Floods, Fires, and Heat Domes (the climate change thread) (Part 1)

[smulder]

@alahmnat

Spokane didn’t look that orange

Somebody might be futzing with those photos to exaggerate the effect

This is also Sydney in 2019

This is Portland in 2018

[Wanderfound]

@smulder

Sydney in 2019

Incidentally, my Dad (near Parramatta) reports that he hasn’t seen any stars for a month. And on the worst days, you can’t see the other side of the harbour.

[BakaNeko]

QuickTake by Bloomberg (QuickTake)

[BakaNeko]

Mikko Tuomi (mustapipa)

[anon48584343]

Coal Giant Provided Secret Financing to Group Challenging Climate Lawsuits

Really no surprises here. They have learned much from the tobacco industry.

[anon48584343]

Beer, Rich People, and Racing Horses All Made Out Better Than Renewable...

Priorities amirite!

[BakaNeko]

Climate Visuals photography award 2019: winners and shortlisted

[tekna2007]

David Roberts (drvox)

[KathyPartdeux]

As Alaska permafrost melts, roads sink, bridges tilt and greenhouse gases escape

[anon29537550]

For all who think natural gas is the answer to climate change, you have to get it out of the ground first.

Ohio gas well blowout leaked more than many countries do in a year

[anon61221983]

Welp… not the future I think we were hoping for…

Water Thieves Steal 80,000 Gallons in Australia as Our Mad Max-Style Future...

[Wanderfound]

Martine Maron (martine_maron)

[anon29537550]

And yet,

Australia's PM defends climate stance amid wildfire disaster

Can’t let long term survival get in the way of short term profits, now can we?

[anon48584343]

France to Raise Pollution Tax on SUVs and Trucks to $22,240

Aie!

[tekna2007]

Coal isn't dying. It moved to Asia.

A report out Tuesday from the International Energy Association reveals the extent to which coal has provided the power for Asian countries like Indonesia and Vietnam as their economic growth pulls millions out of poverty. The world burns 65 percent more coal today than it did in 2000, according to the IEA’s new report. Coal accounts for 40 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions.

[anon67050589]

Am in Vietnam right now and can confirm.

[Quinquennial]

Here’s an NPR story on how the residents of Old Ellicott City, MD are coping with dangerous flash flooding brought about by climate change.

After The Water: Flash Floods Pose Existential Threat To Towns Across U.S.

[anon27554371]

@anon29537550

science is hard. You can’t fit real science on a t-shirt or bumper stickers. And most folks just are not sufficiently familiar with the subjects to know shit from shinola. And why? Our education system sucks, and or press is lazy.

Also:

[anon27554371]

Fucking fuck.

It’s a Vast, Invisible Climate Menace. We Made It Visible.

[anon27554371]

If you find any Fridays for Future students striking, or other climate activism while you are over there, please post / let us know.

Due to varying degrees of nervousness about having one’s picture taken while doing such activities, please feel free to just tell us. I have activist friends who travel, and I’ve heard from them sometimes it’s not a great idea (especially for a gringo/gringa) to pull out a phone or camera and get snapshots. Maybe it’s different if one has press credentials hanging visibly on a lanyard around one’s neck.

Thanks in advance. Vietnam is absolutely on my A-List of travel destinations, but right now I and mine are in a significant financial hole and it might be a long time before I get there. Soak it up for us!