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From Grok “Cyclone Mahina was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck Bathurst Bay, Cape York Peninsula, in colonial Queensland, Australia, on March 4, 1899. It remains the deadliest cyclone in recorded Australian history, with estimates of over 300 deaths, though … Continue reading →

Large amounts of warming in the past were a “paradise” – but small amounts of warming now are “an existential threat.” “New study reveals Canada’s subarctic was once a tropical paradise” Palm trees once grew in Canada’s subarctic: study

“The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other – instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals. ” Edward Abbey (13) Keir Starmer on X: “Action, not just words. Britain stands with … Continue reading →

“Thirteen-year-old Barbara Kent (center) and her fellow campers play in a river near Ruidoso, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, in the hours after the bomb’s detonation. Fallout flakes drifted down that day and for days afterward. “We thought [it] … Continue reading →

According to the Guardian, plants don’t grow well in warm weather. “Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate” Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate | World news | The Guardian

If Republicans want to lose next year’s Congressional elections, there are few ways more effective than to ruin tens of millions of American’s summer vacations at National Parks. “Overcrowding and piles of rubbish: Elon Musk’s Doge cutbacks plunge America’s parks … Continue reading →

My work (and most weather forecasters) depend on a large, reliable stream of data from NOAA. “‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency NOAA” “The majority of probationary employees in my office have been with the agency … Continue reading →

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength Cold is Hot “Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows” Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC … Continue reading →

The 1990 movie Total Recall was about an implanted memory in which Arnold Schwarzenegger Terraformed Mars by melting the ice.  The movie featured this car. Arnie had a few problems there with the low atmospheric pressure which caused his skin … Continue reading →

“Scientists identify tipping point for Greenland’s ice sheet — and it’s not far off Greenland’s ice sheet has been losing a staggering amount of ice at an accelerating rate.” (27) Roger Hallam on X: “We could crash permanently through the … Continue reading →