Post by Paul AubrinSo, guess which scenario that I favor? The one where the people with the
least money, least power and least responsibility for the problem do all
the suffering, or the one were everyone suffers, the rich & powerful
perhaps more so than the rest?
The earth is not running out of /resources/. For example, petroleum was
Bzzzt.
How much water has Earth lost?
Knowing how much hydrogen had disappeared from the oceans over the last four billion years enabled the researchers to calculate that the oceans have lost about a quarter of their water since the Earth's early days. "Hydrogen and deuterium are still escaping into space, but very slowly, says Pope.Mar 13, 2012
The Earth has lost a quarter of its water | ScienceNordic
sciencenordic.com/earth-has-lost-quarter-its-water
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Kolkata is becoming an unnecessary climate casualty - it didn't have to be
Somini Sengupta, The Independent
[Re: Ian Plimer in The Australian:]
Michael Brown @MJIBrown 12 Aug 2018 23:49Z
Replying to @wsscherk @australian
I'm reminded of this definition of pseudoscience. "But within a given topic,
no progress is made. Little or no new information or uncovered. New theories
are seldom proposed, and old concepts are rarely modified or discarded in
light of new discoveries" quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRela...
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Zack Labe @ZLabe 13 Aug 2018 04:59Z
Speeds of Earth's ocean surface currents. Data from OSCAR's (5-day resolution). Visual by earth.nullschool.net/#current/ocean#. pic.twitter.com/qPvrB58SKb
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'How long's it going to take?': Australia still not meeting oil reserve
obligations
ABC PM, 13 Aug 2018 11:03Z
Australia is facing new questions about whether it is taking the issue of
oil security seriously, as the Federal Government moves to bolster lagging
reserves by making a treaty with the Netherlands.
Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk 13 Aug 2018 11:56Z
Indonesia: Jakarta, population 10m, is fastest sinking major city in the
world with parts already losing 2.5 meters in 10 years. Why?
-> Reckless development
-> Excessive groundwater extraction
-> Plus rapid sea level rise, a threat multiplier
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi... #climate pic.twitter.com/IRjD1YaQW4
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China's Qinghai province runs on renewables for 216 hours
RenewEconomy, 8 Aug. 2018
As the rest of the world struggles to come to terms with delivering
renewable energy policies and investment, China's northwestern Qinghai ...
Al Jazeera Weather @AJEWeather 13 Aug 2018 13:55Z
Surprise thunderstorms over Tokyo, Japan, knocks out power from 9000 households
Al Jazeera Weather @AJEWeather 13 Aug 2018 13:55Z
Persistent heavy rain worsens the floods in western Luzon, Philippines
Andrew Dessler @AndrewDessler 13 Aug 2018 14:59Z
paper by @piersforster and me on estimating climate sensitivity from
interannual variability is now on-line!
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.102... pic.twitter.com/TiqSmwQ3eE
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Turkey warns US it will seek 'new friends and allies'
Financial Times, 11 Aug 2018 12:28Z
UK in favor of Ukraine has frozen the assets of "Gazprom"
The Bobr Times, 11 Aug 2018 11:12Z
"Gazprom" is obliged to transfer to the Ukrainian company for a list of all
of their possessions that cost more than 50 thousand dollars and are located
in Wales ...
[Thanks boss:]
Russian Gazprom busy studying 'Iran LNG' project: NIOC Official
IranOilGas Network, 12 Aug 2018 06:11Z
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