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"Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there’s a way to counter it"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there’s a way to counter it
One way to guard against misinformation is to empower people to identify climate doom in the first place.

"En pleine canicule, les climatologues atterrés par le « déni de responsabilité » des politiques face au changement climatique"
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/202

En pleine canicule, les climatologues atterrés par le « déni de responsabilité » des politiques face au changement climatique
Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Jean Jouzel ou Christophe Cassou regrettent que les alertes formulées depuis des années par la communauté scientifique sur les conséquences du réchauffement climatique n’aient pas davantage été prises au sérieux.

A new report has found that nearly 80% of datacenters are also exposed to extreme climate hazards
-- including flooding, extreme winds and wildfires.
Those impacts are leaving the infrastructure vulnerable to disrupted operations, increased time offline and inflated insurance and repair costs, the research from climate risk analytics firm First Street shows.

“Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds.
Study warns #AI #datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolster.”
The words “self-immolation” come to mind.
If LLMs were to give ri…

Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds
Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolster

‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/uk-climate-extreme-weather-2025-hottest-year-on-record

Source: Morgan Stanley is pitching data center developers to use leveraged loans rather than bonds, and estimates ~$15B will be issued this year in such loans (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/morgan-stanley-pitches-…

Morgan Stanley Pitches Clients on a New Market for Data Center Loans
Morgan Stanley, one of the most active banks in financing data center developers, is now pitching some of those same clients on tapping a market better known for funding leveraged buyouts. It’s a sign that in the race to raise money for AI infrastructure, developers and their advisors are ...

"Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It’s wrong - Larry Elliott"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It’s wrong
The party’s deputy leader Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous nonsense will wreck our finances and the planet, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding #Lagos

Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding
After hours of torrential overnight rain lashed Lagos recently, church pastor Samuel Akpan spent most of the next day bailing water from his flooded parsonage in an upscale district of Nigeria's commercial capital.

"World Cup stadiums were ‘built for yesterday’s climate’. Should the games be moved?"
#Sports #WorldCup #Climate

Should FIFA consider rescheduling the World Cup amid extreme heat?
Experts have called on World Cup stadium owners to retrofit their buildings to better deal with blistering temperatures.

New study pinpoints Europe's most critical wetlands for climate action #Europe…

New study pinpoints Europe's most critical wetlands for climate action
Wetlands have shaped human life in Europe since ancient times. These ecosystems provided essential resources and safe havens for plants and animals, and in many regions they also held spiritual and ritual significance. For millennia, wetlands covered vast parts of the European continent.