... Cruz, R-Texas, said in a tweet late Wednesday that by returning America to the multinational climate accord, Biden has indicated he was more interested "in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh."
... Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., responded to Cruz in a tweet, saying: "Quick question: do you also believe the Geneva Convention was about the views of the citizens of Geneva?"
... Pittsburgh’s mayor, Bill Peduto, also reacted to Cruz on Twitter, saying: "Here we go, again…”
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg quipped in an apparent reference to Cruz's tweet: "So happy that USA has finally rejoined the Pittsburgh Agreement. Welcome back!"
... Meanwhile, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., also criticized Biden's decision to rejoin the Paris agreement, saying in a tweet it will cost American jobs and "force households and small business to pay higher utility bills." It's not clear what the costs of the U.S. rejoining the agreement would be — if any — to Americans, or how it would impact utility bills....
Moments after Biden signed an executive order to rejoin the accord on Wednesday, a group of Republican senators called on Biden to submit his plan to re-engage the U.S. in the agreement to lawmakers for "review and consideration."
... Cruz, R-Texas, said in a tweet late Wednesday that by returning America to the multinational climate accord, Biden has indicated he was more interested "in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh."
He does have a Jeff Daniels vibe, should have ended the interview yelling this:
So we're not getting much of a typical SoCal day here. We've got high wind gusts up to 60mph, periodic rain, snow in the mountains down to 2,500 ft., and coldish winds across the desert. Not too bad overall considering what most everybody else has to put up with. But the fun part is that we're probably the only place in the country where you can watch the local weather chick give both a hazardous snow driving warning and a surfer warning within the same 5-minute report.
If they report that someone was bitten by a shark on the advanced slope and that there was a sand avalanche during the same five minutes, I'd get the hell out of there. Otherwise, it sounds pretty nice.
If they report that someone was bitten by a shark on the advanced slope and that there was a sand avalanche during the same five minutes, I'd get the hell out of there. Otherwise, it sounds pretty nice.
Idk, it's probably the only place in the country where you can watch the local news dude discuss a mudslide, wildland fire, gang war, drought, Devin Nunes and earthquake within the same 10-minute report.
If they report that someone was bitten by a shark on the advanced slope and that there was a sand avalanche during the same five minutes, I'd get the hell out of there. Otherwise, it sounds pretty nice.
Idk, it's probably the only place in the country where you can watch the local news dude discuss a mudslide, wildland fire, gang war, drought, Devin Nunes and earthquake within the same 10-minute report.
Here ya' go:
"The six-month drought, that along with hurricane-force Santa Ana winds that fueled widespread wildfires throughout California, ended this week with record-breaking downpours and an earthquake causing a mudslide that covered Devin Nunes while he was being chased by Bloods."
OK, now you've had your fun. But most of that stuff is somewhere else. Nunes belongs in Central Valley, worst of the gang stuff is LA's, Central Coast gets the majority of quakes, and most of the big fires are north of here. Having said that, I read recently that with regard to risk of natural disaster and bad response, LA was the most dangerous city in the country. That's OK. Nobody lives forever.
"The six-month drought, that along with hurricane-force Santa Ana winds that fueled widespread wildfires throughout California, ended this week with record-breaking downpours and an earthquake causing a mudslide that covered Devin Nunes while he was being chased by Bloods."
OK, now you've had your fun. But most of that stuff is somewhere else. Nunes belongs in Central Valley, worst of the gang stuff is LA's, Central Coast gets the majority of quakes, and most of the big fires are north of here. Having said that, I read recently that with regard to risk of natural disaster and bad response, LA was the most dangerous city in the country. That's OK. Nobody lives forever.
Okay, less than 10-minutes.
I forgot to mention that bribe-taking, recently pardoned, former San Diego County Rep. Duke Cunningham has been diagnosed with a new, southern California-specific Coronavirus variant.
I forgot to mention that bribe-taking, recently pardoned, former San Diego County Rep. Duke Cunningham has been diagnosed with a new, southern California-specific Coronavirus variant.
He was/is a sleazebag, but he's been an Arkansas resident since he got out of pretend prison in 2013. Of course Arkansas.
As pardons go, no real harm seems to have been caused by this one. Cunningham had already served his full term and he's too old to get much value other than just being able to say he was pardoned.
He was/is a sleazebag, but he's been an Arkansas resident since he got out of pretend prison in 2013. Of course Arkansas.
As pardons go, no real harm seems to have been caused by this one. Cunningham had already served his full term and he's too old to get much value other than just being able to say he was pardoned.
Opps, that's what I get for not looking things up before failing at trash talking. Now that he is pardoned he can run against Sarah for Gov, the epitome of a ‘lesser of two evils’ primary.
... In the 1990s, the Earth's ice was melting at a rate of about 760 billion tons per year. That has surged 60 percent to an average of 1.2 trillion tons per year in the 2010s, a study published Monday in the journal The Cryosphere estimates....
Climate change not only melts ice sheets on land, but also warms ocean waters to melt glaciers from the bottom up as well. Past sea level rise projections have failed to account for this glacial undercutting by "at least a factor of 2" the Science Advances study found.
"Together, the two studies present a worrying picture," the Post writes. The first study found "the ice sheets are now following the worst-case climate warming scenarios set out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change," study author Thomas Slater said in a statement. But the second reveals that the panel's sea level projections, which were already criticized as too conservative, may have underestimated the role of glacial undercutting in accelerating ice melt even more.
As I recall, Highway 1 on the Peninsula often caves in like that. Cause it's just some asphalt clinging to the side of a not very stable mountain. Seems to happen at least once a decade. Very scenic when one can travel the length, except for the slow RV's blocking the way. Not a good road for an RV. Up in Marin County HW1 continues, and appears to be somewhat more stable, but I think it's been shut down due to landslides now and then.
PS-That gap looks like it might take a very long time to fix.
PS-That gap looks like it might take a very long time to fix.
Last one of any substance was 2017, and it took about a year.
Back in the 40's apparently it wasn't nearly that close to the edge, but there's been constant erosion. It was good fortune that they had already closed about 45 miles just because of the bad weather and potential slides.
Didn't help that the Dolan fire was close by to increase the available mud and sludge.
PS-That gap looks like it might take a very long time to fix.
Last one of any substance was 2017, and it took about a year.
Back in the 40's apparently it wasn't nearly that close to the edge, but there's been constant erosion. It was good fortune that they had already closed about 45 miles just because of the bad weather and potential slides.
Didn't help that the Dolan fire was close by to increase the available mud and sludge.
Dolan Fire: Big Sur. Yup.
A problem with California's coast ranges is that they are generally of softer sedimentary type rock, with a lot of crumbled bits, that easily erodes and washes away. Not as bad as limestone, but close. But certainly not the immovable Alps made of granite. I forget the exact term for the coastal rock, but the term breccia comes to mind. And I'm too lazy to look it up right now.
Much like the cable companies set up fake consumer groups to get legislation passed banning competition, the utility utilities in Florida tried to do the same to block solar.
Incidentally, just over the last decade neighborhoods along Miami Beach's western edge have started to flood regularly. A University of Miami study confirms that the main reason for the increased flood events is sea-level rise.
So while Republican Gov. Rick Scott has barred government employees from acknowledging sea level rise and the state voted for a President that believes climate change is a Chinese-manufactured hoax, Miami Beach is spending $400 million to raise their roads.
Looks like some Florida Repugs have had an epiphany.
... Future generations may say “it was great while it lasted,” the University of California, Santa Cruz professor predicted....
As global temperatures warm because of human-caused climate change, Griggs says the conditions that lead to this kind of damage will only increase.
The PCH's days are numbered, Griggs said. It's "inevitable” one day the fixes and repairs won't be enough or will be too costly to save the highway....
