RichardIngerstad.bsky.social
@richardingerstad.bsky.social
Independent liberal, a planet and democrazy Guardian. I’m also a global citizen.
*2026 El Niño Ahead by a Mile* It’s remarkable for us scientists to witness El Niño’s evolution. If you had asked us if something like this was possible a year ago, it would have been a definitive no. But here we are… already more than 1C (& 3 months) ahead of the next strongest episode in 1997… 1/
Nuclear climate casualty. My interview, key Australia Broadcast Corporation (ABC) www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Drying rivers in Europe force shut down of nuclear reactors - ABC listen
The drying up waterways have exposed a critical energy problem.
abc.net.au
Electric Buses Point of no return - have gone from 12% to 56% of new city bus sales in Europe in just 6yrs Europe's 2035 target of 100% zero emission bus sales could be reached as early as 2028 Bravo Europe 🇪🇺!
Really interesting article in a trade publication for dairy farmers about how the depletion of the Ogallala aquifer in Kansas/Texas is affecting what banks are willing to finance, and at what cost and for how long, and how that relates to the underlying situation of the aquifer. 1/2
Dairy Bet $1.6B on the Fastest-Drying Part of the Ogallala
Hilmar and Leprino built 8-million-pound-a-day cheese plants right over the thinnest Ogallala water — and the lenders financing the dairies that fill those tankers are already pricing the decline. Exe...
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Seems like the only sensible thing to do. Let them eat cake 🍰 forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Chris Bowen vows to override Queensland and NT to force renewables-powered AI datacentres
Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation
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Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous | Yiannis Baboulias
Droughts that were once a century now happen every year, and the impact on wildlife, industrial output and culture itself is catastrophic, says Yiannis Baboulias, a Greek writer based in London
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Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr
We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is needed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Vill vi ha splittring eller sammanhållning, det är den stora frågan som valet kommer handla om, tror S-ledaren Magdalena Andersson.
Nu börjar slutspurten för Magdalena Andersson: ”Måste välja en annan väg”
Sockervadd och selfies • Attacken mot Åkesson • Tre nycklar för att S ska vinna valet.
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Your 'moment of doom' for Aug. 5, 2026 ~ Sympathy for the devil. "warming is accelerating ... That’s because traditional industrial pollution that creates soot and smog — which cool the planet and mask greenhouse gas-triggered warming — is decreasing." apnews.com/article/warm...
This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say
With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.
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Climate change never ignites a fire. That’s almost always humans or lightning. But it’s clear when we examine the data that climate heating sets the table for fires that burn faster and larger. Since the 1980s temperatures during fire season in the Pacific NW have warmed around 4°F… 1/
"Jag har ingenting emot att folk numera hatar Liberalerna, för det betyder också att människor älskar Liberalerna." Nej, det gör ju faktiskt inte det. Och det är lite utav problemet. www.svd.se/a/wr9Gd5/sim...
”Är inte Bagdad Bob – jag förstår allvaret”
Liberalerna måste dubbla sitt stöd på några veckor. Nu dealar Simona Mohamsson med SD-väljare i jakten på röster. För henne är det viktigaste att partiet alls väcker några känslor: ”Jag har inget emot...
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You won't regret clicking on this beautifully told story by @lsommer.bsky.social about the Pacific Ocean and how the Trump regime is opening some marine monuments to commercial fishing.
These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, spar...
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Also die Daten sind mehr als eindeutig: Einige Orte in Europa (zum Beispiel London, wie hier dargestellt) hatten seit Mitte Mai kaum noch "normale" oder sogar niedrigere als durchschnittliche Temperaturen.
USA har lanserat ett bidrag för att öka det ”civilisatoriska självförtroendet” i Europa. Bland annat vill de stötta forskningsrapporter om hur migration påverkar människors trygghet.
USA vill stärka demokratin i Europa – finansierar forskning om ”massmigration”
USA oroas över demokratin på andra sidan Atlanten • Vill öka det ”civilisatoriska självförtroendet”.
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SD-toppen Richard Jomshof jämför, i ett inlägg på X, Aftonbladets politiska chefredaktör Anders Lindberg med den norska landsförrädaren Vidkun Quisling.
Richard Jomshof om Aftonbladetchefen: ”Quisling”
Anders Lindberg: ”Helt för jävligt att en toppolitiker uttrycker sig på det här sättet”
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