Climate Change (Global Warming) 🥶🌍🌞

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Behind the arson arrests during the firestorm: Cases reveal L.A.’s burning problem

Authorities in L.A. County say the recent uptick in arson arrests was probably the result of increased public attention to common smaller fires, not the work of copycats.
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Southern California Edison says its equipment may have caused Hurst Fire

The investigation into the causes of the Hurst and Eaton fires are still ongoing.
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apparently one plus one still equals climate change 🤭
 
Exige said:

Ed Miliband to hand taxpayer billions to wood-burning power stations​

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The man is a pre-emminent fuckwit. As we have no timber production of any size left in this country because our last scraps of forest having to be cleared to build second homes for benefit-claiming migrants, all the wood will come from the North American Taiga forest - the planet's most extensive arboreal belt that absorbs more CO2 than all the rainsforests on earth put together - and then transported to the UK on diesel ships. What a goofy khunt he is.
 
Another BBC Drama 🤷‍♂️



The BBC just ran with this story blaming man made climate change - but a little investigation showed they were fleeing over crowding (the island has only been populated for just over 100 years and is more than full as you can see from the image...) it hardly looks habitable anyway.


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Climate change: The Panama community that fled its drowning island

Rising sea levels threaten homes in Panama, but not everyone wants to leave.
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'We left pieces of our life behind': Indigenous group flees drowning island​


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The BBC said the sea level is rising 5mm per year.

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, say the sea around Gardi Sugdub is now rising 3.4mm per year (more than double the rate during the 1960s).5 Jan 2024


The Science says this:


Accuracy of satellite data which has been used for 30 years is only accurate to within +/- 2cms

Why is it difficult to measure sea level?

However, accurately determining sea level can be difficult. Sea level is affected by topography, currents, weather and salinity. On top of this, a complete tidal cycle takes approximately 18.6 years, but most tide gauges have recorded data for far shorter periods.5 Apr 2024
 
Noobie said:
If the tide is continually washing away what your houses are built on, is that really the tide rising, or the houses sinking?
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Speaking of sinking, is Venice underwater yet? Just before I headed to the uk ( 25 years back ish) I watched a documentary that said it would be abandoned and underwater in 20 years.. a combination of rising sea levels and the place sinking.. never got to visit the place but by all accounts, it smelled terrible anyhu..
 
Hugo Magnus said:
"Why is it difficult to measure sea level?"
Because it keeps moving?
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Per Grok ...

The difference in sea level on either side of the Panama Canal is primarily due to differences in oceanographic and meteorological conditions between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans:

  1. Tidal Patterns:
    • Pacific Side: The Pacific Ocean at the Panama Canal entrance experiences large tidal variations. The tides can range from 3 to 5 meters (10 to 16 feet) due to the tidal wave's path and the shape of the coastline.
    • Atlantic Side: In contrast, the Atlantic side has much smaller tidal variations, typically less than 0.6 meters (2 feet). This is because the tidal wave's energy dissipates as it travels through the Caribbean Sea and enters the narrower, shallower waters near the canal's Atlantic entrance.
  2. Meteorological Factors:
    • Trade Winds: The northeast trade winds blow across the Caribbean, pushing water towards the Central American coast, which can elevate sea levels temporarily.
    • Seasonal Changes: Seasonal changes in wind and atmospheric pressure can also cause fluctuations in sea level, although these are generally more uniform across larger areas.
  3. Geographical and Oceanographic Features:
    • Bathymetry: The depth and shape of the ocean floor affect how tides and currents behave. The Pacific entrance is deeper and more open, allowing for more dynamic tidal movements.
    • Currents: There are different current systems in the Pacific and Atlantic that influence local sea levels. The Panama-Colombia Gyre in the Pacific can cause variations in sea level.
  4. Human-Induced Factors:
    • Freshwater Input: While not directly affecting the sea level difference, the influence of rivers like the Chagres River, which feeds into the canal, affects the salinity and local water level in the canal itself, which could indirectly impact how water levels interact with the sea.

These factors collectively result in a scenario where the sea level can differ by several feet at any given time on either side of the Panama Canal, which is one of the engineering challenges addressed by the canal's lock system. The locks manage this difference by raising or lowering ships to match the water level on each side.

If you're interested in seeing these differences visually represented, I can offer to generate images illustrating the tidal and sea level differences at the Panama Canal.

The more you know ...
 
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