Fresh new vegetation to feed the wildfires this summer....
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Fresh new vegetation to feed the wildfires this summer....
The media really tried not to talk about it too much but over the last week that has been a lot of flooding events in America
The Northern Hemisphere permafrost has transitioned from a carbon sink to a carbon emitter.
The American Geological Union’s magazine EOS has published an article warning that Northern Hemisphere frozen soils (permafrost) emit more carbon and other greenhouse gases than the biome can sink below the surface. Permafrost is permanently frozen...
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A near-permanent marine heatwave is in store for the Indian Ocean warn climatologists.
Global warming is leading to deadly heatwaves in the atmosphere and oceans. Due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, oceans trap and store 91% of excess heat in the climate system. The process has led to a rapid rise in sea surface temperatures...
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Southern Brazil flooding continues to worsen. The imagery is apocalyptic, I am afraid.
I’ve been reeling over the fact moisture content in the atmosphere is accelerating. If you haven’t yet read it, you can find it here. Southern Brazil has been hit hard by record rainfall for weeks. There has been a pause as the rain bands moved and...
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severe weather in the US have been terrible so far this year. My goodness. These last two days have been intense. More to come today.
With all the heat and high humidity, there is so much energy in the atmosphere for storms to intensify with.
With all the heat and high humidity, there is so much energy in the atmosphere for storms to intensify with.
Mother nature is given us hell, but at the same time she is restoring things the way it used to be. I normally don’t talk this far about climate change, but there is a reset coming when it comes to weather and humans.
‘A little bold and gross’: Oil industry writes executive orders for Trump to sign
The U.S. oil industry is drawing up ready-to-sign executive orders for Donald Trump aimed at pushing natural gas exports, cutting drilling costs and increasing offshore oil leases in case he wins a second term, according to energy executives with direct knowledge of the work.
By BEN LEFEBVRE
05/08/2024
Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report
Trump promised to 20 executives at Mar-a-Lago dinner to increase oil drilling and reverse pollution rules among other pitches
Ed Pilkington in New York
9 May 2024
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The U.S. oil industry is drawing up ready-to-sign executive orders for Donald Trump aimed at pushing natural gas exports, cutting drilling costs and increasing offshore oil leases in case he wins a second term, according to energy executives with direct knowledge of the work.
By BEN LEFEBVRE
05/08/2024
Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report
Trump promised to 20 executives at Mar-a-Lago dinner to increase oil drilling and reverse pollution rules among other pitches
Ed Pilkington in New York
9 May 2024
Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report | Donald Trump | The Guardian
Trump promised to 20 executives at Mar-a-Lago dinner to increase oil drilling and reverse pollution rules among other pitches
Not climate related, but close enough.
Space Weather Alert - Severe G4 solar storm + auroras forecast for May 10 night
A Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm is expected to lash at earth around 03:00 — 09:00 UTC Saturday morning (11 p.m. EDT Friday night to 5 a.m. EDT Saturday morning). A series of strong solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections took place Wednesday and...
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It’s related to climate, but I have another post talking about thisNot climate related, but close enough.
Space Weather Alert - Severe G4 solar storm + auroras forecast for May 10 night
A Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm is expected to lash at earth around 03:00 — 09:00 UTC Saturday morning (11 p.m. EDT Friday night to 5 a.m. EDT Saturday morning). A series of strong solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections took place Wednesday and...www.dailykos.com
Wildfire that forced evacuation of Fort Nelson, B.C., caused by tree falling on wires, mayor says
The wildfire that prompted the evacuation of more than 3,000 people near Fort Nelson, B.C., was caused by a tree falling on wires, according to the municipality's mayor.
Canada good griefWildfire that forced evacuation of Fort Nelson, B.C., caused by tree falling on wires, mayor says
The wildfire that prompted the evacuation of more than 3,000 people near Fort Nelson, B.C., was caused by a tree falling on wires, according to the municipality's mayor.bc.ctvnews.ca
Canada good grief
Spring and summers are a mess in certain regions.
Former coworker lost her home in the Fort McMurray wildfires.
Cousin’s friend lost his rental property in Kelowna last year.
Why are the world’s cities sinking? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof Manoochehr Shirzaei of Virginia Tech University and Prof Robert Nicholls of the University of East Anglia to find out what’s making our cities sink, and whether anything can be done to rescue them from the sea
Well, for one the ocean waters is rising very quickly in number two. The ocean waters is very hot right now. It’s well above average. It’s been like that ever since the winter time. And finally, we are screwed.Why are the world’s cities sinking? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof Manoochehr Shirzaei of Virginia Tech University and Prof Robert Nicholls of the University of East Anglia to find out what’s making our cities sink, and whether anything can be done to rescue them from the sea