Hothouse Earth (pictured) by Bill McGuire warns us of both challenging and difficult times ahead.

Read the story "‘Soon it will be unrecognisable’: total climate meltdown cannot be stopped, says expert" from The Guardian by Robin McKie.

Other climate links for today are:

"What can I do about climate change? 14 ways to take positive action";

"Study Sees Potential Ways to Mitigate India's Risk of Groundwater Depletion";

"Energy Efficiency in Transportation";

"Humanity can’t equivocate any longer. This is a climate emergency";

"Record rain in St. Louis is what climate change looks like";

"Climate change, rising insurance costs, food security singled out in CSIRO megatrends report";

"Action on climate change is action on the cost of living";

"Weather Updates: Deadly Floods Swamp Kentucky, With More Storms to Come";

"Global climate crisis hits home in the U.S. amid record heat and pervasive wildfires";

"Climate breakdown made UK heatwave 10 times more likely, study finds";

"The Tiny Australian Territory That Avoided the Global Energy Crisis";

"Climate Bill ‘Transformative’ for Auto and Energy Industries";

"Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding – here’s what the science shows";

"Drought increases rural suicide, and climate change will make drought worse".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".