Climate tweets for 5 August 2014

Mysterious Craters Just Beginning of Arctic Surprises: @sciam:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysterious-craters-are-just-the-beginning-of-arctic-surprises/

[methane, science]

Australia fossil plans may suffer as India taps solar, Beijing bans coal:

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/worse-news-for-australia-as-india-taps-solar-beijing-bans-coal-66423

[energy]

Climate change fueling forest disturbances: @physorg_com:
http://phy.so/326359354
[wildfire, fire, beetles, Europe]

Modern-day Dust Bowl emerges in California: @YahooNews:
http://news.yahoo.com/california-drought-dust-bowl-040440797.html
[drought, water, farming, agriculture]

RT Dana Nuccitelli @dana1981:
A Relentless Rise in Global Sea Level:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/A-Relentless-Rise-in-Global-Sea-Level.html#.U-Dtn27qlkI.twitter … via @skepticscience
[science]

While New Zealand glaciers melt, snow AWOL from ski slopes: @coast_reporter:
http://shar.es/LKKvW

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:
Did anyone hear about this largish #climatemarch in NYC in Sept? Perhaps you can help spread the word:
http://peoplesclimate.org/march/


This is climate change: Ohio’s water crisis was human-caused disaster: @Salon:
http://www.salon.com/2014/08/04/this_is_climate_change_ohios_water_crisis_was_a_manmade_disaster/
[pollution, algae]

How ALEC Fronts for Fossil Fuels: @prwatch:
http://shar.es/LKJDk
[denial]

climatehawk1 @climatehawk1 · 17h

Sala Burning: Worst Fire in 40 Years Rages in Sweltering Sweden:

http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/08/05/sala-burning-worst-fire-in-40-years-rages-in-sweltering-sweden/

[wildfire]

One Dead as Sweden's Forest Fire Rages On:
http://online.wsj.com/articles/thousands-evacuated-one-dead-as-swedens-forest-fire-rages-on-1407230183
[wildfire]

Climate tweets for 3 August 2014

Gov. Brown declares state of emergency for California wildfires: @latimes:
http://fw.to/e7Whv7j
[fire, drought, water, forests]

Shattering Myths to Help Climate: @NYTimes:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/upshot/shattering-myths-to-help-the-climate.html
[science, denial]

Forests at terrible tipping point: @PaysonRoundup: 
http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2014/aug/02/forests-terrible-tipping-point/
[fire, wildfire, Arizona]

Global Warming Kicks Up Record Pacific Trade Winds: @DiscoveryNews:
http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/global-warming-kicks-up-record-pacific-trade-winds-140803.htm
[science]

If We Release Small Fraction of Arctic Carbon, 'We're F'd': Climate Scientist: @motherboard:
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/if-we-release-a-small-fraction-of-arctic-carbon-were-fucked-climatologist
[Jason Box, methane]

Are Siberia’s methane blowholes 1st warning sign of unstoppable climate change?:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/are-siberias-methane-blowholes-the-first-warning-sign-of-unstoppable-climate-change/story-fnjwvztl-1227006746397
[science]

Be a Climate Extrovert: @CleanAirMoms:
http://www.momscleanairforce.org/climate-march-2/
[People's Climate March]

SW Florida govts not planning for sea level rise: @thenewspress:
http://newspr.es/1nfVTYW

Billionaire #climate change activist pledges to spend big to beat Florida Gov. Rick Scott:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/02/4268750/billionaire-climate-change-supporter.html
[Tom Steyer, Charlie Crist]

As drought persists, California cities running out of water: @usatoday:

http://usat.ly/1ndTNJ5

Utility Trade Group @Edison_Electric Funds ALEC Attack on Americans Using Solar:

http://truth-out.org/news/item/25320-utility-trade-group-funds-alec-attack-on-americans-using-solar

[energy, American Legislative Exchange Council, Edison Electric Institute, Kochs]

Gurnard & chips, please: Warmer seas change UK fish stock as cod head north: @guardian:

http://gu.com/p/4ve77/tw

[food, wildlife, oceans]

Climate tweets for 1 August 2014

How climate change, declining food sources can lead to piracy, poverty, strife:

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060003816

[national security]

Massive hole at end of earth likely caused by methane gas release:

http://wapo.st/1m5Ceer

[Siberia, Russia, permafrost]

Bush-Era EPA Administrator Baffles Fox Business: "We Need to Regulate" Carbon: @mmfa:

http://mediamatters.org/video/2014/07/31/bush-era-epa-administrator-baffles-fox-business/200278

[Christie Todd Whitman, Stuart Varney, denial]

RT Kate Sheppard @kate_sheppard:

The coal industry has raised the same fears about environmental regulations for 40 years:

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118865/pro-coal-ads-show-industry-has-been-predicting-doom-40-years

[energy, EPA, carbon]

RT TckTckTck @tcktcktck:

Wind power is key to fighting climate change. Learn more about wind with this cool infographic:

http://bit.ly/1tDIFgM  http://pic.twitter.com/9GwK5Mr5Xd

[wind energy, energy]

RT @tcktcktck: 

British Columbia's price on carbon has been huge success:

http://econ.st/1pvubeX  via @TheEconomist 

Wildfires, 'Biomass Burning' Bigger Climate Change Threats Than Thought, Study Says: 

http://www.ibtimes.com/wildfires-biomass-burning-are-bigger-climate-change-threats-previously-thought-stanford-1646394#.U9vraHfo-vk.twitter

[fire, forests]

.@Politifact: GOP candidate's claim of "global warming hoax" is PantsOnFire:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/aug/01/lenar-whitney/republican-congressional-hopeful-says-global-warmi/

[Lenar Whitney, denial]

Huge Waves in Arctic Demonstrate Ice Loss—& Aggravate It: @FutureTenseNow:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/08/01/huge_waves_in_arctic_demonstrate_global_warming_related_ice_loss.html?wpsrc=sh_all_tab_tw_top

[sea ice]

Europe Set for Hottest Summer Since 2006 as Warm August Seen: @BloombergNews:

http://bloom.bg/1pKM6eK

[heat waves]

.@NBCNews Shows How to Report on Economic Costs of Climate Change: @mmfa:

http://mm4a.org/WLKUkO

[journalism]

Construction industry preparing for climate change: @StarTribune:

http://strib.mn/UOWh9z

.@Energy Sec. Moniz Predicts Congress Will Tackle Climate Change:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2014/08/01/ernest-moniz-congress-will-tackle-climate-change-soon/

[Ernest Moniz]

Exceptional Drought Blankets 58% of California; Reservoirs Missing Year’s Worth of Water:

http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/exceptional-drought-blankets-58-percent-of-california-reservoirs-missing-one-years-worth-of-water/

Climate tweets for 23 July 2014

RT Sierra Club @sierraclub:

Taking climate action will save lives. #ActOnClimate 

http://pic.twitter.com/cGZLGwJjgH

[air pollution, EPA, carbon]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:

Think it doesn't matter if univs divest? Harvard's endowment is larger than Jordan's GDP; Stanford beats Honduras:

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117591/top-10-us-university-endowments-vs-country-gdps-map

[investing, divestment]

RT Eric Holthaus @EricHolthaus:

Now, there are *two* weird holes in Siberia. Thanks, climate change! VIDEO:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/07/23/two_weird_holes_in_siberia_are_they_related_to_climate_change_video.html  http://pic.twitter.com/lyIgUxnc6s

[permafrost, methane, Russia]

'Unprecedented' spate of wildfires incinerates homes, forces evacuations in Wash., Ore.:

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060003260

[fire]

Tobacco, fossil fuels lose out as investors opt for more ethical industries:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/23/tobacco-and-fossil-fuels-lose-out-as-investors-opt-for-more-ethical-industries

[investing, divestment]

RT Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann:
Excellent! RT @bberwyn Thx again @MichaelEMann - we're at ~75% of crowdfunding goal for climate reporting w/ week to go:
http://bit.ly/VaV5y7

Fighting Virginia flooding linked to rising seas: complicated, costly: @RTDNews:
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/fighting-va-flooding-linked-to-rising-seas-will-be-complicated/article_5d0587f9-82a5-5d7c-b397-1ef50b5b9f0d.html#.U9BDaewzQX8.twitter
[sea level]

Miami Beach leaders propose hike in storm water fees to deal w/ sea level rise:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/22/4249716/miami-beach-leaders-proposing.html
[Florida, flooding]

RT Sierra Club @sierraclub:
.@SenJohnBarrasso is one of the biggest recipients of oil & coal money in the Senate: 
http://sc.org/1pcE40O  #ActOnClimate

#climatedeaths: MT @ClimateNow: Heatstroke kills 3 in Japan, 1000s hospitalised:
http://bit.ly/1tzGyYp
[heat waves]

RT ClimateNow @ClimateNow:
The Expansion of Antarctic Sea Ice and Self Correcting Science @gregladen:
http://bit.ly/1mB1tVl

Why the California drought affects everyone: @CIRonline:
https://beta.cironline.org/reports/why-the-california-drought-affects-everyone/
[water, food, agriculture, farming]

Attack of the Chicago climate change maggots: @WashingtonPost:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/07/23/attack-of-the-chicago-climate-change-maggots/
[Illinois, flooding]

Seal of approval - How marine mammals provide important climate data:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/news.php?n=2596
[science]

Faux Pause 3: More Evidence Global Surface Temps Poised to Rise Rapidly:
http://thkpr.gs/1rHVvqZ
[science]

RT Mary Anne Hitt @maryannehitt:
200 Indianapolis residents pack last night's council meeting & call for phase out of coal burning in Marion County:
http://pic.twitter.com/HTCeZbSc6Y
[Indiana, Beyond Coal]

RT Guy Martin @gyxk56:
@climatehawk1 Peoples Climate March - 21st September 2014 - London #ClimateMarchLdn:
https://www.facebook.com/peoplesclimatemarchlondon?fref=photo  http://pic.twitter.com/fhZVcECIif
[United Kingdom]

Climate tweets for 18 July 2014

RT Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360 · 22h
Germany tops world energy-efficiency ranking, US scores near bottom:

http://bit.ly/1nTnqEa

 
Polar Jet Stream Wrecked By Climate Change Fuels Unprecedented Wildfires Over Canada, Siberia:

http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/polar-jet-stream-wrecked-by-climate-change-fuels-unprecedented-wildfires-over-canada-and-siberia/

[fire, Russia]

RT Ayesha Pande @agent_ayesha:

An incredible and powerful review of The Collapse of Western Civilization by @NaomiOreskes and @ErikMConway.

http://fb.me/3JrWOf54Z

 
Mysterious Siberian Crater May Portend Methane Climate Catastrophe:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/16/1314501/-Mysterious-Siberian-Crater-Found-at-End-of-the-World-May-Portend-Methane-Climate-Catastrophe

[permafrost]

Fossil fuels 'win', we all lose as Australia repeals carbon tax: @guardian:
http://gu.com/p/4v3m2/tw
[denial]

RT Al Gore @algore:
The decision to repeal Australia's price on carbon is a disappointing step for a country with a legacy of leadership:
http://ow.ly/zjGwQ
[denial]


Alabama, which has much at risk from climate change, argues it doesn't exist:
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060003006
[denial, sea level]

W/o Much Straining, Minnesota Reins In Its Utilities’ Carbon Emissions:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/us/politics/without-much-straining-minnesota-reins-in-its-utilities-carbon-emissions.html
[renewable energy, wind power, wind energy]

Quoting John Christy On #Climate Change Like Quoting Dick Cheney On Iraq: @climateprogress:
http://thkpr.gs/1ruIkto
[science, denial]

RT Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann:
'Scientists Debunk Daily Caller's "Way Off Base" Claim About Penguins & Global Warming' @deeRobbs @MMFA:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/07/18/scientists-debunk-daily-callers-way-off-base-cl/200140 … #DailyMauler
[science, denial, Antarctica]

Climate data from air, land, sea, ice in 2013 reflect trends of warming planet:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/news.php?n=2603
[science, State of the Climate 2013, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]

The distorting reality of "false balance" in the media: @KatrinaNation:
http://wapo.st/1nCKxT6
[journalism, denial]

Climate tweets for 9 June 2014

Siberia warming faster than anywhere else in world, warns top Russian geophysicist
http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/opinion/news/siberia-is-warming-faster-than-anywhere-in-the-world-warns-top-russian-geophysicist/
[science, Russia]

U.S. Military Bases Brace for Slow-Motion War with Climate Change: @NBCNews http://nbcnews.to/1kJoAkp
[national security]

Climate imbalance: disparity between quality of research by contrarian & mainstream climate scientists: 
http://gu.com/p/3zaye/tw
[science, denial]

GOP Senate candidates grope for safe position on climate change: 
http://wapo.st/1kNBmZX
[denial]

Seas rise, Florida GOP leaders balk at climate change: @BostonGlobe 
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/06/07/seas-rise-fla-gop-leaders-balk-climate-change/rfFJo9BuGJGSL0cS7ipqdI/story.html
[sea level, science, denial]

Beetles ravaging Mount Rushmore drain budgets as West warms: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-news-bc-beetles07-20140607,0,466788.story
[forests, trees]

RT Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe:
"Unflappable Science Warrior to Lead NASA Climate Lab" - @elikint nails the perfect headline for @ClimateOfGavin 
http://news.sciencemag.org/climate/2014/06/unflappable-science-warrior-chosen-lead-key-nasa-climate-lab
[Gavin Schmidt]

RT Tim Kovach @twkovach:
Wow: Shutting down the entire coal industry would cost fewer jobs than we lost each week during the Great Recession
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/opinion/krugman-interests-ideology-and-climate.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
[carbon, pollution]

RT Sally James @jamesian:
Gotta love the cartoon @xkcdfeed http://xkcd.com/1379/ on climate - let's call it "one ice-age unit"

Breaking Climate Silence: One Step at Time: @RiveraSunAuthor 
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24199-breaking-climate-silence-one-step-at-a-time 

RT Clara Vondrich @Clara_Vondrich:
Tune in @YearsOfLiving season finale tonight for @tomfriedman's exclusive interview with @BarackObama who "absolutely" wants to go off on deniers

RT Kate Galbraith @KateGalbraith:
.@MyDesert shows how journalism is done: Snowfall-like series on climate changes affecting plants, animals & more 
http://www.desertsun.com/topic/838bcd1a-e23d-40f9-9586-946152993206/climate-change-in-the-desert-southwest/
[science]

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 16 April 2014

RT Bill McKibben ‏@billmckibben:
Getting serious now: Daily Mail reports global warming may degrade barley, damaging the taste of beer 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2606183/Will-taste-pint-affected-global-warming-Rising-temperatures-cause-quality-beer-drop.html 
[food, farming, agriculture]

Small Army Now Fighting Siberian Wildfires in April: robertscribbler http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/small-army-now-fighting-siberian-wildfires-in-april/ 
[fire, Russia]

Greenland's icecap loses stability: @ClimateNewsNet http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/2014/04/greenlands-icecap-loses-stability/ 
[science, sea level]

RT Climate Reality ‏@ClimateReality:
Check out the findings from the last IPCC report as we embrace the AR5 WG lll release 
http://www.ipcc.ch/  
http://pic.twitter.com/OVdmj0USnG (infographic)
[science]

RT Clean Air Society ‏@CleanAirSociety:
More progress for clean air: No more coal burning for Thunder Bay Generating Station 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-generating-station-stops-burning-coal-1.2610782 
[Canada]

Heartland logic: More people have heard of Castro than @MichaelEMann, so globalwarming is false. 
http://www.skepticalscience.com/news.php?n=2496
[science, denial]

Pakistan has only 30 days of #water reserves - researchers: @TR_Foundation
http://www.trust.org/item/20140408163112-l1ezy/ 
[drought]

Agriculture's growing effects on rainfall: @physorg_com 
http://phys.org/news/2014-04-agriculture-effects.html
[drought, farming, water, food]

Weather disasters will be more frequent & costly, TD says: @CBCNews http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/weather-disasters-will-be-more-frequent-and-costly-td-says-1.2610799 

Tax Breaks In Australia to Fund Climate Misinformation Book: @DeSmogBlog http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/04/14/tax-breaks-australia-fund-climate-misinformation-book 
[denial]