AMOC collapse – new research

#TalkCollapse because the #AMOC collapse is coming as early as 2025: “…when it happens, the changes are irreversible on human timescales.”  “…adaptation would be impossible.” “It will be devastating.” NEW ARTICLE: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/09/atlantic-ocean-circulation-nearing-devastating-tipping-point-study-finds

‘Risk of near-complete mortality’

‘Risk of near-complete mortality’ – a new alert level has been added for monitoring heat risk to coral reefs. These reefs are the rainforests of the sea, supporting 25% of ocean biodiversity which in turn sustains human populations and life support systems. Another nail in our collective coffin. #TalkCollapse because this is collapse. NEW ARTICLE:Continue reading “‘Risk of near-complete mortality’”

1.5C and the shift to the right

NEW ARTICLE: Resist fascism, act for climate-ecological justice, and #TalkCollapse! “It would really make a difference if scientists talked more about societal collapse and how to prepare for that because it would signal, now it’s getting real,” says Associate Professor Reinhard Steurer. “…the political crises that are happening globally, the shift to the far rightContinue reading “1.5C and the shift to the right”

For the rest of us, this is not an option

WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN: “Superaffluent individuals and neighbourhoods may seek — and partially succeed — to hole up behind heavily guarded walls or even to try to relocate to Mars. For the rest of us, this is not an option… The experience of fighting a fire in a small peri-urban hamlet serves as graphicContinue reading “For the rest of us, this is not an option”

Heralding in the new year with a bag of…

Star Trek, AI, infinite growth, nuclear, net zero, sustainable development, green new deal, ‘renewables’ transition, fossil free, circular economy, degrowth, post-collapse fantasies… Welcome to 2024! All these responses fail to address the reality of our global predicament – #overshoot. What other magical and fantastical ‘solutions’ can you add to the bag?