#climate-change — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #climate-change, aggregated by home.social.
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Analysis of tree growth since 1902 of over 4,100 trees from the Northern Hemisphere, matched to precipitation, temperature, and vapor pressure deficit records, was used to forecast 30-year growth based on CMIP6 climate predictions. Predicted growth varied spatially, but the net effect was negative: most losses were rarely reversed, and many gains were only temporary. Warming and atmospheric oxygen demand drive the changes.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.06.749676v1
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Global Glacier Extinction Explorer: a detailed Worldwide Map with warming Scenario to see how projected Extinction Years shift under different Futures #Map #ClimateChange https://glacierextinction.com/
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Chorus of concern over AI is growing louder
By Alan KohlerAfter a week of warnings from inside the artificial intelligence industry, its leaders are calling for scrutiny on development. But who has the power to make restraint work in a competitive world?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-14/ai-anthropic-nuclear-climate-end-of-humanity/107146962
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Singapore: Nature reserves, tropical vegetation
Vancouver: Forest, mountains, ocean, beaches
Melbourne: Urban forest, extensive parks, waterways
Sydney: Bushland, beaches, wetlands, harbor
Cape Town: Extraordinary biodiversity
Rio de Janeiro: Tropical forest woven into urban fabric
Seoul: Restoration of waterways and green corridors
Mexico City: Huge conservation areasRelated: lots of organizations give eco awards...
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A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids
#RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.
By Elizabeth Ouzts
8 September 2026"As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.
"For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.
" 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. 'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'
"Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.
" 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'
"The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. 'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. 'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "
Read more:
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/virginia-school-district-solar-battery-microgrids#SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience
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Climate change could reshape California’s wine-growing regions https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/7084/ #California #CaliforniaWine #ClimateChange #News
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One bright spot (apologies to family in Hawai'i and West Coast) for the upcoming cataclysmic super El Nino Southern Oscillation (#ENSO ) -- if you live in southern #NewEngland US (CT, RI, MA, and southern VT, NH, ME) and don't like cold and high snows and Nor'Easters - likely that familiar harsh winter weather pattern will be suppressed. That ENSO coupled with a rare La Nina forming over the Atlantic (6 times in the last 40 years) lowering Atlantic temperatures, should keep high snows at bay, and moderate temperatures - less use of #2 super expensive home heating oil (#2 diesel). It also explains why this year's US hurricane season is almost non-existent.
However, everything has a plus and minus. Expect lots more ice in New England this winter.
Yankees plan for winter. Good luck to all of us. The US #Northeast use 85% of all US home heating oil (only 4% of the US heats with oil), and current prices and futures prices are off the charts.
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The villains in my novel "A New Faith" are also these megalomaniacs.
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#booksky #books #book #novel #fiction #climatefiction #climate #climatechange #solarpunk #hopepunk #detective #thriller #mystery #uplifting #hopeful #protopia #billionaires
A New Faith <genre: hopeful cl... -
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Down /w the #billionaires #plutocrats
#Tax them into oblivion
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
#booksky #books #book #novel #fiction #climatefiction #climate #climatechange #solarpunk #hopepunk #detective #thriller #mystery #uplifting #hopeful #protopia #billionaires
Opinion | Why Tech Oligarchs A... -
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/13/end-times-fascists-essay
And
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/opinion/ai-tech-apocalypse-silicon-valley.html
The real villains in my novel "A New Faith" are also these megalomaniacs.
https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#bookstodon #books #book #novel #fiction #climatefiction #climate #climatechange #solarpunk #hopepunk #detective #thriller #mystery #uplifting #hopeful #protopia #billionaires
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13.09.2026 - 20:00 Uhr
Chart des deutschen Strommix über die letzten 6 Stunden.
#powermix #energychart #climatechange #strommix #klimawandel -
Lessons in #Resilience: Libraries’ Roles in #DisasterPreparedness and Recovery | #ClimateCrisis
by Denise Lyons, Apr 01, 2025
"The vital role libraries play in their communities has been well documented, yet many libraries are overlooked, and certainly underfunded, for their significant involvement in disaster preparedness and recovery. A small team (of which I am a part) has dedicated 10 years to researching the value of libraries through disasters, highlighting clear demonstrations of leadership as seen most recently following the devastating wildfires in #LosAngeles and the flooding in #NorthCarolina from Hurricane Helene. Each new disaster brings focus to the urgency around recognizing libraries as key #ClimateResiliency partners. To that end, academics, practitioners, educators, and other leaders have created a body of work to help share stories that raise awareness."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibraryJournal #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #LibraryOfThings #ToolLibraries #BuildingResilience #LibrariesRule !
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Once Upon a Forest: A Twig Poet’s Rewilding Journey (18 mins)
As a child, Maria struggled to fit into a conventional life. But the forest—with its gnarled twigs and quiet strength—offered her a path to healing and purpose. Now known as Sweden’s “twig poet,” she transforms nature’s remnants into powerful sculptures and poetry.
She replanted thousands of leaf trees that tried to grow in ditches or under electric lines and wouldn't have had a chance there, and put them in her family's bark-beetle decimated spruce monoculture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ozGHIK03A
#rewilding #forest #sweden #ClimateAnxiety #BarkBeetle #ClimateChange #restoration #NatureTherapy #Biodiversity
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Le rapport entre le #climat et le #fascisme : il n'y a pas de hasards.
#livre #books End Times #Fascism : And the Fight for the Living #World d' #AstraTaylor et #NaomiKlein
#anthropocene #climat #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #economie #corruption #politique #year2026
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I came across this YT video from a past #LibraryOfThings #EmergencyResponsePlan discussion from 2024, with #LisaLoranc of #BrazoriaCounty Libraries and #HazelOnsrud of the #CurtisMemorialLibrary !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqnWPFFoMw
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesOfThings #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #LOTMutualAid #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResilience #LibrariesRule !
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We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?
Silicosis sufferers are getting younger as Trump and the coal mining industry push back on protections. #ClimateChange
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/12/black-lung-worker-deaths
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Webinar: A #LibraryOfThings for Disaster Response
Thursday, September 24, 2026
1:00pm–2:00pm"Learn how #BrazoriaCounty Library System ( #BCLS ) in #Texas transformed its 'Library of Things' into a disaster response asset that directly supports community needs before, during, and after major disruptions. This webinar will explain how readiness planning and intentional selection helped expand access to essential tools during emergencies, strengthening recovery efforts and reinforcing the library's role as a trusted, practical community institution. Library Director #LisaLoranc will share how the BCLS integrated the Library of Things planning and acquisition into core library strategy — rather than treating it as an add-on — and how partnerships and a community-centered services model helped her library counter book banning narratives by emphasizing libraries as hubs for equitable access."
Registration required (Zoom meeting):
https://www.sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/event/library-things-disaster-response-21639#SolarPunkSunday #CommunityHubs #DisasterPreparedness #EmergencyResponsePlans #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BuildingCommunity #LibrariesOfThings #LibrariesRule !
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How a “ #LibraryOfThings ” Became an Emergency Response Plan
During her tenure as Director of the #Brazoria County Library System, #LisaLoranc has introduced a variety of new programs and resources to her community. One of those offerings is a 'Library of Things,' which gives patrons the ability to access more than just books and media. What started out as a way for people to check out useful items that they might need but not own, soon evolved into an emergency response plan.
LDN Staff / June 20, 2025
Excerpt: "Brazoria County is one of those places in Texas that is vulnerable to a wide variety of natural disasters, so it was only a matter of time before the community might need some help. 'Hurricanes, ice storms, flooding, heat waves… anything can hit Brazoria,' Loranc said.
"An Emergency Response Plan Emerged
"There were obvious needs in the community and Loranc saw an opportunity to help fill them. 'We can have shop vacs, carpet cleaners, fans, moisture sensors… These are things people might need during a natural disaster, but probably don’t own or have access to… and in the middle of a disaster, that’s the worst time to go out and try and buy one.'
"But then, another problem arose. It became apparent that, even if you have these items available at the library, the community might not be able to get to them during a disaster. 'Libraries might also be shut down so we needed to be mobile,' Loranc said, 'We needed the ability to respond quickly during a natural disaster.'
"After that, the planning became much more intentional. She started thinking about how to support a satellite location. 'Assuming that we aren’t going to be in a building with A/C and Wifi, we are definitely going to need hotspots, chargers, generators. We’ll need power. We’ll need a canopy.'
"After she put the infrastructure in place, it was time to do outreach and create partnerships. Loranc started talking to city and county departments, including the Brazoria County Emergency Management Office. What she thought would work at the time was to deploy to their emergency locations, but she was quickly shut down by those departments. Though #BrazoriaCounty libraries act as 'cooling centers' during heat waves, the last thing they wanted was for the public to converge on the libraries in other emergency situations.
"So, she adjusted her plan and started building relationships with businesses and churches to use their parking lots as distribution centers. 'We talked to the Red Cross to find out where they would already have emergency shelters. We wanted to provide whatever they would need to get back into their homes faster.'
"Those items included shop vacs to deal with flooded spaces and high-speed fans to dry out wet interiors. The library can also provide portable generators to charge devices and hotspots for anyone without internet access. Using library vehicles, Loranc and her staff can deploy to multiple locations and provide the community with the items they need for almost any emergency situation. Her 'Library of Things' is now a crucial part of the county emergency response plan and poised to make a huge difference if disaster strikes Brazoria County."
Read more:
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/librarydevelopments/2025/06/20/emergency-response-plan/#SolarPunkSunday #DisasterPreparedness #EmergencyResponsePlans #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BuildingCommunity #LibrariesOfThings #LibrariesRule !
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How #LibrariesOfThings build #resilience, fight #ClimateChange, and bring communities together
by Tom Llewellyn
April 17, 2019Excerpt: "With climate-fueled disasters on the rise around the world, what role can tool libraries play in aiding community-led disaster response efforts?
" #ToolLibraries can play a huge role in #ClimateResilience and helping communities bounce forward after a disaster, but to be most effective they need to be in place before disasters like super-storms, floods, wildfires, or earthquakes.
"The tools, skills, and community that support a tool library can all be essential ingredients for rapid response and rebuilding. As we’ve seen after recent disasters, it can take weeks — or even months — for effective outside assistance to arrive, so the better-equipped communities are to help themselves, the better they will do after a disaster. Even if a tool library itself is damaged in a disaster, a redundant and reliable platform like #myTurn can help locate the tools that were checked out at the time of the disaster or items from other nearby tool libraries, so they can be put back into service quickly.
"Even before a disaster happens, tool libraries can play a number of roles in disaster preparation. Some of the most popular tools at the #PhinneyToolLibrary like concrete drills, palm nailers, air compressors, reciprocating saws are often borrowed to be used for earthquake retrofits, and the Oakland Tool Library even has earthquake retrofit kits. The social cohesion that tool libraries fosters also helps build community resilience.
"One final important, and often overlooked, benefit of tool libraries, #LibrariesOfThings, and other product sharing services is the large role they can play in reducing GHGs and climate risk in the first place. According to recent research by groups in Europe and the C40 Cities, consumer product consumption is the sector of the economy that has one of the, if not the, biggest environmental impact when taking into account resource extraction, manufacturing, and global supply chains, transportation, storage, use, and eventual disposal of products.
"Beyond reducing the 'embodied' energy in products through #reuse, some organizations are using tool libraries to further advance energy efficiency. For example, the Smart Buildings Center, SDG&E, and CUNY Building Performance Lab all run energy efficiency tool libraries that help homeowners, professionals, and construction companies retrofit existing buildings to reduce their energy use. Using shared tools to reduce energy consumption is a win-win for people, economics, and the planet."
#SolarPunkSunday #DisasterPreparedness #BorrowDontBuy #Resiliency #SharingEconomy #LibrariesRule !
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"We just had the hottest August, hottest summer, and hottest year to date in U.S. history"
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This is exactly right.
#ElbowsUp does NOT mean acquiescing to bad destructive policy like a herd of lemmings.
#cdnpoli #MarkCarney #ClimateChange
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