Are the worst climate outcomes unavoidable? Are we doomed?

At the AGU Fall Meeting 2017, Michael Mann explained why the narrative of certain doom of mankind is equal to denial, and that our actions today make a difference to what we can expect with future warming. Watch the entire panel discussion at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2k2tpbfVk Conversation Earth content with Guy McPherson http://www.conversationearth.org/near-term-human-extinction-guy-mcpherson-218 SUPPORT CLIMATE STATE● Patreon…

Arctic Sea Ice and Permafrost Status Report 2017

The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, affecting people in the region, fish and wildlife they depend on for food, and their environment. This unprecedented change has ramifications far beyond the region for the global economy, weather, climate, sea level, trade and security.  Highlights https://www.climate.gov/Arctic-2017Read the report at http://acrtic.noaa.gov/report-card

Wildfire California Extreme Footage Compilation (2017)

Dry weather and merciless winds, with gusts predicted to reach the strength of a Category 1 hurricane in mountainous areas, threaten to intensify the already devastating Southern California wildfires. A value of 48 is considered high danger, while 162 is extreme. Thursday’s score: 296, a record. http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/07/us/ventura-fire-california/index.html L.A. County Fire Department https://twitter.com/LACoFDPIO Terrence McKelvey &…

Rupert Murdoch’s LA home Burning down in Record Wildfire

The home of 21st Century Fox and Fox News Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch, located on a vineyard outside of Los Angeles, is “burning down” in Southern California’s wildfires, according to an NBC News report on Wednesday. http://thehill.com/homenews/media/363573-report-rupert-murdochs-la-home-burning-down-in-wildfire California Increased Wildfire Risk http://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/california-increased-wildfire-risk Smoke and Fire in Southern California https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91379 Rupert Murdoch doesn’t understand climate change…

Guy McPherson’s Near Term Extinction Theory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Han9oe9hicAbove video is currently unavailable due to a copyright DMCA takedown request per Guy McPherson. Read the full story here The curious case of Guy McPherson’s Crusade against Science. In the meantime watch the video here. Climate deniers love the notion, that we cannot do anything, or Guy’s claim that actions doesn’t matter, ie. phasing…

Rare December Thomas Fire, conditions remain Critical

From Santa Barbara to San Diego, California’s coastal cities and mountains are on high alert this week, as an unusually prolonged bout of Santa Ana winds blowing toward the coast will lead to a multi-day period of extremely dangerous fire weather. https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/extreme-weeklong-fire-threat-puts-southern-california-edge ThomasFire is currently 31,000 acres with 150 structures destroyed https://twitter.com/VCFD_PIO/status/938010468639154176 Neighborhood homes destroyed…

Insect Armageddon, 75 percent decline in Germany

Scientists warn that insects could be facing “Armageddon” after a new study found that more than 75 percent of the insect population in Germany has declined in the last two decades. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/scientists-warn-insect-armageddon-after-dramatic-drop-populations-n812401 More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809 Music composed by Piotr Wojtowicz aka…