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Underinvestment in staff means Europe's fire services are overstretched as climate change raises the risk of deadly blazes, firefighter unions in the world's fastest warming-region have warned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/05/03/climate-change/europe-firefighters-overstretched/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #europe #wildfires #volunteers #investments
Fungal infections - a growing threat
Climate change is accelerating the proliferation of dangerous fungal infections. A new threat alongside penicillin resistant bacteria and Twatter (X). Luckily the US amongst others is investing in the surveillance and science needed to address future problems. Oh wait…
new climate option -
are we slowly warming up
to a new ice age...?
#dailyhaikuprompt - warming
#haiku
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
#climate
#climatechange
Rising temperatures will drive the global spread of a killer fungus that infects millions of people a year, according to new research on how climate change is stoking severe disease threats.
The Aspergillus family could expand its reach to more northerly swaths of Europe, Asia and the Americas, underscoring the stealthy menace of moulds already estimated to be a factor in 5 per cent of all worldwide deaths
https://www.ft.com/content/506f5a03-8520-40e1-aee3-a6e6427f68c0
American concern about climate change has remained steady since the election, despite government efforts to rollback many climate initiatives.
Despite economic and political challenges, concern about climate change in the U.S. remains at a historic high.
Companies must cut through the noise and stay focused on the issues that matter most to consumers
UAH Researchers’ Climate Study Quantifies Urban Heat Island Warming Effects Related to Population Density for the First Time
I wrote this blog post a while back and totally forgot to post it.
How making cities more pleasant for humans fights climate change, sure, but also reduces rats. (Inspired by an article by @beebrookshire )
"Aw, Rats!"
https://michaeljcoffey.com/blog/2025-05-02-aw-rats.php
How the political consensus on climate change has shattered
A climate election? The Coalition wants to take Australia backwards, while Labor is standing still
Depending on where things end up after Saturday, the biggest climate push may come from the crossbench
Insurance coalition urges bold action on climate risk from incoming government
It is calling for more resilient homes and lower premiums
The American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysical Union said they will work together to produce peer-reviewed research documents assessing the current & future national impacts of climate change because a science-based report required by law is suddenly in question under President Donald Trump
#Environment group mounts legal challenge to stop massive expansion of Queensland coal mine https://reneweconomy.com.au/environment-group-mounts-legal-challenge-to-stop-massive-expansion-of-queensland-coal-mine/
Children's lawsuits against #climatechange continue despite a Supreme Court setback. Recent wins in Montana and Hawaii show potential for state-specific legal strategies rooted in the “public trust doctrine.” A law professor explains: https://buff.ly/wi5Ii4I
This Indian city is using smartwatches to track the impact of increasingly deadly extreme heat.
Cities like Ahmedabad have always had hot summers, but now they're nearing the threshold beyond which exposure for more than a few hours can be fatal. #ClimateChange
Good morning #Australia!
It's #election day - let's vote for getting more #renewables online, more #electrification, and less #FossilFuels being dug up, so we can reduce our oversized contribution to #ClimateChange
Geoengineering is at state of its development where large-scale deployment, even for testing purposes, would be incredibly reckless. The possibility of perturbing the climate in ways that cannot be predicted, and whose environmental effects are fully unknown, is both irresponsible and unethical.
The UK Government should not permit this or any similar activity: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/block-sunlight-british-scientists-global-warming-b2740295.html
Further, the international community should broadly prohibit geoengineering as a climate policy option: https://www.solargeoeng.org/non-use-agreement/open-letter/
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On.
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. #ClimateChange
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl