This alert highlights a current or anticipated shock that is expected to drive a significant change in the severity of acute food security globally such that a humanitarian food assistance response is needed imminently.
Is green growth happening? An empirical analysis of achieved versus Paris-compliant CO2–GDP decoupling in high-income countries
> Scientists have raised concerns about whether high-income countries, with their high per-capita CO2 emissions, can decarbonise fast enough to meet their obligations under the Paris Agreement if they continue to pursue aggregate economic growth. Over the past decade, some countries have reduced their CO2 emissions while increasing their gross domestic product (absolute decoupling). Politicians and media have hailed this as green growth. In this empirical study, we aimed to assess whether these achievements are consistent with the Paris Agreement, and whether Paris-compliant decoupling is within reach.
A few weeks ago, a study by Copenhagen University researchers Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen concluded that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is likely to pass a tipping point already this century, most probably around mid-century. Given the catastrophic consequences of an AMOC bre...
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major tipping element in the climate system. Here, data-driven estimators for the time of tipping predict a potential AMOC collapse mid-century under the current emission scenario.
Read the article on AMOC collapse? Here's a OECD summary on potential impacts (also discusses other tipping points)
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What is happening in the Atlantic Ocean to the AMOC? - Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
For various reasons I'm motivated to provide an update on my current thinking regarding the slowdown and tipping point of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). I attended a two-day AMOC session at the IUGG Conference the week before last, there's been interesting new papers, and in...
Ah, I misunderstood you then. Very concerning
Thats interesting, haven't heard about that problem yet. Didn't know that the Notrufzentralen are also staffed with volunteers. Do you think that mandatory fire brigade service (Pflichtfeuerwehr) might become more common in the next years?
dont forget the red bulls and chips. need those when natureposting!
Due to the fact that I will be moving places later this summer, I decided back in March that I would plant some bee flower seed mix on my tiny balcony instead of the usual vegetables. I got the for free from a good friend who works for a nature conservation society.
The results have been great! I constantly see bumblebees, hoverflies, honeybees and all kinds of wild bee species around my flowers. It feels great to provide a tiny feeding spot in a place that is surround by agricultural monocultures and I can only recommend it to everyone who has even the tiniest bit of space left in their garden or on their balcony.
/c/green Weekly Discussion Thread 24th July - 30th July: Share your thoughts on environmentalism, gardening, nature observations, etc.
Hello friends of /c/green
In recent weeks we have introduced a weekly observations thread in /c/collapse - with success I would say. We average 10-25 comments per week and see some nice discussion and a few regular posters in these threads.
Motivated by those positive results I would like so introduce a similar thread here but with a more general slant on environmentalism, gardening, nature observation and everything related!
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Tell us about your work in a environmentalist community group! 💪
Tell us how your native flower patch is doing this year! 🌱
Share some pics of the cool bug you saw on your last hike! 🐛
Weekly Observations 24th July - 30th July: What signs of collapse do you see in your region?
Another week, another weekly observations thread!
Share whats happening in your hometown, region or country that might not be in the focus of international media!
Please provide a general location. For Example:
Location: Southern Ireland
Picture: Rhodes in flames
Location: Central Germany
Cerberus heatwave mostly spared us here with only Saturday being a freakishly hot day (28°C --> 38°C temp jump for a day) but it showed me once again how badly prepared most older buildings are for what is to come.
Weekly Observations 17th July - 23rd July: What signs of collapse do you see in your region?
Share whats happening in your hometown, region or country that might not be in the focus of international media!
Please provide a general location. For Example:
Location: Southern Ireland
Picture: Cerberus heatwave over the Iberian peninsula and southern France
Weekly Observations 3rd July - 9th July: What signs of collapse do you see in your region?
As suggested in this post we will try out to establish a weekly observations thread. Share whats happening in your hometown, region or country that might not be in the focus of international media!
Please provide a general location. For Example:
Location: Southern Ireland
Picture: TBD
All mammal species in New Zealand except the native ground bats are introduced species, many of them invasive. They wreak havoc on the local ecosystems and have brought quite a few unique bird species near the brink of extinction. I think its absolutely understandable that the New Zealanders want to preserve some of their endemic birds.
Climate grief can be incredibly draining and I have suffered it as well (I still feel it sometimes but I am mostly over it). I always suggest talking about these things with someone who is close to you like family or a friend. However, I am also aware that many people are either unaware or outright in denial so it can be hard to find someone IRL. As an online resource, I can recommend the Collapse Support Discord. They have chats for venting, weekly collapse support group calls and many other resources for people who suffer from climate grief or distress.
Here's the invite: https://discord.gg/MQzqebGW
Weekly Observations 26th June - 2nd July: What signs of collapse do you see in your region?
As suggested in this post we will try out to establish a weekly observations thread. Share whats happening in your hometown, region or country that might not be in the focus of international media!
Please provide a general location. For Example:
Location: Southern Ireland
Picture: Friendship Decline among US men and women
Location: Germany
It has been pretty dry here since mid of May. Barely any rain which causes the fields and lawns around me to look like its mid August already but that's still 2 months away. Drought monitoring shows that especially Eastern Germany is rapidly sliding into the next drought.
Weekly Observations 19th June - 25th June: What signs of collapse do you see in your region?
As suggested in this post we will try out to establish a weekly observations thread. Share whats happening in your hometown, region or country that might not be in the focus of international media!
Picture: North Atlantic Sea Surface Temp. Anomaly
Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic
The long read: While the world becomes drier, profit and pollution are draining our resources. We have to change our approach
Weekly Observations 12th June - 18th June: What signs of collapse do you see in your region?
As suggested in this post we will try out to establish a weekly observations thread. Share whats happening in your hometown, region or country that might not be in the focus of international media!
Picture: Wildfires in Ludwigslust-Parchim county, Germany
From Bowling Alone to Posting Alone - Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone chronicled the growing loneliness and isolation of wealthy societies. Twenty years later, the problem is far worse than he imagined
Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone chronicled the growing loneliness and isolation of wealthy societies. Twenty years later, the problem is far worse than he could have imagined.
The trend to move back in with mom and dad is pushing up discretionary spending
Irakli Khvedaguridze, 80, is the only licensed doctor across nearly 386 square miles of mountainous land in the Tusheti region of northeast Georgia.
This 80-year-old physician is a lifeline during brutal winters in the Caucasus Mountains.
Rates of cliff retreat will increase by up to an order of magnitude by 2100 according to current predictions of sea-level rise: An increase much greater than previously predicted
Results forecast that cliff retreat rates will increase by up to an order of magnitude by 2100 according to current predictions of sea-level rise, and reveal that even historically stable rock coasts are highly sensitive to sea-level rise.
