Weather, or Not category archive
. . . Because If You Don’t Study It, It Doesn’t Exist 2
This item from my local rag caused me to drop my jaw this morning. There’s a good chance that, within my children’s lifetimes, the world’s largest military complex (which surrounds me as I type this) will be under water, but Republicans want to stick their fingers in the Pentagon’s ears and go “Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah.”
Supporters say they want the military focused on enemies such as the Islamic State group, not rising seas.
Critics say flooding is a formidable foe as well.
“It’s kind of hard to attack the enemy when your base is underwater,” said Rep. Bobby Scott, a Southeast Virginia Democrat who voted against the ban.
The Republican Party, the party of willful ignorance.
More at the link.
And, in more news of willful ignorance . . . .
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Thom interviews Dr. Michael Mann about climate change and media malpractice.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Get ready for Exodus 2.0.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Storm clouds on the horizon . . . .
The Climates They are a-Changing 0
It’s February.
I’m running the air conditioning to dehumidify the joint.
Don’t you dare tell me that it’s a fluke of weather and not somehow related to climate.
Hey! Rubio! 0
After I went for a bike ride wearing gym shorts and a light sweatshirt yesterday, I drove to the recycling center with my windows down.
In February.
Not in SoCal.
And it’s not just one fluke of a day. It’s a pattern.
Even granting that weather is not climate, the two are intimately intertwined.
Stray Thought 0
The buffoons on the Weather Channel seem perpetually surprised that, in a snowstorm, snow that falls from the sky lands on the ground.
“What’s Christmas without Air Conditioning?” 0
That was my brother’s reply when I texted him that it was so hot and humid here that I had turned on the A/C.
Meanwhile, the NOAA tells me that the temperature in Lost Wages, Nevada, is 50 Fahrenheits.
Occluded Front 0
I’ve been for several bicycle rides wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt in the last week. When I was growing up in these parts about 40 miles north of here, I’d have been wearing hooded parkas and fur-lined gloves while waiting for the school bus by this time of year.
Don’t try to tell me that there isn’t something strange going on.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz, TV weatherperson, marvels at the hate mail directed towards persons who discuss without dismissing the existence of climate change.
The hatred and vitriol takes one aback.
Dealing with Climate Change 0
Reg Henry considers a new strategy for coping.
What a bore! I don’t want to hear any climate change doom from reality-respecting scientific know-it-alls. I want to enjoy the luxury of blissful denial in the face of the facts. In short, I want to become a conservative.
More at the link.
Chris-Crossed 0
Dick Polman catalogs Chris Christie’s climate change contortions.
Grab a frosty beverage of your choice and enjoy the show.
