Breaking Down: Collapse

It's becoming evident very quickly that the advancement of AI will bring an increase in cybersecurity issues - making the internet an increasingly dangerous foundation to rely on.

AI's 'Black October': PHP vulnerabilities trigger fresh wave of alarms

Altman admits the cybersecurity crisis is going to get worse: "I no longer think we're gonna be able to patch all the bugs." : r/OpenAI

Impact of AI on cyber threat from now to 2027 | National Cyber Security Centre

AI-discovered bugs may soon trigger fresh disruptions, cyber experts say | Reuters

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As geo-engineering becomes more of an inevitable reality, we look at the results of one war-gamed scenario:

They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think | WIRED

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Sources:

FCC Threatens Broadcasters Over Polls Predicting Disaster for GOP | The New Republic

If Democrats Win Congress, Could the G.O.P. Refuse to Seat Them? - The New York Times

How the Trump Administration Politicized the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — ProPublica

'Don’t let them rig this' | Dolly Parton’s sister claims she had to correct her ballot selection while voting in Tennessee | wbir.com

Texas Sued After Glitch Delays 600,000 Voter Registrations | The New Republic

Exclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows - Democracy Docket

Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters

DOJ accuses California of facilitating 'unlawful voting'

‘They will all go to jail’: Trump threatens California officials amid push to reject 20,000 ballots - Democracy Docket

Trump DOJ’s California crackdown rests on 25 potentially illegal votes out of 45 million ballots cast - Democracy Docket

Todd Blanche must confirm DOJ won’t seize ballots, senators demand - Democracy Docket

https://www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/s/z2671NMevR

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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 Guardian

FEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own - POLITICO

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals | Norway | The Guardian

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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 Independent

IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | The Guardian

Global Oil Tanker Shortage is Getting Worse By the Day

America Is Measuring Its Economy Wrong

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New papers have come out emphasizing the increase in the rate of change, when it comes to the warming of the planet

A recent doubling of global warming rate signals a 1.5 °C breach by 2028 | npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Climate Change Is Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond, Scientists Warn

Global Warming Rate Has Recently Doubled Meaning We Pass 1.5C By 2028 and 2.0C by as Early as 2038 : r/collapse

Scientists say Doomsday Glacier melting ‘aggressively’ | CNN

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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 Guardian

The Lancet Commission on 21st century global threats to health

Rethinking threats to human survival - The Lancet

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Sources:

Ilhan Omar investigation seeks to denaturalize member: Report

ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect

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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 Guardian

Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says - The Japan Times

World's largest penguin colony hit by climate-driven decline

Puffin island Lundy on cusp of closure as it runs out of water

Redwoods are iconic ecosystems. But now they’re overheating. | Vox

Vegetables are now half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts have worked out why | The Independent

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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 Guardian

US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks | Reuters

Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet

Decadal doubling of Siberian methane emissions due to warming-induced fires and methanogenesis | Science

Siberian 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 2050

Extreme weather likely to increase methane emissions from landfills | Research | Chemistry World

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