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Keeping Up with the Times 0

Thanks to climate change, the saying is now

March showers bring April flowers.

(Or maybe it’s “February showers,” as the daffodils by our back steps started to bloom well over a week ago and now their blossoms are fully deployed.)

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The Climates They Are a-Changing 0

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The Climates They Are a-Changing 0

It’s the middle of January and we’re running the air conditioner. The high today was in the mid-70s Fahrenheit. According to my sidebar over there (——–>) on the right, it’s 70 at this moment.

Yeah, I know that “climate” and “weather” are not the same thing, but we wouldn’t be having this kind of weather in bleepin’ January if the climates they were not a-changing.

I grew up about 40 miles north of where I type this. Back in the olden days, when I was a young ‘un, 50 Fahrenheits in January qualified as a warm day.

I am not sanguine.

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Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0

Man and woman standing on a snowy street before a sign reading,

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A Picture Is Worth 0

At the climate conference in Dubai, oil executives basking in oil and oil riches at the Dubai as other listen to a lecture on stopping the use of fossil fuels.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0

. . . and, as the evidence shows, it’s no shrimp of a problem.

As an aside, the forecast high for today in these parts is 70 Fahrenheits.

In December.

Afterthought:

In my darker moments, I find it difficult to avoid fearing that we are nearing an extinction event.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0

. . . and I’m getting a sinking feeling.

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Der Spiegel looks at the mass deaths of Amazon River dolphins. A snippet:

Together with her colleagues, Marmontel set out to learn what caused the mysterious die-off. They dissected the cadavers, took water samples, analyzed weather and climate conditions and interviewed fishermen and locals. Was it a virus? Were they killed by an organic poison used by indigenous tribes for fishing? Was the lake polluted by pesticides? Could the dolphins have starved to death?

Ultimately, only one possible explanation remained, says (Marine biologist Miriam–ed.) Marmontel: “The animals were victims of climate change.”

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Nor Any Drop To Drink 0

The Colorado Sun takes a deep dive into some shallow water–specifically how Lakes Powell and Mead, the two largest reservoirs west of the Rockies–are but a trickle of their former selves.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing 0

If this doesn’t motivate some action, then nothing will:

The price of beer could rise sharply this century, and it has nothing to do with trends in craft brewing. Instead, a new study says beer prices could double, on average, because of the price of malted barley, a key ingredient in the world’s favorite alcoholic drink.

By projecting heat and drought trends over the coming decades, a team of researchers in China, the U.K. and the U.S. found that barley production could be sharply affected by the shifting climate. And that means some parts of the world would very likely be forced to pay much more for a beer.

Details at the link.

Via Le Show.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing 0

It’s October and I’m running the blankety-blank air condtioning for Pete’s sake.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0

. . . and the outlook is getting darker.

In a recent comprehensive assessment by PLOS, the Public Library of Science, firefly experts estimate that at least 14% of North American firefly species are threatened; classified as critically endangered or endangered.

Scientists at PLOS say their numbers are dwindling due to climate change and the use of pesticides.

When I was a young ‘un growing up on the farm about forty miles north of where I type this, we saw fireflies flashing throughout the summer evenings.

I can’t remember the last time I saw a firefly.

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A Recommended Rebranding 0

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Dick Polman has more.

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Man and boy sitting in a cave.  Man is roasting a bit of meat over an open fire.  Man says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Republican Family Values 0

Thom suggests that the damage isn’t collateral.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing 0

inside a larger story about a house fire on North Carolina’s Outer Banks is a warning that the climates they are a-changing, and they’re coming for all of us:

The cottage was built in 1948 and was placed on the town’s “local historic landmark” list in 2011. It had twice been moved west to protect it from being lost to the Atlantic Ocean, according to town records.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0

Thom discusses a PragerU video that, in addition to being a lie, is a classic case of projection.

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Virtual Unreality 0

Man sitting on an Earth ablaze while wearing virtual goggles enabling him to imagine he's at a simple outdoor barbecue.

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The Climate They Are a-Changing 0

So says the fungus among us.

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