Michael E. Mann
Scientist & author; Distinguished Prof of Atmospheric Science & Director of Earth System Science Center, Penn State; National Academy of Sciences; Tyler Prize
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White House science office takes credit for 'ending' pandemic as infections mount
It’s the latest inaccurate claim from the administration on the severity of the pandemic.
Warmer climate and Arctic sea ice in a veritable suicide pact » Yale Climate Connections
Their 'death spiral' is a vicious melting-warming feedback, leading to more melting of snow and ice and still more warming, an ongoing cycle.
Michael E. Mann
Warmer climate and Arctic sea ice in a veritable suicide pact" by Dana Nuccitelli (@dana1981) for Yale Climate Connections (@CC_Yale)
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COP26Cast 9-19 November 2020
COP26Cast 9-19 November 2020. 63 likes. Presented by the University of Edinburgh, COP26Cast will provide you with much needed information, discussion, and stimulus for continued action on climate...
Tropical Storm Zeta, 27th Atlantic storm of the season, forms in western Caribbean » Yale Climate Connections
The storm may follow Hurricane Delta's track, making landfall in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and then on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday.
Climate scientists throw cold water on 'Arctic methane bomb' report
A research team made a worrisome discovery off the Siberian coast, The Guardian reports. The scientists say they believe they are first to uncover observational evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean have started to be released...
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Michael E. Mann
"Climate scientists throw cold water on 'Arctic methane bomb' report" via @TheWeek
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Facebook approves Trump ads that violate its pre-election rules
In September, Facebook announced that it would stop accepting new political ads starting October 27. From October 27 through Election Day on November 3, political groups are permitted to run, subject to limitations, Facebook ads approved and running...
Midlands Voices: A pro-life Catholic case for Biden, Harris and Eastman
Distinguished climate scientist Michael Mann recently maintained that re-election of Donald Trump would make it “essentially impossible” to avoid catastrophic climate change that threatens civilization. “The future of this planet,”
Michael E. Mann
"Midlands Voices: A pro-life Catholic case for Biden, Harris and Eastman" by Richard W. Miller and Todd A Salzman for Omaha World-Herald (@OWHnews)
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A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Behind the Controversial Great Barrington Declaration Calling for COVID-19 Herd Immunity
An open letter that emerged earlier this month opposing COVID-19 shutdowns and calling for a “herd immunity” approach to addressing the coronavirus — which already has claimed over 220,000 American lives — is one of the latest examples of how...
Environmentalists Slam Trump Administration Ahead of Election
As the Presidential election rapidly approaches, environmentalists are railing against the last four years of Trump’s EPA and warning what could come next if he is re-elected. In a recent intervie…
Michael E. Mann
"Environmentalists Slam Trump Administration Ahead of Election" via @TheYucatanTimes
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$80 million dark money group tied to Trump Supreme Court advisor, Leonard Leo - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
This new filing vastly increases the money known to be flowing into dark money groups tied to Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo.
Bagley Cartoon: Very Good Brain
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:
Michael E. Mann
I swear I recognize those guys! 😆
Thanks @Patbagley for your efforts to wake folks up.
Sadly, it’s no laughing matter 🙁
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Mr. Biden Will ‘Transition’ You Now
He won’t ban fracking. He’ll merely strangle it with regulation.
Ok Doomers: Why you don't need to lose faith in fighting the climate crisis
Climate doomism helps absolutely no one. Here two experts respond to common arguments put forward by those with a fatalistic outlook of the future. Yes you should be outraged, but there's hope too.
Michael E. Mann
"Ok Doomers: Why you don't need to lose faith in fighting the climate crisis" by Eilidh Duffy for @VICE / @i_D (h/t @alastairmci): i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/…
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Ok Doomers: Why you don't need to lose faith in fighting the climate crisis
Climate doomism helps absolutely no one. Here two experts respond to common arguments put forward by those with a fatalistic outlook of the future. Yes you should be outraged, but there's hope too.
Possible climate transitions from breakup of stratocumulus decks under greenhouse warming
Stratocumulus cloud decks—which cool the Earth’s surface by shading it from sunlight, and are prevalent in the subtropics—break up into scattered clouds when CO2 levels rise above 1,200 ppm in large-eddy simulations that explicitly resolve cloud...
Michael E. Mann
@ClimateOfGavin But then here's Tapio Schneider:
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The Podcast: Dr. Michael Mann reveals the tricks of the 'inactivists' - Climate & Capital Media
Dr. Michael Mann discusses the tactics of the the "inactivists," i.e. those who work to delay climate action to further their own ends.
Equilibrium climate sensitivity above 5 °C plausible due to state-dependent cloud feedback
Simulations suggest a shift to a high sensitivity of Earth’s climate to increasing CO2 can be attributed to the decline in the ice content in clouds as the climate warms.
Putin rejects Donald Trump's criticism of Biden family business
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden's past business ties with Ukraine or Russia, marking out his disagreement with one of Donald Trump's attack lines in the U.S. presidential election.
Putin rejects Donald Trump’s criticism of Biden family business
* Putin makes new U.S.-related comments before election * Defends Joe Biden’s son from Trump allegations * Expresses visible irritation with some Trump remarks By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Oct 25…