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Bert Ernste

World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say

the Guardian

Disastrous events included flash flooding in Africa and wildfires in Europe and North America. (...)

“When our children and grandchildren look back at the history of human-made climate change, this year and next will be seen as the turning point at which the futility of governments in dealing with climate change was finally exposed,” he said. “Not only did governments fail to stem global warming, the rate of global warming actually accelerated.” (...)

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Flash floods in the Libyan city of Derna were the most deadly climate disaster of 2023, killing 11,300 people. Photograph: Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images.

“The bright side of this clear dichotomy is that young people may realise that they must take charge of their future. The turbulent status of today’s politics may provide opportunity,” he said.

His comments are a reflection of the dismay among experts at the enormous gulf between scientific warnings and political action. It has taken almost 30 years for world leaders to acknowledge that fossil fuels are to blame for the climate crisis, yet this year’s United Nations Cop28 summit in Dubai ended with a limp and vague call for a “transition away” from them, even as evidence grows that the world is already heating to dangerous levels. (...)

Veteran climate watchers have been horrified at the pace of change. “The climate year 2023 is nothing but shocking, in terms of the strength of climate occurrences, from heatwaves, droughts, floods and fires, to rate of ice melt and temperature anomalies particularly in the ocean,” Prof Johan Rockström, the joint director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, said.

He said these new developments indicated the Earth was in uncharted territory ​​and under siege. (...)

[W]hat disturbed him most in 2023 was the sharp increase in sea surface temperatures, which have been abrupt even for an El Niño year. (...)

In the Antarctic, scientists have also been perplexed and worried by the pace of change. (...)

[H]uman influence – through the burning of fossil fuels – had also created “frightening” dynamics between the poles and the tropics. Cold wet fronts from the Antarctic had interacted with record heat and drought in the Amazon to create unprecedented storms in between. (...)

This year’s deadliest climate disaster was the flood in Libya that killed more than 11,300 people in the coastal city of Derna. In a single day, Storm Daniel unleashed 200 times as much rain as usually falls on the city in the entire month of September. (...)

Forest fires burned a record area in Canada and Europe, and killed about 100 people in Lahaina on Maui island, the deadliest wildfire in US history, which happened in August. (...)

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Tags: #climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #energy #energy_transition #carbon_footprint #global_warming #fossil_fuel #extreme_weather #storms #floodings #flash_floods #forest_fires #wildfires #heat_waves #cop28

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#arson #wildfires
Greece wildfires: 79 people arrested for arson
Greece has called out "arsonist scum" after police made 79 arson arrests over wildfires ravaging the country. Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said there had been several attempts by arsonists to start new fires on Mount Parnitha, north-west of Athens.

Greek fires rage after migrant tragedy near border

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66612781

Greece wildfires: 79 people arrested for arson

A minister denounces "arsonist scum" for fires that have ravaged forests and killed dozens.

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Farhad A

Storms Expected to Break Record-Setting Heatwave in Ital

Temperatures across Italy will be impacted by a "thermal collapse" created by weather systems from northern #Europe.

The scorching heatwave and drought that have gripped much of Italy this summer are set to give way to rain, hail and flood warnings over the weekend.

Italy has seen record temperatures in multiple cities this summer, resulting in widespread "red alerts" that signify health risks even for young and healthy individuals.

The heat and dry weather have resulted in many #wildfires, and the erosion of the country's #glaciers. According to #Italy's main agriculture union Coldiretti, these conditions have cost Italian farmers at least 6 billion euros in damage to crops.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Storms-Expected-to-Break-Record-Setting-Heatwave-in-Italy-20230825-0004.html

#WeDontHaveTime #Politics #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateEmergency #TomorrowIsTooLate #GlobalWarming #Environment #GlobalBoiling #PointOfNoReturn

Storms Expected to Break Record-Setting Heatwave in Italy

<p>Temperatures across Italy will be impacted by a "thermal collapse" created by weather systems from northern Europe.</p>

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#Hawaii #wildfires burn through a historic town on #Maui and kill at least 36 people

Source: https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-wildfire-maui-lahaina-f5a7047d407f836f89e90dd7f10faa94

The #fires were whipped by strong winds from #Hurricane #Dora passing far to the south. It’s the latest in a series of disasters caused by extreme #weather around the globe this summer. Experts say #climate change is increasing the likelihood of such events.

#crisis #usa #problem #fire #wildfire #news #desaster

Hawaii wildfires burn through a historic town on Maui and kill at least 36 people

Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood.

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Michael

Song for the day....

Insightful, funny, clever, and meant to warn.... way back when.
This song is ripe, from the wonderful Tom Lehrer:

## Pollution

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"Time was when an American about to go abroad would be warned by his friends or the guidebooks not to drink the water. But times have changed, and now a foreigner coming to this country might be offered the following advice:
If you visit American city,"

You will find it very pretty.
Just two things of which you must beware:
Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air!

Beyond just (North) America. Humans impacting the once-pristine and beautiful, sustainable world.

#Pollution #global #climate #AirQuality #hurricanes #wildfires #environment #ecosystem

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Girl Of The

#wildfires
Photograph. Utah

Wildfire Smoke From Canada Hits East Coast US.
This is the way Utah gets during Wildfire Season - especially in Downtown Salt Lake City where I live. Very Bad Air Quality.
Utah often ranks as #1 Bad Air Quality in America. Ugghhhhh!

Most of the Western US Wildfires are caused by stupid humans.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/wildfire-smoke/?id=99885122

Canadian wildfire smoke live updates: New York City tops list of world's worst air quality rankings

Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires is engulfing the East Coast, creating serious health risks for millions.

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