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Climate Progress: Absolute must read: Australia today offers horrific glimpse of U.S. Southwest, much of planet, post-2040, if we don’t slash emissions soon
It's Getting Hot In Here: Economic Recession is nothing
The Energy Collective: Absolute must read: Australia today offers horrific glimpse of U.S. Southwest, much of planet, post-2040, if we don’t slash emissions soon
Absolute must read: Australia today offers horrific glimpse of U.S. Southwest, much of planet, post-2040, if we don’t slash emissions soon
Climate Progress —
... That’s the subhead on a stunning L.A. Times piece, “What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia,” which opens starkly: ...
Economic Recession is nothing
It's Getting Hot In Here —
... Nothing compared to ecosystem collapse that is.
Spreading hands as dry and cracked as the orchards he tends, the stout man his mates call Tank explained what damage a decade of drought has done.
“Suicide is high. Depression is huge. Families are breaking up. It’s devastation,” he said, shaking his head. “I’ve got a neighbor in terrible trouble. Found him in the paddock, sitting in his [truck], crying his eyes out. Grown men — big, strong grown men. We’re holding on by the skin of our teeth. It’s ...
Absolute must read: Australia today offers horrific glimpse of U.S. Southwest, much of planet, post-2040, if we don’t slash emissions soon
The Energy Collective —
... That’s the subhead on a stunning L.A. Times piece, “What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia,” which opens starkly: ...
What Happening: WaPo: "Arctic Sea Ice is Melting," High-Speed Rail, Solar Cooker, and More
Greenlight | OnEarth Magazine, from NRDC —
... "Suicide is high. Depression is huge. Families are breaking up. It's devastation. I've got a neighbor in terrible trouble. Found him in the paddock, sitting in his [truck], crying his eyes out. Grown men -- big, strong grown men. We're holding on by the skin of our teeth. It's desperate times." -Frank Eddy, Australian farmer on climate-driven drought conditions in the Murray-Darling Basin [Los Angeles Times] ...
Harbingers: Australia and Andean glaciers and oil peaks, oh my!
The Energy Collective —
... That’s the subhead on a stunning L.A. Times piece, “What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia” which opens starkly: ...
The Australian Crystal Ball
unEARTHED: the Earthjustice Blog —
... Anyone concerned about the consequences of climate disruption (my term-of-choice for global warming) might want to pay close attention to what’s happening "down under." Julie Cart's must-read recent article in the L.A. Times, which paints an unsettling picture of a possible global future already underway in Australia, is a good place to start. ...
Love Letters to the Coal Industry
unEARTHED: the Earthjustice Blog —
... A few weeks ago, I wrote about a must-read LA Times article that explores the dramatic effects of climate disruption on Australia. In response to these worsening conditions, seven Australian climate scientists sent a letter to the owners of ...
