Meanwhile, in India-

'According to IMD, many parts of the east coast and the peninsular south will record heat index of 40-50 degrees C, with some places even going up to 60°C'
hindustantimes.com/india-news/hea…

I'm beyond excited to announce that my second book, 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey', goes on sale this September.

A photographic exploration and celebration of rainforests from Beara to north Antrim, it'll take the reader to other, exquisite, dimensions. 🌍

But CO2 is plant food, right?

New internal Big Oil documents just dropped

featuring hits like

-“We don’t yet see the world even approaching a 2°C pathway'

-'“Methane is more potent than CO2'

-“No one is committed to anything, other than to stay in the game.”

And more!

heated.world/p/new-internal…

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Extreme heatwaves threatening rice production in southeast Asia-

Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam already imoacted by temperatures up to 44°C (109°F)

'Southeast Asian communities must take urgent action to adapt and safeguard their livelihoods.'

scmp.com/opinion/asia-o…

“If humanity does not act swiftly to limit it, climate change will cost a typical child born in 2024 at least around $500,000 over their lifetime—and possibly as much as $1 million—through a combination of cost-of-living increases and reduced earnings.” consumerreports.org/home-garden/cl…

'We analysed the past 4 decades of fires across southern Australia, and found fires are becoming more frequent in many of the areas most crucial for protecting threatened wildlife. Long unburnt habitat is disappearing faster than ever.' theconversation.com/gone-in-a-puff…

Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard: ‘It looks as if it has been carpet bombed’ | Great Barrier Reef | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

50% of the world’s population relies on rice for 80% of their nutrition! This is a disaster and we need to get prepared #FoodSecurity #Collapse #UncommonCourage

This from PricewaterhouseCoopers International

PwC firms provided services to 87% of the Global Fortune 500 companies

Seems important:

Brasil, hoje. Jim Baird have a look at this, the prosperous state of Rio Grande do Sul is under water :(

Cycling makes you happy 😃!
Everyone who cycles knows this. Now new research from ⁦The University of Edinburgh⁩ delivers proof on the link between #cycling and better mental health! ed.ac.uk/news/2024/cycl…

Climate change increases chances of zoonotic disease ‘spillover’

'That link between climate change and infectious disease is very real.”

When even the FT explores the impact of #ClimateChange and disease

ft.com/content/599c87… via @ft

What he said. 🔥

An aging marine biologist inspects a giant old coral that’s fighting for its life due to anthropogenic heating.

Surrounding it are stands of recently dead and dying staghorn corals, for as far as the eye can see.

This is what mass-mortality looks like. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Three food crops that account for 42% of calories that people eat -maize, rice and wheat- to see dramatic increases in heat stress by *2050*

Under an optimistic *low* emissions scenario:
-27% of Maize at risk
-36% of Wheat at risk
-87% of Rice at risk
pwc.com/gx/en/issues/e…

Het loopt zo uit de hand. Alleen al in de Filipijnen 6700 scholen dicht, advies om zo min mogelijk naar buiten te gaan. “You get a headache immediately after you go out.”

Three-quarters of all crops around the world depend on pollinating insects.
These insects contribute up to US$577 billion to the world economy annually.
But bees and insects are disappearing
Average butterfly populations have almost halved since 1991
earth.org/climate-change…

From 2002-2020 'Approximately 38.6% of vegetated areas across the globe witnessed rise in probability of compound drought-wildfire events'
'Frequent droughts have aggravated the occurrence of wildfires & led to substantial losses in terrestrial ecosystems'
nature.com/articles/s4324…