‘SINGAPORE, June 30 (Reuters) – The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals despite months of record-breaking heat on land and sea.’

Source: Climate nears point of no return as land, sea temperatures break records, experts say | Reuters

“…I would prefer to focus on my main concern in life, which is nuclear war.” ~ Daniel Ellsberg

“I choose to act as if it makes a difference. And it’s just a choice. I can’t defend that. It’s just a better way to live. It’s the way I choose to live. We can work to prevent the cataclysm.” ~ Daniel Ellsberg

Source: Daniel Ellsberg’s message to us, and to future generations – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

‘The previous highest global annual average temperature above pre-industrial levels was 1.28C, but there is now a roughly two-thirds likelihood that surface temperatures will breach 1.5C for at least one of the next five years.’

Source: El Niño may push heating past 1.5C but urgent action could avert catastrophe | Climate crisis | The Guardian

‘Ron DeSantis has been accused of a “catastrophic” approach to the climate crisis after he launched his campaign for US president by saying he rejects the “politicization of the weather” and questioning whether hurricanes hitting his home state of Florida have been worsened by climate change.’

Source: DeSantis accused of ‘catastrophic’ climate approach after campaign launch | Ron DeSantis | The Guardian

‘President Biden and House Republicans have agreed to expedite permitting for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a project that is key to the West Virginia delegation as the president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) seek to woo lawmakers across the capital.’

Source: Why the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal angers climate activists – The Washington Post

‘CLIMATEWIRE | A record-breaking heat wave in the western Mediterranean last month would have been nearly impossible without the influence of climate change, new research finds.’

Source: Heat Waves Fueled by Climate Change Topple Records around the Globe – Scientific American

‘GENEVA — The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months.’

Source: Greenhouse gases reach a new record as nations fall behind on climate pledges : NPR

‘…What’s important right now is that the United States is the only major nation in which an authoritarian right-wing party — which lost the popular vote in seven of the past eight presidential elections yet controls the Supreme Court — has the ability to block actions that might prevent climate catastrophe.’

Source: Opinion | Another Step Toward Climate Apocalypse – The New York Times

‘Russia announced on Wednesday it had successfully launched a new missile that it said could deploy nuclear warheads at hypersonic speeds anywhere in the world and outwit defenses, a move that President Vladimir V. Putin said was aimed at showing Russia’s adversaries that they needed to “think twice” before threatening his country.’

Source: Russia Said It Has Successfully Tested a New ICBM That Can Evade Defenses – The New York Times

‘Soon, millions of these engineered mosquitoes could be set loose in California in an experiment recently approved by the federal government.’

Source: Genetically modified mosquitoes may be released in California – Los Angeles Times