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Basic observations about climate and society.

Breaking News! Code: Bonkers! El Nino continues to spike towards an all-time record high anomaly, with the Nino 3.4 sea surface temperature more than 2.6°C above the 1991-2020 baseline as of August 4th, and more than 1.0C° above the previous August 4th record set in 1997.

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Just to be clear, using the most current scientific terminology, global sea-surface temperatures are currently 'bonkers'. Will temperatures make it to 'uncharted territory' by the end of 2027? The Climate Casino is taking the Over.

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The Arctic Circle just reached a temperature that once seemed almost impossible for such a frozen region: above 100°F, or 38°C … a shocking first … fragile regions are rapidly changing. Sometimes one number can tell a much bigger story … climate change is no longer distant. It’s here. It’s now.

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The IMF says we pay $5T/year to subsidize fossil fuels — that's $13M per MINUTE to destroy our future. Meanwhile solar & wind fight for scraps. We don't have a funding problem. We have a priority problem.

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Breaking News! Code Meh! July, 2026, came in at 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, finishing in 3rd place behind 2024 (1.48°C) and 2023 (1.52°C). The Climate Casino is taking the Over on the hottest August on record. Stay tuned!

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Wind Plus Solar Plus Battery Project! Project with 400 MW of wind and 400 MW of solar begins construction. Great to see solar, wind and battery at one site! India is now a world leader in the deployment of solar, wind and battery. www.energymonitor.ai/news/tata-po...

Tata Power begins construction on 800MW renewable project

TPREL, a subsidiary of Tata Power, has commenced construction on an 800MW energy project in Andhra Pradesh (AP), India.

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Considering how badly Covid was mishandled, they're probably going to regret the decision to make Fauci's personal diary and journal public. We're going to see how it was handled from the insider, from Fauci's point of view... based on you know...science.

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For decades, Republicans in Washington have told us that tax cuts would trickle down to workers. Instead, wealth and power have accumulated in the hands of the richest 1% at the expense of the rest of us. Trickle-down economics was never supposed to work. It was a hoax.

In case you're counting, the planet is now on day 6 reaching a global surface temperature above 17.0°C. The only other years reaching 17.0°C since records began in 1940, and likely in the last 120,000 years, were 2023 and 2024. Next year will be much hotter.

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