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 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]

Climate tweets for 7 May 2014

Stanford University Will Purge Coal Investments From $18.7 Billion Endowment: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/07/3435130/stanford-divests/
[divestment]

Report: Climate change effects extreme for California: @mydesert
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/06/climate-change-report-california/8788503/
[National Climate Assessment, science]

Impact of Climate Change On U.S. Midwest: More Heat, More Droughts, More Floods, Fewer Crops
http://thkpr.gs/1o6OjoX
[National Climate Assessment, science]

7 scary facts about how global warming is scorching the U.S.: @motherjones 
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/05/national-assessment-climate-ameriica
[National Climate Assessment, science]

It's game over for KeystoneXL pipeline: @MichaelEMann: @guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/06/keystone-xl-pipeline-vote-senate
[oil, tar sands]

Climate Change Forecast to Worsen U.S. Ozone Pollution: @Environment_New
http://ens-newswire.com/2014/05/05/climate-change-forecast-to-worsen-u-s-ozone-pollution/ 
[air pollution, science]

RT Andrew Freedman ‏@afreedma  19h
The front page of today’s @nytimes marks a milestone in U.S. climate covg., IMO. 
http://pic.twitter.com/IGE13e5pkm
[National Climate Assessment, New York Times, science, journalism]

“Oklahoma burning”: Heat ignites temperature records, wildfires in Southern Plains: 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/05/05/oklahoma-is-burning-heat-ignites-temperature-records-blazes-in-southern-plains/ 
[fire, heat waves]

Climate tweets for 6 May 2014

What's at Stake in Harvard's Fossil-Fuel Divestment Debate: @TheAtlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/divestment-as-a-tool-for-social-change/361437/ 
[investing]

RT Bill McKibben ‏@billmckibben:
Great story in the NYT on Stanford divestment--@DivestStanford has won a "major victory" in the drive for divestment
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/education/stanford-to-purge-18-billion-endowment-of-coal-stock.html
[investing]

Landmark Report Warns: Time Running Out to Save U.S. From Climate Catastrophe: @climateprogress
http://thkpr.gs/1o24qnr
[science, National Climate Assessment]

Climate Change Moves Firmly Into Present: Blockbuster National Climate Assessment: @wunderground
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2675
[science]

RT ClimateCentral ‏@ClimateCentral:
Here are most 8 most compelling graphics from the latest NCA2014:
http://bit.ly/1g5RNAa  http://twitpic.com/e349ec
[National Climate Assessment, science]

RT Eric Holthaus ‏@EricHolthaus:
Climate Change Report: Global Warming Is Here, and It’s Now. An excellent summary of NCA2014 from @badastronomer:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/06/national_climate_assessment_report_details_impacts_of_global_warming_on.html
[National Climate Assessment, science]

RT NASA GISS ‏@NASAGISS:
Think--is YOUR hometown wetter or drier? NCA details future of precipitation with climate change. #ActOnClimate
http://pic.twitter.com/AUE2EQN9Ho
[science, National Climate Assessment]

Top 10 globalwarming 'skeptic' arguments answered: @dana1981 @guardian
http://gu.com/p/3zq8j/tw
[denial, science]

Scientists race to develop farm animals to survive climate change: @latimes
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-climate-chickens-20140504,0,2628316.story#axzz30k6AOdP3
[food]

Peatland Fires Biggest Contributor to Indonesia Carbon Emissions:
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/peatland-fires-biggest-contributor-carbon-emissions-scientist/ 
[forests]

Amid Statewide Drought, California Races to Burn Wildfire Fuel: @NPRnews 
http://www.npr.org/2014/05/04/309023778/amid-statewide-drought-california-races-to-burn-wildfire-fuel 
[fire, water]