Tipping Points – Where Things Stand - CounterPunch.org counterpunch.org/2024/08/23/tip…

An Open Letter to Citizens of the Earth Human civilization is facing its greatest crisis, consisting of many catastrophic risks arriving at the same time. There is no world plan of action to limit or prevent all these risks, which include: ecological collapse and extinction, a

"Humanity faces its greatest emergency, a crisis consisting of many, interlinked, catastrophic risks," the Roundtable on the Human Future warns. "At present humanity has no way to deal with such a crisis. A global plan of action is urgently needed." humanfuture.org/roundtable-rep…

“We need to start focusing on who the actual criminals are, who are the actual terrorisers?’ When your right to protest is being attacked, and the planet is at risk, Mitzi Jonelle Tan #EndClimateImperialism argues that we need to look to who is really the biggest danger to humanity. What do YOU think?

Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands plan to build four artificial islands to quadruple offshore wind in the North Sea – the equivalent of 30 nuclear reactors. We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #tech #GreenNewDeal

"Costly, risky and slow" Absolutely spot-on. Nuclear has no role to play in tackling the #climate emergency theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Massive floods due to extreme rainfall in Marseille of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France 🇫🇷 (04.09.2024) TELEGRAM JOIN 👉 t.me/Disaster_News

"Humanity’s war on nature is ultimately a war on ourselves. It’s time for the world to adopt a far-reaching biodiversity framework — a true peace pact with nature — and deliver a green, healthy future for all." António Guterres No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #biodiversity

'No government yet has a plan for dealing with the multiple threats to our civilization, our grandchildren and the life support systems of Earth into the future. We here urgently call for a World Plan of Action to address all the catastrophic risks, together, in ways that make

Bees are the most important species on Earth and highly intelligent creatures. They can count, solve puzzles and even use simple tools. One out of every three mouthfuls of food we eat is dependent on insect pollinators, such as bees Stop poisoning them sciencefocus.com/nature/bees

Save a Habitable Earth for our Children - Sign and share the Petition! chng.it/qhgQ2fpGQG via @ChangeAUS

Epic flooding in West Tampa.. Town and Country, Florida. FOX Weather Desk The Weather Channel Jim Cantore NWS Tampa Bay

"Geoengineering is worth the risk" — says a pack of naive innocents who know no history. ft.com/content/cd88bf… via @ft

The more energy you put into the #climate system, the more havoc it will create. 🌀 #Yagi is the second-strongest tropical #cyclone globally in 2024, after Category 5 Hurricane #Beryl earlier this summer. Wind speeds have reached 150 mph, classifying it as a Category 4 #Typhoon.

The #Summer of 2024 is officially the hottest on record, surpassing last year's unprecedented temps. The #Earth system has entered a new phase of accelerated warming. The summers of the past are no longer a baseline— #mitigation efforts are urgent. #Climate

NYPD arrests scientist Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 at Citibank: “I’m a biologist, I’ve been studying climate change since 1982 and no one is listening to the data. So today they’re going to have to listen to my body blocking the doors of the world’s largest funder of new fossil fuel

Until this heatwave... Sweden 🇸🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴 had never hit > 30 °C in September. New national records have been set and by huge margin. Extraordinary weather pattern in Europe right now. THREAD

After bats died off due to fungal infection, farmers increased their insecticide use by 31.1% ➡️ Infant mortality rates increased by 7.9% in the affected counties Another study showed a die-off of vultures in India had led to 500k+ excess human deaths as rotting livestock

Woah! New research shows how vital biodiversity is to thriving humanity: In US counties where bats declined from white-nose syndrome, insect numbers surged, leading to a 31% rise in pesticide use and subsequently *an 8% increase in infant mortality*! #Biodiversity #Conservation

Antarctica's massive Thwaites Glacier and its smaller twin, the Pine Island Glacier, may be in a death spiral. If they are past a point of no return, scientists say, then only a massive intervention can save them. Read more Yale Environment 360: bit.ly/doomsdayglacier