Your 'moment of doom' for Feb. 5, 2024 ~ Going dark. “I think the strategy here is: ‘Well, we’re just going to do it and dare somebody to stop us, and by the time they stop us, we’ll have destroyed it.’” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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If current trends in policy and technology development continue, we find there is a less than 7% chance of keeping global temperature increases below 2°C. - Rhodium Group 2°C is considered the upper limit of 'safe' levels of warming

That so many governments are being given an electoral bloody nose against a backdrop of global democratic decline is striking. It suggests that Africa has much higher levels of democratic resilience than is often recognised, says @fromagehomme.bsky.social democracyinafrica.org/why-2024-saw...

After multiple chances to improve his behaviour both at home and at school, our son has still not got his act together. As a result, he's got one Christmas present. It's a video of me unwrapping all of his would-be presents, and dropping them off at our local food bank.

Into the hills KwaZulu Natal South Africa #photography #landscape

Changes in inheritance tax are stirring controversy. Can we protect family farms while addressing wealth inequality? |Mike Barnard

More talking heads How many more years can we shove this off? youtu.be/1mnTz1Hs784?...

Love it when bookshops or libraries arrange their books appropriately...

Christmas lunch on the spit

Seems there are some Botswanan #elephants in South Africa that don't care about fences! 🤣🐘🇿🇦 Elephants and potholes, a true African road in SA! 😆 On the R572 to Mapungubwe NP! 🐘 #Mammals

As power theft cripples Eskom, it discovers a massive racket involving its staff. www.news24.com/fin24/compan...

Earlier this year, Sandra Swart presented on “Apartheid’s Baboons: How the State Weaponised Animal Bodies” at the Rachel Carson Center. You can now watch the full talk online! @wildpasts.bsky.social #envhist

Dark clouds loom over the legacy auto industry. China's auto share hits 39% as US, Europe & Japan tumble. The EV revolution won't wait; the old guard is running out of road. The doomsday clock is ticking on the ICE age. Adapt, reinvent, innovate or face extinction. Time's up.🌩️🚗⚡ #EVs #AutoDisruption

In our latest blog, Dr @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social explores how midlife women’s drinking is shaped by work pressures, caregiving demands, & class. Moving beyond the ‘wine mum’ stereotype, he highlights the need for a deeper understanding of these influences. www.ias.org.uk/2024/12/18/b...

"And since then the inane but hotly buzzing billionaire-class hive have been prancing with impunity, the Ketamine Bladder at their head, spiteful, thin-skinned, frantic for the admiration of people he disdains." www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/de...

The data in this article pairs well with recent conversation between @volts.wtf and @katenrg.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Disaster is a function of three things: exposure, vulnerability, and hazard. As climate change pushes up the hazard rates for wildfire, flood, hurricane & more, lack of adaptation and maladaptation on the part of both public and private entities is increasing vulnerability.

My mother just saw the lit-up "WELCOME TO HERMANUS" Christmas sign where the M went missing, and she's laughing herself into a whole new happiness zone.

#Climatechange poses a serious & growing threat to the world’s ability to produce essential commodities. Heat stress & #drought may disrupt US & EU supplies of key #commodities, incl. crops like #wheat, #rice & maize, which supply 42% of human calories... (1/2) www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues...

Speaking of horrific carbon footprints. But he's a billionaire so it's OK. luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/...

‘Iran hates me’ — Imtiaz Sooliman opens up about Jihadism, Hamas and The Kiffness. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...

I would feel reassured if I knew that the engineers who design commercial aircraft had the exact right attitude rather than a highly unnecessary qualification.

"We are not outsourcing our work. They (the private sector) are providing us with the tools so that we can easily access the information that is at their disposal," Lebeya said. "The equipment had been acquired and around 782 officers were trained in analysing bank statements." #SouthAfrica

Table salt is a chemical compound consisting of sodium & chloride ions. Sodium: a metal that explodes when put in water. Chlorine: a gas that is toxic if inhaled at low concentrations. The sum of the parts don’t equal the whole. Use this logic with ALL chemicals. Facts matter.

Extreme floods followed by drought. This is the double-edged sword of climate change.

reconnected with my 8th grade science teacher when I was home for Thanksgiving -- brought her to tears recalling her geology lab on the carbon cycle when I was telling her about the work I do on CDR these days. her reaction to CDR tech? "this is something 8th graders could understand."

Poor and Young will also suffering from PV warming like facades. Less trees more dense less cool roofing. And as I posted these days the left will ignore the downside of the good energy. There are methods to retro reflective the heat back to the cold space but will not happen in scale.

South African study shows how mushrooms can help clean up polluted rivers theprogressplaybook.com/2024/09/30/s...

“With extreme heat making it perilous to work during the day, farmers and fisherfolk worldwide are adopting overnight hours. That comes with new dangers.” grist.org/food-and-agr...

Many Americans deny (or otherwise dissociate from) the climate/biodiversity crisis. Healing this type of dissociation can be achieved by connecting with others and engaging in real-world resilience-building activities in their communities. www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/co...

The financial costs of the #ClimateCrisis “are now starkly apparent to Americans in the form of soaring home insurance premiums – with those in the riskiest areas for floods, storms and wildfires suffering the steepest rises of all.” “A climate crisis is starting to stir an insurance crisis.”

NEW: “Eat What You Kill” Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths. @davidmcswane.bsky.social

South Africa’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter of this year, driven by a weak performance in the agricultural sector. GDP fell 0.3% on a quarterly basis

I'm stuck with this. On the one hand, this topic needs to be discussed as often as possible. On the other hand, I have vowed to myself never to open an argument with a donkey. Donkeys often dress in sheep's clothing.

Ta nit. TOČNO ta nit.

Your 'moment of doom' for Dec. 7, 2024 ~ dark green truths. "You can protect everything, you can stop all the destruction of rainforests, get everything in preserves, and you could still lose one third of species on Earth" www.npr.org/2024/12/06/n...

Today's storm in the UK stacked up against a few notable ones - plus Bert from earlier this winter. Looks like a good blow for SW / Wales. Away from the SW: quite a few other storms (Daria, Jeanett, Kyrill, Eunice) are likely far more impactful: from wind impacts at least #Darragh #StormDarragh

Russia has excelled at marketing itself in Africa. “They are much better than the Europeans or Americans at selling themselves. The West funds 90% of development needs, but you never hear about that,” says Ulf Laessing of Konrad Adenauer Foundation www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Now you know. Ignore accordingly, cause, you know, stupet human.

It seems to be designed by people who wish to destroy the environment. Making Dyson products that are hard or impossible to fix is the exact opposite type of product engineering required during our climate crisis.

Another great issue. Here's a deft article on Joe Biden's visit to Angola:

Award them all! Build 33 times the capacity!

The US under both Republican and Democratic administrations has been arguing against legally-binding climate treaties at the COPs since at least 1998. Now Biden's lawyers are doing it at the International Court of Justice. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

When The Elephants Came To Mourn The Elephant Whisperer After Lawrence Anthony's death in 2012, two herds of wild South African Elephants trekked for 12 hours, slowly making their way through the Zululand bush until reaching his house to say goodbye. More: protectallwildlife.blog/2021/08/01/w...

We want water Streetwriting Free State South Africa #photography #streetwriting