I distinctly recall reading, probably around 20 years ago, that the scientific consensus at the time was "a warmer world means a cloudier world". Now scientists are saying just the opposite. I'm not faulting scientists - they have to go where the science leads them - just mentioning this because it's one of many examples of how so many climate predictions have proven too rosy. We should assume the worst and do everything we can to prevent it. Oh, and ignore every idiotic utterance from the ignoramus in the White House.
I presume that development encroaching on forests has a similar effect. Trees sustain and help create wind patterns on a small scale, and the moisture they expire adds needed humidity. It's hard to believe that we would kill cool breezes in favor of sweeping housing developments rather than infilling existing residential areas. But everybody wants in on the new subdivision.
" ... since June 2023, the planet’s rate of warming has increased beyond what most climate models predicted ... "
That is because the climate models always have to be run past the politicians and watered down before they can be released to the general public.
It is assumed that we "can't handle the truth" when in fact of course it is re-election chances that couldn't handle the truth, along with the campaign contributions from fossil-fuel companies.
And also why we seem to have this endless parade of "Look, a squirrel" events whenever the latest climate report is released.
But sooner or later, they will run out of squirrels.
The idea of at least modeling theories on actively helping cool the Earth as ice and clouds disappear seems like a smart play. I'd bet there will be other surprises regarding climate change impacts and collectively we are not doing what's needed fast enough and in this country DJT is taking us backwards on addressing this big time threat.
There is a new widely proclaimed novel by Ian MeEwan titled What We Can Know that envisions 2 periods in the history of the world, one current and one a century from now. The first period revolves around an academic’s search for a poem written in 2014 that had content about climate change and was never published. The latter period describes a world of islands and inundated major cities. It’s a novel, not scientific research, but it envisions what climate scientists now see by 2100. We’re not pedaling fast enough or as fast as we can. The Trump administration is pressing the brakes.
In Green Bay, Wisconsin, we hold a farmers market every Wednesday afternoon from the third week of May through September 30. So far this year, the market has been cancelled four times because of bad weather, somtimes in advance and sometimes when bad weather moves in without warning. Most recently the market was cancelled three weeks in a row - Jun 24, July 1 and July 8. This is unprecedented.
"UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said about clean energy: We’re going in the right direction, but at the wrong speed." With the current Administration, the US is not even going in the right direction. It would be great if we can say "good riddance" to trump. And it is encouraging that other countries are working on climate change solutions. I hope the US will once again, soon, become part of the solution.
The climate change hoax will only end when Trump dies; at which time it will shift into a reality climate crisis to be dealt with by future generational technology.
I distinctly recall reading, probably around 20 years ago, that the scientific consensus at the time was "a warmer world means a cloudier world". Now scientists are saying just the opposite. I'm not faulting scientists - they have to go where the science leads them - just mentioning this because it's one of many examples of how so many climate predictions have proven too rosy. We should assume the worst and do everything we can to prevent it. Oh, and ignore every idiotic utterance from the ignoramus in the White House.
I presume that development encroaching on forests has a similar effect. Trees sustain and help create wind patterns on a small scale, and the moisture they expire adds needed humidity. It's hard to believe that we would kill cool breezes in favor of sweeping housing developments rather than infilling existing residential areas. But everybody wants in on the new subdivision.
" ... since June 2023, the planet’s rate of warming has increased beyond what most climate models predicted ... "
That is because the climate models always have to be run past the politicians and watered down before they can be released to the general public.
It is assumed that we "can't handle the truth" when in fact of course it is re-election chances that couldn't handle the truth, along with the campaign contributions from fossil-fuel companies.
And also why we seem to have this endless parade of "Look, a squirrel" events whenever the latest climate report is released.
But sooner or later, they will run out of squirrels.
The idea of at least modeling theories on actively helping cool the Earth as ice and clouds disappear seems like a smart play. I'd bet there will be other surprises regarding climate change impacts and collectively we are not doing what's needed fast enough and in this country DJT is taking us backwards on addressing this big time threat.
Trees give off oxygen and take in carbon dioxide from the air. Besides oxygenating animals on planet Earth they also help decrease temperature.
There is a new widely proclaimed novel by Ian MeEwan titled What We Can Know that envisions 2 periods in the history of the world, one current and one a century from now. The first period revolves around an academic’s search for a poem written in 2014 that had content about climate change and was never published. The latter period describes a world of islands and inundated major cities. It’s a novel, not scientific research, but it envisions what climate scientists now see by 2100. We’re not pedaling fast enough or as fast as we can. The Trump administration is pressing the brakes.
In Green Bay, Wisconsin, we hold a farmers market every Wednesday afternoon from the third week of May through September 30. So far this year, the market has been cancelled four times because of bad weather, somtimes in advance and sometimes when bad weather moves in without warning. Most recently the market was cancelled three weeks in a row - Jun 24, July 1 and July 8. This is unprecedented.
"UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said about clean energy: We’re going in the right direction, but at the wrong speed." With the current Administration, the US is not even going in the right direction. It would be great if we can say "good riddance" to trump. And it is encouraging that other countries are working on climate change solutions. I hope the US will once again, soon, become part of the solution.
Very scary and we need to do more now!!
The climate change hoax will only end when Trump dies; at which time it will shift into a reality climate crisis to be dealt with by future generational technology.