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[tobyjugg2]

"Not only is it the warmest January on record but we have also just experienced a 12-month period of more than 1.5 C above the pre-industrial reference period," C3S Deputy Director Samantha Burgess said.

"Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the only way to stop global temperatures increasing," she said.

For the first time, the global temperature pushed past the internationally agreed upon warming threshold for an entire 12-month period, with February 2023 to January 2024, running 1.52 C, according to C3S.

- Copernicus

 

Edited February 8 by tobyjugg2

[theoldrouge]

Arctic Sea Ice Continues its Stonking Recovery – The Daily Sceptic

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Arctic sea ice continues its stonking recovery with January's extent the 24th highest in a 45-year record. Time for the...

 

[tobyjugg2]

16 hours ago, theoldrouge said:

 

a pack of disingenuous puerile smog from @theoldrouge's septic bog

 

So, @theoldrouge

In what real world is 20-25% LESS ice growth in the ice's main growth period

compared to the 30 year average 1981 to 2010

let alone compared to the last century's average ice coverage

anything other than 'collapse of ice sheets?

 

 

Reality (in the ice packs main growth season)

The year 2024 began with an average January Arctic sea ice extent of 13.92 million square kilometers (5.37 million square miles), the twentieth lowest in the 45-year satellite record (Figure 1a).

During the month, extent increased by 1.09 million square kilometers (421,000 square miles), which was (20-25%) slower than the 1981 to 2010 average increase of 1.33 million square kilometers (514,000 square miles) (Figure 1b).

Extent actually declined for a few days at the end of the month. (in ice growth season)

- and that isnt

even comparing it to the much higher pre-industrial average

 

- national snow and ice data center

 

Nothing Swift about January’s Arctic sea ice

Nothing Swift about January’s Arctic sea ice | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis

NSIDC.ORG

 

and compare @theoldrougeseptic bog to the real skeptic blog

Skeptic » Reading Room » How We Know Global Warming is Real

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Dr. Tapio Schneider discusses the science behind human-induced climate change. He is a climate scientist and Professor of Environmental Science...

 

Edited February 9 by tobyjugg2

[tobyjugg2]

Raw sewage pumped into sea at Poole, Hastings and Isle of Wight after downpours

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Water firms in England and Wales reported 228 sewage pollution incidents to Surfers Against Sewage in the past 24 hours

and lots of other places

[tobyjugg2]

On 09/09/2021 at 08:18, tobyjugg2 said:

Martin Rowson on the easing of effluent discharge rules – cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

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Wastewater plants can apply to skip the third stage of sewage treatment because of a shortage of drivers to deliver the necessary chemicals

 

Polluters told to dump risky sewage into rivers as Brexit disrupts water treatment

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Polluters told they can dump risky sewage into rivers due to Brexit

 

 

 

More than two years further into a tory majority, nothing has changed .. for the better

[tobyjugg2]

On 09/02/2024 at 10:01, tobyjugg2 said:

 

So, @theoldrouge

In what real world is 20-25% LESS ice growth in the ice's main growth period

compared to the 30 year average 1981 to 2010

let alone compared to the last century's average ice coverage

anything other than 'collapse of ice sheets?

?

 

So, @theoldrouge

In what real world is 20-25% LESS ice growth in the ice's main growth period

compared to the 30 year average 1981 to 2010

let alone compared to the last century's average ice coverage

anything other than 'collapse of ice sheets?

[tobyjugg2]

The options for @tor to paddle continue to grow

Major sewage pollution in rare chalk stream stops extraction of drinking water

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Contaminated water has also been flooding streets in several towns and villages in the Chilterns

 

Edited February 14 by tobyjugg2

[tobyjugg2]

every new investigation finds new extremes of climate change and risk

The Wilkes Subglacial Basin — a California-size ice sheet in East Antarctica that holds enough ice to lift global sea levels by 10 feet (3 meters) — could be close to thawing at its base. 

 

California-size Antarctic ice sheet once thought stable may actually be at tipping point for collapse | Live Science

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Researchers have discovered the base of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, which holds enough ice to raise sea levels by as much as 10 feet, may already be...

 

[honeybee13]

The development of onshore wind power stopped in its tracks in 2010.

[tobyjugg2]

I think thats a major area where we are failing HB

Far better investment in all ways than nuclear.

[theoldrouge]

Keir Starmer isn’t even in Downing Street yet already his government-in-waiting is in danger of being defined by its £28 billion green spending pledge, just as Tony Blair’s administration was defined by ‘45 minutes’ – the claimed deployment time of Saddam Hussein’s fabled weapons of mass destruction. First, Starmer promised to spend that sum on green initiatives in every year of the next parliament. Then it was revised down to spending £28 billion in the last year of the next parliament. Last week he dropped the pledge and said instead that £4.7 billion a year would be spent on green investment.

Decarbonisation is Labour’s next green policy disaster | The Spectator

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Keir Starmer isn’t even in Downing Street yet already his government-in-waiting is in danger of being defined by its £28 billion...

 

[honeybee13]

The trouble is for the people trying to smear Starmer, huge numbers of voters aren't listening any more.

[tobyjugg2]

of course starmer has just reduced the spend for the time being to remain within fiscal rules - as the PoopCons have so badly trashed the economy

and Starmer is of course still doing far better than Sunak whos policies only seem to be giving more tax relief to the rich and more excess profits to the oil companies - let alone what Truss wants

 

Rishi Sunak Confirms U-Turn On Green Policies Despite Tory Backlash

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Prime minister says previous plan would have imposed "unacceptable" costs on people.

 

Excess fossil fuel profits while british families have to choose heat or eat like :

British Gas, reported a tenfold increase in its profits “record” £33bn profits last year .. powered by conservatives

 

British Gas profits leap from £72m to £751m in a year | Energy industry | The Guardian

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Unite union says UK energy supplier’s bumper results ‘come off the back of exorbitant energy bills’

 

Edited February 17 by tobyjugg2

[tobyjugg2]

Dont know about where you all are, but after a cool rainy night, yesrday moreming steadily got warmer until about lunchtime when the clouds parted to about 50% and let bright warm sunshine through and the temp  outside in the open hit 18-19 degrees.

More like April/May than mid Feb.

 

February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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Rapid ocean warming and unusually hot winter days recorded as human-made global heating combines with El Niño

Whats the betting on hosepipe bans and water shortage this Summer for the water tax price increases?

 

[honeybee13]

Water companies are trying to silence people who make court claims for water pollution with non-disclosure agreements.

https://archive.is/RTsXm

[tobyjugg2]

Interesting

Five reasons to heat your home using infrared fabric

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New infrared fabric technology is easy to install, cheap to run and affordable so it has huge potential as a future alternative to heat pumps, especially for...

 

[tobyjugg2]

A YEARS worth of rain in a day in Oman

 

Weather tracker: Flash flooding in Oman and record temperatures in Western Australia | Environment | The Guardian

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Four people died after heavy rain in the Middle Eastern country, which is one of the driest in the world

 

[honeybee13]

GLP have forced the government to publish its own climate risk tables.

The Government didn’t want to publish these climate risk tables – here they are - Good Law Project

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[honeybee13]

This looks like another 'baby out with the bathwater' plan from HMG.

Removing UK climate protesters’ defence ‘could erode right to trial by jury’ | Environmental activism | The Guardian

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Attorney general’s attempt to end climate protesters’ use of consent defence is slippery slope, says KC

 

[tobyjugg2]

UK eventually quits treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over climate policies

.. after France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands have left

and on the run-up to a GE of course

Well, the Tories dont want the bad press of the UK taxpayer being sued for billions just before a GE by energy companies already making vast excess profits at UK taxpayer expense and Tory collusion - especially over headlines and 'policies' the Torys will only release for good press and have no intentions of delivering on ...

 

UK quits treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over climate policies | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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Britain joins France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands in withdrawing from charter it says ‘penalises’ shift to net zero

 

[tobyjugg2]

Something you will likely be hearing more and more about in the next few years - Northern shift of the jetstream

God knows what overall effects that will have, but increasing hard dry spells for us is very likely - and NOT in a nice way.

The jet stream has started an unprecedented shift north, which could wreak havoc on weather in the US and Europe

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Research shows the northern hemisphere's jet stream is migrating toward the Arctic, which may cause more droughts in Europe and warming in the US.

 

Access Denied

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and something a little more down to earth to feed nightmares

Zombie deer disease is spreading and scientists are concerned that it could jump to humans

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Chronic wasting disease has a similar cause to mad cow disease, a fatal disease in humans.

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

Well the price cap is coming down a tidge .. while

Gas has been trading at €23 a megawatt hour, the lowest since May 2021 – and down from highs of €319/MWh in August 2022.

 

Gas’s future looks cloudy as demand and prices tumble | Gas | The Guardian

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A conference this week will discuss a market being transformed by green energy, LNG and milder winters

 

ah well - more excess profiteering tax for a new labour guv.

[tobyjugg2]

Thames Water is lobbying for higher bills and lower fines to avoid bailout

 

Thames Water is lobbying for higher bills and lower fines to avoid bailout, report claims – business live | Business | The Guardian

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Britain’s largest water company is trying to avoid a potential multibillion-pound taxpayer bailout

 

despite giving out large dividends to shareholders and large bonuses to senior management

UK water company dividends jump to £1.4bn despite criticism over sewage outflows

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Payments include internal transfers between complex web of holding companies

 

In charts: how privatisation drained Thames Water’s coffers | Utilities | The Guardian

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Decades of underinvestment and bumper dividends have left the firm debt-laden and under investigation

 

‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay £15bn to shareholders as customers foot sewage bill | Water bills | The Guardian

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With cost of cleanup to be passed on to bill payers, analysis shows they will also pay £624 more by 2030 to fund investor payouts

 

 

[honeybee13]

Sad stuff, TJ. The whole business model is completely skewed in favour of senior execs and shareholders.

[tobyjugg2]

Yep apparently 40% increase in bills they are lobbying for

- should be frozen or reduced