• Bottlenose dolphins in Gulf of Mexico test positive for fentanyl, other pharmaceuticals
    (archived link)

• In the Arctic, scientists are seeing changes that could have consequences for the whole planet

• Scientists are still puzzling over the reasons behind a streak of unexpected, record heat that scorched 2023 and into 2024

• Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning
    (archived link)

• Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

• Insurers are deserting homeowners as climate shocks worsen, and without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage

• Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources
    (archived link)

• From the US to Uganda, how climate activism has been criminalized in 2024

• Long-term marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean killed some 4-million seabirds in Alaska, the largest bird-killing event in modern history
    (archived link)

• Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals
    (archived link)

• Climate takes its toll on the ‘cherry capital of the world’
    (archived link)

   
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  • Doug HollandOPMEnglish
    1•2 days ago

    Honestly, yes. The time has passed. Even if we took enormous action immediately (which, spoiler, won’t happen), the damage is done and the impact will continue.

    It makes me glad to be old. I’ll be gone, I hope, before the city I live in is washed away.