Breaking Down: Collapse

Things can change quickly in a collapsing world. We often think of what the future will be like, and forget that collapse is being experienced today, in a million different little ways:French supermarkets targeted by massive defrost cyberattack‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify | Protest | The GuardianFEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own - POLITICOTap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals | Norway | The Guardian

The way that we measure the economy is deeply flawed, as is manifest by the fact that the government says the economy is currently healthy. Do you feel confident in our current economy?US families are behind on bills at rate not seen since Great Recession of 2008 | The IndependentIMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | The GuardianGlobal Oil Tanker Shortage is Getting Worse By the DayAmerica Is Measuring Its Economy Wrong

A new report analyses the 17 biggest threats that humanity faces, including a couple of possibilities for extinction:Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment | Global health | The GuardianThe Lancet Commission on 21st century global threats to healthRethinking threats to human survival - The Lancet

Sources:Ilhan Omar investigation seeks to denaturalize member: ReportICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect

Species are declining at an accelerating rate. Here, a glimpse into some of them:‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record | Birds | The GuardianPopulations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says - The Japan TimesWorld's largest penguin colony hit by climate-driven declinePuffin island Lundy on cusp of closure as it runs out of waterRedwoods are iconic ecosystems. But now they’re overheating. | VoxVegetables are now half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts have worked out why | The Independent

Just because we don't talk about it often doesn't mean it isn't happening... Methan emission are growing and aren't accounted for in the models:Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey | Greenhouse gas emissions | The GuardianUS will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks | ReutersHeat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planetDecadal doubling of Siberian methane emissions due to warming-induced fires and methanogenesis | ScienceSiberian methane emissions have doubled in a decade, study co-led by UK scientists finds | EurekAlert!Siberia's growing methane threat could offset 20% of global methane reduction targets by 2050Extreme weather likely to increase methane emissions from landfills | Research | Chemistry World

As pressure builds on the nations first (and most severely) impacted by Climate Change and collapse, a Substack article considers the force that will be used against migrants fleeing the chaos. Comments - The Massacres are Coming - by Sarah Connor

As the Super El Nino continues to grow, local governments are taking pre-emptive actions:We're gonna need a bigger chart : r/collapseWe have a bigger chart : r/collapseThe clocks are changing and so is the season - get ready for a summer of weather surprises Auckland - OurAuckland‘Like an earthquake’: El Niño is coming for California – is the state ready? | California | The GuardianHow California is bracing for a winter of floods, fires and extreme storms all at once | Environment | The GuardianEl Niño high tides will batter California Thanksgiving, ChristmasTen things to do right now to prepare for predicted severe El Niño impacts | ANR News ReleasesThe Godzilla El Niño Is a Rehearsal for the Rest of Our Lives - Bloomberg