I’ve been reeling over the fact moisture content in the atmosphere is accelerating. If you haven’t yet read it, you can find it here.
Southern Brazil has been hit hard by record rainfall for weeks. There has been a pause as the rain bands moved and dumped rain in Uruguay for the past two days. That is about to change as the storms move back to Southern Brazil. Too many have lost their lives or are missing, thousands are homeless and stranded, there is little food and water is contaminated, and the severity of the damage is so vast the government is overwhelmed. Four million people are affected, and 800,000 need assistance. The current situation remains dire.
These disasters are not easy to recover from. Brasileros are in for a lot of suffering and PTSD. Acapulco is just a remnant of what it once was before Hurricane Otis last year; it has been described as a “grim scene.”
We will receive our first summer heatwave in the US, and I’m really scared. Even though the heat has swept the globe, we in the US are not ready. We are as vulnerable to extreme and potent weather as much as Brazil.
Republican States such as Texas and Florida are denying outdoor workers a sip of cold water and a ten-minute break in the shade on occasion. How cruel can they get?
There is *nothing* you care about that survives a 6-3 Republican court for a generation. Nothing. I don’t know how many times the Court has to prove that to people before liberals unify and act. Elie Mystal.
An election is coming up; the climate will play a role. All signs point to a perilous summer in the States. Republicans don’t want to slow it down; they mock resilience and mitigation. They must pay and pay dearly because the clips below show what is at risk for us. When are these people going to get it? Prepare yourselves to fight them tooth and nail. The vote is the only power we have to prevent the worst impacts.
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Teamwork!