The Global Warming thread.

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"leader of lefties"

Apparently, cubby has to train you.

Your "Rainbow" Superstar Cultmaster hasn't trained you well enough to be sarcastic.

We already know of two here.

Wow, another leftist has acknowledged God.
( How many ) leftist has done that now?

MAGAts also must hate the god who gave us science.

Classic!

Wow! A leftist that acknowledges God.

Your "Rainbow" Superstar Cultmaster is gonna be pissed with you.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/unique-1-5m- ... 29860.html


Remember when 350 was the hoped for upper limit?

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Experts raise red flags as White House makes concerning U-turn on vital public resource: 'Doesn't want people to know'

... According to Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist at Texas Tech University, the lack of National Climate Assessment hosting could leave the public uninformed.

Hayhoe, who has co-authored multiple National Climate Assessments, derided the decision by the Trump administration.

"This document was written for the American people, paid for by the taxpayers, and it contains vital information we need to keep ourselves safe in a changing climate, as the disasters that continue to mount demonstrate so tragically and clearly," Hayhoe told the AP.

Hayhoe's sentiments were echoed by John Holdren, a fellow climate scientist and former science adviser during the Obama administration. Holdren criticized the current administration's direction regarding climate-based data, accusing it of intentionally keeping the public in the dark.

"They simply don't want the public to see the meticulously assembled and scientifically validated information about what climate change is already doing to our farms, forests, and fisheries, as well as to storms, floods, wildfires, and coast property — and about how all those damages will grow in the absence of concerted remedial action," Holdren wrote in an email to the AP. "Trump doesn't want people to know." ...

How many US floods in the past year? The planet is screwed.

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Why plane turbulence is really becoming more frequent - and more severe

Yep, AGW. Some poetic justice in that given air travel's contribution to climate change. Plane tix should have warning stickers - Flying increases turbulence, haha.

Also:

... One study from the US published in the Science journal in 2014 showed that for 1C increase in global temperature, lightning strikes increase by 12%....

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White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite

The White House has instructed NASA employees to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions....

One is attached to the International Space Station, and the other is collecting data as a stand-alone satellite. The latter would meet its permanent demise after burning up in the atmosphere if the mission were to be terminated.

We can only speculate as to why the Trump administration wants to end the missions. But considering president Donald Trump's staunch climate change denial and his administration's efforts to deal the agency's science directorate a potentially existential blow, it's not difficult to speculate.

Worse yet, the two observatories had been expected to function for many more years, scientists working on them told NPR. A 2023 review by NASA concluded that the data they'd been providing had been "of exceptionally high quality."

The observatories provide detailed carbon dioxide measurements across various locations, allowing scientists to get a detailed glimpse of how human activity is affecting greenhouse gas emissions.

(Former NASA employee David) Crisp said it "makes no economic sense to terminate NASA missions that are returning incredibly valuable data," pointing out it costs only $15 million per year to maintain both observatories, a tiny fraction of the agency's $25.4 billion budget....

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They may all become wet face eating leopards.

Alaska capital Juneau urged to evacuate as 'glacial outburst' flood looms
Emergency managers are urging many residents of Alaska's capital city of Juneau to evacuate as summer glacial flooding driven by climate change threatens to inundate the area.

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They may all become wet face eating leopards.

Alaska capital Juneau urged to evacuate as 'glacial outburst' flood looms
Emergency managers are urging many residents of Alaska's capital city of Juneau to evacuate as summer glacial flooding driven by climate change threatens to inundate the area.

Juneau is 61-35 Dem. I'm not saying it's potentially more tragic, but it will be less leopardy. If Juneau was RepuQ like the rest of 55-41 GQP AK, would that make the possible flooding leopardy jeopardy?

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They may all become wet face eating leopards.

Alaska capital Juneau urged to evacuate as 'glacial outburst' flood looms
Emergency managers are urging many residents of Alaska's capital city of Juneau to evacuate as summer glacial flooding driven by climate change threatens to inundate the area.

Juneau is 61-35 Dem. I'm not saying it's potentially more tragic, but it will be less leopardy. If Juneau was RepuQ like the rest of 55-41 GQP AK, would that make the possible flooding leopardy jeopardy?

Hmmmph.

31,000 people with 1% blacks. DonOld utopia.

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Juneau is 61-35 Dem. I'm not saying it's potentially more tragic, but it will be less leopardy. If Juneau was RepuQ like the rest of 55-41 GQP AK, would that make the possible flooding leopardy jeopardy?

Hmmmph.

31,000 people with 1% blacks. DonOld utopia.

To be fair, I only posted about leopards, not other factors like race. Juneau is 61% White alone (Non-Hispanic). Multiracial (NH) is 12.5% and American Indian alone (NH) is 10.5%.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneau,_A ... mographics
Full disclosures:
I can't sneer. I spent most of my adult life in Blackless Missoula, but not because it's White.
I spent a week in Juneau in 2000. I really liked it, but not because it's White. Highlights included a boat trip to a glacier, an amazing day hike above town and a downtown fire that prevented me from getting to my hotel room the night before my flight home. A hassle, but I was saved by a local saint who managed to get my stuff, and then an emergency shelter. I made my flight.

By comparison to Juneau, Highland Park is 82% White alone (NH) and 2% Black or African American alone (NH), and:

(2010 Census:) The median income for a household in the city was $100,967, and the median income for a family was $117,235. Males had a median income of $83,121 versus $41,175 for females. The per capita income for the city was $55,331. About 2.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_ ... mographics
Wealthier than 2020 Juneau, and Missoula.
DonOld utopia! (except for all those pesky Dems, just like Juneau and Missoula)

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Meanwhile...

San Diego [named] the No. 1 destination in the U.S. for sunsets and the No. 6 destination overall in the world.

"San Diego's high number of both TikTok views and Instagram posts reflects the perfect California sunset experience. The city's extensive coastline, consistent weather, and laid-back culture create ideal conditions for sunset appreciation," the findings stated. It added that the entire coastline in San Diego provides epic sunsets, from "La Jolla's dramatic cliffs to Mission Beach's gentle waves, San Diego offers diverse sunset experiences that embody the California dream."

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/article ... 00325.html

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Trump Halts Work On New England Offshore Wind Project That's Nearly Complete
The Trump administration has halted construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete.

Danish wind farm developer Orsted says the Revolution Wind project is about 80% complete, with 45 out of its 65 turbines already installed.

Despite that progress — and the fact that the project had cleared years of federal and state reviews — the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the order Friday, saying the federal government needs to review the project and “address concerns related to the protection of national security interests of the United States.”

It did not specify what the national security concerns are.

Joe Biden allowed massive Danish infiltration and our precious bodily fluids are at risk. America first!

President Donald Trump has made sweeping strides to prioritize fossil fuels and hinder renewable energy projects. Trump recently called wind and solar power “THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY!” in a social media post and vowed not to approve wind or “farmer destroying Solar” projects. “The days of stupidity are over in the USA!!!” he wrote on his Truth Social site this week.

Says the stupidest P*OTUS we've ever had.

... Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee criticized the stop-work order and said he and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont “will pursue every avenue to reverse the decision to halt work on Revolution Wind” in a post on X....

Revolution Wind was expected to be Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, capable of powering more than 350,000 homes. The densely populated states have minimal space available for land-based energy projects, which is why the offshore wind project is considered crucial for the states to meet their climate goals.

“This arbitrary decision defies all logic and reason — Revolution Wind’s project was already well underway and employed hundreds of skilled tradesmen and women. This is a major setback for a critical project in Connecticut, and I will fight it,” Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, said in a statement.

MAGA is bad for jobs.

Wind power is the largest source of renewable energy in the U.S. and provides about 10% of the electricity generated in the nation.

"SCAM"? Opps.

... This is the second major offshore wind project the White House has halted. Work was stopped on Empire Wind, a New York offshore wind project, but construction was allowed to resume after New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. Kathy Hochul, both Democrats, intervened.

Heroes.

“This administration has it exactly backwards. It’s trying to prop up clunky, polluting coal plants while doing all it can to halt the fastest growing energy sources of the future – solar and wind power,” said Kit Kennedy, managing director for the power division at Natural Resources Defense Council, in a statement. “Unfortunately, every American is paying the price for these misguided decisions.”

DonOLD's OLD solutions.

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"We Have A Toddler As President": Trump Just Shared A Message About This Weekend's Massive Snowstorms That's Really...Something

... One cause for these storms is warming weather in the Arctic, which pushes the "polar vortex" of cold air further south. Un-fun fact: A recent study found that the Arctic region has actually been heating up four times faster than the rest of the globe since 1979. Yikes! ...

Faux Noise and OAN don't report this.

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Trump terminates Obama-era findings that tied greenhouse gases to climate change
The move eviscerates the government’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

... “Bad things happened, and yet this radical rule became the legal foundation for the green new scam, one of the greatest scams in history ... that is why, effective immediately, we are repealing the ridiculous endangerment finding and terminating all additional green emission standards imposed unnecessarily on vehicle models and engines between 2012 and 2027 and beyond.”

Dementia Don is so obsessed with his undeniable inferiority to Obama that he's now so stupid as to deny PROVEN science. What a baby!

... “This action is unlawful, ignores basic science and denies reality. We know greenhouse gases cause climate change and endanger our communities and our health — and we will not stop fighting to protect the American people from pollution,” California Governor Gavin Newsom and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said in a joint statement.

The Environmental Defense Fund vowed to see the administration in court.

... Thursday’s announcement is the latest in a series of moves by (EPA administrator Lee) Zeldin, a former New York congressman, to gut the government’s ability to measure or respond to human-induced climate change.

He also announced last year that the agency would shutter its Office of Research and Development, which provides expertise for environmental policy and regulation, and analyzes the dangers of climate change and pollution.

Zero science education or experience.

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Certainly can use some of those greenhouse gases this winter.

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Activist group Extinction Rebellion says it is under FBI investigation
Environment group says FBI is visiting climate activists’ homes as Trump administration rolls back pollution protections.

1A repressing jackboots.

US pressures Vanuatu at UN over ICJ’s landmark climate change ruling
Cable seen by Al Jazeera says the US ‘strongly objects’ to the island nation seeking support for ICJ’s landmark climate ruling.

Science denying and international law repressing jackboots.

Virginia house ties data center tax breaks to clean energy requirements

I'm dubious whether data centers and clean energy can be spoken of at the same time.

... The legislation reflects growing concerns about the environmental impact of data centers, which consume enormous amounts of electricity to power servers and cooling systems. As cloud computing, streaming services, and digital infrastructure continue expanding, these facilities have become major energy consumers and potential sources of carbon emissions....

The Rx sounds a little vague to me.

Same same?:

Illinois proposes groundbreaking legislation to tackle data centers’ growing environmental impact

... The Illinois bill aims to require data center operators to mitigate their environmental and economic impacts on local communities. This includes addressing both direct effects like increased energy consumption and indirect consequences such as rising utility costs for nearby residents. Environmental advocates see the legislation as a potential model for other states grappling with similar challenges.

Maybe better than VA?

The push for regulation comes as the data center boom continues to outpace federal oversight efforts. With artificial intelligence and cloud computing driving unprecedented demand for digital infrastructure, the industry’s environmental footprint is expected to grow dramatically in coming years, making state-level action increasingly critical for meeting climate targets.

The feds probably won't do much for 3 years . Good on your team for trying, Chicago Dog.

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Huge wildfire in Brantley County, Georgia.

It is solid red. "In 2020, Donald Trump carried the county with 90.2% of the vote, the most out of any county in Georgia." What do you bet that its pols are AGW deniers ?

Also, April wildfires are unheard of in Montana:
https://nbcmontana.com/weather/wildfire ... -red-lodge

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GOP Rep Humiliates Boy, 10, for Writing Letter About Electric Cars

NC5, Greensboro
Marsha Marsha Marsha, you have competition.

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Guess this could go in weather too.


The chances of a rare 'super El Niño' occurring in 2026 just got higher. Here's how it could wreak havoc on the weather.
Think more Pacific hurricanes, a wetter and colder winter across the southern U.S. — and potentially the hottest year on record.

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Guess this could go in weather too.

The chances of a rare 'super El Niño' occurring in 2026 just got higher. Here's how it could wreak havoc on the weather.
Think more Pacific hurricanes, a wetter and colder winter across the southern U.S. — and potentially the hottest year on record.

Ugh.

150 Years Ago, a Super El Niño Killed 50 Million People. The Next One Is Right Around the Corner.

Also:

A Texas-size chunk of winter sea ice is missing from Antarctica — and it's probably not coming back

The 'Doomsday Glacier' is poised to lose its ice shelf this year. An Antarctic researcher explains what that means for global sea levels

Thanks greedy Exxon and gullible cons.