Ignoring the climate emergency

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21002957

• Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns

• For the first time in human history, we are pushing the global water cycle out of balance     (archived link)

• Insurance 'nightmare' unfolds for Florida homeowners after back-to-back hurricanes     (archived link)

• Climate change made hurricane milton stronger, with heavier rain, scientists conclude

• What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland.

• Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

• Only one-third of Europe's surface water is in good health, report warns

• Dams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change

• Rapid urbanization and climate change key drivers of dramatic flood impacts in Nepal

• The world's carbon sinks are on fire     (archived link)

• Water challenges — made worse by rising temperatures — are threatening the world’s crops