#extreme_weather — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #extreme_weather, aggregated by home.social.
-
Political cowardice hindering Europe’s climate efforts, says EU’s green chief (The Guardian)
Effects of crisis are becoming increasingly obvious but not translating into proper action.
Political cowardice is hindering European efforts to face up to the effects of the climate crisis, even as the continent is pummelled by a record-breaking heatwave.
#extreme_weather #climate_scepticism #climate_crisis #climate_change #global_warming #eu #european_union #green_politics
-
A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up. (The Guardian)
About 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis – but don’t know they’re the majority.
We believe the current mismatch between public will and government action amounts to a deficit in democracy.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/apr/23/climate-action-public-support
#climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #extreme_weather #media #news #journalism #journalist #democracy
-
An odd silence - at the end of humanity’s hottest year…yet (The Crucial Years)
Because the most important thing that happened this year was the heat.
And yet you really wouldn’t know it from reading the wrap-ups of the year’s news now appearing on one website after another.
In geological terms, we’re warming at hellish pace.
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-odd-silence
#climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #heatwaves #extreme_weather #flooding #fossil_fuel #co2 #media #news #news_cycle #journalism
-
The media needs to cover the climate crisis as seriously as it covered Covid (The Guardian)
With the planet on fire, more and better news coverage is itself an essential climate solution.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/20/climate-crisis-media-coverage-covid
#climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #fossil_fuels #co2 #air_pollution #global_warming #extreme_weather #forest_fires #flooding #health #propaganda #fake_news #disinformation #capitalism #industrial_capitalism #media #news #news_media #journalist #journalism #Covering_Climate_Now
-
The media needs to cover the climate crisis as seriously as it covered Covid (The Guardian)
With the planet on fire, more and better news coverage is itself an essential climate solution.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/20/climate-crisis-media-coverage-covid
#climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #fossil_fuels #co2 #air_pollution #global_warming #extreme_weather #forest_fires #flooding #health #propaganda #fake_news #disinformation #capitalism #industrial_capitalism #media #news #news_media #journalist #journalism #Covering_Climate_Now
-
Climate Collapse – The Grim Silence Of Our Leaders (Media Lens)
At this point, we have a painful choice between losing some personal freedoms and losing literally everything.
https://www.medialens.org/2023/climate-collapse-the-grim-silence-of-our-leaders/
A few quotes: https://diasp.nl/posts/3795211
#climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #fossil_fuels #co2 #pollution #air_pollution #global_warming #extreme_weather #forest_fires #flooding #heat_waves #health #climate_deniers #propaganda #fake_news #disinformation #capitalism #industrial_capitalism
-
Climate Collapse – The Grim Silence Of Our Leaders (Media Lens)
At this point, we have a painful choice between losing some personal freedoms and losing literally everything.
https://www.medialens.org/2023/climate-collapse-the-grim-silence-of-our-leaders/
A few quotes: https://diasp.nl/posts/3795211
#climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #fossil_fuels #co2 #pollution #air_pollution #global_warming #extreme_weather #forest_fires #flooding #heat_waves #health #climate_deniers #propaganda #fake_news #disinformation #capitalism #industrial_capitalism
-
"Triple Dip" La Niña may be followed by an El Niño
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/triple-dip-la-nina-followed-by-el-nino-wmo -
Climate change to put more Americans at risk of hurricane damage: study
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/27/east-coast-gulf-hurricane-wind-risk-study#hurricanes #extreme_weather #Virginia #Global_warming #Florida
-
Record warmth envelops Mid-Atlantic during snowless winter
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/23/record-warmth-mid-atlantic-dc-snowless-winter#Baltimore #extreme_weather #Washington #D.C. #Global_warming
-
Horn of Africa drought worsens as famine looms in Somalia
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/24/famine-somalia-drought -
"Major" atmospheric river storm hits California with flooding, high winds
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/09/california-atmospheric-river-storm-flooding-winds#extreme_weather #Climate_change #Global_warming #Flooding #Snow
-
The year extreme weather events seeped into international law
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/01/extreme-weather-events-of-2022-international-law#extreme_weather #Drought #Heat_waves #Global_warming #Flooding #ClimateCrisis