It’s far worse than you think, and getter worser.
While the great unwashed seem to think that global warming has slowed, the reality is quite the opposite. In spite of the way these statistics are reported, concentrations of CO2 are increasing in the atmosphere and oceans and a sudden jump in methane is turbocharging climate collapse.
Rate of global sea levels rise continued to increase more than expected in 2024, due to thermal expansion as oceans warmed faster than predicted.
And CO2 stays there for thousands of years, as every molecule that spews forth remains. The 1.5° C threshold was a joke all along, but that is well behind us now as CO2 levels cross the 430 PPM mark for the first time.
More frequent hot weather and droughts have dealt a significant blow to crop yields, especially for key grains like wheat, barley, and maize, according to a Stanford study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Thousands evacuated in Indian GLOF landslides
More than 1,000 people were left stranded in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim after landslides in the high-altitude region cut off access to several areas.
This region was the scene of a devastating GLOF event in 2023 as a glacial lake bursts it’s newly formed moraine dam, with torrential floods crashing 300 miles downstream, killing 55. Glacial Lake Outburst Floods are increasing as glaciers melt across the alpine regions of the planet.
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Cedar and pine trees getting killed by global warming
As warming driven rising sea levels inundate the coasts of Chesapeake Bay cedar and pine trees are dying at unprecedented rates. Deciduous trees are dying as the salt water encroaches, giving way to marches dominated by reeds.
Higher arsenic content as rice harvests are threatened
Increased temperatures and Co2 emissions raise concentrations of arsenic in rice. Arsenic occurs naturally, but common methods of growing rice in inundated fields subject the crop to concentrated levels of the heavy metal, which causes tumors, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The potential consequences have been estimated in millions of additional cases of cancer by 2050, to which would be added those deriving from the increased risks for all other non-oncological pathologies, such as diabetes, heart attacks, neurocognitive disorders and problems during pregnancy and birth.
JAPAN SHORTAGE
As the most common cereal consumed worldwide, rice is already under pressure from warming factors. Japan is currently facing a rice shortage caused by record heat in 2023. As prices soar, the government has release its emergency rice stockpile for the first time in history.
Coffee now on the list of climate threatened luxury items.
But don’t worry, the wealthy will be able to afford it longer than you can.
Climate changed driven disruptive weather has affected supplies of coffee beans, which is driving up the price of your favorite not-remotely-necessary luxury cup. The benchmark that sets the global price of arabica coffee has more than doubled over the past year, with 25% of that surge coming since the start of 2025. For the first time, one pound of arabica costs more than $4 on commodity markets.
Unpredictable weather patterns have messed with agricultural production around the world. Chocolate prices are also up sharply in 2025 with higher temperatures and rainfall levels spoiling cacao yields in West Africa
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“We used to swim to the island, now we walk.”
Alexandria is one of the world’s sinking cities, along with Venice, Miami, Lagos, Jakarta and others. An IPCC report predicts that with global sea levels rising at the current rate, and without adequate preventive measures, thousands of kilometers of the Nile delta could be fully submerged by 2100.
Like the rest of Egypt’s Mediterranean coast around the delta, El Max also faces several other environmental risks, including land subsidence, soil erosion, earthquakes and water pollution from nearby petrochemical plants, which all add to the increasing vulnerability of the area.
NOAA targeted as lethal storms and fires smash records
At least 42 people are dead after powerful storms swept through the Midwest and the South over the weekend and drenched parts of the Northeast.
Multiple states woke up Monday morning to damage from dust storms, wildfires, rain and tornadoes following nearly 1,500 storm reports across the country from Friday to Sunday.
Two children died in Transylvania County, North Carolina, after a tree fell through the center of their family’s trailer early Sunday. Firefighters found the boys — ages 11 and 13 — “trapped directly under the tree and other debris,”
Rapid Warming Drives Massive Flood Increase In Himalayas/Asia as glaciers melt
Rising temps have triggered a 25 year increase in flood risk and unpredictability in High Mountain Asia. The study confirms that planetary heating from the burning of oil, coal, and gas is driving the rise in all four of the main types of floods seen in the region.
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Sea level rise is increasing 50% faster than 30 years ago.
Since 1880, global sea levels have risen approximately 8–9 inches (21–24 cm), with rates accelerating in recent decades. Between 1993 and 2002, the ocean rose by 24 mm. Over the past decade, that number increased to 36 mm. While 3.6 mm per year seems small, it has already intensified coastal flooding and storm surges. By 2100, over 410 million people could be at risk. climate.gov
Drought flood drought as wildfires cross Carolinas
Weather whiplash continues to take it’s tool in the Carolinas. Evacuations continues amidst an emergency evacuation from wildfires in North and South Carolina.