Collapse Adaptation

It's been a little over 4 years since I first came into contact with Tristan and Kate through their academic Collapsology work on Just Collapse. That was a time when we could consider that we might transition to a post-collapse world without oil.  Approaching Collapse Forum "Life after oil will be like life before oil".  " Those were the days my friend " (Mary Hopkin). Did we really think we could survive a climate extinction event? Maybe, until the data changed. There's a Chinese Curse: "May you live in interesting times", and we do indeed. Tristan, and a few others I could mention, were, early on, labelled as Doomers and villified by Prof Michael Mann. Who then, through his mantra Doomism = Inaction,  spawned a whole band of self-styled climate educator grifters. We observed downward punching by some academics towards anyone who disagreed with their constant messages of hope and optimism for the future. Now we live in a Train wreck. Acceptance of...

The current annual global average temperature is about 1.45-1.55°C above pre-industrial  levels (1850-1900), according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and other reports for the year 2024 . This makes 2024 the warmest year on record, a trend driven by long-term climate change, which is further influenced by natural factors like the El Niño event that has now passed . 2024 was the w armest year. October 2025 has broken all records. 2024's  record warmth was caused by a combination of long-term warming from greenhouse gases and the influence of a strong El Niño event. While the El Niño is waning and La Niña conditions may return, leading to cooler conditions in the tropical Pacific, the overall trend of warming from greenhouse gases is expected to continue. SOURCES : https://berkeleyearth.org/global-temperature-report-for-2023/ https://wmo.int/media/news/global-temperature-likely-exceed-15degc-above-pre-industrial-level-temporarily-next-5-years-0 https://wmo.int/ne...

This quote is taken from the XReadiness Climate Adaptation document under section 5- Water Security and Sustainable Hydration. This section is good but lacks advanced knowledge. It deals with personal water management. But what happens when the community needs help? Scalable water purification is a different discipline. The XReadiness document lacks scalability. "Never assume water is safe. Contamination can be invisible and deadly, especially after flooding  or infrastructure damage. Boiling water for at least one minute kills most bacteria, viruses, and parasites. This remains the gold standard for disinfection. Portable filters (e.g. ceramic or carbon-based) and purification tablets (chlorine or iodine) are essential for mobility or evacuation. DIY methods like sand/charcoal filtering or solar  disinfection (SODIS) can be used in extended emergencies. The first method should be learned  in advance and consists of a plastic bottle containing separate layers of sand, ch...

What are Wet Bulb Temperatures? Wet bulb temperature  measures the combined effect of heat and humidity, representing the lowest temperature achievable by evaporating water into the air .  It is measured using a thermometer with a water-soaked cloth over its bulb, and it always reads lower than or equal to the dry bulb temperature. A higher wet bulb temperature indicates higher humidity, which hinders evaporation and reduces the body's ability to cool itself through sweating. This makes it a critical metric for assessing heat stress on humans and is often higher than the commonly reported heat index. Why Wet Bulb Temperatures are important Humidity and Evaporation :  The wet bulb temperature is essentially a measure of how well water can evaporate into the air. Human Cooling : Our bodies cool through the evaporation of sweat. High wet bulb temperatures mean less evaporation, making it harder to cool down and leading to dangerous heat stress.   Heat Str...

This is Jungle Svonni, he is an indigenous Sami Shaman from Satmi. Satmi is a region in the extreme north of Europe and Russia, part of which is inside the Arctic Circle. Satmi spans Northern Russia, Finland, Sweden and Norway. The Sami people's language, singing traditions, culture, and dress have been at times banned, and like North American indigenous people, they were, in the 19th  & 20th centuries, forced to go to boarding schools as part of Nordic assimilation policies. Jungle Svonni spent several years alone in nature, living off the land. In his own words, he explains that this is how you find nature connection. Link: YouTube short, Jungle Svonni explains how he spent years in the wilderness, living off the land. This, he explains, is where we find nature connection. And I have to say I agree with him. The starting point for the Indigenous Shaman has always been nature. By the time precolonial indigenous people were 18-25, they would have mastered the neces...