Floods kill thousands, militaries mobilise
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Flooding and landslides across South and Southeast Asia killed more than 1,000 people, displaced millions and prompted Indonesia and Sri Lanka to deploy their militaries to aid relief.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
1.51°C (ERA5) - 12-month running mean above preindustrial
425.76 ppm global CO2 concentrations year-to-date
Heating rate ~0.3°C/decade
Response:
Current government emission reduction targets (NDCs): 75% certain 2°C will be crossed.
We are on a highway to hell.
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- Sri Lanka: >334 dead
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- Thailand: >162 dead; >$1bn economic loss
- Indonesia: >505 dead
- Malaysia: >3 dead
1.51°C (ERA5) - 12-month running mean above preindustrial
425.76 ppm global CO2 concentrations year-to-date
Heating rate ~0.3°C/decade
Response:
Current government emission reduction targets (NDCs): 75% certain 2°C will be crossed.
We are on a highway to hell.
Reposted by David Murakami Wood
Reposted by Beatriz Gallardo Paúls