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A firefighting vehicle rolls through the burn zone of the Route fire near Castaic, California in August 2022. Photo: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times

September 3, 2022

Headlines for 3 September 2022 – China warns of “severe” threat to harvest after hottest summer on record – Dry pastures force Texas ranchers to slaughter ever more cows

3 September 2022 (Desdemona Despair) – The terrible summer of 2022 has overwhelmed Desdemona’s ability to track the climate disasters that are multiplying around the world. There’s no reason to expect the rate of environmental catastrophe to slow, so Des has decided that automation is necessary to keep this blog relevant and current. The idea […]

A view of the greens and fairways on a golf course near New Romney in Kent on 5 August 2022, as parched parts of England faced a hosepipe ban ahead of another predicted heatwave. Months of little rainfall, combined with record-breaking temperatures in July, left rivers at exceptionally low levels, depleted reservoirs, and dried out soil. Photo: Gareth Fuller / PA

August 8, 2022

News roundup for 8 August 2022 – Climate impacts have worsened vast range of human diseases – “Forever chemicals” have made rainwater “unsafe to drink” globally

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Friday, 5 August 2022. Heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding that closed several roads in Death Valley National Park on Friday near the California-Nevada line. The National Weather Service reported that all park roads had been closed after 1 to 2 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time. Photo: National Park Service / AP

August 7, 2022

News roundup for 7 August 2022 – Chaos after heat crashes computers at leading London hospitals – “Unprecedented” rain, flooding shuts Death Valley

7 August 2022 (Desdemona Despair) – Don’t be alarmed, long-time readers, Desdemona isn’t being abandoned to a news aggregation robot. Des is just playing around with automation to even out the bursty rate of posts that we’ve had lately. This news roundup format is experimental and will probably change frequently in coming days. Feel free […]