• Bottlenose dolphins in Gulf of Mexico test positive for fentanyl, other pharmaceuticals
    (archived link)

• In the Arctic, scientists are seeing changes that could have consequences for the whole planet

• Scientists are still puzzling over the reasons behind a streak of unexpected, record heat that scorched 2023 and into 2024

• Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning
    (archived link)

• Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

• Insurers are deserting homeowners as climate shocks worsen, and without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage

• Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources
    (archived link)

• From the US to Uganda, how climate activism has been criminalized in 2024

• Long-term marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean killed some 4-million seabirds in Alaska, the largest bird-killing event in modern history
    (archived link)

• Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals
    (archived link)

• Climate takes its toll on the ‘cherry capital of the world’
    (archived link)

   
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  • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    1·
    14 days ago

    Huge-scale capitalism — Boeing and GM and Musk, et al — absolutely, but my home town diner isn’t doing any damage. Coffee and a cinnamon danish, please.

    • Signtist@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      14 days ago

      All businesses weren’t doing much damage until they got big enough to do damage. Capitalism isn’t so much the pursuit of capital in general as it is the pursuit of capital over all else. If your diner values giving customers a good meal as much as it values making a profit, it’s great! But if it follows the capitalistic method of squeezing all profit from the scenario, all else be damned, then it’s just a smaller version of all the major businesses.