(2024-02-10). Comment] Offline: Is there still time? thelancet.com "Earth boiled in 2023—will it happen again in 2024?", ran a recent headline in Nature. The question was understandable. 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. The tone of the article was doom-laden—"climate researchers look ahead with trepidation". Is drenching readers with forecasts of apocalypse the best way to encourage action? Hannah Ritchie does not think so. In Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (2024), which runs against the modern tide of catastrophist thinking, Ritchie argues that creating an ambience of anxiety, dread, and pessimism i…
(2024-02-09). Climate Denial Network Behind 'Classic Astroturf' Farmers' Campaign. popularresistance.org A network of climate science deniers has been accused of "hijacking" rural concerns over a new social media campaign "to save the farming industry". | 'No Farmers, No Food' has gained over 50,000 followers on X in the fortnight since its launch, which was framed as a response to the widespread farmers' protests sweeping across Europe. | The campaign, which started in the UK, has rapidly won support from a number of international pundits, from Canadian climate science denier Jordan Peterson, to Fox News contributor and host Tomi Lahren, who has called climate change a "hoax". Populist politicians in the UK and els…
(2024-02-09). Social Ecology and the Medical-Industrial Complex. counterpunch.org 
In Remaking Society, Murray Bookchin writes, "All ecological problems have their roots in social problems." If we apply his theory of social ecology to our modern world, we can appreciate that the ongoing climate crisis is a function of the concentration of capital among a small minority of individuals who plunder natural resources and exploit
(2024-02-09). World sees first 12 months above 1.5C warming level. newarab.com 
Earth has endured 12 consecutive months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, in what scientists called a "warning to humanity". | Storms, drought and fire have lashed the planet as climate change- supercharged by the naturally-occurring The extremes have continued into 2024, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) service…
(2024-02-09). Mayo Clinic expert: Warm climates offer mobility options for snowbirds after surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PHOENIX — For snowbirds who need joint replacement surgery, places like Arizona and Florida offer an enticing prospect in the dead of winter — the opportunity to recuperate in a warmer climate without fear of slipping and falling on ice. Snowbirds are people who typically seek out warm winter climates to escape Arctic-like conditions at home, but there are also benefits from a medical standpoint. Regaining mobility after joint replacement is an important milestone for…
(2024-02-09). Chile's deadly forest fires, climate change and the need for socialism. wsws.org The worst fire disaster in Chile's history is primarily a consequence of a capitalist-made climate crisis that is with increased frequency devastating populations in every corner of the planet.
(2024-02-08). Impact of climate change on Chile's wildfires. america.cgtn.com Hundreds of people are still missing after wildfires destroyed homes in Chile's Valparaiso region. More than 130 people have been killed. Scientists say this would not have happened without climate change.
(2024-02-08). More finance firms acting on climate change, handful reach 'Gold standard'. imperial.ac.uk
(2024-02-08). Climate Scientists Record First 12-Month Stretch Over 1.5 Degrees Celsius Target. truthout.org The first month of 2024 was the hottest January on record, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service and European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts announced Thursday. That makes January the eighth month in a row to see its average surface air temperature surpass historic temperatures for that month and the 12th month in a row to see it rise past 1.5°C above the 1850-1900… |
(2024-02-08). Climate Related News: Electric vehicles prove bad for business. expose-news.com While the World Economic Forum fabricates its Global Risk Report, an amateur futurist comes up with his own more realistic list. Wind turbines are not a "green renewable" energy source and electric …
(2024-02-08). USAID/BHA Kenya Assistance Overview, February 2024. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Kenya, United States of America | Source: US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached file. | OVERVIEW | Kenya continues to face the effects of recurrent climate shocks and disease outbreaks, which generate widespread displacement and humanitarian needs. Notably, above-average October-to-December 2023 short rains—induced by the El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole conditions, both associated with above-average rainfall in the Horn of Africa—and associated floods across Kenya resulted in at least 174 deaths and the displacement of approximately 546,000 people betw…
(2024-02-09). Russia Sought Peaceful Solution to Problems in Ukraine: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, former FOX host Tucker Carlson published a two-hour interview with President Vladimir Putin in which the Russian leader addressed issues related to the Ukrainian conflict, the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO), and the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline. | RELATED: | NATO expansion: | Putin recounted the main moments of NATO's expansion through the countries o…
(2024-02-09). Accidents at the Fukushima nuclear plant cause more worries. ecns.cn They also fully expose the chaotic and disorderly internal management of Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the spokesperson said.
(2024-02-09). Fukushima radioactive water leakage accident once again demonstrates TEPCO management disorder: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The accident in Fukushima once again demonstrates the deep-rooted problems of disorder and chaos in the internal management of Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).
(2024-02-09). TEPCO confirms leak of 5.5 tonnes of radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant. pressenza.com Approximately 5.5 tonnes of water contaminated with radioactive materials have leaked from equipment at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, local media reported Wednesday. | At around 08: 53 local time on Wednesday, workers discovered a water leak at the outlet of a device used for purifying contaminated water, Fukushima Central television reported, citing Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the plant's operator. | TEPCO estimates that the amount of leaked water was about 5.5 tonnes, which may contain 22 billion becquerels of radioactive materials such as cesium and strontium, according to media repor…
(2024-02-08). Fukushima Leak Exposes Failures in Nuclear Crisis Management. telesurenglish.net In a chilling revelation that sent shockwaves through the world, a new nuclear waste leak has unearthed the gaping crack in Japan's professed claim of responsible handling the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. | RELATED: | The leakage of about 5.5 tons of water containing radioactive materials from the plant also highlights the need for international supervision of Japan's controversial discharge of…
(2024-02-09). EcoWaste Coalition Discovers 5 More Highly Leaded China-Made Paints Sold Online. pressenza.com 8 February 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today announced its discovery of five more imported spray paints containing high concentrations of lead that are illegally sold online. | As part of its continuing advocacy to promote strict adherence to the national lead paint ban to protect human health from the adverse effects of lead exposure, the group recently obtained five variants of Veslee Paint Aerosol from an online seller for P130 per 450 ml can. | "The continued importation, distribution, and sale of lead-containing paint products is an outright infraction of a government-iss…