Global fry-up.

[Sailor]

Ah well- my shift. More JPP moron prodding tomorrow, maybe.

Translation: Back to the padded cell for me for the day.

 

[moon]

Climate change: 'Hothouse Earth' risks even if CO₂ emissions slashed

Any good news here at all?
Surprisingly, yes!

We can avoid the hothouse scenario but it's going to take a fundamental re-adjustment of our relationship with the planet.

"Climate and other global changes show us that we humans are impacting the Earth system at the global level. This means that we as a global community can also manage our relationship with the system to influence future planetary conditions.

This study identifies some of the levers that can be used to do so," says co-author Katherine Richardson from the University of Copenhagen.

So not only are we going to have to stop burning fossil fuels by the middle of this century, we are going to have to get very busy with planting trees, protecting forests, working out how to block the Sun's rays and developing machines to suck carbon out of the air.

The authors say a total re-orientation of human values, equity, behaviour and technologies is required. We must all become stewards of the Earth.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45084144

Can you see it ? Maggot- the Earth Steward. Haw, haw......haw.

 

[Getin the ring]

We should all do our part in protecting the planet, but
no the ice caps are not melting and the earth is not warming
that's just silly talk

 

[moon]

We should all do our part in protecting the planet, but
no the ice caps are not melting and the earth is not warming
that's just silly talk

OK- you do your best to protect it and we'll do the worrying. Everybody happy.

 

[moon]

Raging Mendocino Complex fire becomes largest in Californian history (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

https://www.rt.com/usa/435277-mendocino-fires-largest-history-california/



At 443.4 square miles and growing, the blaze is already larger than New York and approaching the size of Los Angeles. The fire surpassed this size of the Thomas Fire, which broke out in 2017.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/06/california-wildfire-mendocino-complex


Wildfires continue to char California, but one is in a destructive league of its own

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ive-league-of-its-own/?utm_term=.b128ee353c34

 

[moon]

The world is at risk of entering "hothouse" conditions where global average temperatures will be four to five degrees Celcius higher even if emissions reduction targets under a global climate deal are met, according to a new report by top international scientists.

The new study was published in the US Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on Monday.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018...lish-hothouse-conditions-180806195816578.html

The US Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) ? Is that a respected journal, ya think ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proce...y_of_Sciences_of_the_United_States_of_America

 

[moon]

New South Wales drought now affects entire state

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), is now entirely in drought, officials have confirmed.

A dry winter has intensified what has been called the worst drought in living memory in parts of eastern Australia.

NSW produces about a quarter of Australia's agricultural output. It was officially listed as "100% in drought" on Wednesday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45107504

Nothing unusual here. Move along. Get your free maggot-juice further on.

 

[moon]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/grap...visual-stories-desktop_no-name:homepage/story


How humans have made wildfires worse.

" There aren't enough people in the US army to stop a fire like this "

 

[moon]

Port Elizabeth's dams at lower level than Cape Town

Day zero, the day when city water runs out, appears to move down coast of South Africa.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/port-elizabeth-dams-level-cape-town-180810092406757.html

 

[moon]

India monsoon floods 'kill more than 300' in Kerala





At least 324 people have been killed in flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the regional chief minister says.

Rescuers are battling torrential rains to save residents, with more than 200,000 people left homeless in camps.

The state government said many of those who died were crushed under debris caused by landslides.

With more rains predicted and a red alert in place, the main airport has been shut until 26 August.

Hundreds of troops have been deployed to rescue those caught up in the flooding.

Helicopters have been airlifting people marooned by the flooding to safety, with photographs and footage emerging from the area showing elderly people and children being rescued.

India floods: 'I'll have nothing if I leave my house'
Saving flood water to get through the droughts
More than 300 boats are also involved in rescue attempts, AFP news agency reports.

The government has urged people not to ignore evacuation orders, and is distributing food to tens of thousands who have fled to higher ground.

How bad is the flooding?
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has described the flooding as the worst the state has seen in 100 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-45216671

 

[moon]

Red hot planet: This summer’s punishing and historic heat in 7 maps and charts

The headlines of record-crushing heat in the Northern Hemisphere began in June and haven’t stopped midway through August. Scores of locations on every continent north of the equator have witnessed their hottest weather in recorded history.

The swelter has intensified raging wildfires in western North America, Scandinavia and Siberia, while leading to heat-related deaths in Japan and eastern Canada.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-in-7-maps-and-charts/?utm_term=.5ff3d5a826c8

 

[moon]

Audit warns 840 bridges may face risk of collapse in France

Government comes under new pressure to increase infrastructure maintenance spending after bridge collapse in Italy.

About 840 bridges across France are suffering from serious damage and at risk of collapse in the coming several years, according to an audit commissioned by the French government.

President Emmanuel Macron's government had already promised new infrastructure spending, but is coming under new pressure after a bridge collapse in neighbouring Italy on Tuesday killed 43 people.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018...ace-risk-collapse-france-180819135643224.html

Surely, global warming and severe rain-storms/floods aren't connected ....................are they ?

 

[moon]

In pictures: Australia's drought seen from the air

In pictures: Australia's drought seen from the air

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45043299

 

[moon]

State of emergency declared in Alagoas after drought

Hundreds of thousands in Brazil's Alagoas state suffer from water shortages.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/state-emergency-declared-alagoas-drought-180820085128757.html


Worst drought in decades grips two-thirds of Afghanistan

Severe drought threatens to cause food shortages for up to two million people across country in six months' time.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018...s-two-thirds-afghanistan-180820131734405.html

Don't fret- maggot says it's all normal.

 

[cancel2 2022]

Don't fret- maggot says it's all normal.

You're just not very bright, Brasil has always been subject to bouts of severe drought. Indeed the 1930s were particularly severe. Latterly though, deforestation across the Amazon Basin is having a profound effect, particularly on the head waters and tributaries of the great Amazonian rivers.

 

[LV426]

Fake news. In maggot-world, all is kewl.

There was also a massive cyclone in India that killed hundreds and displaced thousands.

 

[moon]

Y Latterly, deforestation across the Amazon Basin is having a profound effect on climate, particularly the head waters and tributaries of the great Amazonian rivers.

So explain to your rather thick audience , maggot, that the deforestation was caused by human activity and not by all the trees going on vacation.

 

[moon]

There was also a massive cyclone in India that killed hundreds and displaced thousands.

Yeah- much more thread-worthy than Trump's skid-marks.

 

[moon]

Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record

Usually frozen waters open up twice this year in phenomenon scientists described as scary

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...st-sea-ice-breaks-up-for-first-time-on-record

No frets- the Brit maggot says it's all normal.

 

[moon]

California wildfires damage in 2018 worth over $2.6bn

More than 6,000 wildfires have hit the US state this year and experts say situation to worsen in the future.

More than 6,000 wildfires have hit the US state of California this year, burning an area of 580,100 hectares (1,435,263 acres) and causing damages worth more than $2.56bn, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the National Interagency Fire Center.

The Mendocino Complex fire, which was active for over 35 days, burned more than 186,000 hectares (459,000 acres), making it the largest complex fire in the state's history.

Stanford Earth System Science Professor Noah Diffenbaugh stated that atmospheric conditions for California wildfires are expected to worsen in the future because of the effects of climate change on the state.

"What we're seeing over the last few years is consistent with the historical trends in terms of increasing temperatures, dryness and increased wildfire risk," he said.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/wildfires-expected-worsen-climate-change-180907091608388.html

Trust the maggot. Ignore it. All a fuss about nothing.