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Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you). There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.     • **[Steven Barron](https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2024/10/16/elderly-homeless-man-dies-2-weeks-after-attack-in-el-cajon/)** forgotten person     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/sIumN)) • **[Ward Christensen](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-age-78/)** co-inventor of computer bulletin board system (BBS)     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/P3gyA)) • **[Sherry Coben](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sherry-coben-dead-emmy-winning-writer-creator-kate-and-allie-1236034804/)** writer and creator, *Kate & Allie*     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/8j4qV)) • **[Mitzi Gaynor](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/movies/mitzi-gaynor-dead.html)** actress, *South Pacific*     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/wAI9f)) • **[Luis Gonzalez](https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/driver-death-lie-traffic-hauppauge-u49818g2)** forgotten person     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/R31n4)) • **[Lilly Ledbetter](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyv0ydp96po)** activist • **[Megan Marshack](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/us/politics/megan-marshack-dead.html)** *in flagrante delicto*     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/EUM6s)) • **[Mario Morra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Morra)** film editor, *Cinema Paradiso* • **[Andreas Münzhuber](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/11/neo-nazi-slips-to-his-death-climbing-hitlers-favourite-moun/)** Nazi     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/PuNfB)) • **[John Nady](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/18/john-nady-wireless-rock-dies/)** cordless micropohones     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/I0VqY)) • **[Roxanne Otero](https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/san-antonio-inmate-bexar-jail-died-19831816.php)** in county jail     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/QqCGl)) • **[Alvin Rakoff](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/canadian-filmmaker-alvin-rakoff-has-died)** filmmaker, *Say Hello to Yesterday* • **[Alex Salmond](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/alex-salmond-died-trying-open-33895880)** ketchupped     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/flTXB)) • **[Lillian Schwartz](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/technology/lillian-schwartz-dead.html)** computer artist     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/1EfaF)) • **[Richard Secord](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/16/richard-secord-iran-contra-dead/)** Oliver North's criminal sidekick     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/JyhQ2)) • **[Elizabeth Marie Torres](https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/10/14/a-death-on-the-streets-in-chula-vista-highlights-key-obstacle-to-helping-homeless/)** forgotten person     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/94WCN)) • **[Alex Wright](https://www.koco.com/article/family-holds-memorial-for-man-who-died-inside-cell-at-the-cleveland-county-jail/62587801)** in county jail     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/KBRua)) • **[Toni Vaz](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/15/toni-vaz-dead/)** Image Awards     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/RK58X)) • **[Patrick Watz](https://www.news-journal.com/prisoner-39-dies-in-jefferson-county-jail/article_04cddf05-d65b-5a73-bdbe-ee39ff97a9f3.html)** in county jail     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/y8HHG)) • **[Philip Zimbardo](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/18/philip-zimbardo-stanford-dead/)** psychologist, "Stanford Experiment"     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/97sm7))     [**Previously dead**](https://lemmy.world/post/20788117)

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• **[Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns](https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-rivers-are-shifting-poleward-reshaping-global-weather-patterns-240673)** • **[For the first time in human history, we are pushing the global water cycle out of balance](https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/climate/global-water-cycle-off-balance-food-production/index.html)**     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/6a0UJ)) • **[Insurance 'nightmare' unfolds for Florida homeowners after back-to-back hurricanes](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/hurricane-milton-helene-insurance-nightmares-torment-florida-residents-rcna175088)**     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/EjmjI)) • **[Climate change made hurricane milton stronger, with heavier rain, scientists conclude](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12102024/climate-change-made-hurricane-milton-stronger/)** • **[What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland.](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/15/finland-emissions-target-forests-peatlands-sinks-absorbing-carbon-aoe)** • **[Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/14/nature-carbon-sink-collapse-global-heating-models-emissions-targets-evidence-aoe)** • **[Only one-third of Europe's surface water is in good health, report warns](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241014-europe-water)** • **[Dams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change](https://grist.org/politics/the-fate-of-thousands-of-u-s-dams-hangs-in-the-balance-leaving-rural-communities-with-hard-choices/)** • **[Rapid urbanization and climate change key drivers of dramatic flood impacts in Nepal](https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/rapid-urbanisation-and-climate-change-key-drivers-of-dramatic-flood-impacts-in-nepal/)** • **[The world's carbon sinks are on fire](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/climate/carbon-fires-forests-global-warming.html)**     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/6cp9Z)) • **[Water challenges — made worse by rising temperatures — are threatening the world’s crops](https://grist.org/article/water-availability-farmers-crops-food-agriculture/)**

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• **[Destruction of global forests *increases* in 140 countries that promised to halt deforestation](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/deforestation-destruction-demolition-beef-soy-palm-oil-nickel)** • **[Double punch of hurricanes could become common due to climate crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/08/double-hurricanes-climate-crisis-florida)** • **[UN warns world's water cycle becoming ever more erratic](https://phys.org/news/2024-10-world-erratic.html)**     ([archived link](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/pY8CD)) • **[Large French ski resort to close — not enough snow](https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/09/travel/alpe-du-grande-serre-france-ski-resort-closes-climate-crisis/index.html)**     ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241010063445/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/09/travel/alpe-du-grande-serre-france-ski-resort-closes-climate-crisis/index.html)) • **[Helene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made up to 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds ](https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/09/climate/hurricane-helene-supercharged-climate-change/index.html)**     ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241010070636/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/09/climate/hurricane-helene-supercharged-climate-change/index.html)) • **[Harvest in England the second worst on record because of wet weather](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/10/harvest-in-england-the-second-worst-on-record-because-of-wet-weather)** • **['Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20241010-irreversible-environmental-disasters-loom-as-global-temperatures-rise-new-study-finds)** • **[Climate change is drying up the world's rivers at an alarming rate](https://futurism.com/the-byte/climate-change-drying-rivers)**     ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072013/https://futurism.com/the-byte/climate-change-drying-rivers)) • **[Wildlife numbers fall by 73% in 50 years, global stocktake finds](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3j0vzpl3o)** • **[Unprecedented Niger floods displace 1.1 million as devastation grows](https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20241009-unprecedented-niger-floods-displace-1-1-million-as-devastation-grows)**     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/M6tPt))