There's a record-breaking heatwave in the sea. Here's why it's hit so hard, and what it means
There's a record-breaking heatwave in the sea. Here's why it's hit so hard, and what it means
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-21/ocean-tempertature-records-2023/102701172?utm_id=2187016&sfmc_id=381128536
Climate scientists say natural "anaesthetics" have been masking the true impact of climate change for years but have now worn off. Here's why the world's ocean temperatures are at record highs and what they could bring.
Non-native grass species blamed for ferocity of Hawaii wildfires
Non-native grass species blamed for ferocity of Hawaii wildfires
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/aug/16/non-native-grass-species-blamed-for-ferocity-of-hawaii-wildfires
Failure to heed warnings over unchecked growth meant blaze was ‘a disaster waiting to happen’, say scientists and academics
World has first real taste of life at 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/03/july-blows-away-temperature-records-testing-key-climate-threshold/
CleanTechnica: Hydrogen Aviation Brings Georgia Dems & Repubs Together As Heads Explode. Hydrogen aviation is making best friends on both sides of the aisle in Georgia, with a green H2 twist.
Hydrogen Aviation Brings Georgia Dems & Repubs Together As Heads Explode
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/07/hydrogen-aviation-brings-georgia-dems-repubs-together-as-heads-explode/?h2fd=
Hydrogen aviation is making best friends on both sides of the aisle in Georgia, with a green H2 twist.
During Earth’s hottest year, Murdoch’s climate denial is un-fucking-hinged - The Shot
During Earth’s hottest year, Murdoch’s climate denial is un-fucking-hinged - The Shot
https://theshot.net.au/general-news/murdochs-climate-denial-is-unhinged/
Though less likely to dominate frontpages, denialism is still ceded into the electorate via the flappy slackjaws of a professional class of disgusting dickheads.
‘The trauma is ongoing’: Canadian First Nation flees wildfire for second time in two years | Canada
‘The trauma is ongoing’: Canadian First Nation flees wildfire for second time in two years
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/07/wildfire-lytton-first-nation-evacuate-british-columbia-canada
Lytton First Nation in British Columbia ordered to evacuate on Friday as out-of-control wildfire just 328 yards from reserve land
19 'mass extinctions' had CO2 levels we're now veering toward, study warns
19 'mass extinctions' had CO2 levels we're now veering toward, study warns
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/19-mass-extinctions-had-co2-levels-were-now-veering-towards-study-warns
The research looked at peaks in biodiversity loss and their relationship with atmospheric CO2, finding 50 events over the last 534 million years that can be considered mass extinctions.
What Should You Do with an Oil Fortune? The Hunt family owns one of the largest private oil companies in the country. Leah Hunt-Hendrix funds social movements that want to end the use of fossil fuels.
What Should You Do with an Oil Fortune?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/14/what-should-you-do-with-an-oil-fortune
The Hunt family owns one of the largest private oil companies in the country. Leah Hunt-Hendrix funds social movements that want to end the use of fossil fuels.
I just learned about “fight flight or freeze” and it’s changed how I think about climate messaging (explanation in comments)
Just a moment...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000018
If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose
If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose
https://slate.com/business/2023/01/electric-cars-hummer-ev-tax-fees-weight-joe-biden.html
It’s time to tax vehicles for weighing too much—even if they’re electric.
