Global Warming And Climate Change A serious threat?

[matix]

Temps here in Trinidad crazy too, last two days 36°C was recorded on my thermometer in the shade on the western side outside.

Over 38°C and people here will start dropping on the streets from heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Dem men mixing concrete and thing outside in this heat... nah boy.

Doing a roof and some concrete work atm. Yesterday was real bad with heat and today started off hot but now it’s a bit cooler. The place real overcast

[maj. tom]

Saw Pennywise selling these at the cashier $8 for one. Kinda high price compared to the regular Prolyte pack hydration salt, but it'll be good for an ice-cooler break.

[adnj]

Solar Will Reach Dominance As Cheapest Source Of Electricity In World — DNV

DNV, a major global risk management company, has come to the common conclusion that solar PV power will get so cheap that it will eventually dominate new electricity capacity and production. “In 2050, solar PV will be in unassailable position as the cheapest source of new electricity globally,” the company stated in its annual global energy report. Naturally, some would say that this will happen well before 2050, and is already starting to happen, but the “unassailable” part is on the way still.

To put that word into numbers, DNV expects coal to have 4% of the market by then and fossil gas to have 8% market share. And that’s regarding electricity generation! DNV’s not talking about new power installation capacity with those figures. By 2050, DNV expects 70% of the world’s electricity to be coming from variable renewables (wind and solar) and expects fossil fuels to account for just 10% of electricity production.



How much does solar power have to grow, in terms of capacity, to reach that level of dominance in the electricity market? DNV predicts it will grow 24 times over compared to the 2020 solar PV total.

DNV points out that new solar power installations reached 1 gigawatt (GW) in 2004, then reached 10 GW six years later in 2010, then reached 100 GW nine years later in 2019, then — despite everything going on in the world — reached 150 GW in 2021. DNV sees the market getting up to 550 GW a year by 2050.

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/28/so ... world-dnv/

[sMASH]

2050.

Right now, new refineries are taking off.

[adnj]

2050.
Right now, new refineries are taking off.

I don't see how refined petroleum products have much to do with electricity generation.

[maj. tom]

Extreme temperatures killed at least 112 people in Mexico since March 2023

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/extreme-temperatures-killed-at-least-112-people-in-mexico-since-march/1550619

Over the past 11 days, in particular, the country has seen record-breaking temperatures, topping 113 degrees F in some places.

Scorching temperatures in both Mexico and the southern US states are being brought on by a “heat dome,” which is created when a ridge of high pressure builds over an area, trapping air inside as temperatures warm – often to uncomfortable or even dangerous levels.

The heat domes that drive record-setting temperatures are expected to become more frequent – and hotter – due to the climate crisis.

[sMASH]

2050.
Right now, new refineries are taking off.

I don't see how refined petroleum products have much to do with electricity generation.

Because ur an authority brick.


Prolly cause the 80 new refineries gonna reduce carbon emissions. Lol.

[sMASH]

Same authorities thst forcing poor countries to adopt more expensive green energy, pushing hyper efficient fossil energy... Lol.

Lol @ stupid third wield govt falling to the hype.

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A $30 Billion Disaster Is Just the Tip of a Deadly Climate Cycle

Pakistan’s record flooding last year displaced millions and left the country reeling. As a new monsoon season approaches, recovery efforts are floundering.

With monsoon season fast approaching, Pakistan has already seen heavy rains and strong winds resulting in dozens of fatalities, hundreds of injuries and damage to roads, houses and farmland. This year, though, the rain is falling on a country still reeling. Just 10 months ago, severe flooding in Pakistan killed over 1,700, displaced 8 million and cost the economy more than $30 billion.

Now crop shortages linger, thousands remain homeless and the country is struggling with rebuilding, food supply, health care and debt. Relief aid has largely dried up. As new rains threaten the same areas hit by last year’s floods, Pakistan finds itself at the mercy of a pernicious pattern: Climate change is driving more intense rainfall, which drives more intense flooding, which stymies recovery from past floods.

It’s a paradigm familiar to the other eight countries in what’s known as the Third Pole, which is facing the impacts of warmer air on both monsoons and melting mountain ice. Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region could lose 80% of their current volume by the end of this century, according to a recent study, threatening the livelihoods of as many as 2 billion people downstream — roughly a quarter of the world’s population. Without effective mechanisms to finance their own recoveries, let alone prepare for future climate crises, developing nations are particularly unprepared.

“Pakistan is an avatar for what happens when climate-vulnerable countries that are not climate-resilient are in the firing line of changed weather conditions,” says David Miliband, president of International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian aid group. “They’re on the front lines of something that’s going to be faced by other countries.”


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features ... e-disaster

[sMASH]

Flooding happening all the time... Ask teh Caroni plains snd the north American Midwest.

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People worldwide swelter, suffer, die under climate change-fueled heat waves
From North America to Europe, Asia, and Middle East, nations are grappling with scorching temperatures and soaring heat indexes



Heat wave in China’s Guangzhou ( Stringer )


This summer, climate change has fueled extreme heat waves around the world, triggering weather warnings and claiming numerous lives.

From North America to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, nations are grappling with scorching temperatures.

In the US, a nationwide alert has been issued as sweltering heat and oppressive humidity blanket various regions.

Mexico has also been severely impacted, with temperatures surpassing 40C (104F). More than 110 people have lost their lives due to the high temperature.

The UK sweltered through its hottest June since record-keeping began in 1884. The average temperature was 15.8C (60.44F), almost a degree higher than previous highs for the month.

Iran, known for its blistering summers, witnessed temperatures reaching a staggering 50C (122F) in some areas.

In Spain, the mercury soared to a scorching 44C (111.2F). The country faced alarming conditions throughout June, with eight out of its 17 autonomous administrations issuing alerts.

Pakistan and India have also suffered the devastating consequences of the hot spell. Heatstroke-related incidents claimed the lives of at least 22 people in Pakistan, while more than 150 individuals passed on in India.

Even China has been seeing the hottest days in six decades, with temperatures reaching up to 40C (104F).

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/pe ... es/2936983

[sMASH]

The tropical zones migrating bsck to the poles .

[maj. tom]

Climate change: World's hottest day since records began
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66104822

The world's average temperature reached a new high on Monday 3 July, topping 17 degrees Celsius for the first time.

Scientists say the reading was the highest in any instrumental record dating back to the end of the 19th century.

This broke the previous record of 16.92C that had stood since August 2016.

The high heat is due to a combination of the El Niño weather event and ongoing emissions of carbon dioxide.

Researchers believe there will be more records in the coming months as El Niño strengthens.

"Chances are that July will be the warmest ever, and with it the hottest month ever: 'ever' meaning since the Eemian which is some 120,000 years ago," said Karsten Haustein, from the University of Leipzig.

[teems1]

The tropical zones migrating bsck to the poles .

wat?

The tropics are dictated by the earth's tilt on it's axis of 23 degrees.

It's why the tropical zone is 23 degrees north and south of the equator.

[sMASH]

The tropical zones migrating bsck to the poles .

wat?

The tropics are dictated by the earth's tilt on it's axis of 23 degrees.

It's why the tropical zone is 23 degrees north and south of the equator.

Go back in time more, luke.

[sMASH]

Use the force, luke

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Phoenix breaks daily high temperature with 118 degrees (48°C)

Phoenix eclipsed a daily high temperature record with 118 degrees on Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service Phoenix's Twitter account.

This temperature breaks the previous record of 117 degrees that was set on the same day 25 years before on July 15, 1998, according to Extreme Weather Watch.

The daily record was set at 3:40 p.m. at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, according to the National Weather Service.

The Phoenix-area excessive heat warning is in place through Wednesday, July 19 until 8 p.m. MST, according to the NWS.


https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/lo ... 417356007/

[pugboy]

ppl dying but its no big deal eh
just like until your friend or relative ded from covid it reaches home

[sMASH]

Gonna stop using my private jets to ease up in the emissions..

[sMASH]

Whst hit close were a cousin snd former co worker who died of heart failure, were both somewhat obese, and both vaxed.

Other people more obese, older, not vaxed , but ok...

[pugboy]

using ac in car is a contributor too
engine has more load and generates more hot exhaust

[sMASH]

Will substitute ac snd carbs for private jets...
That will ease emissions

[adnj]

using ac in car is a contributor too
engine has more load and generates more hot exhaust

So does driving an older car. Updated regulations on emissions and fuel economy have dramatically reduced tailpipe pollutants.

[pugboy]

them world leaders lead by example not at last climate conference

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... davos-2022

Will substitute ac snd carbs for private jets...
That will ease emissions

[paid_influencer]

place real hot today

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A study led by researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and published in a peer-reviewed journal found that hurricanes impacting the U.S. could rise by one-third compared to what hurricane season looks like now, at the rate that the climate is currently changing.

Increased U.S. coastal hurricane risk under climate change

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adh3455

[pugboy]

expected, hurricanes rely on hot moist air as fuel

A study led by researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and published in a peer-reviewed journal found that hurricanes impacting the U.S. could rise by one-third compared to what hurricane season looks like now, at the rate that the climate is currently changing.

Increased U.S. coastal hurricane risk under climate change

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adh3455

[sMASH]

Eat bugs to stop hurricane

[adnj]

Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists

A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented.

Dangerous heatwaves in Europe could break further records, the UN says.

It is hard to immediately link these events to climate change because weather - and oceans - are so complex.

Studies are under way, but scientists already fear some worst-case scenarios are unfolding.

"I'm not aware of a similar period when all parts of the climate system were in record-breaking or abnormal territory," Thomas Smith, an environmental geographer at London School of Economics, says.

"The Earth is in uncharted territory" now due to global warming from burning fossil fuels, as well as heat from the first El Niño - a warming natural weather system - since 2018, says Imperial College London climate science lecturer Dr Paulo Ceppi.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66229065

[maj. tom]

37.9°C South Florida waters hit hot tub level and may have set world record for warmest seawater

The water temperature around the tip of Florida has hit triple digits — hot tub levels — two days in a row. Meteorologists say it could be the hottest seawater ever measured, although some questions about the reading remain.

Scientists are already seeing devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida — coral bleaching and even the death of some corals in what had been one of the Florida Keys’ most resilient reefs. Climate change has set temperature records across the globe this month.

The warmer water is also fuel for hurricanes.

Scientists were careful to say there is some uncertainty with the reading. But the buoy at Manatee Bay hit 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.4 degrees Celsius) Monday evening, according to National Weather Service meteorologist George Rizzuto. The night before, that buoy showed an online reading of 100.2 F (37.9 C).

If verified, the Monday reading would be nearly 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit higher than what is regarded as the prior record, set in the waters off Kuwait three summers ago, 99.7 degrees Fahrenheit (37.6 degrees Celsius).

“We’ve never seen a record-breaking event like this before,” Masters said.

https://apnews.com/article/record-hot-water-florida-coral-climate-change-6414d44c6f120507d3ee37c059fb75cd