Climate change (because it's still political for some reason)
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Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests
Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific
www.theguardian.com
Perfect headline on this one
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Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change - Engadget
Google and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change.
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Henry Mance (@henrymance.ft.com)
Hilarious how for years serious people have said that you can't rely on renewables because they are prone to disruptions in supply https://www.ft.com/content/19f155b1-8b12-491a-bbc5-a3bdb2a2e607?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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edit: https://archive.ph/DKIBM is the paywall-breaking link.
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Good point, and the European Commission has already asked member states to take it seriously:
Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social)
The European Commission is urging people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the Gulf...
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I wish our (UK) government was more proactive though. It seems frightened of the media, which bashes “woke” renewables pretty much daily.
Coming up: New New Orleans.
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‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century, authors say
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New Zealand government has decided we're not allowed to sue companies who are causing climate change gases to be released into the atmosphere:
www.rnz.co.nz
Government changes climate law to prevent lawsuits
Mike Smith, whose case has now been blocked, says the move is unprecedented, while other activists are calling it a "shocking abuse of power".
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That's weird for new zealand, right? Aren't they normally a lot more progressive?
Met Office - weather and climate (@metoffice.gov.uk)
Today is now the hottest day in May on record for both England and Wales with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 35.1°C and Cardiff Bute Park reaching 32.9°C 🌡️
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Try not to die X. Heat and high humidity can be very lethal.
Trump administration takes aim at crucial ocean monitoring network
The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade
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Some good news for once!
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Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time
Solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
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This is exactly what people mean when they talk about the Boomer generation wanting to take the world with them. It's not just Trump, though I think he's the pinnacle of the attitude, but the whole generation gives zero ***** about those of us left behind when they finally die off.
Boomers are the F*ck Around Generation. They don't care about everyone else having to find out.
After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring
It's unclear whether the system is currently intact.
arstechnica.com
So how did everybody enjoying there (definitely not the result of global climate change) spring?
Not really. Particularly as it’s forecast for 5-6 days of weather 32C or hotter from this Sunday onwards. It’s very difficult to cope with when buildings don’t have air conditioning, and the majority of homes are made of bricks. Which isn’t great for dissipating heat.