How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
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Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.
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White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
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Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NOAA #Climate #ClimateChange #Weather #Data #Science #Security
The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research — a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
#News #NOAA #Ocean #Research #Data #Science #Climate #ClimateChange #Trump
It's my pleasure to announce https://storyseedlibrary.org/ - a #library of #solarpunk #art and story seeds to help you imagine a better #climate future!
Huge thanks to all the artists who shared their art under various #creativeCommons licenses, including @the_lemonaut , @NiwlCraft and @jacobcoffin ! No AI will replace handcrafted art!
If you liked our @SolarpunkPrompts #podcast , the Story Seeds are expanding its concept - soon with more, unpublished ones!
In our magazine, from Candice Bernd: Texas is the national epicenter of #Bitcoin mining, with only about 24 total mines operating outside the state’s borders. Approximately 40 mines are operating in the state, together consuming about 3,200 MWs, enough to power 800,000 homes. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-crypto-racket/
Copublished with our friends at The Nation.
#Texas #politics #energy #ClimateChange #pollution #environment #OilAndGas #crypto #news
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Long Wharf has been the heart of Boston's waterfront for more than 300 years. In March the city released early proposals to guard the wharf from climate change,
https://www.bostonplans.org/planning-zoning/planning-initiatives/long-wharf-coastal-flood-resilience-planning
The planning offers two themes, Acupuncture (aka "Sieve") and Big Splash (aka "Big Fill"), each addressing the flood risks of 2030 and 2070. Cost estimates range up to $203 million.
Hope this exercise doesn't add to our set of excellent plans with no glimmer of funding.
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Yes, we're entering the time when feedback from climate makes fascism worse which leads to policies that make climate worse, rinse, repeat.
America just dramatically failed to keep #fascism at bay and this will have dire #climate consequences.
But we have a choice, every day into the future: keep rushing off the cliff, keep feeding the doom loop, or wake up to the disaster and do something about it.
!["This summer is too hot"
me: Have you ever planted trees?
"No"
[Matthew McConaughey, Dazed and Confused meme]
Be a lot cooler if you did.](/proxy/post_attachment/25623/1b1d23fa0e.png "\"This summer is too hot\"
me: Have you ever planted trees?
\"No\"
[Matthew McConaughey, Dazed and Confused meme]
Be a lot cooler if you did.")
The #CampHouseFire (#Minnesota) still burns to the north of our place, but the damage is done!
1) The cabin I used to own... Gone!
2) Our sauna... Gone!
3) My old partner was about to start a refurb on the cabin.
He recently had a shipping container dropped there and had moved a significant amount of stuff out of the cabin.
The container and its contents were unharmed!
4) The real miracle is his homestead was spared.
No details available, but I think the fire got pinched between the clearing around the buildings and the stream/bog/beaver pond behind it (left side of this picture). Based on the tracks I also think the fire crews helped keep the flames off the 100 yr old barn seen here.
Word is he has no grid power, but his solar system is at least partially functional so he can pump water, keep his fridge cold, and keep his business going while he and his wife recover.
#Fire #ForestFire #ClimateChange #SpruceBudworm #Catastrophy
PS: Thanks to all the first responders and volunteers who are still fighting these fires!
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I went to the free admission day at the High Museum of Art down in the city today. Among other things I saw this really interesting display of this Climate Crisis Font created by Helsingin Sanomat, a Nordic newspaper, to visually the decline in arctic sea ice since 1979 and forecast out to 2050.
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The amount of bad news that I could be sharing with you, if I chose to, is much greater than what you actually see here on my page. Every day I have to filter through all the items I find, looking for those that seem to me the most relevant and most important for readers to know, not simply those that are the most alarming or most sensationalist.
I’m not trying to scare people — well, maybe I am trying to scare people — but the point is not simply for you to be frightened, but to take action in the face of a looming disaster.
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice
Huzzah! 🥳
We've reached 10,000 followers. Thanks to all the scientists, students, teachers and science nerds who contribute to this community. We just love sharing interesting science news with you.
What would you like to see more of?
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Hurricane Helene is one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, and has devastated areas of Georgia and the Carolinas too. Garden & Gun has created this list of local and regional organizations that are providing help, with details on how to donate.
#HurricaneHelene #Florida #Georgia #NorthCarolina #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange
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In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.
See what changes are in store for your county.
#Climate #Environment #Wildfires #Data #ClimateChange #Research
This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.
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Donald Trump has said he will overturn a law that helps communities better weather the effects of climate change. If he follows through, he’ll be reversing an initiative that has disproportionately benefited areas that make up his base.
Looking for some #positivity to end the week? I have recapped 46 notable #positive #environmental and #ClimateChange articles from past month including: repairable kettles, 90% of cars sales in #Norway #ElectricVehicles and the #Bee killing pesticide in the #UK has been banned.
https://primonatura.co.uk/positive-environmental-stories-010/
Nearly 300 people from Newtok, Alaska, have moved nine miles across the Ninglick River to a new village called Mertarvik as part of a federally funded effort to resettle communities threatened by climate change.
But much of the infrastructure there is already failing, according to our investigation with The Washington Post and KYUK.
#News #Alaska #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Native #Indigenous
South Florida meteorologist John Morales told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.
I'm pretty sure some records were broken here in southern #Maine. 😓 🥵
#ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryMaine #GlobalHeating #RecordHeat #MaineWx
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#Newspeak IS our #UbiquitousLanguage for #DDD of Society in 2025. Almost!
Next time when #Orwell and #Huxley come up in #discourse remember:
We live in #dystopia NOW!
Unseen by our #DistractionEconomy blindfolds.
We're the frogs for years, taking a nice warm bath to unsee #RootCause of #ClimateChange temperature rise:
Vice has free reign as #truth is destroyed.
We MUST be #Plainspeaking
We MUST use #CommonSense
We MUST restore #Reality
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wants to read No tempo das catástrofes: resistir à barbárie que se aproxima
#Livros #ColecaoExit #MudancasClimaticas #ClimateChange
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Hey #solarpunk people from outside of the Global North!
@SolarpunkConference would like to hear your voices on why they should allow you to watch their online #conference without having a credit card compatible with the US payment system!
Do we have anyone from #Ukraine or anywhere in #Africa ? #Brazil ? #India ? #southAmerica ? #southEastAsia ?
https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218
#globalSouth #socialJustice #climate #climateChange #event #futurism #hope #hopepunk #anarchism
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Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals
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The change would effectively transfer financial responsibility from oil drillers, auto manufacturers and others and leave Americans to face greater direct costs as warming continues.
#News #Trump #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Carbon #Oil
The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright
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In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/energy-secretary-chris-wright-climate-change-double-speak-oil-gas-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Energy #Climate #Oil #Gas #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange
NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
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It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.
#News #Climate #NIH #Health #ClimateChange #Research #Government #Trump #RFKJr