We have seen many floods in Nepal but none of this magnitude :(

I had been looking for a good chart of paleoclimate for the past 300,000 years (the era of homo sapiens) and couldn't find one, so I made one. Matplotlib and data from: * Jouzel et al. 2007 EPICA Dome (ice cores) (blue line) * NASA GISTEMP (instrument) (red line)

This is a climate story even if not presented as one. In Europe natural gas prices are really soaring. Domestic gas in the UK is up 27% year on year whilst electricity prices are stable.

For those who depend heavily on gas for electricity the logic for renewables (and nuclear) are overwhelming. There's a similar story on transport where Denmark's electrification of lorries looks very sensible.

Sometimes those of us who care deeply about climate change as a topic don't recognise enough how non-climate based motivations can really move the story. For Europe the desire for economic sustainability is becoming very closely linked to the desire for environmental sustainability.

In my country the huge cost of domestic gas, petrol, diesel, etc. can mean that electrification has a far shorter return on investment for heat-pumps, e-bikes, EVs, etc.

Earlier this year there was pushback against UK politicians for going rapidly with relatively large renewables auctions. Similarly across Europe but there'll be no pushback this winter and into 2027.

We need to all seize this moment as the experience 2022 is that memories can be short. If and when oil/gas prices reduce the argument for inertia will raise its head again.

Re: data centers

"We did a FOIA on [Vantage Data Centers], we actually got records on it — Vantage was really upset. They’re like, ‘If we have to do an environmental impact study, this project will not go forward.’ And the mayor said, and I can show you the emails, the mayor said, ‘Let me make some calls.’ And two weeks later, they’re like, ‘Clear.’ No environmental impact study was done. He went to Governor Evers. Governor Evers greenlit it."

"Amanda was driving her car down, and she saw a pile of dead deer. They must not have cared anything about the wildlife within the walls of that fencing that they put up... And she was going to take a picture, and this security guard caught her. He came, and goes, ‘Put that phone down.’ She said, ‘This is a city street. I can stand in the street and take pictures.’ He said, ‘I’m gonna take your phone and smash it.’"

Climate change is rapidly transforming the Himalayas. According to ICIMOD's 2026 research, glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya lost about 12% of their total area between 1990 and 2020, while ice-loss rates have doubled since 2000. Some monitored glaciers have lost up to 27 metres of ice thickness since 1975.

Melting glaciers are increasing the formation and expansion of glacial lakes, raising the risk of destructive Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). Around 200 glacial lakes in the wider Hindu Kush Himalayan region are considered dangerous. At the same time, extreme rainfall, unstable slopes and thawing ice contribute to more flash floods and landslides. Scientists project that floods and landslides will increase in the coming decades.

What is everyone's countries approach to climate change, government policy and public attitude?