#europe

Europe's hottest summer caused record heat stress: Monitor https://phys.org/news/2026-10-europe-hottest-summer-stress.html #Europe #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #summer

Food & Feed Omnibus, co-written by the pesticide lobby https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10/food-feed-omnibus-co-written-pesticide-lobby Traced: How pesticide industry demands made their way into Omnibus X https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10/traced-how-pesticide-industry-demands-made-their-way-omnibus-x #Europe #environment #agriculture #farming #pesticides #politics #lobby

Europe’s rivers are getting cleaner, but not nearly fast enough https://www.earth.com/environment/europes-rivers-are-getting-cleaner-but-not-nearly-fast-enough/ #Europe #environment #river #rivers

European rivers are improving, but not fast enough to meet 2030 goals https://phys.org/news/2026-09-european-rivers-fast-goals.html #Europe #environment #river #rivers

#Europe Heatwaves extend from the Arctic to the Mediterranean Sea surface temperature is highest on record Wildfires burnt the largest area on record. 70% of rivers had below-average annual flows Europe acts on climate and biodiversity https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/european-state-of-climate-2025-record-heatwaves-from-mediterranean-arctic-while-glaciers-shrink-and #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/02/may-heatwaves-deaths-ruined-harvests-study-of-europes-summer-paints-grim-picture-for-the-future #Europe #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #summer #may

Europe’s AI demand could set off nuclear energy boom, says JP Morgan The EU’s goal of ramping up data centre capacity is already driving more investment in nuclear energy projects as the bloc seeks to decarbonise and secure energy security at the same time, says the global investment firm.

#Europe Europe’s battery storage market is projected to nearly double from 34 GWh in 2025 to 65 GWh in 2026, driven primarily by utility-scale projects and growing renewable energy integration. Meanwhile, intensifying competition in residential and commercial storage is pushing manufacturers toward integrated energy solutions, strategic partnerships, and advanced energy management technologie https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/06/whats-driving-europes-battery-boom-insights-from-eupd-researchs-business-climate-survey-and-storage-report/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

BGNES reports that two merchant ships were attacked by Russian drones off Bulgaria. One vessel sank and its crew is missing. Eighteen crew members from the second ship were evacuated, with some injured. Bulgaria’s government is convening an emergency meeting. #Europe

UK banks are Europe’s biggest coal financiers, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/30/uk-banks-are-europe-biggest-providers-coal-financing-report-finds #Europe #UnitedKingdom #UK #banks #coal

TL;DR:

1. Flávio Bolsonaro: 47.03% (56.1 million votes)
2. Lula: 45.16% (53.9 million votes)

The result was much better for the far right than I expected. It’s now very difficult to see Bolsonaro losing the second round.

My feeling that we were heading for a repeat of 2018 was right. At least this time, it won’t come as a surprise.

Prepare for an Americas increasingly dominated by the right and far right.

Europe may soon find itself as one of the last major strongholds of liberal democracy, until the far right takes power in France and/or Germany, which increasingly seems to be the direction we’re heading.

#Brazil #FarRight #Democracy #Europe

#Europe According to researchers, the consequences of a flood also depend on how urban areas are planned and built. Construction in or near high-risk areas, poor infrastructure, & inadequate drainage systems can significantly worsen the damage The study also highlights problems with early warning systems. In some cases, alerts do not reach citizens in time or are not properly understood, increasing the risk to life & property https://www.balkanweb.com/en/Floods-in-Europe%3A-not-only-the-climate-crisis--vulnerable-buildings-and-infrastructure-increase-the-risk/#gsc.tab=0 #ClimateChange #pollution #ecology #climate

Emissions from the last ten years made Europe’s deadly 2025 heat wave even hotter https://www.earth.com/climate/emissions-from-the-last-ten-years-made-europes-deadly-2025-heat-wave-even-hotter/ #Europe #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #emissions

Wild honeybees now meet the threshold for Endangered status in Europe https://www.earth.com/animals/wild-honeybees-now-meet-the-threshold-for-endangered-status-in-europe/ #Europe #environment #insects #bees #EndangeredSpecies

Emissions from the past decade have made Europe's recent heat waves worse https://phys.org/news/2026-09-emissions-decade-europe-worse.html #Europe #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #emissions

Dobropillia, in the Donetsk region. Russia swore these towns and their people needed to be "liberated." And so Russia came and liberated Donetsk towns, one by one, from their people, their homes, and life itself. #Ukraine #Ukraina #Russia #Россия #русские #EU #Europe #USA

#Europe Climate shock: Europe faces $128 billion heatwave hit in 2026; India stares at $50 billion El Niño impact The estimate is based specifically on temperature-related economic effects. It does not include additional losses from floods, droughts, wildfires and other extreme events that could accompany a strong El Niño https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/climate-shock-europe-faces-128-billion-heatwave-hit-in-2026-india-stares-at-50-billion-el-nino-impact-559236-2026-10-02 #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#Europe Le stress thermique survient lorsque les mécanismes naturels de refroidissement de l’organisme sont dépassés, entraînant des symptômes allant des étourdissements et maux de tête jusqu’à la défaillance de plusieurs organes et au décès https://www.leparisien.fr/environnement/climat/plus-repandu-et-plus-persistant-une-etude-salarme-du-stress-thermique-intense-ressenti-durant-lete-suffocant-en-europe-02-10-2026-54YFQXE5BVE33I2MX25JPPBX2Q.php L’été 2026 est devenu le plus chaud jamais enregistré en Europe de l’ouest, devant 2003 https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/environnement/article/l-ete-2026-est-devenu-le-plus-chaud-jamais-enregistre-en-europe-de-l-ouest-devant-2003_333769.html #ChangementClimatique #BouleversementClimatique #InstabilitéClimatique #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat

epsilon.social a fork of mastodon that use AI for moderation process I don’t know what to think about it. First, they completly hide the fact that it is based on Mastodon in their main page. You have to check their source code where they explain technical detail about their fork. Then, they openly admit that they use AI for moderation and probably Claude. I should warmly thank them for their transparency : Human moderation Moderation happens before publishing: every post is first checked by AI. Sensitive content, cases where the AI is unsure, and anything flagged go through human review. If it is “human moderation” , then every post shouldn’t be checked by the AI, isn’t it ? We know and hear everytime that “we lack people”, “we just execute some script that make our life easier”. But, AI, no thank you. We recently have a post from an user that used AI for reviving a dead project, Castodon, that he loved. He finally found some dev help. But, for me that’s another scale from analysing every post we made by an AI. And i build a para-social relationship with you, good or bad. Sometime i post, sometime i intervene, sometime i protect myself, sometime i talk about myself. I’m an user that do moderation and animate communities in the fediverse. That maybe the huge difference between creating a community and using a tool for mass moderation process. Another problem remain, and that’s the exact same reason we blocked Threads (Meta) : if we interact with epsilon.social users, our com will be probably analysed by the AI. According to their privacy page, they claim that 3 principles governe their project : They don’t sell nor rent any personal data They don’t use tracking ads based on our profil behaviour They don’t use your data to train AI They will probably apply it for the time being. How long ? How many time have we seen term change on a service provider ? The good side, for european citizen, is that they are on an european tech stack and GDPR compliant. That’s a good thinking for european sovereinety. But the question is : Can you trust it ? It is directly feed to AI anyway. We will never know where our data will go, except some promise. The code source mention that they use mistral for moderation process. Honnestly, i can’t trust them. At this point, I would rather trust my own server, some friend or my local association that endorse free software for years. I think, as we did for Threads (meta, facebook…) the safest option is to defederate or block their domain epsilon.social

👋 #Introduction I once flew to a city I couldn't pronounce because the ticket was €11. That's the kind of traveler I am. I plan nothing. I overpack. I miss trains. And somehow it always works out. I don't write guides. I don't do "top 10 lists." I just tell you what actually happened. Here to meet people who travel the same way. 💬 What's the most spontaneous trip you've taken? 🔗 Bits and pieces from my travels are in my bio. #Introduction #Travel #Europe #FediTips #Wanderlust