Clif @Clif@qoto.org

#Pliocene-Like #Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest:

"As carbon concentrations rise, conditions are becoming more like they were 3 million years ago, when the area was wetter and the rain was heavier" 👇

https://www.wired.com/story/pliocene-like-monsoons-are-returning-to-the-american-southwest/

#CO2 #ClimateChange #climatecrisis

@Rjdlandscapes sigh x2 … why is this so hard to understande/accept by many humans?? … coincidentally those in charge of big #Bussiness and #policymaking. We, as a collective of ppl, can pressure those in #power to change by choosing wiser solutions, being critical and outspoken abt mistakes such as #carbonoffsets. We must not let #consumism and #marketing rule over our lives. Let’s change our #mindset and search for a #sustainable way to be #happy. #stopCO2 #climatechange

So (surprise!) forest carbon offsets dont help against climate change.

Its an accountants way of doing magic instead of making real changes.

Same as anyone promising 'net zero by 2050'

We need #climateChange action now, real action. We need to stop burning stuff.

Yes we can plant trees and look at CC later. Theres no point until we stop releasing more co2.

Sigh.

https://theconversation.com/satellites-detect-no-real-climate-benefit-from-10-years-of-forest-carbon-offsets-in-california-193943

How could climate change alter our diets?
Science X staff
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How could climate change alter our diets?
Credit: OLEH SLEPCHENKO/Shutterstock.com

As climate change alters rainfall and temperatures, and provokes heat waves and droughts, the quality and quantity of crops suffer. Such changes to yields could significantly jeopardize food security for the world's growing population

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe
#ClimateChange #Climate

Fiji is set to tackle the impossible: 42 villages have been earmarked for potential relocation in the next five to 10 years, owing to the impacts of the climate crisis. 🏘️ 🇫🇯 🏝️

Story by Kate Lyons via The Guardian/Climate Desk.

#Fiji #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Relocation #Community #Government #Climate #Cyclone #Damage #Risk #SouthPacific #Islands #Village

https://hakaimagazine.com/features/how-to-move-a-village-or-40/

So do it now. Better late than never.
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RT @BrianMcHugh2011
Poll finds that 46 per cent of adults believe bills including food, fuel and energy would not be as high today if earlier action had been taken to tackle climate change

#ClimateChange
#YouGov
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/cost-of-living-crisis-bills-uk-environment-b2236163.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1669829184
https://twitter.com/BrianMcHugh2011/status/1598098254901571584

Global News BC: 2021 heat dome linked to climate change, could become once-in-10-year event: study https://globalnews.ca/news/9315890/2021-heat-dome-linked-to-climate-change-could-become-once-in-10-year-event-study/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #climatechangestudy #ColumbiaUniversity #HeatDomeDeaths #ClimateChange #2021HeatDome #Climatestudy #Environment #heatdeath #heatdome #Research #Weather #Climate #Heat

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Mastodon will break 8 million users by tomorrow!

7,925,283 accounts are active.

>2,000 new accounts are being made every hour.

That's 1 million new accounts being made since a week and a half ago.

I just graphed Mastodon's MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS each day for the month of November.

At the end of October there were 496K active users, and at the end of November there are 2.6M -- that's over 500% growth.

This is just ACTIVE users; there are millions more non-active accounts.

(For comparison, Twitter allegedly has 396.5M monthly active users, or about 152x the active userbase of Mastodon.)

@rogermcnamee believes Musk’s impact as CEO will be felt way beyond spheres on the internet: "We have essentially turned over the biggest communication systems in our country-- effectively the places where Democracy takes place-- to a handful of billionaires whose personal politics and personal ambitions are at odds with Democracy."

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/would-scrapping-twitter-benefit-american-democracy-155320389645

I have been here for a couple of weeks now, and I just want to say #ThankYouFedi for the work that all the individuals and teams do to make #mastodon work . At a time of epic commercial failure in social media it is a such a gift to the rest of us that this community of engineers and admins have built a civic space and kept it open . And now they are working their collective socks off to keep it running as we stumble around, finding our way

I welcome Elon Musk’s statements of intent to get Twitter 2.0 ready for the DSA.

I am pleased to hear that he has read it carefully and considers it as a sensible approach to implement on a worldwide basis.

But let’s also be clear that there is still huge work ahead, as Twitter will have to implement transparent user policies, significantly reinforce content moderation and protect freedom of speech, tackle disinformation with resolve, and limit targeted advertising.

The longest continously operating atmospheric carbon dioxide monitor has been knocked offline after the eruption of Mauna Loa 🌋 destroyed the power lines (and possibly also the road) supporting the Mauna Loa Observatory.

The world now has many carbon dioxide monitors, so this is no great loss to science, but it is a bit sad that a measurement time series that has run for more than 60 years will be interrupted, possibly for months.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/29/us/mauna-loa-volcano-eruption-affect-climate-tool/index.html

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season ends in two hours. It was a little less active than expected but don't tell that to those who endured Ian, one of the worst hurricanes in U.S. history. By @islivingston@twitter.com: http://bit.ly/3ugJGzm

Yesterday I mentioned a fossil-funded group out spreading lies about offshore wind. Here's the US offshore wind industry forming a coalition to fight back: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221130005429/en/

Alright there it is! Some reasonable coverage of #mastodon and #fediverse up on #pcworld via me! Enjoy

https://www.pcworld.com/article/1404826/how-mastodon-and-federated-services-are-putting-social-media-back-in-your-hands.html