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The "CLIMATE CONCERNS" group is dedicated to discussion regarding the topic of the ever present and serious issue of changes to our climate due to the introduction into the atmosphere of human induced effects which prove harmful to the environment and which eventually may prove destructive to our planet.

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Cascading Failure Foreshadow

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Loren Miller yesterday. 3 Replies 1 Like

At the end of May, the media reported 300 fire hydrants were damaged across France, as locals tried to beat record high temperatures there.On June 3rd, in Iran’s Eastern Sistan region, …Continue

Tags: water and power fail during heat wave, cascading failures, electricity, water, Climate Destabilization

Flooding away your house or favorite vacation spot

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Thomas Murray Jun 13. 3 Replies 1 Like

In 33 years, San Diego and Key West will be getting a 100 year flood every month while places in Hawaii will experience them every 2-3 days. …Continue

Tags: flooding cities

Odd results of Climate Change

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 9. 68 Replies 4 Likes

Take an amusing quiz to learn about unexpected effects of Climate Change. After each multiple choice question, you see if you were right (and the right answer if you weren't).…Continue

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PETM Extinction Foreshadow for Century's End

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 9. 0 Replies 1 Like

New Research Shows Global Warming Could Turn Tropics…Continue

Tags: PETM, tropical dead zones, Climate Destabilization

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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on October 12, 2012 at 12:51am

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on October 3, 2012 at 4:13pm

Comment by Dr. Allan H. Clark on October 3, 2012 at 11:05am: Senator Inhofe has been one of the most conservative members of the Senate since his election in 1994. He is very religious and has based his support of Israel on God's word in the Bible. His opposition to climate change is also Biblically based—he thinks it is arrogant for humans to believe they can influence the climate while God is still in his heaven. The man is stupid beyond belief—even for a Republican senator.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on October 3, 2012 at 10:37am: Senator James Inhofe, famous for denouncing Climate Change as a hoax, admits that he used to believe Climate Change was true, until he learned how much it would cost to fight it.

Inhofe: Global warming too costly to be real

In short, learning about the (supposed) high cost of the solution is what turned him from a believer in climate science to a denier.

Would he also decide that a cancer diagnosis is wrong if the treatment was too expensive?

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 30, 2012 at 5:44pm

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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 30, 2012 at 12:09pm

Comment by Daniel W on September 30, 2012 at 11:32am: Ruth, that's a great table. It really shows the impact of some of our choices. Cars and homes are such a big deal, it makes some of the other choices seem minor. But it all adds up.

I like to think about some of the other side of it too - getting some carbon credits. Planting trees. Changing lawns to trees shrubs and xeroscapes. Painting the roof white. Moving closer to work.

I would multiply the "one vegetarian meal per week" by 21, so it's 3 meals daily, 7 days a week. But that's just me. It would make it >8,000 pounds, if the math translates (breakfast is different from supper). Also, eat home prepared vs. driving somewhere to eat.