The Climate Crisis

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literally doing the meme

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20078756

A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture over the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle.

related: Animal Agriculture Uses Most of Earth's Freshwater

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20272919

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Climate models have a history of underestimating the cooling effect of aerosol pollution.

Related: Will Brazil’s President Lula wake up to the climate crisis? (commentary)

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20232516

Note that climate models have a history of underestimating the cooling effect of aerosol pollution:

Global Warming Has Accelerated: Are the United Nations and the Public Well-Informed? (2025)

https://archive.ph/Iw4Sk

"This isn’t really about BP: it’s about capitalism at large, and its inability to respond to the climate crisis in the manner we need."

"In short, the problem is not BP or indeed any other individual company. The problem is that BP and its fossil-fuel peers operate within a system that *requires* them to invest and operate in ways that are deleterious to the environment."

- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/03/bp-green-ambitions-climate-emergency-capitalism

#capitalism #climate #climatechange #climateemergency #media @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @ClimateNewsNow @climatecrisis @ExtinctionR

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/56766127

Apparently on current policy the UK will only get to 57% reduction in GHG leaving a whopping gap.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24963896

January 17, 20254:01 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
By Michael Copley

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24704138

"Donald Trump is returning, artificial intelligence is maturing, the planet is warming, and the global fertility rate is collapsing."

Opinion By #EzraKlein Jan. 12, 2025

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT [gift article - link can be shared. Expires in 30 days.]