climatechange

<p>The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on more hazardous pollutants including mercury. </p><p>The EPA has already exempted 47 companies from regulations to curb mercury and air toxics for coal-fired power plants for two years, and last June, it proposed repeal emissions of carbon dioxide, mercury and other air pollutants from power plants. <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-epa-plans-loosen-mercury-rules-coal-plants-this-week-nyt-reports-2026-02-18/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-epa-plans-loosen-mercury-rules-coal-plants-this-week-nyt-reports-2026-02-18/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/business/energ</span><span class="invisible">y/us-epa-plans-loosen-mercury-rules-coal-plants-this-week-nyt-reports-2026-02-18/</span></a></p>

<p>The Southwest is rapidly losing groundwater due to overpumping and climate change, study finds</p><p>They found the Southwest U.S. – including Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Nevada, Colorado, Utah and California – has lost massive amounts of groundwater. That’s due to overpumping by cities and farmers &amp; persistent drought</p><p><a href="https://knpr.org/2025-08-07/the-southwest-is-rapidly-losing-groundwater-due-to-overpumping-and-climate-change-study-finds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="knpr.org/2025-08-07/the-southwest-is-rapidly-losing-groundwater-due-to-overpumping-and-climate-change-study-finds"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knpr.org/2025-08-07/the-southw</span><span class="invisible">est-is-rapidly-losing-groundwater-due-to-overpumping-and-climate-change-study-finds</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/arizona/" rel="tag">#Arizona</a> <a href="/tags/newmexico/" rel="tag">#NewMexico</a> <a href="/tags/nevada/" rel="tag">#Nevada</a> <a href="/tags/colorado/" rel="tag">#Colorado</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#GlobalWarming</a> <a href="/tags/irreversibleoverheating/" rel="tag">#IrreversibleOverheating</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></p>

<p>&quot;Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.&quot;</p><p>James Baldwin, ‘As Much Truth<br>as One Can Bear’, 1962&quot;</p><p>Source:<br>Planet on Fire.<br>A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown</p><p><a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <br><a href="/tags/nonficiton/" rel="tag">#nonficiton</a> <br><a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a></p>

<p>Today is the unofficial end of the California rainy season and the last official snowpack survey. There&#x27;s basically no snow, and the reason is <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a>.</p><p>“This particular year is as clear an indication of the influence of climate change as anything we’ve seen”<br><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-01/extreme-heat-california-snow" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-01/extreme-heat-california-snow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.latimes.com/environment/st</span><span class="invisible">ory/2026-04-01/extreme-heat-california-snow</span></a></p>

Records of Trump Administration’s Illegal “Climate Working Group” Available Online<br>Environmental Defense Fund, Union of Concerned Scientists Obtained Documents By Court Order Related to Attack on Endangerment<br><p>Trump Energy Secretary Chris Wright secretly arranged for five hand-picked climate contrarians to form the “Climate Working Group” last year. They were assigned to secretly draft a biased report challenging the overwhelming scientific consensus underpinning the Endangerment Finding – EPA&#x27;s foundational scientific finding that climate pollution endangers public health and the environment. That report was kept hidden until it was unveiled as part of the Trump administration EPA’s proposal to overturn the Endangerment Finding last July. <br></p>From <a href="https://www.edf.org/media/records-trump-administrations-illegal-climate-working-group-available-online" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.edf.org/media/records-trump-administrations-illegal-climate-working-group-available-online"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.edf.org/media/records-trum</span><span class="invisible">p-administrations-illegal-climate-working-group-available-online</span></a><br><br>The &quot;energy secretary&quot; is a climate change denier who&#x27;s been using the full power of the US state to broadcast climate change denial. Good on EDF and UCS for freeing these documents so that everyone can see for themselves the level of treachery and deceit involved.<br><br><a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/globalheating/" rel="tag">#GlobalHeating</a> <a href="/tags/climatedeniers/" rel="tag">#ClimateDeniers</a><br>

<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>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>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 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>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>