ifd66 comments

The predictions are dire.

99% coral loss with a 1.5C rise in temperatures from pre-industrial time.

We are heading to pass the 1.5C threshold by 2030.

The depth of snow is much lower than average. Almost as low as 2020.

The irony.

More climate warming emissions from these products which will create huge piles of non-recyclable landfill.

In many cases it's part of the planned obsolescence we see with many products.

It suits companies for consumers to have to buy many different products rather than a few that are multi-use.

Surely, it's easier to invest in technology and system changes lower emissions than capturing, transporting and burying the emissions.

A similar comparison is looking to inhabit the moon/mars rather than taking care and safeguarding our life support systems here on earth.

The Japanese staff may be very polite, but until USJ starts putting limits on the numbers of people attending each day to reduce the horrendous waiting times, USJ (and Disney) will continue the biggest rip off Japan has to offer its visitors.

How lovely to be amongst nature - surrounded by blue sheets and 1000's of people.

I think the only place this would be significant is the tundra where the permafrost is melting and forested areas spreading towards the poles.

If more countries legislated or helped encourage the whitening of rooves there would be a significant lowering of temperatures, especially in urban areas.

Looks horrendous.

Surely the main pleasure of going to any religious site is to find some sense of tranquility and solitude. There are so many very beautiful, quiet temples and shrines in Japan that people could go to, instead of all crowding to the same few 'famous' ones.

The biggest obstacles are bad leadership, big oil, and lack of awareness or apathy among the general public.

The only way to make it low carbon is to not have it.

Can the world really afford to have these type of events given the cuts in carbon that are urgently needed.

Love the traffic cones.

How about not have a phone.

I've never had a so called 'smart' phone to distract me from the real world.

iPod for music and podcasts and my laptop for work etc.

Here's a geo-engineering idea that is guaranteed to work and will be:

cheaper

technically possible

carbon negative

not risk runaway unforeseen consequences

beneficial to all living things on earth

3 words: Global Wealth Tax

A run of temperature and other wether related records being broken year upon year should seriously worry anyone expecting to live decades into the future.

Most eggs, despite different retailers, are pretty uniform here in Japan and of high quality.

I'd disagree. Most are are from battery farmed hens and those eggs, so we are told, compare very unfavourably to the ones we get from our free range chickens.

Ocean surface temperatures are so high scientists are struggling to explain what's happening.

Very worrying trends.

Hottest year 2023, Hottest 7 months in a row. 2024; hottest January and now February (so far) on record Etc. Etc. Etc.

Another shameful legacy to add to the long list we human's are leaving.

@YGHome The latter effect is more rapid and powerful then the former,

Do you have any references to this 'fact'?

I'd be very interested to see them.

Checkout The Water Will Come by Goodell if you are interested in the topic.

It would need to apply to governments too, not just companies.

Greenwashing by our so called 'leaders' is extremely damaging.

The Japanese government's spin that surrounds its continued support for coal is a prime example.

Bring back plastic straws. There is no alternative that is "just as good".

Paper? Plastic? How about no straw at all?

Why do fully-abled adults needs straws? In the 'olden days', people could drink drinks without the aid of a straw.

Didn't even know they had active unions here - emphasis on the word active.

The slow pace of climate action and the continued disinformation that catalyzes it has never been about lack of science or even lack of solutions: it has always been, and remains, about lack of political will

This summarises the real problem - a crisis of disinformation, and non-action, which is often illustrated here with crass misinformed comments.

The irony going to what is essentially a children's attraction to celebrate becoming an adult.

What's wrong with a trip to the pub?

As scientists have been predicting for years, extreme weather is becoming the new norm.

And with El Niño adding to the cumulative rise in average global temperatures, next year is probably going to be hotter than 2023.

Shuffling along in a very slow wave of people in what is usually cold weather, it not my idea of fun.

Doing it once for the experience is fine, but to do it year after year, no thanks!

Happy New Year!

I worry about summer next year.

Warranted. This year is the hottest ever recorded and with El Niño adding to the cumulative rise in average global temperatures next year is probably going to be hotter than 2023.

As scientists have been predicting for years, extreme weather is becoming the new norm.

Why would anyone down thumb Moonraker's comments, which are simply informative?