#droughts — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #droughts, aggregated by home.social.
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Drought conditions force families to flee to displacement camps in Somalia
BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) — After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Africa #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Droughts #Generalnews #HabibaAdan #Humanitariancrises #Naturaldisasters #OmarAbdikarin #somalia #World #Worldnews
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"Uncertainties in future food security will remain large."
"Out of 42 models, 10 models show climate outcomes at a 2 °C warming that are well beyond the multimodel mean at 4 °C of global warming (Fig. 3b). This stresses the need for a careful assessment of their plausibility by evaluating the underlying physical processes. Yet, regardless of pending plausibility checks, these results also call for examining the potential impacts of extreme climate outcomes on global crop production through crop modelling, which can incorporate factors such as irrigation, soil properties and complex management practices."
Emanuele Bevacqua, Erich Fischer, Jana Sillmann, Jakob Zscheischler (2026). "Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10237-9
#maize #wheat #soybean #rice #riskAssessment #anticipation #climateChange #futures #droughts #agriculture #food #inflation #foodSecurity
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"Uncertainties in future food security will remain large."
"Out of 42 models, 10 models show climate outcomes at a 2 °C warming that are well beyond the multimodel mean at 4 °C of global warming (Fig. 3b). This stresses the need for a careful assessment of their plausibility by evaluating the underlying physical processes. Yet, regardless of pending plausibility checks, these results also call for examining the potential impacts of extreme climate outcomes on global crop production through crop modelling, which can incorporate factors such as irrigation, soil properties and complex management practices."
Emanuele Bevacqua, Erich Fischer, Jana Sillmann, Jakob Zscheischler (2026). "Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10237-9
#maize #wheat #soybean #rice #riskAssessment #anticipation #climateChange #futures #droughts #agriculture #food #inflation #foodSecurity
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Why, indeed!
Why can #GolfCourses stay green during #droughts?
Wendy Hurrelland, Tony Grew, 8/4/2026
"While London's parks are showing the strain of a prolonged drought and high temperatures, some spots in the capital are still sporting pristine green grass.
"School playing fields and golf courses appear partly unaffected by the #HosepipeBan imposed by Thames Water on most of London at the end of July.
"Dulwich College and St Paul's School have come in for criticism for the lushness of their playing fields at a time of concern about the water supply, while London's golf courses are also being eyed with envy by homeowners whose lawns are turning brown."
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"However, Cat Hobbs, director of We Own It, told BBC London: 'Since 1989 (water companies) have extracted £85bn in dividends.
" 'And when you get your water bill through the door, a third of that is going directly out again into shareholders' pockets and into the interest payments on the debts that they're racking up at your expense.
" 'We're all in this rip-off right now and it really has to end because what it means is that we're wasting essential money that could be used to reinvest into the infrastructure to stop leaks and we're wasting water.' "
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq5v471ewoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/uPa9U#UKPol #ThamesWater #PrivatizedWater #ClimateChange #Drought #LessGolfCourses #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Why, indeed!
Why can #GolfCourses stay green during #droughts?
Wendy Hurrelland, Tony Grew, 8/4/2026
"While London's parks are showing the strain of a prolonged drought and high temperatures, some spots in the capital are still sporting pristine green grass.
"School playing fields and golf courses appear partly unaffected by the #HosepipeBan imposed by Thames Water on most of London at the end of July.
"Dulwich College and St Paul's School have come in for criticism for the lushness of their playing fields at a time of concern about the water supply, while London's golf courses are also being eyed with envy by homeowners whose lawns are turning brown."
[...]
"However, Cat Hobbs, director of We Own It, told BBC London: 'Since 1989 (water companies) have extracted £85bn in dividends.
" 'And when you get your water bill through the door, a third of that is going directly out again into shareholders' pockets and into the interest payments on the debts that they're racking up at your expense.
" 'We're all in this rip-off right now and it really has to end because what it means is that we're wasting essential money that could be used to reinvest into the infrastructure to stop leaks and we're wasting water.' "
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq5v471ewoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/uPa9U#UKPol #ThamesWater #PrivatizedWater #ClimateChange #Drought #LessGolfCourses #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves hit region
BERLIN (AP) — The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #Droughts #Eurocopa2024 #Europe #Generalnews #heatwaves #Naturaldisasters #SamanthaBurgess #Weather #World #Worldnews
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London's parched Hyde Park reflects 'unprecedented' drought ravaging UK
By Bridget Rollason and Daniel PannettLondon's parks turn brown and British farmers battle to salvage what is left of their produce as a drought grips multiple parts of the country.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-08/britain-green-pastures-turn-brown-amid-drought/107011800
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London's parched Hyde Park reflects 'unprecedented' drought ravaging UK
By Bridget Rollason and Daniel PannettLondon's parks turn brown and British farmers battle to salvage what is left of their produce as a drought grips multiple parts of the country.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-08/britain-green-pastures-turn-brown-amid-drought/107011800
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RE: https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@DorotheaLange/117053420612903158
From 1936...
When you may have had a better chance of surviving the #GreatDepression and the #DustBowl and #droughts , than the fascist asshats of the 2020's.
[And... the majority of migrant workers in the 30's and 40's were white US citizens escaping poverty from being dust bowl farmers, with the help of the FWA.]
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RE: https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@DorotheaLange/117053420612903158
From 1936...
When you may have had a better chance of surviving the #GreatDepression and the #DustBowl and #droughts , than the fascist asshats of the 2020's.
[And... the majority of migrant workers in the 30's and 40's were white US citizens escaping poverty from being dust bowl farmers, with the help of the FWA.]
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Austria hits record temps, wildfires in Greece, Albania as Europe feels heat
The world's fastest-warming continent is being ravaged by record-breaking heat, wildfires and drought this summer, as well as power and water shortages.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/europe-heatwave-wildfires-drought-shifts-eastward/107002314
#Bushfires #Fires #ClimateChange #Weather #Droughts #Heatwaves
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Austria hits record temps, wildfires in Greece, Albania as Europe feels heat
The world's fastest-warming continent is being ravaged by record-breaking heat, wildfires and drought this summer, as well as power and water shortages.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/europe-heatwave-wildfires-drought-shifts-eastward/107002314
#Bushfires #Fires #ClimateChange #Weather #Droughts #Heatwaves
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Europe drought threatens energy, shipping and growth
An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #AU #Australia #BreakingNews:Economy #Business #businessnews #Climate #Climatechange #Climatology #Droughts #Environment #EU #Germany #hungary #Naturaldisasters #Romania #Serbia #weather
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/844249/ -
Europe drought threatens energy, shipping and growth
An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #BreakingNews:Economy #Business #businessnews #CA #Canada #Climate #climatechange #Climatology #Droughts #Environment #EU #Germany #hungary #Naturaldisasters #Romania #Serbia #Weather
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Europe drought threatens energy, shipping and growth
An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #BreakingNews:Economy #Business #businessnews #Climate #climatechange #Climatology #Droughts #Environment #eu #germany #Hungary #Naturaldisasters #Romania #Serbia #weather
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/803367/ -
Europe drought threatens energy, shipping and growth
An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BreakingNews:Economy #Business #businessnews #Climate #Climatechange #Climatology #Droughts #Economy #environment #EU #Germany #hungary #Naturaldisasters #Romania #Serbia #Weather #World
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Plants and Algae Swirl Across a South African Reservoir 🌎🛰️
#Aerosols #AirQuality #Clouds #Cyclones #Droughts #DustStorms #Earth'sAtmosphere #Earth'sSurfaceandInterior
⏩ 35 new pictures and 10 new videos from NASA (Website) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=incategory%3A%22NASA+Earth+Observatory+files+uploaded+by+OptimusPrimeBot%22&sort=create_timestamp_desc&ns6=1
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Plants and Algae Swirl Across a South African Reservoir 🌎🛰️
#Aerosols #AirQuality #Clouds #Cyclones #Droughts #DustStorms #Earth'sAtmosphere #Earth'sSurfaceandInterior
⏩ 35 new pictures and 10 new videos from NASA (Website) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=incategory%3A%22NASA+Earth+Observatory+files+uploaded+by+OptimusPrimeBot%22&sort=create_timestamp_desc&ns6=1
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European drought puts Dutch dikes and German cargo ships at risk
WADDINXVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — Jeroen Wouda an…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Agriculture #APTopNews #Business #Climate #Climateandenvironment #DirkBoom #Droughts #Europe #Floods #France #FransSchilte #Generalnews #Germany #heatwaves #JeroenWouda #JohnKusters #Lifestyle #netherlands #PetervanDuijvendijk #Spain #Transportationandshipping #VinceKaandorp #Waterways #Weather #Wildfires #World #Worldnews
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UN warns record strong El Nino will add fuel to a burning planet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages,…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AntonioGuterres #Astronomy #CA #Canada #Climate #Climateandenvironment #climatechange #Droughts #Generalnews #heatwaves #MiddleEast #Naturaldisasters #oceans #PacificOcean #Planets #Science #UnitedNations #Weather #Wildfires
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/838739/ -
UN warns record strong El Nino will add fuel to a burning planet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #AntonioGuterres #Astronomy #Climate #Climateandenvironment #climatechange #Droughts #Generalnews #Heatwaves #MiddleEast #Naturaldisasters #oceans #pacificocean #Planets #Science #UnitedNations #weather #Wildfires
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Danube River reaches record low water levels during prolonged drought
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Bulgaria #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #Droughts #France #GborKertsz #Generalnews #heatwaves #Science #Spain #travelandtourism #Waterways #weather #Wildfires #worldnews
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El Niño on track to bring Australia's hottest spring on record
By Tom SaundersDespite El Niño being months away from peaking, it could potentially trigger Australia's hottest spring on record.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/nsw-el-nino-weather-extreme-heat-australia/106973840
#ExtremeWeatherEvents #Weather #Environment #Droughts #WeatherPhenomena #TomSaunders
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El Niño on track to bring Australia's hottest spring on record
By Tom SaundersDespite El Niño being months away from peaking, it could potentially trigger Australia's hottest spring on record.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/nsw-el-nino-weather-extreme-heat-australia/106973840
#ExtremeWeatherEvents #Weather #Environment #Droughts #WeatherPhenomena #TomSaunders
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Danube River reaches record low water levels during prolonged drought
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Bulgaria #Climate #Climateandenvironment #climatechange #Droughts #FRANCE #GborKertsz #Generalnews #Heatwaves #Science #spain #TravelandTourism #Waterways #weather #Wildfires #Worldnews
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@HennaVirkkunen Meanwhile, Europe is on fire, we have extreme #droughts and #heatwaves, farmers don't have enough water. In France, they have to take off nuclear stations because no more cooling water. In Spain, datacenters already cause desertification.
How blind and unresponsable politics can be???
Be sure, people will hold you responsable for such #environmental crimes in times of #climatecrisis and #WaterSafety problems!
Forget lobbyist's marketing, think of our environment's future. -
@HennaVirkkunen Meanwhile, Europe is on fire, we have extreme #droughts and #heatwaves, farmers don't have enough water. In France, they have to take off nuclear stations because no more cooling water. In Spain, datacenters already cause desertification.
How blind and unresponsable politics can be???
Be sure, people will hold you responsable for such #environmental crimes in times of #climatecrisis and #WaterSafety problems!
Forget lobbyist's marketing, think of our environment's future. -
Danube River reaches record low water levels during prolonged drought
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Bulgaria #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #Droughts #France #GborKertsz #Generalnews #heatwaves #Spain #Travelandtourism #Waterways #Weather #Wildfires #World #Worldnews
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RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@HennaVirkkunen/117008348161347403
Seriously? #Europe is burning right now, #fires everywhere, we have increasingly frequent & longer #droughts & the best strategy is to build giant #AI #datacenters that decimate #water reserves & pollute aquaspheres? Can't wait for the #greenwashing impact study, pretending water is a limitless resource, when released back into the system is neither environment-changing hot nor containing any chemicals nor putting *any* strain on the network. This is #ecocide parading as #digitalsovereignty
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RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@HennaVirkkunen/117008348161347403
Seriously? #Europe is burning right now, #fires everywhere, we have increasingly frequent & longer #droughts & the best strategy is to build giant #AI #datacenters that decimate #water reserves & pollute aquaspheres? Can't wait for the #greenwashing impact study, pretending water is a limitless resource, when released back into the system is neither environment-changing hot nor containing any chemicals nor putting *any* strain on the network. This is #ecocide parading as #digitalsovereignty
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Parts of Queensland drought declared for first time in two years
By Brandon LongParts of southern Queensland have been drought-declared for the first time in two years, with farmers facing worsening conditions after at least 12 months of below-average rainfall.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/parts-of-queensland-drought-declared/106967428
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Parts of Queensland drought declared for first time in two years
By Brandon LongParts of southern Queensland have been drought-declared for the first time in two years, with farmers facing worsening conditions after at least 12 months of below-average rainfall.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/parts-of-queensland-drought-declared/106967428
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How to help your garden withstand #ClimateChange
#HealthySoils and diverse, perennial plants can help your garden beds survive #ExtremeWeather like #floods and #droughts.
March 13, 2026
"The days are getting longer, and spring is around the corner. For many home gardeners, it’s a time of hope and anticipation.
"So it’s the perfect time to plan how to help your flower beds thrive as climate change brings more extreme and unpredictable weather.
"Marsden: 'Flooding, droughts, heat, cold, all the extreme weather we’re seeing is going to impact plants.'
"That’s Christy Marsden of the University of Minnesota #ClimateAdaptation Partnership.
"She says one of the most important things you can do is get your soil tested and then take steps to improve your soil health – for example, by adding #compost. Healthier soil retains more water during droughts, and it’s less likely to erode during heavy storms.
"Marsden also suggests growing a wider mix of flowers than you might have grown before, with varieties that thrive in a range of conditions.
"And she recommends relying more on perennial plants, which come back every year, and less on annuals.
Marsden: “Perennials are more able to withstand some of those extremes because they have deeper roots. They’re more established.”
"So while climate change is a challenge, she says by being flexible and trying new things, you can still grow a beautiful garden in a warming world."
Source:
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/how-to-help-your-garden-withstand-climate-change/#SolarPunkSunday #SoilHealth #Gardening #HomeGardens #YaleClimateConnections #ClimateChangeGardening #ClimateChangeAdaptation #FlowerGardens
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How to help your garden withstand #ClimateChange
#HealthySoils and diverse, perennial plants can help your garden beds survive #ExtremeWeather like #floods and #droughts.
March 13, 2026
"The days are getting longer, and spring is around the corner. For many home gardeners, it’s a time of hope and anticipation.
"So it’s the perfect time to plan how to help your flower beds thrive as climate change brings more extreme and unpredictable weather.
"Marsden: 'Flooding, droughts, heat, cold, all the extreme weather we’re seeing is going to impact plants.'
"That’s Christy Marsden of the University of Minnesota #ClimateAdaptation Partnership.
"She says one of the most important things you can do is get your soil tested and then take steps to improve your soil health – for example, by adding #compost. Healthier soil retains more water during droughts, and it’s less likely to erode during heavy storms.
"Marsden also suggests growing a wider mix of flowers than you might have grown before, with varieties that thrive in a range of conditions.
"And she recommends relying more on perennial plants, which come back every year, and less on annuals.
Marsden: “Perennials are more able to withstand some of those extremes because they have deeper roots. They’re more established.”
"So while climate change is a challenge, she says by being flexible and trying new things, you can still grow a beautiful garden in a warming world."
Source:
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/how-to-help-your-garden-withstand-climate-change/#SolarPunkSunday #SoilHealth #Gardening #HomeGardens #YaleClimateConnections #ClimateChangeGardening #ClimateChangeAdaptation #FlowerGardens
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Fifty years of weather records help farmers plan ahead
By Courtney WilsonFifty years of weather data is helping western Queensland graziers adapt to hotter conditions by changing breeding schedules and improving livestock survival.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/50-years-climate-data-helps-queensland-farmers/106953260
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Fifty years of weather records help farmers plan ahead
By Courtney WilsonFifty years of weather data is helping western Queensland graziers adapt to hotter conditions by changing breeding schedules and improving livestock survival.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/50-years-climate-data-helps-queensland-farmers/106953260
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Atmospheric water vapour drives many important weather phenomena such as precipitation and drought.
The atmosphere *can* hold about 7% more water for every 1 °C (1.8 °F) rise in temperature.
The model is that saturation vapour pressure increases approximately *exponentially* with temperature under typical atmospheric conditions.Under humid conditions, the rate at which perspiration evaporates on the skin is lower than it would be under arid conditions. With a dew point at 20° C (70° F), almost everyone feels "sticky".
When the air above the dew point is cooled, its moisture capacity is reduced, and when the temperature passes below the dew point, water vapour will condense, or precipitate, to form liquid water.
The dew point increases by about 1°C for every 5% increase in relative humidity (the ratio of how much water vapour is in the air to how much water vapour the air can contain).
Ref: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-86-2-225#rain #sweat #meteorology #weather #droughts #climate #atmosphere
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Atmospheric water vapour drives many important weather phenomena such as precipitation and drought.
The atmosphere *can* hold about 7% more water for every 1 °C (1.8 °F) rise in temperature.
The model is that saturation vapour pressure increases approximately *exponentially* with temperature under typical atmospheric conditions.Under humid conditions, the rate at which perspiration evaporates on the skin is lower than it would be under arid conditions. With a dew point at 20° C (70° F), almost everyone feels "sticky".
When the air above the dew point is cooled, its moisture capacity is reduced, and when the temperature passes below the dew point, water vapour will condense, or precipitate, to form liquid water.
The dew point increases by about 1°C for every 5% increase in relative humidity (the ratio of how much water vapour is in the air to how much water vapour the air can contain).
Ref: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-86-2-225#rain #sweat #meteorology #weather #droughts #climate #atmosphere
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perhaps heat and drought
will, by magic, not touch me,
just cook my children#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #denial #ClimateDenial #water #h2o #drought #droughts #heat #famine #food #FoodSupply #crops #CropFailure #collapse #extinction
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perhaps heat and drought
will, by magic, not touch me,
just cook my children#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #denial #ClimateDenial #water #h2o #drought #droughts #heat #famine #food #FoodSupply #crops #CropFailure #collapse #extinction
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#Droughts are hitting #Europe from now on: https://climatejustice.social/@tuxom/116967925966030341 + https://www.heise.de/news/Studie-Klimawandel-macht-schwere-Duerren-in-Europa-wahrscheinlicher-11375322.html (both German)
This really hot summer 2026 was most probably the coolest for the upcoming centuries.
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#Droughts are hitting #Europe from now on: https://climatejustice.social/@tuxom/116967925966030341 + https://www.heise.de/news/Studie-Klimawandel-macht-schwere-Duerren-in-Europa-wahrscheinlicher-11375322.html (both German)
This really hot summer 2026 was most probably the coolest for the upcoming centuries.
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"Our storyline simulations reveal an additional risk: worst-case heatwaves occur predominantly after another extreme heatwave.
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"Given the scale, intensity, and unprecedented successive and compounding nature of these worst-case heat storylines, we underscore the urgent need for well-informed adaptation strategies that sufficiently reflect these risks."https://bsky.app/profile/drlaurasuarez.bsky.social/post/3mnwxsetpnk2v
#heatwaves #droughts #coldBlob #climate #climateChange #globalWarming #Europe #summer #heatwave #Atlantic
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"Our storyline simulations reveal an additional risk: worst-case heatwaves occur predominantly after another extreme heatwave.
[…]
"Given the scale, intensity, and unprecedented successive and compounding nature of these worst-case heat storylines, we underscore the urgent need for well-informed adaptation strategies that sufficiently reflect these risks."https://bsky.app/profile/drlaurasuarez.bsky.social/post/3mnwxsetpnk2v
#heatwaves #droughts #coldBlob #climate #climateChange #globalWarming #Europe #summer #heatwave #Atlantic
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"Our storyline simulations reveal an additional risk: worst-case heatwaves occur predominantly after another extreme heatwave.
[…]
"Given the scale, intensity, and unprecedented successive and compounding nature of these worst-case heat storylines, we underscore the urgent need for well-informed adaptation strategies that sufficiently reflect these risks."https://bsky.app/profile/drlaurasuarez.bsky.social/post/3mnwxsetpnk2v
#heatwaves #droughts #coldBlob #climate #climateChange #globalWarming #Europe #summer #heatwave #Atlantic
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"Our storyline simulations reveal an additional risk: worst-case heatwaves occur predominantly after another extreme heatwave.
[…]
"Given the scale, intensity, and unprecedented successive and compounding nature of these worst-case heat storylines, we underscore the urgent need for well-informed adaptation strategies that sufficiently reflect these risks."https://bsky.app/profile/drlaurasuarez.bsky.social/post/3mnwxsetpnk2v
#heatwaves #droughts #coldBlob #climate #climateChange #globalWarming #Europe #summer #heatwave #Atlantic
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"The melting of land and sea ice are expected to increase over the coming decades, resulting in an enhanced freshwater discharge into the Northern Atlantic. With stronger freshwater anomalies, our results indicate an increase in the risk of warm, dry European summers and of heat waves and droughts accordingly".
https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/5/109/2024/#heatwaves #droughts #coldBlob #climate #climateChange #globalWarming #Europe #summer #weather #forecast
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https://nkvssp.thecomicseries.com/comics/679/
I'd like to breathe the summer air again some year.
#personal #fireSeason #droughts #smoke #climatechange #health #tuesdaymotivations #webcomics #webcomicchat #comicbookhour #comics #publicHealth #healthMatters #breathe #legal #lawsuit #vibecheck
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"Beginning in the summer, El Niño typically peaks around December or the following January." 🧵
"#ElNiño can contribute to severe droughts in one part of the world and heavy rainfall in others — both of which can disrupt growing seasons in key breadbaskets of the world."
Frida Garza for Grist.org: https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/the-super-el-nino-is-here-what-happens-next-could-upend-farming-worldwide/
In 1877, one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded was associated with historic droughts across Asia, as well as in parts of Brazil and northern Africa. These droughts, “along with colonial policies, contributed to famines in many regions which were really devastating,” said Deepti Singh @climatechirper.bsky.social.
The fatalities associated with these famines were upward of 50 million people. Study: https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/31/23/jcli-d-18-0159.1.xml
#colonies #BritishEmpire #India #food #agriculture #droughts #famine #floods #farming
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"Infrastructure financing moves before environmental review catches up. Public risk is socialized while private gains are protected."
"The years of cheap water are over — and the public is being positioned to absorb the costs."Elaine Cimino: https://elainecimino652909.substack.com/p/the-rio-grande-settlement-is-a-warning
#water #droughts #dataCenters #law #SCOTUS #environment #climateChange #globalWarming #NewMexico
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From climate denial to agnotology (the study of how ignorance and doubt are deliberately, culturally, or politically manufactured)
"It’s worth noting, human-made greenhouse gas emissions are the main driver of rising global average temperatures. However, El Niño can tip these temperatures to record breaking levels." >>
https://theconversation.com/the-weather-bureau-has-just-declared-an-el-nino-what-could-this-mean-for-australia-285376"Agnotology is the study of deliberate, culturally cultivated ignorance or doubt, typically to sell a product, influence opinion, or win favour, particularly through the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data (i.e. disinformation). More generally, the term includes the condition where more knowledge of a subject creates greater uncertainty." >>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgnotologyFernández Pinto, M. and A. Leuschner (2026). Epistemic Intimidation and Illegitimate Value-Influence in Science. In: The Routledge Handbook of Values and Science, ed. by K. Elliott and T. Richards, 304–314. >>
https://annaleuschner.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/final-version-forthcoming-routledge-handbook-values-and-science.pdf#FossilFuels #ignorance #GHG #InsuranceAffordability #experience vs #ClimateDenial #denial #agnotology #CorporateInterests #lobby #CulturallyCultivatedIgnorance #coal #climate #droughts #bushfires #ElNiño #science #ClimateScience #AMOC #HABs #EpistemicIntimidation #ClimateAction
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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
Experts said the #ElNiño, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from #FossilFuel pollution and will likely turbocharge #ExtremeWeather across the planet. Meteorologists forecast it will rival—or exceed—a record El Niño that began in 1997 and helped trigger billions of dollars in damage from #HeatWaves, #floods, #droughts, #tornadoes and #wildfires.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially confirmed the existence of the El Niño, which is a warming of the #Pacific near the equator that affects weather patterns across the globe. #NOAA's announcement said there's a 63% chance that the El Niño will get so intense this late fall and early winter that it "would rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950."
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-el-nino-scientists-itll-big.html
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Watch this about changes in ocean temperatures and what this could mean for climate change: Crossing certain threshholds can mean sudden extreme change.
#ClimateChange #climatechangeiswaterchange #droughts #EuropeCooling
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"The authors report that the occurrence of extensive deforestation in tandem with climate change will cause the remaining rainforest to lose resilience at global-warming levels of or slightly higher than 1.5 °C — rather than 4 °C — above pre-industrial levels".
Wunderling, N., Sakschewski, B., Rockström, J. et al. "Deforestation-induced drying lowers Amazon climate threshold." (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10456-0
#droughts #deforestation #landGrab #landUse #landUseChange #forests #forest #carbon #carbonSinks #carbonSink #footprint #Brazil #beef #cattle #Amazon #Amazonia #climateChange
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Flower gardens endure hot, dry summers better if you choose these plants | Ap https://www.allforgardening.com/1799554/flower-gardens-endure-hot-dry-summers-better-if-you-choose-these-plants-ap/ #botany #ClimateAndEnvironment #droughts #flowers #garden #gardening #HeattolerantFlowersGardeningDrought #Lifestyle #plants #weather!
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“#Heatwaves , #droughts and #floods , land degradation, species #extinction and #pollution all undermine human well-being. Any measure of #sustainability must assess and account for changes in #naturalresources . Destroying them to manufacture goods and produce services will hamper, not boost, growth and prosperity” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01299-w
Here in the US, policy makers are locked into zero sum thinking. All that matters in their eyes is unhampered endless growth (measured by nationally by #GDP) and compound interest. This is the house that Milton Friedman’s market fundamentalism built.
You don’t have to be an expert to look around and see that this perspective is driving the interrelated polycrises going on in the world today. Any hope of change requires a break from that mentality. Unfortunately, far too many people profit from the status quo.
Short term thinking is an existential crisis for humanity.
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Media Myopia As We Hurtle Towards Climate Oblivion
https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-676a-0c8a-e575-7d9976731673