Extreme weather

[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

Another climato-criminal busted - asthmatics:

Asthma carbon footprint 'as big as eating meat' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50215011

 

No laughing matter ...

But the Cambridge University team told BMJ Open patients must check with a doctor before changing medication.

Some patients will not be able to switch and should not be made to feel guilty, they add.

In addition, the emissions of particulate matter is linked to the increase in the number of people who develop respiratory diseases.

[LesPalenik]

Another climato-criminal busted - asthmatics:

Asthma carbon footprint 'as big as eating meat' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50215011

 

Relocation might work, too. It's much easier to breath in a subtropical place than in a subarctic region.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

... It's much easier to breath in a subtropical place than in a subarctic region.

You sure about that?

Then again, California banned plastic straws, so there is hope 

[LesPalenik]

Quote from: LesPalenik on October 29, 2019, 11:02:22 pm
... It's much easier to breath in a subtropical place than in a subarctic region.

You sure about that?

In the winter months, breathing in Miami is definitely more pleasurable than in Fairbanks. 

[Rob C]

In the winter months, breathing in Miami is definitely more pleasurable than in Fairbanks.

It doesn't really get that cold in Mallorcan winters, now and then frost at windshield level, and once or twice short-lived snow there too, but usually snow up on the mountain peaks (1440m the highest) for a couple of weeks. Walking briskly on some winter days can create a sharp discomfort in the chest; I remember feeling similar pain in my chest in Scottish winters of the 50s to the 80s if walking quickly. I get medical checks quite often due to the heart problems, but the lungs seem to be normal enough. Doesn't seem to require much cold to produce breathing discomfort of that type, which is not to be confused with any struggle for breath.

Rob

[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

Then again, California banned plastic straws, so there is hope 

1 step forwards, 2 steps back ...:

Keystone Pipeline Leaks 383,000 Gallons of Oil in North Dakota
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/keystone-pipeline-leak.html

The Keystone pipeline system, an addition to which has been the subject of environmental protests for years, leaked about 383,000 gallons of crude oil in North Dakota, covering an estimated half-acre of wetland, state environmental regulators said.

The spill, which has been contained, occurred in a low-gradient drainage area near the small town of Edinburg in northeast North Dakota, less than 50 miles from the Canadian border, according to Karl Rockeman, the director of the state Department of Environmental Quality’s division of water quality.

“It is one of the larger spills in the state,” he said in an email on Thursday.

[Robert Roaldi]

There is an interesting book out by Gilbert Gaul called Geography of Risk that documents the rise of coastal housing development in the US and its inherent weather-related risks, and how that risk has been managed. There is a 36 min podcast interview with the author here https://www.npr.org/2019/10/17/770812863/geography-of-risk-calculates-who-pays-when-a-storm-comes-to-shore. There are a lot of conflicting interests, real estate developers, insurance companies, federal, state and municipal governments, even the Army Corps of Engineers, and of course home-owners.

[Rob C]

There is an interesting book out by Gilbert Gaul called Geography of Risk that documents the rise of coastal housing development in the US and its inherent weather-related risks, and how that risk has been managed. There is a 36 min podcast interview with the author here https://www.npr.org/2019/10/17/770812863/geography-of-risk-calculates-who-pays-when-a-storm-comes-to-shore. There are a lot of conflicting interests, real estate developers, insurance companies, federal, state and municipal governments, even the Army Corps of Engineers, and of course home-owners.

That was a really interesting link, for which, many thanks.

Last year saw several deaths here in Mallorca in San Lorenç from flood plane building which should never have been permitted, this from rain flooding down from mountains and meeting at normally dry torrente junctions that simply couldn't contain the volumes.

Made me think of the Bahamas and how suited they are to the future. After all, the name comes from the Spanish baja mareas/baha mar, which is a kind of mixture of the idea of low tide and shallow sea. (I could well be at sea myself on this interpretation, but it's the sense I draw.)

I wonder if there is sufficient financial clout in offshore banking circles to move business from these places and establish them (the businesses) elsewhere in newly created financially helpful areas no longer offshore? Interesting times ahead for some.

Rob

[LesPalenik]

1 step forwards, 2 steps back ...:

it's almost like mambo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is6AYSCWwKM

[LesPalenik]

The severe weather conditions this past week have caused the iron scow lodged a few hundred meters in the rapids above the Niagara Falls for over a century, to shift significantly from its position. Maybe it will stay in the new position or it will plunge down the falls.

A boat stuck on rocks above Niagara Falls for more than a century has been unmoored by high wind and heavy rains.

Thursday's harsh weather pushed the vessel away from its rocky perch and closer to the falls on the Canadian side, according to the Niagara Parks Commission.
It's the first time it's moved any appreciable distance for more than a century, according to CNN affiliate CBC.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/02/americas/niagara-falls-weather-iron-scow-trnd/index.html

[Alan Klein]

The severe weather conditions this past week have caused the iron scow lodged a few hundred meters in the rapids above the Niagara Falls for over a century, to shift significantly from its position. Maybe it will stay in the new position or it will plunge down the falls.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/02/americas/niagara-falls-weather-iron-scow-trnd/index.html

That's funny.  As time goes by, I find it harder to move. 

[LesPalenik]

That's funny.  As time goes by, I find it harder to move.

Because it's rusty?

[Alan Klein]

Because it's rusty?

Must be the weather.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

Yet another climato-criminal: YOU! Unless you are a nudist 100% of the time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/opinion/climate-change-clothing-policy.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur

... But first we need all people who care about climate change to understand that they’re part of the problem and the solution, just by wearing clothes.

 

[LesPalenik]

11,000 scientists from around the world declared a ‘climate emergency’. Despite what the deniers say, all 11,000 scientists can't be wrong. Many precious years were wasted by wishy-washy politicians who wasted taxpayer's money and did nothing. It will take some doer of Trump's caliber , bigger Greta or some anti-Trump to get things done.

The study, called the “World scientists’ warning of a climate emergency,” marks the first time a large group of scientists has formally come out in favor of labeling climate change an “emergency,” which the study notes is caused by many human trends that are together increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The report, published Tuesday in the journal Bioscience, was spearheaded by the ecologists Bill Ripple and Christopher Wolf of Oregon State University, along with William Moomaw, a Tufts University climate scientist, and researchers in Australia and South Africa.

The study clearly lays out the huge challenge of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. “Despite 40 years of global climate negotiations, with few exceptions, we have generally conducted business as usual and have largely failed to address this predicament,” the study states.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/11/05/more-than-scientists-around-world-declare-climate-emergency/

[Alan Klein]

Les, their solution is population control, like the Chinese did.  Talk about Fascism. 

[LesPalenik]

Les, their solution is population control, like the Chinese did.  Talk about Fascism.

No fascism needed. The sad SAD (standard American Diet) will take care of the overpopulation in the developed countries even outside of China.

Average man’s sperm count has dropped steadily over the past 40 years. This fact should scare everyone, especially men. However, sperm health is the last thing on the minds of most men. How nutrition impacts sperm is even farther away from our collective consciousness.

A recent study states that average sperm counts have dropped by 59 percent over the past 38 years. With this drop in mind, it’s not surprising that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website states “in about 35 percent of couples with infertility, a male factor is identified along with a female factor." Falling sperm counts, combined with the trend of having children at later ages, means that some couples will face difficulties with fertility.

Here are the main five foods lowering the male sperm count:

1. Processed meats
2. Trans fats
3. Soy products
4. Pesticides and bisphenol a (BPA) - from packaging, unfiltered water, non-stick cookware
5. High fat dairy products (including pizza)

https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/health-and-wellness-articles/2018/december/dont-make-the-mistake-of-letting-a-diet-kill-sperm

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

... Here are the main five foods lowering the male sperm count:

1. Processed meats
2. Trans fats
3. Soy products
4. Pesticides and bisphenol a (BPA) - from packaging, unfiltered water, non-stick cookware
5. High fat dairy products (including pizza)

The list is not complete, Les.

6. feminism
7. progressivism
8. political correctness
9. MeToo
10. The Alphabet Soup

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

... 11,000 scientists from around the world declared a ‘climate emergency’. Despite what the deniers say, all 11,000 scientists can't be wrong...

11K?! Meh!

How about 31+K?

http://humansarefree.com/2017/09/31487-scientists-say-global-warming-is.html?m=0&fbclid=IwAR1wRN77cN4gHq-ekTXzEg4f7fJnRKyUA-cpwyfO75P3PdgD0lm78fwE7w0

http://www.petitionproject.org/index.php?fbclid=IwAR0gWOtLdCvSCrAIc-iQ7WJojOK-YO9UyqLzGusKHqvgR0rAsrkcK82Gjjs

[kers]

The list is not complete, Les.

6. feminism
7. progressivism
8. political correctness
9. MeToo
10. The Alphabet Soup

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