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December 23, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom Sipping from the Internet Firehose...Solstice EditionDecember 22, 2013 Chuckles, Solstice, COP19, AR5, WTO, Retrospectives, Accountability Coal…
December 20, 2013
Greenpeace spreads a little Christmas Fear below. I think this is very well done and all in good fun provided you keep two things in mind: This is not appropriate for any children who think Santa is real Santa is not real So lighten up and enjoy your Holiday!    
December 20, 2013
Filed under "Wow, this is cool!" we have a global real time wind map! (click the image)   The "About" page is here.  Don't miss the fact that you can zoom in.
December 19, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 70 Table of Contents Chapter 72 Chapter 71 Decision Point, February 23, 2059 At UNGETF things were getting worse. Our Earthside measures were not working. Methane and carbon dioxide levels were still rising. There were a lot of grim faces around. I put…
December 17, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck YearsDecember 15, 2013 Chuckles, COP19, AGU, WTO, Energiewende Bottom Line, Big Banks, Cook,…
December 11, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 69 Table of Contents Chapter 71 Chapter 70 Sunbugs, February 12, 2058 We adjusted slowly to the changes in our household. It felt funny sleeping in dad's old bed. Edie didn't say a word when I got rid of the old mattress and rearranged the room. I think…
December 10, 2013
Okay, sorry about that title...it is an actual quote from a History Channel documentary on, well, the universe.  I nearly spat out my cool beverage with laughter when I heard it the first time and have really wanted to share it since then.  I have yet to finish watching that series on the huge DVD…
December 9, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom Information is not Knowledge...Knowledge is not WisdomDecember 8, 2013 Chuckles, COP19, GCF, WTO, Hansen, AGU, WCPFC, Potash, Energiewende…
December 4, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 68 Table of Contents Chapter 70 Chapter 69 Engagement, February 1, 2059 As I walked home from the station, it started to snow --- a wet, big-flaked snow which seemed entirely appropriate. By the time I got home, I was soaked to the skin and shivering…
December 3, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom Information Overload is Pattern RecognitionDecember 1, 2013 Chuckles, COP20+, COP19, Gates & Larter, Heede Energiewende, Crap Detector,…
November 27, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 67 Table of Contents Chapter 69 Chapter 68 Estrangement, February 1, 2059 I hadn't seen Jon in the flesh for almost three years. I was shocked by how much he had changed. He was harder and smoother somehow, as if he had an invisible barrier just above his…
November 27, 2013
(featured image comes from the world resources institute, go to the link for background and explanation, here is a short cut to a full size image) This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom…
November 22, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 66 Table of Contents Chapter 68 Chapter 67 The Body, January 18, 2059 I put off planning the funeral because I had no idea when Matt's body was going to arrive. Relations between the North and South American continents are not exactly smooth. You could…
November 18, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom As We Enter a New Age of ConsequencesNovember 17, 2013 Chuckles, COP19, Dailies, WMO, WEO, Cowtan & Way, GermanWatch WG2 Leak, Maldives,…
November 14, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 65 Table of Contents Chapter 67 Chapter 66 Arrangements, December 11, 2058 Anna was mercifully asleep when I got home. When I told Edie about Matt, she was subdued. She put her hand to her mouth and sat down quickly. Then to my surprise, her attention…
November 12, 2013
This is just a quick post to suggest an answer to the question posed by Greg Laden here: should we have a category 6 and above for hurricanes.  My answer is no. I say this in agreement with many of the points expressed in Greg's post, mainly that category 5 basically means total destruction and for…
November 12, 2013
While reading an AP attributed article on Huffington post about Super Typhoon Haiyan (also known as Yolanda), I did a double take at this paragraph: Weather officials said Haiyan had sustained winds of 235 kilometers per hour (147 miles per hour), with gusts of 275 kph (170 mph), when it made…
November 11, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck YearsNovember 10, 2013 Chuckles, COP19+, WG2 Leak, Haiyan, Fukushima, Maldives, Energiewende Bottom Line,…
November 6, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 64 Table of Contents Chapter 66 Chapter 65 Matthew Fontaine, December 11, 2058 Over the course of that summer and fall, the number of sunshades slowly increased. It became part of the weather report. "And today the sunshade count is ..." On clear days the…
November 4, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom Another Week of Anthropocene Antics Information is not Knowledge...Knowledge is not WisdomNovember 3, 2013 Chuckles, COP19+, Post AR5, WG2 Leak,…
October 31, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 63 Table of Contents Chapter 65 Chapter 64 The Eclipse Machine, September 7, 2058 I woke up early from a bad dream. My father was talking about the animals of the north that were disappearing --- caribou, muskox and bears. Then I was a bearman breaking…
October 29, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom Information Overload is Pattern Recognition October 27, 2013 Chuckles, COP19+, Bangkok, Post-AR5, Maldives, Potash, Energiewende Bottom…
October 23, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 62 Table of Contents Chapter 64 The Atlas, August 16, 2058 When I got home today, the Electronic Atlas was sitting on the kitchen table. The Atlas was one of six prototype devices for a project a business buddy of Matt's had abandoned. It was a thin…
October 21, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom Sipping from the Internet Firehose...October 20, 2013 Chuckles, COP19+, Alternatives, Post-AR5, ODI, Maldives, Governance Energiewende, Bottom…
October 16, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 61 Table of Contents Chapter 63 Chapter 62 Baumgarten, July 2, 2058 I got another late night call from Rhamaposa. He looked terrible --- shaken and drawn out. "What happened to you?" I asked. "I did a tour across the Sahel." He shook his head and…
October 14, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom As we enter a new Age of ConsequencesOctober 13, 2013 Chuckles, COP19+, GCF, Greenhouse 2013, Africa Climate, Post-AR5, Mora Potash, Maldives…
October 10, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 60 Table of Contents Chapter 62 Chapter 61 Crystal Jellies, March 19, 2058 The first time I saw a telescopic view of the L1 sunshades, I remembered standing in an aquarium watching crystal jellyfish. These tiny, delicate creatures were so beautiful I…
October 10, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years October 6, 2013 Chuckles, COP19+, WG1-AR5, AR5 Comments, ASEAN, IPSO, Crux, Fergus Bottom Line,…
October 2, 2013
The Bottleneck Years by H.E. Taylor Chapter 59 Table of Contents Chapter 61 Chapter 60 L1 Roustabouts, February 15, 2058 The L1 crew were not like the moon colonists. They were cowboys. We didn't get up-close and web-personal with them. The corporate imagery around them played up rugged…
October 1, 2013
This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundupskip to bottom Information is not Knowledge...Knowledge is not WisdomSeptember 29, 2013 Chuckles, COP19+, IPCC - SPM, IPCC - Reactions, IPCC - Buildup UNGA CE…