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http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0209/As-Antarctic-ice-shelves-shrink-shelfwatchers-await-major-break-off
*As Antarctic ice shelves shrink, 'shelfwatchers' await major break-off 
<http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0209/As-Antarctic-ice-shelves-shrink-shelfwatchers-await-major-break-off>*

    It's more than 100 miles long, two miles wide in places, and growing
    at a rate of five football fields per day. Only 12 miles now connect
    the soon-to-be iceberg to Larsen C.
    Several media outlets, including The Christian Science Monitor, have
    been on "shelfwatch" for months, as scientists expect an iceberg the
    size of Delaware to break off from Larsen C in the near future.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/02/article-names-whistleblower-who-told-congress-that-noaa-manipulated-data/
*Article names "whistleblower" who claims that NOAA manipulated data 
<https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/02/article-names-whistleblower-who-told-congress-that-noaa-manipulated-data/>*

    Allegations in a Daily Mail article seem more office politics than
    science.
    Update: In interviews with E&E News and ScienceInsider, Bates has
    denied being the whistleblower the House Science Committee has cited
    in the past, although his accusations are very similar to those
    cited by the Committee chairman.
    /Original article starts:/
    On Sunday, the UK tabloid Mail on Sunday alleged a seemingly juicy
    (if unoriginal) climate science scandal. At its core, though, it's
    not much more substantial than claiming the Apollo 11 astronauts
    failed to file some paperwork and pretending this casts doubt on the
    veracity of the Moon landing.
    The story's author, David Rose, has published a great many
    sensational articles over the years, falsely claiming to present
    evidence undermining the threat of climate change or the human cause
    behind it. But this latest article is noteworthy in that it appears
    to reveal the supposed "whistleblower" who has been cited by the US
    House Science Committee in its ongoing clash with climate scientists
    at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....

https://youtu.be/kQph_5eZsGs
/(YouTube - Potholer54)/ NOAA vs Mail on Sunday -- FACT CHECK 
<https://youtu.be/kQph_5eZsGs>

    11:38 mins /A superb explanation of the media misinformation applied
    to recent data from an article in the Daily News - The newspaper
    charged scientists with misinterpreting data about global warming. 
    Potholer carefully explains the confusions.  Anyone curious about
    this new PR salvo should view this video.    Especially science
    journalists.  Complete with footnotes and links./

    Tester says climate change impacting farmers and ranchers ...
    <http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/environment/tester-says-climate-change-impacting-farmers-and-ranchers/article_f948abf2-fcb1-5aa8-a446-3c9655cb2190.html>

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle 	 -‎14 hours ago‎ 	

    Sen. Jon Tester spoke to roughly 200 people about the effects of
    climate change on Montana's agricultural community during an event
    hosted by Plowing ...

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2017/02/understanding-climate-change-means-reading-beyond-headlines/

    Understanding climate change means reading beyond headlines
    <http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2017/02/understanding-climate-change-means-reading-beyond-headlines/>

AlterNe t 	 David Suzuki Foundation‎ 	

    Reporting on science is difficult at the best of times, but with
    "alternative facts" gaining traction, the door to misinformation is
    wide open.
    "If there are projected changes in mild weather, that means there
    are changes in temperature, precipitation and/or humidity," she
    said, noting that although mild weather could create more
    opportunities for things such as outdoor recreation, it could also
    have negative consequences like changing snowmelt patterns and
    threatening water resources.
    Mild weather at the wrong time and place can be disastrous. The
    wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray last year reached city limits
    on a mild weather day, with an average temperature of 22.1 C and no
    precipitation, after several weeks of unseasonably warm and dry weather.
    "Mild weather is not good for everything," Van der Wiel wrote. "If
    you like skiing, increasing mild weather is bad. We haven't
    investigated the coincidence of wild fires with mild weather, but
    such a link might exist and would indicate again that climate change
    is something the global community should try to mitigate as much as
    possible."
    This research is an important piece of emerging narrative about the
    impacts of climate change, but we must consider it in the context of
    all the work on climate. Prior to her work on mild weather, Van der
    Wiel studied extreme precipitation and flooding in the U.S. She has
    since moved to a project investigating climatic conditions that
    could negatively affect agriculture, to determine if it's possible
    to warn farmers and communities in advance of bad crop years.
    Science is the most useful tool we have to adapt to climate change
    and avoid its worst outcomes. But it requires critical thinking and
    a big-picture perspective to ensure we consider all available
    evidence. With so many people scrolling through social media feeds
    for news rather than reading entire articles, facts and clarity can
    become elusive. It's up to us all — media and consumers alike — to
    dig deeper for the full story.

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http://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/increased-extreme-heat-and-heat-waves
*Increased Extreme Heat and Heat Waves 
<http://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/increased-extreme-heat-and-heat-waves>*

    One of the strongest findings of climate science is that global
    warming amplifies the intensity, duration and frequency of extreme
    heat events. These events occur on multiple time scales, from a
    single day or week, to months or entire seasons. The signal of
    climate change is particularly reflected in record-breaking heat
    waves. Records are more likely to be broken when natural variation
    runs in the same direction as climate change, in this instance
    towards hotter temperatures.  The more extreme the heatwave, the
    more likely the event can be attributed to globalwarming.

http://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/incre
99˚ in Oklahoma today (early Feb!) The more extreme the heatwave the 
more likely #globalwarming is responsible 
<http://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/incre>

    http://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/incre
    https://twitter.com/ClimateSignals/status/830577454808854528/photo/1
    http://www.news9.com/story/34481454/record-breaking-heat-burn-ban-in-place-for-oklahoma-saturday
    Record-Breaking Heat, Burn Ban In Place For Oklahoma Saturday
    <http://www.news9.com/story/34481454/record-breaking-heat-burn-ban-in-place-for-oklahoma-saturday>

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a52925/lamar-smith-house-republicans-war-on-science/
*Amidst Everything Else, We're Now Dealing with a War on Science 
<http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a52925/lamar-smith-house-republicans-war-on-science/>*

    All data must be patriotic! ... Lamar Smith has not yet begun to
    subpoena!  ... Congressman Smith is completely bananas.
    WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives organized its committees on
    Tuesday, setting up the ground rules for the real mischief to come. 
    One of these committees is the ironically named House Committee on
    Science, Space and Technology, and it is chaired by one Lamar Smith,
    Republican of Texas. Congressman Smith is a complete creature of the
    fossil fuel industry. Smith is one of the more prominent climate
    denialists in a caucus full of them. In the previous Congress, as
    chairman of this same committee, Smith got the committee rules
    changed so that he was allowed to issue subpoenas acting
    unilaterally. He then went to town...
      ....there has always been tension between scientists and Congress.
    But Smith, who has been in Congress since 1987 and assumed the
    chairmanship of the Science Committee in 2013, has escalated that
    tension into outright war. Smith has a background in American
    studies and law, not science. He has, however, received more than
    six hundred thousand dollars in campaign contributions from the
    oil-and-gas industry during his time in Congress—more than from any
    other single industry.
       Smith introduced legislation requiring that all scientists
    applying for federal grants guarantee, in a special section of their
    grant applications, that their work is in "the national interest."
    It's hard to know exactly what Smith means by this, but whatever it
    means it sets a dangerous precedent, because fundamental research
    should be driven by curiosity—by the simple desire to generate new
    knowledge—rather than by anyone's political agenda. The real
    national interest is always served by the generation of new
    knowledge; Smith seems to think that only some knowledge is
    appropriate. The House passed his bill in February.
    In related news, the Dakota Access pipeline got final approval on
    Tuesday. This is going to be the first time that a federal
    government under Donald Trump faces direct resistance on the ground
    to one of its policies. I cannot imagine this ending entirely well.

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/heartland-on-global-warming-case-study-in-propaganda/
*Heartland on Global Warming – Case Study in Propaganda 
<http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/heartland-on-global-warming-case-study-in-propaganda/>*

    H. Sterling Burnett, writing for the Heartland Institute blog, wrote
    a revealing post titled: Energy Restrictions, Not Climate Change,
    Put Civilizations at Risk. In my opinion it is a classic example of
    misleading propaganda, worthy of deconstruction as a case study.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/02/the-new-rhetoric-of-climate-denial/516198/
*How the New Climate Denial Is Like the Old Climate Denial 
<https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/02/the-new-rhetoric-of-climate-denial/516198/>*

    Both are excuses for inaction.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0211/Can-a-children-s-lawsuit-force-action-on-climate-change

    Can a children's lawsuit force action on*climate change*?
    <http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0211/Can-a-children-s-lawsuit-force-action-on-climate-change>

Christian Science Monitor 	 -‎9 hours ago‎ 	

    The group sponsoring this lawsuit, Our Children's Trust, has been
    attempting to litigate*climate*-*change*action since 2011, when
    young plaintiffs affiliated with the group filed lawsuits or
    regulatory petitions in all 50 states.

http://www.straight.com/news/868051/could-abrupt-climate-change-lead-human-extinction-within-10-20-years

    Could abrupt*climate change*lead to human extinction within 10
    years?
    <http://www.straight.com/news/868051/could-abrupt-climate-change-lead-human-extinction-within-10-20-years>

Straight.com 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

    "Fully captured by corporations and the corporate states, the media
    continue to dance around the issue of*climate change*. Occasionally
    a forthright piece is published, but it generally points in the
    wrong direction, such as suggesting climate*...*

*This Day in Climate History  February 12, 1958 
<http://youtu.be/m-AXBbuDxRY> -  from D.R. Tucker
*

    / (Video classic clip)/**"The Unchained Goddess," part of the Bell
    Laboratory Science Series produced by Frank Capra, is broadcast.
    "Goddess" directly addresses human-caused climate change; the
    existence of the program would never be acknowledged by
    climate-change deniers.
    http://youtu.be/m-AXBbuDxRY
    /(full version 54 minutes)/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ph_7C1Jq4  The 1958 Series
    produced by Bell Telephone that addresses weather knowledge and
    prediction. Human caused climate change is addressed at 50:00 for
    those of you looking for the footage circulating today on the internet.

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