China aims for 'carbon neutrality by 2060'

 Good climate news - BBC

this was meant for Cuke nonZense Blog but it slipped in here

Climate crisis seriously damaging human health

Report on report in the Guardian

Windy Wind Wind

It sure has been windy here in Sanur and, from what I hear, all over Bali and out at sea. Nyoman driver says that it has whipped up the waves so much that the fishing boats and surfers aren't going out. Tennis pal Elliot who lives with his family very close to a beach east of here says they can't wait to go on a trip to the States they'd planned, just too windy to do anything outside. I guess we're somewhat protected, maybe by our distance from the beach but we're enjoying it. This is the coolest Usually we think of July and August being Windy but it's early this year and strong. Not like the 500 tornadoes in the States last month.

An Aesop tale with sun and wind impressed me as a little boy. The sun and wind argue over who's more powerful and vie to see who can get a traveler to take off his coat. The wind blows hard but the traveler just holds tight. The sun gently shines and the traveler takes off his coat. Gentleness wins the day. I think in our story though it might turn out that the sun and wind join forces without being so considerate of those below.

Climate moves into uncharted territory says climate scientist

from the Guardian - fossil fuel advocates say there's not enough proof and try to cancel funding for research, a curious combo, while those who follow current events are mainly sidetracked onto trivia that won't matter much for long. - dc

Trump presidecy potential effect on Climate Change

Terry Gross interview with Andrew Revkin - levelheaded. - dc

Another insignificant item about some faraway place

'Extraordinarily hot' Arctic temperatures alarm scientists - obviously they're all part of a Chinese plot and should be charged with treason. 

Time to Stand Up:

 An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for our Earth – The Buddha’s Life and Message through Feminine Eyes – Book Review- thanks John Steiner

From the Gaia man

James Lovelock: 'enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan' - in the Guardian.  

We've done it!

The World Suicide Club congratulates the human race for reaching, maintaining, and continuing to climb beyond 400 parts per million carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Scaredy cats articles: BBC reports. A page on 400ppm at 350 dot org. Here's what Science Alert has to say. Scientific American.

The present concentration is the highest in at least the past 800,000 years^[6] and likely the highest in the past 20 million years.^{[7] - Wikipedia page on CO2 in atmosphere -} but of course it's all a hoax perpetrated by evil scientists and politicians and citizens pretending they're concerned.

James Hanson says the earth is hottest it's been in

115,000 years and that it's been 3 million since there were 400 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere. In the Guardian. Note to skeptics: Of course we here at cuke know that this is a bunch of hysteria, a conspiracy concocted by evil scientists bent on brainwashing us with their make believe facts being on the payroll of their Chinese overlords.

Hooray for them

Forest-burning is a sin says Indonesian Islamic council

Ocean Cleanup Attempt

Good luck to these folks - thanks Gregory

And may there be aggressive government sponsored education and laws and rules to stop so many people in the world from thinking the ocean is a handy garbage can - and then there's the air and the land. - dc

Weather or Not

It's hot for August here. August is the coolest month in Bali too. Here's the latest hot tip from Nasa about this. They say everybody's talking about the weather but nobody's doing anything. It seems to me we are doing something.

Something not important enough for US candidates to discuss except in passing

Scientists warn world will miss key climate target - note to skeptics: I agree with you completely. I'm being forced to post this by... ARRRG!!!!!

David Suzuki

Economics is Brain Damage - thanks Katrinka

Fish preferring Microplastics dying before reproducing

from the Guardian

“A Western Soto Zen Statement on the Climate Crisis” issued

posted various places, here tis Lion's Roar link. - thanks Jackie Cox

Global warming may be far worse than thought, cloud analysis suggests

In the Guardian. Ho hum. Another new feedback loop, another faster and worser story for us to ignore.

Indonesian Conservation Movement

STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE ACEH CITIZEN LAWSUIT MOVEMENT

Sign the petition if you agree. You can read about it if you follow the link. Trying to preserve the Leuser Ecosystem. Good luck to them. The general attitude here is to destroy their treasures for the sake of "development" which mainly means making some investors richer. Sort of like the rest of the world but more so.

Just another exclamation point

Warmest Arctic Winter