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“Flare-up at massive Northern California lithium battery facility fire raises new concerns

Updated on: January 17, 2025

A fire that broke out at one of the world’s largest lithium battery storage facilities in Monterey County, California, Thursday flared up again just under 24 hours after the incident began.”

Flare-up at massive Northern California lithium battery facility fire raises new concerns – CBS San Francisco

“Redecorating your fossil power plant with batteries
Moss Landing is the largest battery in the world”

Redecorating your fossil power plant with batteries – WeMake Consultores

Scientists say they are concerned about disappearing Antarctic sea ice, which is close to the 1981-2010 mean extent, and up 15% since 1997.

Scientists make puzzling find while examining recent Antarctic sea-ice levels: ‘Substantially modified’

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OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v2p2 | osisaf-hl.met.no

NOAA has started tampering with their “RAW” temperature data, increasing all post-2007 temperatures.  The graph below shows changes in the “RAW” maximum temperatures made over the past two years.

Despite having no data from 1850 for the vast majority of the planet, the WMO and “six international datasets” know the temperature within 0.01 degrees.

WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level

Temperature data (HadCRUT, CRUTEM,, HadCRUT5, CRUTEM5) Climatic Research Unit global temperature

Six years ago, President Trump praised California firefighters and criticized Gavin Newsom’s terrible forest mismanagement.  Newsom has responded with some spectacularly slimy rhetoric, even for him.

(31) Donald J. Trump on X: “….putting these massive, and many, fires out. Great firefighters! Also, open up the ridiculously closed water lanes coming down from the North. Don’t pour it out into the Pacific Ocean. Should be done immediately. California desperately needs water, and you can have it now!” / X

(39) Governor Newsom on X: “I want the President-elect to meet with the communities impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires and understand the magnitude of the devastation. I urge him to meet with the brave firefighters and first responders on the ground and see firsthand how they’ve saved lives. https://t.co/yhHsGyIBb1” / X

Academics and the press have been attempting to profit from a completely fictional story about Antarctica, which has collapsed.

According to NPR, the historic cold and deep snow forecast, is caused by global warming.

When is weather affected by climate change? : NPR

Surface Air Temperature (GFS 10-day forecast)

Accumulated Snowfall (GFS 10-dayforecast)

Snow is forecast in all 53 states, including Mexico, Greenland, Canada and Hawaii.

Weather Street: U.S. Weather

CFHT Webcams

The world’s leading high school truants and bartenders agree on the need for dramatic climate action. Otherwise the world will end by the year 2023 or 2030.

Greta Thunberg on Twitter: “”A top climate scientist is warning that climate change will wipe out all of humanity unless we stop using fossil fuels over the next five years.” https://t.co/AOr2DDZORc” / Twitter

“Melting ice reveals millennia-old forest buried in the Rocky mountains
Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists’ attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a “time capsule” into the past”

Melting ice reveals millennia-old forest buried in the Rocky mountains | New Scientist