by Cristina Eisenberg et al…Our ecocultural state-of-knowledge report brings
together Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and Western
Science (WS) to support climate and wildfire adaptation
strategies for forest landscapes. This report builds
on federal directives to respectfully and intentionally
braid IK and WS knowledge systems in a Two-Eyed
Seeing approach that informs climate- and wildfireadaptation strategies to conserve our public forests.
Is the world becoming uninsurable?
by Charles Hugh Smith on Substack…This is not an abstraction, though many are treating it as a policy debate. As noted previously here, the insurance industry is not a charity, and insurers bear the costs that are increasing regardless of opinions and policy proposals. Insurers operate in the real world, and their decisions to pull out of entire regions, reduce coverage and increase premiums are all responses to soaring losses.
Fueling innovation to navigate the wildfire challenge ahead
by Chris Anthony, et al, in Stanford Social Innovation Review..The climate-driven wildfire crisis calls for a comprehensive, cross-sector approach to funding, research, and action.
IPBES report highlights Indigenous & local knowledge as key to ‘transformative change’
by Sonam Lama Hyolmo in Mongabay…The report identifies three underlying causes of the biodiversity crisis: the disconnection from nature, inequitable power and wealth distribution, and the prioritization of short-term gains. Karen O’Brien, co-chair of the assessment and a sociology professor at the University of Oslo, said these issues have led to destructive views and behaviors that exacerbate biodiversity loss, including the risk of irreversible tipping points that threaten ecological systems.
The AMOC Might Be WAY More Unstable Than We Thought…Here’s Why
from PBS Terra…There is a mysterious cold blob in the North Atlantic that could be a warning sign that the largest heat transfer system on the planet, the AMOC, is on the brink of collapse.
Climate change forged a new reality in 2024: ‘This is life now’
by Diana Baptista in Context…In 2024, billions of people endured heatwaves, storms and floods; 2025 is set to be worse as man-made climate change wreaks havoc.
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Insufficient pollinator visitation often limits yield in crop systems worldwide
by Katherine J. Turo in Nature….Declining pollinator populations could threaten global food production, especially if current crop yields are limited by insufficient pollinator visitation to flowers, in a phenomenon referred to as ‘pollinator limitation’.
Canada’s 2023 wildfires outsmoked global aviation, yet emissions go uncounted
by Liz Kimbrough in Mongabay….The climate crisis appears to be driving this trend toward more extreme fire seasons. Higher temperatures caused by climate change dry out the landscape and make forests more susceptible to fire. The researchers point out that Canada and other northern regions are warming up about twice as fast as the rest of the world.
Reporting on Doomsday Scenarios
from 60 Minutes….From 2022, Jon Wertheim’s report on “preppers” who are gearing up for extreme catastrophes.
Millaray Huichalaf: Mapuche woman’s 15-year defence of a sacred river
by Ali Qassim in LAB…Mapuche leader Millaray Huichalaf defends the Pilmaiken River through legal challenges, international alliances, and the arts
Extreme wildfires have doubled in 2 decades, study finds
by Austyn Gaffney in The New York Times…In a changing climate, extreme wildfire events are becoming far more common and more intense, according to a new analysis.
With extreme heat, is the Earth getting too hot for humans to survive?
by The Conversation in Fast Company….https://www.fastcompany.com/91142194/extreme-heat-earth-global-warming-humans-climate-change
How ocean warming is warping the world
by David Wallace-Wells in The New York Times….The vastness is also growing — not just because of melting Arctic and Antarctic ice, which could raise global sea levels by several feet this century and many more in the millenniums to come, but also because of what is known as “thermal expansion.” Heat expands the volume of water too and to date is responsible for at least one-third of all sea-level rise.
The climate is the economy
by Nitish Pahwa on Slate.com…Intensifying hurricanes, floods, and heat waves are wreaking havoc across the country—and on all of our bank accounts.
We asked 380 top climate scientists what they felt about the future…
by Damian Carrington in The Guardian…In the face of such colossal danger, why is the world’s response so slow and inadequate? The IPCC experts overwhelmingly pointed to one barrier: lack of political will. Almost three-quarters of the respondents cited this factor, with 60% also blaming vested corporate interests.
America’s climate boomtowns are waiting
by Abrahm Lustgarten in The Atlantic….Rising temperatures could push millions of people north.
Indicators of Global Climate Change 2023: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence
by Piers M. Forster, et al. in Earth System Science Data….This paper tracks some key indicators of global warming through time, from 1850 through to the end of 2023. It is designed to give an authoritative estimate of global warming to-date and its causes.
3ºC Neighbourhood
by Civic Square in Neighbourhood Public Square…..We can ultimately control how much warming the world experiences, based on our choices as a society, and as a planet. Doom is not inevitable.
Southern Africa drought flags dilemma for loss and damage fund
by Joe Lo in Climate Change News….Scientists blame the current drought on El Niño – which could exclude those affected from receiving aid for climate-change damage
North America’s biggest city is running out of water
by Caroline Houck in Vox…..Mexico City is staring down a water crisis. It won’t be the last city to do so.
Scorching heatwave ravages Southeast Asia’s food supplies, imperiling the poor
from Dimsum Daily-Hong Kong….And in a vicious spiral, the compounding nutritional deprivation and socio-economic dislocation unleashed by heatwave-driven price shocks and crop failures create fertile conditions for civil unrest, political upheavals and even armed conflicts – all of which merely deepen humanitarian emergencies.