Marjut Salokannel

@msalokannel.bsky.social

Human and fundamental rights, climate crisis, planetary health and everything related

“If you take the deal, you’re going to be exploited. If you don’t take it, you’re going to die,” said attorney Frank Ssekamwa about the U.S. demand to access the health data of millions of Ugandans. “It’s the essence of digital colonialism.”

“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns

The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...

propublica.org

🚨Europe is facing yet another exceptionally dangerous heat wave this week, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 45°C (113°F) in parts of France🚨 This isn't just another hot summer — it bears a strong fingerprint of human-caused climate change.

Yesterday afternoon 14:09 in Lacanau Océan in France. A pale red sun through the smoke tinged everything in Mars style orange. Welcome in the climate emergency! Despite all denial of the fossil fuel lobby, it’s scientific fact: CO2 emissions heat up Earth & make fires worse. 🔥🔥🔥

Paris just had their hottest night on record. The temperature did not drop below 26.4 °C at the Montsouris weather station. With daytime highs rising into the 40 degrees yesterday and today in the city of millions, it is unfortunately a deadly heatwave for many.

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Rare red warning. Risk to life. Stay out of the sun. Avoid unnecessary exposure. Picture editor: "Counterpoint: Run the fun-on-the-beach shots?" We won't improve heat coverage until we stop illustrating public health emergencies with beach photos. www.independent.co.uk/weather/heat...

UK heatwave live: Rare red weather warning issued as Britain braces for 40C heat

Britons have been warned to stay out of the sun and to avoid exercising between 11am and 3pm

independent.co.uk

“If you take the deal, you’re going to be exploited. If you don’t take it, you’re going to die,” said attorney Frank Ssekamwa about the U.S. demand to access the health data of millions of Ugandans. “It’s the essence of digital colonialism.”

“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns

The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...

propublica.org

The thing about solar geoengineering is that there is zero evidence that humankind is currently capable of the sort of global governance needed to deploy it responsibly and ethically, and if it were capable, it probably would not be needed.

Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 2mo ago

‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | New op-ed in @theguardian.com by Ray Pierrehumbert (@climatebook.bsky.social), Julia Slingo, @valmasdel.bsky.social & yours truly: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The idea that the EU's too-slow progress on climate should be further sacrificed by burning more gas for the sake of tech bro profits is preposterous Tech companies can't be let pollute our air and water, wreck the climate, blow up energy bills and force ordinary people to pay for their mess

Europe must choose between AI and climate goals, data center lobby says

Tech sector says only carbon-emitting gas plants are reliable enough today to power the EU’s AI goals.

politico.eu