Climate tweets for 11 August 2014

Climate change "too fast," damaging Great Lakes: researcher: @physorg_com:

http://phys.org/news/2014-08-climate-negatively-impacting-great-lakes.html

New study finds fringe global warming contrarians get disproportionate media attention: 

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

[denial, journalism, science]

California Drought Transforms Global Food Market: @BloombergNews:

http://bloom.bg/1q4oB0m

[water, farming, agriculture]

Indigenous Seed Savers Gather in Andes, Agree to Fight Climate Change w/ Biodiversity:

http://upsidedownworld.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4979%3Aindigenous-seed-savers-gather-in-the-andes-agree-to-fight-climate-change-with-biodiversity-&catid=35%3Anews-briefs&Itemid=68 

[food, farming, agriculture]

Drought could end 11 years of harvest growth in China:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-08/09/content_18277760.htm 

[water, food, farming, agriculture]

Children caught in Myanmar flooding getting sick, villagers say: @ElevenMyanmar:
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7124:children-caught-in-bago-floods-are-getting-sick-villagers-say&catid=44&Itemid=384#.U-llVN3xNGI.twitter

.@NRDC Action Fund Takes on Low-Down Dirty Denier$: @BadAstronomer:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/08/11/dirty_deniers_campaign_to_shame_global_warming_deniers.html?wpsrc=sh_all_tab_tw_ru
[denial]

As waters warm, codfish numbers hit all-time low:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Codfish-numbers-at-key-fishery-hits-all-time-low-5679685.php?cmpid=twitter … via @SFGate
[fishing, food]

Wind Farm to Power Million Homes Nears Approval Deep in Coal Country:
http://thkpr.gs/1ujQVmu
[Wyoming, wind power, wind energy, energy]

RT JPascal van Ypersele @JPvanYpersele:
Thanks to Paul Krugman for coming to the defense of climate scientist @MichaelEMann:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/krugman/2014/08/10/the-empiricist-strikes-back/ … @PaulKrugmanBlog

Survey confirms scientific consensus on human-caused global warming:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/Survey-confirms-scientific-consensus-human-caused-global-warming.html
[science]

Texas drought: "[Water] drilling companies can't dig fast enough.":
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drought-leaves-texans-sweating-the-future/
[food, ranching, agriculture]

Climate tweets for 13 April 2014

.@IPCC: Cost of Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change Super-Affordable if We Act Now: @wunderground 
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2663 
[science]

U.N. Climate Panel Warns Speedier Action Needed: @NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/science/earth/un-climate-panel-warns-speedier-action-is-needed-to-avert-disaster.html?hp&_r=0 
[science]

.@IPCC climate report: route map for civilisation's greatest journey: @guardian http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2014/apr/13/ipcc-climate-report-a-route-map-for-civilisations-greatest-jour 
[science]

EU throws down gauntlet to big emitters: @themmailonline http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/eu-throws-down-gauntlet-to-big-emitters 

(As countries dash for gas) UN set to warn countries over 'dash for gas': @BBCNews http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-26975090 
[energy, natural gas]

Ikea investing in Illinois wind farm: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-ikea-illinois-wind-farm-investment-20140410,0,149333.story 
[wind energy]

.@SierraClub: Leave Wyoming's coal, oil shale ' climate disrupters' in ground: @WyoFile 
http://wyofile.com/dustin/sierra-club-leave-wyomings-coal-oil-shale-ground/ 
[energy]

RT Climate Reality ‏@ClimateReality:
RT @CleanAirMoms: I just supported Cut CO2 Pollution on Earth Day on @ThunderclapIt // @ClimateReality 
http://thndr.it/1gC1nzi 

Climate tweets for 19 March 2014

RT Ketan Joshi ‏@KetanJ0:
Totally brilliant comic on what would happen if astrophysics threatened profits: 
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/alternet-comics-jen-sorensen-corporate-science-deniers http://pic.twitter.com/0KWdA3kI9P
[denialism]

RT Wen Stephenson ‏@wenstephenson: 
My new post: a grad student's brave, devastating open letter to @Harvard prez Drew Faust 
http://www.thenation.com/blog/178927/why-we-must-divest-fossil-fuels-students-open-letter-harvard-president-drew-faust … #fossilfree @GoFossilFree
[investing, divestment]

Financial markets should take climate policy more seriously: @ConversationEDU 
http://theconversation.com/financial-markets-should-take-climate-policy-more-seriously-24231 
[investing, divestment]

RT ClimateNow ‏@ClimateNow:
First Climate Article On Nate Silver’s Website Uses ‘Deeply Misleading’ Data, Top Climatologists Say 
http://bit.ly/NvCTe6
[science] 

RT Peter Gleick ‏@PeterGleick:
California snowpack condition is worsening. Now down to 26% of normal for April 1st benchmark. 
http://pic.twitter.com/ZRBXeaH3xl
[drought, water, agriculture, food, farming]

Warmest winter on record worsens California drought: @PlanetArk 
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/71234 

Jet Stream Gets Fish in Hot Water: @WHOI 
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/ocean-heat-wave-linked-to-jet-stream 
[oceans, wildlife]

Scientists, Shellfish Hatcheries See Ocean Acidification Take Huge Toll On Marine Life: 
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/9956296-scientists-shellfish-hatcheries-see-ocean-acidification-take-huge-toll-on-marine-life/ 
[wildlife, science]

A remarkably accurate global warming prediction made in 1972: @dana1981 @guardian 
http://gu.com/p/3nhm3/tw 
[science]

Study: Rockies' wildflower season 35 days longer from climate change: @latimes http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-wildflowers-climate-change-rocky-mountains-20140317,0,7192239.story 
[science, phenology]

RT Moms Clean Air Force ‏@CleanAirMoms: 
Reading: Illinois Residents Fight Back Against The State’s Coal Industry
http://ift.tt/1ovx6D5 
[energy]

RT Katharine Hayhoe ‏@KHayhoe:
Thank you! RT @carolschads Fantastic interview on truths of climate change! Watch: http://whatweknow.aaas.org/katharine-hayhoe/ 
[science]

India's 'rice warrior' battles to build living seed bank as climate chaos looms: @guardian 
http://gu.com/p/3n6jt/tw 
[agriculture, farming, food]

Wyoming students deserve world-class science education like NGSS that includes climate science! 
http://act.engagementlab.org/sign/CP_NGSS_boe?referring_akid=649.89587.XV-Oio&source=twitter 

Climate tweets for 9 March 2014

U.K. winter storms 'caused greatest loss of trees in a generation': @guardian http://gu.com/p/3nb7j/tw  #climate #forest

Focus on low-carbon technology, says former UN climate chief: @guardian http://gu.com/p/3ncxd/tw 

Cultural production of ignorance provides rich field for study: @latimes http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20140307,0,1622098.column#axzz2vT9Sf9aa 

Wyoming Gov Takes Major Stand Against Modern Science: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/07/wyoming-next-generation-science_n_4922333.html 

The climate challenges my morning toast poses: Simple Climate http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/the-climate-challenges-that-my-morning-toast-poses/ 

Lost in the flood: Christchurch faces challenging future: @hottopicnz 

http://hot-topic.co.nz/lost-in-the-flood/

Lord Lawson climate 'sceptic' thinktank's report rebuked by scientists: @Readfearn @guardian http://gu.com/p/3nany/tw