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  "The Paris Agreement only works if each country is doing its fair share. Climate Action Tracker has rated South Africa’s targets as “insufficient”, projecting that if every country followed the same approach, warming would pass 2°C and could reach 3°C. The tracker states that South Africa should cut its emissions by 40% between 2022 and 2035 to do its fair share of limiting warming to 1.5°C. The current target range represents a 16% to 29% cut." https://groundup.org.za/article/sa-rea...

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  Girls just wanna have funds #ExtravagantSongsOrPoems #HashTagGames

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  In the 1970s "Reykjavík built a large-scale geothermal district heating system. Other towns in Iceland followed, many switching within a decade. “This took unwavering political support. Financial support mechanisms that helped ordinary households make the switch without ruinous upfront costs,” Frostadóttir said. Now, nearly every home in Iceland is heated with renewable energy, and more than 90% of it is geothermal." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/world-leaders...

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  "High pressure will keep South Central Texas hot and dry through at least Wednesday. With temperatures remaining above 100 degrees, the August heat wave will persist across San Antonio and the surrounding region." https://www.ksat.com/weather/2026/08/23/high-pressure-system-keeps-south-central-texas-in-relentless-heat-wave/

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  "New maps have revealed the best “win-win” opportunities across the world to regrow forests and tackle the climate crisis, without harming people or wildlife. The places range from the eastern US and western Canada, to Brazil and Colombia, and across Europe, adding up to 195 million hectares (482 million acres)." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/11/maps-forests-study-environment-wildlife-climate-crisis As a reminder: Reforestation has many benefits, but is NOT a subs...

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  "“The sheep thrive. They absolutely love the panels during the summer – everywhere they go there’s shade. There’s constantly green food underneath them.” The microclimate under the panels also retains moisture longer, giving grass a better chance to establish and persist through dry spells. But Inder says he doesn’t just have happy sheep, the quality of the wool and the wool yield has improved." https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-sheep-farmer-who-turned-a-1800-call-to-coal-giant-agl-in...

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  Water is for "the public interest". "A group of 28,000 irrigators has lost a $1.5-billion class action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA). A NSW Supreme Court judge ruled the MDBA had no duty of care to the group to avoid pure economic loss to one group of people above others. In handing down his findings, Justice Faulkner said the Murray River system was to be operated in the "public interest". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/judgment-in-murray...

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  "More than 2in of rain fell in Central Park in the 7pm hour on Monday evening, part of a regional downpour that filled the city’s highways and subway tunnels and prompted several water rescues. A rainstorm exceeding the subway design limit had never been recorded before 1991 but has happened six times since then, including Monday’s rains." That subway was built for a climate that no longer exists. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/new-york-floods-storm-climate-change

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  Interesting in a scary way: "As of June 2026 it costs $1052 billion to maintain the debt, which is 19% of the total federal spending in fiscal year 2026."} https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-debt/ That's interest payments. And it's more than the overall budget requested by the US military department for FY2026, which was $961.6 billion

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  New York "Protesters specifically targeted Billionaires' Row and Trump Tower, chanting "Make Billionaires Pay" while connecting climate justice to broader social and political issues. The march linked environmental concerns with calls for democracy, gender equality, free speech, immigration reform, and a ceasefire in Gaza." https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-protest-nyc-streets-ahead-climate-week-2133168

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  New Mexico’s clean energy success story In just five years, solar, wind, and batteries overtook fossil fuels, keeping air conditioners running while slashing pollution. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/new-mexicos-clean-energy-success-story/

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  Want to build out solar and wind on public lands? Give the public a stake. "In Denmark, renewable wind power generates 54% of all electricity. The rapid expansion of wind power has been driven by policies that ensure citizens have a financial stake in its development. " https://www.nordicpolicycentre.org.au/community_owned_wind_lessons_from_denmark

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  This Pacific Island Disappeared Under Rising Seas. A New Sculpture Marking the Spot Will Morph Into a Home for Seabirds, Coral and Marine Life “The Solomon Siren” remembers Kale Island, submerged a decade ago in the Solomon Islands https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-pacific-island-disappeared-under-rising-seas-a-new-sculpture-marking-the-spot-will-morph-into-a-home-for-seabirds-coral-and-marine-life-180989223/

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  From the Ballad of Rapid Intensification: "Intensifying at a dramatic pace, Hurricane Genevieve – which was nothing more than a tropical depression on Friday, July 24 – became the first Category 5 storm of 2026 in the Eastern Pacific at 5 a.m. EDT Monday, July 27." https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/genevieve-becomes-the-first-category-5-hurricane-of-2026/

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  "The share of renewables on #Germany's power grids rose by 6.6 percentage points to 55% of the total last year, the sector's regulator said on Wednesday, as Europe's largest economy moves closer to its 2030 target [of 80%]. Within #renewables, offshore wind contributed a 31.1% share, solar 12.1% and biomass 8.4%, while the remaining 3.4% came from hydropower and other renewables." https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/renewable-energys-share-german-power-grids-reache...

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  #Forbes now putting #ClimateChange right in the title for their breaking-news on flooding in #NYC "Southeast #NewYork, northeast #NewJersey and parts of #Connecticut are at risk of being soaked with #ExcessiveRainfall on Friday and Saturday, totaling as much as one to two inches per hour. Due to “extreme rainfall,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday morning, urging over 8.5 million people to stay safe and avoid traveling on flooded roads." https://www.fo...

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  "Taiwan set a target to expand its offshore wind capacity by as much as eightfold by 2039, doubling down on the technology to curb reliance on imported fossil fuels despite mounting challenges facing the industry. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs released an updated offshore wind road map on Thursday, targeting 18.3 to 19.9 gigawatts of installed capacity by 2035 and as much as 27.9 gigawatts by 2039." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-24/taiwan-aims-to-boost-offsh...

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  "Japan logged its first official kokushobi or “cruelly hot day” on Tuesday since the new term for when temperatures top 40 degrees Celsius was introduced in April. The central Japan cities of Gujo and Tajimi in Gifu prefecture, along with Toyota in Aichi prefecture, all hit 40C." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/22/japan-heat-kokushobi-cruelly-hot-40c-weather

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  "The UK Government spent more than £100 billion supporting households through the 2022–2024 energy crisis. The paper finds that the capital required to build a clean energy system generating eight to 14 times current UK electricity output is less than the cost of that single crisis—and delivers a permanent productive asset rather than temporary fiscal relief." https://earth4all.life/news/experts-call-for-electrified-sovereignty-through-clean-domestic-power-to-overcome-energy-crises/

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  "Although it may struggle to approach hurricane strength, [Tropical Depression] 2 could develop a core of torrential rain as it sloshes toward the Louisiana coast by midweek. Moisture from the system may eventually stream into a frontal zone and feed intense rainfall over parts of Virginia and the Carolinas." https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/td-2-predicted-to-strengthen-near-upper-gulf-coast/ #Bertha

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  RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116953455641850441 Members of the public can comment until August 17, 2026. (Link for public commenting in the AP article)

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  Where are my glasses? #AltRealityShows #HashTagGames

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  "A new University of Arizona study shows that rising temperatures are going to hit plants harder than most current models predict, which could have significant implications for everything from plant and animal biodiversity to future weather patterns." https://news.arizona.edu/news/plants-are-heating-faster-air-around-them-and-climate-models-are-missing-it

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  "On Sunday, the hottest day, temperatures were expected to reach between 38°C and 43°C (100°F–110°F) in several northern states, including Montana and North Dakota. The blistering heat also has hindered efforts to fight massive wildfires raging in Colorado and Utah. The weather was also broiling the southeastern United States, including Miami, which was hosting Saturday's England–Norway World Cup quarterfinal match." https://phys.org/news/2026-07-blasts.html

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  "So the following must be asked: “Are we happy continuing this cycle?” and “Why are we still dependent on energy from others when we live in one of the most naturally blessed regions in the world?” The Caribbean does indeed have significant renewable energy potential via its solar, wind, and geothermal resources, yet in 2022 only about 12% of electricity was generated by renewables was generated across the region." https://climateanalytics.org/comment/the-detrimental-cost-of-fossil-f...

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  "Scientific techniques known as #climate #attribution can help us discern whether the rise in #SevereWeather events is due to global heating." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/how-do-we-know-that-the-climate-crisis-is-to-blame-for-extreme-weather

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  "A quarter of Americans now live in cities and states taking companies to court over lying to the public. The new and improved science linking #ClimateChange to weather disasters has been a game changer for all of these cases." #ClimateLawsuit #ClimateLitigation https://grist.org/accountability/big-oil-climate-lawsuits-trials-attribution-science-exxon/

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  A #BlackSwan event is highly unlikely but could be catastrophic. We need to be clear eyed about those. "The scientific community needs to produce a new kind of climate-risk assessment – one that paints a compelling picture of things that may happen but are still avoidable. Knowing the possible perils, in a nevertheless uncertain future, gives people a better chance to navigate the choices they and their politicians face." https://theconversation.com/why-climate-scientists-need-to-tal...

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  "Marginal improvements to #agricultural #soils around the world would store enough #carbon to keep the world within 1.5C of global heating, new research suggests." “Outside the f#arming sector, people do not understand how important soils are to the #climate,” said McGlade. “Changing farming could make soils carbon negative, making them absorb carbon, and reducing the cost of farming.” #SoilCarbonSequestration https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/improving-farming-soi...

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  "The little nation of Gambia is on the front lines of a global struggle with salt, as a combination of climate change and human activities push ocean waters further inland, threatening ecosystems, aquifers and agriculture." https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12072026/gambia-sea-level-rise-agricultural-crisis/