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  1. The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

    The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

    By PETER PRENGAMAN
    Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

    "Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

    "Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
    'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

    apnews.com/article/climate-cha

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ahELv

    #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

  2. The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

    The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

    By PETER PRENGAMAN
    Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

    "Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

    "Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
    'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

    apnews.com/article/climate-cha

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ahELv

    #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

  3. The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

    The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

    By PETER PRENGAMAN
    Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

    "Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

    "Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
    'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

    apnews.com/article/climate-cha

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ahELv

    #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

  4. The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

    The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

    By PETER PRENGAMAN
    Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

    "Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

    "Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
    'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

    apnews.com/article/climate-cha

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ahELv

    #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

  5. Much of America is about to swelter under climate-fueled heat dome

    Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #BobHenson #Climateandenvironment #DanielSwain #environment #Florida #Generalnews #heatwaves #Minnesota #Science #U.S.news #UK #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #weather
    newsbeep.com/uk/686480/

  6. Much of America is about to swelter under climate-fueled heat dome

    Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BobHenson #Climate #Climateandenvironment #DanielSwain #Florida #Generalnews #heatwaves #Minnesota #U.S.news #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Weather
    newsbeep.com/636440/

  7. Forecasters predict strengthening El Nino to reach historic levels

    WASHINGTON (AP) — An intensifying El Nino, nature’s heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #Climatescience #DanielSwain #Generalnews #NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration #oceanography #Oceans #U.S.news #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Weather #Worldnews #ZackLabe
    newsbeep.com/634820/

  8. #ScienceTalk #climate #ClimateScience

    Dr. #MuhammadIttefaq #short with Dr. #DanielSwain

    "My job is to scare the pants off of people, but to do so constructively in a way that actually improves the path we're on. It's critically important to be honest about where we are and also the uncertainties regarding where we're heading."

    youtube.com/shorts/Bv4Cm718ER4

    #climatechange #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

  9. #ScienceTalk #climate #ClimateScience

    Dr. #MuhammadIttefaq #short with Dr. #DanielSwain

    "My job is to scare the pants off of people, but to do so constructively in a way that actually improves the path we're on. It's critically important to be honest about where we are and also the uncertainties regarding where we're heading."

    youtube.com/shorts/Bv4Cm718ER4

    #climatechange #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

  10. #ScienceTalk #climate #ClimateScience

    Dr. #MuhammadIttefaq #short with Dr. #DanielSwain

    "My job is to scare the pants off of people, but to do so constructively in a way that actually improves the path we're on. It's critically important to be honest about where we are and also the uncertainties regarding where we're heading."

    youtube.com/shorts/Bv4Cm718ER4

    #climatechange #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

  11. #ScienceTalk #climate #ClimateScience

    Dr. #MuhammadIttefaq #short with Dr. #DanielSwain

    "My job is to scare the pants off of people, but to do so constructively in a way that actually improves the path we're on. It's critically important to be honest about where we are and also the uncertainties regarding where we're heading."

    youtube.com/shorts/Bv4Cm718ER4

    #climatechange #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis