@EliotJacobson I got to the end, posted something I hope will help, now I'm going to read all the other help, so thanks :) I bet your 18 yo wasn't expecting an Encyclopaedia of Life but it's currently forming in the comments.
@MrMatthewTodd I've noticed 'Breath of Life' popping up in climate denier posts recently during my blocking sprees. I mean, so is halitosis, but neither really relate to our voracious plundering of the only home we have.
@domdyer70 I know I'm giving them ammo here but they'll blame the next flash flood on beavers. Forrin beavers. Then ask us to embrace tornados because they rip up wind farms.
TW: Virtue Signalling.
Everyone can relax about emissions, I bought my first electric car today, reducing my footprint by 200kg CO2e p.a. \0/
I just need to fit a charging point in my cave somewhere and we're good to go.
Try scrolling through Zack's extensive planetary health data below without muttering any Last Rites.
Unless you're a fireproof, waterproof daffodil with exponential evolutionary skills. You'll be fine.
My collection of global climate change indicators is now updated through June 2026: https://t.co/53ZaRhYqC0. Track the latest data for our oceans, atmosphere, and cryosphere, and you're always welcome to share the visualizations.
@EliotJacobson It's notable (just in this article) that they're talking about big businesses adapting. Nothing about the little people or their homes. But at least the trains will keep running.
@BenNollWeather As a Brit who is terrible at Geography I was pleased to learn that the contiguous USA consists of 48 states plus the District of Columbia. Alaska and Hawaii being the two 'disconnected' states. Thank you, Ben :) As for the temp record, not surprised, hope you're all ok.
Breaking: July 2026 is expected to become the *hottest month on record* in the contiguous United States, surpassing July 2012 and before that, July 1936.
Around 260 million people across the U.S. have experienced above-average temperatures this month.
Temperatures compared to average:
Wyoming: +5.1˚F
North Dakota: +4.8˚F
South Dakota: +4.6˚F
Montana: +4.5˚F
Minnesota: +4.4˚F
Idaho: +4.1˚F
Wisconsin: +3.8˚F
Colorado: +3.5˚F
Utah: +3.4˚F
Iowa: +3.2˚F
Nebraska: +3.1˚F
Michigan: +3.0˚F
West Virginia: +2.7˚F
Nevada: +2.7˚F
District of Columbia: +2.6˚F
South Carolina: +2.4˚F
Ohio: +2.3˚F
Mississippi: +2.3˚F
Georgia: +2.3˚F
New Mexico: +2.3˚F
Tennessee: +2.1˚F
Arkansas: +2.1˚F
Pennsylvania: +2.1˚F
Virginia: +2.0˚F
Florida: +2.0˚F
Illinois: +2.0˚F
Missouri: +2.0˚F
Alabama: +1.9˚F
Maine: +1.9˚F
Oklahoma: +1.9˚F
North Carolina: +1.8˚F
Indiana: +1.8˚F
Kansas: +1.6˚F
New York: +1.5˚F
Arizona: +1.5˚F
Vermont: +1.5˚F
Louisiana: +1.5˚F
Kentucky: +1.5˚F
Oregon: +1.4˚F
Washington: +1.4˚F
New Hampshire: +1.3˚F
New Jersey: +1.0˚F
Maryland: +1.0˚F
Delaware: +1.0˚F
Massachusetts: +0.9˚F
Texas: +0.8˚F
California: +0.7˚F
Connecticut: +0.6˚F
Rhode Island: +0.5˚F