Having lived through communism, people in the former East Germany vote strongly against it – but people in West Germany apparently haven’t suffered enough yet to figure it out.
Live German election results and maps: Conservatives win, AfD achieves best finish yet
The Guardian says the earth is on fire.
“Hottest January on record”
This is different from what they were saying fifty years ago.
“Space satellites show new Ice Age coming fast
snow and ice cover of the earth increased by 12 per cent during 1967-1972”
The percent of days above freezing so far this year in the US has been 6th lowest on record, and lowest since the record cold year of 1979.
But Grok 3 won’t acknowledge the cold until it hears it from the government.
“Without finalized data for February 2025 (NOAA typically releases monthly summaries mid-March), we can’t confirm if the U.S. is experiencing record warmth this month.”
On January 18, 2022, NPR predicted record low Great Lakes ice cover. Two weeks later ice coverage was above average.
Great Lakes researchers predict record-low ice coverage – Great Lakes Now
Lake Erie ice cover now is close to 100%, which has only happened a few times in the past.
“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unplugged three television networks overnight that he said spread Kremlin-funded “propaganda” and served as a bullhorn of an increasingly popular pro-Moscow party.”
5 Feb 2021
In risky move, Ukraine’s president bans pro-Russian media | Media News | Al Jazeera
Grok 3, Elon Musk’s new politically neutral AI, says a few places on earth might remain livable after global warming.
Grok thinks we are getting too hot.
The Atlantic says the virus caused people to lose “trust in scientific and political authorities” – rather than all the lies they told about the virus.
COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right – The Atlantic
CBS News says Rio de Janeiro was 111F on February 17, 2025. The actual temperature was 95F, which was the hottest temperature of the month.
Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures on Monday reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) — about 145 degrees warmer than Bismarck, North Dakota — as residents flocked to the ocean to try to cool off.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Weather Calendar | Weather Underground
h/t Bob G
$86 million to reduce cow burps in California.
“EXPANDS MARKETS FOR CLIMATE SMART DAIRY PRODUCTS IN CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORTS FARMER IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF CLIMATE SMART PRACTICES.”
Two weeks ago :
“Great Lakes continuing to lose ice coverage, experts warn”
February 6, 2025
Great Lakes continuing to lose ice coverage, experts warn | Bridge Michigan
Lake Erie ice cover has been far above average for the past month.
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