Theyitis · 36-40, M
Man-made climate change is responsible for mellowing of some harsh climates such as in the Sahara Desert. You don’t hear about that as much (especially if Faux News is your primary source) for the obvious reason that that’s not a problem. Climate change is causing weather that is bad for humans in many more places throughout the world, and that is a very significant problem for humanity.
However, the climate of the Sahara is not getting better quickly enough to be hospitable to human life anytime soon.
However, the climate of the Sahara is not getting better quickly enough to be hospitable to human life anytime soon.
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22Michelle · 70-79, T
@trollslayer And such research by Exxon, back in the 1950's, predicted Climate Change due to fossil fuel usage, but Exxon suppressed the data as it was bad for business.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
Parts of south-east England currently have a climate similar to the Champagne region in the 1970s (when some of the finest vintages were produced) and millions are being invested in vineyards. That is a benign or even positive effect of global warming. But I'm not sure that mitigates the unbearably hot summers in parts of the mediteranean or destruction of property by wildfire.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@22Michelle What kind of environmental damage?
22Michelle · 70-79, T
@DogMan Well since I said it may not be identified I can't identify the specifics. However, it could be the loss of certain species of flora and fauna which can have catastrophic consequences up the food chain.
DogMan · 61-69, M
Warming phases throughout a short 500 year history ....................We are currently in another temporary warming phase....
Northwest Passage Expeditions
John Cabot
John Cabot, a Venetian navigator living in England, became the first European to explore the Northwest Passage in 1487
He sailed from Bristol, England, in May with a small crew of 18 men and made landfall somewhere in the Canadian Maritime islands the following month. Like Christopher Columbus five years before him, Cabot thought he had reached the shores of Asia.
King Henry VII authorized a second, larger expedition for Cabot in 1498. This expedition included five ships and 200 men. Cabot and his crew never returned. They are thought to have been shipwrecked in a severe storm in the North Atlantic.
Jacques Cartier
In 1534, King Francis I of France sent explorer Jacques Cartier to the New World in search of riches… and a faster route to Asia. He took two ships and 61 men with him, exploring the coast of Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence and discovering today’s Prince Edward Island, but not the Northwest Passage.
Cartier’s second voyage took him up the St. Lawrence River to Quebec, which he is credited with founding. Faced with scurvy among his men and increasingly angry Iroquois, Cartier captured Iroquois chiefs and brought them to France, where they told King Francis I about another great river that lead Westward to riches and, perhaps, Asia.
Cartier’s third voyage took place in 1541 and was not successful. He retired to his estate in Saint-Malo, never to sail again.
Francisco de Ulloa
The Spanish referred to The Northwest Passage as the "Straight of Anián." In 1539, Spanish explorer Francisco de Ulloa, funded by Hernán Cortés, set sail from Acapulco, Mexico, in search of a Pacific route to the Northwest Passage. He sailed North up the California Coast as far as the Gulf of California, but turned around when he was unable to find the fabled Straight of Anián. He is credited with proving that California is a peninsula, not an island–a popular misconception at the time.
Henry Hudson
In 1609, the merchants of the Dutch East India Company hired English explorer Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Hudson navigated along the North American coast looking for a more southern, ice-free route across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean.
Northwest Passage Expeditions
John Cabot
John Cabot, a Venetian navigator living in England, became the first European to explore the Northwest Passage in 1487
He sailed from Bristol, England, in May with a small crew of 18 men and made landfall somewhere in the Canadian Maritime islands the following month. Like Christopher Columbus five years before him, Cabot thought he had reached the shores of Asia.
King Henry VII authorized a second, larger expedition for Cabot in 1498. This expedition included five ships and 200 men. Cabot and his crew never returned. They are thought to have been shipwrecked in a severe storm in the North Atlantic.
Jacques Cartier
In 1534, King Francis I of France sent explorer Jacques Cartier to the New World in search of riches… and a faster route to Asia. He took two ships and 61 men with him, exploring the coast of Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence and discovering today’s Prince Edward Island, but not the Northwest Passage.
Cartier’s second voyage took him up the St. Lawrence River to Quebec, which he is credited with founding. Faced with scurvy among his men and increasingly angry Iroquois, Cartier captured Iroquois chiefs and brought them to France, where they told King Francis I about another great river that lead Westward to riches and, perhaps, Asia.
Cartier’s third voyage took place in 1541 and was not successful. He retired to his estate in Saint-Malo, never to sail again.
Francisco de Ulloa
The Spanish referred to The Northwest Passage as the "Straight of Anián." In 1539, Spanish explorer Francisco de Ulloa, funded by Hernán Cortés, set sail from Acapulco, Mexico, in search of a Pacific route to the Northwest Passage. He sailed North up the California Coast as far as the Gulf of California, but turned around when he was unable to find the fabled Straight of Anián. He is credited with proving that California is a peninsula, not an island–a popular misconception at the time.
Henry Hudson
In 1609, the merchants of the Dutch East India Company hired English explorer Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Hudson navigated along the North American coast looking for a more southern, ice-free route across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean.
DogMan · 61-69, M
It is obvious that the planet has been warming and cooling for millions of years, and will continue
to do so. We will all adapt to both cold and heat. Please stop scarring our children. When it is
too hot outside, tell them to cool off. When it is freezing cold, tell them to get warmed up.
to do so. We will all adapt to both cold and heat. Please stop scarring our children. When it is
too hot outside, tell them to cool off. When it is freezing cold, tell them to get warmed up.
DogMan · 61-69, M
120 Years Of Climate Doom: The 1970s Ice age Scare.
radio times ice age 1974
If you thought the Northwest Passage has never been ice-free, think again. During the warming period in the early 20th century, the NW passage was open during the summer, much like it is today.
The difference: today you have a trillion-dollar cottage industry based on climate warming scares. From Australian Climate Sceptic:
1845 – The whole of Sir John Franklin’s expedition to find the NW Passage died and their ships were crushed by the ice near Baffin Island
1909-1910 – Amundsen sailed an ice-free NW Passage
1922 – The Arctic is warming and fishermen are catching species that have never been seen there before.
1970 – Kenneth Field “The world is cooling and global temperatures could drop by up to 11ºC that would freeze the North Atlantic for 4- months of the year within 20 years.
radio times ice age 1974
If you thought the Northwest Passage has never been ice-free, think again. During the warming period in the early 20th century, the NW passage was open during the summer, much like it is today.
The difference: today you have a trillion-dollar cottage industry based on climate warming scares. From Australian Climate Sceptic:
1845 – The whole of Sir John Franklin’s expedition to find the NW Passage died and their ships were crushed by the ice near Baffin Island
1909-1910 – Amundsen sailed an ice-free NW Passage
1922 – The Arctic is warming and fishermen are catching species that have never been seen there before.
1970 – Kenneth Field “The world is cooling and global temperatures could drop by up to 11ºC that would freeze the North Atlantic for 4- months of the year within 20 years.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@Theyitis So what do you say about the warming phase over 100 years ago? How did that happen?
And how did it then start cooling again to close the northwest passage? It sounds to me like the climate
changes continuously. That is a proven fact. It will start cooling again, no matter what we do.
Will you then give credit to Elon for starting the EV craze?
And how did it then start cooling again to close the northwest passage? It sounds to me like the climate
changes continuously. That is a proven fact. It will start cooling again, no matter what we do.
Will you then give credit to Elon for starting the EV craze?
22Michelle · 70-79, T
@DogMan The Amundsen expedition took 3 years because the ships were repeatedly iced in. Historically the Northwest passage was a myth and no expedition ever made it through other than by going overland at great cost.
22Michelle · 70-79, T
@DogMan The 1970's were not a period of vooler temperatures. You're confusing what was localised weather with Global temperatures. The scientific consensus, then and now, was the Planet was warming.
Nb Here in the UK we had some extremely hot summers, but again that's weather fluctuations.
Nb Here in the UK we had some extremely hot summers, but again that's weather fluctuations.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@22Michelle The expert climatologists were claiming we were going into another ice age in the 70's.
I remember being in southern Nevada in 1979 when it snowed 6+ inches and stayed cold enough to stay
on the ground for over a week. I have spent almost 50 years in Las Vegas, and we have never had
anything close to that again.
I remember being in southern Nevada in 1979 when it snowed 6+ inches and stayed cold enough to stay
on the ground for over a week. I have spent almost 50 years in Las Vegas, and we have never had
anything close to that again.
22Michelle · 70-79, T
@DogMan The ice age claims were based on climate changes throughout earth's history that we were heading towards a period when we could expect a lowering of temperatures. Possibly an ice age. And the "forecast" was based on the science available back in the 1950's and 1960's. The advances in computerisation, satellite technology has allowed the capture of vastly more data, the analysis of the data and far greater accuracy of weather and climate forecasting. To compare current climate science with what was being used 50-60 years is, I have to say, just rather silly.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Thinkerbell But where does the money go?. For a start, school lunches are just not a thing here. While states her are respnosible for the education (mostly), the standardization of the curriculum is much more closely managed and the examination standards are far more rigorous..Finally the TER scores (more or less your SATS as I understand it. Are national and good to every University. While the entry level may vary with demand. The same score applies to every student.😷
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@whowasthatmaskedman
Where does the money go? About 2/3 is for teacher salaries and benefits.
Most of the rest is for building maintenance and debt service. Things like school lunch programs are only a few percent.
The biggest problem is the lack of rigor. Practically everyone passes, no matter how little they really know. That's why large fractions of students in the US can't properly read or do elementary math.
Where does the money go? About 2/3 is for teacher salaries and benefits.
Most of the rest is for building maintenance and debt service. Things like school lunch programs are only a few percent.
The biggest problem is the lack of rigor. Practically everyone passes, no matter how little they really know. That's why large fractions of students in the US can't properly read or do elementary math.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Thinkerbell I agree on the lack of rigour. i wasnt going to bring it up, since my evidence was anecdotal. mostly from US teachers in poorer areas, so not representative. But what I hear is that failing to progress a student is often a black mark on the teacher, and can effect school funding. And since the teachers dont have a way of controlling or removing some truly horrendous students to allow the others to learn, its a catch 22 for them. Thats the very reason we invested so much money in our kids to send them to a school where a student could be. (and occasionally was) expelled, without even the need to offer a reason. And the parents were given no right of reply..And you signed the contract before they were allowed in.. The school took their name seriously..😷
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CactusJackManson · 51-55, M