https://www.ecowatch.com/wildfires-rainfall-california-2597868517.html? Aug. 22, 2018 08:05AM EST Cars drive down a hill in a mandatory evacuation area as the Holy Fire burns in Cleveland National Forest on Aug. 8 in Lake Elsinore, California. The fire has burned at least 6,200 acres and destroyed twelve structures. Mario Tama / Getty Images Summer Rainfall Declines ‘Primary Driver’ of Surge … Continue reading Primary reason of western wildfires pinned to years of decline in summer rainfall
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Rivers may get angrier with climate change and warmer temperatures
Rivers have been problematic for humans for milennia. Get tired of flooding and put up a dam? Lose the land that floods behind the dam, get silting at the dam, and affect water life migration. (See any large Western state dam or the Three Gorges Dam in China.) Divert a river into an area with … Continue reading Rivers may get angrier with climate change and warmer temperatures
Maybe we’ll get specific extreme weather predictions instead of just dire warnings
Any degree of specificity will help. Past reports have sometimes fallen into "the sky is falling" category where dire warnings have been unaccompanied by details upon which one could act. I'm hoping this is a trend. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/global-warming-can-make-extreme-weather-worse-now-scientists-can-n901751 Global warming can make extreme weather worse. Now scientists can say by how much. Researchers no longer hesitate … Continue reading Maybe we’ll get specific extreme weather predictions instead of just dire warnings
The US military is both planning for climate change and able to get its plans funded — now how about the rest of the country?
The US Military Now Has The Money It Needs to Prepare For Climate Change Thank you, Congress. KRISTIN HOUSER, FUTURISM 15 AUG 2018 Climate change isn't just an environmental or political issue - it's a defense issue, too. And despite President Donald Trump's skepticism on climate change, Congress is making sure the Department of Defense … Continue reading The US military is both planning for climate change and able to get its plans funded — now how about the rest of the country?
How will we have enough food if humans can no longer gather the crops?
This problem won't be easy to solve. When the combination of air temperature and humidity are high enough, people will die when exposed to outside air for long enough. This is simply the math for human tolerance of heat. In this case, however, altho I definitely feel for these workers, this is the leading edge … Continue reading How will we have enough food if humans can no longer gather the crops?
Remember the Greater Fool theory? Miami a prime example
Every mania or unsupported rise in prices (so many examples in the stock market) relies on the Greater Fool Theory. The idea is that you will be able to get out of the market (whatever it is) by selling at the peak to someone else who doesn't know it's about to crash. But you're both … Continue reading Remember the Greater Fool theory? Miami a prime example
Miami likely to be the first US city to die because of climate change
My friend Paul Zuckerman was so eloquent about this: "It is ironic that many of the states that will be most impacted by global warming are the states that continue to elect people who deny it is happening." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-29/miami-s-other-water-problem Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First The city has another serious … Continue reading Miami likely to be the first US city to die because of climate change
If millenials don’t take ownership of the climate change issue, it may be too late to act for the next generation
I have watched Eric Holthaus in his incarnations as weather reporter for the Wall Street Journal, commentator on weather and climate on Twitter, and as soon-to-to-published author. He's always worth reading. https://grist.org/article/courage-and-bolt-cutters-meet-the-next-generation-of-climate-activists/ The 1.5 Generation My generation is radically remaking climate activism. Will it be enough? By Eric Holthaus on Aug 22, 2018 My generation, the … Continue reading If millenials don’t take ownership of the climate change issue, it may be too late to act for the next generation
New pollution rules governing coal-burning power plants universally acknowledged to be harmful to the public — NY Times steps in
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/climate/epa-coal-pollution-deaths.html Cost of New Coal Rules: Up to 1,400 More Deaths a Year The New York Times · by Lisa Friedman · August 21, 2018 Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up for our Climate Fwd: newsletter. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday made public the details of its new pollution rules governing coal-burning power plants, and the fine print … Continue reading New pollution rules governing coal-burning power plants universally acknowledged to be harmful to the public — NY Times steps in
Arctic ice affects our weather from blue Northers to droughts to ocean currents — and it’s disappearing very fast indeed
Please follow (and contribute toward) The Guardian (UK)'s very fine environmental coverage. First, they deserve it for what they do; second, they should be paid for doing so; and third, this blog format can't do a decent job on some of their finer graphics and other media. At one point, I foolishly and parochially thought … Continue reading Arctic ice affects our weather from blue Northers to droughts to ocean currents — and it’s disappearing very fast indeed
Our weather is moving more slowly because of Arctic warming
Humans, plants and animals, weather -- all rely on the global movement and circulation of water and air to change and set the speed of change of temperatures, barometric pressures, moisture, wind, and every other feature of our daily weather. In the northern hemisphere, much of that movement and circulation has historically been pulled by … Continue reading Our weather is moving more slowly because of Arctic warming
Dominica is taking immediate action against plastics — Yay!
Much of the inaction on environmentally sound changes in my country is due to the profits being currently made by those producing, distributing, or using the items or practices that should be stopped. Can get discouraging. That's why finding articles like this bring a smile to my face. These people have taken action despite the … Continue reading Dominica is taking immediate action against plastics — Yay!
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