“Human Extinction Within 10 Years”
Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Wisconsin, USA
2018 6/29 _F2A1558aaa
“Science Update: Arctic's Last Stand”
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Deadly carbon monoxide is building up in our atmosphere:
“Fires are burning across North America and carbon monoxide reaches levels as high as 7,293 ppb in Ontario (green circle) on July 8, 2021.
The satellite image shows smoke plumes on July 7, 2021.
A forecast for July 9, 2021, shows carbon monoxide levels as high as 11,251 ppb in Ontario.
Created by Sam Carana for Arctic-news.blogspot.com with nullschool.net, and https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/
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Conservative interests, with ties to Washington, are launching a new weather channel aimed to misinform people on today’s Environmental Holocaust:
“A Fox News Climate Disinformation Channel Is the Last Thing We Need”
The media giant is launching a 24-hour weather news channel.”
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“Nowhere is safe” - cover of the Guardian
“Temperatures rising – Inside the 9 July Guardian Weekly”
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Ecocide incarnate = Joe Biden:
“Joe Biden Is Almost as Pro-Drilling as Trump”
“"Report after report after report has warned that if climate change and overexploitation of natural resources aren’t urgently checked — not some, half, or most of the way, but all of the way — there is a good chance our civilizations will begin to unravel in our lifetimes, as civilizations have tended to do throughout history when put under extreme environmental pressures. Ours might be the first to actually have the knowledge, technology, wealth, and foresight to avoid this grim outcome. And yet the Biden administration — potentially this decade’s last chance for the United States to take action on the issue, given political realities — is not really even trying."”
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Ecocide incarnate = Joe Biden:
“'Biden Climate Timeline' Details Broken Promises on Planetary Emergency”
“I hate to say I told you so, but... "[The White House is] going out of its way to cower before the fossil fuel industry, pledging its fealty to prolonging their ability to frack and drill while the planet burns."”
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“Minnesota in severe drought. Enbridge is taking 5 BILLION gallons of water from our rivers & lakes to drill #Line3 tar sands pipeline thru.”
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“The looming Arctic collapse: more than 40% of north Russian buildings are starting to crumble
Previously solid ground is quickly degrading. The melting of the permafrost is about to cause huge damage to buildings and infrastructure across the country, Russia's natural resource minister warns.”
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“Revealed: Facebook received millions for ads promoting fossil fuel”
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“Legal Experts Define Ecocide, Take Step Toward International Criminal Law”
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“The US Chamber of Commerce Has Helped Downplay the Climate Threat, a New Report Concludes
Brown University’s Climate and Development Lab reviewed 41 chamber pronouncements from 1989-2009 and found the trade association to be “a powerful force in obstructing climate action.””
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“Under the Heat Dome”
“The clearest explanation yet I've found for why recent heat dome occurred in Northwest. Excerpt:
"The recent heat wave in the Pacific Northwest shattered previous records for high temperatures. By the end of June, Seattle, Washington had hit 104F (40C), Portland Oregon reached 116F (46C), and Lytton, British Columbia, set and broke new records for the highest temperature in all of Canada, peaking at 121F (49C). The event offers another chance to reflect on the condition of our planet and the interconnections of our struggles.
The heat dome occurs because temperatures in the western Pacific Ocean have risen more in recent decades than in the eastern Pacific, creating pressure differences that cause more warm air to rise over the western Pacific, where the jet stream traps it under a high-pressure dome. [1] In case you were wondering–and since reporting may not have made explicit the seemingly obvious connection–Yes, this is an effect of climate change caused by releasing greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere through human actions like the burning of fossil fuels. [2]
Not only were such heat events predicted by climate models, but also scientists have gotten better at linking particular weather events to longer-term climate developments. [3] Our only planet is now trapping twice as much heat as it did 14 years ago. [4] Despite decades of warnings from the National Academy of Sciences, James Hansen, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and other experts, we continue to see increases in use of fossil fuels and emissions of carbon dioxide. While heat waves and other variations in temperature have been part of normal weather, they are now hotter, longer-lasting, and occurring more often. In major US cities over the past 40 years, the frequency of heat waves has tripled, and their duration increased by over six weeks. [5] Moreover, the intensity of heat waves has increased by 3-5 degrees. [6]
But No, this is not the new normal, since the frequency and intensity of extreme weather will continue to increase rather than stabilize any time soon. [7] As for whether this heat wave is, as at least one report called it, a thousand-year event? [8] Only if you are looking at the past thousand years instead of the next thousand. [9] We are entering an era of tipping points and vicious cycles. Heat waves increase the likelihood of forest fires, which endanger watersheds as well as destroying trees that sequester carbon, thus releasing more greenhouse gasses. Air conditioners or vehicles used to escape the heat also contribute to warming the planet. [10] And so on.
Of course, like other extreme weather events, heat waves have been happening not just in the US but around the globe. In Siberia, north of the Arctic circle, temperatures recently reached 118F (48C); Jacobabad, Pakistan hit 126F (52C). [11] Those numbers are all the usual dry-bulb temperatures and take no account of humidity. Still more significant are temperatures measured with a wet cloth over the thermometer to take account of heat and humidity: a wet-bulb reading of 95F (35C) can be fatal within a few hours, even for fit, healthy humans, because the body can no longer cool itself by sweating. A recent study found that both Jacobabad and Ras al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, have already had brief periods of reaching that deadly temperature, years ahead of the predictions of climate scientists.
Extreme heat can not only make demands on power grids that cause them to fail–itself potentially fatal to those dependent on machines for breathing or other health needs–but can also damage infrastructure. In Portland, light rail service shut down because of melting equipment. [12] In Washington, sections of the I-5 highway were closed because pavement buckled. [13] Most pressingly, though, heat is a health issue, even when less extreme than the fatal wet-bulb readings. The late-June heat wave in the Pacific Northwest led to hundreds of deaths. [14]
As with other consequences of climate change and other consequences of capitalism, heat is also a matter of inequity and justice: not everyone experiences heat waves in the same ways, and the ill effects of heat impact most heavily those in already-disadvantaged groups. [15] Wealthy neighborhoods tend to have more tree cover and thus remain cooler, while those with fewer resources are also less likely to have air conditioning. The history of redlining, moreover, insures that these heat islands disproportionately affect people of color. [16] Similarly, those who are incarcerated and those who are houseless have fewer options for getting away from heat. [17]" snip”
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“July 4, 2021: Arctic sea ice extent at record low for time of year.”
“ARCTIC SEA ICE DISAPPEARING FAST ARCTIC SEA ICE DISAPPEARING FAST
Arctic sea ice extent was at a record low for the time of year, according to the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan.
Meanwhile, the NOAA forecast issued July 5, 2021, shows that La Niña is expected to reach a new low by the end of 2021.
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), at the University of Colorado Boulder, has meanwhile also indicated that Arctic sea ice was at record low extent for the time of year, on July 5, 2021, at 8.867 million km².
From the post 'Arctic sea ice disappearing fast', at:
From the set at:”
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“What do Chinese renewable energy policies have to do with deforestation of the Peruvian Amazon and the trafficking of Indigenous girls? Learn how it fits together in the new #EyeOnTheAmazon”
“The Wind Industry Threatens the Amazon and Its Next Generation of Earth Defenders: Indigenous Girls”
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Priorities?!:
July 5th 2021 “Biden Illegally Bombs Middle East Again!”
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“Sen. Ron Johnson mouths to GOP group that climate change is 'bullsh--' just weeks before deadly heat wave”
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“"In the face of a quickly worsening climate crisis in the Colorado River Basin, it's troubling to see the Service touting more progress than really exists for a fish that's in dire need of help." — Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity”
“U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Reduce Razorback Sucker Protection Despite Lack of Successful Reproduction, Drying Colorado River
Razorback Populations Still Reliant on Hatchery-Raised Fish”
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