6-7 inches of rain in 45 minute span. One car was found 1.5 miles from where it originally got swept into the creek.
The world is sounding legit fire alarms all over and fuckheads like Joe Manchin will still suck coal execs dick and Texan pols will let O&G execs Eiffel Tower them
I thought the last big volcano acutally blew up so much steam from the ocean that it actually made it hotter. Typically the smoke blocks the sun and cools us, but I learned I need to be more specifc and ask for a land volcano to erupt.
Phoenix ties record with 18 consecutive days of high temperatures of 110-plus This is fine. Nothing to see here folks!
Wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if they end up breaking the record by double digits by the end of this streak.
This is interesting and it’s encouraging to see. Would be encouraging to see some of the smartest engineers in Oil and Gas transitioning to companies focused on drilling geothermal energy wells.
Based on what I’ve seen from my most conservative coworkers and acquaintances, that’s a feature not a bug.
There have been people in my area die from the heat in just the last few days because they don't have air conditioning so that doesn't even fly... but I get he doesn't care about those kinds of people
Montana and all the states around it are about to see a ton of people move there in the next 40 years
What if, like, the power grid happens to overload and fail and then your AC doesn't work along with everything else? Never happened before, I know, but there's always a chance
Agreed but in the grand scheme of things like 85-90 % of the water being used in AZ is for agriculture. Here in S AZ we grow a lot of nuts. Which are some of the most water intensive plants you can grow.
A Record 15 Billion-Dollar Disasters Have Hit US So Far This Year: NOAA The tally could rise with the Atlantic hurricane season set to pick up. Jessica Corbett
siap. Saw this pod posted on a bluesky thread about green energy. He discusses the difficulty in hooking some renewable energy up to the grid. https://www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-deal-with-interconnection#details
South America's scorching winter is decimating crops and threatening lives Story by Marina E. Franco (Noticias Telemundo for Axios) •9h This winter in South America has been one of the hottest on record, intensifying crises created over the last year by severe droughts, wildfires and floods in some regions. Spoiler Why it matters: Experts say the extreme weather is already threatening critical biodiversity and the lives of millions in a region where many reside in slums or informal housing with little infrastructure. Threat level: Much of the northern hemisphere has experienced deadly heat waves and weather disasters this summer. July was the hottest month on record. In South America, the "hot" winter effect stems both from the El Niño phenomenon that warms ocean temperatures and from man-made global warming, says Alejandro Max Pastén, head of hydrological prediction at Paraguay's Weather Service. "What's being done so far to stem this is either not yet panning out or simply not enough, and the effects are increasingly plain to see," adds Pastén, who also leads the atmospheric sciences department at Paraguay's Extreme weather has caused significant reductions in crops for local consumption and for exports, which contribute to many of South America's economies. For example, drought has slashed Argentina's soybean yields to the lowest in 24 years, threatening its status as world's largest exporter of soybean oil and meal. Increased and irregular glacier melting has put lives and livelihoods in danger since many people depend on regular meltoff for drinking water and agriculture. It is also used to supply hydroelectric power generation, which could be affected as glacier water becomes more scarce. The World Meteorological Organization has warned that a diminished hydroelectric power supply is increasing demand for fossil fuels in a region that has "major untapped potential for renewable energy." What's happening: Heat waves have hit several South American nations since July, the second month of winter. The average temperature in Buenos Aires in early August is 59°F — this year it's been 86°. Temperatures in Chile hit 100° this month. Extreme heat has worsened drought conditions and also made the region more prone to dangerous landslides when it rains. Parts of Uruguay have been under a "water emergency" since June because of drought, and that same month Bolivia had a mix of drought, heavy rains and frost. What they're saying: "So many ecosystems and human systems in our region are endangered … plus these climate threats are felt more acutely because of how socially vulnerable many in Latin America are," says Yasna Palmeiro Silva, a researcher on the public health effects of climate change at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and at The Lancet's Countdown project. She says most current mitigation plans lack structure or proper financing to help those most affected by a climate emergency, particularly when they already face job and housing instability given the massive informal economy. "We urgently need proper resilience and adaptability plans, more severe weather warning systems, potable water supply schemes… and stronger pollution regulations," Palmeiro says, adding that the region isn't as major a contributor of greenhouse gasses as the U.S., China or Europe are. What to watch: Environmental groups have created a handful of mitigation projects that include bringing back ancient water storing practices and rainwater harvesting, which Pastén says could be especially helpful in drought-hit areas. The governments of Argentina, Colombia and Chile have launched comprehensive national plans to face climate change, including reducing fossil fuel use, greater use of clean transportation and expanding natural protected areas.
Just want to pop in again to remind TheChatch that he’s a fucking dunce Maybe he’s just using his fake doxing as a realization that he’s dumb. We’ll never know because he’d rather hide out (while logged in) and not say anything on the matter, though.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-clocks-july-2023-as-hottest-month-on-record-ever-since-1880 According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record. “Since day one, President Biden has treated the climate crisis as the existential threat of our time,” said Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor. Against the backdrop of record high temperatures, wildfires, and floods, NASA’s analysis puts into context the urgency of President Biden’s unprecedented climate leadership. From securing the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in history, to invoking the Defense Production Act to supercharge domestic clean energy manufacturing, to strengthening climate resilience in communities nationwide, President Biden is delivering on the most ambitious climate agenda in history.” Overall, July 2023 was 0.43 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (0.24 degrees Celsius (C)) warmer than any other July in NASA’s record, and it was 2.1 F (1.18 C) warmer than the average July between 1951 and 1980. The primary focus of the GISS analysis are long-term temperature changes over many decades and centuries, and a fixed base period yields anomalies that are consistent over time. Temperature "normals" are defined by several decades or more - typically 30 years. “NASA data confirms what billions around the world literally felt: temperatures in July 2023 made it the hottest month on record. In every corner of the country, Americans are right now experiencing firsthand the effects of the climate crisis, underscoring the urgency of President Biden’s historic climate agenda,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “The science is clear. We must act now to protect our communities and planet; it’s the only one we have.”
Totally normal stuff y'all! Field and Stream Massachusetts Shark Angler Catches Trophy Tarpon in Surf Off Cape Cod Story by Travis Hall •5h Massachusetts Shark Angler Catches Trophy Tarpon in Surf Off Cape Cod© Provided by Field and Stream On August 13, at approximately 3:00 a.m., a land-based shark angler on the south side of Cape Cod hooked into a trophy-sized tarpon while using cut bluefish for bait. After an intense 25-minute battle, Hans Brings of Mashpee, Massachusetts beached the impressive silver king, took a few photos and videos for proof, and then returned it to the ocean. According a local fisheries biologist, Brings' catch marks the first widely-reported instance of an angler catching a tarpon in Massachusetts waters in recent memory.
Horrific week of flooding around the globe this week. Greece (also Turkey and Bulgaria) Hong Kong Brazil (also Morocco/Spain and Sri Lanka)
Out of all the water soaked up by golf courses in 2020, 21 percent was recycled, according to a 2022 report by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, a group of golf course managers.
Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record in terms of total carbon emissions and land area burned, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced Wednesday. This year’s fires have tripled the record high for carbon emissions from previous Canadian wildfire seasons and have burned the largest land area ever observed in the country, Copernicus said. They have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate, created dangerous air quality across Canada and large portions of the United States, and spread smoke plumes all the way to Europe. Canadian fires have emitted almost 410 megatons of carbon this year, compared with a previous record of 138 megatons in 2014, accounting for more than a quarter of the year’s global wildfire emissions to date, Copernicus said. With more than 900 fires still burning, emissions “may keep increasing although the rate of increase seems to be leveling off,” Copernicus said. Fires have burned 42.7 million acres (17.3 million hectares) this year, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center — more than double the previous record of 17.5 million acres (7.1 million hectares) in 1995. That number is likely to keep rising because wildfire season in Canada typically continues into October.
Nationwide, fracking has used up nearly 1.5 trillion gallons of water since 2011. That’s how much tap water the entire state of Texas uses in a year. The amount of water consumed by the oil industry, revealed in a New York Times investigation, has soared to record levels. Fracking wells have increased their water usage sevenfold since 2011 as operators have adopted new techniques to first drill downward and then horizontally for thousands of feet. The process extracts more fossil fuels but requires enormous amounts of water. Together, oil and gas operators reported using about 1.5 trillion gallons of water since 2011, much of it from aquifers, the Times found. Fracking a single oil or gas well can now use as much as 40 million gallons of water or more. These mega fracking projects, called “monster fracks” by researchers, have become the industry norm. They barely existed a decade ago. Now they account for almost two out of every three fracking wells in Texas, the Times analysis found. The problem is particularly acute in Texas, where the state’s groundwater supply is expected to drop one-third by 2070. As the planet warms, scientists have predicted that Texas will face higher temperatures and more frequent and intense droughts, along with a decline in groundwater recharge. Some experts have warned that water issues could even constrain oil and gas production. In the western portion of the Eagle Ford, one of the state’s major oil-producing regions, aquifer levels have fallen by up to 58 feet a year, a 2020 study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found, and fracking’s water demands could result in further regional declines of up to 26 feet. Since 2011, BP has dug at least 137 groundwater wells in Texas for its oil and gas operations and reported using 9.1 billion gallons of water nationally during the past decade. EOG, one of the country’s largest frackers, consumed more than 73 billion gallons of water for fracking at the same time. Apache Corporation, Southwestern Energy, Chevron, Ovintiv and other major operators also have intensified water usage, the Times analysis found. Oil companies require no permits to drill their own groundwater wells and there is no consistent requirement that groundwater used for fracking be reported or monitored. As drought has gripped Texas and the surrounding region, many communities have instituted water restrictions for residents even as fracking has been allowed to continue unabated. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/25/climate/fracking-oil-gas-wells-water.html
Fuck O&G so hard. put a man on the moon with shit you could buy at radio shack in the 60s but let these fucking tycoons fuck our planet and block meaningful progress
Just set new record temps for Sept 29 (96), Sept 30 (96) and October 1st (94) here the last week. September 28 and October 2nd were both 90+ as well. Super normal and good.
Every time this thread is bumped I reallllly feel like nothing matters and I should stop caring about everything in my life. The next 25-50 years are going to be so bleak, all the gains that have been made to reduce emissions are just nowhere near enough and have come so fucking late into fighting this problem.