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<p>Daily Beast:<br>Trump Goes on Wild Rant as Irish PM Struggles Not to Laugh</p><p>Trump reignited one of his favorite grievances, and the Irish prime minister could barely stifle his laughter at the absurdity.</p><p>Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin could barely keep a straight face as President Donald Trump launched a rant about one of his signature complaints: windmills. <br><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goes-on-wild-rant-about-windmills-as-irish-pm-micheal-martin-struggles-not-to-laugh/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goes-on-wild-rant-about-windmills-as-irish-pm-micheal-martin-struggles-not-to-laugh/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thedailybeast.com/trump-go</span><span class="invisible">es-on-wild-rant-about-windmills-as-irish-pm-micheal-martin-struggles-not-to-laugh/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#Democracy</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a></p>

<p>The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos.</p><p>Data centers will swallow 14 percent of Archbald, evict a trailer park, and border many residential properties. Who&#x27;s to blame is a matter of fierce debate. <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#GlobalWarming</a></p><p><a href="https://grist.org/energy/the-ai-boom-has-plunged-a-small-pennsylvania-town-into-chaos/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="grist.org/energy/the-ai-boom-has-plunged-a-small-pennsylvania-town-into-chaos/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/energy/the-ai-boom-h</span><span class="invisible">as-plunged-a-small-pennsylvania-town-into-chaos/</span></a></p>

<p>New from Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News: “If we get to the point where we have to declare a Level 1 <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> Emergency, we need to be ready for that and we have no precedent to follow. There’s no manual, there’s no video.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/corpus-c</span><span class="invisible">hristi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/drought/" rel="tag">#drought</a></p>

<p>I fear the Ice Dragon has once again become jealous of our Sun, so it is up to our hero to save the day, literally. 🌞🐉🦸‍♂️</p><p><a href="/tags/martisor/" rel="tag">#Martisor</a> <a href="/tags/superhero/" rel="tag">#Superhero</a> <a href="/tags/spring/" rel="tag">#Spring</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/savetheplanet/" rel="tag">#SaveThePlanet</a> <a href="/tags/patreon/" rel="tag">#Patreon</a> <a href="/tags/storytime/" rel="tag">#Storytime</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/34487593" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.patreon.com/posts/34487593</a></p>

<p>&quot;Hard surfaces such as driveways and car parks block water from filtering into the soil. </p><p>&quot;By removing the pavement, soils can soak up rainwater, which in turn aids in recharging groundwater supplies.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/rewilding/" rel="tag">#rewilding</a> <a href="/tags/cities/" rel="tag">#cities</a> <a href="/tags/urbanrewilding/" rel="tag">#urbanrewilding</a> <a href="/tags/green/" rel="tag">#green</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="/tags/resilience/" rel="tag">#resilience</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.rewildingmag.com/the-depav</span><span class="invisible">ing-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/</span></a></p>

<p>Offensichtlich: Unser System, so wie wir es jetzt kennen, bröckelt gewaltig.</p><p>Wir reden über KI, Rechenzentren, Öl und Profit. Wäre es nicht viel sinnvoller, wenn wir uns erst mal darum kümmern, ein System zu etablieren, das auch unseren Kindern ein Leben auf dem Planeten Erde sichert?</p><p>Podcast von DeepSeed; es spricht TimBenton. Warum unser (Nahrungs) System kollabiert:</p><p>👉 <a href="https://fediserve.de/preview.php?v=N3umIwaeRE8" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fediserve.de/preview.php?v=N3umIwaeRE8"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fediserve.de/preview.php?v=N3u</span><span class="invisible">mIwaeRE8</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/wirtschaft/" rel="tag">#Wirtschaft</a> <a href="/tags/klimakrise/" rel="tag">#KlimaKrise</a> <a href="/tags/politik/" rel="tag">#Politik</a> <a href="/tags/europa/" rel="tag">#Europa</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/klimawandel/" rel="tag">#Klimawandel</a> <a href="/tags/landwirtschaft/" rel="tag">#Landwirtschaft</a></p>

<p>California’s wildlife bridge became a target for the right. Now it’s eyeing the finish line.</p><p>Unhindered by critics who called the $114m project ‘a bridge to nowhere’, a gigantic bridge allowing animals to cross a busy freeway is close to completion. <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#GlobalWarming</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/california-wildlife-crossing-construction" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/california-wildlife-crossing-construction"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/us-news/20</span><span class="invisible">26/apr/25/california-wildlife-crossing-construction</span></a></p>

<p>‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️</p><p><a href="/tags/fdt/" rel="tag">#FDT</a></p><p><a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> panel votes to exempt <a href="/tags/gulfofmexico/" rel="tag">#GulfOfMexico</a> <a href="/tags/drilling/" rel="tag">#drilling</a> from <a href="/tags/endangeredspeciesact/" rel="tag">#EndangeredSpeciesAct</a><br>
The committee — nicknamed the “God Squad” for its ability to decide the fate of <a href="/tags/species/" rel="tag">#species</a> — voted to exempt <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#gas</a> firms from federal <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> protections, citing the <a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/environmentallaw/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#conservation</a> <a href="/tags/habitats/" rel="tag">#habitats</a> <a href="/tags/ecosystems/" rel="tag">#ecosystems</a> <a href="/tags/marinelife/" rel="tag">#MarineLife</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/03/31/trump-god-squad-rices-whales-endangered-species/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/03/31/trump-god-squad-rices-whales-endangered-species/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/climate</span><span class="invisible">-environment/2026/03/31/trump-god-squad-rices-whales-endangered-species/</span></a></p>

<p>This week&#x27;s <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: Two more books bought in my employer&#x27;s January clearance sale. Drew Harvell&#x27;s Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease from the University of California Press, and Benjamin von Brackel&#x27;s Nowhere Left to Go: How Climate Change Is Driving Species to the Ends of the Earth from The Experiment.</p><p>In the middle is another of Jack Yeovil&#x27;s Dark Future novels, Route 666, that I bought off eBay after listening to Jordan Sorcery discussing it. I put your theory to the test, Jordan, but it seems your podcast did not drive the price up, as I was the sole bidder and paid a tenner for this.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/marinebiology/" rel="tag">#MarineBiology</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/warhammer/" rel="tag">#Warhammer</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>A juvenile <a href="/tags/graywhale/" rel="tag">#GrayWhale</a> that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, &amp; an official with a <a href="/tags/marine/" rel="tag">#marine</a> mammal research group suspects <a href="/tags/hunger/" rel="tag">#hunger</a> may have driven the whale to new hunting grounds as the species’ population declines.</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/endangeredspecies/" rel="tag">#EndangeredSpecies</a> <a href="/tags/ecosystems/" rel="tag">#ecosystems</a> <a href="/tags/marinelife/" rel="tag">#MarineLife</a> <a href="/tags/whales/" rel="tag">#whales</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/environmentallaw/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/gray-whale-dies-washington-river-ba070a4060f2f48f0e4533cc14b944b2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/gray-whale-dies-washington-river-ba070a4060f2f48f0e4533cc14b944b2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/gray-whale-</span><span class="invisible">dies-washington-river-ba070a4060f2f48f0e4533cc14b944b2</span></a></p>

<p>Two iconic <a href="/tags/southpole/" rel="tag">#SouthPole</a> species, the <a href="/tags/emperorpenguin/" rel="tag">#EmperorPenguin</a> &amp; the <a href="/tags/antarcticfurseal/" rel="tag">#AntarcticFurSeal</a>, have been officially declared <a href="/tags/endangered/" rel="tag">#endangered</a> by the world’s leading <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#conservation</a> authority — a consequence of dramatic changes to their <a href="/tags/habitats/" rel="tag">#habitats</a> caused by <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#GlobalWarming</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/marinelife/" rel="tag">#MarineLife</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/environmentallaw/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/04/09/emperor-penguin-endangered-antarctic-fur-seal/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/04/09/emperor-penguin-endangered-antarctic-fur-seal/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/climate</span><span class="invisible">-environment/2026/04/09/emperor-penguin-endangered-antarctic-fur-seal/</span></a></p>

<p>Disgusting scenes in the European Parliament. Don’t vote for right wing parties; you are next on their list. <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/anger-send-them-back-chants-rightwing-meps-eu-migration-law-vote?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/anger-send-them-back-chants-rightwing-meps-eu-migration-law-vote?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/world/2026</span><span class="invisible">/jun/18/anger-send-them-back-chants-rightwing-meps-eu-migration-law-vote?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a> <br> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/politician/" rel="tag">#politician</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/globalnews/" rel="tag">#globalnews</a> <a href="/tags/conflict/" rel="tag">#conflict</a> <a href="/tags/internationalnews/" rel="tag">#internationalnews</a> <a href="/tags/rightextremist/" rel="tag">#rightextremist</a> <a href="/tags/rightextremists/" rel="tag">#RightExtremists</a> <a href="/tags/parlement/" rel="tag">#parlement</a> <a href="/tags/conservatives/" rel="tag">#conservatives</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#humanrights</a> <a href="/tags/freedom/" rel="tag">#freedom</a> <a href="/tags/cooperation/" rel="tag">#cooperation</a></p>

<p>i try to emphasize good news</p><p>and if i can&#x27;t do that i try to emphasize anger over sadness</p><p>but there&#x27;s nothing i can do about this bit of news except be depressed:</p><p>&quot;Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor <a href="/tags/penguins/" rel="tag">#penguins</a> at risk of <a href="/tags/extinction/" rel="tag">#extinction</a>&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/mass-drowning-of-chicks-puts-emperor-penguins-at-risk-of-extinction" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/mass-drowning-of-chicks-puts-emperor-penguins-at-risk-of-extinction"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/environmen</span><span class="invisible">t/2026/apr/09/mass-drowning-of-chicks-puts-emperor-penguins-at-risk-of-extinction</span></a></p><p>essentially, <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#globalWarming</a>, the <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#climateCrisis</a>, is breaking up the ice the <a href="/tags/emperorpenguin/" rel="tag">#emperorPenguin</a> depends upon to raise its young, and this is resulting in mass killings of their young now</p><p>😔</p><p><a href="/tags/penguin/" rel="tag">#penguin</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climateChange</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a></p>

<p>A More Troubling Picture of Sea Level Rise Is Coming into View.</p><p>Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. Across much of the world, sea levels are higher than previously assumed and land is sinking faster. <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#GlobalWarming</a></p><p><a href="https://e360.yale.edu/features/sea-level-rise-land-subsidence" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="e360.yale.edu/features/sea-level-rise-land-subsidence"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">e360.yale.edu/features/sea-lev</span><span class="invisible">el-rise-land-subsidence</span></a></p>

<p>Out today: “The decision … is not going to result in any more oil production; it’s not going to result in lower gas prices. It will result in real harm and the potential extinction of one or more species in the Gulf.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-god-squad-endangered-species-gulf-drilling/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/trump-god-squad-endangered-species-gulf-drilling/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/trump-go</span><span class="invisible">d-squad-endangered-species-gulf-drilling/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#water</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/wildfire-cattle-ranchers-american-great-plains" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/wildfire-cattle-ranchers-american-great-plains"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/world/2026</span><span class="invisible">/apr/14/wildfire-cattle-ranchers-american-great-plains</span></a></p><p>Ok, I know I’m a ray of freaking sunshine with my constant good news, but this ties into what I was saying the other day about being prepared. </p><p>Herds have been decimated each year for the last 5 years. Literally, herd sizes are down almost 50%, that’s why <a href="/tags/beef/" rel="tag">#beef</a> is so expensive. Cattle are hard to raise commercially. You really depend on Nature. And when she kicks you in the teeth with a mini dust bowl, you have to downsize, because there’s not enough feed to go around. </p><p>Losing this much grassland is going to behave a major, major impact on prices. Futures market=scary.</p><p>Start preparing to change your diet to incorporate more vegetable protein, especially protein you can grow; high protein include peanuts, chickpeas, red beans. Rice may be difficult to find, especially if we piss off everyone in Asia. potatoes are a nutritional staple and easy to grow even in bad soil. </p><p><a href="/tags/victorygardens/" rel="tag">#VictoryGardens</a> for the win.</p><p><a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climateChange</a></p>

<p>On April 28, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused environmental law scholars of bias, conspiracy and colluding to influence the U.S. judiciary.</p><p>The next day, free-market conservatives kicked off a multiday climate skepticism event for more than 150 judges.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-science-oil-gas-fossil-fuel-judges-jim-jordan?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/climate-science-oil-gas-fossil-fuel-judges-jim-jordan?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cli</span><span class="invisible">mate-science-oil-gas-fossil-fuel-judges-jim-jordan?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#Gas</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a></p><p>Realistic AI-generated climate disaster images decrease support for climate action when artificial origin is suspected</p><p>Policymakers and environmental advocacy organizations are increasingly using AI-generated images of climate disasters to advocate for climate interventions. Here we show that highly realistic AI-generated climate disaster images do not increase support for climate action</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44458-026-00092-0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nature.com/articles/s44458-026-00092-0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nature.com/articles/s44458</span><span class="invisible">-026-00092-0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/upheavalclimate/" rel="tag">#UpheavalClimate</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a></p>

<p>The coming <a href="/tags/elniño/" rel="tag">#ElNiño</a> could be the strongest in over a century.
<br>Warming water in part of the <a href="/tags/pacificocean/" rel="tag">#PacificOcean</a> is raising the odds for the biggest El Niño on record. The <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#weather</a> pattern could fully form by July.
<br>It could lead to record high global <a href="/tags/temperatures/" rel="tag">#temperatures</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> shortages, &amp; shift patterns of <a href="/tags/droughts/" rel="tag">#droughts</a>, <a href="/tags/floods/" rel="tag">#floods</a>, humidity &amp; <a href="/tags/seaice/" rel="tag">#SeaIce</a> across the planet.</p><p><a href="/tags/extremeweather/" rel="tag">#ExtremeWeather</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/05/06/el-nino-record-weather-impacts/?utm_campaign=rct_2406:2;tt_2510:control&amp;no_nav=true&amp;utm_source=webview&amp;utm_medium=referral_home" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/05/06/el-nino-record-weather-impacts/?utm_campaign=rct_2406:2;tt_2510:control&amp;no_nav=true&amp;utm_source=webview&amp;utm_medium=referral_home"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/weather</span><span class="invisible">/2026/05/06/el-nino-record-weather-impacts/?utm_campaign=rct_2406:2;tt_2510:control&amp;no_nav=true&amp;utm_source=webview&amp;utm_medium=referral_home</span></a></p>

<p>Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.<br>---</p><p>In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering exempting even more.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/clean-air-act-exemptions-trump-emails?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/clean-air-act-exemptions-trump-emails?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cle</span><span class="invisible">an-air-act-exemptions-trump-emails?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/airquality/" rel="tag">#AirQuality</a></p>

<p>In memoriam: Marjan Minnesma<br>Wormerveer, 28 oktober 1966 – Noord-Beemster, 22 mei 2026<br><a href="https://www.urgenda.nl/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.urgenda.nl/</a></p><p>biografie:<br><a href="https://marjanminnesma.nl/wp-content/uploads/Biografie-Marjan-Minnesma.pdf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="marjanminnesma.nl/wp-content/uploads/Biografie-Marjan-Minnesma.pdf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marjanminnesma.nl/wp-content/u</span><span class="invisible">ploads/Biografie-Marjan-Minnesma.pdf</span></a></p><p>condoleanceregister:<br><a href="https://marjanminnesma.nl/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>marjanminnesma.nl/</a></p><p>🌹 <a href="/tags/marjanminnesma/" rel="tag">#MarjanMinnesma</a> <a href="/tags/urgenda/" rel="tag">#Urgenda</a><br> <br><a href="/tags/klimaat/" rel="tag">#klimaat</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a> <a href="/tags/climateaction/" rel="tag">#climateAction</a></p>

<p>1/</p><p>In these times of despair, here is a hopeful story - “A New Faith”. </p><p>Available to read online or download (EPUB and PDF) for free at: <a href="https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith</a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/story/" rel="tag">#story</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/climatefiction/" rel="tag">#climatefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#speculativefiction</a> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#mystery</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/detective/" rel="tag">#detective</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#climatecrisis</a> <a href="/tags/extinction/" rel="tag">#extinction</a> <a href="/tags/survival/" rel="tag">#survival</a> <a href="/tags/adaptation/" rel="tag">#adaptation</a> <a href="/tags/migration/" rel="tag">#migration</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#indie</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/clifi/" rel="tag">#clifi</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s evening time in May in the UK and I&#x27;m sat here with my feet in a bowl of cold water while sucking on a rocket ice lolly to keep cool. If only world leaders cared as much about climate collapse as they do about who can use what toilet. SMFH! <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/mstdn.social/baba_hot.gif" class="emoji" alt=":baba_hot:" title=":baba_hot:"> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climateChange</a> <a href="/tags/heatwave/" rel="tag">#Heatwave</a> <a href="/tags/ukweather/" rel="tag">#UkWeather</a></p>

<p>Hit by what is called a &quot;heat dome&quot; of warm air from northern Africa, people in western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they endured a record-breaking heat wave, with temperatures set to soar even further. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/05/27/climate-change/spring-heat-wave-europe/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/05/27/climate-change/spring-heat-wave-europe/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.japantimes.co.jp/environme</span><span class="invisible">nt/2026/05/27/climate-change/spring-heat-wave-europe/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/heatwaves/" rel="tag">#heatwaves</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/climatediary/" rel="tag">#ClimateDiary</a> “Above is a fictional weather forecast for August 18, 2050, broadcast by French television in 2014, intended to warn against the disastrous consequences of global warming.</p><p>Below is the weather forecast for June 22, 2026.”</p><p>(By <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/jakubwiech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jakubwiech</span></a></span> on unmentionable)</p><p>This brings out super starkly how <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> has accelerated so much more quickly than we thought even just 12 years ago.</p>