The inauguration of Donald Trump as the U.S. President was lamented and considered grim news at the second meeting of the Geelong Climate Cafe on Friday, January 24.

The 10 people at the cafe were deeply concerned about Trump's rise to The Whitehouse but quickly shifted to more parochial matters about which the participants felt they could do something.

"Why do so few apartments in Sydney and Melbourne have cost-saving solar panels?";

"World’s largest iceberg on collision course with British island";

"‘Managed retreat’: Should Australians withdraw from our beloved coastlines?";

"Touring disaster sites, Trump says he wants to get rid of FEMA";

"Los Angeles begins long recovery from fires — and braces for new disasters";

"Hughes and Laguna fires spread on another day of fire danger in Los Angeles";

"Trump says a ‘valve’ can solve California’s water woes. Experts say it’s not true.";

"Why environmental conservation won't save nature";

"Ageing coal generator fleet spells trouble for power outages";

"Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing";

"World Leaders Remain Committed to Paris Climate Agreement Despite Trump’s Withdrawal";

"It’s science, not fiction: high-tech drones may soon be fighting bushfires in Australia";

"Sleeping on beaches and staying social: how Australians kept cool in heatwaves before modern technology⁠":

"How wildfire, humans and a warming climate led to the extinction of California’s big mammals 13,000 years ago – podcast";

"After Trump’s pullback, Bloomberg promises to fill US funding gap to UN climate body";

"Geoengineering Technology to Remove Methane From Atmosphere Deemed Ineffective in New Study";

"Western Australia bushfires: homes reportedly lost and thousands told it is too late to leave";

"Swarm of jellyfish swimming in bioluminescence looks ‘magical’ – but it’s a warning sign";

"Genesis Invitational will relocate to Torrey Pines after California fires";

"‘Scare tactics’ and uncertainty: What Trump’s offshore wind order means";

"Trump freezes Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure-law funding";

"Revisiting Applied Hope";

"Zeroing in on Steel Sector Emissions for Market Transformation";

"Firefighters battle to keep upper hand on new wildfire north of Los Angeles";

"‘We surpassed human limits to stop this’: LA megafires show our approach to fire needs to change";

"I felt death in the flames’: how lighting a forest fire inspired one man to transform barren ranches into rainforest";

"Grounded is mobilising to safeguard land and housing for future generations";

"LNP’s refusal to cap K’gari visitors risks ‘destroying’ heritage-listed island, custodians warn";

"Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.";

"This Is Who Should Foot the Bill for the Los Angeles Fires";

"Trump has a fighting chance to prevent Arctic meltdown. He should take it";

"Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2";

"Spreading like wildfire: How Trump’s misinformation about water and fire in Los Angeles inflames the situation";

"We live in times of multiple entwined crises – but our policy responses aren’t keeping up";

"Memo to Trump: Five reasons to act on climate";

"The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted";

"Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows";

"Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge";

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