Breaking Down: Collapse

Today we discuss yet another war, waged by the US and Israel against Iran. The war is destabilizing conditions in the Middle East and threatens economic catastrophe throughout the rest of the world. The latest: Iran’s president says nation 'will not bow' to pressure from US and IsraelTehran indicates Khamenei's son will be named supreme leader as Israel expands Iran strikesIran war's targets widen into civilian infrastructure and Saudi Arabia reports first deathsIran Says Can Fight Intense War For 6 Months As Israel, US Step Up StrikesTrump’s demands for ending Iran war shift as US military works through its target listQatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world' | This is MoneyStrait of Hormuz Shutdown : r/collapse

Researchers stumbled upon the discovery of a glacier collapse in East Antarctica, which was determined to be the fastest glacial collapse every recorded. It spells trouble for other (larger) glaciers in similar situations. Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded | ScienceDaily

One of the things I fear most about collapse is that there's so much we don't understand, and that inevitably means there will be consequences we can't predict. Today I go through a couple of recent findings that weren't necessarily expected by the scientific community, and therefore not accounted for in climate models.Antarctic warming is altering atmospheric stability: New evidence from the 1950s to the presentVolcanism-induced collapse and recovery of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation under glacial conditions | Science AdvancesReduced Vegetation Uptake During the Extreme 2023 Drought Turns the Amazon Into a Weak Carbon Source - Botía - 2026 - AGU Advances - Wiley Online LibraryBrazil’s growing water crisis

Some new research has come out showing that for every .1C rise in temperature, there's a 7.2% loss in marine life.Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds | Marine life | The GuardianLong-term warming reduces fish biomass, but heatwaves shift it | Nature Ecology & EvolutionClimate ReanalyzerScientists Thought Antarctic Ice Melt Helped Fight Climate Change. It Doesn’t

Homeowners are faced with continually less options - and even when new options are presented, they're often trapsHome Foreclosures Surge 38% in a Year: The U.S. Housing Market on the BrinkWhy This Tiny Apartment is Taking Over American Cities : r/collapseTrump pauses 50-year mortgage plan, drafts 401(k) down payment access

Odds have risen sharply for a breach of the minimum power pool level as soon as July (worst case) and December (most probable) of this year. On top of that, it's been revealed that structural limitations to the dam itself might mean that MPP is the lowest level at which any water can be reliably delivered downstream.The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam - High Country NewsNo deal forces Colorado River crisis to continue | Western Colorado | gjsentinel.comThe Colorado River rift abides - High Country NewsLake Powell forecast plummets toward critical lows, study saysBig Decisions Loom for a Rapidly Shrinking Lake Powell - Circle of Blue

New research indicates that several tipping points may be officially crossed before we technically hit 1.5C. The paper also researched the impacts of duration above a benchmark vs highest temperature peak.Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks - University of Exeter NewsThe implications of overshooting 1.5 °C on Earth system tipping elements—a review - IOPscience

It seems that collapse is a weight, slowing pressing down making life harder for the every-day person. Home owners struggle as insurance premiums rise more than 50 per cent in five years - ABC NewsJob Searches Lengthen, Savings Dwindle for Americans - Business InsiderSocial Security trust fund could run dry earlier than expected, analysis finds - CBS NewsCalifornia's Housing Crisis Has Turned RVs Into Rental Properties : r/collapseOil majors profit $467bn since Russia’s Ukraine invasion | Global WitnessMaxing out your 401(k) or pouring money into index funds makes you complicit in the problem — you're literally funding the endless, exponential-growth doomsday machine of modern capitalism. : r/collapse