Breaking Down: Collapse

The rate at which the planet is heating is accelerating. Models haven't taken this into account, so when do we hit climate sensitivity, and how hot will that be?

Post by @climatecasino.net — Bluesky
Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian
The Arctic melt season is now more than a month longer than it was in the 1980s, new research on sea ice trends shows
The U.S. just had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says - CBS News

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AI is an increasingly divisive topic, even (or especially) among collapse aware folk. How seriously should we take its development?

Anthropic Researcher Quit, Says AI Labs Are 'Gambling With Our Lives' - Business Insider
Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit | The New Yorker
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Today we take a look at the bottom of the marine food chain, where new research indicates things aren't looking to great:

Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050
Seaweed carbon removal cannot keep up with climate-driven loss | PLOS Biology
Projected declines in zooplankton energy supporting Northwest European Shelf ecosystems | Communications Earth & Environment
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Wildlife is collapsing, and time is running low to make the changes we must in order to protect them.

Gray whales are washing up dead on the West Coast. The reason is alarming | Scientific American
France's wildlife suffers severe blow from intense heat: 'The entire food chain is disrupted'
Bears, coyotes spotted in unexpected SoCal places during scorching heat wave - ABC7 Los Angeles
One effect of climate change: More rats, ticks and mosquitoes — and more disease - Evanston RoundTable
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Sources:

Judge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm elections | The Independent
2026 midterms: Trump is getting the mail-ballot chaos he wants.
US House passes bill penalizing universities that participate in boycott of Israel | House of Representatives | The Guardian
Jimmy Kimmel Says James Talarico Interview Won't Air After FCC Threats
Meagan Morris Speaks From Jail After Being Sentenced to 50 Years by the Trump Administration for an Alleged Terrorist Attack [WATCH]
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted - The New York Times
Trump Pushes to Rename New Mexico ‘New America,’ but He Can’t Do It by Executive Order | Law Commentary
Donald Trump pledges $5K dividend if GOP wins Congress
Judge reinforces order banning immediate work on Trump’s 250-foot arch
Constitution Doesn’t Cover Right to Clean Water, Court Rules (1)

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