Here is the biggest thing happening on our planet as we head into the autumn of 2024: The Earth is continuing to heat dramatically.
The result is an almost-clichéd run of disasters: Open Twitter/X anytime for pictures of floods pushing cars through streets somewhere.
In China it looks as if carbon emissions may have peaked—they’re six years ahead of schedule on the effort to build out renewables.
Donald Trump gave an interview last week, in which he laid out his understanding of climate change:.
The earth’s hydrological system—how water moves around the Earth—has already gone kaflooey, as warm air holds far more water vapor than cold.
That cut is on the bleeding edge of the technically possible, but only if everyone is acting in good faith.
If we elect Donald Trump, we may feel the effects not for years, and not for a generation. »
