Things are Starting to Heat Up - Part XI 10

[dik]

For earlier threads, see:
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thread1618-497017
thread1618-497239
thread1618-497988
thread1618-498967
thread1618-501135
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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[BridgeSmith]

So that post was off-topic and missed the point entirely.

Fighting climate change has not only cost capital, productivity, US national security, and a considerable amount of personal freedom, but in Western Europe in particular, it's caused a significant amount of suffering and death from the cold last winter.

 

[dik]

This could be a common occurrence in future... and with the heating of the oceans, they could get a lot worse. Maybe it's time to think about new Hurricane scales?

"Concern is growing Hurricane Hilary will unleash a prolific amount of flooding rainfall on the southwestern US and parts of California as it makes a rare move over the region Sunday and into early next week, triggering the first ever tropical storm watch for California.

Hilary could dump more than a year’s worth of rain in parts of three states: California, Nevada and Arizona. Because of the threat, a rare high risk, Level 4 of 4, of excessive rainfall has been issued for parts of California. It’s the first time a high risk has been issued for the area.

Hilary was a powerful Category 4 hurricane churning about 400 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Friday morning with sustained winds of 145 mph with stronger gusts, the National Hurricane Center said."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/weather/hurricane-hilary-rain-flooding-forecast-friday/index.html

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[TugboatEng]

Dik, you do realize that the Southwestern United States gets its rainfall from monsoons and typically gets all of its annual rainfall in just a few storms. It is currently monsoon season.

 

[btrueblood]

The next "disaster" to hit the news will be flooding in So. Cal. People who stupidly entered/parked in the dry streambed and got flash flooded into reservoirs. And streets/underpasses with clogged drains being attempted to cross by people who think cars are amphibious. Happens every couple years, in the same low places in the same towns and probably with the same people. Just like floods on rivers in the Pac. NW, where farmers with their barns awash tell the news cameras that they are waiting for FEMA flood insurance to pay so they can rebuild...

 

[dik]

maybe more monsoonie? We'll have to wait to see what happens. The new normal (I don't like that term because it implies a static condition). I just thought the new normal, may be dynamic...

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[TugboatEng]

Sulphur reductions in fuel oils are causing global warming.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-low-sulphur-shipping-rules-are-affecting-global-warming/

Sulphur emissions create nucleation surfaces for water droplets. This caused clouds to have more/smaller droplets which have higher albedo.

 

[dik]

Yup... and fuel oils, too.

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[Tmoose]

"I can't wait for ammonia to become the refrigerant of choice in household appliances."

Those old servel propane refrigerators use ammonia refrigerant I think.

https://steppingintothemap.com/anth...e only company,to provide the cooling effect.

 

[dik]

A new approach to local transportation that looks promising.

"Across Asia, by far the most popular form of personal transport is the motor scooter.

Thailand has 20 million of them, Vietnam 45 million, and Indonesia more than 80 million.

They are cheap and convenient - but polluting. To cut emissions, cities need to switch to a clean, electric alternative. But how?

One Taiwanese company, which has already built the world’s largest battery-swapping network, says it has the answer.

We took the bike for a ride in Taipei to find out how the system works."

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-66495578

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[dik]

Does this look like a bit of an anomaly, and we are not at the end of the year?

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[dik]

Time travelling pathogens...

"As the climate warms, scientists have suggested that “time-traveling pathogens” unleashed by thawing Arctic permafrost may pose a risk to modern ecosystems.

Permafrost is a hard layer of frozen ground made of soil, sand and rocks in high-latitude or high-altitude areas such as Greenland, Alaska, Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and northern Canada. This icy layer traps microbes that remain dormant for long periods of time — but a warming planet could create conditions suitable for these pathogens to return from the past, according to new research.

To better understand the possible ecological effects, an international team of researchers digitally modeled the interactions between an ancient virus and modern bacteria in a study published July 27 in the journal PLOS Computational Biology."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/worl...2556756057F000101@AdobeOrg&iid=cnn-mobile-app

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[dik]

Hawaii following Montana... it's still too slow a process.

"CNN's Kim Brunhuber speaks with the lead attorney in a landmark climate case brought by 14 indigenous children against the Hawaii Department of Transport over greenhouse emissions.
03:42 - Source: CNN"

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/...t-trial-intv-moriwake-082005aseg1-cnni-us.cnn

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[TugboatEng]

Yes, these cases should be thrown out immediately.

 

[SnTMan]

I am sure the plaintiffs have foresworn all use of any products and services that trace the slightest path thru the hydrocarbon economy. <snark>

DAISNAID

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[dik]

Fortunately, the number of cases will continue to increase... likely, worldwide.

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[SnTMan]

Fortunately? Really? You have a lot more faith in the lawfare than I do.

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[SnTMan]

Suppose the same tactic is employed in the developing world. The lawsuits find, again, the government has the duty to protect the populace from Climate Change and holds that access to affordable abundant energy shall be provided thru the use of hydrocarbons?

Happy now?

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[dik]

A slight difference, the developing world can take the US and China to task... It may just be a matter of time, and the solution may be the prohibition of fossil fuels.

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[TugboatEng]

Again, because climate change is existential maybe the developing world should declare war on us. That is the only solution.

 

[CWB1]

This may be the end.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House National Climate Task Force reported today that NASA scientists have discovered a mysterious spike in global warming every year between June and August.

"We're completely stumped," said Bob McMahon, White House National Climate Task Force spokesman. "Our satellite data confirms global warming keeps happening in America during these same months, almost like clockwork. Even stranger, global warming seems to hit South America in different months. Bizarre."

[link]https://babylonbee.com/news/global-warming-mysteriously-spikes-every-year-between-june-and-august-experts-say][/url]