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The Article from 1912 predicting Climate Change due to Coal burning

2017, Climate Change, Coal, Communication, HistoryBy Chris Machens June 9, 2017 Leave a comment

A 1912 news article ominously forecasted the catastrophic effects of fossil fuels on climate change https://qz.com/817354/scientists-have-been-forecasting-that-burning-fossil-fuels-will-cause-climate-change-as-early-as-1882 Patreon http://patreon.com/ClimateStatePaypal https://climatestate.com/support-future-climate-change-coverage Goal Consumption Affecting Climate https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ROTWKG19120814.2.56.5 Popular Mechanics 1912 https://archive.org/stream/PopularMechanics1912/Popular_Mechanics_03_1912#page/n85/mode/2up 300 PPM 1911 https://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelforce/ghgases/Fig1A.ext.txt Milankovitch cycles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milankovitch_cycles 1911 United Kingdom heat wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_United_Kingdom_heat_wave UK weather: Heatwave timeline, 1911-2014 https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/from-the-archive-blog/2014/jul/18/heatwave-weather-summer-temperatures The New York Times 1911 on Heatwave http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9505E3D71431E233A2575BC0A9619C946096D6CF…

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NASA on Greenland’s Thinning Ice (June 2017)

2017, Arctic, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Glaciology, Greenland, Ice SheetsBy Chris Machens June 8, 2017 Leave a comment

NASA’s OMG and Operation IceBridge missions are investigating the thinning of Greenland’s ice sheets from both above and below. Visit http://science.nasa.gov for more.

Historic Heat Wave Sweeps Asia, the Middle East and Europe

2017, Asia, Atmosphere, Pakistan, TemperatureBy Chris Machens June 8, 2017 Leave a comment

June 6, 2017, by Jeff Masters and Maximiliano Herrera from Wunderground. The last week of May 2017 and first week of June brought one the most extraordinary heatwaves in world history to Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The mercury shot up to an astonishing 53.5°C (128.3°F) at Turbat, Pakistan on May 28, making it…

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The National Security Implications of Climate Change (June 2017)

2017, National Security, USABy Chris Machens June 7, 2017 Leave a comment

On June 5, The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill exploring climate change risks to U.S. national security – particularly, the effect on Department of Defense (DoD) force readiness, missions and infrastructure. The discussion ranged from prospective impacts on overseas missions,…

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The U.S. Can’t Leave the Paris Climate Deal Just Yet

2017, Policy, USABy Chris Machens June 7, 2017 Leave a comment

Last week, President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. But it will take more than one speech to pull out: Under the rules of the deal, the earliest any country can leave is Nov. 4, 2020. Read the full story by Brad Plumer from The New York Times…

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Drop in Renewable Energy Costs leads to Record Global Boost

2017, Clean Tech, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Global, Solar Power, Solutions, Wind PowerBy Chris Machens June 7, 2017 Leave a comment

Falling solar and wind prices have led to new power deals across the world despite investment in renewables falling Read the full article written by Damian Carrington at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/06/spectacular-drop-in-renewable-energy-costs-leads-to-record-global-boost Video footage via Pixabay.com https://pixabay.com/en/videos/list/?hp=&image_type=video&cat=&min_width=&min_height=&q=renewable+energy&order=latest

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Large Underwater Methane seeping Structures can collapse

2017, Arctic, Climate Change, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Geosphere, Greenhouse Gases, Hydrosphere, Methane (CH4), Methane Hydrate, Oceanography, Pedology, PermafrostBy Chris Machens June 7, 2017 Leave a comment

For the first time, underwater pingos have been found, outside of the permafrost regions. Domes of frozen methane may be warning signs for new blow-outs https://cage.uit.no/news/domes-of-frozen-methane-may-be-warning-signs-for-new-blow-outs/ Related Waking the Giant: Climate Force and Geological Hazards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xndhx7KpSU0 Gas Blowouts on the Yamal and Gydan Peninsulas http://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2015/12/gas-blowouts-on-the-yamal-and-gydan-peninsulas View of the methane seeps in the Arctic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oTFjWBiP4E Leaking…

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The Digital Card Game Designed around Extreme Weather Events

2017By Chris Machens June 6, 2017 Leave a comment

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is a free-to-play digital collectible card game, heavily designed around extreme weather, developed by CD Projekt for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. More from Twitch streamer Jaggerous https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJaggerous http://www.twitch.tv/Jaggerous Related Gwent: The Witcher Card Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwent:_The_Witcher_Card_Game Gwent website https://www.playgwent.com/en Gwent at Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Gwent:%20The%20Witcher%20Card%20Game

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Darth Trump’s Climate Alliance Exit #Episode I “Hope”

2017, Climate Change, Denial, Policy, USABy Chris Machens June 5, 2017 Leave a comment

On a planet very near, very near indeed…. It is a period of climate change. The Resistance rushes to bring about a clean energy revolution, but Darth Trump (Donald Trump) ended a newly formed alliance to address the growing climate crisis. The Jedi meanwhile try to gather as much climate data as possible, to help…

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Trump’s Paris Exit, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Blunt Message for the President

2017, Policy, USABy Chris Machens June 5, 2017 Leave a comment

Cities and states will fill the void and lead the way to a clean energy future. https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/870743969830797313

Like Champagne opened, methane explosions resulted in Ocean craters

2017, Abrupt Climate Change, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Greenhouse Gases, Methane (CH4), Methane Hydrate, Paleoclimatology, PleistoceneBy Chris Machens June 4, 2017 Leave a comment

Like ‘champagne bottles being opened’: Scientists document an ancient Arctic methane explosion What could possibly go wrong, ignoring climate change, the warnings or clues from what science tells us, even if we were just creating a better world with clean energy, and millions of new jobs? One thing which could go very wrong, are based…

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