Chevy Jaxon
@chevy-jaxon.bsky.social
Ecological Overshoot | Limits to Growth | Societal Collapse | Planetary Boundaries | Vegan | Climate Change
This is fine... "Britain on fire" "Heatwave devastation" "Inferno" "Houses burn and train derails on hottest day" "Rampant wildfires engulf streets of family homes" "Record 2.5m trips to A&E" "Temps hit 38.1C as fifth heatwave peaks" "Britain in meltdown"
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) confirmed two vessels were struck by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 Aug. No injuries reported. Reported via the UAE’s state news agency WAM and covered by Reuters and others. This brings the total ADNOC vessels hit to 18 since the start of the Iran war.
UAE says Iran attacked two ADNOC vessels in Strait of Hormuz; no injuries
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening, with no injuries reported, as the United Arab Emirates accused Iran of...
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An ammunition factory near Rome exploded today (August 13, 2026). The facility is involved in producing ammunition linked to support for Ukraine in the war with Russia. — Washington Post — Kyiv Independent (Link to article in replies) youtu.be/TqozEhlyjAA?...
Footage captures explosion at ammunition factory near Rome
YouTube video by Al Mayadeen English
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Reports of multiple family & sailor accounts of USS Abraham Lincoln crew attempting or preparing to jump overboard during its Middle East deployment, tied to exhaustion, burnout and low morale. Navy has not confirmed numbers and denies any rise in suicidal ideation or attempts. — Military Times
ICE plans to equip agents with gloves that can deliver electric shocks. www.bbc.com/news/article...
ICE equipping agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks
The US immigration agency is spending $20m on gloves that deliver a sharp electric shock intended to compel subjects to comply.
bbc.com
Tasmania confirms first case of deadly bird flu strain H5N1 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Breaking: Tasmania confirms first case of deadly bird flu strain H5N1
The first confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu that has impacted wildlife across five other Australian states has been detected in Tasmania.
abc.net.au
Prices for busiest shipping lanes in the Panama Canal hit a new record, as falling water levels linked to an intensifying El Niño & strong demand driven by the Iran war constrain traffic. Prices averaging $1.1 million so far this month, more than 16X the average price for the same period last year.
"Romania could shut down nuclear reactor on Thursday as Danube levels fall Romanian state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica could shut down its last working reactor on August 13 as levels on the Danube River continue to fall, it said on Tuesday."
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Jellyfish have overrun a French nuclear power plant on same date two years in a row The jellyfish invasion is the latest in a series of climate change-driven incidents that have affected a record number of French nuclear reactors over the summer.
Swarming jellyfish overrun French nuclear plant on same date two years in a row
The jellyfish invasion is the latest in a series of climate change-driven incidents that have affected a record number of French nuclear reactors over the summer.
politico.eu
Putin warns Europe about proposal to seize Russian vessels & sell the cargo calling it "piracy & robbery" "If this is implemented in practice, we will be forced to respond in kind. And not necessarily in the areas where attacks on our ships are planned, but wherever we deem it expedient. Anywhere."
Kushner-linked ~$5B Albania resort faces major hurdles after $125M land buy from Artur Shehu (Miami-based Albanian businessman). Prosecutors accuse Shehu of cocaine trafficking & money laundering. Also allegations he & associates used forged ownership documents Funds have been frozen. — Reuters
Privacy concerns raised over Australian-first live AI police face scanning trial "Since the trial began in June, cameras linked to facial recognition software have scanned more than 130,000 people..."
Police mass AI surveillance pilot draws rebuke from privacy experts
More than 130,000 faces have already been scanned under WA Police's landmark facial recognition trial. The privacy watchdog, experts and Aboriginal advocates are raising concerns about who could be ca...
abc.net.au
Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it's a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond. au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/flesh-eating...
Flesh-eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here’s how to protect yourself
Warmer ocean waters are fueling the spread of the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can lead to a rare but fatal condition called necrotizing fasciitis.
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2003 was once exceptional. Now it's average. 2024's record will be average by the mid-2040s. The extreme summers of the 2040s don't bear thinking about! 🌡🥵😬 #ClimateEmergency After @edhawkins.org & @stottpeter.bsky.social using ERA5 + CMIP6.
New: Lake Powell Reservoir Hi-Res images show dramatic loss - in just 10 years Lake Powell water level has dropped 140 feet and it’s lost 2 Million ACRE-FEET. It’s a critical source of water and power to tens of millions in the US SW… 1/
Instead of annexing, the Trump regime and its supporters are simply doing and taking what they want Denmark and the EU should put a stop to this illegal incursion now - using force if need be It is the only thing these fascists understand www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
theguardian.com
Libya’s Zawiya refinery has been struck by a third drone attack in roughly 48 hours The third drone strike hit the complex’s desalination plant, damaging a storage tank and its main pipeline—putting the plant out-of-service Officials warned the shutdown threatens local drinking-water supplies.
Oman — New satellite imagery analysis by Greenpeace Germany indicates that oil leakage from the Russian shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded in Oman’s Al Hallaniyat archipelago, has accelerated and is now estimated to have spread across roughly 600km², a fourfold increase in just two days.
Oil disaster unfolds in protected marine area as Russian shadow fleet tanker leak accelerates off Oman - Greenpeace International
New satellite imagery indicates that oil leakage from Russian shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded in Oman’s Al Hallaniyat archipelago, has accelerated.
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Libya’s National Oil Corporation declared a maximum emergency in Zawiya after a series of drone attacks on the oil complex. A drone hit the blending plant; another sparked a major fire at a gasoline storage tank. No group has claimed responsibility. — Times Now / Abdulkader Assad
Advisor to Iran Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, Majid Shakeri, says no deal likely with Trump and urges keeping Hormuz closed until after Trump's term ends in 2029. This is currently the view of one influential hardliner, not formal policy. Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US agreeing to major demands.
The US continues to escort tankers through the Oman lane, Iran keeps striking them There's also reports of oil leaking from an ADNOC tanker which UAE accused Iran of striking with a missile. The Iranian Supreme National Security Council has published its demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz:
The DRC's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak (now 2nd largest on record)—may be mutating. High community deaths & low contact tracing are revealing untracked spread. Response teams are escalating with door-to-door checks, while testing remdesivir and the Ervebo vaccine. Clinic visits have dropped sharply.
Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say
Cases have passed 4,000 and health watchdog plans to go door to door to find patients in major response escalation
theguardian.com
Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's Jubail, one of the world's largesr petrochemical and industrial hubs—with fires being reported at gas facilities. Houthis believed to be responsible.
Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs "Europe is full of buried explosives left over from 20th century wars" "Several of the shells had detonated during the fire and one projectile punched through the wall of a house that had been evacuated"
Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs
Europe is full of buried explosives left over from 20th century wars, and wildfires are now reaching them more regularly.
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"On August 1, the Northern Hemisphere reached an average temperature of 22.742°C — the highest daily mean temperature in the entire ERA5 record dating back to 1940. The previous record was 22.723°C also set on August 1, in 2023." (@TheGlobalWarmer)
Drones spotted in Bulgaria & Germany raise concerns about Russian escalation Drone incidents in Europe are igniting fears that Moscow’s war with Kyiv is entangling NATO nations A drone has exploded in Bulgaria near the Romanian border & the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline that links Turkiye to Ukraine
Drones spotted in Bulgaria and Germany raise concerns about Russian escalation
Drone incidents in Europe igniting fears that Moscow's war on Kyiv is entangling NATO nations.
aljazeera.com
Iran has announced six strict conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—including: ending threats, lifting sanctions and unfreezing assets, while rejecting that transit deals being discussed with Oman will suffice. Meanwhile, Iran faces accusations of striking several vessels in recent days. (1/2)
"What we consider normal is the most anomalous period in the history of our species" —William Rees Many expect the future to be like today—abundant energy, continued economic growth, modern medicine, rising living standards and steady technological progress. But, those days are coming to an end.
