Breaking Down: Collapse

New papers have come out emphasizing the increase in the rate of change, when it comes to the warming of the planet

A recent doubling of global warming rate signals a 1.5 °C breach by 2028 | npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Climate Change Is Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond, Scientists Warn
Global Warming Rate Has Recently Doubled Meaning We Pass 1.5C By 2028 and 2.0C by as Early as 2038 : r/collapse
Scientists say Doomsday Glacier melting ‘aggressively’ | CNN
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A new report analyses the 17 biggest threats that humanity faces, including a couple of possibilities for extinction:

Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment | Global health | The Guardian
The Lancet Commission on 21st century global threats to health
Rethinking threats to human survival - The Lancet
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Sources:

Ilhan Omar investigation seeks to denaturalize member: Report
ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect
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Species are declining at an accelerating rate. Here, a glimpse into some of them:

‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record | Birds | The Guardian
Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says - The Japan Times
World's largest penguin colony hit by climate-driven decline
Puffin island Lundy on cusp of closure as it runs out of water
Redwoods are iconic ecosystems. But now they’re overheating. | Vox
Vegetables are now half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts have worked out why | The Independent
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Just because we don't talk about it often doesn't mean it isn't happening... Methan emission are growing and aren't accounted for in the models:

Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian
US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks | Reuters
Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet
Decadal doubling of Siberian methane emissions due to warming-induced fires and methanogenesis | Science
Siberian methane emissions have doubled in a decade, study co-led by UK scientists finds | EurekAlert!
Siberia's growing methane threat could offset 20% of global methane reduction targets by 2050
Extreme weather likely to increase methane emissions from landfills | Research | Chemistry World
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