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The financial system as we know it ceases to exist and capitalism ceases to be viable at 3°C. -- Gunther Thallinger

In total the mammals of the world are, 60 % livestock, 36 % human, 4 % wild.

Bugpocalypse: Why Insect Populations Tanked By 75 Percent In Just 30 Years ( IFLSCIENCE 2025 )

The Great Insect Apocalypse: Why Are Bugs Vanishing? ( SciTechDaily 2025 )

Can the world save a million species from extinction? ( Nature December 2022 )

Expect more mega-droughts ( ScienceDaily 2020 )

Vertebrates on the Brink ( March 2020 )


Enter the Diner Here

Atmospheric CO2

December 2025  427.49 ppm
December 2024  425.40 ppm
Annual change:  +0.49%

Last updated: Jan 05, 2026
Source: 
Global Monitoring Laboratory

The Diner Doomscroll

Bearing witness and documenting the ongoing climate crisis, mass extinctions, and the decline and fall of post-industrial capitalism.

Message from Venezuela to the world and the United States

venprensa.com image"Venezuela reaffirms its commitment to peace and peaceful coexistence. Our country aspires to live without external threats, in an environment of respect and international cooperation. We believe that global peace is built by first guaranteeing the peace of each nation."

"We consider it a priority to move towards a balanced and respectful international relationship between the U.S. and Venezuela, and between Venezuela and the countries of the region, based on sovereign equality and non-interference. These principles guide our diplomacy with the rest of the countries of the world."  Source : venprensa.com

Caracas, Jan. 5 Vice Presidentt Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in by the National Assembly as acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, following the illegal kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro Moros and First Lady Cilia Flores on Saturday, Jan 3rd.   Source : ​avn.info.ve 

The second source is official.  The first source is independent and known to support the opposition.​