Climate News: This podcast has been silent for several days, but Violet Coco has not

Life sometimes gets in the way of living and so brings on silence, but that has not been the case for Violet Coco (pictured) and her Extinction Rebellion counterparts: "‘Message must be sent’: Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge"; "'Red alert': Heat records were smashed in 2023, and 2024 is likely to be even hotter"; "‘How many lives do you put at risk?’: Anger after man dies at music festival during heatwave"; "The family of an athlete who died from heat stroke sued organisers for millions. Lawsuits in Australia are ‘almost inevitable’"; "Like chasing Tasmanian tigers: What’s behind the Coalition’s nuclear push"; "Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out"; "High temperatures create 'wild year' for flora and fauna"; "How a snowmobile tour company is getting ready for a future with less snow"; "Australia’s big electricity generators say nuclear not viable for at least a decade"; "On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year"; "Magpies in survival mode due to climate change and noise"; "Scientific Consensus: 99.9% Agreement on Human Climate Causation"; "Finally, good news for power bills: energy regulator promises small savings for most customers on the ‘default market offer’"; "Even far from the ocean, Australia’s drylands are riddled with salty groundwater. What can land managers do?"; "The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity"; "‘Red alert’ to world as every major climate record busted"; "Daily Sea Surface Temperature"; "Surfing venue with data centre faces new 3.8°C climate warming rule"; "Climate Capitalism by Akshat Rathi"; "Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 - IEA"; "Today marks the spring equinox — and it’s a day early this year"; "A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: The End of Winter"; "California lawmakers have a plan to plug old, vapor-spewing oil wells. Could it backfire?"; "Climate rollercoaster: How Australia's environment fared in the world’s hottest year"; "‘$420 a year’: How climate change could cost some Sydneysiders"; "Aussie kids learn what to pack in an emergency and how to prepare emotionally for disaster"; "‘Water is worth more than gold’: eco-activist Esteban Polanco on why violence won’t stop him"; "Florida Legislators Ban Local Heat Protections for Millions of Outdoor Workers"; "Punxsutawney Phil says early spring. Here’s why that could be a thing."; "How Climate Change Drives the Spread of Invasive Plants"; "What price chocolate as climate change hits cocoa crops of poor farmers?"; "Air Pollution in Classrooms Could Be Reduced by Up to 36% With Simple Method, UK Researchers Say"; "California Must Triple Its Rate of Carbon Emissions Reductions to Reach 2030 Target, Report Says"; "Summer Solstice Triggers Mass, Synchronized European Beech Tree Reproduction, Study Finds"; "NVES: Aussies want cleaner, money saving cars – Climate Council"; "Scientists find evidence of a wetter world, recorded in Australian coral colony"; "Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves - Research shows the science is behind them"; "Continued logging of NSW koala habitat is ‘a profound tragedy’, conservationist says"; "New Study Shows Planting Trees May Not Be as Good for the Climate as Previously Believed"; "Asia Pacific Cycling Conference" "Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age"; "Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know"; "Handout or necessary investment? Funding of Gina Rinehart-backed mine raises concern"; "What's in store for Europe's nuclear energy?"; "In the ‘Armpit of the Universe,’ a Window Into the Persistent Inequities of Environmental Policy"; "WA had its hott