|
| This past summer was the hottest on record in the Arctic,
| which is warming nearly four times faster than any other
| location on the planet. And the symptoms of that warming
| laid bare a rapidly changing region that in many ways
| barely resembles what it once was.
| ...
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/12/arctic-climate-change-ice-warming/>

--bks

Who could have predicted?

On 12/12/2023 3:50 PM, Bradley K. Sherman wrote:
> |
> | This past summer was the hottest on record in the Arctic,
> | which is warming nearly four times faster than any other
> | location on the planet. And the symptoms of that warming
> | laid bare a rapidly changing region that in many ways
> | barely resembles what it once was.
> | ...
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/12/arctic-climate-change-ice-warming/>
>
> --bks
>
> Who could have predicted?

Nostradamus?
Kreskin?
Al Gore?

>> | This past summer was the hottest on record in the Arctic,
>> | which is warming nearly four times faster than any other
>> | location on the planet. And the symptoms of that warming
>> | laid bare a rapidly changing region that in many ways
>> | barely resembles what it once was.

|
| A Record-Breaking Warm, Snowless Winter Confounds
| Midwesterners
|
| Jogging in a T-shirt in Minnesota in December? A scientist
| called the rare string of balmy days "a visceral feeling of
| what climate change looks and feels like."
| ...
<https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/us/record-warm-weather-minnesota-wisconsin.html>

--bks

On 12/27/2023 7:09 AM, Bradley K. Sherman wrote:
>>> | This past summer was the hottest on record in the Arctic,
>>> | which is warming nearly four times faster than any other
>>> | location on the planet. And the symptoms of that warming
>>> | laid bare a rapidly changing region that in many ways
>>> | barely resembles what it once was.
>
> |
> | A Record-Breaking Warm, Snowless Winter Confounds
> | Midwesterners

That's bad, but there will be no "green new deal." The so-called "green new
deal" has nothing to do with addressing climate change. The so-called "green new
deal" is nothing but a horrendous explosion of the welfare state — free
everything for wastrels — and it would not do a thing to address climate change.

The so-called "green new deal" is not going to happen.

On Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:09:07 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
Sherman) wrote:

>>> | This past summer was the hottest on record in the Arctic,
>>> | which is warming nearly four times faster than any other
>>> | location on the planet. And the symptoms of that warming
>>> | laid bare a rapidly changing region that in many ways
>>> | barely resembles what it once was.
>
> |
> | A Record-Breaking Warm, Snowless Winter Confounds
> | Midwesterners
> |
> | Jogging in a T-shirt in Minnesota in December? A scientist
> | called the rare string of balmy days "a visceral feeling of
> | what climate change looks and feels like."
> | ...
><https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/us/record-warm-weather-minnesota-wisconsin.html>
>
> --bks

And spending a ton of money that goes down a rat hole will fix this
how?

Kremlin Girl <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
> ...
>And spending a ton of money that goes down a rat hole will fix this
>how?

I didn't know Russian trolls were getting home improvement loans!

--bks

On Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:50:02 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
Sherman) wrote:

>Kremlin Girl <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> ...
>>And spending a ton of money that goes down a rat hole will fix this
>>how?
>
>I didn't know Russian trolls were getting home improvement loans!
>
> --bks

Once again, Bradley has nothing for a response.

|
| The year 2023 was the hottest in recorded human history,
| Europe's top climate agency announced Tuesday, with
| blistering surface temperatures and torrid ocean conditions
| pushing the planet dangerously close to a long-feared
| warming threshold.
|
| According to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change
| Service, Earth's average temperature last year was 1.48
| degrees Celsius (2.66 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the
| preindustrial average, before humans began to warm the
| planet through fossil fuel burning and other polluting
| activities. Last year shattered the previous global
| temperature record by almost two-tenths of a degree -- the
| largest jump scientists have ever observed.
| ...
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/01/09/record-hot-year-2023-global-temperatures/>

--bks

Who could have predicted it?

On 1/9/2024 11:20 AM, Bradley K. Sherman wrote:
> [...]

No "green new deal". "Free" health care, "free" university, "free" child care —
none of these have anything to do with stopping and reversing global warming.

"Green new deal" is a non-starter.

On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 19:20:36 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
Sherman) wrote:

> |
> | The year 2023 was the hottest in recorded human history,
> | Europe's top climate agency announced Tuesday, with
> | blistering surface temperatures and torrid ocean conditions
> | pushing the planet dangerously close to a long-feared
> | warming threshold.
> |
> | According to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change
> | Service, Earth's average temperature last year was 1.48
> | degrees Celsius (2.66 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the
> | preindustrial average, before humans began to warm the
> | planet through fossil fuel burning and other polluting
> | activities. Last year shattered the previous global
> | temperature record by almost two-tenths of a degree -- the
> | largest jump scientists have ever observed.
> | ...
><https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/01/09/record-hot-year-2023-global-temperatures/>
>
> --bks
>
>Who could have predicted it?

What does the above have to do with spending endless amounts of money
that hasn't made one tiny bit of difference?

>> | The year 2023 was the hottest in recorded human history,
>> | Europe's top climate agency announced Tuesday, with
>> | blistering surface temperatures and torrid ocean conditions
>> | pushing the planet dangerously close to a long-feared
>> | warming threshold.

<https://xkcd.com/2889/>

--bks

New York
| Record high temperatures reached in St. Lawrence County
| Tuesday
<https://northcountrynow.com/stories/record-high-temperatures-reached-in-st-lawrence-county-tuesday,228885>

Wisconsin
| Wisconsinites take advantage of record-high temperatures
| for February with outdoor activities
<https://news.yahoo.com/wisconsinites-advantage-record-high-temperatures-025614652.html>

Texas
| Another day of record high temperatures ahead
<https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/another-day-of-record-high-temperatures-ahead/>

Michigan
| Record-setting warmth spreads across Northern Michigan
<https://www.9and10news.com/2024/02/27/record-setting-warmth-across-northern-michigan/>

Missouri
| Record temperature recorded in St. Louis Tuesday
<https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/record-temperature-recorded-in-st-louis-tuesday/>

--bks

|
| A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with
| Rio de Janeiro's heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius,
| the highest in a decade, weather authorities said.
|
| The heat index measures what a temperature feels like,
| taking into account humidity. The actual maximum
| temperature in the city was 42 [degrees] C on Monday, the Alerta Rio
| weather system said.
| ...
<https://www.barrons.com/news/record-heat-index-of-62-3c-scorches-rio-de-janeiro-b0d7be32>

--bks

42C = 108F 62C = 144F

|
| Earth's oceans set disturbing new records for high
| temperatures every day for a year.
|
| Consolidated data in a report from the World Meteorological
| Organization (WMO) showed the ocean heat content reached
| its highest level in history in 2023, with the highest
| warming rates over the last 20 years.
| ...
<https://scrippsnews.com/stories/ocean-temperatures-are-warmer-than-ever-is-the-damage-reversible/>

--bks

> | Earth's oceans set disturbing new records for high
> | temperatures every day for a year.

|
| The impact of increasing anthropogenic global-warming gases
| in the context of physical disturbance, i.e., changes in
| temperature, rainfall, extreme storms and sea level rise is
| widely recognized by the public at large. Less recognized
| is the direct effect of a primary greenhouse gas and carbon
| dioxide (CO2) on plant biology. Yet, there are literally
| hundreds of studies showing that recent and projected
| increases in carbon dioxide concentration [CO2] can
| stimulate photosynthesis and the growth and phenology of
| approximately 90% of all known plant species, i.e., those
| who rely solely on the C3 photosynthetic pathway. As plants
| are autotrophs, and the sole suppliers of energy and
| elements to all living things, it is not an exaggeration to
| say that rising [CO2] will, by directly altering plant
| biology, influence all life on earth.
| ...
<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9003137/>

--bks