Hamish 💧
@hamishoz.bsky.social
Living a good life in Western Australia. A good life threatened by climate collapse. Insurance broker.
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COST: Home insurance costs are up 8.2% in one year as climate risk roils markets. That cascades into mortgage/real estate markets, so buckle up.
CORRUPTION: The fossil fuel industry’s climate denial fraud has real costs to Americans, and Republicans going along with the fraud are accountable.
CORRUPTION: The fossil fuel industry’s climate denial fraud has real costs to Americans, and Republicans going along with the fraud are accountable.
January 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
COST: Home insurance costs are up 8.2% in one year as climate risk roils markets. That cascades into mortgage/real estate markets, so buckle up.
CORRUPTION: The fossil fuel industry’s climate denial fraud has real costs to Americans, and Republicans going along with the fraud are accountable.
CORRUPTION: The fossil fuel industry’s climate denial fraud has real costs to Americans, and Republicans going along with the fraud are accountable.
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New study shows how extreme weather events and crop trade can reinforce each other and substantially heighten exposure for other countries
This underscores the urgency of enhanced preparedness for interconnected climate risks...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
This underscores the urgency of enhanced preparedness for interconnected climate risks...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Extreme climate events and transboundary effects of global crop trade
Extreme climate events and transboundary effects of global crop trade, Hedlund, Johanna, Diffenbaugh, Noah S
iopscience.iop.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
New study shows how extreme weather events and crop trade can reinforce each other and substantially heighten exposure for other countries
This underscores the urgency of enhanced preparedness for interconnected climate risks...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
This underscores the urgency of enhanced preparedness for interconnected climate risks...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
The consensus climate model thing didn’t work out did it. Worst case warming. Lost cooling. To be continued…
One of my target climate migration locations had fire and flood within days last week. #nowheretohide
One of my target climate migration locations had fire and flood within days last week. #nowheretohide
Policymakers and financial institutions are underestimating climate risks that could destabilise the global financial system, the Parasol Lost report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and University of Exeter warns.
January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The consensus climate model thing didn’t work out did it. Worst case warming. Lost cooling. To be continued…
One of my target climate migration locations had fire and flood within days last week. #nowheretohide
One of my target climate migration locations had fire and flood within days last week. #nowheretohide
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“We have already seen individual years above 1.5 degrees Celsius and they have offered a preview of what is to come, with economic shocks and strains on food, water and insurance systems.” - Dr. Jesse Abrams, @gsiexeter.bsky.social
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
Many Climate Risks Have Been Underestimated By Policymakers, Study Finds
The cooling effects of air pollution could mean many policymakers and financial institutions have underestimated climate risks, according to a new analysis.
www.forbes.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:37 AM
“We have already seen individual years above 1.5 degrees Celsius and they have offered a preview of what is to come, with economic shocks and strains on food, water and insurance systems.” - Dr. Jesse Abrams, @gsiexeter.bsky.social
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
The consensus science gig is up. Reality is accelerating warming and lost cooling. Rapid financial system collapse risks.
The finance industry is relying on climate models that understate the speed at which temperatures are rising, according to a fresh study by Britain’s main association of actuaries
UK Actuaries Sound Alarm on Loss Models Downplaying Climate Risk
The finance industry is relying on climate models that understate the speed at which temperatures are rising, according to a fresh study by Britain’s main association of actuaries.
bloom.bg
January 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The consensus science gig is up. Reality is accelerating warming and lost cooling. Rapid financial system collapse risks.
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My new video…
Actuaries Write a Doom Report on Climate Disruption so you know we are up the Creek with no Paddle
youtu.be/uOxsuOgW5Mw?...
#climate #weather #economy #actuaries #actuary #finance #globaldiplomacy #global #money #stocks #stockmarketcrash #value
Actuaries Write a Doom Report on Climate Disruption so you know we are up the Creek with no Paddle
youtu.be/uOxsuOgW5Mw?...
#climate #weather #economy #actuaries #actuary #finance #globaldiplomacy #global #money #stocks #stockmarketcrash #value
Actuaries Write a Doom Report on Climate Disruption so you know we are up the Creek with no Paddle.
YouTube video by Paul Beckwith
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 AM
My new video…
Actuaries Write a Doom Report on Climate Disruption so you know we are up the Creek with no Paddle
youtu.be/uOxsuOgW5Mw?...
#climate #weather #economy #actuaries #actuary #finance #globaldiplomacy #global #money #stocks #stockmarketcrash #value
Actuaries Write a Doom Report on Climate Disruption so you know we are up the Creek with no Paddle
youtu.be/uOxsuOgW5Mw?...
#climate #weather #economy #actuaries #actuary #finance #globaldiplomacy #global #money #stocks #stockmarketcrash #value
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Are we #AUKUSing!!!!!!!
Japan accuses the U.S. of failing to deliver $6.9B in military equipment, with 118 FMS contracts delayed over five years, forcing reliance on older gear and leaving critical systems like the E-2D Hawkeye unsupported despite advance payments.
January 20, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Are we #AUKUSing!!!!!!!
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January 18, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Kia has done the usual EV maker sabotage of their long range model.
17 inch rims on base model and 19s on the long range. Robbing at least 50kms from the range.
It’s just dumb when your competitor is 750 km Model 3 - 18 inch wheels , rwd plus 500 kg lighter.
thedriven.io/2026/01/19/k...
17 inch rims on base model and 19s on the long range. Robbing at least 50kms from the range.
It’s just dumb when your competitor is 750 km Model 3 - 18 inch wheels , rwd plus 500 kg lighter.
thedriven.io/2026/01/19/k...
Kia reveals pricing and specs of EV4, its longest range electric car to date
Kia's next EV's pricing has now been revealed for sale in Australia, expected to arrive later this month.
thedriven.io
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Kia has done the usual EV maker sabotage of their long range model.
17 inch rims on base model and 19s on the long range. Robbing at least 50kms from the range.
It’s just dumb when your competitor is 750 km Model 3 - 18 inch wheels , rwd plus 500 kg lighter.
thedriven.io/2026/01/19/k...
17 inch rims on base model and 19s on the long range. Robbing at least 50kms from the range.
It’s just dumb when your competitor is 750 km Model 3 - 18 inch wheels , rwd plus 500 kg lighter.
thedriven.io/2026/01/19/k...
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“The United States could compete on building better drones and electric vehicles if its businesses had greater access to electrical power and a vital industrial base,” writes Dan Wang.
Opinion | Trump Is Obsessed With Yesterday’s Energy. China Is Focused on the Future.
China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power. Its businesses are reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 8:12 AM
“The United States could compete on building better drones and electric vehicles if its businesses had greater access to electrical power and a vital industrial base,” writes Dan Wang.
China now generates more electricity each year than the United States and the European Union combined.
Opinion | Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
China now generates more electricity each year than the United States and the European Union combined.
It pisses me off that the ABC embeds X posts in articles driving users to misinformation hell. Why do it?
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
It pisses me off that the ABC embeds X posts in articles driving users to misinformation hell. Why do it?
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ICE has only 300 followers and more than 90k blocks since it arrived on Bluesky:
January 17, 2026 at 4:49 PM
ICE has only 300 followers and more than 90k blocks since it arrived on Bluesky:
Love this
Rather than blocking every trump admin account individually, subscribe to this and block them all.
it gets updated so the icegov account is already on it.
it gets updated so the icegov account is already on it.
January 18, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Love this
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That's Greg Bovino, US Border Patrol Commander, in the middle btw.
A little too on the nose.
A little too on the nose.
January 17, 2026 at 9:39 PM
That's Greg Bovino, US Border Patrol Commander, in the middle btw.
A little too on the nose.
A little too on the nose.
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The study confirms the urgent need to "decisively curb the expansion of extensive cattle ranching and large-scale soy monocultures, which remain the primary drivers of Cerrado clearing and ecological degradation", and "to reclaim the very meaning of 'sustainable development'" shorturl.at/3K9Wk
#Biodiversity in acute crisis - #PlanetaryBoundaries falling like nine-pins
#ClimateEmergency
phys.org/news/2026-01...
#ClimateEmergency
phys.org/news/2026-01...
More than 55% of Cerrado native vegetation already lost, new review reveals
A comprehensive new review synthesizing decades of research warns that the Brazilian Cerrado—a biodiversity hotspot, known for its vast inverted forests—is facing a massive, multi-faceted ecological c...
phys.org
January 18, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The study confirms the urgent need to "decisively curb the expansion of extensive cattle ranching and large-scale soy monocultures, which remain the primary drivers of Cerrado clearing and ecological degradation", and "to reclaim the very meaning of 'sustainable development'" shorturl.at/3K9Wk
Not bad @alankohler.bsky.social
Misses the clear statement of fact, that AI is here to enable the oligarchs and super rich to take even more of the pie.
On the upside it might be what finally destroys capitalism. Jobless people don’t sit quietly.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Misses the clear statement of fact, that AI is here to enable the oligarchs and super rich to take even more of the pie.
On the upside it might be what finally destroys capitalism. Jobless people don’t sit quietly.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
AI is an ethical, social and economic nightmare — and we're starting to wake up
As 2025 began, I thought humanity's biggest problem was climate change. In 2026, AI is more pressing.
www.abc.net.au
January 18, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Not bad @alankohler.bsky.social
Misses the clear statement of fact, that AI is here to enable the oligarchs and super rich to take even more of the pie.
On the upside it might be what finally destroys capitalism. Jobless people don’t sit quietly.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Misses the clear statement of fact, that AI is here to enable the oligarchs and super rich to take even more of the pie.
On the upside it might be what finally destroys capitalism. Jobless people don’t sit quietly.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Remember:
26Jan has been recognised as a Day of Mourning since 1938, in recognition of the invasion, dispossession & numerous massacres by British invaders against Indigenous Australians since 1788.
It has only been a public holiday as Australia Day since 1994.
Facts matter. History matters. #auspol
26Jan has been recognised as a Day of Mourning since 1938, in recognition of the invasion, dispossession & numerous massacres by British invaders against Indigenous Australians since 1788.
It has only been a public holiday as Australia Day since 1994.
Facts matter. History matters. #auspol
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Remember:
26Jan has been recognised as a Day of Mourning since 1938, in recognition of the invasion, dispossession & numerous massacres by British invaders against Indigenous Australians since 1788.
It has only been a public holiday as Australia Day since 1994.
Facts matter. History matters. #auspol
26Jan has been recognised as a Day of Mourning since 1938, in recognition of the invasion, dispossession & numerous massacres by British invaders against Indigenous Australians since 1788.
It has only been a public holiday as Australia Day since 1994.
Facts matter. History matters. #auspol
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Making these things un-turn-off-able is an extremely fundamental core component of the entire industry. It is the same reason you cannot choose between buying yoghurt with single-use plastic or without it.
You cannot fabricate demand for a wasteful, harmful thing without making it mandatory
You cannot fabricate demand for a wasteful, harmful thing without making it mandatory
Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Making these things un-turn-off-able is an extremely fundamental core component of the entire industry. It is the same reason you cannot choose between buying yoghurt with single-use plastic or without it.
You cannot fabricate demand for a wasteful, harmful thing without making it mandatory
You cannot fabricate demand for a wasteful, harmful thing without making it mandatory
Gina Rinehart’s latest nightmare, the Belisama Gas Project. Could supply domestic gas to keep local business hooked on gas, but will no doubt end up being exported via the Burrup hub. Project open for comment!
haveyoursay.dplh.wa.gov.au/belisamagasp...
haveyoursay.dplh.wa.gov.au/belisamagasp...
Gas Processing Plant and Workforce Accommodation, Milo - Part 11B Application for Significant Development
Consultation closes 8 February 2026 A significant development application for a gas processing plant and operations village in the Shire of Mingenew has been received by the Western Australian Plannin...
haveyoursay.dplh.wa.gov.au
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Gina Rinehart’s latest nightmare, the Belisama Gas Project. Could supply domestic gas to keep local business hooked on gas, but will no doubt end up being exported via the Burrup hub. Project open for comment!
haveyoursay.dplh.wa.gov.au/belisamagasp...
haveyoursay.dplh.wa.gov.au/belisamagasp...
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The WA government is investigating if one dead tree could halt Alcoa's mining If the US miner is found to have mined too close to a large jarrah tree, it would trigger an automatic cancellation of its right to mine much of its lease.
www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-governmen...
www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-governmen...
One dead tree could halt Alcoa's bauxite mining in WA
If the US miner is found to have mined too close to a large jarrah tree, it would trigger an automatic cancellation of its right to mine much of its lease.
www.boilingcold.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The WA government is investigating if one dead tree could halt Alcoa's mining If the US miner is found to have mined too close to a large jarrah tree, it would trigger an automatic cancellation of its right to mine much of its lease.
www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-governmen...
www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-governmen...
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🧵 Decades of concerted, networked, well-funded effort to demonise Muslims unites the disparate factions trying to build new nationalisms around a faith identity. Christofascists around Trump, Israeli-Jewish nationalists around Bibi & Modi’s Hindutva cooperate. lucyham29.substack.com/p/australian...
Australians' freedom of speech is under attack because Palestinians are seen as less than human
A coalition of forces is working to stop Australian speech and protest that criticises Israel. Cultural landmarks like Meanjin and the 2026 Adelaide Writers Week festival are victims.
lucyham29.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
🧵 Decades of concerted, networked, well-funded effort to demonise Muslims unites the disparate factions trying to build new nationalisms around a faith identity. Christofascists around Trump, Israeli-Jewish nationalists around Bibi & Modi’s Hindutva cooperate. lucyham29.substack.com/p/australian...
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Woodside's new floating production rig arrives at Scarborough gas field off Western Australia.
Benefits: some employment (few post construction), plus taxes + a few royalties.
Costs: excess carbon emissions, damage to 40000 yr art & removal of sea floor junk (if anyone bothers).
#WAPetroState
Benefits: some employment (few post construction), plus taxes + a few royalties.
Costs: excess carbon emissions, damage to 40000 yr art & removal of sea floor junk (if anyone bothers).
#WAPetroState
A massive floating platform has arrived off WA coast as Woodside Energy’s controversial Scarborough gas project nears production.
70,000-tonne floating production unit towed by 5 large ocean vessels more than 7400km from China to position 375km off Karratha. newsroom.aap.com.au/api/v1/asset....
70,000-tonne floating production unit towed by 5 large ocean vessels more than 7400km from China to position 375km off Karratha. newsroom.aap.com.au/api/v1/asset....
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Woodside's new floating production rig arrives at Scarborough gas field off Western Australia.
Benefits: some employment (few post construction), plus taxes + a few royalties.
Costs: excess carbon emissions, damage to 40000 yr art & removal of sea floor junk (if anyone bothers).
#WAPetroState
Benefits: some employment (few post construction), plus taxes + a few royalties.
Costs: excess carbon emissions, damage to 40000 yr art & removal of sea floor junk (if anyone bothers).
#WAPetroState