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NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

Black River — near total destruction.

As Darfur's last city falls, fears grow 'there will be no one left to save' Sudan's army has lost its last foothold of el-Fasher, in Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Now warnings are mounting of a second genocide as mass killings unfold before the world.

www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

This is the news I've dreaded all my life, and it's here: Humanity has failed to avoid dangerous climate change.

We have now entered the overshoot era.

Our new goal is to prevent as many irreversible tipping points from taking hold as we can.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

"Planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point"
media> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...
science> www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Anthropocene

The ability to "be natural" in front of, let alone toward, a camera lens is a freakish artificial skill and the demand for it almost certainly has left scammers and sociopaths overrepresented in political leadership; probably not great that we've now organized everyday society around it too

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.

From fossil fuels to ‘green capitalism’: the dilemmas of a just energy transition Greening the global economy does not have to be done through unjust fuel extraction; societies can choose fairer paths to net-zero emissions.

"Greening the global economy does not have to be done through unjust fuel extraction; societies can choose fairer paths to net-zero emissions." Perfectly put.

Love this glowing review of @triofrancos.bsky.social's EXTRACTION in @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Until people in the climate movement very publicly stop eating meat and flying, we're not going to seem trustworthy.

I will die on this hill.

Reducing food waste is important, but it can be argued that 1️⃣ Livestock farming is the biggest form of food waste/loss - see www.vox.com/future-perfe... and, on X x.com/Unpop_Scienc... 2️⃣There's relatively too much focus on food waste: bsky.app/profile/geor...

"When I told them I was a climatologist, they asked me what our summers will be like in 25 years. In a France at +2.7°C compared to the pre-industrial era, the scenario we are heading towards in 2050, heat records of up to 50°C will be possible; the summer we have just experienced will be the norm"

Greta Thunberg and Irish comedian and activist Tadhg Hickey sum it up in 28 seconds

Paying Nature’s price “What does it mean”, asks Thea Riofrancos in Extraction, “to defend people and the planet from extraction – when others frame this same extraction as

A new piece on extractive capitalism for @thetls.bsky.social, reviewing 4 new books, including @triofrancos.bsky.social's much-anticipated EXTRACTION and Partha Dasgupta's widely-
praised ON NATURAL CAPITAL

"Climate pragmatism" in the UK; "climate realism" in the US: justifying the continuance of the fossil-fuel economy, either way.

Polar 'geoengineering' won't fix climate warming, study finds Proposed "geoengineering" projects designed to reduce the impacts of global warming in polar regions would be ineffective, extremely costly and environmentally dangerous, researchers have warned.

Men will build giant floating walls to prevent warm water from reaching ice shelves, and scatter microbeads onto sea ice to increase its reflectivity before just stopping the burning of fossil fuels

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

deforestation *caused primarily by cows and soy for factory farmed animals* reduce rainfall in the amazon.

this is why meat is not just a moral issue but a political-ecological issue that reshapes out climate and environment and biodiversity in profound and irreversible ways.

…these are same compressor stations through the lens of Sharon Wilson’s FLIR camera which reveals the otherwise invisible methane and VOC plumes pouring from them. Listen to her narration.

Can confirm we all felt nauseous with sore throats after just a few minutes here.

2 new events at the Baltimore Book Festival!  @redemmas.org
* On Making Asian America 

* A Narrative Strategy Workshop led by Jeff Chang

* Lawrence Burney and Jeff Chang in conversation On Cultural Icons

Info & Register now: watermirrorecho.net
#WaterMirrorEcho

I'm not sure many folks realize just how persistent the warming from CO2 is.

Here is a set of 1000-year climate model runs (using FaIR) simulating one year of CO2 emissions (40 gigatons in 2020); a millennia later the world has not cooled back down!

"Upwelling...allows cold, nutrient-rich waters from the depths of the ocean to rise to the surface.... It supports highly productive fisheries & helps protect coral reefs...

The finding highlights the climate's impact on fundamental oceanic processes & the coastal communities that depend on them."

61 leafy seadragons, 604 Port Jackson sharks: logging the grim tally of death in South Australia’s algal bloom Experts say data reported by beachgoers is ‘hugely useful’ after a slow official response to disaster

“More than 34,000 dead marine animals have been logged (on beaches) – while, of course, far more have gone unobserved.”

The true death toll - silent and unseen - is billions of marine animals and plants.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Secret Society Raising Your Electricity Bills A breakthrough report details how utility companies use bogus models to earn excess profits.

Nationalize the utilities.

Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...

Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede. Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”

(Published May 2025)

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

The Guardian on our study published today:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A reminder that the majority of deforestation globally, but particularly in Brazil and a few other South American countries, is to produce meat - either via pasture or to grow feed (the soy mentioned in the article is mostly grown for livestock)...

I got an advanced copy of this book and it is EXCELLENT. Happy Publication Day, LaShawn!

The young people who would have been most likely to lead the domestic anti-fascist fight in 2025 were repeatedly arrested, beat, jailed, mocked by elites and non-elites over the past 5 years. This was bipartisan. I find it interesting whenever some people ask 'where the young people are' now.

Justice-minded folks have a habit of fetishizing youth participation and throwing masses of activated young people at a problem while pledging support and having reverence in the background. This leads to most of those young people getting ground under and burned out and leaving the work w in 5 yrs.

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.

New today: Critical research published in @nature.com on the abrupt and alarming changes being observed in #Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean, led by Prof. @climatenerilie.bsky.social, with @profmattengland.bsky.social and colleagues ⬇️

theconversation.com/from-sea-ice...

Antarctica is in extreme peril New research catalogs several “abrupt changes,” like a precipitous loss of sea ice, unfolding in Antarctica with dire implications for us all.

Antarctica is in extreme peril.

"Abrupt changes" threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds.

grist.org/climate/anta...

#Antarctica #Climate #Heat #Sea #Ocean #Ice

9/13 - Drag Queen Story Hour, presented by Absolutely Dragulous and special guest, Tourmaline by Red Emma's Get tickets and support Red Emma's by becoming a member

It's almost time for the Baltimore Book Festival!

Here's a peak at our schedule on the 32nd St. Stage just for day 1 of the festival, Saturday 9/13, kicking off with something for the kids: Tourmaline presenting her new book "One Day in June" about Marsha P. Johnson!

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