Climate Change

[robrox]

Yep pretty much.

We kind of missed the action decades. And most of us know why. I had a chemistry teacher in the 90s who laid this stuff out pretty well. We've known this for a long time. And now we listen to BS about the anthropological influence. The denial is still going on.

Yup.

Rachel Carson wes testifying in Congress about this in the Fifties (Silent Spring was not her only focus). There were others, long before that, who reasoned we were darkening our skis and heating the atmosphere in the process. Voices in the wilderness in their time.

I will say that while there is a need to avoid panicing the +/- 3 billions of coastal dwellers, the slow march of officials discussing consequences is far too slow. It makes me wonder if the delay is deliberate.

No matter if the delay is or isn't deliberate, the wise with means will purchase reasonably arable and reliably watered land that is more than 100 miles inland, above 1000' and is barely accessible today. In that way their heirs will have a place to live that will be far less likely to be part of the land neccessarily taken to house the coastally displaced.

I have been saying that for over 20 years and have heard all the guff. Be wise.

[SumJongGuy]

A Yellowstone eruption or Nuclear Winter can reset the planet. It's just going to require massive human casualties in the process.

[k2skier112]

https://www.livescience.com/60050-de...-month-us.html
July temperatures in Death Valley have incinerated previous records.

With an average daily high temperature of 107.4 degrees Fahrenheit (41.9 degrees Celsius), July was the valley's hottest month on record, blazing through the former record of 107.2 degrees F (41.8 degrees C) set in 1917, the National Weather Service's Las Vegas Forecast Office (NWS Las Vegas) wrote Aug. 2

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbr.../#1b6034a726f9
Death Valley, California, just wrapped up their hottest month on record. The famously hot location saw an average daily temperature in July 2018 of 108.1°F (42.3­°C). Remember that this is the average daily temperature – not the daily high temperature (see chart below). Last July (2017), the Death Valley station at the National Park Service Visitor’s Center reported a world record monthly temperature of 107.3°F (41.8°C). Assuming no other station bested Death Valley in July 2018 (more later), this means Death Valley broke the world record in back-to-back years! Let that sink in for a minute.

[neufox47]

Here in Auburn, CA the average high is 90 in July. We had 3 days this year that were below average.

[k2skier112]

PORTLAND, Ore. — The official July climate report for PDX shows an average high temperature of 87.5 degrees, which ties the July of 1985 as the warmest all time.

The mean temperature was 74 degrees, which is the 2nd warmest on record. The average low was 60.5, coming in as the 5th warmest in recorded history.

Also breaking records was the 15 90-degree days. The total is the highest number of hot 90-degree days for any month at PDX.

https://www.kgw.com/article/weather/.../283-579390264

[shafty85]

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Scientists monitoring new marine heat wave off B.C. coast similar to 'the Blob'
A new marine heat wave spreading across a portion of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia resembles the infamous "blob" that disrupted marine life five years ago.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...blob-1.5271870


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[fomofo]

Our battery is being depleted, which is bad news for us skiers and everyone else.

Farmers dependent upon water from river systems in the American West are seeing massive cuts in their supply, as reservoirs drop to their lowest levels due to the worst drought to hit the region in 1,200 years. Correspondent Ben Tracy talks with scientists who say there is no quick or easy recovery, and with a California farmer whose livelihood is in danger.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/what-t...-american-west

[WMD]

Anybody still care to argue climate change isn't real or happening already?

[Mr C]

1200 years…

[Garfield3d]

Our battery is being depleted, which is bad news for us skiers and everyone else.

Farmers dependent upon water from river systems in the American West are seeing massive cuts in their supply, as reservoirs drop to their lowest levels due to the worst drought to hit the region in 1,200 years. Correspondent Ben Tracy talks with scientists who say there is no quick or easy recovery, and with a California farmer whose livelihood is in danger.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/what-t...-american-west

I was listening to an NPR interview with some farmers, and it struck me how many of them seemed to blame this on environmental protections restricting the amount of water they could pull. Seemed like they were only worried about water usage for the next 2-3 years without any concern for what might happen after that...

[Percy Rideout]

https://www.climate.gov/news-feature...rths-ever-been

We need to do better as humans.

We are also coming out of an ice age. Most of earth's history is too warm for polar ice caps.

Climate does change on its own, but yes we need to do better.

[k2skier112]

https://www.climate.gov/news-feature...rths-ever-been

We need to do better as humans.

We are also coming out of an ice age. Most of earth's history is too warm for polar ice caps.

Climate does change on its own, but yes we need to do better.

meaningless statistic
most of earths history was before ANY life, animal or vegetable

[Bunion 2020]

Hey at least he got it right about "an" ice age. I see so many dolts saying we are coming out of "the" ice age.

And he does concede that "we" could do better.

https://www.climate.gov/news-feature...rths-ever-been

One thing is certain, humans inhabiting this rock is a mere speck in the grand scheme of time.

[jonesy]

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[jonesy]

[thefortrees]

Next thing you’ll be telling us is that we evolved from monkies, fake news

[jonesy]

Next thing you’ll be telling us is that we evolved from monkies, fake news

It's on the Internet so it's true.

[geomorph]

Hey at least he got it right about "an" ice age. I see so many dolts saying we are coming out of "the" ice age.

And he does concede that "we" could do better.

https://www.climate.gov/news-feature...rths-ever-been

One thing is certain, humans inhabiting this rock is a mere speck in the grand scheme of time.

Not to be too pedantic but we are still in an ice age, just in an inter-glacial period. Sorry, couldn't help myself.

[Bunion 2020]

Not a worry in the world. Lot of people (including me) throw these terms around as if we completely understand them.

[WMD]

One thing is certain, humans inhabiting this rock is a mere speck in the grand scheme of time.

When people say they want to "save the planet," usually they mean "save humans" or "save current ecosystems and wildlife."

The planet doesn't need to be saved from climate change, but we do! The planet will be here whether we are or not.

[thefrush]

When people say they want to "save the planet," usually they mean "save humans" or "save current ecosystems and wildlife."

The planet doesn't need to be saved from climate change, but we do! The planet will be here whether we are or not.

The World Without Us ​by Alan Weisman is a phenomenal book.

[spanghew]

The World Without Us ​by Alan Weisman is a phenomenal book.

he really doesn't like cats.

[The SnowShow]

Recent flooding in Germany and London has been crazy.

[WMD]

Recent flooding in Germany and London has been crazy.

China and Flagstaff too

[Bunion 2020]

No no no totally normal. Meanwhile parts of Italy go up in flames.