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“Breaking News! Code Yikes!
“In addition to record low Arctic sea-ice extent (which is now 350,000 km² below the previous daily record), as of the latest data (December 11th), global mean surface temperatures are once again at a record high for the day, at 1.68°C above the pre-industrial average.”
https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net/post/3ld6vo7lnjk23
“The world’s oceans have continuously been running above pre-2023 daily temperatures for 638 days now.
“As far as I can determine, this has never happened before in the NOAA OISST V2.1 dataset. Will this streak soon end, with colder tropical Pacific temperatures?”
https://x.com/LeonSimons8/status/1867257967344779646
“Is it clouds, shipping or a volcano? Scientists present potential reasons for record heat…
““We weren’t expecting 2023 to be so exceptional,” acknowledged Robert Rohde, a climate scientist at Berkeley Earth… The elevated heat has continued throughout much of 2024, with scientists still waiting to see if the unexpected warming will die down. This year is certain to be the hottest on record…”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/12/record-heat-climate-crisis
“A controversial plan to refreeze the Arctic is seeing promising results. But scientists warn of big risks…
“Real Ice’s plan for protecting this icy ocean landscape involves inserting electric-powered, submersible pumps under sea ice to pump seawater onto the surface. The water freezes as it pools across the ice like a huge puddle, creating an extra layer of ice.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/12/climate/refreeze-arctic-real-ice/index.html
“One of world’s largest glacier floods triggered in Greenland.
“For the first time, scientists have observed the release of a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, where more than 3,000 billion liters of meltwater were unleashed in just weeks.”
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-world-largest-glacier-triggered-greenland.html
“Stay away, forest visitors told after storm damage [Wales]…
“Natural Resources Wales released photos of damaged forests near Llandovery in Carmarthenshire and Crickhowell in Powys, showing dozens of felled trees. Gavin Bown of NRW said Storm Darragh took a significant toll on the land and with widespread fall of trees, the destruction could take years to overcome.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wlgk51vwdo.amp
“How climate change and red tape could be jeopardising UK access to affordable food.
“For decades, this country’s level of food security has been more or less constant… But farmers warn that given all the pressures they’re facing, that critical buffer could be about to be removed, with domestic production falling and dependence on imported food rising.2
“In Valencia, after the floods, the scourge of mud.
“Residents of flood-stricken areas in the south of the city are struggling to rid themselves of the sometimes-polluted mud that clogs sewers, generates toxic dust and continues to saturate garages. There are fears of disease outbreaks.”
“‘The water war’: how drought threatens survival of Sicily’s towns…
“When authorities decreed that the little water left in their dam should be shared with the villages of another province, the inhabitants of Troina took action, and, on 30 November, occupied the distribution centre of the reservoir, blocking access.”
“Cyprus to rely more on desalination plants as arid winters leave dams dry.
“Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs as a string of dry winters has reduced amounts in 108 dams to just a quarter of their capacity, the country’s agriculture and environment minister said Wednesday.”
“Climate change intensifies extreme weather events in Namibia…
“Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says the effects of climate change can be felt not only in the heat but in the change in weather patterns as well. “That includes the insufficient rain leading up to the drought, the shift in seasons, the rainy season starting late, the winter season being shorter, and now, the heat.””
https://www.namibian.com.na/climate-change-intensifies-extreme-weather-events-in-namibia/
“Namibia will slaughter 700 elephants, hippos, zebras and other animals due to drought.
“The drought is the worst in a century, and officials see no other choice. They say this step might relieve pressure on local resources at a time when close to half the country’s population is struggling with extreme food shortages.”
“South Africa’s record heatwaves, extreme weather: ‘We weren’t expecting this for another 50 years,’ says expert.
“South Africa is experiencing record-high temperatures, breaking several long-standing maximum and minimum records… A critical situation is emerging in South Africa’s water reserves as well, as water sources are drying up. As a result, animals are traveling considerable distances…”
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT SOUTHERN AFRICA – 43.3 [109.9F] Tsabong is BOTSWANA’S HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN HISTORY.
“36.8 Gwoke 1300m ZIMBABWE; Crazy 45.9 Twee Rivieren 882m asl! SOUTH AFRICA all time high.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1867200849774260328
“ZIMBABWE AGAIN – 44.7 [112.5F] yesterday at Beitbridge is HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE’S HISTORY.
“Many records from Namibia (40.4 Gobabis) to South Africa (40C up to 1800m asl ! Only Bolivia ever recorded 40C at such high elevations in Southern Hemisphere), Mozambique.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1867533649543053810
“Zimbabwe at risk of another dry season after El Nino drought, says WFP.
“”We are worried. You can see the ground in front of us is bone dry,” said World Food Programme country director Barbara Clemens during a food distribution event in Chivi, southern Zimbabwe. Families in the district are already skipping meals to preserve the little food they have.”
“France’s Mayotte on highest alert as Cyclone Chido nears…
““This is serious. Mayotte has never known a situation like it,” council chief Ben Issa Ousseni said Friday… “We’re really scared,” said Fatima, a resident of Majicavo-Koropa village on the eastern coast. “I’ve stocked up on water bottles, food, candles,” the 57-year-old told AFP.”
https://arynews.tv/frances-mayotte-highest-alert-cyclone-chido-nears/
“Flood alert issued as Tamil Nadu’s Poondi reservoir nears full capacity.
“Heavy rain in Chennai and surrounding districts has filled reservoirs to their maximum levels, prompting authorities to issue a flood alert. The Water Resources Department (WRD) has released 1,000 cusecs of water from the Poondi reservoir…”
“Why Arunachal’s indigenous people refuse to give up fight against Siang dam [India]… “We will become completely landless if the dam is constructed, as all our subsistence land will be submerged.”
“…Arunachal Pradesh Hydro Power Advisor Ninong Ering told EastMojo that the proposed 12,500 MW Siang Dam [will] counter China’s stands to attempt to divert the Siang River in its territory. He commented that Adis must think of their future.”
“China’s Hydropower Ambitions and the Human Cost of Water Control in Tibet…
“…the Motok project is likely to degrade water quality during its estimated five-year construction period and potentially enable China to exercise unprecedented control over critical water resources that sustain millions of people across South and Southeast Asia.”
https://english.khabarhub.com/2024/12/418852/
“SE ASIA HISTORIC HEAT: never ending record heat all over the tropics of Oceania and SE Asia.
“More December records broken: PHILIPPINES: 35.4 [95/7F] Catbalogan; INDONESIA: 34.8 Cilacap; VIETNAM:Record high Tmin 28.4 Song Tu Tay.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1867819309768020195
“Record-breaking Philippines typhoon season was ‘supercharged’ by climate change.
“This year’s record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines – which saw six consecutive storm systems hit the country in under a month – was “supercharged” by climate change, according to a rapid attribution study.”
“An oppressive heatwave stretching across half of Australia from Darwin to Victoria will send temperatures soaring up to 15 degrees Celsius above average during the coming days…
“The severe heat follows Australia’s warmest spring on record and is likely to be followed by additional bursts of hot weather through the Christmas and New Year period.”
“81mm [3.2 inches] in an hour: Streets closed, flash flooding across Brisbane.
“Cars across Brisbane have been inundated by flash flooding and more than 50 streets are closed in SEQ after a massive downpour from a slow moving thunderstorm. More than 50 streets across southeast Queensland have been closed after a thunderstorm caused widespread flash flooding.”
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN OCEANIA – Oceania islands keep breaking heat records, both North/South of the equator, both West and East
“Historic heat in NEW CALEDONIA; December Records: 36.2 [97.2F] Ile Surprise; 33.1 La Roche (Mare Island).”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1867502222495690899
“Asuncion [Paraguay] reports the fall of almost 50 trees due to storms.
“In Asunción alone, nearly 50 trees were reported to have fallen during the storm that occurred between Thursday night and Friday. Vehicles and homes were affected.”
https://www.ultimahora.com/asuncion-reporta-la-caida-de-casi-50-arboles-por-tormentas
“SOUTH AMERICA HEAT WAVE – after hot and humid days, a very hot night followed between Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.
“In particular, the Minimum temperature of 27.8C [82F] at San Jose de Chiquitos BOLIVIA is a new record of Highest minimum for December, beating that of Dec 2023.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1867262525659918611
“Brazil farmer lobby asks to lift soybean ban from deforested Amazon rainforest.
“A farmers’ lobby in Brazil is seeking to end a two-decade-long agreement that forbids grain traders from buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, claiming the deal has created an uneven playing field.”
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE CARIBBEAN – every single island keeps destroying all 2023 records.
“Le Lamentin Int. AP of MARTINIQUE set a record again: 32.7C [90.9F] hottest December day in history.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1867747507771773264
“Vibrio bacteria sickened dozens of people following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and the microbes’ range appears to be increasing up the East Coast as climate change warms coastal waters…
“Experts predict that by 2041 illnesses caused by V. vulnificus will be common around New York…”
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/flesh-eating-vibrio-bacteria-florida
“Record Warm Water Temperatures in the Great lakes; How it Effects Us.
“The Great Lakes have been experiencing record warm temperatures once again this year, causing major snowfall events already across the area. However, they may not be the only ones affected this year.”
https://woay.com/record-warm-water-temperatures-in-the-great-lakes-how-it-effects-us/
“A new December wind gust record was set in Fredericton, N.B., on Thursday as a powerful weather bomb blew threw Atlantic Canada…
“A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system—tracked from the Eastern United States into northern Quebec on Wednesday brought heavy rain, mild temperatures, and record-breaking wind gusts to the Maritimes.”
“HISTORIC WARMTH IN ALASKA AND CANADA – many December records broken.
“ALASKA: Kotzebue 39F/3.9c; Nome 44F/6.7c; CANADA Up to 18.1 [64.6F] at Daniel Harbour. Records: 15.0c Winterland; 14.1c Cartwright, new December record for Labrador!”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1867374143941095689
“A Single [Marine] Heatwave Killed Half of Alaska’s Common Murres, a Shocking New Study Reveals…
“As time went on, the event became regarded as the largest known die-off of a single bird species. Scientists determined the cause of death to be starvation, triggered by a massive two-year marine heatwave dubbed “the blob”…”
“Endocrine Disruption in Marine Species: Unraveling Pollution and Climate Change Effects…
“These stressors introduce a myriad of toxic chemicals into marine environments through industrial effluents, agricultural runoff, and plastic debris, which interfere with endocrine signaling pathways and hormone regulation. Climate change compounds these issues…”
“For Wild Animals, the Bird Flu Disaster Is Already Here…
“The virus has already decimated avian populations around the globe, with body counts that can sometimes be staggering: an estimated 24,000 Cape cormorants killed in South Africa, more than 57,000 pelicans reported dead in Peru. “The scale of the mortalities is truly unprecedented…””
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/science/bird-flu-h5n1-wildlife.html
“Landmark climate hearings conclude at world’s top court…
“In 2023, the UN, led by Vanuatu, specifically requested the international court adjudicate on climate responsibility, having expressed “profound alarm” that greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise despite vows to cut them drastically.”
https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-worlds-top-court/a-71051459
“US supreme court to hear fuel firms’ challenge to California’s emission limits.
“The US supreme court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by fuel producers to challenge California’s standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars under a federal air-pollution law in a major case testing the Democrat-governed state’s power to fight greenhouse gases.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/13/supreme-court-california-vehicle-emissions
“UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought…
“Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree early Saturday on a plan to deal with global droughts, made longer and more severe by a warming climate.”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/talks-fail-reach-agreement-dealing-rising-risk-global-116786582
“Global political instability overtakes extreme weather as biggest risk concern.
“Shifting alliances and growing divisions within the geopolitical landscape have contributed to 96% of those responding to the survey revealing their belief that the world is a more dangerous place.”
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We’re beyond hopeless.
Sure they will, they will save a lot of money, especially on such trivial items, like cloths and food perhaps…Curt, I know your comment was in jest.
Yesterday, I posted a clip of author, Henry Miller in the movie Reds about paranoia during the red scare during the life of John Reed, “Ten Days that Shook the World” .
So, in another, Miller is here in a 2 minute clip reflecting on his early upbringing as a child in New York City. Warning he uses the same language to describe it as Donald Trump did with so called Third World Countries.
Very New Yorker… reminisces the conditions before cars , television sets,
and probably telephones, hot water and electricity for the jobless poor.
He stated he still has sleepless nights because of it…starvation will do that to a person it seems..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf4Vma9O9Xk
RIP, Henry Miller, too bad I had born 50 years too late,and going to die another 50 years too early as they say….I would have made an exceptional radical Socialist, now a days it has gotten to be a taboo. Wonder why?
Sounds like Henry really, really hated NY – but apparently loved Big Sur, California, where he lived out his days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1fGNCvZL_w
More like he hated his destitution existence in New York as a youth…being penniless and hungry must be a real horror.
My favorite read on that is George Orwell’s account of his days “Down and Out in Paris and London”.
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london/themes/poverty-as-prison
As a consequence, the poor often while away entire days in a starvation-induced fog—too tired, depressed, and weak to meaningfully improve their situation. The hungry have only enough motivation to either finish their day’s work or make it to the next homeless shelter for the night. So, while the wealthy often denigrate the poor as lazy, Orwell shows how poverty has reduced the poor to physical and mental weakness that the wealthy can’t understand. That weakness often culminates in a loss of humanity, which Orwell witnesses both in the hotels of Paris and the lodging houses and spikes of London. Wherever Orwell goes, he witnesses men fighting, usually over petty things: perceived insults, minor theft. The real cause, however, is hunger. In hotel and restaurant kitchens, in casual wards and at the Salvation Army, in muddy fields and meadows, men battle each other because their tempers are short. Malnutrition has perverted their natures and left them unable to connect on the human level.
I’m certain even Big Sur would be a bummer under similar conditions…
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A couple of positive benifits of the collapse of industrial civilization. Think of the money that your children will save, if they are still alive, because it will no longer be neccessary to pay for funeral expenses. Based upon past disasters those who die will either be buried in mass graves, burned alive, or not be buried at all but get eaten by scavangers.
In addition I do not think that anyone will care if you do not pay your inheritance taxes.
“A couple of positive benefits of the collapse of industrial civilization.”
Curt, some commentators in the doomosphere certainly think there will be an upside to collapse. Jim Kunstler has a rather romanticised, bucolic vision of it, for example, and Gail Tverberg, in the conclusion of her latest analysis, seems to envision a collapse-lite scenario.
Obviously, the crumbs of comfort you are offering are meagre indeed. 😅
Well, I still live in NY but I moved out of the “lake effect” snow area after I retired. We haven’t had any significant snow in the area of NY I live now. It was 5F during my walk this morning; clear sky, no wind, full moon, beautiful. It’s supposed to be in the 40s again by mid-week.
I know Buffalo and Rochester are getting a lot of lake effect snow – I moved away from Rochester after I retired. As of yesterday, I saw Rochester has had 48″+ of snow so far this season. I don’t miss it. I don’t mind the cold but shoveling snow gets old fast.
Ed, just saw this about your State,
New York State’s Coming Energy Crisis
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/12/new-york-states-coming-energy-crisis/amp/
By Jon Pepper
December 14, 2024 6:30 AM
Conditions were especially dangerous in New York, which depends on natural gas to generate the largest share of its electricity and to provide home heating and cooking to more than a million customers. Frozen wellheads on pipelines that provide natural gas to the city suffered a rapid drop in pressure that threatened to collapse the system.
Modest improvements to the state’s gas infrastructure have been made in the two years since, largely in the areas of coordination and communications between power entities, but the risk of a severe supply disruption remains. In its “winter readiness assessment” issued last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned that operators are “likely to be challenged in maintaining sufficient reserves during periods of extreme cold weather.”
Oh my….
The nation’s climate press routinely reports on environmental catastrophes that it imagines decades away, but a potential disaster in its immediate future has eluded its notice. The public has heard crickets, which according to one worrying report could be chirping faster than ever because of rising temperatures from global warming. Climate reporters spilled far more ink on the misguided prediction that hurricane season in 2024 would bring an unprecedented 33 named storms to the North Atlantic, creating the “busiest hurricane season on record.” The season ended with 17.
It’s the National Review after all….
Even so, it is a fossil fuel — natural gas — that is by far the state’s biggest source of electrical generation, providing ten times more power (35.8 percent) than wind and solar combined (3.6 percent), according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. That’s particularly important during the winter, which has already dumped several feet of snow upstate this year.
While the climate alarmists frame their scariest predictions on a warming earth, it is colder weather that is the larger threat to human safety.
Danger, Danger..Will Robinson…
Interesting article, thanks. My thoughts…
Yeah, well, ummm, it’s been pretty mild overall this winter. Last winter was really mild because I walked outside every day last winter. I haven’t missed a day outside walking since early 2023. Even with climate change there will be cold snaps. People continue to confuse the difference between weather and climate.
“While the climate alarmists frame their scariest predictions on a warming earth, it is colder weather that is the larger threat to human safety. ”
— Right. Again, climate/weather not the same.
I just checked my past calendars (I keep them because I log my walking miles daily) and the last time I didn’t walk outside was 3/17/2023. Rain, wind, cold, snow, doesn’t matter – I walk outside because I hate the treadmill 😒 more than nasty weather. Overall, the weather is mild here in the Northeastern US.
World’s biggest iceberg heads north after escaping vortex
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4zve79z5ro
“A23a is 3,800 sq km (1,500 sq miles), which is more than twice the size of Greater London, and is 400m (1,312ft) thick. It broke free of Antarctica in 1986 though soon became stuck just off the coast.”
Thank you, Edward. I did spot that but the connection with climate change or other anthropogenic influence was too unclear for me to feel confident in including it.
Yeah, as it says, it broke loose in 1986. I just thought it was interesting but it has no real climate impact at this point; just a possible hazard for ships.
I bet that sometime between 2030 and 2040 if not even sooner those people who are on death Roe in the United States will be living longer than a lot of us as the government will have to keep them alive until the execution date.
Well that prediction does depend upon the assumption that in the United States maintianing the prison system will be a very high priority. Probably not the top priority but in the top 10.
Just got here. Immediately scrolled down to comments & skipped all of them. I can’t believe that everyone is not singularly focused on all the reports of unidentified drones around the world. Are they advanced tech military drones from other countries, alien craft from other worlds or beings that live in the depths of the oceans & have been here longer than the Clever Ape? All of this trumps the continuing destruction of the only habitat we can survive in. At least I know what’s important. The messenger needs to commit suicide. Can someone loan me a guillotine? I don’t know much that I can’t find a reason to laugh about, when this howler monkey species decides to open it’s mouth.
As an aside: Bigfooties exist to our senses but are actually configurations of shape shifters. Anyone that tries to capture a pic or video cause them to appear fuzzy. That’s why we have no clear images & have failed to find any physical evidence.
How about a challenge? Try & top this bullshit. 😉
Actually, I’m controlling all the drones from my basement. I thought I stir up a little distraction. Personally, I think it’s a US military Psyop drill. I’m not a believer in UFOs being from other worlds or “extraterrestrial” origin which usually gets a lot of backlash from true believers. I see a lot of UFOs myself as I spend a lot of time outside and have poor vision. How come camera resolution has continued to improve but UFO videos are still blurred?
I actually had a bigfoot sighting last year (or maybe two years ago). I was on the trail and just said, “hello, good morning” and continued on my way. Haven’t see him/her since.
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“Actually, I’m controlling all the drones from my basement.”
I suspected as much. 🤨
Just read the quotes from each link. This species thinks what’s happening is a game. To their dismay they may find that messing with mother nature can end them up in a full contact fight with global warming. Looks like it will take several punches to the face to get their attention, after it’s to late to offer an offense.
Lay there unconscious & bleed. There will be no rematch. NTHE standing in the ring & asking: Where are all my know it all, egotistical opponents? NTHE will hold the Championship Belt for eternity.
Scientists share concerns over phenomenon observed in Antarctica: ‘It’s bonkers’
“I think it is still too soon to say for sure, … but if it were to be the case, this is what it would look like.”
by Mike TaylorDecember 14, 2024
“I think it is still too soon to say for sure, … but if it were to be the case, this is what it would look like.”
The latest measurement of Antarctic sea ice shocked scientists, though it’s not certain whether this is a new normal.
What’s happening?
The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported this year’s Antarctic sea ice winter maximum was the second-lowest on record, per the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The area around Antarctica covered by at least 15% ice was 6.6 million square miles. Last year marked the only time when there was less ice coverage.
The average maximum extent from 1981 to 2010 was 598,000 square miles greater. And there was only 77,000 square miles more ice this year than there was in 2023. It continues a nearly decade-long trend, but these last two years have been outliers even then.
“Like 2023, the 2024 winter maximum was so far outside the range of observed variability that some scientists speculate that the Southern Ocean sea ice may have entered a wholly new state,” the NOAA stated.
The extent of sea ice from 2013 to 2015 was mostly above average.
Why is this important?
Research scientist Ted Scambos told the NOAA this is the result of slow ice advance in fall and “rapid retreat” in spring and summer. While rising air temperatures are an obvious factor to point to, they can’t fully explain the sheer scale of the change.
Scambos said the problem is most likely attributable to “warm near-surface ocean temperatures at the sea ice edge.” These temperatures, from 55 degrees Fahrenheit to 65, are even more likely to be the cause of “the slow readvance in autumn and winter.”
“It’s bonkers,” Scambos said of the back-to-back winter maximum lows. “It’s like it’s wandering off into new territory.”
The yearly average ice extent around Antarctica peaked in 2014 after decades of increases. But by 2018, 35 years’ worth of gains had disappeared. While Antarctic sea ice is volatile, and a 2022 model showed high-low swings as well as short-term increases and decreases, the last two years “are in a world of their own,” according to the NOAA.
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National Snow and Ice Data Center sea ice expert Walt Meier said weather could reverse this pattern but added a warning.
“I think it is still too soon to say for sure that we’re witnessing global warming coming to Antarctic sea ice,” he said, “but if it were to be the case, this is what it would look like.”
What’s being done about the rising global temperature?
The loss of Antarctic sea ice coincides with a trend of the rapidly rising global temperature. Earth’s 10 hottest surface temperatures on record have come in each of the last 10 years, a transformation driven by the burning of dirty sources of energy such as coal and gas, which devastates human health as well as wildlife and the environment.
To help the planet cool down, we can make changes from washing clothes in cold water to installing a heat pump. Cutting down on plastic is another key, while talking to friends and family can boost your impact and clear the path to solution-oriented action.
See TR..wash in cold water buddy and pee in a bottle too…
PS these guys aren’t too certain….
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I would chose “Never’ because there is no need to be concerned about any situation after it’s to late to do anything. I’m wondering how big the ice cube will be that breaks off the Thwaites glacier.
How will the Trump Administration & the right wing MAGA Congress handle global warming in the next four years? The Democrats should be thankful they lost. A economic downturn, recession or depression topped by worse weather weirding is not an ideal situation for a party in power. Those in charge in other countries face the same problems. I’ve got a feeling that Rep/Cons will wish they had lost. Whatever, the future might be even more entertaining.
If I get any older, I may have to pee in Depends. 😉
This is my partial take on drones. Drones are used not only by the military for reccon and to attack enemy forces and to occassionally deliver some small supplies but they are used for communications as well. The drones do not send communciations by radio signals they send them by lasers. In essence the drones send a message through a drone relay system from one place to another. The advantage is that there is no radio signal that eminates out that could be intercepted and also no radio signal emminating from a known location. I imagine that someone could intercept the laser signal if they are in the right place at the right time with the right equipement. But that wuold happen less often than by convential radio signals.
I just tried to post this and I am not sure that it went trough due to conectivity problems. I will try again if it comes through a second time delet this one.
Interesting.
I have pretty much ignored drones.
Any connection with microwave research?
“On the military front, Chinese researchers are making strides in developing high-powered microwave (HPM) weapons. These systems utilize focused microwave beams to disrupt electronic components of enemy systems, including radar and communication infrastructures. The potential applications for these weapons include military exercises and technology verification.”
I ask AI about lasers and this was the response – the downside:
Line-of-Sight Requirement: Laser communication requires a clear line of sight between transmitter and receiver; any obstruction can disrupt the signal.
Environmental Factors: Weather conditions such as fog or rain can significantly impact laser transmission quality.
Cost and Complexity: Implementing laser communication systems can be more complex and costly compared to traditional RF systems.
Drone swarms around military bases are nothing new. I remember I saw a drone swarm around the British Airbase in Moenchengladback around 2010. Drones are much more common now. I suspect that there are a lot of training exercises going on to prepare for war or to at least make it appear that preperations for war are being undertaken.
Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals
Denise Hruby
Sat, December 14, 2024 at 5:04 PM EST
7 min read
buildings in northern and central Sunny Isles affected, research by the University of Miami found.
The study, published Friday night, identified a total of 35 buildings that have sunk by as much as three inches between 2016 and 2023, including the iconic Surf Club Towers and Faena Hotel, the Porsche Design Tower, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Trump Tower III and Trump International Beach Resorts. Together, the high rises accommodate tens of thousands of residents and tourists. Some have more than 300 units, including penthouses that cost millions of dollars.
Preliminary data also shows signs that buildings in downtown Miami, Brickell, and along Broward and Palm Beach coasts are sinking, too. Globally, similar subsidence within such a large area has never been reported, the university said in a statement.
What was surprising is that it was there at all. So we didn’t believe it at the beginning,” Amelung said, explaining that his team checked several sources that confirmed the initial data. “And then we thought, we have to investigate it,” he said.
…There’s no sign that it’s stopping,” Amelung said of the settlement.
this could be a sign that rising sea levels, caused by the continued emission of greenhouse gases, is accelerating the erosion of the limestone on which South Florida is built.
Well, I can tell you this ain’t going to stop them from building more of these on the beach…
Drought will make land more compact?
I wonder if they will be compensated for subsidence?
I suppose when you are getting heaps of money for such places (or have people stopped renting/ buying) then you do not care much about long term effects on the buildings.
Pretty awful though, VPK
Anytime I hear the mention of civil war in the U.S., I like to ask the gun nuts if they can shoot down drones with molotov cocktails flying over their homes.