Climate tweets for 14 August 2014

Dangerous Feedback Loop Between Wildfires and Climate Change:

http://globalwarmingisreal.com/2014/08/14/feedback-loop-between-wildfires-and-climate-change/

[fire, science]

Astounding, record-smashing rainfall swamps Long Island; 11 inches in 3 hours:

http://wapo.st/1mJK1yY

[flooding]

Scientists were expecting big El Niño this year. What now?:

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/13/5994771/scientists-were-expecting-a-monster-el-nino-this-year-so-where-did-it … via @voxdotcom 

[science]

Lloyd’s Warns Sea Level Rise, Land Subsidence Imperil Many ‘Megacities’:

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2014/08/13/337421.htm via @ijournal 

[insurance, risk]

RT @climatebloggers: Support Pacific Warriors bringing climate change to fossil fuel industry doorstep:

http://bit.ly/1uut9Eq

In China, Climate Change Already Here: @ShannonTiezzi @Diplomat_APAC:

http://thediplomat.com/2014/08/in-china-climate-change-is-already-here/

[drought, food, farming, agriculture]

New Worst-Case for Ice Loss in Antarctica:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/08/14/the_new_worst_case_scenario_for_ice_loss_in_antarctica.html?wpsrc=sh_all_tab_tw_ru … via @ericholthaus @FutureTenseNow

[science, glaciers, sea level]

Meltdown: Tibet's glaciers warmest in 2,000 years: @reuters @TR_Foundation

http://www.trust.org/item/20140814040803-dnqf3/?source=shtw

[Asia]

California's native ecosystems blitzed by drought: @NatureNews:

http://www.nature.com/news/native-ecosystems-blitzed-by-drought-1.15707?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews

Facing tough race, Colorado GOP Congressman changes tune on climate:

http://thkpr.gs/1uxV7yV via @climateprogress

[Mike Coffman, denial]

Epic Animal Migrations Could Change with Global Warming: @sciam:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/epic-animal-migrations-could-change-with-global-warming/ 

[science, wildlife]

Human-caused global warming moistening atmosphere | John Abraham:

http://gu.com/p/4vy6z/tw  via @guardian

[science]

RT EU EnvironmentAgency @EUEnvironment:

Greenland ice sheet has lost ice during the last two decades at an increasing rate.

http://goo.gl/DwWtdN http://pic.twitter.com/wFXqed6SYU

[glaciers, sea level]

Extreme Rains Swamp Baltimore, Long Island: @wunderground:

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2759

[flooding]

RT Andy Skuce @andyskuce:

A challenge: why don't more climate scientists speak out against misinformation?:

http://wp.me/p48oug-174  via @theresphysics

[science, denial]

World's Biggest PR Firm In Denial About Its Climate Change Denial: @motherboard:
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-worlds-biggest-pr-firm-is-in-denial-about-its-climate-change-denial

RT Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf:
Arctic warming and extreme weather in mid-latitudes - a key graph from the new Coumou et al study in @PNASNews:
http://pic.twitter.com/PGGfMKsagw
[science]

RT ClimateCentral @ClimateCentral:
Islip, NY set a state daily rainfall record in just 12 hours on Wednesday: http://bit.ly/1kBHtHJ  http://pic.twitter.com/qWrQT5HbgS

#FF @mrsjcj @GoFossilFree @readingirl @CelloMomOnCars @BeyondCoal @p_hannam @AllanMargolin #climate

#FF @YaleClimateComm @CeresNews @ClimateHotNews @ClimateNow @CLIMATEMAMA @oscare2000 @wenstephenson @Climateate #climate

#FF @AndrewDessler @ClimateOfGavin @mle_marion @bradleyjdibble @healthy_climate @ForecastFacts @DebbySchade #climate

#FF @kellyrigg @readfearn @ClimateBites @CleanAirMoms @ForecastFacts @jackthelad1947 @hottopicnz @frankejames #climate

#FF @billmckibben @MichaelEMann @AGW_Prof @heidicullen @Bentler @climatecliff @YaleE360 @capital_climate #climate

#FF/join/contribute to: @mmfa @climateprogress @ClimateCentral @citizensclimate @350 @ClimateReality #climate #divest !

Climate tweets for 5 June 2014

Record Heat Wave in Northeast Asia: @wunderground 
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=278

Could Fossil Fuel Execs be Personally Liable for Climate Damages?: http://climatecrocks.com/2014/06/05/could-fossil-fuel-execs-be-personally-liable-for-climate-damages/
[denial]

RT Eric Holthaus @EricHolthaus:
Not good, Las Vegas: there hasn't been this little water in June since Hoover Dam was built. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/06/05/lake_mead_which_supplies_most_of_las_vegas_water_is_at_record_low_levels.html http://pic.twitter.com/UuvEfYdqBj
[Nevada, drought]

RT Richard Branson @richardbranson:
#climatechange is no joke - but this hilarious cartoon gets a serious message across perfectly 
http://virg.in/cln  http://pic.twitter.com/XziJVAf3Ma

.@Energy Dept Bombshell: LNG Has No Climate Benefit for Decades, IF EVER* http://thkpr.gs/1pGcLhv
[natural gas, methane]

El Paso Health Dept declares extreme weather emergency due to heat wave: http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_25896590/el-paso-health-department-declares-extreme-weather-emergency
[Texas]

The Global Energy Market’s Moment of Truth: @PaulGilding http://paulgilding.com/2014/06/05/global-energy-markets-moment-of-truth/
[investing, divestment, carbon bubble]

Been There, Done That: New @EPA Rule No Big Deal In Colorado http://thkpr.gs/1pI4JVy 

Winds, Interrupted--El Niño Tearing Hole Through Trades | robertscribbler http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/winds-interrupted-el-nino-tearing-a-hole-through-the-trades/ 

RT Michael Halpern @halpsci:
@MichaelEMann FYI, @NYTimeskrugman on Pielke Jr. and fallacious arguments http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/05/energy-choices … ht @GretchenTG
[science, denial]

RT Carbon Tracker @CarbonBubble:
China policies on air pollution and water scarcity crises reducing the attractiveness of coal to meet power demand 
http://pic.twitter.com/7v8lsL04Yv
[investing, divestment]

RT Eric Holthaus @EricHolthaus:
"I think we're fucked." —@ezraklein 
http://www.vox.com/2014/6/5/5779040/7-reasons-America-fail-global-warming 
… The best example of climate change pessimism I've ever read.

Climate tweets for 29 April 2014

Why New Studies May Mean 'Game Over for Climate Deniers': @TheStreet http://www.thestreet.com/story/12684261/1/why-new-studies-may-mean-game-over-for-the-climate-deniers.html
(investing, divestment, science, denial)

When April Is the New July: Siberia’s Epic Wildfires Far Too Early | robertscribbler http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/when-april-is-the-new-july-siberias-epic-wildfires-come-far-too-early/
[fire, heat waves, Russian Federation]

Triple Digits Expected In California, Texas In Early Spring Heat Wave:
http://thkpr.gs/1nCwQ7n  

RT Mitch Hescox ‏@mitch_at_EEN:
An exchange with the president on climate (letter) - The York Daily Record http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_25637407/an-exchange-president-climate-letter
[faith, religion]

What’s your carbon footprint and where does it come from?: @skepticscience http://skepticalscience.com/Carbon-CO2-Footprint-Emissions-Calculator.html 

El Niño Risk Increases as Pacific Gets Warmer: Carbon and Climate: @BloombergNews
http://bloom.bg/1ibims1
[science]

California drought putting fish, birds, tree species at risk, scientists say:
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/04/25/3037833/california-drought-putting-fish.html 
[science, wildlife, water]

Typhoon Haiyan was just the start – prepare for an ever-stormier future: @guardian
http://gu.com/p/3zkc9/tw 

RT Hannah Earth Ocean ‏@Lovemotherocean:
Joshua trees may be migrating north in response to climate change: @highcountrynews
https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/joshua-trees-on-the-move 

Climate tweets for 28 April 2014

Will Alberta's Oilsands Become 'Stranded Assets'?: @TheTyee
http://thetyee.ca/News/2014/04/28/Oilsands-Stranded-Assets/
[oil, investing, divestment]

RT Chloe Maxmin ‏@chloemaxmin:
After fantastic @BillMoyersHQ divestment segment, @OphirBruck & I write about the student perspective! 
http://billmoyers.com/2014/04/28/students-rally-against-fossil-fuel-giants/ 
[investing, divestment, Harvard]

RT Jim Prall ‏@jimprall:
The @NCSE 2014 Friend of the Planet award deservedly goes to @MichaelEMann
http://ncse.com/climate-denial-creationism/kitzmiller-v-dover-team-climate-science-leaders-honored-by
[science, education, Michael Mann]

Drought takes toll at Kalbarri Natl Park: @thewest_com_au https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/23020471/drought-takes-toll-at-kalbarri/
[wildlife, Australia, trees]

Climate change, El Niño, cold winters, and California’s drought: @ArsTechnica
http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/04/climate-change-el-nino-cold-winters-and-californias-drought/ 
[science]

Scottish "Bog Squad" aims to save wildlife, fight global warming: @TheScotsman
http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/bog-squad-on-mission-to-save-butterflies-1-3390228
[Scotland, butterflies]

Meeting to spotlight climate change impacts in WV Allegheny Highlands: @Kenwardjr
http://shar.es/TMPVd
[West Virginia]

Ground zero for future of oyster farming: @NorthBayNews http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140426/business/140429633#.U11YreU-AH4.twitter [oceans, acidification, CO2, food]

Climate tweets for 23 April 2014

Carter slams Koch brothers for funding climate change denial: @RTCCnewswire http://www.rtcc.org/2014/04/23/carter-slams-koch-brothers-for-funding-climate-denial/ 

At rare field hearing, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson calls Miami Beach ground zero for sea level rise: 
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/22/4074378/at-a-rare-field-hearing-us-sen.html
[flooding]

RT Clara Vondrich ‏@Clara_Vondrich:
If @dcexaminer calls it a "radical 'climate justice' manifesto" it's gotta be good, tnx @chrislhayes New Abolitionism
http://www.thenation.com/article/179461/new-abolitionism 
[Chris Hayes, MSNBC]

2 degrees: How the world failed on climate change: @Voxmediainc http://www.vox.com/2014/4/22/5551004/two-degrees
[science]

Next 15 years is 'crunch time' for climate change, says expert: @physorg_com http://phys.org/news/2014-04-years-crunch-climate.html
[science, IPCC]

Odds of storm waters overflowing Manhattan seawall up 20-fold, study shows: http://phys.org/news/2014-04-odds-storm-manhattan-seawall-fold.html
[science, sea level, flooding]

Is Powerful El Niño Brewing in Pacific Ocean?: @skepticscience http://www.skepticalscience.com/Is-a-Powerful-El-Nino-Brewing-in-the-Pacific-Ocean.html#.U1fQKSetWeQ.twitter
[science]

Does El Niño + Global Warming = Global Temp Records in 2014 & 2015?: @climateprogress 
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/22/3429380/el-nino-global-warming-temperature-record/

RT ClimateNexusHotNews ‏@ClimateHotNews:
Great Tom Toles cartoon in the Washington Post on Acidification, Overfishing & Ocean Pollution 
http://ow.ly/i/5kMjB

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/ 

Climate tweets for 23 January 2014

Historic California drought called red flag for future of U.S. (+video): @CSMonitor http://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/r14/Environment/2014/0122/Historic-California-drought-called-a-red-flag-for-future-of-US-video 

Finally, reason for a bit of optimism about climate change: @ryanlcooper http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/01/22/finally-a-reason-for-a-bit-of-optimism-about-climate-change/ 

Kofi Annan: A united call for action on climate change: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kofi-annan-a-united-call-for-action-on-climate-change/2014/01/22/3694fa0c-82c1-11e3-9dd4-e7278db80d86_story.html 

What will happen to global warming when we get the next big El Niño?: @guardian http://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2014/jan/23/climate-change-global-warming-2013-warmest-years-el-nino 

A Question of Balance: How global heat balance impacts climate: @skepticscience http://www.skepticalscience.com/news.php?n=2359 

Climate Code Red: The why and how of radical emissions reductions: (1) Kevin Anderson: http://www.climatecodered.org/2014/01/radical-emissions-reductions-1-kevin.html 

RT CitizensClimateLobby ‏@citizensclimate: Want Congress to pass a carbon tax? Join CCL in DC this summer. http://ow.ly/sRQg6 http://ow.ly/i/4n4Yo 

RT Kelly Rigg ‏@kellyrigg: Why is Jeff Bezos turning the Washington Post into a breeding ground for climate conspiracy theorists? http://grist.org/article/washington-post-hires-volokh-conspiracy-turns-out-actually-conspiracy-theorists/#.UuCmqkJy-o5.twitter 

Another Australian heatwave builds as prospects grow for long fire season: @p_hannam @smh http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/another-heatwave-builds-as-prospects-grow-for-a-long-fire-season-20140122-317va.html 

RT TckTckTck ‏@tcktcktck: As climate impacts increase EU ambition decreases, EU2030 not on track to avoid runaway climate change: http://pic.twitter.com/lfJBz1bqgD