I’m trying to understand how land degradation and drying in Central Asia might influence climate extremes in Eastern Europe and East Asia, which sit upstream and downstream along the westerly jet stream.

If land degradation in Central Asia intensifies heatwaves in Eastern Europe and summer extremes in East Asia, would restoring degraded land in Central Asia help weaken these extreme weather events? For example, Kazakhstan seems to sit upstream, while Hungary and Japan lie further down the flow. Could improving steppe land conditions have a potential influence on heatwaves in Hungary, and on summer heatwaves and heavy rainfall events in Japan? I’d appreciate scientific perspectives on how strong these climate linkages might be.

Hey everyone!

I'm a UX/UI design student working on my diploma project - a mobile app that turns sustainable habits into small daily tasks with rewards (think recycling, saving water, cutting food waste, etc.).

Before I design anything, I want to actually understand how real people feel about sustainability - what motivates you, what annoys you, and whether apps like this are helpful or just another thing cluttering your phone.

The survey takes around 5–7 minutes, it's completely anonymous and will be used purely for academics

There are no wrong answers - honestly, if you don't care about sustainability, your answer is just as valuable to me as someone who does. I'm trying to design for real people, not just the already-converted.

Here is the link:

https://forms.gle/dFfQs4WEoEXU7ryK8

Thank you so much in advance - every response genuinely helps. Happy to share the results afterwards if anyone's curious!

I don’t follow this sub, but I must have clicked on a few threads and now it’s suggested to me quite often.

I’m absolutely no climate change denier, and I know what we are facing if we don’t change soon. BUT these threads are basically making me not want to last another 5 years. I’ve got so much anxiety about the climate now I couldn’t sleep last night.

Please can someone give me positive news or something. I’m tired of feeling like the next winter is going to kill off all my family.

Edit: thanks everyone for the resources and advice. I feel a bit better about things, and look forward to reading through the websites etc that you’ve suggested 😊

I recently moved back to Atlanta after living elsewhere for some time. This summer has been much, much hotter than any summer I've ever been through. I remember Atlanta summers being hot, but not this hot. For example, my hiking friends and I would often climb Stone Mountain, a giant granite monolith with very little shade at the top, throughout the summer. Yes it was very hot, but being adequately hydrated made it possible. I would argue that most days THIS summer were impossible for me to do something like that.

For most days this summer, online weather (Googling 'Atlanta weather') explained that there was a heat dome and a heat warning. The forecasted daily temperatures were typically between 83 and 90 on those days. Every single time, the temperature gauge in my car registered between 98 and 100+ degrees. That temp gauge is accurate and I drive all over the city, so it's not a microclimate thing. I live in a very shaded area.

So here's my question: is heat dome a way to cover up significantly higher than normal temperatures? 9 out of 10 days this summer had an inaccurate forecast, typically 10 degrees lower than forecasted. There is also no longer air quality alert days mentioned on Google weather results.

I feel like decades from now this will be a significant piece of propaganda we will be realizing. This is only my opinion and I know I sound crazy, but no way have forecasted temps been reliable this summer. It's not just humidity's impact on temperature. The temperatures forecasted are reliably lower than what they actually are.

There are rhinoceros and other animals, it is a world heritage sight , PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO STOP THESE EVIL INDIVIDUALS FROM RUINING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE