I had to laugh at this discussion on the video on sea-level rise and the post I just made: Reader A: Bull, it’s not global warming. It’s part of the ice age cycle. As the gulf stream is near it’s …
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Climate Change Effects Are Not Equally Distributed
The cartoon here has many societal implications surrounding the idea that our planet is actually a small island on which everyone is affected by the vast damage we’re doing to our environment. The truth, however, is a bit different. The …
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Sea-Level Rise
Is there a contest, one with fabulous prizes, for the climate change meme that represents its author as the biggest imbecile? If so, perhaps we have a winner here. If Al Gore actually does own oceanfront property, with an understanding …
Sea-Level Rise
A bit of gallows humor here. Seriously, sea-level rise is slated to hit Florida hard over the next 50 years, and its coastline is so long it’s very hard to protect.
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Sea-Level Rise Inundating Florida
Here’s an article that adds new insight into Southern Florida’s plight when it comes to flooding. Sea-level rise accounts for a great deal of this, to be sure, almost a foot to date, far more than the coastal average. But …
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Quantifying Sea-Level Rise
In response to my recent post Latest Carbon Dioxide Reading Falls in Line with Past Data, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes: It’s horrible. Current median projections show a 40 cm sea-level-rise for the U.S. by 2050. We’ll SEE that. …
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Effects of Climate Change
The man is an idiot, to be sure, but he’s obviously correct here. There are places on Earth at extreme latitudes that already have longer growing seasons, and use less energy to provide heat in winter. There will also be …
Climate Emergency May Displace 216 Million Within Countries by 2050: World Bank
From this article on a new report from The World Bank, an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. Underscoring the necessity of immediate and …
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Global Warming and Continuous Change
From CBS News: Just a quick glance at the new U.S. Climate Normals maps published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday is enough for most climate scientists to say, “I told you so.” And it’s not just because the …
A Troubled Future?
From this piece by CBS News: More frequent and intense global challenges — in the form of disease outbreaks, financial crises, or the negative effects of climate change or new technologies — are likely to stress already brittle systems of …
