Weather, or Not category archive
The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0
. . . and the sea levels they are arising.
And, despite what Donald Trump seems to think, that won’t create more waterfront property. Indeed, it will create less.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
And the migrations they are already migratin’..
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
It appears that climate change may be going viral.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
According the Stephanie Hayes at the Tampa Bay Times, it’s also Florida’s approach to the reality of climate change.
The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0
. . . and some of the (possible) side effects may be–er–somewhat disconcerting.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
And the sea levels, they are a-rising.
Misdirection Play: Hot Air about Windmills 0
Rebecca Burns, author and journalist based in Georgia, to discuss her recent piece in The American Prospect entitled “Against The Wind.”
Aside:
I think that this story, which appeared in my local rag yesterday, may be an example of the misdirection play discussed in this clip.
Most of the valid reports I’ve seen of harm to whales involve collisions with boats, not with stationary objects.
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.)
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.
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.
The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0
. . . and I’m getting a sinking feeling.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Der Spiegel looks at the mass deaths of Amazon River dolphins. A snippet:
Ultimately, only one possible explanation remained, says (Marine biologist Miriam–ed.) Marmontel: “The animals were victims of climate change.”
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.