Climate tweets for 14 May 2014

April: 2nd Warmest Globally, 350th month in row above average: @ClimateCentral
http://shar.es/SBik2
[science]

Looks Like Rain Again. And Again.: @NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/science/looks-like-rain-again-and-again.html 
[flooding]

The $4 Trillion Mistake: Climate Action Delayed Is Climate Action Denied
http://thkpr.gs/1lpdXz0 
[energy subsidies]

6 major reports in a year: "No one can escape the coming storm."
http://www.skepticalscience.com/six-major-reports-in-a-year.html 
[science, National Climate Assessment, IPCC]

West Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt: Defending the Drama: @NewYorker
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/05/the-west-antarctica-ice-sheet-melt-defending-the-drama.html
[Antarctica, sea level]

Scary @NASA map shows how world’s forests are going up in smoke: @GlobalPost 
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/science/140512/nasa-forest-fires-world-map
[wildfire, fire]

RT Clara Vondrich ‏@Clara_Vondrich:
Now Rubio admits climate is broken but it's too late to fix it! Deny problem, then admit problem but deny solution. 
http://wapo.st/1sKUZJ1 
[denial, Marco Rubio]

RT Heidi Cullen ‏@HeidiCullen:
Here's what major sea level rise looks like in 8 U.S. coastal cities: 
http://bit.ly/1jgrmO6  http://pic.twitter.com/Rj8eP5lPdw 
#YEARSProject


RT Eric Holthaus ‏@EricHolthaus:
My latest #thirstywest: 10 Percent of California’s Water Goes to Almond Farming...That's Nuts.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/05/_10_percent_of_california_s_water_goes_to_almond_farming.html
http://pic.twitter.com/XeehU3G7DN
[drought, farming, agriculture, food]

RT Sierra Club ‏@sierraclub:
BREAKING- Photo of Sen. @MarcoRubio at his climate denial press conference voting AYE on Big Oil subsidies: 
http://pic.twitter.com/XyARevZlgu

RT Shauna Theel ‏@ShaunaDeNada: 
Watch a Fox News anchor say "climate change -- it is real, the science is true"
https://vine.co/v/MXb0PK6uKMh  i can't stop listening :)
[Media Matters, denial]

U.S. Southwest struggles to adapt to year-round fire season: 
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059999377
[wildfire]

Climate tweets for 13 May 2014

Texas Wildfire Destroys 100 Homes, Forces 100s Of Evacuations: 
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/12/3436636/texas-wildfire/ 
[fire]

Alabama Avoids Preparing for Rising Seas Menacing Mobile:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-12/alabama-avoids-preparing-for-rising-seas-menacing-mobile.html 
[denial, flooding]

Court Slaps Down Right-Wing Attack On Colorado Clean Energy Std:
http://thkpr.gs/1ooT50X
[renewable energy, denial]

97% - A Statistically Representative Debate On Global Warming: @skepticscience
http://www.skepticalscience.com/97-per-cent-A-Statistically-Representative-Debate-On-Global-Warming.html 
[science, denial, journalism, John Oliver]

Oops Dept: Rubio Can’t Name Single Source Behind His Climate Denialism: @climateprogress 
http://thkpr.gs/1liU78G

Trump moves 2 save Doonbeg golf course 'from ravages of [yes!] #globalwarming': 
http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/trump-moves-to-save-doonbeg-course-268226.html 
[flooding, denial]

RT Sierra Club ‏@sierraclub:
Excellent & hilarious Sen. @marcorubio climate denial cartoon from @chanlowe of @SunSentinel: 
http://pic.twitter.com/P9xihrKJrA
[Marco Rubio]

RT Dana Nuccitelli ‏@dana1981:
Al Gore Explains The Real Motivation Behind Republicans' Climate Change Denial
http://huff.to/1jUzsdX

Climate tweets for 12 May 2014

.@Harvard Should Cut Hypocrisy, Divest from Fossil Fuels: @CommonDreams

https://www.commondreams.org/view/2014/05/09-5#.U21hS6Dlcdg.twitter

[investing]

Trillions of Dollars On Track to Be Invested In Costly Oil Projects: @valuewalk

http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/05/costly-oil-projects-capex/

[investing, divestment]

RT Phil Plait ‏@BadAstronomer:

The slow-speed collapse of *six* huge Antarctic glaciers is past the point of no return.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/12/global_warming_antarctic_glacier_collapse_may_now_be_inevitable.html 

[science, sea level, Antarctica]

RT Andrew Dessler ‏@AndrewDessler:

There are lots of "war on X" that we're not winning (e.g., drugs, terror, coal). But the one war we are winning is the Repubs' War on Ice.

Stopping Climate Change ‘Almost Impossible’ If China Can’t Quit Coal, Report Says

http://thkpr.gs/1omnE7s 

Sense and (climate) sensitivity: more evidence we're in 4 hot future: @skepticscience

http://www.skepticalscience.com/sense-and-climate-sensitivity-kummer-dessler-2014.html

[science]

Marco Rubio Goes Full-On Climate Denier: @climateprogress 

http://thkpr.gs/1l8qNSi 

[denial]

How lessons from space put greenhouse effect on front page: Simple Climate

https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/how-lessons-from-space-put-the-greenhouse-effect-on-the-front-page/

[science, James Hansen]

RT Shauna Theel ‏@ShaunaDeNada:

The 5th stage of climate denial is no more sophisticated even if you see it in @washingtonpost 

http://mm4a.org/1omzv5H  http://pic.twitter.com/M2aDPoutFb

[Media Matters]

RT Andrew Dessler ‏@AndrewDessler:

Exxon hiring "climate researcher". Will join their "round Earth" and "gravity is real" researchers. 

https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?jobId=1756335&partnerid=6961&siteid=5328

[denial, ExxonMobil]

Wilder winds, less rain, as Roaring Forties become Furious Fifties: @p_hannam @smh 

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/wilder-winds-less-rain-as-roaring-forties-become-furious-fifties-20140511-zr9b1.html

[science, drought, Australia, Antarctica]

RT Climate Reality ‏@ClimateReality:

Tick, tock, that's how long it could take the sun to power the whole Earth #ISF #CoalSucks #BeyondCoal #YEARSProject 

http://pic.twitter.com/RwzJhZ2F8h

[solar, investing, divestment]

Climate tweets for 11 May 2014

RT Michael E. Mann ‏@MichaelEMann:
Marco Rubio doesn't "believe" in human-caused climate change
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/11/rubio-climate-change_n_5305082.html?utm_hp_ref=tw …). In related news, doubts gravity, thermodynamics, ...
[denial]

Obama talks climate, White House press corps Benghazi:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/05/white-house-press-corps 
[science, journalism, National Climate Assessment]

To Combat Climate Change, Humanity Must Act Now, @NASA Chief Says: @SPACEdotcom 
http://www.space.com/25811-climate-change-action-nasa-chief.html 
[science]

Ohio Senate Votes to Kill Renewable Energy Law: 
http://thkpr.gs/1kTf2yU 
[clean energy, wind energy, solar, ALEC, denial]

Rising climate unease: Sea level predictions, stormy weather prompt new awareness in communities:
http://www.theday.com/article/20140511/NWS01/305119942/1017
[flooding, Connecticut]

Climate Change: Boon for Pests, Bane for Us: @IScienceTimes
http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/7187/20140510/climate-change-boon-pests-bane.htm 
[farming, food, agriculture]

Wen Stephenson ‏@wenstephenson: 
Problem is, Bill & Bob's "dispassionate thought" (vs. "showy protests") has failed. Utterly. @CoralMDavenport 
http://nytimes.com/2014/05/11/us/brothers-work-different-angles-in-taking-on-climate-change.html
[William Nordhaus, Robert Nordhaus]

RT Michael Oppenheimer ‏@ClimateOpp:
Head in the sand, literally - South Carolina’s Solution To Sea Level Rise: Build More Walls
http://thkpr.gs/1kYBcQ9 via @climateprogress
[flooding]

Our Alarming Food Future, Explained in 7 Charts: @MotherJones
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2014/05/6-alarming-facts-food-and-global-warming 
[farming, agriculture]

RT Dianah Mieglich ‏@DianahMieg:
Rising CO2 levels may cut nutrient levels in crops, study finds
http://reut.rs/1itkyuR  via @reuters 
[food, farming, agriculture]