#disaster — Public Fediverse posts

Hockey fever reaches those in Montreal shelters

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11846957/hockey-fever-reaches-those-in-montreal-shelters/

Whee

"...The climatic shift devastated crops nearly 150 years ago, raising the question of whether a similar disruption could threaten global food security yet again. The strongest El Niño on record from 1877 to 1878 fueled conditions that led to a global famine which killed more than 50 million people across India, China, Brazil and elsewhere. That was 3 to 4 percent of the estimated global population at the time, equal to at least 250 million people if it happened today.

“It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity,” researchers have written about the event...."

#climate #disaster #climateemergency #famine #hunger

Whee

"...The climatic shift devastated crops nearly 150 years ago, raising the question of whether a similar disruption could threaten global food security yet again. The strongest El Niño on record from 1877 to 1878 fueled conditions that led to a global famine which killed more than 50 million people across India, China, Brazil and elsewhere. That was 3 to 4 percent of the estimated global population at the time, equal to at least 250 million people if it happened today.

“It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity,” researchers have written about the event...."

#climate #disaster #climateemergency #famine #hunger

Whee

"...The climatic shift devastated crops nearly 150 years ago, raising the question of whether a similar disruption could threaten global food security yet again. The strongest El Niño on record from 1877 to 1878 fueled conditions that led to a global famine which killed more than 50 million people across India, China, Brazil and elsewhere. That was 3 to 4 percent of the estimated global population at the time, equal to at least 250 million people if it happened today.

“It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity,” researchers have written about the event...."

#climate #disaster #climateemergency #famine #hunger

Whee

"...The climatic shift devastated crops nearly 150 years ago, raising the question of whether a similar disruption could threaten global food security yet again. The strongest El Niño on record from 1877 to 1878 fueled conditions that led to a global famine which killed more than 50 million people across India, China, Brazil and elsewhere. That was 3 to 4 percent of the estimated global population at the time, equal to at least 250 million people if it happened today.

“It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity,” researchers have written about the event...."

#climate #disaster #climateemergency #famine #hunger

https://www.europesays.com/at/153453/ AMRYTT MEDIA: Icicle Disaster Expands Accessibility-Focused JRPG Coverage With New Beginner-Oriented Editorial Guide #Accessibility #AMRYTT #AT #Austria #Beginner #Coverage #Disaster #Editorial #Expands #Focused #Guide #Icicle #jrpg #Media #Oriented #Österreich #Science #Science&Technology #Technik #Technology #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik #With

23 disasters. 276 deaths. $115B in damage. The Trump-appointed FEMA Council's 74-page overhaul mentions climate exactly once. They did not forget the word — they omitted it. What the land cannot forget, they left out of the document.https://twp.ai/4hr6vn #ClimateChange #Trump #ClimateCrisis #Politics #News #ClimateJustice #Disaster #Resistance #Hurricane

https://www.laviezine.com/1569524/this-euro-trip-is-becoming-a-train-wreck-everything-is-breaking/ This Euro Trip Is Becoming A Train Wreck Everything Is Breaking #3000Miles #Alps #BiscuitTin #breaking #CarCamping #CarLife #disaster #EuropeTrip #France #FranceDestinations #FranceTour #FranceTravel #FranceTrip #FranceVacation #KiaPicanto #KiaPicantoCamper #LivingInACar #MicroCamper #PlacesToTravel #StealthCamping #Switzerland #trouble #ValThorensFranceTour #VanLife #VanLifeTroubles #WanderingWhere #WonderingWhere

https://www.laviezine.com/1569524/this-euro-trip-is-becoming-a-train-wreck-everything-is-breaking/ This Euro Trip Is Becoming A Train Wreck Everything Is Breaking #3000Miles #Alps #BiscuitTin #breaking #CarCamping #CarLife #disaster #EuropeTrip #France #FranceDestinations #FranceTour #FranceTravel #FranceTrip #FranceVacation #KiaPicanto #KiaPicantoCamper #LivingInACar #MicroCamper #PlacesToTravel #StealthCamping #Switzerland #trouble #ValThorensFranceTour #VanLife #VanLifeTroubles #WanderingWhere #WonderingWhere

https://www.laviezine.com/1569524/this-euro-trip-is-becoming-a-train-wreck-everything-is-breaking/ This Euro Trip Is Becoming A Train Wreck Everything Is Breaking #3000Miles #Alps #BiscuitTin #breaking #CarCamping #CarLife #disaster #EuropeTrip #France #FranceDestinations #FranceTour #FranceTravel #FranceTrip #FranceVacation #KiaPicanto #KiaPicantoCamper #LivingInACar #MicroCamper #PlacesToTravel #StealthCamping #Switzerland #trouble #ValThorensFranceTour #VanLife #VanLifeTroubles #WanderingWhere #WonderingWhere

One Swiss among crew of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

The operator Oceanwide Expeditions explained that no one on the Hondius is currently showing symptoms. Keystone-SDA A Swiss…
#Switzerland #CH #Europe #Europa #EU #article #beat-Various #disaster #health #latestnews #Nachrichten #Nouvelles #production-type-DeepL-autotranslation #schweiz #society #Suisse #switzerland
https://www.europesays.com/2977108/

Former #ChinaEastern boss charged with #bribery
🧐"Liu’s indictment comes in the wake of widely reported findings fr a United States #investigation into the #crash, which was #China’s deadliest #air #disaster in decades.
#US National #Transportation #Safety Board found the plane’s two engines had been shut down & noted there was a struggle in the cockpit before the crash, according to media this week. #Xinhua report did not mention the crash or new findings from the #NTSB"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-china-eastern-boss-charged-with-bribery

Former #ChinaEastern boss charged with #bribery
🧐"Liu’s indictment comes in the wake of widely reported findings fr a United States #investigation into the #crash, which was #China’s deadliest #air #disaster in decades.
#US National #Transportation #Safety Board found the plane’s two engines had been shut down & noted there was a struggle in the cockpit before the crash, according to media this week. #Xinhua report did not mention the crash or new findings from the #NTSB"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-china-eastern-boss-charged-with-bribery

Former #ChinaEastern boss charged with #bribery
🧐"Liu’s indictment comes in the wake of widely reported findings fr a United States #investigation into the #crash, which was #China’s deadliest #air #disaster in decades.
#US National #Transportation #Safety Board found the plane’s two engines had been shut down & noted there was a struggle in the cockpit before the crash, according to media this week. #Xinhua report did not mention the crash or new findings from the #NTSB"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-china-eastern-boss-charged-with-bribery

Former #ChinaEastern boss charged with #bribery
🧐"Liu’s indictment comes in the wake of widely reported findings fr a United States #investigation into the #crash, which was #China’s deadliest #air #disaster in decades.
#US National #Transportation #Safety Board found the plane’s two engines had been shut down & noted there was a struggle in the cockpit before the crash, according to media this week. #Xinhua report did not mention the crash or new findings from the #NTSB"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-china-eastern-boss-charged-with-bribery

Former #ChinaEastern boss charged with #bribery
🧐"Liu’s indictment comes in the wake of widely reported findings fr a United States #investigation into the #crash, which was #China’s deadliest #air #disaster in decades.
#US National #Transportation #Safety Board found the plane’s two engines had been shut down & noted there was a struggle in the cockpit before the crash, according to media this week. #Xinhua report did not mention the crash or new findings from the #NTSB"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-china-eastern-boss-charged-with-bribery

A 481-Metre-High Landslide-Tsunami In A Cruise Ship–Frequented Alaska Fjord
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aec3187 <-- shared paper
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/tsunami-landslide-alaska-climate-arctic.html <-- shared media article
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#naturalhazard #glacier #glacial #melting #risk #hazard #climatechance #extremeweather #tsunami #runup #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cryosphere #disaster #publicsafety #damage #infrastructure #Alaska #fjord #landslide #massmovement #engineeringeology #geology #cruiseship #humanimpacts #water #hydrology #caseexample #monitoring #coast #coastal #marine #wave #microseismicity #remotesensing #earthobservation #tourism #averteddisaster #readiness #awareness #planning #safety #deglaciating

A 481-Metre-High Landslide-Tsunami In A Cruise Ship–Frequented Alaska Fjord
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aec3187 <-- shared paper
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/tsunami-landslide-alaska-climate-arctic.html <-- shared media article
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#naturalhazard #glacier #glacial #melting #risk #hazard #climatechance #extremeweather #tsunami #runup #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cryosphere #disaster #publicsafety #damage #infrastructure #Alaska #fjord #landslide #massmovement #engineeringeology #geology #cruiseship #humanimpacts #water #hydrology #caseexample #monitoring #coast #coastal #marine #wave #microseismicity #remotesensing #earthobservation #tourism #averteddisaster #readiness #awareness #planning #safety #deglaciating

A 481-Metre-High Landslide-Tsunami In A Cruise Ship–Frequented Alaska Fjord
--
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aec3187 <-- shared paper
--
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/tsunami-landslide-alaska-climate-arctic.html <-- shared media article
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#naturalhazard #glacier #glacial #melting #risk #hazard #climatechance #extremeweather #tsunami #runup #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cryosphere #disaster #publicsafety #damage #infrastructure #Alaska #fjord #landslide #massmovement #engineeringeology #geology #cruiseship #humanimpacts #water #hydrology #caseexample #monitoring #coast #coastal #marine #wave #microseismicity #remotesensing #earthobservation #tourism #averteddisaster #readiness #awareness #planning #safety #deglaciating

A 481-Metre-High Landslide-Tsunami In A Cruise Ship–Frequented Alaska Fjord
--
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aec3187 <-- shared paper
--
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/tsunami-landslide-alaska-climate-arctic.html <-- shared media article
--
#naturalhazard #glacier #glacial #melting #risk #hazard #climatechance #extremeweather #tsunami #runup #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cryosphere #disaster #publicsafety #damage #infrastructure #Alaska #fjord #landslide #massmovement #engineeringeology #geology #cruiseship #humanimpacts #water #hydrology #caseexample #monitoring #coast #coastal #marine #wave #microseismicity #remotesensing #earthobservation #tourism #averteddisaster #readiness #awareness #planning #safety #deglaciating

A 481-Metre-High Landslide-Tsunami In A Cruise Ship–Frequented Alaska Fjord
--
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aec3187 <-- shared paper
--
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/tsunami-landslide-alaska-climate-arctic.html <-- shared media article
--
#naturalhazard #glacier #glacial #melting #risk #hazard #climatechance #extremeweather #tsunami #runup #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #cryosphere #disaster #publicsafety #damage #infrastructure #Alaska #fjord #landslide #massmovement #engineeringeology #geology #cruiseship #humanimpacts #water #hydrology #caseexample #monitoring #coast #coastal #marine #wave #microseismicity #remotesensing #earthobservation #tourism #averteddisaster #readiness #awareness #planning #safety #deglaciating

Mining harm and liability

"Brazil’s worst environmental disaster unleashed a wave ​of toxic sludge that killed 19 people, left thousands homeless, flooded forests and polluted the length of the Doce River. BHP cannot appeal against ruling it is liable for 2015 dam collapse" >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/07/royal-commission-antisemitism-budget-cost-of-living-jim-chalmers-anthony-albanese-tax-islamic-state-families-syria-ntwnfb

Mariana dam disaster >>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_dam_disaster

BHP found liable in transnational claim over Brazil’s Fundão dam collapse >>
https://www.hrlc.org.au/case-summaries/municipio-de-mariana-v-bhp-group/
#mining #extractivism #liability #disaster #pollution #rivers #watercourses #contamination #environment #harm #MiningWaste #TailingsDam

https://youtu.be/iw9AiEG-Qww #amoc going #amok #uk heading for #climatechange #disaster okay it might take another 100 years we do not know but it is almost certain at current #co2 emissions, #ofcourse i have #solutions https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.de/
Whoever wants to migrate: we need to #teamup and #trust each other

https://youtu.be/iw9AiEG-Qww #amoc going #amok #uk heading for #climatechange #disaster okay it might take another 100 years we do not know but it is almost certain at current #co2 emissions, #ofcourse i have #solutions https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.de/
Whoever wants to migrate: we need to #teamup and #trust each other

https://youtu.be/iw9AiEG-Qww #amoc going #amok #uk heading for #climatechange #disaster okay it might take another 100 years we do not know but it is almost certain at current #co2 emissions, #ofcourse i have #solutions https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.de/
Whoever wants to migrate: we need to #teamup and #trust each other

https://youtu.be/iw9AiEG-Qww #amoc going #amok #uk heading for #climatechange #disaster okay it might take another 100 years we do not know but it is almost certain at current #co2 emissions, #ofcourse i have #solutions https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.de/
Whoever wants to migrate: we need to #teamup and #trust each other

https://youtu.be/iw9AiEG-Qww #amoc going #amok #uk heading for #climatechange #disaster okay it might take another 100 years we do not know but it is almost certain at current #co2 emissions, #ofcourse i have #solutions https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.de/
Whoever wants to migrate: we need to #teamup and #trust each other

Missed this last month:

These Towns Want a Tsunami Shelter Before It’s Too Late

Many coastal towns along the West Coast can’t afford to build lifesaving structures in the event of surging waves, putting homes and residents in jeopardy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/realestate/tsunami-shelters-earthquakes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.yj7T.lRRkmJqclzcN&smid=url-share (shared)

#tsunami #disaster #FEMA

Missed this last month:

These Towns Want a Tsunami Shelter Before It’s Too Late

Many coastal towns along the West Coast can’t afford to build lifesaving structures in the event of surging waves, putting homes and residents in jeopardy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/realestate/tsunami-shelters-earthquakes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.yj7T.lRRkmJqclzcN&smid=url-share (shared)

#tsunami #disaster #FEMA

Missed this last month:

These Towns Want a Tsunami Shelter Before It’s Too Late

Many coastal towns along the West Coast can’t afford to build lifesaving structures in the event of surging waves, putting homes and residents in jeopardy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/realestate/tsunami-shelters-earthquakes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.yj7T.lRRkmJqclzcN&smid=url-share (shared)

#tsunami #disaster #FEMA

Missed this last month:

These Towns Want a Tsunami Shelter Before It’s Too Late

Many coastal towns along the West Coast can’t afford to build lifesaving structures in the event of surging waves, putting homes and residents in jeopardy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/realestate/tsunami-shelters-earthquakes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.yj7T.lRRkmJqclzcN&smid=url-share (shared)

#tsunami #disaster #FEMA

Missed this last month:

These Towns Want a Tsunami Shelter Before It’s Too Late

Many coastal towns along the West Coast can’t afford to build lifesaving structures in the event of surging waves, putting homes and residents in jeopardy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/realestate/tsunami-shelters-earthquakes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.yj7T.lRRkmJqclzcN&smid=url-share (shared)

#tsunami #disaster #FEMA

夜明け　Світанок明けぬはずの夜が明けた
Мої очі починають горіти

https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=26322958

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#night #never #supposed #finally #sunlight #like #lethal #weapon #pierce #mercilessly #sharply #eyeballs #hurt #death #everywhere #desolate #scorched #desert #countless #kind #scattered #with #smell #burn #rust #dawn #illuminate #disaster

夜明け　Світанок
明けぬはずの夜が明けた
Мої очі починають горіти

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/n79554b99921e

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#night #never #supposed #finally #sunlight #like #lethal #weapon #pierce #mercilessly #sharply #eyeballs #hurt #death #everywhere #desolate #scorched #desert #countless #kind #scattered #with #smell #burn #rust #dawn #illuminate #disaster

When disaster movies ignore basic physics, the real casualty isn’t realism—it’s awe. From impossible asteroid physics to upside-down thermodynamics, Ice-Pocalypse and Arctic Blast prove that technobabble without curiosity just melts the illusion.
#Disaster #Movies #ScienceFiction #IcePocalypse #ArcticBlast #Astrophysics #Climate #Space #Science #FilmAnalysis #MovieReview #Physics #SciFi
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/comparative-scientific-analysis-of-astronomical-and-atmospheric-anomalies-in-disaster-cinema-ice-pocalypse-and-arctic-blast/

🎉 Behold the marvel: "Pu.sh" - a #tiny disaster-in-a-pocket, crammed into a mere 400 lines of shell! 🔧🤡 Who needs modern tools like #npm or #Docker when you can just duct-tape it with #curl and awk? 🚀👀
https://pu.dev/ #Pu.sh #disaster #shell #awk #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Behold the marvel: "Pu.sh" - a #tiny disaster-in-a-pocket, crammed into a mere 400 lines of shell! 🔧🤡 Who needs modern tools like #npm or #Docker when you can just duct-tape it with #curl and awk? 🚀👀
https://pu.dev/ #Pu.sh #disaster #shell #awk #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Behold the marvel: "Pu.sh" - a #tiny disaster-in-a-pocket, crammed into a mere 400 lines of shell! 🔧🤡 Who needs modern tools like #npm or #Docker when you can just duct-tape it with #curl and awk? 🚀👀
https://pu.dev/ #Pu.sh #disaster #shell #awk #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Behold the marvel: "Pu.sh" - a #tiny disaster-in-a-pocket, crammed into a mere 400 lines of shell! 🔧🤡 Who needs modern tools like #npm or #Docker when you can just duct-tape it with #curl and awk? 🚀👀
https://pu.dev/ #Pu.sh #disaster #shell #awk #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Behold the marvel: "Pu.sh" - a #tiny disaster-in-a-pocket, crammed into a mere 400 lines of shell! 🔧🤡 Who needs modern tools like #npm or #Docker when you can just duct-tape it with #curl and awk? 🚀👀
https://pu.dev/ #Pu.sh #disaster #shell #awk #HackerNews #ngated

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

Americans learn only from catastrophes and not from experience.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 7 “The War of America the Unready” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/2…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #America #catastrophe #disaster #experience #learning #lesson #shortsightedness #teachingmoment

yes #car #cars were SYSTEMATICALLY build worse and worse and worse aproximately since the 1980s #corruption #industry #economy #mobility #disaster #vw #ford #gm #bmw #mercedes #chrysler #fiat #renault #dodge except (maybe also corrupt but not THAT #corrupt) #honda and #toyota

yes #car #cars were SYSTEMATICALLY build worse and worse and worse aproximately since the 1980s #corruption #industry #economy #mobility #disaster #vw #ford #gm #bmw #mercedes #chrysler #fiat #renault #dodge except (maybe also corrupt but not THAT #corrupt) #honda and #toyota

yes #car #cars were SYSTEMATICALLY build worse and worse and worse aproximately since the 1980s #corruption #industry #economy #mobility #disaster #vw #ford #gm #bmw #mercedes #chrysler #fiat #renault #dodge except (maybe also corrupt but not THAT #corrupt) #honda and #toyota

yes #car #cars were SYSTEMATICALLY build worse and worse and worse aproximately since the 1980s #corruption #industry #economy #mobility #disaster #vw #ford #gm #bmw #mercedes #chrysler #fiat #renault #dodge except (maybe also corrupt but not THAT #corrupt) #honda and #toyota

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/wednesday-april-29-2026/

#NowWatching “The Birds” (1963) on 4K UHD Blu-ray from Universal Studios

Sale (3 for $33) https://amzn.to/4vXtxh6

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Starring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people

#4K #UHD #4KBluray #4KUHD #bluray #blurayCollector #PhysicalMedia #ad #horror #psychological #thriller #suspense #disaster