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The year 2015 saw the toppling of several symbolic mileposts: notably, it was 1.0°C warmer than preindustrial times, and the Mauna Loa observatory recorded its first annual mean carbon dioxide concentration greater than 400 ppm. Beyond these more recognizable markers, trends seen in recent decades continued.
~ American Meteorological Society, State of the Climate 2015, August 2016.
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The report, compiled by NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate at the National Centers for Environmental Information is based on contributions from scientists from around the world. It provides a detailed update on global climate indicators, notable weather events, and other data collected by environmental monitoring stations and instruments located on land, water, ice, and in space.
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A frightening report. Today is Senior Salon day. Why don’t you share this important post.
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Thanks, Bernadette.
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it’s challenging
feeling the heat
and smiling 🙂
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Thanks for that reminder, SmileCalm. Here in Los Angeles, I’m keeping my body temperature down with frequent glasses of ice cold water.
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Reblogged this on Guyanese Online.
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Thanks for sharing, Cyril.
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The Middle East is baking
More than war even, climate change is making the region uninhabitable
August 1, 2016 – The Economist
“UNTIL the 1970s, Basra’s climate was like southern Europe’s,” recalls Shukri Al-Hassan, an ecology professor in the Iraqi port city. Basra, he remembers, had so many canals that Iraqis dubbed it the Venice of the Middle East. Its Shatt al-Arab river watered copious marshlands, and in the 1970s irrigated some 10m palms, whose dates were considered the world’s finest. But war, salty water seeping in from the sea because of upriver dams, and oil exploration which has pushed farmers off their land have taken their toll. Most of the wetlands and orchards are now desert. Iraq now averages a sand- or dust-storm once every three days. And this month Basra’s temperature reached 53.9ºC, a record beaten only by Kuwait and California’s Death Valley (and the latter figure is disputed). “Analysis of data suggests that since the 1970s the frequency of heat extremes has increased, while cool summer days and nights have decreased,” says Gemma Shepherd, who works for the UN’s Environment Programme in Nairobi.
Read more at http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21703269-more-war-climate-change-making-region-hard-live-infertile
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Thanks for sharing the article, Cyril. Climate change is already underway. Here on the American West Coast we are already suffering the consequences with wildfires that are becoming harder and more costly to control.
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Yes, getting warmer. Cyclical or man made? Both? If it were only man-made, then something could be done about it with much sacrifices from energy’s biggest consumers, namely this over-industrialized “first world.” Of course only the few are willing to sacrifice in favour of the whole. Most would rather believe that some miraculous technologically driven smooth transition can be made from fossil fuel energy to “clean” energy. To accomplish that, even if it was feasible would mean abolishing all forms of greed – not going to happen.
If it’s a natural cycle, it lies outside man’s technological powers to deal with and the whole world will suffer for it. Then there is but one thing left for individuals to consider: enter into violent survivor mode… or remain calm and share what remaining resources they have with their neighbours. If death it is, death it will be, but better death in compassion than surrounded by bodies of “enemies.”
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Sha’Tara, when we tell ourselves that climate change is not the result of human activity, we can remain complacent about not taking remedial action.
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Sheesh! I wish there were a bulleted edition to this 300 page report.
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I know, it’s a lot to read 😦 I’m working on a summary of the main points.
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I think the best news on the “climate” is that it is getting hot for Mr. Trump. 😉
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The Donald: The “Dark Side” of climate change.
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It sure is 🙂
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Sad. Ignorance is no excuse for societal suicide.
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I agree. Our mainstream media is complicit in keeping the population ignorant or misinformed about our planetary climate crisis.
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