As winter storm Hercules shuffles off after dumping up to two feet of snow on New England (note to climate deniers: blizzards in New England are pretty much to be expected and are hardly a sign of a cooling Earth...), Rob, Ted, and special guest DR Tucker look at 2014 and discuss some of the events we expect to be talking about next year.
Now, for the links:
We did talk a bit about the recent "rescue" of some "global warming scientists" who got caught in Antarctic ice. Actually, from ...
As winter storm Hercules shuffles off after dumping up to two feet of snow on New England (note to climate deniers: blizzards in New England are pretty much to be expected and are hardly a sign of a cooling Earth...), Rob, Ted, and special guest DR Tucker look at 2014 and discuss some of the events we expect to be talking about next year.
Now, for the links:
We did talk a bit about the recent "rescue" of some "global warming scientists" who got caught in Antarctic ice. Actually, from what we read, these scientists were retracing the route of Australian explorer Douglas Mawson's 1911 to 1913 voyage to Antarctica.
We put "global warming scientists" in quotes because the stories we found don't mention how their trip related to global warming, but naturally the right-wing media has fallen into paroxysms of joy over the apparent irony of climate change believers being foiled by cold weather.
Add that to the nation-wide spate of cold weather we're having and some climate deniers are having a veritable ball. But, as Mother Jones reminded vulgarian Donald Trump, winter does not disprove global warming.
Matter of fact, Buenos Aires has just seen the end of a heatwave which caused temps above 88 degrees F every day since December 13th.
To read more about the Supreme Court's consideration of the EPA coal plant rules, read Bloomberg here.
In other federal news, will we be seeing a decision out of the White House about the Keystone pipeline? DR found an article that makes the case that perhaps the President may not take any action at all. Given next year is a congressional election year, and no matter what stand he takes he's likely to upset core constituencies of his party, maybe that's not the craziest idea.
One major climate event happening next year is the "Great March for Climate" which starts in California on March 1st, and will make it to Washington DC in November. You can check out their website for expected dates they'll be in each city, as well as info about how you can participate.
In May we'll be seeing a new meteor shower for the first time, as comet 209P/LINEAR makes a transit through the neighborhood. Keep the night of May 24th in your calendars.
Well, we certainly got to talking about those issues, and used up our half hour. So we split this discussion in two, and we'll put out the second half early next week where we'll discuss some of the trends and overarching issues that may drive the climate issue next year.
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