WTF Climate Change News

[Beebo Brink]

And the hits keep coming today.

Conservative Media Accidentally Admits Conservative Climate “Solution” Is Costly Failure

Learn how conservative-backed carbon capture projects wasted taxpayer money and why experts urge shifting investment—find out more.

www.dailykos.com

 

[Ashiri]

And the hits keep coming today.

Conservative Media Accidentally Admits Conservative Climate “Solution” Is Costly Failure

Learn how conservative-backed carbon capture projects wasted taxpayer money and why experts urge shifting investment—find out more.

www.dailykos.com

The real problem IMHO, subsidised fossil fuel companies doing everything to try and convince us it's our fault and not theirs.

 

[WolfEyes]

‘Terrorising us’: bluebottles wash up on Australian beaches in ‘gobsmacking numbers’

There’s still much to learn about these ‘strange alien creatures’, but climate change likely to create ideal breeding conditions, expert says

www.theguardian.com

Jellyfish.

/me shudders

I've encountered many up close. Lucky for me it was on the beach, and they were dead. Even luckier I never stepped on one since the stingers can still hurt you when the jellyfish is dead.

 

[Chalice Yao]

Here's a little Imgur post:


Now, I'm not posting this for the topic about the post per se (anti-vaxxers), but because after reading the post, one of the comments kinda made me go

"Look at that crowd and tell me there is hope to tackle real problems like climate change that will require actual shared sacrifice."

...yeeeah, the US folks are hosed. And by proxy a chunk of the world.

 

[Romana]

Yep.


Of course it's Texas.

 

[Beebo Brink]

MSN

 

[Innula Zenovka]

America’s hottest city is nearly unlivable in summer. Can cooling technologies save it?

Phoenix’s new ‘heat tsar’ is betting on less asphalt, more green canopy and reflective surfaces to cool the sprawling heat island

www.theguardian.com

Evernote link

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Winter is coming... to Florida! Last Sunday temperature in Florida reached a low of -4°C, which was cold enough that iguanas were falling out of trees.

The animals are probably going to survive this shock, but it might reduce their population at large.

Florida is so cold iguanas are falling out of trees

(Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service Miami-South Florida warned the public on Sunday that immobilised iguanas could fall out of trees due to unusual cold temperatures across the region. "Iguanas are cold-blooded. They slow down or become i...

kfgo.com

 

[danielravennest]

Winter is coming... to Florida! Last Sunday temperature in Florida reached a low of -4°C, which was cold enough that iguanas were falling out of trees.

The animals are probably going to survive this shock, but it might reduce their population at large.

Florida is so cold iguanas are falling out of trees

(Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service Miami-South Florida warned the public on Sunday that immobilised iguanas could fall out of trees due to unusual cold temperatures across the region. "Iguanas are cold-blooded. They slow down or become i...

kfgo.com

"We're expecting an accumulation of two to four inches of Iguana"

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Winter is coming... to Florida! Last Sunday temperature in Florida reached a low of -4°C, which was cold enough that iguanas were falling out of trees.

The animals are probably going to survive this shock, but it might reduce their population at large.

Florida is so cold iguanas are falling out of trees

(Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service Miami-South Florida warned the public on Sunday that immobilised iguanas could fall out of trees due to unusual cold temperatures across the region. "Iguanas are cold-blooded. They slow down or become i...

kfgo.com

So, real quick - Florida is pretty far south, but...

To grow oranges, you need a freeze. It does get cold here, just not usually enough to snow.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Extreme heat in oceans ‘passed point of no return’ in 2014

Formerly rare high temperatures now covering half of seas and devastating wildlife, study shows

www.theguardian.com

 

[Beebo Brink]

Plants Face Tough Climate Challenges as Seed-Dispersing Animals Decline • The Revelator

A new study shows the concerning overlap between the biodiversity and climate crises.

therevelator.org

 

[WolfEyes]

This belongs here.

The Sixth Mass Extinction: fact, fiction or speculation?

There have been five Mass Extinction events in the history of Earth's biodiversity, all caused by dramatic but natural phenomena. It has been claimed that the Sixth Mass Extinction may be underway, t...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

From the article I posted in another thread.

| EarthSky

By including invertebrates in their study and not just mammals and birds, these scientists say Earth is currently undergoing a

earthsky.org

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[Archer]

All the Beijing snow is human-made -- a resource-intensive, 'dangerous' trend as planet warms | CNN

Natural snow is becoming less reliable for winter sports, which has led venues to lean more on artificial. But that comes at a cost.

www.cnn.com

 

[Beebo Brink]

Where Have All the Insects Gone?

Scientists who once documented new species of insects are now charting their perilous decline—and warning about what it will mean for the rest of us.

www.newyorker.com

 

[Beebo Brink]

US could see a century's worth of sea rise in just 30 years

A federal report warns that America's coasts will be hit hard by ever faster sea level rise between now and the year 2050.

apnews.com

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

US could see a century's worth of sea rise in just 30 years

A federal report warns that America's coasts will be hit hard by ever faster sea level rise between now and the year 2050.

apnews.com

I'm not as worried, as if I were living anywhere else in Florida, we're high enough we do not need flood insurance. But even so, we could end up on an island.....and lose our downtown.

 

[Beebo Brink]

I'm not as worried, as if I were living anywhere else in Florida, we're high enough we do not need flood insurance. But even so, we could end up on an island.....and lose our downtown.

I'm far enough away from the coast that sea rise is not a direct concern, but EVERYONE should be aware of the economic impacts of migration away from the coasts. Tens of thousands, possibly millions, of displaced people will migrate inland in search of housing and jobs. Many will have lost their primary investment, a house, so teetering on the edge of poverty. Severe housing shortages, rising unemployment, tent cities, and simmering social unrest - this will affect all of us (well, you guys, I won't be around in 2050).

 

[Ashiri]

Don't forget supply line disruptions... I have no idea how many ports have plans for the rise.

 

[danielravennest]

Don't forget supply line disruptions... I have no idea how many ports have plans for the rise.

Container ship docks are more than a few feet above water level. Keep in mind the boxes in the photo are 8 ft tall each. They already deal with tides and the height of the ship changing a lot between loaded and unloaded.