Climate tweets for 13 June 2014

Worst Drought on Record Triggers Food Crisis in Nicaragua: @IPSnews

http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/07/el-nino-triggers-drought-food-crisis-in-nicaragua/

[farming, agriculture, water]

California braces as drought sparks early fire season: @FresnoBee

http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/07/12/4022448/california-braces-as-drought-sparks.html … [wildfire]

Rising tide: Long-term ramifications of global warming on Japan's coastline:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/07/12/environment/rising-tide-long-term-ramifications-global-warming-countrys-coastline/#.U8LM6o1dWSc

[sea level]

Wildfires Threaten Expanse of N. Canada the Size of Texas: @motherboard
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/canadas-wildfires-are-larger-than-texas
[fire]

RT CitizensClimateLobby @citizensclimate:
CCL op-ed in Tri-Cities Herald: Reduce emissions and grow the economy
http://ow.ly/z61hV
[carbon tax]

Viewpoint: Working to slow climate change is patriotic duty of all Americans:
http://bit.ly/1mM61fy

RT Moms Clean Air Force @CleanAirMoms:
Climate change for dummies | Concord Monitor
http://buff.ly/1oTAQz3
[science]

Texas, Leader in Greenhouse Gases, Vulnerable to Their Effects: @nytimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/us/texas-leader-in-greenhouse-gases-stands-vulnerable-to-their-effects.html
[drought, water]

Historic sandstone buildings crumble as rainfall levels increase in Scotland:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/historic-sandstone-buildings-crumble-as-rainfall-levels-increase-in-scotland.24737728

RT CitizensClimateLobby @citizensclimate:
Check out CCL staffer Joe Robertson's #ccl2014 diary: Reclaiming Citizenship on Capitol Hill
http://wp.me/p1Mp06-mA
[Citizens' Climate Lobby]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:
10 weeks from today--Sept 21--we'll be marching in New York in the biggest climate rally ever: 
http://peoplesclimate.org/march/

No magic bullet for climate change, Swiss scientist says: @BostonGlobe
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/science/2014/07/12/magic-bullet-for-climate-change-swiss-scientist-says/QEoTqNbJQuVa5P5l8IPWEJ/story.html
[science]

Loss of Snowpack, Glaciers In Rockies Poses Water Threat: @YaleE360
http://environment360.yale.edu/feature/loss_of_snowpack_and_glaciers_in_rockies_poses_water_threat/2785/

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 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 31 March 2014

Climate change report: 5 key points: @suzyji @guardian 
[science, IPCC] 

Conservative Climate Panel Warns World Faces ‘Breakdown of Food Systems’, More Violent Conflict
[agriculture, farming, national security, IPCC]  

RT Tom Steyer ‏@TomSteyer  12h
The conclusions of the IPCC report only underscore what we already know: 2014 must be the year we #ActOnClimate. 

Ohio Senate Republicans Launch Attack On State’s Renewable Energy Law 

RT seth borenstein ‏@borenbears:
Yet more data: The last time globe set record for coolest month Dec. 1916; Last hot mo. record: Nov. 2013; All 12 hot mo. records since 1997

Scientists Focus on Polar Waters As Threat of Acidification Grows: @YaleE360
[oceans, CO2]

RT ClimateNow ‏@ClimateNow:
Tail Risk vs. Alarmism, by Kerry Emanuel
[science, denial]

RT Dana Nuccitelli ‏@dana1981:
Update on the California Drought (March 31, 2014) … via @Scienceblogs by @PeterGleick
[water]

Climate change threat to Scotland's native wildlife: @TheScotsman 
[science]

Global shift to greener economies happening because of economic benefits: @thehilltimes 

Despite good snowpack in Rockies, Lake Mead level still expected 2 drop: @LasVegasSun
[drought, water]

Climate tweets for 4 January 2014

RT Eric Holthaus ‏@EricHolthaus: California, Oregon clinched their driest year on record–2013–by 'astonishing margins'. How the stats break down: http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=230 …

Wettest month ever for Scotland as storms hit again: @TheScotsman http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/weather-wettest-month-ever-as-storms-hit-again-1-3255615 … #climatedisruption #divest

RT Peter deMenocal ‏@PdeMenocal: @climateprogress @MichaelEMann ... and nearly all of Eastern Europe and Russia are exceptionally warm. http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/Temperature/ …

Climate change brings new wrinkle to life on Palau's islands: Fear of sea: http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-12-27/climate-change-brings-new-wrinkle-life-palaus-islands-fear-sea … #sealevel #divest

RT CitizensClimateLobby ‏@citizensclimate: Think it's time for a carbon tax? So do we. Join CCL's next intro call and make it happen. http://ow.ly/sgy7b  #climate

California's Central Valley sinks as parched farms wring water from aquifers: http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059992379 … #climate #drought

A Catholic approach to fight climate change: @PEcom_news http://www.pe.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20140103-religion-a-catholic-approach-to-fight-climate-change.ece … #globalwarming #faith #religion #divest

Coal 'renaissance' flatlines in Europe: @GreenpeaceUK http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/newsdesk/energy/data/6-graphs-showing-coal-%E2%80%98renaissance%E2%80%99-reverse … #climate #globalwarming #agw #divest

RT ClimateCentral ‏@ClimateCentral: The Midwest is cold today, but winters have warmed 1.12°/decade there since 1970. More info: http://bit.ly/JieTK5 http://pic.twitter.com/AanzCIoHyO

Mountain Water: a Steep Downhill Trend: Fairfax Climate Watch http://www.fairfaxclimatewatch.com/blog/2014/01/mountain-water-a-steep-downhill-trend.html … #globalwarming #ecology #divest

Climate, energy to be 2014 U.S. election battlefield: @TheHill http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/194317-climate-to-be-14-battlefield … #globalwarming #agw #divest