#habitability — Public Fediverse posts

Gas from the Beetaloo Basin will only pour fuel on the climate change fire
"The NT will become unliveable within decades..."

"In terms of gas reserves, the Beetaloo is bigger than Western Australia’s North West Shelf project, the nation’s largest fossil fuel development which accounts for more than 40% of Australia’s oil and gas production."

"The Beetaloo Basin is covered with pastoral leases and different forms of Aboriginal tenure. Some of this tenure is the NT’s Aboriginal Land Rights Act land, which provides fairly strong rights for Traditional Owners. But most of the Aboriginal title in the basin is federal native title tenure that does not allow Traditional Owners to veto resource extraction."

"Climate forecasts suggest many parts of the NT will become unliveable within decades, due to the lethal heat caused by climate change. The NT News headline, “NT will be cooking with Beetaloo gas”, sums this dilemma perfectly, if accidentally. The irony of this headline won’t be lost on anyone who is familiar with the science."

"No amount of jobs or money can compensate for this devastating future. By turning on the Beetaloo tap, we risk watching the climate crisis worsen before our very eyes." >>
https://theconversation.com/gas-from-the-beetaloo-basin-will-only-pour-fuel-on-the-climate-change-fire-290535 >

* Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment
"Climate forecasts suggest many parts of the NT will become unliveable within decades, due to the lethal heat caused by climate change".
https://www.acs.gov.au/pages/national-climate-risk-assessment

#FossilFuels #habitability #unliveable #Australia #BeetalooGas #NT #SacrificeZone #oilgas #extractivism #climate #ExtremeHeat #risks #FirstNationsPeoples

Immersion in a hot toxic soup

From humans, wildlife and invertebrates: Simultaneous exposure of toxins and climate harms likely to cause reduced fertility

An " ‘alarming’ effect on fertility across global species from simultaneous exposures."

"The chemicals are ubiquitous in consumer goods, so humans are often regularly exposed."

“There is enough evidence in both areas to act to reduce our impact on the planet...The solution to the systemic problems would involve reining in climate change and reducing the use of toxic chemicals." >>

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/26/toxic-exposure-climate-crisis-study
#biodiversity #immersion #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #toxins #plastic #ForeverChemicals #pollution #WesternCountries #harm #ToxicChemicals #Pfas #organochlorines #pyrethroids #Phthalates #ConsumerGoods #ClimateHarms #habitability #HealthHazards

Inside the ice giants, a layer exists of familiar rains and snows...and often at a pressure range that wouldn't require spacesuits! Could these planets harbor environments that are shockingly Earth-like?

More thoughts at my #blog: https://adamasnemesis.com/2025/12/14/another-earth-in-the-depths-of-neptune/

This post's featured image is Neptune and Triton seen on departure by Voyager 2.

#worldbuilding #science #astronomy #habitability #planetaryhabitability #icegiants #planetaryscience #gasgiants #atmospheres #oxygen