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/February 25, 2017        Stark warning on Sudden Atlantic cooling/

http://climatenewsnetwork.net/stark-warning-atlantic-ocean-cooling/
*Stark warning on Atlantic cooling 
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/stark-warning-atlantic-ocean-cooling/>*

    LONDON, 24 February, 2017  -- Climatologists say there is an almost
    50% chance that the Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean will
    cool rapidly within the next decade...
    For thousands of years, parts of north-west Europe have enjoyed a
    climate around 5°C warmer than many other regions on the same
    latitude. But new scientific analysis suggests that that could
    change much sooner and much faster than thought possible...
    Climatologists who have looked again at the possibility of major
    climate change in and around the Atlantic Ocean, a persistent puzzle
    to researchers, now say there is an almost 50% chance that a key
    area of the North Atlantic could cool suddenly and rapidly, within
    the space of a decade, before the end of this century...
    That is a much starker prospect than even the worst-case scientific
    scenario proposed so far, which does not see the Atlantic ocean
    current shutdown happening for several hundred years at least.

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/1/e1601666
*Overlooked possibility of a collapsed Atlantic Meridional Overturning 
Circulation in warming climate 
<http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/1/e1601666>*
Abstract

    Changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
    are moderate in most climate model projections under increasing
    greenhouse gas forcing. This intermodel consensus may be an artifact
    of common model biases that favor a stable AMOC. Observationally
    based freshwater budget analyses suggest that the AMOC is in an
    unstable regime susceptible for large changes in response to
    perturbations. By correcting the model biases, we show that the AMOC
    collapses 300 years after the atmospheric CO2 concentration is
    abruptly doubled from the 1990 level. Compared to an uncorrected
    model, the AMOC collapse brings about large, markedly different
    climate responses: a prominent cooling over the northern North
    Atlantic and neighboring areas, sea ice increases over the
    Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian seas and to the south of Greenland, and
    a significant southward rain-belt migration over the tropical
    Atlantic. Our results highlight the need to develop dynamical
    metrics to constrain models and the importance of reducing model
    biases in long-term climate projection.

https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/98jan/climate.htm
*January 1998  The Great Climate Flip-flop 
<https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/98jan/climate.htm>*

    "Climate change" is popularly understood to mean greenhouse warming,
    which, it is predicted, will cause flooding, severe windstorms, and
    killer heat waves. But warming could lead, paradoxically, to drastic
    cooling -- a catastrophe that could threaten the survival of
    civilization
    by William H. Calvin

The online version of this article appears in two parts. Click here to 
go to part two. 
<https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/98jan/climate2.htm>
https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/98jan/climate2.htm

      The Atlantic Monthly magazine Looks Ahead to the 21st Century ONE
    of the most shocking scientific realizations of all time has slowly
    been dawning on us: the earth's climate does great flip-flops every
    few thousand years, and with breathtaking speed. We could go back to
    ice-age temperatures within a decade -- and judging from recent
    discoveries, an abrupt cooling could be triggered by our current
    global-warming trend. Europe's climate could become more like
    Siberia's. Because such a cooling would occur too quickly for us to
    make readjustments in agricultural productivity and supply, it would
    be a potentially civilization-shattering affair, likely to cause an
    unprecedented population crash. What paleoclimate and oceanography
    researchers know of the mechanisms underlying such a climate flip
    suggests that global warming could start one in several different ways.

https://theleapblog.org/big-green-bites-the-wrong-hand/
*Big Green Bites the Wrong Hand 
<https://theleapblog.org/big-green-bites-the-wrong-hand/>*
With its 2016 National Environmental Scorecard, the League of 
Conservation Voters has failed to see the climate vision behind Bernie 
Sanders' historic presidential campaign. That vision is the only way 
forward for the Democratic party.
Earlier today, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released its 
vaunted National Environmental Scorecard for 2016, measuring the green 
voting records of U.S. members of Congress. While there are no surprises 
for fringe lawmakers like Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) and Sen. Ted Cruz 
(R-TX), many were certainly befuddled to learn that Sen. Bernie Sanders 
(I-VT) has received a score of 6%. To put that in perspective, 6% is 
only two points higher than what Alabama's Republican Senators Jeff 
Sessions and Richard Shelby were awarded in last year's edition.
This year, LCV wants to convince the public that Colorado's two senators 
are stronger environmental allies than Bernie Sanders. Democrat Michael 
Bennet, who voted twice in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline and is 
known to have an affinity for fracking, received a 100% score. And 
Republican Corey Gardner got a 29% rating, 11 points higher than his 
lifetime average and 23 points higher than Sanders. The day that I 
concede that Bennet and Gardner are better for the environment than 
Bernie Sanders is the day that I concede that Jesus Christ was indeed a 
white man with blonde hair and blue eyes.

https://www.desmogblog.com/2017/02/23/articles-mike-catanzaro-trump-climate-change-denier

    Before Becoming Trump's Top Energy Aide, Mike Catanzaro
    Peddled*Climate Change*Denial as a Writer
    <https://www.desmogblog.com/2017/02/23/articles-mike-catanzaro-trump-climate-change-denier>

DeSmog (blog) 	 -‎37 minutes ago‎ 	

    Working for the conservative newspapers Human Events and Evans-Novak
    Political Report, Catanzaro's views on*climate change*- and climate
    denial - were on full display in articles published during his
    formative years as an up-and-coming conservative ...

https://www.skepticalscience.com/trump-can-save-presidency-deal-to-save-climate.html
*Trump can save his presidency with a great deal to save the climate 
<https://www.skepticalscience.com/trump-can-save-presidency-deal-to-save-climate.html>*
By dana1981 &

    A month into his presidency, Donald Trump already has a minus-8 job
    approval rating (43% approve, 51% disapprove). Congress has a
    minus-50 approval rating, and the Republican Party has a minus-14
    favorability rating. All are facing widespread protests, marches,
    and public resistance. Hundreds of concerned constituents have been
    showing up to town hall events held by Republican Congressmen, like
    this one with Tom McClintock (R-CA):
    https://twitter.com/KCRAMax/status/827949530943414272

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/320973-to-stay-competitive-corporate-america-must-account-for-climate-change

    To get ahead, corporate America must account for*climate change*
    <http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/320973-to-stay-competitive-corporate-america-must-account-for-climate-change>

The Hill (blog) 	 -‎12 hours ago‎ 	

    Despite the skepticism from the administration, most industry
    leaders fully accept that*climate change*is real and is caused by humans
    Thinking ahead is a competitive advantage — companies that adapt to
    changing markets will survive and prosper. Of course, many of
    America's top companies have global reach, producing and selling
    around the world. A U.S. presidential administration that ignores
    climate change will be a short-term blip..

http://dailycampus.com/stories/2017/2/24/poet-talks-anxiety-climate-change-writing-with-students

    Poet talks anxiety,*climate change*, writing with students
    <http://dailycampus.com/stories/2017/2/24/poet-talks-anxiety-climate-change-writing-with-students>

UConn Daily Campus 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

    Poet, writer, teacher and activist Kate Schapira visited the
    University of Connecticut on Thursday afternoon to discuss*climate
    change*in students' scholarly and human lives. When students first
    arrived to the discussion, she asked them to write down...
    When almost every person in the room shared that they were worried
    about climate change, Schapira explained that this "me too" feeling
    can facilitate comfort, collaboration and then change...
    Schapira recognized that feelings aren't actions, and that writing
    can be the bridge between feelings and actions...
    "I liked that this is an activity that is not all science, science,
    science," sixth-semester environmental studies major Sherly Santiago
    said. "It's a lot more about human feelings toward the issue."..
    In the question and answer portion after the event, one student
    asked Schapira how she stays positive and avoids feeling helpless...
    "It's absolutely true that the deck is stacked in favor of damage,"
    Schapira said. "It is okay to feel tired. It is okay to pause. I
    think that sometimes the best way to take care of yourself is to
    take care of somebody else." *...
    She then asked the students to switch papers with their peers. She
    asked students to try writing a poem or story about a great change
    their peer wants to read, as well as to try out a new method of
    communication, whether that be dancing, painting, cooking or
    hugging. Students were invited to send an email to their peer
    explaining how they did....*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6wiZrjJocU&feature=youtu.be
The Climate (News) Crisis  InsideClimate News 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6wiZrjJocU&feature=youtu.be>
Published on Feb 23, 2017

    David Sassoon, founder and publisher of InsideClimate News, speaks
    at the Knight Foundation's 2017 Media Learning Seminar as part of a
    panel called "Climate Change Action at the Community Level."
    See the entire panel here: https://vimeo.com/album/4415512/video...

http://www.nbc12.com/story/34585266/climate-change-takes-center-stage-at-science-museum-lecture-series

    Climate change takes center stage at Science Museum lecture series
    <http://www.nbc12.com/story/34585266/climate-change-takes-center-stage-at-science-museum-lecture-series>

WWBT NBC12 News 	 -‎14 hours ago‎ 	

    The Science Museum of Virginia will host a five-part climate lecture
    series during the month of March. The lecture series takes an
    in-depth look at what climate.change is, how it's happening and its
    impacts on Central Virginia...
    The series will feature scientists, researchers, geologists and
    climate specialists. Each week, a different presenter will speak and
    then interact with the audience for a meet and greet...
    Their focus is to educate people on how they can individually combat
    climate change.
    Dr. Jeremy Hoffman, Climate & Earth Science specialist for the
    Science Museum of Virginia, recommends reducing your "energy
    appetite "at home and at your business as a way to combat climate
    change...
    "The key reason climate change is happening is the release of heat
    trapping gases into the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels.
    People need to learn how to be more energy efficient whether that
    means to drive less or ride your bike more, figure out ways to make
    your house more energy efficient during the winter time and during
    the summer time and to find natural ways of cooling yourself down,"
    said Hoffman...
    Hoffman describes how climate change is affecting regions in Virginia...

http://www.citypages.com/news/minnesota-grandmas-get-naked-to-draw-attention-to-climate-change/414596513

    Minnesota grandmas get naked to draw attention to*climate change*
    <http://www.citypages.com/news/minnesota-grandmas-get-naked-to-draw-attention-to-climate-change/414596513>

City Pages 	 -‎11 hours ago‎ 	

    Decades later, Gille, who's lived in the area since 1974, once again
    fears winter. But for a different reason:*climate change*. "I'd say
    over the past couple years, I'd really noticed how much our winters
    have changed," she says. "It's terrible*.*
    During one of the recent 60 degree days, Gille and about a dozen
    friends decided they needed to remind everyone about our collective
    dire situation. The event was the brainchild of Minneapolis resident
    Polly Kellogg...
    They made signs and went to Powderhorn Lake. "Now you've pissed off
    grandma," read Gille's. "Climate change deniers skate on thin ice,"
    another said. Some of the women donned swimsuits. Others disrobed.
    Some more so than others...
    Gille was one of those who went topless for the cause...
    "Here we are having the warmest February days ever locally at the
    same time nationally we're moving in the opposite direction as to
    the things we can do about global warming," she says. "We had the
    [photo] shoot to let everyone know we're not okay with it and
    neither should they."
    http://www.citypages.com/news/dong-shaped-snowstorm-will-give-minnesota-the-shaft-photo/414627553
    *Dong-shaped snowstorm will give Minnesota the shaft [PHOTO]
    <http://www.citypages.com/news/dong-shaped-snowstorm-will-give-minnesota-the-shaft-photo/414627553>*
    Last month City Pages brought you the story of a perfectly decent
    drawing of a dick in the snow of Loring Park in Minneapolis. All in
    good cheer, we thought then...
    Sure, it was a little chilly in early January, but no one worried.
    This -- until we're absorbed by Canada -- is still Minnesota and
    besides, this winter's been unusually mild. The rest of that month,
    and in early February, the daily high temperature often rose above
    freezing; and last weekend was so unseasonably warm, people stripped
    down to their shirts and dined outdoors on patios...
    What fools. For, by drawing the snow dick, we in the Twin Cities
    apparently summoned the snow-dick-storm of the year...
    The imminent arrival of a phallic-shaped snow event was predicted by
    the National Weather Service radar (and noticed by a City Pages
    tipster) on Wednesday. The weather system runs through parts of the
    Dakotas and northern Wisconsin; the tip appears to be resting in
    Lake Superior, which sounds like really cold. ..
    Minnesota is getting the shaft. 

*This Day in Climate History  February 25, 2007 
<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/gore-wins-hollywood-in-a-landslide/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0> 
-  from D.R. Tucker*

       "An Inconvenient Truth" wins 2 Oscars (Best Documentary and Best
    Original Song).
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e6LKm1QcXI
    http://youtu.be/AA5lZkr-_u0
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmzfBuXAM60
    http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/gore-wins-hollywood-in-a-landslide/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

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