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A family crosses the flooded streets of Pakistan. Image by Asian Development Bank via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1h

Pakistan contributes less than 1% to global carbon emissions, yet it is among the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In recent years, Pakistan has withstood multiple catastrophes, including floods and heat waves that have killed thousands and affected millions of people.

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Over 120 dead and missing, 100 000 homes damaged as severe floods sweep through Mexico

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 7h

At least 64 people have died and 65 remain missing after days of torrential rain triggered severe flooding and landslides across several Mexican states, including Veracruz, Hidalgo, and Puebla. Damaged nearly 100 000 homes, destroyed infrastructure, and prompted a large rescue and relief operation.

At least 64 people have died and 65 remain missing as of October 13, 2025, after days of torrential rain triggered severe flooding and landslides across several Mexican states, including Veracruz…

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 7h

Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska on Oct. 12, producing a storm surge that flooded villages. The water pushed homes off their foundations and set some afloat with people inside. More than 50 people had to be rescued, hundreds were displaced, and at least one person died.

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

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Could booming AI raise your electric bill? Collapse of AI bubble, Typhoon floods Alaska, 120 dead, missing, 100,000 homes damaged in Mexico, Ganges water crisis, Pakistan endures successive climate disasters, Rural hospitals in US face collapse, The Everything Recession… in The Collapse Chronicle!

The Collapse Chronicle October 15

Could booming AI raise your electric bill?

Half of America’s Voting Machines Now Owned by a MAGA Oligarch

The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

They told us elections were rigged. Then they cloned stolen voting software. Then they bought the voting machines.

They told us elections were rigged. Then they cloned stolen voting software. Then they bought the voting machines.

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

Notabailoutnotabailoutnotabailout waaaaah! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, under fire from U.S. farmers and Democratic lawmakers, has insisted that the credit swap isn't a bailout. Remember that Argentinians have free national health care, and you don’t.

U.S. buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, under fire from U.S. farmers and Democratic lawmakers, has insisted that the credit swap isn't a bailout.

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

What happens when the world’s biggest borrower starts defaulting in slow motion? According to an investment banker, that question may soon define the global economy. The alarm follows the IMF’s recent flag on the U.S.’s $36 trillion federal debt. Now America’s biggest lenders want their money back.

Is this how the dollar dies? Investment banker sounds alarm as China exits US debt - BusinessToday

The alarm follows the IMF’s recent flag on the U.S.’s $36 trillion federal debt—largely fueled by post-2008 bailouts, record defense spending, and pandemic-era stimulus. Now, America’s biggest lenders...

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

FDA scientists found that PFNA, a forever chemical, could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the Trump administration has yet to release it.

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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One in six bacterial infections now resistant to antibiotics, WHO says

The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

One in six bacterial infections worldwide is now resistant to standard treatments, according to anew report from the World Health Organization that identified an alarming global rise in infections that no longer respond to antibiotics.

Many antibiotics have lost effectiveness against common bacterial infections since 2018, the report warned.

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American Deathcare: The Short Story

The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

Governments in America function like businesses, not governments. They won’t invest the taxes you pay into your healthcare unless they get a lavish return. Thus sickness and death have become much bigger money-makers for the economy than the provision of health coverage to citizens.

Sickness and death have become much bigger money-makers for the economy than the provision of health coverage to citizens.

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse.

Climate tipping points are being crossed, scientists warn ahead of COP30

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday describ...

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

Millions more homes in England, Scotland and Wales face devastating floods, and some towns may have to be abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable. New analysis suggests that some towns may need to be abandoned as homes and businesses struggle to get insurance.

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 1d

Hidden 'thermostat' may cause Earth to overcorrect for climate change, Most of world has recently set all-time heat records, Towns in UK may have to be abandoned due to floods, Climate goals up in smoke as US datacenters turn to coal, AMOC faltering, world barely notices… in The Collapse Chronicle!

The Collapse Chronicle October 14

Hidden ‘thermostat’ may cause Earth to overcorrect for climate change, Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records, Towns in UK may have to be abandoned due to floods, Climate goals go up...

The Collapse Chronicle October 13

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First climate tipping point reached: coral reefs face widespread dieback, Global Warning: Our future in a warmer world, Why ending capitalism won't save us, The hidden collapse of living systems, World evaporating before our eyes, This recession will feel like depression… in The Collapse Chronicle!

First catastrophic climate tipping point reached: coral reefs face ‘widespread dieback,’ Global Warning: Our future in a warmer world, Why ending capitalism won’t save us, The hidden collapse of livin...

The Collapse Chronicle Review October 12

The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 3d

A 400-Word History of Capitalism, Cost of Our Living Killing Us, End of Degrowth, Team Apocalypse, Climate Change And The Boiling Frog Effect, Slow Death of America's Public Lands, Wages of Precarity, Assault on the Poles, Why America's Great Social Experiment Has Failed… in The Collapse Chronicle!

ICYMI: Best Stories of the Week

What Collapse Destroys, or How the Wealth of Nations (and People) Dies

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 4d

Are we great yet?

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 4d

Umair: “We’re now in the implosive stage of American collapse. If it feels like things are fracturing ruinously around Americans, that’s because they are. This is a story of wealth—the real thing. That doesn’t just mean in financial terms, but the real wealth of nations and people.’

Hi! How’s everyone?

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Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 4d

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been underestimated.

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 4d

Richard Crim observes that about half of MAGA voters don’t accept the reality of “human caused” climate change. Together with the 30% who accept that reality but, don’t think it’s very serious, they form a majority of voters. WHY there has never been enough pressure to DO anything “real” about it.

The Crisis Report - 122

For children being born today, the Climate Crisis is going to be the “defining reality” of their lives. They will be 75 in 2100.

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