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#food Global prices for rice, sugar, cotton, and pulses are surging due to severe climate shocks, reduced production forecasts in major growing regions, and soaring shipping costs, adding to worldwide inflationary pressures Rice prices have hit two-year highs, pressured by tight supplies and rising logistical expenses, with container costs surging from $5,000 to nearly $55,000 https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/commodities/global-agricultural-commodity-prices-rice-sugar-cotton-pulses-surge-alpha-article-20009693.htm/amp #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Governments that support climate science must stand firm against naysayers The IPCC is meeting to decide the timing of its next major report, as some countries try to delay it and weaken the case for faster emissions cuts https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/10/12/governments-that-support-climate-science-must-stand-firm-against-naysayers/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Unlike AI, climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now,” Stokes wrote. “It also feels like a lot of people have conveniently forgotten about the urgency of solving this problem https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/12/the-big-threat-has-been-climate-change-now-comes-ai #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#Europe In September, the unusually warm and dry conditions of the summer continued across Europe. In Western Europe, it was the warmest September on record—tied with September 2023—according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service https://www.bluewin.ch/en/lifestyle/western-europe-continues-to-experience-record-breaking-weather-in-september-li.3632348 #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

The Copernicus Climate Change Service said sea surface temperatures in a tell-tale El Nino monitoring region of the Pacific, known as Nino3.4, had reached an “all-time high” of 29.70 deg C in September https://www.straitstimes.com/world/el-nino-sets-temperature-record-in-key-pacific-zone-eu-monitor?ref=latest-headlines #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

September was the second-warmest September on record globally, with an average temperature of 16.27 degrees Celsius. September also marked the second consecutive month this year when global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above the pre-industrial levels, EU climate change service Copernicus said on Monday https://www.hardenexpress.com.au/story/9367015/crossing-paris-climate-target-only-a-matter-of-time/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#Australia a decision that will keep one of the country’s largest coal complexes operational well into the 2040s The approval unlocks approximately 429 million tonnes of coal, cementing the project’s place as a cornerstone of regional energy and export activity for decades to come determined that economic benefits, including jobs, royalty revenues, and regional stability, outweigh the project’s estimated 809 million tonnes of lifetime greenhouse gas emissions https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2026/10/11/australia-greenlights-massive-coal-extension-weeks-before-hosting-cop31-climate-talks/ #climate

#Australia Australia Moves to Strengthen Homes Against Climate Risks https://www.miragenews.com/australia-moves-to-strengthen-homes-against-1758302/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#TwinCities #Minneapolis #Hennepin #Minnesota #USA #US Twin Cities Ties Nearly Century-Old Heat Record Saturday, Breaks Sunday Record as October Warmth Continues The Twin Cities experienced a remarkable stretch of unusually warm October weather this weekend, with Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport tying a nearly century-old daily high temperature record Saturday before breaking another record Sunday afternoon https://www.limitless-news.com/weathernews/twin-cities-october-heat-records-msp-airport-2026 #ClimateChange #pollution #environment #climate

#Australia Australia generates more electricity per person from solar panels than anywhere else in the world https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/11/australia-solar-panels-uptake-record-through-roof #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Some climate tipping points are being studied far more than others – new research

Latest comic: Out of control #cartoon #comic #economy #climatechange #climatecrisis #climate #environment

Internal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaign

They top a list of 17 major threats to human health over the next 75 years, which also includes cuts to aid spending by wealthy countries, the climate crisis and childhood malnutrition https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/11/nuclear-war-and-malicious-use-of-ai-threaten-end-of-humanity-by-2100-says-lancet-assessment #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#France Even if it needs repeating, again and again: the answer isn’t in the soil. It lies in how we organise our economy. The real issue is climate change. If we don’t stop it, anything else we do alongside it will be pointless https://www.futura-sciences.com/en/if-we-dont-act-now-on-climate-change-nothing-else-will-matter_38730/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

America’s tallest, most spectacular trees are getting...heat stroke? Rising temperatures are putting coast redwoods at risk. The paper is here

Is #SAF or “Sustainable” Aviation Fuel really a #climate saviour? Or just a greedy #greenwashing lie about #palmoil #deforestation? 🤮🌴🔥 Cut through the BS with this article by Open Democracy #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk https://wp.me/pcFhgU-9cg?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

A legacy of deforestation has left Ethiopia struggling with more intense flooding and drought. The country is trying to restore its native forests through one of the world's most ambitious and well-funded tree-planting campaigns, but experts question whether the trees will survive. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/features/ethiopia-green-legacy-initiative #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature

Climate change is a consequence. Where you look at a problem conditions where you look for a solution. Read ‪@thierryaaron.bsky.social‬: https://sklonger.app/profile/thierryaaron.bsky.social/post/3mhrzbuhf3s2p #advocacy #influence #framing #strategy #publicDiscourse #climate #adaptation #mitigation #rootCause

The city’s Seeds of Change program is funding community gardens, composting efforts, solar installations, a bike repair program, and more. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/cincinnati-gives-out-nearly-1-million-to-residents-fighting-climate-change/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature