Southern California’s NB4 record high winter temps

William P. Hall on February 13, 2022

Record high mid-winter temps from 28 to 31 °C and wildfires hit Southern California suggesting drought may continue for another year

By Jan Wesner Childs 11/02/2020 in The Weather Channel:
Homes Burned, Evacuations Ordered Amid Southern California Wildfires: Southern California is experiencing unusually hot weather, combined with Santa Ana winds and an ongoing drought. Temperatures soared into the mid- to upper 80s in some areas Thursday with daily record highs noted by the National Weather Service in Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles counties.

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By Madeline Scheinost 09/02/2022 in The Weather Channel
Does California’s Dry Start to 2022 Mean the Drought Is Locked in Until Next Winter?: California started the year with a dent in a multi-year drought thanks to a wet December, but a dry spell to start the year threatens to counteract the progress that was made and prolong the drought well into 2022.

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Global warming sets Australia for worse NB4 bushfires

William P. Hall on February 12, 2022

ANU experts say continuing climate change increases bushfire threats of more than ‘worst case’ scenarios to never before (NB4) seen levels

by Michael Mazengarb 10/02/2022 in Renew Economy
Australia’s bushfire threat already beyond worst-case scenarios, thanks to climate change: Australia will continue to experience more extreme impacts of climate change, with the bushfire threat already exceeding the ‘worst case’ scenarios, experts have told the Australian National University’s 2022 Climate Update event.

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Global warming sets Australia for worse NB4 bushfires

William P. Hall on February 12, 2022

ANU experts say continuing climate change increases bushfire threats of more than ‘worst case’ scenarios to never before (NB4) seen levels

by Michael Mazengarb 10/02/2022 in Renew Economy
Australia’s bushfire threat already beyond worst-case scenarios, thanks to climate change: Australia will continue to experience more extreme impacts of climate change, with the bushfire threat already exceeding the ‘worst case’ scenarios, experts have told the Australian National University’s 2022 Climate Update event.

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What’s in a name? Natural gas is mostly methane!

William P. Hall on February 12, 2022

Marketing gurus know that ‘natural’ is healthy, clean, and good for you. Actually methane is bad and nasty — especially for global warming.

by Rebecca Leber, 10/02/2024 in Vox
The end of natural gas has to start with its name: The oil and gas industry didn’t invent the name. But it invented the myth of a clean fuel.

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What’s in a name? Natural gas is mostly methane!

William P. Hall on February 12, 2022

Marketing gurus know that ‘natural’ is healthy, clean, and good for you. Actually methane is bad and nasty — especially for global warming.

by Rebecca Leber, 10/02/2024 in Vox
The end of natural gas has to start with its name: The oil and gas industry didn’t invent the name. But it invented the myth of a clean fuel.

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Water vapor amplifies effects of other greenhouse gases

William P. Hall on February 12, 2022

Ask NASA explains greenhouse gases’ roles & properties. Because water vapor condenses into water, it amplifies warming effects of other gases

by Alan Buis 08/02/2022 in Ask NASA Climate
Steamy Relationships: How Atmospheric Water Vapor Supercharges Earth’s Greenhouse Effect: Some people mistakenly believe water vapor is the main driver of Earth’s current warming. But increased water vapor doesn’t cause human-produced global warming. Instead, it’s a consequence of it. Increased water vapor in the atmosphere supercharges the warming caused by other greenhouse gases.

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Water vapor amplifies effects of other greenhouse gases

William P. Hall on February 12, 2022

Ask NASA explains greenhouse gases’ roles & properties. Because water vapor condenses into water, it amplifies warming effects of other gases

by Alan Buis 08/02/2022 in Ask NASA Climate
Steamy Relationships: How Atmospheric Water Vapor Supercharges Earth’s Greenhouse Effect: Some people mistakenly believe water vapor is the main driver of Earth’s current warming. But increased water vapor doesn’t cause human-produced global warming. Instead, it’s a consequence of it. Increased water vapor in the atmosphere supercharges the warming caused by other greenhouse gases.

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A take on American evidence for global warming

William P. Hall on February 12, 2022

We live in an interesting time where established trends and NB4 events pointing to global collapse seem almost ordinary.

by Thomas Neuberger, 10/02/2022
In the Climate World, Everything New Is Old Again: We live in an interesting time, tucked between the start of a world-historical collapse and stories about it so old they sound not special at all.

…. Isn’t There a Game On?

It’s an interesting time we live in — tucked between the start of a world-historical global collapse and stories about it that are so old they sound, well, almost ordinary, almost not special at all.

The next phase of this interesting time, of course, will get everyone’s attention, since it involves a scale of suffering that even the comfortable can’t escape. But that’s for later, of course — after it really will be too late for anyone to escape at all.

For now, though, simply note the contradiction. If it weren’t so tragic, it would be the stuff of farce. But please don’t dwell on this too long — you might miss the game.

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To combat global warming focus more on methane

William P. Hall on February 11, 2022

The US EPA [and others] use the wrong global warming potential for methane and radically underestimate the importance of controlling it.

By Phil McKenna, 09/02/2022 in Inside Climate News
To Counter Global Warming, Focus Far More on Methane, a New Study Recommends: Scientists at Stanford have concluded that the EPA has radically undervalued the climate impact of methane, a “short-lived climate pollutant,” by focusing on a 100-year metric for quantifying global warming

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To combat global warming focus more on methane

William P. Hall on February 11, 2022

The US EPA [and others] use the wrong global warming potential for methane and radically underestimate the importance of controlling it.

By Phil McKenna, 09/02/2022 in Inside Climate News
To Counter Global Warming, Focus Far More on Methane, a New Study Recommends: Scientists at Stanford have concluded that the EPA has radically undervalued the climate impact of methane, a “short-lived climate pollutant,” by focusing on a 100-year metric for quantifying global warming

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