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"The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from space. Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea. The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless species of fish."

"Eight months into the war between the US and Iran, one of the world’s busiest oil shipping routes has become a battlefield and the centre of a growing environmental disaster. Since the war began on 28 February, Greenpeace has identified more than 500 instances of oil spills through satellite monitoring across the Gulf, the strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea" >>.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/12/oil-slicks-seen-from-space-the-devastating-impact-of-boat-strikes-on-fragile-gulf-ecosystems
#FossilFuels #war #disaster #environment #wildlife #Biodiversity #petrol #CombustionEngines #cars #pollution #contamination #spills #MarineLife #corals #mangroves #Birds #harm #HabitatDestruction #devastation #IntergenerationalJustice

#fossilfuels #war #disaster #environment #wildlife #biodiversity

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected]

2026-11-11

Heat Stress, Mortality Signals, And Cascading Transport Disruption - A Multiscale Rapid Assessment Of The June 2026 European Heatwave
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2026.100785 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01209-5 <-- shared paper
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https://www.npr.org/2026/10/23/g-s1-149498/europe-heat-deaths <-- shared media article, ‘Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives…’
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H/T @Benjamin DAMOAH,Ph.D. | ACUE Distinguished Teaching Scholar|Environmental Geographer | Climate Policy Advisor | Wetland & Sustainability Specialist|Researcher
“Extreme heat does not stop at rising temperatures. It threatens lives, disrupts essential services, and tests the resilience of our cities…
The June 2026 European heatwave raises a critical question: Are our cities prepared for the interconnected consequences of extreme heat?
Drawing on evidence from 854 European urban regions, 19 capitals, mortality surveillance systems, and transport operator records, [the author’s] study examines how extreme heat affects public health and essential urban infrastructure.
The findings reinforce an important argument: Effective disaster preparedness requires more than forecasting extreme temperatures. We must understand how climate hazards interact with population vulnerability, public health systems, and critical infrastructure.
By bringing these distinct strands of evidence into a single assessment while recognizing their methodological limitations, the study contributes to a broader understanding of climate-related disaster risk and urban resilience.
As climate extremes intensify, the challenge is not simply to predict the next heatwave, but to strengthen the systems that protect lives and sustain communities…”
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“HIGHLIGHTS
• Record heat stress affected 44.9% of 854 European urban regions.
• Nighttime extremes were exceptionally rare across 19 capitals.
• France estimated 5764 preliminary excess all-cause deaths.
• Heat-induced sealant failure suspended Leipzig's tram network.
• A definition-first evidence audit prevents invalid aggregation of mortality estimates..."
#europe #heatwave #Europeanheatwave #heatstress #heatstroke #publicsafety #mortality #infrastructure #transport #service #disruption #secondaryanalysis #disaster #risk #hazard #riskassessment #DisasterScience #ClimateResilience #ExtremeHeat #DisasterRiskReduction #PublicHealth #UrbanResilience #UNDRR #mortality #surveillance #systems #literature #review #agglomeration #June2026 #climatechange #extremeweather #urban #urbanisation #city #cities #audit #summary #overview #extremeweather #threat #services #resilience #mortalitysurveillancesystems #urbaninfrastructure #disasterpreparedness #climatehazard #populationvulnerability #criticalinfrastructure #methodology #analysis #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #sustainability
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