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Philippines battered by 21st storm of year as COP leaders confab for 30th time- Firstpost Nov 10 report w transcript, Heating Planet blog

In one part of the world, families are fleeing rising water. In another, delegates are debating rising costs. One country is fighting to survive another typhoon. The rest are still fighting over who should pay for prevention. WATCH & READ: Philippines Battles 21st Storm as COP30 Climate Summit Begins in Brazil | Vantage With Palki SharmaTRANSCRIPT: Now, let's talk about climate change. The Philippines is underwater again. Another typhoon has slammed into the islands. It's called Fun Wong. More than a million people have been evacuated and at least five people have been confirmed dead. This is the 21st storm to hit the country this year. The 21st this year. Every few weeks, a new storm arrives. It is stronger, wetter, and deadlier. 

Scientists have warned about this for years. A warmer planet means stronger storms. And yet, halfway across the world, leaders are paying lip service to climate change. 

They've gathered in Brazil for COP30. It's the global climate summit. These leaders are meeting in the Amazon to talk about saving the planet, but the reality is hard to ignore. The biggest polluters are not even at the table. The same pledges are being repeated, the same deadlines are being pushed, and the action the world needs is still missing. Here's a report. 

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The Philippines is underwater again. Typhoon Fun Wong has torn across the islands with winds close to 200 km an hour. It is the 21 st storm to hit the country this year. More than 1.4 million people have been evacuated and at least five people have been confirmed dead. 

For two days, relentless rain and wind battered communities across the islands. Rivers burst their banks, cutting off towns. Power lines collapsed, plunging thousands into darkness. 

Rescue teams used boats to reach families stranded in their homes. It is a scene the country has seen too many times before and too often this year. 

Just days earlier, another typhoon tore through the same region. A storm called Kalmeigi killed more than  people and left thousands in makeshift shelters. Many were still living there when Typhoon Fun Wong arrived. For them, it wasn't a new disaster, just the next one. 

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The ground was still soaked. The rivers were still high, and the damage from one storm simply merged into the next. Each season now feels shorter, each recovery harder. Because in the Philippines, the break between storms has almost disappeared. Experts say the pattern is no longer random. Warmer oceans means stronger typhoons. A hotter atmosphere carries more moisture and more rainfall. 

For millions in the country, climate change is not a theory. It is the weather outside their door. Yet, while the Philippines counts the cost, another kind of storm is unfolding thousands of kilome away. In Brazil, world leaders are meeting under the banner of COP30, the annual climate summit. It is being held in Belem on the edge of the Amazon rainforest. 

The idea to find solutions to the same crisis that is now flooding homes across the world. But the summit is already showing familiar cracks. The United States has not sent a senior delegation. Around 160 countries are represented only by ministers or deputies, and the targets discussed a decade ago in Paris remain largely unmet. 

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Brazil's president says he brought the meeting to the Amazon so that delegates could see the reality. He's calling for a global fund to protect rainforests and a road map to phase down fossil fuels. However, the discussions sound much like those from past summits. Funds promised are still unpaid. Timelines are still disputed, and the gap between words and action keeps widening. It has been 30 years since the first COP30 meeting. 30 years of plans, declarations, and photo opportunities. Yet, global emissions keep rising and the storms keep coming. 

This week, the contrast is impossible to miss. In one part of the world, families are fleeing rising water. In another, delegates are debating rising costs. One country is fighting to survive another typhoon. The rest are still fighting over who should pay for prevention. 

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Climate change is no longer a projection on paper. It is a pattern in the sky, in the soil, and in the storms. And as talks continue in air conditioned rooms, the Philippines is once again cleaning up after the consequences. 

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[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming since the 1970s is coming true, only faster. But no one foresaw this Trump / Gatsby like separation of leaders from people on the ground, which leads to no leadership at all. Enjoy your hors d'ouvres.]

'We Are The Asteroid' CO2 n rate of change now is 10x higher than previous Earth extinctions- Yale Climate report w transcript, Heating Planet blog

Scientists piece together Permian extinction with parallels to our situation today, with human caused climate change. James Hansen: A given temperature line is now moving pole-ward at a rate of 50 to 60 kilometers per decade- WATCH & READ: We Are The Asteroid, report from Yale Climate Connections posted by greenmanbucket Oct 11[MSM related report] Climate change and declining biodiversity are the two biggest environmental crises facing humankind today, but predicting how they’ll play out together is tricky. Ideally, scientists would study how life on Earth responded to previous periods of drastic climate change, but the fossil record for most species is spotty. The fossils of foraminifera are an exception, however: They’re everywhere] https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/06/the-history-of-the-ocean-as-told-by-tiny-beautiful-fossils/

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TRANSCRIPT:

Some of the bigger concerns that we have are species extinctions which are ramping up and getting larger and larger. Already we're in a very very large extinction period just from human beings competing with plants and animals for space on the planet. But now as climate is changing, we're seeing an acceleration in that. 

James Hansen: A given temperature line is now moving poleward at a rate of about 50 to 60 kilometers per decade, about 35 miles per decade. And it's been doing that now for 30 years. Species can live within certain climatic zones. So those at the high latitudes in effect we're pushing them off the planet. We're removing the conditions in which they can survive. 

Several scientists: 

It's going to have an impact on biodiversity, which in my opinion is even bigger than sea level rise, right? The decay of species. 

A lot of species, plants, animals, microbes are unknown to science. They live on Earth, but we don't know that they exist and they don't have even a scientific name. Every time we destroy a tropical forest, we pollute a river, we destroy a temporary forest, some mangroves or some coral reef, most likely we're losing a species. But because we don't know them, obviously it is impossible to say which ones are becoming extinct.

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Every time a species goes extinct, you have lost whatever it learned throughout its becoming a species in terms of how to adapt, how to live, the medicines. 

75% of the active compounds of the methods that we use right now come from plants and animals in the wild. 

There's knowledge encoded in the DNA of every species out there because every species managed to survive. and every time we lose one of those, we lose valuable information. 

The rate at which we're losing species today is much much higher than the rate at which species naturally originate. And so that means that global diversity is is going down. 

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One of the points I think it's really important for people to understand. We're sort of inured to news of extinctions. You know, the pandas are going extinct. You know, we hear it all the time. So we're just like, oh, that must be natural. But in fact, extinction should take place extremely rarely. You should really not know of any animals going extinct in the course of a human lifetime for all intents and purposes. So if you know of creatures that have gone extinct, it is a very unusual moment in Earth history. 

So every time that we're losing one species, we're losing, we're eroding the capabilities of Earth to maintain life in general and to maintain human life in particular. 

No matter what the cause of extinction, we see that the recovery time scale is millions of years. If you have several million years to wait around, the planet should be fine. If you are planning for your lifetime or your grandchildren's lifetime or their grandchildren's lifetime, if you're planning for the continuation of the nation that you live in or the society that you feel like you belong to, those won't be here when recovery happens from the kinds of changes that we're causing today. 

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Do you have a favorite global catastrophe that you like to study?

Oh, I mean there are lots of good ones. 

The fifth extinction, if you will, was the extinction of the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, which there's a pretty broad scientific consensus was caused by an asteroid impact. 

Some of the other mass extinctions have volcanic activity associated with them. And so, a more common thread seems to be climate change and volcanism. When we look back in Earth history, we find events where the drivers for those environmental changes and biotic changes were tied to releases of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere just like the modern climate change is being driven by releasing of fossil fuel to the atmosphere. 

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So, the Permian mass extinction is the largest one in Earth history to the best of our knowledge. It's estimated upwards of 95% of all species on the planet went extinct. 

This happened about 250 million years ago. 

At the end of the Permian era, the planet entered one of the most extreme periods of volcanism in its history. As a region of Siberia the size of Europe erupted for thousands of years, greenhouse gas emissions were comparable to human industrial emissions today. 

The magnitude the the total amount of carbon released and the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in these major geological events is comparable to but probably somewhat larger than than our capacity to increase atmospheric CO2 through fossil fuel burning. 

However, the rate of change today is about 10 times faster than in these massive events in Earth history. The rate of carbon addition, the rate of climate change and environmental change that is occurring today is unprecedented in Earth history. 

One of the things about what's happening now is it's happening on a a speed that is um quite a bit faster than anything else that's been seen in the past. 

And now you will hear scientists say, I have heard scientists say that that we are the asteroid because of these very radical ways that we're changing the planet.

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[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming since the 1970s is coming true, only faster.]

In warming seas, marine species are migrating to North and South Poles- Nov 9 SCIENCE video w transcript, Heating Planet blog

Even with substantial emission reductions, in 15 years marine heat waves in water surrounding Australia will cause environmental challenges. Marine species are already migrating towards the poles, seeking cooler waters. WATCH: Marine Wildlife Fleeing to Poles: Australia's Oceans Face an Uncertain Future Due to Global Heating, transcript:

TRANSCRIPT Researchers modeled various emission scenarios, and the results are alarming. In just 15 years, marine ecosystems will endure extreme heat, oxygen depletion, and increased acidity. The study's co-author, Professor David Chman, paints a dire picture, stating that the average year from 2040 onward will surpass the most extreme conditions experienced before 2015. 

Australia's oceans are in grave danger, facing a future of extreme conditions that threaten marine life as we know it. A recent study reveals a shocking truth. By 2040, even with substantial emissions reductions, the water surrounding Australia will enter a realm of unprecedented environmental challenges.

But here's where it gets even more concerning. 

Marine species are already migrating towards the poles, seeking cooler waters. This isn't a leisurely journey. They are moving at a rate of 59 km per decade with some species like the kingfish in eastern Australia relocating at a staggering 102 km every 10 years. This mass migration is a direct response to the warming oceans. 

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And this is the part most people miss. These gradual changes are punctuated by extreme events such as marine heat waves which are becoming more frequent and intense. As the oceans acidify and lose oxygen, marine life is under immense pressure to adapt or perish. The study's lead author, Alice Pid, emphasizes that this crisis is already unfolding before our eyes. 

The research also highlights the vulnerability of marine protected areas which are not immune to these threats. The authors suggest expanding protected zones to include climate refuges, offering a glimmer of hope for biodiversity survival. 

Potential refuges, areas with the least environmental changes, are primarily found along southern and southwestern coastlines under emission scenarios aligned with the Paris climate agreement. However, these safe havens diminish rapidly under higher emission scenarios. 

A call to action, the study urges immediate and aggressive carbon emissions reduction to delay or mitigate these projected impacts. 

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As Professor Jodi Rummer, a marine biologist, points out, ocean warming, oxygen loss, and acidification form a deadly combination for marine life, and survival is becoming increasingly challenging. The rules for ocean conservation must evolve, and climate refuges alongside emissions cuts can provide critical time for marine life to adapt. 

The evidence is mounting with recent events like the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and Ningaloo, mass fish kills, and record-breaking sea surface temperatures serving as stark reminders of the crisis. As Australia's government considers new nature laws, the study's findings demand that climate impacts be at the forefront of decision-making. 

With climate change's rapid and significant effects on the ocean, Australia's environmental laws and response must adapt to this new unsettling reality. What are your thoughts on this urgent issue? Do you think we can still turn the tide and protect Australia's marine ecosystems? Share your opinions and ideas in the comments.

[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming since the 1970s is coming true, only faster.]

Global warming extreme cold temps explained- Polar vortex disruption- SCIENCE lesson video w transcript- Heating Planet blog

Waves of warm air from lower latitudes punch into the Arctic atmosphere, causing sudden stratospheric warming; this rapidly destabilizes the vortex, causing the Arctic air to spill outward like water flowing through cracks in a broken bowl. So the U.S. experiences severe winter weather outbreaks as the planet heats. WATCH: Polar Vortex Extreme Winter– Why U.S. Cold Spikes Are Growing More Violent- Crisis Lens Nov 9 report, clean transcript below
[Crisis Lens: what really happens when nature turns dangerous and why it matters, from .USA since July 2025] TRANSCRIPT:

Something is changing in the air above us. Winters are becoming more unpredictable, more violent, and harder to forecast. And the cause may not be where most people expect— it begins at the top of the world, in a layer of cold air that is now breaking apart. 

When people hear the term Polar Vortex, they often imagine a single icy storm swirling above the Arctic. But the polar vortex is not a storm— it’s a massive ring of high-speed winds circling the Arctic region in the stratosphere. Its job is simple: to trap cold air near the North Pole. 

As long as the vortex remains strong, the cold stays contained. However, in recent years, something unprecedented has been happening. The polar vortex is weakening more often, becoming unstable, wobbling, and in some cases, breaking apart entirely. And when it does, that frigid Arctic air escapes and spills southward across North America, Europe, and Asia. 

What follows are the brutal winter storms many Americans have felt— temperatures suddenly dropping, blizzards forming in hours, and cities going from mild winter conditions to deep freeze almost overnight. 

So why is this happening now? Why are winters becoming harsher even as the planet warms overall? 

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The answer lies in the complex relationship between climate change, Arctic warming, and atmospheric circulation patterns. Let’s break down how the polar vortex works. 

High above the Earth, between  and  kilometers in altitude, the vortex forms each winter as the Arctic region receives little to no sunlight. Darkness cools the atmosphere. Cold air grows dense. A tight spinning jet forms, circling the Arctic like a wall. 

This circulation separates the frozen Arctic from the relatively warmer mid-latitudes where most people live. For decades, this system remained relatively stable. Winters had variability, yes, but the Arctic cold generally stayed in the Arctic. 

Now, however, the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. This phenomenon is called Arctic amplification. Melting sea ice exposes darker ocean water, which absorbs more sunlight, leading to more warming. This warming reduces the temperature contrast between the Arctic and lower latitudes. 

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That temperature contrast is what strengthens the polar vortex. So when the contrast weakens, the vortex weakens. When the polar vortex weakens, its once-stable ring of winds begins to ripple. Waves of warm air from lower latitudes can punch into the Arctic atmosphere. Meteorologists call this sudden stratospheric warming. This warming can rapidly destabilize the vortex, causing the frigid Arctic air to spill outward like water flowing through cracks in a broken bowl. This is when the U.S. experiences severe winter weather outbreaks. 

If you remember the extreme cold events—like the 2014 freeze that brought subzero temperatures to Chicago, or the 2021 Texas freeze that collapsed the state’s power grid—those events were linked to polar vortex disruptions. 

But here is where the story becomes even more concerning. 

The polar vortex is not breaking because the planet is getting colder. It’s breaking because the planet is getting warmer. Arctic warming is disrupting weather patterns that once functioned like clockwork. Jet streams that were once strong and direct are now weaker, slower, and more meandering. 

When the jet stream slows, it can lock weather patterns in place longer. That means cold spells last longer. Storms stall instead of passing through. Snow accumulations grow deeper. 

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This is why winter feels more extreme—not simply colder overall, but more chaotic. One week might feel like spring. The next week brings temperatures that shatter records from100 years ago. This instability is becoming the new winter normal. 

Now let’s look at what this means for different regions of the United States. In the Midwest and Great Lakes region, polar vortex collapses can trigger sudden Arctic blasts. Cities like Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit can see temperatures plunge to dangerous levels in hours. Lake-effect snowstorms can intensify dramatically as frigid winds pass over relatively warmer water surfaces, generating enormous, persistent snow bands. 

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In the Northeastern United States—Boston, New York, Philadelphia—polar vortex disruptions can turn routine winter storms into nor’easters. These storms can intensify rapidly, creating blizzard conditions that shut down transportation, damage infrastructure, and overwhelm emergency services. 

In the South—the region least prepared—polar vortex disruptions are catastrophic. States like Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi are not built for prolonged freezing temperatures. Water systems are exposed. Power grids lack winterization. Homes lack insulation for extreme cold. 

The 2021 Texas freeze stands as a warning: when Arctic air spills far south, the consequences are not just uncomfortable—they are life-threatening. 

Meanwhile, the Western United States faces a different kind of winter effect. As the jet stream grows more unstable, atmospheric rivers become more frequent. These rivers carry enormous amounts of Pacific moisture, dumping heavy snow in the mountains and heavy rain in lower elevations. This can create a paradoxical combination of drought and flood—where snowpack provides water security, yet extreme storms trigger mudslides and flash floods. 

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So is climate change making winter colder? Not exactly. Climate change is making winter more variable and more extreme. The average temperature may still be rising, but the extremes are becoming harsher. It’s like stretching a rubber band. The more it stretches, the more violent the snap becomes. 

Now the important question: What happens next? Climate models suggest that polar vortex disruptions will likely continue—and may become more frequent—through the s. As long as the Arctic continues to warm faster than the rest of the planet, the structural instability in the vortex will remain. 

This means: Local governments must prepare for cold extremes even as they plan for long-term warming. Power grids must be weatherized—not just for heatwaves, but for deep freezes. Cities must rethink emergency shelter infrastructure to support vulnerable populations. Homebuilders and architects must consider winter resilience—not just summer cooling. • Communities must recognize that winter danger is no longer limited to northern states. 

The United States is now living in a climate defined by unpredictability. The real danger is not the cold itself—it is being unprepared for the cold. But preparation is possible. Weather forecasting has improved. Satellite data now provides real-time models of polar vortex stability. 

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Emergency planners can monitor signs of sudden stratospheric warming. Utilities can strengthen grid systems. Households can build winter resilience plans. Understanding the polar vortex is not just a scientific curiosity—it is a survival tool. Because the most dangerous winter storm is the one you don’t see coming. As we move forward, the key is awareness. The more people understand how the atmosphere works, the better we can adapt. This is not about fear—it is about clarity. The climate system is changing. The rules of winter are being rewritten. And whether we adapt—or ignore the signs—will determine how communities endure the winters of the future.

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[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming since the 1970s is coming true, only faster.] [I myself have known that a heating Planet would produce weather extremes both hot and cold since the 1970s. SMH]

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[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming since the 1970s is coming true, only faster.]

Joe Rogan's braindead climate denial Nov 8 greenmanbucket report w transcript, Heating Planet

Rogan reads the headline only. If you scroll down the article calls itself a warning on human-caused warming consequences. He clearly did not read it while claiming he knows what's in it. WATCH: Joe Rogan's Brain Dead Climate Denial posted by greenmanbucket late last night transcript below “An effort to understand Earth's past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the consequences of human-caused' warming"

TRANSCRIPT: 

Let me get to the next clip. Now, this is where climate change comes up. And Joe Rogan, I'm going to get to the full article that he brings up here because he clearly did not read it. 

B Sanders: You got to deal with this climate change issue. And I know that, you know, there are some people who think climate change is a hoax. It ain't a hoax. I think the last ten years have been the warmest on record. and we can create millions of good paying jobs transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency to solar to wind and other sustainable energies. 

Joe Rogan: I think

I think the climate change issue is very complicated and I think did you see the Washington Post  piece that they wrote where they did this long-term view- First of all, the reality is that the Earth's temperature has never been static, right? We could both agree on that. It's always been up and down. There's been ice ages and heat waves. 

And then the Washington Post looked at it. What was the time period that they looked at that essentially they found that we're in a cooling period that the Earth over the past X amount of years and this was like a very inconvenient discovery but they had to report the data and kudos to them for doing that. 

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[reading WaPo article] Scientists have captured the Earth's climate change over the last 485 million years. Here's a surprising place we stand now. So, look at the far end of that graph and you see we're in a cooling period. 

Sanders: Well, I'm not sure. I didn't read that article, but I you know, the scientists who are out there, I think-

Rogan: [interrupting]  I know, but there's a lot of money involved in that too, Bernie. That's part of the problem. There's a lot of money involved in this this whole climate change emergency issue and there's a lot of control. 

Greenmanbucket: I'm going to get to this article. It is remarkable. He clearly did not read it while claiming he knows what's in it. This is before I even address that just quickly cuz he brings up oh the control all the power that these scientists want or something. The fossil fuel industry spent $219 million to elect a new US government. 

[KE: More than that but this is one documentable]

Take a look at the industry pouring money into politicians. It's not the science community, you idiot. But don't worry, he reads the Washington Post, or at least reads the bolded headline, doesn't even read the subheading. “An effort to understand Earth's past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the consequences of human-caused warming.
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Why would they write that if this was apparently an article saying actually climate change isn't really a big deal because the earth cools and warms. Yes, that is true. The earth cools and warms. What he fails to tell you is if you scroll down a little bit and maybe read the article, it says this. The timeline illustrates how swift and dramatic temperature shifts were associated with many of the world's worst moments, including a mass extinction that wiped out roughly 90% of all species and the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs. quote, "We know that these catastrophic events shift the landscape of white of what life looks like. When the environment warms that fast, animals and plants can't keep pace with it. 

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At no point in the nearly half billion years that Jud and her colleagues analyzed did the Earth change as fast as it is changing now." 

This is the point he's supposed to be taking away from this. Yet the point that he [laughing] takes away is that actually we're in a cooling period. 

There were no humans back here, you idiot. Of course, human existence was only able to develop during this period that is a cooler period in the billions of years that the Earth has existed. That has nothing to do with how fast it is warming now and how much we are screwed. In the same way as a massive asteroid hitting Earth, what we're doing now is unprecedented. Like just read the article for the love of God.

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[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming since the 1970s is coming true, only faster.][What could possibly be the motive to convince people climate change is not happening when it is happening right in front of their eyes?] [With how aggressive the disinformation is about climate, a scientist telling the truth has to call himself greenmanbucket]

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