induced #ClimateChange has raised ocean water temperatures, setting conditions for larger-than-usual jellyfish populations. Further, the relatively warm water near nuclear power plant discharge outlets may attract jellyfish swarms, according to one study. Also, #pollution has lowered #oxygen levels in sea water, which jellyfish tolerate more than other marine animals, leading to their proliferation.

"Some look at jellyfish and see elegant ballerinas of the sea, while others view them as pests. Either way, they are nothing if not resilient. Jellyfish are 95 percent water, drift in topical waters and the Arctic Ocean, and thrive in the ocean’s bottom as well as on its surface. Nuclear power plant operators might take note: Older-than-dinosaur jellyfish are likely here to stay."

Full article:
https://thebulletin.org/2021/10/jellyfish-attack-nuclear-power-plant-again/

#OceansAreLife #NuclearPowerPlants
#NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #RethinkNotRestart