Climate tweets for 28 July 2014

New study confirms water vapor as global warming amplifier: @physorg_com:
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-vapor-global-amplifier.html
[science]

Aided by Climate Change, Rust Devastates Guatemala's Prime Coffee Crop:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/28/335293974/rust-devastates-guatemalas-prime-coffee-crop-and-its-farmers
[food, farming, agriculture]

MT @dana1981: Nigel Lawson suggests he's not skeptic, proceeds 2 deny global warming:
http://gu.com/p/3qthj/tw
[Global Warming Policy Foundation, denial]

Karma: Coal-exporting city fights rising sea level: @washingtonpost:
http://wapo.st/1rKjI2z
[Virginia]

Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain... : @TheDailyClimate:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/07/heavy-rains
[flooding]

Climate: Shifts In Habitat May Threaten Ruddy Shorebird's Survival: @NPRnews:
http://www.npr.org/2014/07/28/319092192/shifts-in-habitat-may-threaten-ruddy-shorebirds-survival
[science, birds, wildlife, horseshoe crab, phenology, red knot]

In Illinois, residents demand answers about coal plant’s future: @MWEnergyNews:
http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/07/28/in-illinois-residents-demand-answers-about-coal-plants-future/#.U9af9cnyex4.twitter

Still in our (global) backyard: U.S. sending dirty coal abroad:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/not-my-backyard-us-sending-dirty-coal-abroad

Think It’s Hot in Texas? Austin Knows Better (Get Used to 110F):
http://nyti.ms/1lId853
[science]

RT ClimateCentral @ClimateCentral:
In the past decade, Oregon has had nearly 6X more large wildfires burning each year (on avg) than in the 1970s. 
http://pic.twitter.com/sKL22eujOd

RT Moms Clean Air Force @CleanAirMoms:

Reading: Salmon Are Dying In The Salmon River Because The Water’s Too Warm:

http://ift.tt/1AqNN9K

[wildlife, fish, food]

RT Dana Nuccitelli @dana1981:

Lesson: BC carbon tax more popular than Australian due to revenue neutrality like @citizensclimate:

http://gu.com/p/4v9d4/tw  via @guardianeco

RT Yale Climate Project @YaleClimateComm:

Our latest analysis shows Americans will support pro-#climate candidates w/ pledges to vote, money & volunteering:

http://bit.ly/1pvEay5

[public opinion]

Climate tweets for 9 July 2014

RT Al Gore @algore:

Clean energy helps Fortune 500 companies save more than $1 billion/ year:

http://ow.ly/yHyFn  More on this trend: http://ow.ly/yHyLf

RT Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann:
The information deficit model lives! Exhibit A courtesy of @SmithKYsenate (R-KY):
http://pic.twitter.com/f3tcjOkL4S
[science, denial, Brandon Smith]

You May Be Denying Climate Change, But U.S. Military Isn't: @BusInsiderAU
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/climate-change-military-2014-7
[national security]

Blueprints for Taming Climate Crisis: @portereduardo @nytimes
http://nyti.ms/1kBx2yj 
[science]

Govt watchdog slams Alberta's climate change efforts:
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Auditor+General+slams+province+handling+climate+change+strategy/10011471/story.html … via @edmontonjournal 
[Canada]

Arctic changes upset birds' breeding calendar: @TheDailyClimate
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/07/arctic-bird-breeding
[wildlife, phenology]

Another kind of denial: Shell 'short sighted' on climate risk - CTI
http://shar.es/N2USL  via @RTCCnews
[investing]

England unprepared for future climate risks: @RTCCnews
http://shar.es/N2Uka 
[United Kingdom, flooding]

RT ClimateCentral @ClimateCentral:
As climate pollution grows, sea level debt is surging. How many cities fall below the future tide? Found out here:
http://bit.ly/1779QG9
[science]

Australia facing ‘unprecedented rise in climate denial’: @RTCCnews
http://shar.es/N39em

BRACEing for impact of climate change in Oregon: @gtnews:
http://bit.ly/1k2R6cJ 
[adaptation]

Climate tweets for 29 June 2014

Costs of doing nothing on global warming would haunt us for centuries: @350

http://350.org/the-costs-of-doing-nothing-would-haunt-the-u-s-economy-for-centuries/#.U63j0zO7F7U.twitter

Giving Up Fossil Fuels to Save the Climate: The $28 Trillion Writedown: @BW

http://buswk.co/1ySMBv5

[investing, divestment, carbon bubble]

Break the Koch Machine: @HuffPostPol

http://huff.to/1qj1cO6 

[denial]

Climate change to profoundly alter Great Lakes region, summary report says: @physorg_com

http://phy.so/322899095

[science]

Alaska: N. Slope birds nesting earlier to keep pace w/ earlier snowmelt:

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140628/north-slope-birds-nesting-earlier-keep-pace-earlier-snowmelt-study-says#.U7Baiz0SF10.twitter

[science, phenology, wildlife]

Hotter, larger tropics more vulnerable to climate change: @ChannelNewsAsia

http://cna.asia/1nUK2A3

[science, Asia]

Quakers Move Their Money to Protect the Planet: @QuakerEarthcare

http://www.quakerearthcare.org/node/530

[faith, investing, divestment]

Adapting to Dry Season That Never Seems to End: @IPSnews

http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/06/adapting-to-a-dry-season-that-never-seems-to-end/

[food, farming, agriculture, Caribbean]

RT Wen Stephenson @wenstephenson:

An honest account of our current situation. "Climate: Will We Lose the Endgame?" by @billmckibben in @nybooks

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/jul/10/climate-will-we-lose-endgame/

[Bill McKibben]

RT Sierra Club @sierraclub:

Will you join us in NYC on Sept. 21 for the People's Climate March?

http://sc.org/ClimateMarch  #ActOnClimate http://pic.twitter.com/U6IhBrSBax

RT Naomi Oreskes @NaomiOreskes:
Excellent summary of “Risky Business” Climate Report #NakedCapitalism
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/06/risky-business-climate-report-little-late-denialists.html
[denial]

RT ClimateCommunication @ClimateComms:
Congratulations to @ClimateComms Science Advisor @KHayhoe for winning the AGU Climate Communication Prize!
http://shar.es/MCVjq
[Katharine Hayhoe]

Climate tweets for 30 March 2014

UN document warning of grave climate future completed: @physorg_com http://phys.org/news/2014-03-document-grave-climate-future.html 
[science]

The ripple effect of less water: @LasVegasSun http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/30/ripple-effect-less-water/ 
[drought, Nevada]

Climate change is going to turn Earth into planet of hungry kids: @Grist: http://grist.org/climate-energy/climate-change-is-going-to-turn-the-earth-into-a-planet-of-hungry-kids/ 
[agriculture, farming, food]

Climate sensitivity wrangles don’t change big picture on emissions: Simple Climate http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/climate-sensitivity-wrangles-dont-change-the-big-picture-on-emissions/ 
[science]

RT Stephen Leahy ‏@StephenLeahy:
Sadly Necessary RT @AGW_Prof: Climate Science Legal Defense Fund fundraiser: Please help. Donate & spread word. http://bit.ly/1d3mBp5
 
Facing Rising Seas, Bangladesh Confronts Consequences of Climate Change: @NYTimes 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/29/world/asia/facing-rising-seas-bangladesh-confronts-the-consequences-of-climate-change.html?hp 
[sea level, flooding]

Rising Seas: @NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/03/27/world/climate-rising-seas.html
[sea level, flooding]

RT TckTckTck ‏@tcktcktck:
"#ClimateAction saves lives": As IPCC releases its climate impacts report, world leaders must take note & take action 
http://pic.twitter.com/pBop27WWEm

RT Peter Hannam ‏@p_hannam:
Climate change: Time bomb ticks as the Earth heats, via @Aruptom: 
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/-35rzn.html 

RT Bill McKibben ‏@billmckibben:
In drought-stricken CA, it takes a gallon of water to produce a single almond. Farmers now pumping aquifers dry: http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_25447586/california-drought-san-joaquin-valley-sinking-farmers-race 
[agriculture, farming, food]

Research suggests Autumn ending later in northern hemisphere: @physorg_com http://phys.org/news/2014-03-autumn-northern-hemisphere.html 
[science, phenology]

Climate tweets for 20 March 2014

Australia is wakeup call for rest of world on climate change: @climatecouncil http://bit.ly/1eo9RHS  

February caps 29-year streak of warmer than normal months on Earth: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/03/19/february-completes-29-year-streak-of-warmer-than-normal-months-on-earth/

The End of Spring in a Warming World: @TIME 
http://time.com/30638/the-end-of-spring-in-a-warming-world/ 
[science, phenology]

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Needs Your Help!: @AGW_prof http://profmandia.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/climate-science-legal-defense-fund-needs-your-help/ 

Nate Silver's New Science Writer Ignores Data On Climate Science: @climateprogress 
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/19/3415984/nate-silver-science-writer-ignores-data/ 

.@SenWhitehouse: Iowans must help set agenda on climate change in 2016: http://thegazette.com/2014/03/18/sen-whitehouse-iowans-must-help-set-agenda-on-climate-change-in-2016/ 

RT Sierra Club ‏@sierraclub:
Biggest land owner in Canada’s oil sands isn’t Exxon Mobil or Conoco Phillips. It’s the Koch bros: 
http://sc.org/1gf2KUr  #nokxl

RT Climate Reality ‏@ClimateReality:
Creating community, fighting climate change. #CRinZA gave us 700 more reasons for hope. 
http://pic.twitter.com/Iy9uV2j50Q

RT Heidi Cullen ‏@HeidiCullen:
Continental US seeing spring arrive 3 days sooner on average comparing 1991-2010 to 1961-1980: 
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/spring-is-arriving-earlier-and-earlier-in-the-u.s-17202 
[science, phenology]

Why Did Congress Just Sink Flood Insurance Reform? @ucsusa @LiveScience http://shar.es/RFlt2
[sea level]

Climate tweets for 19 March 2014

RT Ketan Joshi ‏@KetanJ0:
Totally brilliant comic on what would happen if astrophysics threatened profits: 
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/alternet-comics-jen-sorensen-corporate-science-deniers http://pic.twitter.com/0KWdA3kI9P
[denialism]

RT Wen Stephenson ‏@wenstephenson: 
My new post: a grad student's brave, devastating open letter to @Harvard prez Drew Faust 
http://www.thenation.com/blog/178927/why-we-must-divest-fossil-fuels-students-open-letter-harvard-president-drew-faust … #fossilfree @GoFossilFree
[investing, divestment]

Financial markets should take climate policy more seriously: @ConversationEDU 
http://theconversation.com/financial-markets-should-take-climate-policy-more-seriously-24231 
[investing, divestment]

RT ClimateNow ‏@ClimateNow:
First Climate Article On Nate Silver’s Website Uses ‘Deeply Misleading’ Data, Top Climatologists Say 
http://bit.ly/NvCTe6
[science] 

RT Peter Gleick ‏@PeterGleick:
California snowpack condition is worsening. Now down to 26% of normal for April 1st benchmark. 
http://pic.twitter.com/ZRBXeaH3xl
[drought, water, agriculture, food, farming]

Warmest winter on record worsens California drought: @PlanetArk 
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/71234 

Jet Stream Gets Fish in Hot Water: @WHOI 
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/ocean-heat-wave-linked-to-jet-stream 
[oceans, wildlife]

Scientists, Shellfish Hatcheries See Ocean Acidification Take Huge Toll On Marine Life: 
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/9956296-scientists-shellfish-hatcheries-see-ocean-acidification-take-huge-toll-on-marine-life/ 
[wildlife, science]

A remarkably accurate global warming prediction made in 1972: @dana1981 @guardian 
http://gu.com/p/3nhm3/tw 
[science]

Study: Rockies' wildflower season 35 days longer from climate change: @latimes http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-wildflowers-climate-change-rocky-mountains-20140317,0,7192239.story 
[science, phenology]

RT Moms Clean Air Force ‏@CleanAirMoms: 
Reading: Illinois Residents Fight Back Against The State’s Coal Industry
http://ift.tt/1ovx6D5 
[energy]

RT Katharine Hayhoe ‏@KHayhoe:
Thank you! RT @carolschads Fantastic interview on truths of climate change! Watch: http://whatweknow.aaas.org/katharine-hayhoe/ 
[science]

India's 'rice warrior' battles to build living seed bank as climate chaos looms: @guardian 
http://gu.com/p/3n6jt/tw 
[agriculture, farming, food]

Wyoming students deserve world-class science education like NGSS that includes climate science! 
http://act.engagementlab.org/sign/CP_NGSS_boe?referring_akid=649.89587.XV-Oio&source=twitter 

Climate tweets for 10 February 2014

Warming makes flowers change dates, or don skates: Simple Climate http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/warming-makes-flowers-change-dates-or-don-skates/ 

Britain's flood crisis deepens, Thames bursts banks: @USATODAY http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/02/09/united-kingdom-floods-somerset-moorland/5336291/ 

Flood zones silently growing, and not just for coastal U.S.: @Enquirer http://cin.ci/1lg9IrA 

In California, it's been dry, but also hot! By the numbers ... : @wunderground http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=241 

Amid Epic Drought, South America's Largest City Running Out Of Water: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/02/07/3267351/brazil-epic-drought/ 

Why "nobody knows for sure" is misleading: http://andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/nobody-knows/ 

RT ClimateCentral ‏@ClimateCentral: Study sounds the alarm for El Nino to develop in late 2014: http://bit.ly/1aOy9eG  http://twitpic.com/dss1qm 

Climate Change Proves a Survival Experiment for Wildlife: @sciam http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-proves-a-survival-experiment-for-wildlife/