cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21002957
• Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
• For the first time in human history, we are pushing the global water cycle out of balance
(archived link)• Insurance ‘nightmare’ unfolds for Florida homeowners after back-to-back hurricanes
(archived link)• Climate change made hurricane milton stronger, with heavier rain, scientists conclude
• What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland.
• Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
• Only one-third of Europe’s surface water is in good health, report warns
• Dams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change
• Rapid urbanization and climate change key drivers of dramatic flood impacts in Nepal
• The world’s carbon sinks are on fire
(archived link)• Water challenges — made worse by rising temperatures — are threatening the world’s crops
None of those other things are threats to the institutionalized power he benefits from.