Korea is a democracy ally. They impeached their President for dictatorial policies. AND Drove him from office.

Hes currently being investigated for heading an insurrection, and faces life imprisonment or the death penalty if found guilty.

So this is nice.

"Hyundai reveals multi-billion-dollar bet to dodge Trump’s tariffs and boost EVs in the US"

https://electrek.co/2025/03/24/hyundai-multi-billion-dollar-bet-us-drive-ev-growth/

Hyundai / Kia are betting on EVs and doing well.

"Kia is off to its best sales start since 1962"

https://www.europesays.com/1964345/ ‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work #Climate

Mastodon! I'm delivering a talk to a couple of grade 9 classes in a month on the use of space (mainly satellites, but probes to other planets, comets, etc., will be included).

How does your work benefit from satellites?

I'm thinking of a direct use of the data, as opposed to stuff like “internet access” or “my bank relies on satellites to transfer my grant money from one account to another”

Anecdotes, rants, personal stories are all fair game
(To the inevitable suggestion that I just Google this, yes, I can, and have, but I want the human element - I want to be able to say "someone I ‘know’ uses satellites for their job, and this is what they like about the tech”)

Hashtag suggestions are welcome.
(Also - question: Does Mastodon discriminate hashtags with different capitalization? Are #Astronomy and #astronomy functionally different? We *really* need some kind of ISO standard )

#Archaeology #Physics #SolarActivity #Geology #SevereWeather #Climate #ClimateChange
#Satellite #Satellites #Agriculture #oceanography

Climate shock: Lakes lose oxygen faster than anyone expected

Climate change is reshaping our planet, and lakes are not spared from its effects. Many people worry about…
#Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change
https://www.europesays.com/1964207/

New research reveals dramatically higher loss of GDP under 4°C warming https://phys.org/news/2025-04-reveals-higher-loss-gdp-4c.html

Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/01/average-person-will-be-40-poorer-if-world-warms-by-4c-new-research-shows

Axios: NOAA operations impaired by Commerce chief's approval mandate

"....A Commerce Department requirement to have Secretary Howard Lutnick approve many NOAA contracts or extensions is slowing the agency's operations to a crawl, current and former NOAA staff tell Axios....As severe thunderstorms rumbled along the East Coast on Monday, the National Weather Service faced the possibility of losing its ability to bring satellite and observational data into forecast offices in a timely manner, starting at midnight,..."

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/01/noaa-commerce-department-contracts-weather-climate

https://www.europesays.com/1964207/ Climate shock: Lakes lose oxygen faster than anyone expected #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

Western US Sees Sharp Increase in Extreme Weather Impact

A new Gallup poll reveals that 37% of U.S. adults have been personally impacted by extreme weather in the past two years, a notable increase from 33% in 2022 and 2023. Western residents have seen the sharpest rise, with 43% reporting they’ve experienced extreme weather, up from 30% last year

https://gvwire.com/2025/04/02/western-us-sees-sharp-increase-in-extreme-weather-impact/

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-025-00986-4/index.html?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=af884dd38f-nature-briefing-daily-20250401&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-af884dd38f-51322800
#Science #Nature #Oceans #Climate #Space #CoolImages

https://www.europesays.com/1964041/ Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True. | The president wants to weaken limits on tailpipe pollution. Scientists say it’s driving climate change and taking human lives “every day.” #Climate

Life on Earth is changing — not just in numbers, but in essence https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/life-on-earth-is-changing-not-just-in-numbers-but-in-essence/

Waste Heat from NTT DATA’s Existing Data Centers to Provide Climate-Friendly Heating in Berlin District

https://siliconcanals.com/waste-heat-from-ntt-datas-existing-data-centers-to-provide-climate-friendly-heating-in-berlin-district/

Rich should fly less to protect poorer families’ summer holiday, UK climate adviser says

CCC has urged ministers to limit aviation emissions to ensure Britain meets its net-zero target

https://archive.ph/X4sqj

https://www.ft.com/content/8cf77a01-253e-468c-959a-a82f7f3ced3f

Climate Finance Finds Itself at a Pivotal Moment in History

Wall Street is scrambling to ditch the green transition for short-term gain. But in the long run, the reversal could prove to be very expensive

https://archive.ph/KthLc

Fossil fuels drive climate, health and biodiversity crises, scientists warn https://phys.org/news/2025-03-fossil-fuels-climate-health-biodiversity.html

Research: Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/research-top-scientists-issue-urgent-warning-on-fossil-fuels-2025-03-31/

Fossil Fuels Are Killing Us’: Major Study Details How Fossil Fuels Are Driving Climate, Health and Biodiversity Crises https://www.ecowatch.com/fossil-fuels-impacts-climate-health-biodiversity.html

Grist: What Tesla’s massive image problem means for the world’s transition to EVs

Tesla has long been a leader in the electric vehicles market. Now it's facing mounting protests and plummeting sales.

"...Tesla’s status as the Kleenex of EVs is now in question. After Musk’s full-throated endorsement of President Donald Trump, his Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration, and his efforts to dismantle the United States government under the auspices of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, Tesla is facing an organized protest movement, fading sales around the world, and a tumbling stock market valuation. ..."

https://grist.org/transportation/tesla-takedown-sales-stock-musk-trump-climate-evs/

MMNT’s next play unveils urgent realities of climate change, social justice, uncertainty of our future

Mary Moody Northen Theatre (MMNT) is preparing to take off to the moon with its upcoming production of…
#Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change
https://www.europesays.com/1963905/

"Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange #Finance

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/01/average-person-will-be-40-poorer-if-world-warms-by-4c-new-research-shows

Average person will be 16% poorer if world warms by 2C – Study – EnviroNews https://www.byteseu.com/887477/ #AustralianResearchers #AveragePerson #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateStudy #GlobalWarming