Breaking Down: Collapse

Geoengineering is becoming more normalized by the day, and it seems like it may be heading towards a "when" not an "if". With increasing arguments for using it, the arguments against it (and pleas for slowing down its progress) are being largely ignored. Will it result in "termination shock"?

IOM3 | Geoengineering study points to Amazon carbon gains
Solar geoengineering could shield up to 75% of oceans from heat waves
Recent Solar Geoengineering Developments Highlight Dangers of Normalization and Need to Advance Non-Use - Center for International Environmental Law
The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong? | Grist
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte | The Guardian
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You might be surprised to find yourself in the top 10% of global income or wealth. What sort of distinction comes with that honor? Well, we carry the bulk of the responsibility when it comes to an outsized impact on the environment.

World's richest 10% are costing Earth trillions, study finds
World's Richest 10% Caused Two-Thirds of Global Heating, Study Finds : ScienceAlert

At least 18 dead in France, including two children in hot car, as Europe bakes | Reuters
Forty people have drowned in France over the past days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the prime minister said on Tuesday, as a heatwave swept across much of Europe. : r/collapse
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Heatwaves are thrashing Europe, and the numbers are staggering. 200,000 deaths in the last 4 years alone. Additionally, what happens when nations who rely on AC suddenly lose access?

Statement – Europe lost 200 000 people to heat in 4 years yet nearly all of them were preventable
All It Takes Is a Broken Car Air Conditioner for Climate Change to Kill You
UK Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales later this week : r/collapse
June, second heatwave in France, 2026 : r/collapse
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This summer we take the next step down on the increasingly chaotic collapse staircase. This one could take us close to 2 degrees above the baseline this summer.

Scientists Warn of Summer Heat Spikes as Global Warming Edges Toward 2C - Inside Climate News
Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance
Theory: El Nino releases excess heat originally created by humans. Each El Nino going forward will be Super+ El Nino. : r/collapse
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There are many direct consequences of climate change that will have a devastating impact on humanity. Equally so, perhaps, will be the indirect consequences that come as people make choices about what to do about it. This episode focuses on one such conflict already taking place, and expecting to worsen in the coming years:

India ensuring ‘not a single drop of water’ flows into Pakistan after suspending major river-sharing treaty | The Independent
Switzerland votes on plan to cap population at 10 million

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