...and not just a fool, an utter fool. A dangerous and desperate utter fool. OK. He can draw red lines wherever he wishes to draw red lines. That's what fools do. They apparently get some sort of satisfaction from doing that (there being other examples throughout westernism as precedents for this). It is one way... Continue Reading →
A Little Coincidence…
A couple of weeks ago I noticed a potential early start point for the end of Arctic sea ice build in the current northern Winter/Spring season. See post. Well, now it seems beyond doubt that this year marks the earliest recorded end of ice-building in the Arctic. Is that meaningful? I don't know. That is... Continue Reading →
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Cue Some Magician’s Apprentice Music…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison was among world leaders who gathered in Glasgow this week. Reuters: Alastair Grant British PM BoJo looks on in bewildered amazement as Aussie PM and resident mage ScoMo, practices his Sleight of Hand to fix that pesky Climate Change issue. Some clever photography there, as flummoxed BoJo is invested with the award... Continue Reading →
In Space, Russia Is First …and other space/climate related topics
I have been worried for a few days about the absence of Andrei Martyanov, but I need not have cared. He has been working himself up into an almost apoplexic state which has culminated in his latest post... Why They Hate.... - Andrei Martyanov - Reminiscence of the Future. A diatribe, releasing all his anger... Continue Reading →
Planet Earth: What Goes Around, Comes Around
I said yesterday that climate change was not the greatest threat to humanity this century, and that is true. We are at the same time as climate issues are developing, also moving into a greater than in any previous period threat from global conflict and pursuant potential nuclear catastrophe (with singular thanks to the aggressive... Continue Reading →
Reprising an Oldie but Goodie
To complement my previous post yesterday, I have dug out, brushed off and dusted (but not altered) something I wrote just over 7 years ago. Surprisingly, or not surprisingly to me, since I mostly try to write stuff that will not easily date over time, it still holds good after 7 years. Does that make... Continue Reading →
Two Innocuous Indicators That – The Support System is Crashing
Two things leapt out at me while glancing at local online news this evening - as I often do to see if anything of importance is being reported. As a result of these enquiries, these two things did catch my attention. Two things that could potentially be pointers to upcoming or even very present and... Continue Reading →
Arctic Trends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcfQiKUkgBY Shared without comment, but you can learn more here: https://arctic.noaa.gov/Report-Card/Report-Card-2020