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"Apparently, impending catastrophe doesn't mean much to some of the United States' wealthiest people. Once again a report has arisen documenting how fossil fuel millionaires pumped more than $100 million into Republican presidential super PACs last year. That means that $1 out of every $3 donated to Republican candidates coming from hyper-rich individuals came from people who made their fortunes from fossil fuels. In boosting GOP politicians, these funders were simply acting to protect their cash cows from those of us who happen to give a damn about the planet.
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"A recent report by the Center for American Progress Action Fund shows that more than six out of every 10 Americans are represented by someone in Congress who denies the reality of ACD. According to the report, 59 percent of the Republican House caucus and an amazing 70 percent of the Republicans in the Senate deny ACD is real. The report also reveals that, according to the US Census, 202,803,591 Americans are represented by an ACD denier." - via Dahr Jamail


March 28, 2016 / [http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35398-climate-disruption-in-overdrive-submerged-cities-and-melting-that-feeds-on-itself Truthout]  
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<big><big>'''Climate Disruption in Overdrive'''</big></big>
[https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/410295-our-climate-is-not-for-sale '''''Climate Not for Sale''''']


* Begin with "Consequences of twenty-first-century policy for multi-millennial climate and sea-level change", a major study published in [http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v6/n4/full/nclimate2923.html Nature Climate Change]


* NASA recently released [http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v3/GLB.Ts+dSST.txt data] confirming that February was the warmest month ever measured globally


* A [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-carbon-idUSKCN0WN1QR study] recently published in the journal '''Nature Geoscience''' revealed that carbon emissions are now the highest they have been since the age of dinosaurs, 66 million years ago
<big>'''''Anthropogenic Money: Human Impacts'''</big>


* Former NASA scientist James Hansen... published a [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/03/un-2c-global-warming-climate-change paper] showing that 1 degree Celsius was the scientifically proven point of no return
''"[http://www.alternet.org/environment/climate-disruption-overdrive-submerged-cities-and-melting-feeds-itself Apparently], impending catastrophe doesn't mean much to some of the United States' wealthiest people. Once again a report has arisen documenting how fossil fuel millionaires pumped more than $100 million into Republican presidential super PACs last year. That means that $1 out of every $3 donated to Republican candidates coming from hyper-rich individuals came from people who made their fortunes from fossil fuels. In boosting GOP politicians, these funders were simply acting to protect their cash cows from those of us who happen to give a damn about the planet."''


* Dozens of countries across Europe and Asia set or tied [https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/winstons-damage-highest-in-south-pacific-history-extreme-february-wa all-time temperature records]


* Cities across the United States saw [https://twitter.com/wxjerdman/status/703657700861874176 record warm temperatures], in which the 2015-2016 winter was the warmest ever recorded
'''''Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / IPCC 2018'''''
* http://www.ipcc.ch/report/sr15/
 
* https://twitter.com/hashtag/SR15 #SR15
 
* https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateAction?src=hash
 
 
''[http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/08/3757435/climate-denier-caucus-114th-new-research/ A report on climate deniers in Congress] in March 2016 by the Center for American Progress Action Fund shows that more than six out of every 10 Americans are represented by a Congressional representative who denies the reality of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_of_recent_climate_change Anthropogenic Climate Disruption] (sometimes referred to as ACD or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming AGW as in anthropogenic global warming] and CAGW - catastrophic anthropogenic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_global_warming global warming]). According to the report, 59 percent of the Republican House caucus and an amazing 70 percent of the Republicans in the Senate deny ACD is real. The report also reveals that, according to the US Census, 202,803,591 Americans are represented by an ACD denier."''
 
 
♦ '''''This Congressional denial position opposes consensus science and the public's position on ACD/AGW reflects a 'democratic disconnect'.'''''
 
''"The general public is way ahead of Congress — a [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/over-3-out-of-4-americans-now-acknowledge-climate-change-is-occurring-including-the-majority-of-republicans/ recent poll] found that 76 percent of Americans said they believed global climate change is occurring, including 59 percent of Republicans. And 67 percent support President Obama’s plan to regulate power plants to cut carbon emissions.''
 
♦ '''''Over 3 out of 4 Americans Now Acknowledge Climate Change Is Occurring -- including the majority of Republicans''''' ''([http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/over-3-out-of-4-americans-now-acknowledge-climate-change-is-occurring-including-the-majority-of-republicans/ reported] in Scientific American, Fall 2015)''
 
 
 
<big><big>'''''Climate Disruption in Overdrive'''''</big></big>
 
* Twenty-first-century climate and sea-level change" /  [http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v6/n4/full/nclimate2923.html Nature Climate Change]
 
* NASA / [http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v3/GLB.Ts+dSST.txt data] confirming warmest month ever measured globally
 
* A [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-carbon-idUSKCN0WN1QR study] recently published in the journal '''Nature Geoscience''' reveals that carbon emissions are now the highest they have been since the age of dinosaurs, 66 million years ago
 
* Former NASA scientist James Hansen... publishing a [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/03/un-2c-global-warming-climate-change paper] showing that 1 degree Celsius was the scientifically proven point of no return
 
* Dozens of countries across Europe and Asia set or tie [https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/winstons-damage-highest-in-south-pacific-history-extreme-february-wa all-time temperature records]
 
* Cities across the United States see [https://twitter.com/wxjerdman/status/703657700861874176 record warm temperatures], in which the 2015-2016 winter was the warmest ever recorded


* Winter in the US, according to meteorologists, technically takes place from December through February. This year, that winter was [http://www.adn.com/node/3273696 4.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal], breaking the previous record, which was set in 1999-2000  
* Winter in the US, according to meteorologists, technically takes place from December through February. This year, that winter was [http://www.adn.com/node/3273696 4.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal], breaking the previous record, which was set in 1999-2000  


* Every single US state had winters [http://www.adn.com/node/3273696 nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal] and Alaska's winter was an incredible 10.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal
* Every single US state has winters [http://www.adn.com/node/3273696 nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal] and Alaska's winter was an incredible 10.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal


* The '''New Scientist''' reported in early March that earth had its [https://www.newscientist.com/article/2079995-highest-ever-annual-rise-in-carbon-dioxide-levels-recorded/ highest-ever] annual increase in carbon dioxide levels
* The '''New Scientist''' reports in early March that earth had its [https://www.newscientist.com/article/2079995-highest-ever-annual-rise-in-carbon-dioxide-levels-recorded/ highest-ever] annual increase in carbon dioxide levels


* Meanwhile, melting in Greenland is occurring so intensely and quickly that it is "feeding on itself," according to a recently published [http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/477/2016/scientific study]
* Meanwhile, melting in Greenland is occurring so intensely and quickly that it is "feeding on itself," according to a recently published [http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/477/2016/scientific study]
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: More ACD facts and citations at the '''Truthout''' [http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35398-climate-disruption-in-overdrive-submerged-cities-and-melting-that-feeds-on-itself 'Disruption in Overdrive' article]  
: More ACD / [http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35398-climate-disruption-in-overdrive-submerged-cities-and-melting-that-feeds-on-itself 'Disruption in Overdrive']  




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<big><big>'''Underwater Heat Wave Devastates Great Barrier Reef'''</big></big>
:<big>'''Coral as a canary, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_species#Canaries_in_coal_mines sentinel species]'''</big>


[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/great-barrier-reef-half-of-natural-wonder-is-dead-or-dying-and-it-is-on-the-brink-of-extinction-a6992411.html '''Great Barrier Reef: Half of natural wonder is ‘dead or dying’ and it is on the brink of extinction, scientists say''']
* [https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/great-barrier-reef-faces-dire-threat-with-2c-global-warming-un-report-says '''Great Barrier Reef: 2018, Global Warming, Global Warning''']
 


:'''Coral reefs in peril as ocean environment is transformed'''  
<big>'''Underwater Heat Wave Devastates Great Barrier Reef'''</big>
 
[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/great-barrier-reef-half-of-natural-wonder-is-dead-or-dying-and-it-is-on-the-brink-of-extinction-a6992411.html '''Great Barrier Reef: Half is ‘dead or dying’ and it is on brink of extinction''']


-- http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/coral-growth-already-being-affected-by-acidifying-oceans-new-research-finds-20160223-gn1vs4.html
-- http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/coral-growth-already-being-affected-by-acidifying-oceans-new-research-finds-20160223-gn1vs4.html


:Hardest-hit area includes some of Australia’s most remote and pristine coral


:March 29, 2016
<big>'''Ocean environment is transformed'''</big>


CANBERRA, Australia — An underwater heat wave is devastating huge swaths of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, marine researchers have found.
Australia / 2016 — An underwater heat wave is devastating huge swaths of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, marine researchers have found.


A Nightmare is Unfolding in the Great Barrier Reef -- http://gizmodo.com/a-nightmare-is-unfolding-in-the-great-barrier-reef-1767702006
A Nightmare is Unfolding in the Great Barrier Reef -- http://gizmodo.com/a-nightmare-is-unfolding-in-the-great-barrier-reef-1767702006


<big>'''Great Barrier Reef bleaching may be last wake-up call, marine scientists say'''</big>
Hardest-hit areas include some of Australia’s most remote and pristine coral
 
 
<big>'''Great Barrier Reef bleaching is wake-up call'''</big>
 
:'''Coral as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_species#Canaries_in_coal_mines sentinel species]'''


Extensive bleaching has been caused by higher ocean temperatures
Extensive bleaching has been caused by higher ocean temperatures


To prevent further damage, governments should commit to lowering emissions, an Australian team says
To prevent further damage, governments should commit to lowering emissions, an Australian team says.
 
 
* http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0329/Great-Barrier-Reef-bleaching-may-be-last-wake-up-call-marine-scientists-say


http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0329/Great-Barrier-Reef-bleaching-may-be-last-wake-up-call-marine-scientists-say


"This has been the saddest research trip of my life," James Cook University professor Terry Hughes, the convener of the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce, said in a press release after the team aerially surveyed almost 2,500 miles of the northern Australia reefs.
"This has been the saddest research trip of my life," James Cook University professor Terry Hughes, the convener of the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce, said in a press release after the team aerially surveyed almost 2,500 miles of the northern Australia reefs.
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Coral bleaching is a modern phenomenon, marine scientists say; Over the past 400 years, there's no evidence of bleaching events until the late 20th century. Changing environmental factors like rising sea temperatures can cause the coral to expel their photosynthetic algae, called zooxanthellae, making many turn stark white. Others remain vivid, but have lost the green and brown hues that signal health. Without the symbiotic algae to process sunlight into oxygen and other nutrients, the coral dies.
Coral bleaching is a modern phenomenon, marine scientists say; Over the past 400 years, there's no evidence of bleaching events until the late 20th century. Changing environmental factors like rising sea temperatures can cause the coral to expel their photosynthetic algae, called zooxanthellae, making many turn stark white. Others remain vivid, but have lost the green and brown hues that signal health. Without the symbiotic algae to process sunlight into oxygen and other nutrients, the coral dies.


[http://www.smh.com.au/environment/great-barrier-reef-in-grip-of-worst-bleaching-event-20160328-gnsqrc.html '''Sydney, Australia - The Worst Bleaching Event''']
 
[http://www.smh.com.au/environment/great-barrier-reef-in-grip-of-worst-bleaching-event-20160328-gnsqrc.html '''Australia - The Worst Bleaching Event''']


"What we're seeing now is unequivocally to do with climate change," Prof Justin Martin University of Queensland [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-28/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-95-per-cent-north-section/7279338 told the ABC]
"What we're seeing now is unequivocally to do with climate change," Prof Justin Martin University of Queensland [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-28/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-95-per-cent-north-section/7279338 told the ABC]


-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/29/huge-swaths-of-the-great-barrier-reef-are-seeing-severe-coral-bleaching-scientists-say/
-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/29/huge-swaths-of-the-great-barrier-reef-are-seeing-severe-coral-bleaching-scientists-say/


-- http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/03/29/australias-great-barrier-reef-hit-by-sev?videoId=367910095
-- http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/03/29/australias-great-barrier-reef-hit-by-sev?videoId=367910095
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Climate News @GreenPolicy360

Climate Not for Sale


Anthropogenic Money: Human Impacts

"Apparently, impending catastrophe doesn't mean much to some of the United States' wealthiest people. Once again a report has arisen documenting how fossil fuel millionaires pumped more than $100 million into Republican presidential super PACs last year. That means that $1 out of every $3 donated to Republican candidates coming from hyper-rich individuals came from people who made their fortunes from fossil fuels. In boosting GOP politicians, these funders were simply acting to protect their cash cows from those of us who happen to give a damn about the planet."


Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / IPCC 2018


A report on climate deniers in Congress in March 2016 by the Center for American Progress Action Fund shows that more than six out of every 10 Americans are represented by a Congressional representative who denies the reality of Anthropogenic Climate Disruption (sometimes referred to as ACD or AGW as in anthropogenic global warming and CAGW - catastrophic anthropogenic global warming). According to the report, 59 percent of the Republican House caucus and an amazing 70 percent of the Republicans in the Senate deny ACD is real. The report also reveals that, according to the US Census, 202,803,591 Americans are represented by an ACD denier."


This Congressional denial position opposes consensus science and the public's position on ACD/AGW reflects a 'democratic disconnect'.

"The general public is way ahead of Congress — a recent poll found that 76 percent of Americans said they believed global climate change is occurring, including 59 percent of Republicans. And 67 percent support President Obama’s plan to regulate power plants to cut carbon emissions.

Over 3 out of 4 Americans Now Acknowledge Climate Change Is Occurring -- including the majority of Republicans (reported in Scientific American, Fall 2015)


Climate Disruption in Overdrive

  • NASA / data confirming warmest month ever measured globally
  • A study recently published in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that carbon emissions are now the highest they have been since the age of dinosaurs, 66 million years ago
  • Former NASA scientist James Hansen... publishing a paper showing that 1 degree Celsius was the scientifically proven point of no return
  • Cities across the United States see record warm temperatures, in which the 2015-2016 winter was the warmest ever recorded
  • Winter in the US, according to meteorologists, technically takes place from December through February. This year, that winter was 4.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal, breaking the previous record, which was set in 1999-2000
  • The New Scientist reports in early March that earth had its highest-ever annual increase in carbon dioxide levels
  • Meanwhile, melting in Greenland is occurring so intensely and quickly that it is "feeding on itself," according to a recently published study
  • Another recent study shows that food scarcity caused by ACD would cause at least half a million deaths across the world by 2050, due to food production being impacted by the effects of ACD
  • The UN recently released a report showing that an ongoing decline of pollinating species now poses a very dire threat to the global food supply
  • ACD has caused the onslaught of rising sea levels, melting permafrost and other impacts
  • Meanwhile in the Arctic, February saw alarming melting of Arctic sea ice, where record-high temperatures brought with them other records -- including record lows for that month's extent and area of Arctic sea ice
  • In the oceans, things continue to look grim. Recent research shows that coral growth is already being weakened by increasingly acidifying oceans. One-quarter of the carbon dioxide released as a result of human activities is absorbed into the world's oceans, where it alters their chemistry


More ACD / 'Disruption in Overdrive'


Coral bleaching Great Barrier Reef 2016.jpeg



Underwater Heat Wave Devastates Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef: Half is ‘dead or dying’ and it is on brink of extinction

-- http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/coral-growth-already-being-affected-by-acidifying-oceans-new-research-finds-20160223-gn1vs4.html


Ocean environment is transformed

Australia / 2016 — An underwater heat wave is devastating huge swaths of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, marine researchers have found.

A Nightmare is Unfolding in the Great Barrier Reef -- http://gizmodo.com/a-nightmare-is-unfolding-in-the-great-barrier-reef-1767702006

Hardest-hit areas include some of Australia’s most remote and pristine coral


Great Barrier Reef bleaching is wake-up call

Coral as a sentinel species

Extensive bleaching has been caused by higher ocean temperatures

To prevent further damage, governments should commit to lowering emissions, an Australian team says.



"This has been the saddest research trip of my life," James Cook University professor Terry Hughes, the convener of the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce, said in a press release after the team aerially surveyed almost 2,500 miles of the northern Australia reefs.

Coral bleaching is a modern phenomenon, marine scientists say; Over the past 400 years, there's no evidence of bleaching events until the late 20th century. Changing environmental factors like rising sea temperatures can cause the coral to expel their photosynthetic algae, called zooxanthellae, making many turn stark white. Others remain vivid, but have lost the green and brown hues that signal health. Without the symbiotic algae to process sunlight into oxygen and other nutrients, the coral dies.


Australia - The Worst Bleaching Event

"What we're seeing now is unequivocally to do with climate change," Prof Justin Martin University of Queensland told the ABC


-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/29/huge-swaths-of-the-great-barrier-reef-are-seeing-severe-coral-bleaching-scientists-say/

-- http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/03/29/australias-great-barrier-reef-hit-by-sev?videoId=367910095