"""Climate Change"""

[1stRambo]

Yo, explained so easy, even you "Mini Puppets" should understand!!!

Prager U asks whether 97% of climate scientists really agree



"GTP"

 

[SYTFE]

Gee, Prager "University" doesn't have an agenda or anything....

 

[SYTFE]

Here's a good one from their bullshit site...

"Americans Need to Know: Capitalism is the Only System That Helps the Poor"

lol, nutjobs.

 

[1stRambo]

Here's a good one from their bullshit site...

"Americans Need to Know: Capitalism is the Only System That Helps the Poor"

lol, nutjobs.

Yo, it figures, you are just plain Stupid!!!

"GTP"

 

[SYTFE]

It's a fake university, a lot like Trump university, run by a bunch of rightwing libertoonians. Everything they say can be safely ignored.

 

[waltky]

Granny startin' on some woolly mittens fer possum this winter...

Ice Age might grip Earth, NASA images show Sun going "blank" for fourth time in 2016
Oct 04, 2016 - As the sun's spots get blanked out for the fourth time in 2016, it becomes totally blank, which may herald a mini Ice Age

Shivers! Yesterday, NASA images showed that the sun has gone "blank" without any sunspots for the fourth time this year. The solar surface shows complete inaction. It could lead us to the Ice Age, say climate experts. Usually, our sun doesn't have a pleasant face, but looks burning hot, pocked by sunspots. But now, it looks smooth, with sunspots at the lowest rate for 10,000 years. Solar activity too has slowed down. However, the sun's pleasant face isn't too pleasant for the earth. Such blank faces, without sunspot activity could usher in a cold spell, just like the Maunder Minimum, which began in 1645 and went on till 1715. That was called the Little Ice Age and even became well-known because of the winter frost fairs that became popular on the frozen surface of the Thames.

The warning was issued by meteorologist and renowned sun-watcher Paul Dorian in his report It spread some tension: "The blank sun is a sign that the next solar minimum is approaching and there will be an increasing number of spotless days over the next few years," said Dorian. "At first, the blankness will stretch for just a few days at a time, then it'll continue for weeks at a time, and finally it should last for months at a time when the sunspot cycle reaches its nadir. The next solar minimum phase is expected to take place around 2019 or 2020."

The sun goes blank without any sunspots​

Sunspot activity is like a pendulum, swinging back and forth within a period of 11 or 12 years. However, solar activity is falling more rapidly than at any time in the last 10,000 years. As SpaceWeather put it: "Right now the pendulum is swinging toward low sunspot numbers. Forecasters expect the cycle to hit rock bottom in 2019-2020. Between now and then, there will be lots of spotless suns. At first, the blank stretches will be measured in days; later in weeks and months. The current blank spell is the 4th such interval of 2016, so far." Hence predictions - and these are not from astrologers but weathermen - forecast that more blank suns are likely. "There will be lots of spotless suns," say the forecasters.

Last year, Professor Valentina Zharkov said that in the 2030s, the sun's activity could plunge by 60%, leading to the next mini Ice Age. It would lead to crop failures as well as other disasters on the planet. He said: "I am absolutely confident in our research. It has a good mathematical background and reliable data, which has been handled correctly. In fact, our results can be repeated by any researchers with the similar data available in many solar observatories, so they can derive their own evidence of upcoming Maunder Minimum in solar magnetic field and activity."

Ice Age might grip Earth, NASA images show Sun going "blank" for fourth time in 2016

 

[waltky]

Climate change not good for the oceans...

Climate change is making the oceans sicker: studies
Sat, Jan 06, 2018 - Global warming is making the world’s oceans sicker, depleting them of oxygen and harming delicate coral reefs more often, two studies show.

The lower oxygen levels are making marine life far more vulnerable, the researchers said. Oxygen is crucial for nearly all life in the oceans, except for a few microbes. “If you can’t breathe, nothing else matters. That pretty much describes it,” said study lead author Denise Breitburg, a marine ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. “As seas are losing oxygen, those areas are no longer habitable by many organisms.” She was on a team of scientists, convened by the UN, who reported that the drop in oxygen levels is getting worse, choking large areas, and is more of a complex problem than previously thought. A second study found that severe bleaching caused by warmer waters is hitting once-colorful coral reefs four times more often than it used to a few decades ago. Both studies were in Thursday’s edition of the journal Science.

When put all together, there are more than 32 million square kilometers of ocean with low oxygen levels at a depth of 200m, according to scientists with the Global Ocean Oxygen Network. That amounts to an area bigger than the continents of Africa or North America, an increase of about 16 percent since 1950. Their report is the most comprehensive look at oxygen deprivation in the world’s seas. “The low oxygen problem is the biggest unknown climate change consequence out there,” said Lisa Levin, a study coauthor and professor of biological oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Levin said researchers have seen coastal “dead zones” from fertilizer pollution from farms before, as well as areas of low oxygen in open ocean blamed on warmer waters, but this study shows how the two problems are interconnected with common causes and potential solutions. “Just off southern California, we’ve lost 20 to 30 percent of our oxygen off the outer shelf,” Levin said. “That’s a huge loss.”

Some low oxygen levels in the world’s ocean are natural, but not this much, Breitburg said. A combination of changes in winds and currents — likely from climate change — is leaving oxygen on the surface and not bringing it down lower as usual. On top of that, warmer water simply does not hold as much oxygen, and less oxygen dissolves and gets into the water, she said. “Oxygen loss is a real and significant problem in the oceans,” said University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye, who was not part of the study, but praised it. Levels of ocean oxygen are “changing potentially faster than higher organisms can cope,” she said. In a separate study, a team of experts looked at 100 coral reefs around the globe and how often they have had severe bleaching since 1980.

Bleaching is caused purely by warmer waters, when it is nearly 1?C above the normal highest temperatures for an area. In the early 1980s, bleaching episodes would happen at a rate of once every 25 to 30 years. As of 2016, they were happening just under once every six years, the study found. Bleaching is not quite killing the delicate corals, but making them extremely sick by breaking down the crucial microscopic algae living inside them. Bleaching is like “ripping out your guts” for coral, said study coauthor Mark Eakin, coordinator of the Coral Reef Watch program for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

MORE

 

[waltky]

Cooler temps from climate change?...

Climate change dials down Atlantic Ocean heating system
11 Apr.`18 - A significant shift in the system of ocean currents that helps keep parts of Europe warm could send temperatures in the UK lower, scientists have found.

They say the Atlantic Ocean circulation system is weaker now than it has been for more than 1,000 years - and has changed significantly in the past 150. The study, in the journal Nature, says it may be a response to increased melting ice and is likely to continue. Researchers say that could have an impact on Atlantic ecosystems. Scientists involved in the Atlas project - the largest study of deep Atlantic ecosystems ever undertaken - say the impact will not be of the order played out in the 2004 Hollywood blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow. But they say changes to the conveyor-belt-like system - also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) - could cool the North Atlantic and north-west Europe and transform some deep-ocean ecosystems.

The circulation system plays a "significant role" in regulating the Earth's climate by distributing heat around the globe.​

That could also affect temperature-sensitive species like coral, and even Atlantic cod. Scientists believe the pattern is a response to fresh water from melting ice sheets being added to surface ocean water, meaning those surface waters "can't get very dense and sink". "That puts a spanner in this whole system," lead researcher Dr David Thornalley, from University College London, explained. The concept of this system "shutting down" was featured in The Day After Tomorrow. "Obviously that was a sensationalised version," said Dr Thornally. "But much of the underlying science was correct, and there would be significant changes to climate it if did undergo a catastrophic collapse - although the film made those effects much more catastrophic, and happening much more quickly - than would actually be the case."

Nonetheless, a change to the system could cool the North Atlantic and north-west Europe and transform some deep-ocean ecosystems. That is why its measurement has been a key part of the Atlas project. Scientists say understanding what is happening to Amoc will help them make much more accurate forecasts of our future climate. Prof Murray Roberts, who co-ordinates the Atlas project at the University of Edinburgh, told BBC News: "The changes we're seeing now in deep Atlantic currents could have massive effects on ocean ecosystems. "The deep Atlantic contains some of the world's oldest and most spectacular cold-water coral reef and deep-sea sponge grounds. "These delicate ecosystems rely on ocean currents to supply their food and disperse their offspring. Ocean currents are like highways spreading larvae throughout the ocean and we know these ecosystems have been really sensitive to past changes in the Earth's climate."

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) was the basis of the a 2004 science fiction blockbuster​

To measure how the system has shifted over long timescales, researchers collected long cores of sediment from the sea floor. The sediment was laid down by past ocean currents, so the size of the sediment grains in different layers provided a measure of the current's strength over time. The results were also backed up by another study published in the same issue of Nature, led by researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. This work looked at climate model data to confirm that sea-surface temperature patterns can be used as an indicator of Amoc's strength and revealing that it has been weakening even more rapidly since 1950 in response to recent global warming. The scientists want to continue to study patterns in this crucial temperature-regulating system, to understand whether as ice sheets continue to melt, this could drive further slowdown - or even a shutdown of a system that regulates our climate.

Ice melt 'weakens ocean heating system'

 

[waltky]

New Warning on Climate Change from the UN...

UN Issues New Warning on Climate Change
July 25, 2018 — In a new warning, the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization said the world is becoming increasingly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. It said this phenomenon is due to many factors and is not occurring at the same rate or degree around the globe.

Parts of the world are feeling the strain of record-breaking heatwaves, drought, devastating floods and raging wildfires. They are having a widespread impact on human health, agriculture, ecosystems and infrastructure. The World Meteorological Organization reports climate change is influencing this trend in varying degrees.

An aerial view shows burnt houses and trees following a wildfire in the village of Mati, near Athens, Greece​

The chief of the WMO's World Weather Research Program, Paulo Ruti, said there is no discernible global pattern of climate change, but, its impact is increasingly visible in certain areas, such as the Arctic. "We have seen wildfires in the Arctic," he said. "So, there are favoring conditions related to the fact that climate change is acting. So, you are melting the Permafrost, you have much more vegetation that is available. Sometimes you have stronger winds. So, you have several factors."

An Adelie penguin stands atop a block of melting ice near the French station at Dumont díUrville in East Antarctica​

Another interesting factor, he said, is a discernible increase in storms and lightning, events which also can trigger fires in the Arctic. He said climate change in some places is happening faster than previously predicted. "It depends on what is your target because if it is the Arctic, the answer is yes," he told VOA. "So, you see an acceleration of the melting in the recent five, six years." WMO scientist Ruti notes this question needs to be put into context. He said what is happening in the Arctic regarding climate change would not apply to other global events, such as sand or dust storms.

UN Issues New Warning on Climate Change

 

[waltky]

Uncle Ferd got dat ol' 60's song Heat Wave playin' on his stereo...

Climate change could increase heat wave deaths 2,000 percent by 2080: study
8/01/18 - Deaths from heat waves could increase by up to 2,000 percent in certain parts of the world by 2080 as a result of climate change, according to a new study released on Tuesday by PLOS Medicine.

"Future heatwaves in particular will be more frequent, more intense and will last much longer," Yuming Guo, the study's lead, said in a statement to Reuters. “If we cannot find a way to mitigate the climate change (reduce the heatwave days) and help people adapt to heatwaves, there will be a big increase of heatwave-related deaths in the future.” Guo's study looked into 20 countries on four continents, finding that the increase in mortality was likely to be highest near the equator. The team said the country hardest hit by rising temperatures would be Colombia, which reportedly could suffer 2,000 percent more premature deaths due to extreme heat from 2031 to 2080 compared with 1971 to 2010.

The study's authors say even under best-case circumstances, deaths would increase, which is why it's necessary to take steps to combat climate change. Those measures could include opening cooling centers and painting rooftops white to reflect light and keep homes cool. The study comes as some areas around the globe have been experiencing record-breaking heat. The Washington Post reported in Junethat temperatures in Quriyat, Oman, never dropped below 108.7 degrees over a 24-hour period.

It was also reported this week that California's Death Valley broke its own record for hottest month on Earth since record-keeping began. The desert region averaged 108.1 degrees last month, a half-degree increase from its record average in July 2017.

Climate change could increase heat wave deaths 2,000 percent by 2080: study

 

[waltky]

Florence, Mangkhut and Climate Change: Yes, No and Maybe...

Florence, Mangkhut and Climate Change: Yes, No and Maybe
September 15, 2018 - The seas are angry this month. While the remnants of Hurricane Florence soak the Carolinas and Typhoon Mangkhut pounds the Philippines, three more tropical cyclones are spinning in the Western Hemisphere, and one is petering out over Southeast Asia. Experts say some of this extreme tropical weather is consistent with climate change. But some isn’t. And some is unclear.

It’s unusual to have so many storms happening at once. But not unheard of. “While it is very busy, this has happened a number of times in the past,” said meteorologist Joel Cline at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mid-September is the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. If there are going to be storms in both hemispheres, Cline said, now is the most likely time.

Stronger storms, and a grain of salt

Scientists are not necessarily expecting more hurricanes with climate change, however. “A lot of studies actually (show) fewer storms overall,” said NOAA climate scientist Tom Knutson. “But one thing they also tend to simulate is slightly stronger storms” and a larger proportion of Category 4 or 5 hurricanes, Knutson said. Florence made landfall as a Category 1 storm but started the week as a Category 4. Knutson and other experts caution that any conclusions linking climate and hurricanes need to be taken with a grain of salt. “Our period of record is too short to be very confident in these sorts of things,” said University of Miami atmospheric scientist Brian McNoldy. While reliable temperature records go back more than a century in much of the world, comprehensive data on hurricanes only starts with satellites in the 1980s.

Extreme rainfall

Scientists are fairly sure that climate change is making extreme rainfall more common. Global warming has raised ocean temperatures, leading to more water evaporating into the atmosphere, and warmer air holds more water. Florence is expected to dump up to 101 centimeters (40 inches) of rain in some spots, leading to what the National Weather Service calls life-threatening flooding. One group of researchers has estimated that half of the rain falling in the hurricane’s wettest areas is because of human-caused climate change. Knutson agrees in principle but can’t vouch for the magnitude. “We do not yet claim that we have detected this increase in hurricane rainfall rate,” he said. He points to earlier studies that blamed climate change for 15 to 20 percent of the devastating rainfall Hurricane Harvey poured on Texas last year.

Waves from Hurricane Florence pound the Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle, N.C.​

However, these studies looked at all kinds of rainfall, not just hurricanes, Knutson notes. “We think that hurricanes are probably behaving like the other types of processes, but we have the best data for extreme precipitation in general,” he explained. The latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report has “medium confidence” in the link between climate change and rainfall extremes. As Florence trudges across the Carolinas, one recent study suggests that hurricanes are moving slower, giving them more time to do their damage. But that may be natural variation more than climate change. “I think we’re still early in the game on that one,” Knutson said.

[url=https://www.voanews.com/a/florence-mangkhut-and-climate-change-yes-no-and-maybe/4572822.html]Rising sea levels[/URL]

 

[Deno]

Gee, Prager "University" doesn't have an agenda or anything....

Yea.….

Prager's agenda is for the TRUTH to be known....

 

[Deno]

Here's a good one from their bullshit site...

"Americans Need to Know: Capitalism is the Only System That Helps the Poor"

lol, nutjobs.

You are proof the insane never know they are insane.....

Capitalism raises all boats....

 

[Deno]

It's a fake university, a lot like Trump university, run by a bunch of rightwing libertoonians. Everything they say can be safely ignored.

The truth is you don't have a clue...…………...

 

[Deno]

The Fact is the climate has been changing since

our planet was nothing more than a big rock.