Breaking Down: Collapse

An update on the state of drought throughout the world:

EU considers emergency meeting as nuclear shutdown leaves Hungary facing energy crisis | Euronews

‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops | Food & drink industry | The Guardian

California drought may have pushed parts of the Sacramento Valley aquifer toward permanent collapse

Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis | Colorado | The Guardian

Italy's Po River valley on drought alert

‘Mini Dust Bowl’ could be forming in the US, expert warns. Will El Niño make it worse?

Foreign firms taking billions of litres from UK aquifers to make bottled water | Water | The Guardian

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In the midst of this crazy summer, let's take a look at the state of the wildfires around the globe.

In the latest NOAA run for the Nino 3.4 region, published 30 July there is now no model run that peaks below 4.1°C. This is setting up for the most significant global climate event in 150 years : r/collapse

France Blitzes Its All-Time Record for Area Burned by Wildfires : r/collapse

Fast-moving wildfires threaten city of Spokane, WA; National Guard activated

Washington’s wildfires are a warning for the entire U.S. | Scientific American

Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire | The Guardian

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Taking a short break from the podcast to deal with some family matters - I will be back!

In the meantime, here's a story highlighting institutional catabolic collapse from the perspective of the IRS.

The IRS Is Imploding – Mother Jones

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The coming demographics shift is a catch-22. Having fewer young people means a sever imbalance in care of increasing number of elderly (among many other wide-reaching economic impacts) but adding more people means quicker destruction of the biosphere.

The Demographic Challenge | IESE Insight

U.S. Population Growth Slows Due to Historic Decline in Net International Migration

Americans should work past 65 to avoid ‘retirement crisis,’ says BlackRock CEO. What to do if that doesn’t work for you

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A replay of Kellan and I's interview with Richard Heinberg 4 years ago, on news of his passing this week.

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Sources:

Appeals Court Rules USPS Will Suffer 'Irreparable Harm' if Prevented From Blocking Ballots | IBTimes UK

ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’

Trump setting stage to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says | PBS News

Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations - The New York Times

ICE's Largest Detention Centre Described as 'Graveyard for Living People' in New Human Rights Report | IBTimes UK

'Many More Coming': Trump's DOJ Begins Quietly Stripping Citizenship from Naturalised Americans | IBTimes UK

White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources - ABC News

Beshear says McConnell health updates needed as questions continue over senator’s communication | whas11.com

Trump Pauses $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From Two States (3)

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A research paper projects nearly 2 million deaths by 2055 in the US directly from wildfire smoke, and that it will be more costly than all other climate change consequences.

US raises wildfire preparedness to highest level as fires strain national resources

Ethical and safety concerns abound as wildfire prediction betting heats up - OPB

Wildfire Smoke Alert Over Canada, U.S. – "Doomsday Skies"

Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the USA under climate change | Nature

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The kids are becoming doomers, and it's no surprise with weekly articles coming out like this:

Overwhelming majority of young Americans worry about climate crisis | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Shocking Revelations Out of West Antarctica | Countercurrents

Massive chunk of sea ice has not refrozen in West Antarctica, satellite images show - ABC News

For 37 years researchers heated a patch of forest floor to see what climate change would do to the soil — and the carbon everyone assumed was locked away started leaking out on schedule - ScienceBlog.com

EU proposes slowing down cuts to carbon emissions for businesses

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So sorry about the audio - this happens time-to-time and maybe one day I'll afford a producer... (probably not)

There's been a lot of talk recently about the potential for food shocks. Are we on the verge of empty grocery stores?

The US Grocery Slowdown Is Real | Get Ready — Get Ready

The US Grocery Slowdown Is Real | Bain & Company

The Global Food Crisis - CounterPunch.org

‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say | Global economy | The Guardian

Why insect pollinators are vanishing worldwide | Psyll

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The world looks a little closer to 1984 every day. Marco Rubio is trying to speed run it.

Leak: Rubio’s WMD Scandal Is “Far-Left Terrorism”

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