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some studies have shown that offshore wind farms could weaken an oncoming TC by some amount (20% I think?) We now have them in NY.....

how much energy would we need to simulate the kind of shear that you need to keep a TC from strengthening? Simulating natural processes that already do these things would be a way.

I've been reading about climate engineering on Mars, we even have a CO2->O2 conversion device on the way over there. With accelerated climate induced sea level rise as well as climate induced forest fires, sooner or later we're going to take a stab at climate engineering on Earth again. I dont believe we'll meet the IPCC limits set (especially by 2030) so something additional will need to be done to offset the damage we've already caused to the planet and are continuing to cause.

sort of like a lesser version of October 2005 and August 2011, those went on your days and weeks.

what were the totals in SW Nassau going back to JFK, Chris?

football with thousands of fans allowed in the stadium- what a dumb idea

that was a 5.8 and the only earthquake I've ever experienced- it was intense! didn't feel this one at all. Interesting that in 1944 NY also had a 5.8 and a week later a hurricane hit lol

also being sued by NJ and NY and 19 other states to allocate funds to combat climate change induced sea level rise and forest fires.

Decades from now, should humanity survive, this period will represent a great case study for historians and psychologists on how society can be influenced by a few very powerful people.

particularly when the models have been more conservative vs whats actually happening via sea level rise

and he doesn't address WHY we've had stronger el ninos more recently, the fact is that studies have connected that to AGW also.

I'm angry because these guys give a pass to the fossil fuel cartel, which is the single most corrupt industry on the planet right now. And that's saying a lot because pharma is right behind them.

if anything it's going to be worse than what the climate models show- look at the sea level rise forecasts, verification seems to be on the side of the more extreme climate models.

it's ridiculous. The rise in humidity and dew points only makes things FAR worse, as we've experienced here on the east coast. It traps pollutants closer to the ground and the air quality has been getting worse.

the fact that it's cheaper and more widely used makes it worse, that's a major reason why there is a diabetes pandemic going on in minority communities. More limbs have been lost to diabetes in the past 20 years than to being in the military. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/why-high-fructose-corn-syrup-is-bad Read up. By the way artificial sweeteners have their own issues. Diet soda consumption isn't a good idea either, it affects the gut biome negatively. You might also be interested in this https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/books/salt-sugar-fat-by-michael-moss.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/health/23well.html Shows why obesity and diabetes type 2 have risen so quickly in the past 20 years. And a concurrent rise in insulin prices.....

I do too, but I believe it will require an entire reworking of society into something much more sustainable (that is work with nature, rather than against it.)

Yep, and people still argue about processed food and high fructose corn syrup, even though the twin pandemics of diabetes and obesity makes it all too clear. The more things change the more they stay the same.

I was actually referring to farm animals methane output which, if combined together adds up to being the third most emitting "country"- behind only China and the US. A forest is more helpful because trees are carbon sinks, that's why planting (many) more trees is a good idea- as is reducing humankind's biological footprint. Not to mention reducing air pollution by reversing urbanization.

121 in LA County! Latest 120?

cant be any worse than last winter lol

121 was recorded in LA county....I wonder if this is the latest 120 recorded in the region?

Don, a question about the terminology- why are the largest fires referred to as "complex"?

I'm surprised people still argue about this. This was settled back in the 90s if I'm not mistaken, maybe even sooner. How long did the argument over the health risks of tobacco go on for, Don?

I'm surprised the NY Times didn't, they're pretty progressive on these topics! I saw an analysis that shows that climate change has caused more pollution over the LA region (more smog), and that was a few years ago, before these fires became so common.

One way or the other nature will take care it. It would behoove us to do it first, nature's method might not be too desirable for humanity heh.