@abilutangwa.bsky.social

Following
What they don't teach you about heatwaves:
It's not just heat.
It's:
• Your crops dying
• Your river drying (Rhine is low again, disrupting shipping)
• Your lungs burning from wildfire smoke
• Your power grid collapsing
It's everything at once.

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

https://bsky.app/profile/abilutangwa.bsky.social/post/3mqzgawgyfs2j

Last week, from Mezabahnur Masum: Texas cities are not indifferent to climate change. Instead, time after time, their careful plans for the future are blocked by #Republicans in the legislature. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-cities-climate-plans-preemption/

#TXlege #Texas #ClimateChange #environment #news #politics #USpol

Leaving you all with this episode of #SolarPunkPresents podcast. TY to @MaQuest , @joewynne , @tinker , @jblue , @ReNatureLdn , and everyone else who used the hashtag and/or boosted posts!

#Solarpunk Presents
7.6: #Abundance, #Inclusion, #Resilience: The #OneMillionNeighbours Project

by Sam Nabi
Season 7, Ep. 6
Monday, May 19, 2025

"This episode, Ariel speaks to Sam Nabi about One Million Neighbours, a project bringing together the voices of local non-profits that envisions the future of Waterloo Region once the population has reached one million. Sam discusses the impetus for the project, providing a voice for the voiceless, the issue with grant applications, funding the future, being proactive instead of reactive to harsh policies, and much more. What might an abundant, inclusive, resilient (Ariel says: solarpunk) city look like on the human level? Who lives there, what do they value, and what are their daily lives like? And what does it look like to take action now at the regional/municipal level to ensure that utopian vision?"

Listen:
https://shows.acast.com/solarpunk-presents/episodes/76-abundance-inclusion-resilience-the-one-million-neighbours

#SolarPunkSunday #TakeActionNow #StartLocal #ClimateChange #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency

Carbon captured.

How the fossil fuel industry turned the plan to solve climate change into a plan to save itself. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

https://projects.propublica.org/carbon-captured/

@ZLabe Promoting to #Climate #ClimateChange #HighTemperatures

#Amsterdam #Netherlands

Dutch activists “bomb” Microsoft data center site with water balloons

The balloons contained an acid mixture to deteriorate the concrete and accelerate the building's rusting

https://cybernews.com/tech/dutch-activists-microsoft-data-center/

#ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #ClimateStrike

Article about Sewing Hope, a #ClimateChange education program in #Scotland built around community quilts:

https://www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/museums-change-lives/inspiring-engagement-debate-and-reflection/national-museum-scotland/

Link to the program; the finished quilts are here in a slideshow that also includes some kid participants:

https://www.nms.ac.uk/our-impact/community-and-access/projects/climate-change-for-all

#Quilting #QuiltingNews

#SilentSunday I did stagger out on a short dog walk.

We found blackberries, the second spot were actually ripe.

In mid-July.

#blackberries #ClimateChange #fruit #nature #plantstodon

Alt...

A riotous patch of blackberry plants, backlit by the sun with their leaves glowing. Masses of fruit, mostly red and unripe. A few are beginning to turn black.

Alt...

A different patch growing over an old fencepost, with smaller, actually rope blackberry fruit.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/116947005442845188

I guess they're all 'communists' or something now?

#USPol #USPolitics #ClimateChange

Is the Sky Turning Orange? Why Canada's Wildfire Smoke Is Suddenly Everywhere

Full story 👇

Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/07/canada-wildfire-smoke-us-air-quality.html

#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #US #America #USNews #USPolitics #WildfireSmoke #AirQuality #ClimateChange #BreakingNews #Trending

Alt...

A thick blanket of wildfire smoke creates hazardous air quality conditions over a major American city.

”We are living in an age of climate collapse, which will most likely result in mass displacement and death… And while that reality is hard to accept, it is an honest assessment of what lies ahead that must be addressed…” | The Chris Hedges Report
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/democracy-necessitates-resistance
#climatechange #climatecollapse

”[W]e always have that opportunity to choose how we’re going to react and how we’re going to live our lives in response to the involuntary hell that’s imposed upon us by the powers that be.”
—Roger Hallam, Democracy Necessitates Resistance (w/ Roger Hallam) | The Chris Hedges Report
#climatechange #democracy

”…what we’ve got now is in many ways like the last spasm of denial, right, before it becomes absolutely obvious what’s going on. …the climate crisis is a suicide prospect, which is why my book is called “Suicide.””
—Roger Hallam, Democracy Necessitates Resistance (w/ Roger Hallam) | The Chris Hedges Report
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climatebreakdown #books

”…no one can predict beforehand how it’s going to go, right? That’s the point. But what we can predict with absolute certainty is the centre will collapse. And it is collapsing. … So that’s the prospect in the next two decades.”
—Roger Hallam, Democracy Necessitates Resistance (w/ Roger Hallam) | The Chris Hedges Report
#climatechange #climatecollapse

”There’s nothing vague about putting CO2 into the atmosphere. …we trigger all the tipping points in the Earth system. …a quarter of the world’s population will be on the move.”
—Roger Hallam, Democracy Necessitates Resistance (w/ Roger Hallam) | The Chris Hedges Report
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climatebreakdown

”…it’s not a hundred percent guaranteed that we’re going extinct, but we have to accept that’s now the main scenario… …this isn’t a wild card, it’s physics. It’s like you drop a ball and it drops to the ground, right? You put CO2 into the atmosphere, it warms up…”
—Roger Hallam, Democracy Necessitates Resistance (w/ Roger Hallam) | The Chris Hedges Report
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climatecollapse

‘The most important crop on Earth’ is in danger, University of Washington study finds - “We found that large areas that are major #rice producers are going to face rising temperatures that are unprecedented in the history of rice cultivation. Over the course of the past 10,000 years and its domestication, rice has been adapted to cooler conditions and not to warmer conditions. We used a wide variety of forward-looking climate projection models, and all of those models seem to converge on the same point: Large parts of primary rice growing regions around the world are expected to surpass the known temperature limit where these crops can be cultivated,” the professor explained. “I use the word unprecedented, and I don’t use it lightly. Another term I could apply to this would be no analog. There is no known situation over the course of rice’s cultivation where rice grew in regions which had such high mean annual temperatures. https://www.koin.com/news/environment/the-most-important-crop-on-earth-is-in-danger-university-of-washington-study-finds/ #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming

Canada's boreal forest is an ecological treasure of inestimable value. It is also all too easy to forget.

#Canada #ClimateChange #BorealForest #wildfires #Deforestation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boreal_forest_of_Canada

RE: https://newsie.social/@LALegault/116942286090877252

Canadians unable to acknowledge that our forest management has drastically changed since the government banned Indigenous people from managing it and instead sprays flammable glyphosate because Americans are attacking us, aren’t facing these issues head on. The provincial and federal government’s perpetual attacks on the #Indigenous and neglect of #climatechange measures is our fault.
#Canada #cdnpoli #Ontario

The #Science of #SolarPunk -- why we need #GreenerCities!

Equitable urban green space planning for sustainable cities: a GIS-based analysis of spatial disparities and functional strategies

Published: 02 July 2025
Sayyed Kifayatullah, Zafeer Saqib, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Muhammad Zaman-ul-Haq, Dmitry E. Kucher, Sajid Ullah & Aqil Tariq

"Abstract:

#UrbanGreenSpaces (#UGS) are critical for fostering ecological sustainability and social equity in rapidly urbanizing cities like #Islamabad, #Pakistan. This study aimed to comprehensively map and classify Islamabad’s UGS, identify spatial disparities, and evaluate their ecological, recreational, and social functions. The research also proposed sustainable strategies for managing UGS to address urban challenges, including climate adaptation, biodiversity loss, and social inequity. The study developed a detailed spatial map of Islamabad’s UGS using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and high-resolution satellite imagery. Seven typologies were categorized and analyzed, including parks, playgrounds, institutional green spaces, and waterways. Field surveys and random sampling validated the thematic maps, achieving an accuracy rate of 95.68% based on statistical metrics like Kappa coefficients. The study revealed significant disparities in UGS distribution.

"Wealthier zones had larger, well-maintained green spaces, while denser areas lacked accessible and functional UGS. Recreational spaces, institutional greenery, and waterways played a vital role in enhancing biodiversity, urban aesthetics, and community well-being, though many remain underutilized or degraded. Institutional green spaces contributed significantly to urban sustainability, comprising 17.05 km² of the total UGS area. The research highlights UGS as an essential #NatureBasedSolution (#NBS) for addressing urban challenges like #HeatIslands, #stormwater management, and #SocialInequalities. The findings serve as a model for other rapidly urbanizing cities seeking #ecological and social balance.

[...]

"Conclusion

[T]his study underscores the pivotal role of UGS in fostering ecological #sustainability, social equity, and urban resilience, particularly in rapidly urbanizing cities like Islamabad. By leveraging GIS and high-resolution satellite imagery, the research provides a detailed analysis of the spatial distribution, typologies, and functional value of #GreenSpaces across the city. The findings reveal striking disparities, where wealthier neighborhoods enjoy better-maintained parks and green belts, while densely populated and economically underprivileged areas often lack accessible and functional green spaces. This imbalance highlights the urgent need for equitable planning and management of urban greenery.

"The research affirms that UGS are more than aesthetic elements; they serve as vital ecological assets by regulating #UrbanMicroclimates, enhancing #biodiversity, managing stormwater, and mitigating the urban heat island effect. Socially, they contribute to community well-being by offering recreation, relaxation, and physical activity spaces. However, the study also identifies significant challenges, such as the uneven distribution, poor maintenance, and underutilization of certain green spaces, which limit their potential to deliver these benefits.

"To address these challenges, the study emphasizes the importance of integrating UGS into #UrbanPlanning policies to ensure #EquitableAccess for all city residents, regardless of socioeconomic status. It also highlights the value of #CommunityInvolvement in the upkeep and management of green spaces, fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility among local stakeholders. Sustainable funding mechanisms, such as public-private partnerships, are proposed to ensure UGS’s regular maintenance and future expansion. Moreover, the research advocates for continued use of data-driven decision-making, leveraging GIS tools to monitor and optimize green infrastructure for long-term sustainability. While this study focuses on Zone I, expanding future research to other zones would offer a more comprehensive perspective on UGS distribution and accessibility across the entire city.

"This research presents UGS as Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to tackle pressing urban challenges like #ClimateChange, flooding, and social inequalities, offering actionable strategies for policymakers and urban planners. While centered on Islamabad, these findings provide a valuable framework that other rapidly urbanizing cities can adapt to strike a balance between development and ecological integrity. The study reminds that sustainable cities must prioritize green spaces to ensure a livable, #equitable, and #resilient urban future."

Full article:
http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-07578-2

#SolarPunkSunday #MoreTrees #GreenerCities #MoreGreenSpace #Microclimates #GreenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #OpenAccessJournals #LivableCities

New oil and gas licences are to be issued in the North Sea on day one of #Burnham'spremiership

Ffs

Burn 'em Burnham #ClimateChange

The state of the world summarized in two news headlines. 😔

#news #GlobalWarming #environment #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #ClimateAction #pollution #future #nature #Earth #world #international #humanity #science

Alt...

Two news headlines. The first headline reads "Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling." The second headline reads "'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix."

There is still some colour from Verbascum and Anthemis tinctoria on the allotment, the ornamental grasses are also looking good. I am watering the trees to keep them alive in the hot and awfully dry weather but nothing else gets watered (apart from topping up the ponds). #allotment #climatechange #gardening

Alt...

Verbascum and Anthemis flowering among ornamental grasses and fruit trees.

Ontario buying new aircraft to fight fires, pushes back against US criticism
David Ljunggren | Reuters
20 hours ago:

"So far, 650,000 acres (26,300 sq km) are on fire, compared to 600,000 acres at the same time last year."
"The United States is having an above-average fire year, with 3.7 million acres burned to date in 2026 compared with a 10-year average of 2.7 million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center." #Wildfires #ClimateChange
https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2026/07/17/canada-wildfires-ontario-doug-ford/90957976007/

smoke goes both ways between 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸. that's the thing about air — it's shared across borders, and no country controls the wind direction.

> The 🇺🇸 president & members of congress lashed out at 🇨🇦 over the smoke pouring across the border this week. They should look in the mirror.

i would also add that both countries should look at themselves in the mirror — hard — about their energy policies which are contributing to climate change which is contributing to more frequent bigger fiercer wildfires.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/17/opinion/donald-trump-lecture-climate-disaster-wildfire-smoke

#Wildfires #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy

In India a five-day heatwave might have caused nearly 30,000 excess deaths.

"Official counts of "heatstroke deaths" are often low, sometimes just a few hundred in a bad season, because many heat-related deaths are not labelled as such. This implies that the toll could be much higher."

https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/india-heatwave-deaths-study-extreme-heat-public-health-emergency-climate-change-2920200-2026-06-01

#heatwave #climatechange #fossilfuel #pollution #environment #health

https://www.pveurope.eu/e-mobility/france-rules-mandatory-solar-car-parks

#solar #solarandwind #solarcanopy #solarcanopies #cleanenergy #cleanair #sustainability #greenenergy #climatechange #bigoil #bigoilandgas

Alt...

FACTS THEY DON'T TEACH YOU. With Solar Canopies on large parking lots, France generates electricity like 10 nuclear power plants while cooling cars. The USA could harness 800 million uncovered spaces similarly.

Massive fire in a residental area in Norway, Krogstadelva. Probably stared in the woods below.

My daughter is born in the downstairs bedroom of that house to the lower right of this frame. Damn…

Sure, it was many years ago we moved out, but this still hits really close to home.

#ForestFire #Norge #Norway #ClimateChange

Alt...

Helicopter fighting a huge fire that have already consumed multiple residental units at Stenset Terrasse, Krogstadelva, Norway.

#ForestFire #Norge #Norway #ClimateChange

Update: looks like these houses are no longer there today. Terrible images from the scene with more than 100 residential units wiped out by the fire. Absolutely brutal for the families who lost everything. 😢

Luckily, no fatalities have been reported, but several victims are being treated for smoke inhalation, cuts and bruises.

@fulelo

Brilliant idea. Capitalism over humanity. Idiots.

#BBCNews #ClimateChange

#BBCNews - EU proposes slowing down cuts to carbon emissions for businesses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgv0zd497zo
#ClimateChange

#News: #Scientists are racing to find and measure the world’s biggest ancient trees like #Taiwan’s 84‑metre “Heaven” before #climatechange and #deforestation destroy them! 🌴☠️ Save forests! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-06-10/finding-the-worlds-biggest-trees-before-they-disappear/106756018?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-bo...

" #Canada 's #boreal #wildfires aren't just bad #forest management - area burned rises roughly 80% for each 1C increase in fire-season #temperature ."

#climate #climatechange #wildfire #heatwave #trees #tree

Canada's boreal wildfires aren...

I mean seriously.

This from a guy who rolled back #environmental #regulations, claims #ClimateChange is a hoax, actually spent #TaxpayersMoney to NOT block green #energy solutions, &—oh yeah—says we just need to “rake the leaves” off forest floors to avoid #wildfires -- BUT gutted the freaking EPA, NPS & anyone who might be slightly capable of detecting/preventing fires.

Moron.

#Trump says he’s holding #Canada responsible for #wildfire #smoke, threatens #tariffs.

#law
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/politics/trump-canada-wildfire-smoke-tariffs

US Offshore Wind Power is at a Crossroads: Will the Energy Grid Collapse or Transform?

Full story 👇

Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/07/offshore-wind-power-us-energy-policy.html

#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #US #America #USNews #USPolitics #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #EnergyPolicy #ClimateChange #BreakingNews #TopStory #Trending

Alt...

Large offshore wind power turbines standing in the ocean under a dramatic sky during a shift in US energy policy.

That frog fish looks about as happy as I am
#EndPointCapitalism #ClimateChange #WhatNext

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/us-government-announces-plans-to-lease-deep-sea-mining-rights-in-american-samoa/

#Ghouls

People are making #wildfire bets on #PredictionMarkets. Experts say it could lead to disaster.

When the Eaton fire swept through the LA neighborhood of Altadena last year, it claimed 19 lives & incinerated thousands of buildings—one of which was the home of Kaitlyn Trudeau’s grandfather. His house burned to the ground; he lost everything. But while he grappled with #trauma, others saw dollar signs in the #disaster.

#ClimateChange #Profiteers
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/climate/betting-wildfires-polymarket-prediction-market-platforms

OUR WARMING PLANET

Aerial view of massive wildfires in Ontario, Canada

More than 180 wildfires are burning across Canada and Northern Minnesota as of Friday afternoon.

Experts say some of the fires may burn for months!
#AureFreePress #News #GlobalWarming #climatechange #BreakingNews

The health risks of wildfire smoke across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-health-risks-of-wildfire-smoke-across-the-midwest-and-mid-atlantic #Canada #Wildfires #ClimateChange

#canadianwildfires #climatechange #climateactionnow

Alt...

Goose chase meme. The goose says, "'Canadian' wildfires, you say?" then gives chase to a man at the side of the panel, angrily honking "and WHY is the Arctic burning, motherfuckers?

#climatechange #bigoil #globalwarming #NoBillionaires #nobillionairesshouldexist #eattherich #compostherich #environment #Canadianwildfires

Alt...

@WeatherMonitors An apocalyptic scene unfolded on Highway 11 in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, this evening as the sky turned deep red and nearly black.

#climatechange #bigoil #globalwarming #nobillionaires

Alt...

avellinofarms We're watching the world become less livable in real time, and somehow the most controversial part is saying it out loud.

#bigoil #climatechange #globalwarming #wildfires

Alt...

mattsomerstein Why is admitting that climate change is real such a personal issue to so many people? Is your mother an oil rig? GREENPEACE photo: BBC News

After a month of above average temperatures with only 8ml of rain in total, everything here is dry. While watering flowers is usually considered a vanity, I have become increasingly concerned about the lack of moisture affecting the bees. Two nights ago I watered just the honeysuckle. Last night we saw the hedgehog. It had come out from under the honeysuckle and roses. I had been worrying about the bees needing nectar but obviously our slug eating friend also needs moisture.

It is incredibly dry - and while not horribly hot compared to practically everywhere still regularly above average temperature. No rain to speak of in the forecast either. I realise that we are ‘relatively lucky’ but the moist cool summer weather we used to experience here is a necessary part of our local ecosystem too and losing it hurts the whole planet, not just us.
#Water
#ClimateDiary #ClimateChange