More dust storms called haboobs are coming, thanks to climate change

For anyone wondering whether intense dust storms, such as the haboob that enveloped Phoenix this week, are possible in Southern California, the answer is yes.

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https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-27/climate-change-bringing-haboobs-to-california

#California#USA#US#ClimateChange#GlobalWarming#IrreversibleOverheating#UpheavalClimate#GlobalBurning#ClimateDestruction#ClimateSuicide#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

There will be a Labor Day Protest from 11AM-1PM on Mon Sep 1st along El Camino Real from Santa Clara to Redwood City. The Santa Clara County Democratic Party is hosting a pre-protest gathering from 9:30-10:30AM on Mon Sep 1st at the headquarters, 2901 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128.

https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/830104/

#politics #democrats #democracy #california #santaclara#USPol#CAPol

There will be a Labor Day Protest from 11AM-1PM on Mon Sep 1st along El Camino Real from Santa Clara to Redwood City. The Santa Clara County Democratic Party is hosting a pre-protest gathering from 9:30-10:30AM on Mon Sep 1st at the headquarters, 2901 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128.

https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/830104/

#politics #democrats #democracy #california #santaclara#USPol#CAPol

Digital Rights Management (DRM) doesn’t work. Also: draft California law mulls mandatory DRM to preserve image provenance metadata, breaks Signal Messenger
https://alecmuffett.com/article/114666
#AiTransparency #ab853 #ai #california #cata #metadata #privacy #signal #tracking

Digital Rights Management (DRM) doesn’t work. Also: draft California law mulls mandatory DRM to preserve image provenance metadata, breaks Signal Messenger
https://alecmuffett.com/article/114666
#AiTransparency #ab853 #ai #california #cata #metadata #privacy #signal #tracking

Environmental groups say oil drilling in the Amazon is driving deforestation, destroying biodiversity and violating Indigenous rights, often without the consent of local communities. California’s purchases undermine its reputation as a climate leader, even as the state works to cut greenhouse gas emissions, they say

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/amazon-california-senate-resolution-colombia-b2814637.html

#California#USA#US#Amazon#ClimateChange#GlobalWarming#IrreversibleOverheating#UpheavalClimate#GlobalBurning#MassExtinction #environment #climate

Palm Trees, Universal Citywalk, California 2005 [Photography]

https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/08/25/palm-trees-universal-citywalk-california-2005-photography/

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#citywalk #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #palm #tree #sky #fronds #nature #california #photography