#heatwaves — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #heatwaves, aggregated by home.social.
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Setting our world on fire as we stagger towards the flames.
* "This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly."
Tim Winton"The dangerous conditions climate scientists long warned of have become our common, if deeply unwelcome, experience, and season by season, our acquaintance with disorder and extremities deepens. In both hemispheres, wildfires rage right into our cities and incinerate entire neighbourhoods. Marine heatwaves are bleaching corals and cooking seagrasses on a global scale. This northern summer has brought temperatures most Europeans associate with the Australian desert. Heat events in Europe have paralysed whole countries, destroyed infrastructure and killed citizens in their thousands."
"There’s nothing accidental or inadvertent about what we’re all suffering through together. We’ve had enough time now and have sufficient expertise to understand that this is not a natural calamity. This is something that is being done to us. Knowingly. Which makes it a crime." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2026/aug/24/this-is-not-a-natural-calamity-it-is-being-done-to-us-knowingly* Our habituation to horror and violence: Paul Virilio's concept of the "integral accident" refers to a global, systemic catastrophe triggered by instantaneous telecommunications and hyperconnected technologies, rather than a localized mechanical failure. >>
The Original Accident, Paul Virilio >>
https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-original-accident--9780745636139
#FossilFuels #climate #progress #techne #IntegralAccident #ManMadeCollapse #habituation #experience #GlobalHeating #HotOcean #Heatwaves #ClimateFiasco #crime #ClimateCosts #FossilFuelIndustry #disasters #malpractice #denial #parrhesia #journalism #habitability #loss -
Texas Observer: Public Health
What the Data Says About Electricity Shutoffs During Sweltering Texas Summershttps://www.texasobserver.org/texas-electricity-shutoffs-data-municipal-utilities/
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Why #Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by #HeatWaves
Whole planet is warming, but changes in #weather patterns could help explain why continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.
“We’ve said for years that the burning of #fossilfuels will continue to warm the planet,” said Matt Patterson, a research fellow in #climate science and machine learning. “It’s the fossil fuels that’s causing this,” Dr. Patterson said. “In some sense, it’s that simple.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/climate/europe-heat-waves-jet-stream.html
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“Two key actions are needed to address this record ocean warming (…). Fossil fuel emissions need to be rapidly reduced. Meanwhile, it is essential that countries protect marine and coastal ecosystems.“
#Canada #CDNPoli #NoPipelines #Heatwaves #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis
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#Heatwaves spur efforts in #Shropshire to find #drought -resistant #crops
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Japanese power prices have risen to their highest in more than three years as hot weather boosted electricity demand and Middle East energy supply disruptions increased fuel costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/24/economy/japan-power-prices-heat-wave/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #energy #electricity #lng #middleeast #heatwaves
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Europe’s silent heat death toll.
It’s not news that it’s hot: this summer, we’ve had five major heatwaves.
Some 80 million people across the continent faced temperatures of 40ºC and higher, often in places unadapted to such temperatures.
Extreme heat killed at least 25 000 people in Western Europe alone, according to a Bloomberg analysis.
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Japan’s power prices climb to highest since 2023 on heat wave
Japanese power prices jumped to the highest in more than three years as hot weather boosted electricity demand…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #Business #electricity #energy #Heatwaves #LNG #MiddleEast
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Climate change and corruption are also driving up interest rates
Climate costs will dwarf AI* "...Trust in all institutions, including governments, is in decline, in tech companies as protests break out over data centres on top of anxiety about the impact of AI, and in governments, because of corruption."
"Transparency International has just released its corruption perception indices for 2025, and it's getting worse almost everywhere, including Australia, down from 10th to 12th place."
"The widespread popular dissatisfaction with the working of modern American capitalism may be the product of some real, objective problems in the way American capitalism is working: income and wealth inequality on a scale not seen in a century; the concentration of economic, cultural and increasingly political power in a class of technology leaders whose products are dissolving the bonds that keep society together; the tightening nexus between business elites and the people who control the political process; rampant corruption and a political establishment that doesn't seem interested in accountability; the revival, after decades of stable prices, of inflationary pressures that are pushing the cost of living to painful levels.” The Wall Street Journal editor, Gerard Baker
"..Temperatures would be various degrees of catastrophic … and expensive, for governments, companies and households." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/climate-change-and-corruption-are-also-driving-up-interest-rates/107068768* 'Exceptional' summer heatwaves in Europe hurting economy
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/summer-heatwaves-in-europe-hurting-economy/107054578
#ClimateCosts #Climate #corruption #FossilFuels #ClimateAction #heatwaves #disasters #debt #inequality #corruption #trust -
'Exceptional' summer heatwaves in Europe hurting economy
By Alison XiaoExperts say Europe's heatwaves this summer have been "exceptional", causing riverbeds across the continent to dry up. Now the flow-on effects are being felt economically.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/summer-heatwaves-in-europe-hurting-economy/107054578
#Droughts #Heatwaves #ClimateChange #Economy #WorldPolitics #AlisonXiao
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The sunhat is everywhere at tourist sites in Athens as Europe’s heat intensifies
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Outside the Acropolis, a sea of hats bobs up and down the hill to…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #APTopNews #Athens #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Europe #Generalnews #Greece #heatwaves #JackYosif #KonstantinosMallios #LisaSarigiannidou #Philanthropy #RedCrossandRedCrescent #Weather #World #Worldnews
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After three months living in Tokyo, a New Zealander has come to realize that the trick to surviving a Japanese summer isn't beating the heat — it's learning to live around it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/23/climate-change/tokyo-summer-climate-shock/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #tokyo #heatwaves #heatstroke #climatechange
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From parmesan to parme’gone’: Climate change is putting cheese in danger
Canada is one of the top cheese-producing countrie…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiancheese #Cheese #cheesequality #climatechange #countriesintheworld #dairycows #globaltemperaturerecords #heatwaves #Italia #Italian #italiano #italy #parmesancheese #Parmigiano-Reggiano(Cheese) #qualitycheese #StatisticsCanada
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2782405/from-parmesan-to-parmegone-climate-change-is-putting-cheese-in-danger/ -
From parmesan to parme’gone’: Climate change is putting cheese in danger https://www.diningandcooking.com/2782405/from-parmesan-to-parmegone-climate-change-is-putting-cheese-in-danger/ #Cheese #CheeseQuality #ClimateChange #CountriesInTheWorld #DairyCows #GlobalTemperatureRecords #HeatWaves #Italia #Italian #ItalianCheese #italiano #italy #ParmesanCheese #ParmigianoReggiano(Cheese) #QualityCheese #StatisticsCanada
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Hmm, heat illness victim was on N412VC, instead of the two bigger helos. (heat illness while hiking in Wildwood Park). Not too far to the hospital, hope they were able to provide care quickly (sounds like sometimes they're actually packing ice on the helicopters for these calls because so many of them nowadays) #ThousandOaks #VenturaCounty #heatwaves
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"Today, Canada has one large-scale LNG export facility. Another 11 LNG projects across the country are in various stages. All are foreign-owned. Seven are in B.C., where six are fully permitted or in final regulatory stages."
"If these six projects are constructed, they will release 21 million tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution every year, equivalent to one-third of B.C.’s annual emissions. (…) When the gas is burned, an additional 130 million tonnes of pollution would be released annually. For context, B.C. reduced its annual emissions by 2.3 million tonnes over the last 20 years. Expanding LNG exports means the province is abandoning its climate targets, as communities burn to the ground."
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Heatwaves #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #BCPoli
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'Regional wildfires have triggered a state of emergency in B.C. for the fifth time in 10 years. The premier likened the Summerland wildfire to “a bomb going off in the region.” At the same time, the province is doubling down on the root cause: fossil fuels.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Heatwaves #Drought #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #BCPoli
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"Summary of Interventions
There are a variety of interventions that have been explored and instituted to address heat related-illness. These include preemptive, primary, and secondary interventions as well as co-beneficiary ones that seek to reduce the risk of developing a heat related-illness while at the same time reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and creating an environment more suitable for physical activity. From an ecological
model perspective, they range from the individual level to the systems level to the
environmental level. Heat related-illness interventions fall under the purview of public health, emergency preparedness, and planning. The interventions assessed in this review can be grouped into seven categories:1. Real-Time Data Surveillance and Warnings
2. Education and Information
3. Built Environment
4. Heat Alert System
5. Access to Cooling
6. Zoning/Building Regulations
7. Hydration...."
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Oooh, very nice.
Climate and Health Intervention Assessment
Evidence on Public Health Interventions to Prevent the Negative Health Effects of Climate Change
https://www.cdc.gov/climate-health/media/pdfs/ClimateAndHealthInterventionAssessment_508.pdf
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Nice set of programs... Heat research programs at the University of Arizona
https://heat.arizona.edu/programs-research/research-programs
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Climate adaptation and resilience at the University of Arizona.
"..."This is one of the hotter move-in days that we've experienced and with climate change the last 10 years have been the hottest decade in modern history right?" Keith said. "And so unfortunately with climate change we'll continue to see these temperatures increase, and that's why these adaptive measures that the U of A's taking are so critical to keeping people safe."...."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/unites-mixed-message-on-the-global-heating. The #Unite Union really ought to join the dots, as we're NOT talking #rocket #science, here, but #climate science! On the one hand, they're complaining about their #members suffering the #effects of #heatwaves - rightly so - but, on the other, they want more #oil & #gas #drilling in the #NorthSea! What the F**K do they think causes #globalheating?! You extract #fossilfuels, you burn them, that puts more #CO2 in the #atmosphere.
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Extreme #HeatWaves Fuel Political Tensions in #Europe
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082026/europe-heat-fuels-political-tensions/ #extremism
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https://www.desmog.com/2026/08/13/equinor-extends-deal-to-fund-childrens-science-education-in-aberdeen-as-north-sea-drilling-decision-looms/. "Aberdeen Science Centre has renewed its #sponsorship deal with #Norwegian #oil giant #Equinor for another year, following a #UK summer of consecutive record-breaking #heatwaves, #droughts, & #wildfires, which #scientists have confirmed are fuelled by #Climatechange."
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New publication: Acute #heat tolerance (CTmax) of two invasive parasitic #copepods differs across species, life cycle stages and acclimation temperatures. #climatechange #heatwaves #parasites
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70399