@dubh We'll need to be very selective in whom to get to the local grid and whom to leave off.
People dont "need" to be on a grid anymore. Stand-alone off-grid installations are reliable enough to provide power. Can have a mosque (every house in #Pakistan has access to one) set up production, and all people need to do is connect a wire to it.
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Planning for Urban Climate Adaptation
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #training #tutorial #urban #urbanplanning #climate #climatechange #adaptation #onlinelearning #planning #course #openaccess #QGIS #opendata #remotesensing #earthobservation #water #sustainability #hydrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #risk #hazard #flood #grought #heatwave #publicsafety #plugins #Delft #climatehazard
Incoming heatwave for San Diego. 
NWS San Diego: "Very warm with highs 15 to 20 degrees above average."
https://m.ai6yr.org/@nwssandiegobot/114055307724592327 #CAwx #heatwave #SanDiego
To keep your cool in a heat wave, it may help to water your trees https://phys.org/news/2025-02-cool-trees.html
31 °C in #Launceston Make it stop #heatwave
No rain in sight. But it is cooler now 
I will water my herbs again in the morning - I hope they survive! #heatwave
I think my herbs died... #heatwave
Heatwave warning as ‘intensely hot’ weather continues in south-eastern Australia
BoM forecasts high of 39C in Melbourne and 41C in Adelaide with cool change not expected until Tuesday or Wednesday
Sitting at over 40C (104F or above) for at least the next week... so needless to say we aren't running any sessions till it cools off, it's just not safe.
On a happier note here's baby Ari and her best friend Boss. They were both very happy and just wanted love. Both masters of the art of puppy eyes.
#TrainingMemories #SouthAustralia #Australia #dogs #friends #dogsofmastodon #heatwave #positivetraining #dogtraining #puppyeyes
A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south
https://theconversation.com/a-marine-heatwave-in-northwest-australia-is-killing-huge-numbers-of-fish-its-heading-south-248139?
#climatechange #marine #heatwave
Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heatwave that's been going since September 2024 intensifies.
The fish kill is a visible way to glimpse a disaster often out of sight and out of mind.
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Incoming #heatwave for #Melbourne, SE Australia for Sunday-Tuesday. Stay cool
. Dont leave kids or pets in cars, put out water
for wildlife.
Assess your #heathealth risk for your location here: https://heatwatch.sydney.edu.au/
Expanding coal and gas #Fossilfuels 
emissions heatwave frequency and intensity and Bushfires
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#ClimateCrisis consequences
Another hot day in #Melbourne. Definitely too hot for walkies. 
Good thing we are #ChihuahuasOnBikes 
. It was 34C under #Coburg Skyrail. On open stretches the ambient temperature was over 39C.
We went home to some nice air-conditioned comfort.
#DogsofMastodon
#Heatwave
#Biketooter
#Chihuahuas
Over 400 people died from the heatwave that hit south-eastern Australia in 2009, immediately before the Black Saturday bushfires. I wasn't in Victoria during most of that heatwave, so I wasn't aware of how gross it was for everyone.
The thing is, “Every heat-related death is preventable. That’s pretty definitive, right? So every year, every single one is preventable.”
Emergency rooms at risk of being overwhelmed by heatwave in NSW, Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-17/nsw-western-sydney-heatwave-hospital-energy-hot-weather/104734406 #australia #nsw #heatwave #heatdome #AustraliaWx
"Since 1900, heatwaves have killed more people in Australia than floods, fires, and all the other disasters put together. Extreme heat is often called the silent killer. It’s the deadliest of natural disasters."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-17/heatwave-of-2009-australias-deadliest-natural-disaster/104648912
#FossilFuels #GHG #emissions #harm #ClimateBreakdown #heatwave #ExtremeHeat #ExtremeHeatwaves #habitability #HabitableClimate #disasters
Crikey! Wilcannia (Western NSW, Australia) is in for a bit of a warm one tomorrow.
47°C (117°F) tomorrow. At least they'll have a slightly cooler breeze. Won't drop below 27°C (81°F) overnight. Ugh.
My regular information about hot weather (particularly in Victoria today and tomorrow)
Remember that your local library and the State Library are air conditioned and free to enter. Both have books, charging points, toilets, newspapers, magazines and potentially music and videos to entertain yourself/young ones.
If you see homeless people on the street today or tomorrow, please remind them that they can go to the State Library or any library to cool down.
Make sure you carry a lot of water, and eat cool food over the next two days
It's going to be hard to sleep tonight and possibly tomorrow night. Fans will help (up to a certain indoor temperature), and frozen wet towels will help you cool down if needed. Time to soak a towel, wring it out and put it in the freezer
You are allowed to use the shower to cool down. You can have a cool/cold shower and lie under/next to a fan to keep cool.
Make sure you have ice in your freezer if you can and use it in drinks to keep cool
Stick to the shade, keep your curtains and doors closed to keep the ambient heat from the outside/hot glass away from your inside.
If you only use air conditioning a couple of times a year, tomorrow is one of those days
As attractive as it sounds, going to the beach tomorrow is not a great idea during the hottest parts of the day. First thing in the morning and and after the peak of UV 5:30pm are best, otherwise stay inside, bunker down and keep out of the sun
If you have elderly relatives/neighbours who live in uncooled houses and you have a cooler house, time to invite them around. Heat kills, don't lose people.
#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review
(Get an AC! Get at least a small mobile one suitable for the smallest room you have. You can get one "used but good" on ebay or other local trade pages.)
"Heat-Wave Hotspots Across the Globe and Their Associated JetStream Configuration Roots"
Greg Cocks 
