The Consequences of Climate Change (In Our Lifetimes)

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Ola M. Johannessen et al, Science November 2005

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J. L. Chen, et al., Science 2006

3:19 “Satellite gravity measurements confirm accelerated melting of Greenland ice sheet” J. Chen et al., Science, 2006
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3:30 “A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance”
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W Maslowski, JC Kinney, J Jakacki - Computing in Science 2007
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5:40 “Global sea level linked to global temperature” —
Martin Vermeer and Stefan Rahmstorf, PNAS 2009

6:10 Table adapted from “Ranking Port Cities with High Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate Extremes”
— R. J. Nicholls et al., OECD 2008

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11:55 “Evidence for Upwelling of Corrosive “Acidified” Water onto the Continental Shelf” — Richard A. Feely, Science 2008

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14:08 I backtracked this new “CAGW” label, and it seems to have started with author Michael Crichton in 2007, but was popularized in 2010 with an opinion piece in the Washington Post.

14:42 Table adapted from “Ranking Port Cities with High Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate Extremes”
— R. J. Nicholls et al., OECD 2008

15:07 “Projected impacts of climate change on marine fish and fisheries”
Anne B. Hollowed

15:12 “Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change” — UK Government report, 2006

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41 comments
1 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 10, 2014 9:06:08am

Breathing lies from the pit of Hell raises the temperature. Silence them, and things will return to normal.

/

2 Aqua Obama  Apr 10, 2014 9:15:10am

Steven Colbert is Letterman’s replacement?!!!

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!

3 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 10, 2014 9:25:22am

re: #2 Aqua Obama

Steven Colbert is Letterman’s replacement?!!!

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!

And where did this supposedly come from?

4 lawhawk  Apr 10, 2014 9:26:04am

re: #3 William Barnett-Lewis

Everywhere…

cbsnews.com

Stephen Colbert, the host, writer and executive producer of “The Colbert Report,” will succeed Letterman.

“Stephen Colbert is one of the most inventive and respected forces on television,” CBS Chairman and CEO Les Moonves said in a statement Thursday. “David Letterman’s legacy and accomplishments are an incredible source of pride for all of us here, and today’s announcement speaks to our commitment of upholding what he established for CBS in late night.”

5 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 10, 2014 9:30:42am
6 Lidane  Apr 10, 2014 9:31:38am

re: #5 NJDhockeyfan

No one ever said the GOP had a monopoly on stupid.

7 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 10, 2014 9:32:38am

re: #6 Lidane

No one ever said the GOP had a monopoly on stupid.

He’s on their payroll.

8 Aqua Obama  Apr 10, 2014 9:33:12am

re: #6 Lidane

No one ever said the GOP had a monopoly on stupid.

u speeled stoopid rongd

9 lawhawk  Apr 10, 2014 9:34:28am

re: #5 NJDhockeyfan

Joe Manchin is the US Senator from West Virginia, whose primary industry is coal and energy production. Is it surprising that his interests line up with an energy producer that works to reduce/gut environmental protections that limit the sale of coal and require utilities and consumers to use more energy efficient products and reduce reliance on coal and other emissions producing sources.

Nope. It shouldn’t.

10 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 10, 2014 9:34:46am

re: #4 lawhawk

Everywhere…

cbsnews.com

Shrug. Doesn’t matter much to me - I didn’t watch either before (though at least Colbert is occasionally funny) and can’t imagine I’d watch it any time going ahead. Hope he soaks them for as much $$$ as possible.

11 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 10, 2014 9:35:37am

re: #5 NJDhockeyfan

The Senator must need campaign “contributions”.

12 lawhawk  Apr 10, 2014 9:37:48am

Oh, and for all the supposed perks of being an energy producing state and energy exporter, West Virginia has one of the worst per capita income levels in the nation.

It’s a trickle down effect at best, and that doesn’t count the toll that all the energy production has had on those who work in the industry (coal miners killed/maimed/injured by airborne particles over the decades), the polluting of the environment fouling water and air and ground, etc.

13 Lidane  Apr 10, 2014 9:42:34am

So cute it makes my teeth hurt:

14 lawhawk  Apr 10, 2014 9:46:17am
15 GunstarGreen  Apr 10, 2014 9:46:35am

re: #12 lawhawk

Oh, and for all the supposed perks of being an energy producing state and energy exporter, West Virginia has one of the worst per capita income levels in the nation.

It’s a trickle down effect at best, and that doesn’t count the toll that all the energy production has had on those who work in the industry (coal miners killed/maimed/injured by airborne particles over the decades), the polluting of the environment fouling water and air and ground, etc.

Hey, he said that they “create jobs”.

He never said they wouldn’t be shitty jobs.

16 kirkspencer  Apr 10, 2014 9:47:00am

The thing to keep in mind about Manchin is that it was him or Raese.

When your decisions are bad or worse, and abstaining brings worse by default, you vote for bad.

17 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 10, 2014 9:48:24am

re: #13 Lidane

So cute it makes my teeth hurt:

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Pity carrots and other root vegetables are not good for rabbits. Hay, grass, etc is what their diet should be made of.

18 Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2014 9:51:07am

re: #13 Lidane

So cute it makes my teeth hurt:

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Are those peas behind the bunny with the shopping cart?

19 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2014 9:51:36am

re: #18 Dr Lizardo

Are those peas behind the bunny with the shopping cart?

raisins…

20 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2014 9:54:39am
21 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 10, 2014 9:59:19am

re: #19 Backwoods_Sleuth

raisins…

Raisinettes.

RBS

22 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2014 10:00:28am

Blue Angels are in Louisville today:

23 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2014 10:02:22am

re: #20 Backwoods_Sleuth

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4,500?? That’s a bit old for Vikings, isn’t it? Typo for 1,500 maybe?

24 Sophist, D.D., DDS, DFH  Apr 10, 2014 10:05:23am

re: #12 lawhawk

Oh, and for all the supposed perks of being an energy producing state and energy exporter, West Virginia has one of the worst per capita income levels in the nation.

It’s a trickle down effect at best, and that doesn’t count the toll that all the energy production has had on those who work in the industry (coal miners killed/maimed/injured by airborne particles over the decades), the polluting of the environment fouling water and air and ground, etc.

Well, it’s not like money needs to breathe clean air or drink clean water. So it’s all good.

25 wrenchwench  Apr 10, 2014 10:07:49am

In the video, Potholer said how we feel is irrelevant, which is pretty much true, but I was feeling better when he said he’s not alarmed, and then worse when I read the caveat at the end. How we feel is only relevant to a motivation to act. Clearly, taking action is relevant.

26 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 10, 2014 10:07:49am

re: #20 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Presumably the viking hoard was stashed in a far older wreck by coincidence?

27 Skip Intro  Apr 10, 2014 10:07:56am

Shocker - House Passes Ryan Budget.

The House has passed a GOP budget blueprint that promises a balanced federal ledger in 10 years through sweeping cuts across the federal budget and eliminating health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

28 TedStriker  Apr 10, 2014 10:08:10am

re: #14 lawhawk

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Stuff like this is why I use LastPass and pay for Premium; however, the list of possible compromised sites kind of scares me a bit:

(and, yes, I know that I let some of my passwords get a bit long in the tooth; that will be rectified)

29 lawhawk  Apr 10, 2014 10:09:05am
30 ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2014 10:09:18am

So, Colbert is the Late Night dude as of today. Hmmm, not sure how to feel about it. I never watched Letterman, and I loved Colbert as his mock conservative character on the Colbert Report. I have a feeling he’ll be okay, but not as fun politically since he will have to attract all types to keep ratings up. Oh well, I’m sure the lure of the big contract had some bearing. And, maybe the ‘white-male bigot’ thing helped him decide to go a bit more mainstream.

Change is constant…and no one asked me!

31 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 10, 2014 10:09:22am

re: #26 William Barnett-Lewis

Presumably the viking hoard was stashed in a far older wreck by coincidence?

Ah, bog finds. Lots of stuff over the long years getting dumped or lost there.

32 Sophist, D.D., DDS, DFH  Apr 10, 2014 10:10:30am

re: #26 William Barnett-Lewis

Presumably the viking hoard was stashed in a far older wreck by coincidence?

“The oldest of the vessels is the Annaghkeen log boat, which is 4,500 years old, close to the age of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Northage pointed out, while speaking to the Irish Times, that it had been at the bottom of the lough for 3,500 years when the Vikings arrived.”

33 HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2014 10:12:54am

re: #29 lawhawk

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Oh gee Cantor, maybe that’s due in part to people like you who prefer tax cuts to their wealthy donors to making students more easier for undergrads you pathetic right wing hack.

34 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 10, 2014 10:15:02am
35 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2014 10:15:17am

re: #23 Feline Fearless Leader

4,500?? That’s a bit old for Vikings, isn’t it? Typo for 1,500 maybe?

Within the article there is this:

The oldest of the vessels is the Annaghkeen log boat, which is 4,500 years old, close to the age of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Northage pointed out, while speaking to the Irish Times, that it had been at the bottom of the lough for 3,500 years when the Vikings arrived.

There were 12 boats found, the oldest one isn’t Viking but others were.

36 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2014 10:17:09am

re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth

Within the article there is this:

There were 12 boats found, the oldest one isn’t Viking but others were.

Ah. So it was a crappy headline. Understood.

37 Mattand  Apr 10, 2014 10:20:27am

Hey, Charles:

If you or any mods see any unusual password/login activity around 1:15PM EST/10:15 AM PST, that’s me trying to figure out my new password manager.

Stupid Heartbleed…

38 Dark_Falcon  Apr 10, 2014 10:23:19am

re: #11 William Barnett-Lewis

The Senator must need campaign “contributions”.

It isn’t that. West Virginia relies on resource extraction for the jobs it generates, and thus its officials tend to welcome those who will bring jobs to their state.

Sneering at Koch industries is easy for those who already got a good job. But if you’re living in a poor county and Koch Industries is planning to bring hundreds of decent paying jobs (many of them unionized) to your county, you might well defend them yourself if it gives you that chance to advance yourself in the world.

39 EPR-radar  Apr 10, 2014 10:39:57am

re: #38 Dark_Falcon

It isn’t that. West Virginia relies on resource extraction for the jobs it generates, and thus its officials tend to welcome those who will bring jobs to their state.

Sneering at Koch industries is easy for those who already got a good job. But if you’re living in a poor county and Koch Industries is planning to bring hundreds of decent paying jobs (many of them unionized) to your county, you might well defend them yourself if it gives you that chance to advance yourself in the world.

As an explanation for the way things presently are in WVa, I can agree with this to some extent.

As a possible justification that this is the way things should be, I reject it completely.

The idea that everyone needs to grovel before the ‘job creators’ really needs to die out.

40 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2014 10:47:39am

re: #38 Dark_Falcon

It isn’t that. West Virginia relies on resource extraction for the jobs it generates, and thus its officials tend to welcome those who will bring jobs to their state.

Sneering at Koch industries is easy for those who already got a good job. But if you’re living in a poor county and Koch Industries is planning to bring hundreds of decent paying jobs (many of them unionized) to your county, you might well defend them yourself if it gives you that chance to advance yourself in the world.

You obviously aren’t familiar with coal mining and natural gas fracking operations in WVa, Ohio or Kentucky.
The jobs, for the most part, are NOT union nor do they pay particularly well. Add to the complete disregard for human life as the mining companies prefer to pay miniscule fines for blatant disregard of safety regulations, not to mention the constant environmental disasters.
Yes, I will continue to sneer at Koch Industries and their ilk.

41 Bubblehead II  Apr 10, 2014 11:26:21am

re: #23 Feline Fearless Leader

4,500?? That’s a bit old for Vikings, isn’t it? Typo for 1,500 maybe?

The oldest of the vessels is the Annaghkeen log boat, which is 4,500 years old, close to the age of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Northage pointed out, while speaking to the Irish Times, that it had been at the bottom of the lough for 3,500 years when the Vikings arrived.


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