#phoenixarizona — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/92511/ CNN pundit Scott Jennings blows up in Iran debate: ‘Get your f***ing hand out of my face’ #Arizona #ArtsCultureAndEntertainment #ColorImage #Emcee #event #Horizontal #Iran #PhoenixArizona #Photography #usa
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"Cannonball" is a song written by #DuaneEddy and #LeeHazlewood and performed by Eddy. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the #RAndBChart, #2 on the #UKSinglesChart, #7 in #Canada in 1958, and appeared on his 1958 album, #HaveTwangyGuitarWillTravel. The song was recorded at Audio Recorders recording studio in #PhoenixArizona, produced by Lee Hazlewood and #LesterSill.
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A short November trip—to a well-known hiking spot—somewhere between downtown Phoenix and the desert.
Check out the full article here—
https://open.substack.com/pub/ipushabutton/p/wow-what-a-hole
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Imagina un lugar en el desierto donde te dan agua, comida y un respiro como #MIgrantes. Ahora imagina que irrumpen en él sin permiso. Eso pasó en, #ArizonaState
👉 https://wp.me/pdD3iE-vAb 🐝. +en AVISPA.ORG
#trumpmemes #migrantes #ICE #illegal #migrantes #migration #rape #migrantes #derechoshumanos #justicia #migrantesvenezolanos #refugiados #refugiadas #migra #eeuu #phoenixarizona #sheinbaum #claudiasheinbaum #mexico_maravilloso #guatemala🇬🇹 #honduras #venezuela
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Imagina un lugar en el desierto donde te dan agua, comida y un respiro como #MIgrantes. Ahora imagina que irrumpen en él sin permiso. Eso pasó en, #ArizonaState
👉 https://wp.me/pdD3iE-vAb 🐝. +en AVISPA.ORG
#trumpmemes #migrantes #ICE #illegal #migrantes #migration #rape #migrantes #derechoshumanos #justicia #migrantesvenezolanos #refugiados #refugiadas #migra #eeuu #phoenixarizona #sheinbaum #claudiasheinbaum #mexico_maravilloso #guatemala🇬🇹 #honduras #venezuela
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Imagina un lugar en el desierto donde te dan agua, comida y un respiro como #MIgrantes. Ahora imagina que irrumpen en él sin permiso. Eso pasó en, #ArizonaState
👉 https://wp.me/pdD3iE-vAb 🐝. +en AVISPA.ORG
#trumpmemes #migrantes #ICE #illegal #migrantes #migration #rape #migrantes #derechoshumanos #justicia #migrantesvenezolanos #refugiados #refugiadas #migra #eeuu #phoenixarizona #sheinbaum #claudiasheinbaum #mexico_maravilloso #guatemala🇬🇹 #honduras #venezuela
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Imagina un lugar en el desierto donde te dan agua, comida y un respiro como #MIgrantes. Ahora imagina que irrumpen en él sin permiso. Eso pasó en, #ArizonaState
👉 https://wp.me/pdD3iE-vAb 🐝. +en AVISPA.ORG
#trumpmemes #migrantes #ICE #illegal #migrantes #migration #rape #migrantes #derechoshumanos #justicia #migrantesvenezolanos #refugiados #refugiadas #migra #eeuu #phoenixarizona #sheinbaum #claudiasheinbaum #mexico_maravilloso #guatemala🇬🇹 #honduras #venezuela
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A scorcher this #MusicWomenWednesday - some raging hardcore punk via the new 'Apparitions of War' EP by local (to me) Phoenix, Arizona band YELLOWCAKE. Some rough, fast songs here, as usual. Only 5 songs, none even reach the two minute mark. Love it. Listen to this one in less than ten minutes. 🔥
https://totalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/apparitions-of-war
#punk #PunkRock #HardcorePunk #Yellowcake #Phoenix #Arizona #AZ #PhoenixArizona #PhoenixBands #ArizonaBands #PhoenixPunk #ArizonaPunk
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A scorcher this #MusicWomenWednesday - some raging hardcore punk via the new 'Apparitions of War' EP by local (to me) Phoenix, Arizona band YELLOWCAKE. Some rough, fast songs here, as usual. Only 5 songs, none even reach the two minute mark. Love it. Listen to this one in less than ten minutes. 🔥
https://totalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/apparitions-of-war
#punk #PunkRock #HardcorePunk #Yellowcake #Phoenix #Arizona #AZ #PhoenixArizona #PhoenixBands #ArizonaBands #PhoenixPunk #ArizonaPunk
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A scorcher this #MusicWomenWednesday - some raging hardcore punk via the new 'Apparitions of War' EP by local (to me) Phoenix, Arizona band YELLOWCAKE. Some rough, fast songs here, as usual. Only 5 songs, none even reach the two minute mark. Love it. Listen to this one in less than ten minutes. 🔥
https://totalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/apparitions-of-war
#punk #PunkRock #HardcorePunk #Yellowcake #Phoenix #Arizona #AZ #PhoenixArizona #PhoenixBands #ArizonaBands #PhoenixPunk #ArizonaPunk
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A scorcher this #MusicWomenWednesday - some raging hardcore punk via the new 'Apparitions of War' EP by local (to me) Phoenix, Arizona band YELLOWCAKE. Some rough, fast songs here, as usual. Only 5 songs, none even reach the two minute mark. Love it. Listen to this one in less than ten minutes. 🔥
https://totalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/apparitions-of-war
#punk #PunkRock #HardcorePunk #Yellowcake #Phoenix #Arizona #AZ #PhoenixArizona #PhoenixBands #ArizonaBands #PhoenixPunk #ArizonaPunk
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A scorcher this #MusicWomenWednesday - some raging hardcore punk via the new 'Apparitions of War' EP by local (to me) Phoenix, Arizona band YELLOWCAKE. Some rough, fast songs here, as usual. Only 5 songs, none even reach the two minute mark. Love it. Listen to this one in less than ten minutes. 🔥
https://totalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/apparitions-of-war
#punk #PunkRock #HardcorePunk #Yellowcake #Phoenix #Arizona #AZ #PhoenixArizona #PhoenixBands #ArizonaBands #PhoenixPunk #ArizonaPunk
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As striking in her rage as she is in her peace.
I'm such a sucker for the Sonoran Desert.
Completed in 2024; 16x20 on gesso board.
#sonorandesert #saguaro #arizona #OilPainting #LandscapePainting #cactus #desert #southwest #painting #paintingthesouthwest #PhoenixArizona
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#ThursdayFiveList this week is #SupportYourLocals, as in, local artists. There are SO MANY amazing Arizona artists, how do I pick just five?!? Tough to narrow this down (runners up were Jimmy Eat World and RiTchie)
Meat Puppets - Violet Eyes (best opener to anything ever)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MunJTk6fqxQGorgeous Jefe - Like That
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ca66eWOcsMisanthropic - Spectral Dominion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZMClUrVBkGin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkPWOL5L0zASplash Fuego/2girls1valley - Nina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ctfDNj_ifo#Arizona #AZ #psych #rap #PsychRock #hiphop #Phoenix #Tempe #PhoenixArizona #TempeArizona #MeatPuppets #GorgeousJefe #GinBlossoms #SplashFuego
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"Cannonball" is a song written by #DuaneEddy and #LeeHazlewood and performed by Eddy. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the #RAndBChart, #2 on the #UKSinglesChart, #7 in #Canada in 1958, and appeared on his 1958 album, #HaveTwangyGuitarWillTravel. The song was recorded at Audio Recorders recording studio in #PhoenixArizona, produced by Lee Hazlewood and #LesterSill.
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URGENT! #PhoenixArizona - #ApacheStronghold: Run from Oak Flat to Phoenix Courthouse, Run Begins May 4, 2025
By Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Apache Stronghold
Censored News, April 29, 2025"I am putting out the call to all spiritual runners (runners and walkers), Native and nonnative, to stop the destruction of Chi'chil Bildagoteel. Oak Flat is now on death row!
"On Sunday, May 4th, Spiritual runners will begin the trek from Oak Flat to the Federal court house, Sandra Day O’Connor Court Building, for the Apache Stronghold vs. U. S. hearing, asking for a preliminary injunction to stop the land transfer of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, because of the US Forest Service intention to publish the Federal environmental impact statement before June 16 -- which allows a foreign mining company, #ResolutionCopper, to take possession of the land!
"The hearing is scheduled for May 7th at 9:30 am.
"In the next few days the details will be finalized for the run . Take a stand for future generations. Save this Sacred site for the next generation. This is urgent. Please contact us for more information or let us know you are coming.
"No drugs or alcohol. This is a spiritual journey.
"Please, please share this post we don’t have a lot of time. Your help in gathering people together is important. Blessings."
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/apache-stronghold-run-from-oak-flat-to.html
#CensoredNews #ReaderSupportedNews #SaveOakFlat #ProtectOakFlat #ProtectTheSacred #NativeAmericans #RioTinto #CopperMining #Arizona #LeaveItInTheGround #ChichilBildagoteel
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@astoriadave @Nichelle @evoterra Forgot to share screenshots of some of the “featured” #PhoenixArizona businesses are in #PublicSquare. There are an unreal number of hair stylists, media companies and chiropractors on this MAGA site. Here’s a few I don’t really want to know more about. In particular the Russia company? And the very porno-adjacent tattoo artist. 😬
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@astoriadave @Nichelle Hadda go look and without enabling their cookies did a search for #PhoenixArizona and got 289 businesses first result. One surprise @evoterra is Barb’s Bakery! Omg! Never going back there. #PublicSquare is quite a service if you want to find other places to spend your money.
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#Arizona #TwoSpirit #Powwow empowers community amid growing #AntiTrans legislation
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
By Brandelyn Clark"The Arizona Two Spirit Powwow returned to #PhoenixArizona on Saturday, February 22, to spotlight Indigenous #LGBTQ+ and two-spirit people for a day of cultural celebration and community.
"Hosted at South Mountain Community College, the event welcomed dancers, drum groups and attendees from across the region. More than just a traditional gathering, the powwow allowed two-spirit individuals to celebrate their identities and honor their place in Indigenous culture.
“'This (powwow) is a perfect example of a #SafeSpace for people to come and dance in whatever category they want to dance in, dress the way that they feel good about themselves, love who they want to love, and they are safe here. This tells the community we are here, we are here for you,' Sheila Lopez said.
"Lopez is the founder of Arizona’s first Two Spirit Powwow and the first Native chapter of #PFLAG, which bills itself as the country’s largest advocacy organization that supports LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.
"President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions have left #transgender and two-spirit communities uncertain about their rights and recognition going forward.
"'It is super important right now with the administration, what they’re doing to pretty much wipe away trans people. It’s super critical right now for us to continue to show up in the community, to say we’re here, we’re not going anywhere and you can’t erase us, period,' Lopez said."
#Resist #ResistFascism #ResistColonialism #GBLTQRights #TwoSpiritPowwow #NativeAmericans #USPol #Decolonization #Decolonize #Powwows #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#PhoenixArizona is another hotspot... Shield and pepper guns for peaceful protests. Be cautious if involved in future #Protests in that area.
'We will show up at their door': #Protesters gather at Phoenix #ICE office and the Capitol
February 3, 2025
"Two protests were held in Phoenix near Monterey Park and the state Capitol on Monday, both with attendees passionate about speaking out against the policies of mass deportation enacted under President Donald Trump, joining similar protests in other parts of the country.
"Marchers from the Capitol ended up walking to Seventh and Roosevelt streets around 8 p.m., Phoenix police said. Officers were set up in a line with shields and #PepperGuns, blocking off Seventh Street in all directions, according to an Arizona Republic reporter. However, police later opened up the street, and protesters started to head back to the Capitol peacefully.
"Earlier in the day around 3:30 p.m., 150 people briefly blocked traffic on Central Avenue outside the field office of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. Northbound traffic was blocked for about 30 minutes, first at Palm Lane, then on McDowell Road as the protesters stood in the street. Light rail trains slowed, but it did not appear service was interrupted."
Read more:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2025/02/03/anti-ice-protest-briefly-blocks-traffic-in-midtown-phoenix/78196968007/
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😱 Family member condemns use of #ArmoredVehicle, #StunGrenades in #PhoenixArizona #ICEArrest
Daniel Gonzalez, February 3, 2025
"A family member is speaking out against an #ICE operation in northwest Phoenix on Sunday, calling it an unnecessary use of force that involved an armored vehicle, flash bang grenades and several dozen ICE agents and police dressed in military-style gear to arrest a single person, a 61-year-old man in poor health.
"Sunday's arrest in Phoenix took place amid President Donald Trump's nationwide immigration crackdown launched just over two weeks ago on Trump's first day in office.
"Videos of the ICE operation show an armored vehicle equipped with a long #BatteringRam rolling through a residential neighborhood in daylight and then pulling up in front of a home as unmarked vehicles with sirens sounding and lights flashing zoom in and block off streets.
"As the battering ram lowers there is a sudden flash and explosion in front of the home followed by the voice of an officer over a police loudspeaker who says, 'This is the police with a warrant. Exit the residence immediately with your hands empty and above your head.' A second flash and explosion can be heard as the officer speaks.
"The videos were shared by #Marco =Garcia, the son of the man arrested; immigrant activist #NatallyCruz, director of #PuenteArizona; and others on social media."
Read more:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2025/02/03/phoenix-ice-arrest-61-year-old-man-involves-armored-vehicle-stun-grenades/78189148007/
#USPol #ICERaids #ICEAgents #ImmigrantRights #Fascism #ExcessiveForce #NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand -
#Lithium drilling project temporarily blocked on sacred #TribalLands in #Arizona
The case is among the latest legal fights to pit #NativeAmerican tribes and #environmentalists against President Joe #Biden’s administration.
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
"A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries.
"Lawyers for the national environmental group #Earthjustice and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the #HualapaiTribe. They accuse the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of illegally approving drilling planned by an Australian mining company in the #BigSandyRiverBasin in northwestern Arizona, about halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas.
"The case is among the latest legal fights to pit Native American tribes and environmentalists against President Joe Biden’s administration as green energy projects encroach on lands that are culturally significant.
"U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa granted a temporary restraining order late Monday, according to court documents. Humetewa is suspending the operation until she can hear initial arguments from the tribe, #ArizonaLithium Ltd., and the bureau at a hearing in #PhoenixArizona on Sept. 17.
"The tribe wants the judge to issue a preliminary injunction extending the prohibition on activity at the site pending trial on allegations that federal approval of the exploratory drilling violated the National Historic Preservation Act and National #Environmental Policy Act.
"'Like other tribal nations who for centuries have stewarded the lands across this country, the #Hualapai people are under siege by #mining interests trying to make a buck off destroying their cultural heritage,' Earthjustice lawyer Laura Berglan said in a statement Wednesday.
"The tribe says in court documents that the bureau failed to adequately analyze potential impacts to sacred springs the Hualapai people call Ha'Kamwe,' which means warm spring. The springs have served as a place 'for healing and prayer' for generations.
"The tribe and environmental groups also argue that a 2002 environmental review by the bureau and the U.S. Energy Department determined that the land was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a traditional cultural property.
"Arizona Lithium plans a total of 131 drilling sites across nearly a square mile (2.6 square kilometers) to obtain samples to help determine if there's enough lithium to construct a mine and extract the critical mineral needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles [#EVs], among other things."
#ProtectTheSacred #WaterIsLife #HaKamwe #SacredSite #CulturalGenocide
#EnvironmentalRacism
#NoMiningWithoutConsent
#LithiumMining #NoLithiumMining
#EarthJustice #BigSandyRiver
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#Lithium drilling project temporarily blocked on sacred #TribalLands in #Arizona
The case is among the latest legal fights to pit #NativeAmerican tribes and #environmentalists against President Joe #Biden’s administration.
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
"A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries.
"Lawyers for the national environmental group #Earthjustice and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the #HualapaiTribe. They accuse the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of illegally approving drilling planned by an Australian mining company in the #BigSandyRiverBasin in northwestern Arizona, about halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas.
"The case is among the latest legal fights to pit Native American tribes and environmentalists against President Joe Biden’s administration as green energy projects encroach on lands that are culturally significant.
"U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa granted a temporary restraining order late Monday, according to court documents. Humetewa is suspending the operation until she can hear initial arguments from the tribe, #ArizonaLithium Ltd., and the bureau at a hearing in #PhoenixArizona on Sept. 17.
"The tribe wants the judge to issue a preliminary injunction extending the prohibition on activity at the site pending trial on allegations that federal approval of the exploratory drilling violated the National Historic Preservation Act and National #Environmental Policy Act.
"'Like other tribal nations who for centuries have stewarded the lands across this country, the #Hualapai people are under siege by #mining interests trying to make a buck off destroying their cultural heritage,' Earthjustice lawyer Laura Berglan said in a statement Wednesday.
"The tribe says in court documents that the bureau failed to adequately analyze potential impacts to sacred springs the Hualapai people call Ha'Kamwe,' which means warm spring. The springs have served as a place 'for healing and prayer' for generations.
"The tribe and environmental groups also argue that a 2002 environmental review by the bureau and the U.S. Energy Department determined that the land was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a traditional cultural property.
"Arizona Lithium plans a total of 131 drilling sites across nearly a square mile (2.6 square kilometers) to obtain samples to help determine if there's enough lithium to construct a mine and extract the critical mineral needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles [#EVs], among other things."
#ProtectTheSacred #WaterIsLife #HaKamwe #SacredSite #CulturalGenocide
#EnvironmentalRacism
#NoMiningWithoutConsent
#LithiumMining #NoLithiumMining
#EarthJustice #BigSandyRiver
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#Lithium drilling project temporarily blocked on sacred #TribalLands in #Arizona
The case is among the latest legal fights to pit #NativeAmerican tribes and #environmentalists against President Joe #Biden’s administration.
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
"A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries.
"Lawyers for the national environmental group #Earthjustice and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the #HualapaiTribe. They accuse the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of illegally approving drilling planned by an Australian mining company in the #BigSandyRiverBasin in northwestern Arizona, about halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas.
"The case is among the latest legal fights to pit Native American tribes and environmentalists against President Joe Biden’s administration as green energy projects encroach on lands that are culturally significant.
"U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa granted a temporary restraining order late Monday, according to court documents. Humetewa is suspending the operation until she can hear initial arguments from the tribe, #ArizonaLithium Ltd., and the bureau at a hearing in #PhoenixArizona on Sept. 17.
"The tribe wants the judge to issue a preliminary injunction extending the prohibition on activity at the site pending trial on allegations that federal approval of the exploratory drilling violated the National Historic Preservation Act and National #Environmental Policy Act.
"'Like other tribal nations who for centuries have stewarded the lands across this country, the #Hualapai people are under siege by #mining interests trying to make a buck off destroying their cultural heritage,' Earthjustice lawyer Laura Berglan said in a statement Wednesday.
"The tribe says in court documents that the bureau failed to adequately analyze potential impacts to sacred springs the Hualapai people call Ha'Kamwe,' which means warm spring. The springs have served as a place 'for healing and prayer' for generations.
"The tribe and environmental groups also argue that a 2002 environmental review by the bureau and the U.S. Energy Department determined that the land was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a traditional cultural property.
"Arizona Lithium plans a total of 131 drilling sites across nearly a square mile (2.6 square kilometers) to obtain samples to help determine if there's enough lithium to construct a mine and extract the critical mineral needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles [#EVs], among other things."
#ProtectTheSacred #WaterIsLife #HaKamwe #SacredSite #CulturalGenocide
#EnvironmentalRacism
#NoMiningWithoutConsent
#LithiumMining #NoLithiumMining
#EarthJustice #BigSandyRiver
#WesternMiningActionProject #CorporateColonialism -
#Lithium drilling project temporarily blocked on sacred #TribalLands in #Arizona
The case is among the latest legal fights to pit #NativeAmerican tribes and #environmentalists against President Joe #Biden’s administration.
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
"A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries.
"Lawyers for the national environmental group #Earthjustice and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the #HualapaiTribe. They accuse the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of illegally approving drilling planned by an Australian mining company in the #BigSandyRiverBasin in northwestern Arizona, about halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas.
"The case is among the latest legal fights to pit Native American tribes and environmentalists against President Joe Biden’s administration as green energy projects encroach on lands that are culturally significant.
"U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa granted a temporary restraining order late Monday, according to court documents. Humetewa is suspending the operation until she can hear initial arguments from the tribe, #ArizonaLithium Ltd., and the bureau at a hearing in #PhoenixArizona on Sept. 17.
"The tribe wants the judge to issue a preliminary injunction extending the prohibition on activity at the site pending trial on allegations that federal approval of the exploratory drilling violated the National Historic Preservation Act and National #Environmental Policy Act.
"'Like other tribal nations who for centuries have stewarded the lands across this country, the #Hualapai people are under siege by #mining interests trying to make a buck off destroying their cultural heritage,' Earthjustice lawyer Laura Berglan said in a statement Wednesday.
"The tribe says in court documents that the bureau failed to adequately analyze potential impacts to sacred springs the Hualapai people call Ha'Kamwe,' which means warm spring. The springs have served as a place 'for healing and prayer' for generations.
"The tribe and environmental groups also argue that a 2002 environmental review by the bureau and the U.S. Energy Department determined that the land was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a traditional cultural property.
"Arizona Lithium plans a total of 131 drilling sites across nearly a square mile (2.6 square kilometers) to obtain samples to help determine if there's enough lithium to construct a mine and extract the critical mineral needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles [#EVs], among other things."
#ProtectTheSacred #WaterIsLife #HaKamwe #SacredSite #CulturalGenocide
#EnvironmentalRacism
#NoMiningWithoutConsent
#LithiumMining #NoLithiumMining
#EarthJustice #BigSandyRiver
#WesternMiningActionProject #CorporateColonialism -
#Lithium drilling project temporarily blocked on sacred #TribalLands in #Arizona
The case is among the latest legal fights to pit #NativeAmerican tribes and #environmentalists against President Joe #Biden’s administration.
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
"A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries.
"Lawyers for the national environmental group #Earthjustice and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the #HualapaiTribe. They accuse the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of illegally approving drilling planned by an Australian mining company in the #BigSandyRiverBasin in northwestern Arizona, about halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas.
"The case is among the latest legal fights to pit Native American tribes and environmentalists against President Joe Biden’s administration as green energy projects encroach on lands that are culturally significant.
"U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa granted a temporary restraining order late Monday, according to court documents. Humetewa is suspending the operation until she can hear initial arguments from the tribe, #ArizonaLithium Ltd., and the bureau at a hearing in #PhoenixArizona on Sept. 17.
"The tribe wants the judge to issue a preliminary injunction extending the prohibition on activity at the site pending trial on allegations that federal approval of the exploratory drilling violated the National Historic Preservation Act and National #Environmental Policy Act.
"'Like other tribal nations who for centuries have stewarded the lands across this country, the #Hualapai people are under siege by #mining interests trying to make a buck off destroying their cultural heritage,' Earthjustice lawyer Laura Berglan said in a statement Wednesday.
"The tribe says in court documents that the bureau failed to adequately analyze potential impacts to sacred springs the Hualapai people call Ha'Kamwe,' which means warm spring. The springs have served as a place 'for healing and prayer' for generations.
"The tribe and environmental groups also argue that a 2002 environmental review by the bureau and the U.S. Energy Department determined that the land was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a traditional cultural property.
"Arizona Lithium plans a total of 131 drilling sites across nearly a square mile (2.6 square kilometers) to obtain samples to help determine if there's enough lithium to construct a mine and extract the critical mineral needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles [#EVs], among other things."
#ProtectTheSacred #WaterIsLife #HaKamwe #SacredSite #CulturalGenocide
#EnvironmentalRacism
#NoMiningWithoutConsent
#LithiumMining #NoLithiumMining
#EarthJustice #BigSandyRiver
#WesternMiningActionProject #CorporateColonialism -
I think I slept on this Grim Moses record from last year, I know I listened to it, but it didn't stick. But it's pretty damn killer. Dude's here in Phoenix area, too.
https://grimmoses.bandcamp.com/album/skeletor
#rap #hiphop #Arizona #PhoenixArizona #ArizonaRap #AZRap #PhoenixRap
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My garden really needed this rain.
#rain #storm #phoenixarizona #arizona #sonorandesert #garden #gardening
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#BraveWords
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Release New Single "I Am The Weapon" This Friday; Lyric Video Teaser Streaming -
I just finished this snappy little video, showcasing some of the photography I captured on Harman Phoenix film stock during a recent trip to Arizona.
Join me on a journey called "Shooting on Phoenix in Phoenix"!
https://youtu.be/LaxEXj0kYbs?si=Tjfhb2jY9MmvDpIl
#Film #FilmPhotography #Photography #StreetPhotography #Phoenix #PhoenixAZ #PhoenixArizona #Tucson #TucsonArizona #TucsonAZ #HarmanPhoenix #MarkAllardWill
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Another reason NOT to mine in the American #Southwest! If we need "critical minerals," than RECLAIM THEM FROM CIRCUIT BOARDS AND BATTERIES!
Is the Southwest too dry for a mining boom?
Critical minerals for the #CleanEnergy transition are abundant in the Southwest, but the dozens of mines proposed to access them will require vast sums of water, something in short supply in the desert.
by Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News
Jan 28, 2024
"To understand mining in the U.S., you have to start with the #MiningLaw of 1872. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law as a way to continue the country’s development westward, allowing anyone to mine on federal lands for free. To do this, all one needs to do is plant four stakes into the ground where they think there are minerals and file a claim. Unlike other industries that make use of public lands—such as the oil and gas industry—no royalties are paid for the minerals extracted from the lands owned by American taxpayers.
"The #SanCarlosApache tribe has fought for years to stop #ResolutionCopper’s proposed mine. It would be built on top of #OakFlat, a #SacredSite to the Apache and other #Indigenous communities, and a habitat of rare species like the endangered Arizona #HedgehogCactus, which lives only in the #TontoNationalForest near the town of #Superior. The fate of the mine now rests with the #USDistrictCourt in Arizona after the grassroots group #ApacheStronghold filed a lawsuit to stop it, arguing its development would violate #NativePeople’s religious rights.
"But for communities located near the mine and across the #PhoenixArizona metropolitan area, the water it would consume is just as big of an issue.
"Throughout the mine’s lifespan, Resolution estimates it would use 775,000 acre feet of water—enough for at least 1.5 million Arizona households over roughly 40 years. And experts say the mine would likely need far more.
"'By pumping billions of gallons of groundwater from the #EastSaltRiver alley, this project would make Arizona’s goal for #stewardship of its scarce #groundwater resources unreachable,' one report commissioned by the San Carlos Apache Tribe reads. In one hydrologist’s testimony to Congress, water consumption was estimated to be 50,000 acre feet a year—about 35,000 more than the company has proposed drawing from the aquifer.
"The Resolution #CopperMine isn’t the only water-intensive mining operation being proposed. Many of what the industry describes as 'critical minerals,' like #lithium and copper, are found throughout the Southwest, leading to a flurry of mining claims on the region’s federally managed public lands.
“Water is going to be scarcer in the Southwest but the mining industry is basically immune from all these issues,” said Roger Flynn, director and managing attorney at the #WesternMiningActionProject, which has represented tribes and environmental groups in mining-related lawsuits, including the case over Oak Flat."
Read more:
https://grist.org/drought/is-the-southwest-too-dry-for-a-mining-boom/#WaterIsLife #SaveOakFlat #Arizona #RioTinto #CopperMining #CorporateColonialism #ClimateChange #ExtremeDrought
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Another reason NOT to mine in the American #Southwest! If we need "critical minerals," than RECLAIM THEM FROM CIRCUIT BOARDS AND BATTERIES!
Is the Southwest too dry for a mining boom?
Critical minerals for the #CleanEnergy transition are abundant in the Southwest, but the dozens of mines proposed to access them will require vast sums of water, something in short supply in the desert.
by Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News
Jan 28, 2024
"To understand mining in the U.S., you have to start with the #MiningLaw of 1872. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law as a way to continue the country’s development westward, allowing anyone to mine on federal lands for free. To do this, all one needs to do is plant four stakes into the ground where they think there are minerals and file a claim. Unlike other industries that make use of public lands—such as the oil and gas industry—no royalties are paid for the minerals extracted from the lands owned by American taxpayers.
"The #SanCarlosApache tribe has fought for years to stop #ResolutionCopper’s proposed mine. It would be built on top of #OakFlat, a #SacredSite to the Apache and other #Indigenous communities, and a habitat of rare species like the endangered Arizona #HedgehogCactus, which lives only in the #TontoNationalForest near the town of #Superior. The fate of the mine now rests with the #USDistrictCourt in Arizona after the grassroots group #ApacheStronghold filed a lawsuit to stop it, arguing its development would violate #NativePeople’s religious rights.
"But for communities located near the mine and across the #PhoenixArizona metropolitan area, the water it would consume is just as big of an issue.
"Throughout the mine’s lifespan, Resolution estimates it would use 775,000 acre feet of water—enough for at least 1.5 million Arizona households over roughly 40 years. And experts say the mine would likely need far more.
"'By pumping billions of gallons of groundwater from the #EastSaltRiver alley, this project would make Arizona’s goal for #stewardship of its scarce #groundwater resources unreachable,' one report commissioned by the San Carlos Apache Tribe reads. In one hydrologist’s testimony to Congress, water consumption was estimated to be 50,000 acre feet a year—about 35,000 more than the company has proposed drawing from the aquifer.
"The Resolution #CopperMine isn’t the only water-intensive mining operation being proposed. Many of what the industry describes as 'critical minerals,' like #lithium and copper, are found throughout the Southwest, leading to a flurry of mining claims on the region’s federally managed public lands.
“Water is going to be scarcer in the Southwest but the mining industry is basically immune from all these issues,” said Roger Flynn, director and managing attorney at the #WesternMiningActionProject, which has represented tribes and environmental groups in mining-related lawsuits, including the case over Oak Flat."
Read more:
https://grist.org/drought/is-the-southwest-too-dry-for-a-mining-boom/#WaterIsLife #SaveOakFlat #Arizona #RioTinto #CopperMining #CorporateColonialism #ClimateChange #ExtremeDrought
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Floods, fires, heat: The world's worst #weather disasters in 2023
Published on Dec. 27, 2023, 11:01 AM
An unsettling pace of history-bending weather disasters unfolded around the world in 2023, including #Libya’s horrific #flooding and #Hawaii’s tragic blazes
2023 kicked off by churning out the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded, setting a grim tone for the drumbeat of atmospheric upheaval that would soon follow.
The year went on to produce Africa’s deadliest-ever flooding, a tragic wildfire that engulfed an entire Hawaiian community, and unprecedented heat in one of the world’s hottest deserts.
Here’s a look at five of the most impactful weather disasters we saw around the world in 2023.
1. Devastating #floods killed thousands in Libya
Many of the worst natural disasters are a combination of extreme weather clashing with poor infrastructure. The deadly flash floods that swept northern Libya on September 10, 2023, went down as the deadliest ever recorded in Africa, leaving more than 4,000 dead and thousands more reported missing.
#StormDaniel grew into the equivalent of a tropical storm in the southern Mediterranean during the first week of September.
The system made landfall in Libya, drenching drenched the arid region with an overwhelming glut of torrential rains.
Much of the runoff flowed into #WadiDerna, a dry riverbed that only fills up after heavy rains. The onslaught of runoff gushing down the wadi pressed against several aging dams in the port town of #Derna. The dams quickly crumbled under the pressure, unleashing a lethal wall of water into the city.
2. #CycloneFreddy spun for an impossibly long time
Cyclone Freddy was a powerful tropical system in the #IndianOcean that blew away the previous record for longest-lived tropical cyclone ever observed. The storm survived over the Indian Ocean for a whopping five weeks and two days—from February 6 until March 14—trouncing by almost a week the previous record set by Hurricane John in 1994.
The tenacious cyclone helped vault 2023 into the records as the only year we’ve ever observed at least one scale-topping Category 5 storm in every tropical ocean basin.
3. Southwestern U.S. endured historic heat, a rare tropical storm
The summer heat that roasted the U.S. southwest week after week proved to be an outlier even for one of the hottest places on Earth.
Persistent #HeatDomes dominated the region through July, allowing daytime highs to soar as hot as 50°C with nights barely falling below the upper 30s.
#PhoenixArizona, recorded a high of 43.3°C (110°F) on 31 consecutive days between June 30 and July 30, almost doubling the previous streak of such intense and repetitive heat. Even worse, the average nighttime low in Phoenix came in at a steamy 32.6°C, and five days saw a low of 35°C or warmer.
Extremes often beget extremes, and it took an extreme storm to break the unprecedented pattern of sweltering heat.
#HurricaneHilary forged an unusual track as it ran up #Mexico’s #BajaPeninsula in the middle of August. Water temperatures are so cold off the northwest Mexican coast that tropical systems usually dissipate in a hurry long before they can reach California.
Hilary moved at a decent clip and managed to avoid the coldest water, allowing it to reach California as a tropical storm. This marked the first tropical storm warning ever issued for Los Angeles. The storm went on to drop a year’s worth of rain on the state’s deserts.
4. A horrific fire became Hawaii’s worst natural disaster
Deadly wildfires are a recurring theme with our changing climate, and the year’s deadliest wildfire ripped through a community on Hawaii’s Maui.
A long-term drought combined with strong winds allowed numerous fires to rage on the Hawaiian Islands this summer. One of those explosive fires tore through Maui’s Lahaina, catching residents almost entirely off-guard to horrific effect.
Many folks jumped into the ocean to escape the fast-moving flames, which consumed most of the town’s homes and businesses in minutes.
The fire’s official death toll stands at 100, a tragic toll that makes the event Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster on record. Four residents still remained unaccounted for months after the fire.
5. #SouthAmerica faced unprecedented heat
While the world ran a historic fever for much of 2023, South America likely took the brunt of the year’s most extreme heat.
Temperatures soared into the upper 30s in parts of South America in July and August, which is the heart of the southern hemisphere’s winter season. These temperatures were often more than 20°C hotter than normal—and reportedly broke all-time temperature records in the process.The unprecedented summer-in-winter heat continued across the continent straight into spring. Thermometers in eastern #Brazil measured temperatures in the lower 40s in the middle of November. One person even died from the #ExtremeHeat in #RioDeJaneiro while waiting for a leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to begin, prompting the musician to postpone the date.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Weather2023 #WeatherExtremes
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Floods, fires, heat: The world's worst #weather disasters in 2023
Published on Dec. 27, 2023, 11:01 AM
An unsettling pace of history-bending weather disasters unfolded around the world in 2023, including #Libya’s horrific #flooding and #Hawaii’s tragic blazes
2023 kicked off by churning out the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded, setting a grim tone for the drumbeat of atmospheric upheaval that would soon follow.
The year went on to produce Africa’s deadliest-ever flooding, a tragic wildfire that engulfed an entire Hawaiian community, and unprecedented heat in one of the world’s hottest deserts.
Here’s a look at five of the most impactful weather disasters we saw around the world in 2023.
1. Devastating #floods killed thousands in Libya
Many of the worst natural disasters are a combination of extreme weather clashing with poor infrastructure. The deadly flash floods that swept northern Libya on September 10, 2023, went down as the deadliest ever recorded in Africa, leaving more than 4,000 dead and thousands more reported missing.
#StormDaniel grew into the equivalent of a tropical storm in the southern Mediterranean during the first week of September.
The system made landfall in Libya, drenching drenched the arid region with an overwhelming glut of torrential rains.
Much of the runoff flowed into #WadiDerna, a dry riverbed that only fills up after heavy rains. The onslaught of runoff gushing down the wadi pressed against several aging dams in the port town of #Derna. The dams quickly crumbled under the pressure, unleashing a lethal wall of water into the city.
2. #CycloneFreddy spun for an impossibly long time
Cyclone Freddy was a powerful tropical system in the #IndianOcean that blew away the previous record for longest-lived tropical cyclone ever observed. The storm survived over the Indian Ocean for a whopping five weeks and two days—from February 6 until March 14—trouncing by almost a week the previous record set by Hurricane John in 1994.
The tenacious cyclone helped vault 2023 into the records as the only year we’ve ever observed at least one scale-topping Category 5 storm in every tropical ocean basin.
3. Southwestern U.S. endured historic heat, a rare tropical storm
The summer heat that roasted the U.S. southwest week after week proved to be an outlier even for one of the hottest places on Earth.
Persistent #HeatDomes dominated the region through July, allowing daytime highs to soar as hot as 50°C with nights barely falling below the upper 30s.
#PhoenixArizona, recorded a high of 43.3°C (110°F) on 31 consecutive days between June 30 and July 30, almost doubling the previous streak of such intense and repetitive heat. Even worse, the average nighttime low in Phoenix came in at a steamy 32.6°C, and five days saw a low of 35°C or warmer.
Extremes often beget extremes, and it took an extreme storm to break the unprecedented pattern of sweltering heat.
#HurricaneHilary forged an unusual track as it ran up #Mexico’s #BajaPeninsula in the middle of August. Water temperatures are so cold off the northwest Mexican coast that tropical systems usually dissipate in a hurry long before they can reach California.
Hilary moved at a decent clip and managed to avoid the coldest water, allowing it to reach California as a tropical storm. This marked the first tropical storm warning ever issued for Los Angeles. The storm went on to drop a year’s worth of rain on the state’s deserts.
4. A horrific fire became Hawaii’s worst natural disaster
Deadly wildfires are a recurring theme with our changing climate, and the year’s deadliest wildfire ripped through a community on Hawaii’s Maui.
A long-term drought combined with strong winds allowed numerous fires to rage on the Hawaiian Islands this summer. One of those explosive fires tore through Maui’s Lahaina, catching residents almost entirely off-guard to horrific effect.
Many folks jumped into the ocean to escape the fast-moving flames, which consumed most of the town’s homes and businesses in minutes.
The fire’s official death toll stands at 100, a tragic toll that makes the event Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster on record. Four residents still remained unaccounted for months after the fire.
5. #SouthAmerica faced unprecedented heat
While the world ran a historic fever for much of 2023, South America likely took the brunt of the year’s most extreme heat.
Temperatures soared into the upper 30s in parts of South America in July and August, which is the heart of the southern hemisphere’s winter season. These temperatures were often more than 20°C hotter than normal—and reportedly broke all-time temperature records in the process.The unprecedented summer-in-winter heat continued across the continent straight into spring. Thermometers in eastern #Brazil measured temperatures in the lower 40s in the middle of November. One person even died from the #ExtremeHeat in #RioDeJaneiro while waiting for a leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to begin, prompting the musician to postpone the date.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Weather2023 #WeatherExtremes
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Floods, fires, heat: The world's worst #weather disasters in 2023
Published on Dec. 27, 2023, 11:01 AM
An unsettling pace of history-bending weather disasters unfolded around the world in 2023, including #Libya’s horrific #flooding and #Hawaii’s tragic blazes
2023 kicked off by churning out the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded, setting a grim tone for the drumbeat of atmospheric upheaval that would soon follow.
The year went on to produce Africa’s deadliest-ever flooding, a tragic wildfire that engulfed an entire Hawaiian community, and unprecedented heat in one of the world’s hottest deserts.
Here’s a look at five of the most impactful weather disasters we saw around the world in 2023.
1. Devastating #floods killed thousands in Libya
Many of the worst natural disasters are a combination of extreme weather clashing with poor infrastructure. The deadly flash floods that swept northern Libya on September 10, 2023, went down as the deadliest ever recorded in Africa, leaving more than 4,000 dead and thousands more reported missing.
#StormDaniel grew into the equivalent of a tropical storm in the southern Mediterranean during the first week of September.
The system made landfall in Libya, drenching drenched the arid region with an overwhelming glut of torrential rains.
Much of the runoff flowed into #WadiDerna, a dry riverbed that only fills up after heavy rains. The onslaught of runoff gushing down the wadi pressed against several aging dams in the port town of #Derna. The dams quickly crumbled under the pressure, unleashing a lethal wall of water into the city.
2. #CycloneFreddy spun for an impossibly long time
Cyclone Freddy was a powerful tropical system in the #IndianOcean that blew away the previous record for longest-lived tropical cyclone ever observed. The storm survived over the Indian Ocean for a whopping five weeks and two days—from February 6 until March 14—trouncing by almost a week the previous record set by Hurricane John in 1994.
The tenacious cyclone helped vault 2023 into the records as the only year we’ve ever observed at least one scale-topping Category 5 storm in every tropical ocean basin.
3. Southwestern U.S. endured historic heat, a rare tropical storm
The summer heat that roasted the U.S. southwest week after week proved to be an outlier even for one of the hottest places on Earth.
Persistent #HeatDomes dominated the region through July, allowing daytime highs to soar as hot as 50°C with nights barely falling below the upper 30s.
#PhoenixArizona, recorded a high of 43.3°C (110°F) on 31 consecutive days between June 30 and July 30, almost doubling the previous streak of such intense and repetitive heat. Even worse, the average nighttime low in Phoenix came in at a steamy 32.6°C, and five days saw a low of 35°C or warmer.
Extremes often beget extremes, and it took an extreme storm to break the unprecedented pattern of sweltering heat.
#HurricaneHilary forged an unusual track as it ran up #Mexico’s #BajaPeninsula in the middle of August. Water temperatures are so cold off the northwest Mexican coast that tropical systems usually dissipate in a hurry long before they can reach California.
Hilary moved at a decent clip and managed to avoid the coldest water, allowing it to reach California as a tropical storm. This marked the first tropical storm warning ever issued for Los Angeles. The storm went on to drop a year’s worth of rain on the state’s deserts.
4. A horrific fire became Hawaii’s worst natural disaster
Deadly wildfires are a recurring theme with our changing climate, and the year’s deadliest wildfire ripped through a community on Hawaii’s Maui.
A long-term drought combined with strong winds allowed numerous fires to rage on the Hawaiian Islands this summer. One of those explosive fires tore through Maui’s Lahaina, catching residents almost entirely off-guard to horrific effect.
Many folks jumped into the ocean to escape the fast-moving flames, which consumed most of the town’s homes and businesses in minutes.
The fire’s official death toll stands at 100, a tragic toll that makes the event Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster on record. Four residents still remained unaccounted for months after the fire.
5. #SouthAmerica faced unprecedented heat
While the world ran a historic fever for much of 2023, South America likely took the brunt of the year’s most extreme heat.
Temperatures soared into the upper 30s in parts of South America in July and August, which is the heart of the southern hemisphere’s winter season. These temperatures were often more than 20°C hotter than normal—and reportedly broke all-time temperature records in the process.The unprecedented summer-in-winter heat continued across the continent straight into spring. Thermometers in eastern #Brazil measured temperatures in the lower 40s in the middle of November. One person even died from the #ExtremeHeat in #RioDeJaneiro while waiting for a leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to begin, prompting the musician to postpone the date.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Weather2023 #WeatherExtremes
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Floods, fires, heat: The world's worst #weather disasters in 2023
Published on Dec. 27, 2023, 11:01 AM
An unsettling pace of history-bending weather disasters unfolded around the world in 2023, including #Libya’s horrific #flooding and #Hawaii’s tragic blazes
2023 kicked off by churning out the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded, setting a grim tone for the drumbeat of atmospheric upheaval that would soon follow.
The year went on to produce Africa’s deadliest-ever flooding, a tragic wildfire that engulfed an entire Hawaiian community, and unprecedented heat in one of the world’s hottest deserts.
Here’s a look at five of the most impactful weather disasters we saw around the world in 2023.
1. Devastating #floods killed thousands in Libya
Many of the worst natural disasters are a combination of extreme weather clashing with poor infrastructure. The deadly flash floods that swept northern Libya on September 10, 2023, went down as the deadliest ever recorded in Africa, leaving more than 4,000 dead and thousands more reported missing.
#StormDaniel grew into the equivalent of a tropical storm in the southern Mediterranean during the first week of September.
The system made landfall in Libya, drenching drenched the arid region with an overwhelming glut of torrential rains.
Much of the runoff flowed into #WadiDerna, a dry riverbed that only fills up after heavy rains. The onslaught of runoff gushing down the wadi pressed against several aging dams in the port town of #Derna. The dams quickly crumbled under the pressure, unleashing a lethal wall of water into the city.
2. #CycloneFreddy spun for an impossibly long time
Cyclone Freddy was a powerful tropical system in the #IndianOcean that blew away the previous record for longest-lived tropical cyclone ever observed. The storm survived over the Indian Ocean for a whopping five weeks and two days—from February 6 until March 14—trouncing by almost a week the previous record set by Hurricane John in 1994.
The tenacious cyclone helped vault 2023 into the records as the only year we’ve ever observed at least one scale-topping Category 5 storm in every tropical ocean basin.
3. Southwestern U.S. endured historic heat, a rare tropical storm
The summer heat that roasted the U.S. southwest week after week proved to be an outlier even for one of the hottest places on Earth.
Persistent #HeatDomes dominated the region through July, allowing daytime highs to soar as hot as 50°C with nights barely falling below the upper 30s.
#PhoenixArizona, recorded a high of 43.3°C (110°F) on 31 consecutive days between June 30 and July 30, almost doubling the previous streak of such intense and repetitive heat. Even worse, the average nighttime low in Phoenix came in at a steamy 32.6°C, and five days saw a low of 35°C or warmer.
Extremes often beget extremes, and it took an extreme storm to break the unprecedented pattern of sweltering heat.
#HurricaneHilary forged an unusual track as it ran up #Mexico’s #BajaPeninsula in the middle of August. Water temperatures are so cold off the northwest Mexican coast that tropical systems usually dissipate in a hurry long before they can reach California.
Hilary moved at a decent clip and managed to avoid the coldest water, allowing it to reach California as a tropical storm. This marked the first tropical storm warning ever issued for Los Angeles. The storm went on to drop a year’s worth of rain on the state’s deserts.
4. A horrific fire became Hawaii’s worst natural disaster
Deadly wildfires are a recurring theme with our changing climate, and the year’s deadliest wildfire ripped through a community on Hawaii’s Maui.
A long-term drought combined with strong winds allowed numerous fires to rage on the Hawaiian Islands this summer. One of those explosive fires tore through Maui’s Lahaina, catching residents almost entirely off-guard to horrific effect.
Many folks jumped into the ocean to escape the fast-moving flames, which consumed most of the town’s homes and businesses in minutes.
The fire’s official death toll stands at 100, a tragic toll that makes the event Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster on record. Four residents still remained unaccounted for months after the fire.
5. #SouthAmerica faced unprecedented heat
While the world ran a historic fever for much of 2023, South America likely took the brunt of the year’s most extreme heat.
Temperatures soared into the upper 30s in parts of South America in July and August, which is the heart of the southern hemisphere’s winter season. These temperatures were often more than 20°C hotter than normal—and reportedly broke all-time temperature records in the process.The unprecedented summer-in-winter heat continued across the continent straight into spring. Thermometers in eastern #Brazil measured temperatures in the lower 40s in the middle of November. One person even died from the #ExtremeHeat in #RioDeJaneiro while waiting for a leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to begin, prompting the musician to postpone the date.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Weather2023 #WeatherExtremes
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Floods, fires, heat: The world's worst #weather disasters in 2023
Published on Dec. 27, 2023, 11:01 AM
An unsettling pace of history-bending weather disasters unfolded around the world in 2023, including #Libya’s horrific #flooding and #Hawaii’s tragic blazes
2023 kicked off by churning out the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded, setting a grim tone for the drumbeat of atmospheric upheaval that would soon follow.
The year went on to produce Africa’s deadliest-ever flooding, a tragic wildfire that engulfed an entire Hawaiian community, and unprecedented heat in one of the world’s hottest deserts.
Here’s a look at five of the most impactful weather disasters we saw around the world in 2023.
1. Devastating #floods killed thousands in Libya
Many of the worst natural disasters are a combination of extreme weather clashing with poor infrastructure. The deadly flash floods that swept northern Libya on September 10, 2023, went down as the deadliest ever recorded in Africa, leaving more than 4,000 dead and thousands more reported missing.
#StormDaniel grew into the equivalent of a tropical storm in the southern Mediterranean during the first week of September.
The system made landfall in Libya, drenching drenched the arid region with an overwhelming glut of torrential rains.
Much of the runoff flowed into #WadiDerna, a dry riverbed that only fills up after heavy rains. The onslaught of runoff gushing down the wadi pressed against several aging dams in the port town of #Derna. The dams quickly crumbled under the pressure, unleashing a lethal wall of water into the city.
2. #CycloneFreddy spun for an impossibly long time
Cyclone Freddy was a powerful tropical system in the #IndianOcean that blew away the previous record for longest-lived tropical cyclone ever observed. The storm survived over the Indian Ocean for a whopping five weeks and two days—from February 6 until March 14—trouncing by almost a week the previous record set by Hurricane John in 1994.
The tenacious cyclone helped vault 2023 into the records as the only year we’ve ever observed at least one scale-topping Category 5 storm in every tropical ocean basin.
3. Southwestern U.S. endured historic heat, a rare tropical storm
The summer heat that roasted the U.S. southwest week after week proved to be an outlier even for one of the hottest places on Earth.
Persistent #HeatDomes dominated the region through July, allowing daytime highs to soar as hot as 50°C with nights barely falling below the upper 30s.
#PhoenixArizona, recorded a high of 43.3°C (110°F) on 31 consecutive days between June 30 and July 30, almost doubling the previous streak of such intense and repetitive heat. Even worse, the average nighttime low in Phoenix came in at a steamy 32.6°C, and five days saw a low of 35°C or warmer.
Extremes often beget extremes, and it took an extreme storm to break the unprecedented pattern of sweltering heat.
#HurricaneHilary forged an unusual track as it ran up #Mexico’s #BajaPeninsula in the middle of August. Water temperatures are so cold off the northwest Mexican coast that tropical systems usually dissipate in a hurry long before they can reach California.
Hilary moved at a decent clip and managed to avoid the coldest water, allowing it to reach California as a tropical storm. This marked the first tropical storm warning ever issued for Los Angeles. The storm went on to drop a year’s worth of rain on the state’s deserts.
4. A horrific fire became Hawaii’s worst natural disaster
Deadly wildfires are a recurring theme with our changing climate, and the year’s deadliest wildfire ripped through a community on Hawaii’s Maui.
A long-term drought combined with strong winds allowed numerous fires to rage on the Hawaiian Islands this summer. One of those explosive fires tore through Maui’s Lahaina, catching residents almost entirely off-guard to horrific effect.
Many folks jumped into the ocean to escape the fast-moving flames, which consumed most of the town’s homes and businesses in minutes.
The fire’s official death toll stands at 100, a tragic toll that makes the event Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster on record. Four residents still remained unaccounted for months after the fire.
5. #SouthAmerica faced unprecedented heat
While the world ran a historic fever for much of 2023, South America likely took the brunt of the year’s most extreme heat.
Temperatures soared into the upper 30s in parts of South America in July and August, which is the heart of the southern hemisphere’s winter season. These temperatures were often more than 20°C hotter than normal—and reportedly broke all-time temperature records in the process.The unprecedented summer-in-winter heat continued across the continent straight into spring. Thermometers in eastern #Brazil measured temperatures in the lower 40s in the middle of November. One person even died from the #ExtremeHeat in #RioDeJaneiro while waiting for a leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to begin, prompting the musician to postpone the date.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Weather2023 #WeatherExtremes
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"Climate breakdown has begun" as Phoenix breaks another heat record
Story by Andrei Ionescu, September 11, 2023
"According to the National Weather Service (NWS), on Saturday, September 9, the temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona set a new heat record, continuing to rise as the city broke its previous record of the most days at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius).
New record
"This was the 54th day this year that the temperatures in Phoenix surpassed 110F – one day more that the record of 53 days set in 2020. Moreover, the daily average temperature of 97F (36.1C) in June, July, and August surpassed the previous record of 96.7 (35.9) set three years ago.
"As the weekend highs were expected to range between 108F and 114F (with night temperatures between 80F and 88F), NWS issued an excessive heat warning until 8pm on Sunday.
Anthropogenic climate change
"The scientists blame anthropogenic climate change correlated to the advent of El Nino (a temporary warming of parts of the Pacific Ocean impacting weather all over the globe). However, since this natural phenomenon is expected to peak at the beginning of next year, 2024 will most likely break all the records set this year.
"'The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting,' warned United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "Climate breakdown has begun.'"
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #RecordHeat #PhoenixArizona #Arizona #Climate #Weather #Heatwaves
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> it’s not just #PhoenixArizona, with those 31 straight days of 110 degrees Fahrenheit..., or even #Chile, which recently passed 100 degrees Fahrenheit in what’s still known as… “winter” there. #Temperatures.. breaking records in an extreme fashion across the planet... should be, daunting, and yet, according to the latest polls, barely half of Americans (... 23% of #Republicans) consider the climate emergency a major threat
https://tomdispatch.com/collapse-2-0/
#TomDispatch #TomEngelhardt
/HT @Brendanjones -
Heard about the #RegionalRiffs hashtag @Banur started via @HailsandAles's post about it. I'm currently stuck in Arizona, so my pick for here is Gatecreeper. An insanely heavy and great death metal act outta Phoenix - right in my backyard.
This is their album Deserted (get it? From the desert?) Anyway.
https://gatecreeper.bandcamp.com/album/deserted
#metal #DeathMetal #arizona #phoenix #az #PhoenixArizona #PhoenixAZ #Gatecreeper #desert #deserts #Deserted