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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
The Associated Press ^ | August 11, 2023

Posted on 08/11/2023 2:54:41 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

- In Hawaii, firefighters were still working Friday to fully contain devastating wildfires that have killed at least 55 people. As the fires diminish, thousands of residents of the historic coastal town of Lahaina are finding they lost everything.

— China said severe floods in the northern province of Hebei this month brought on by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri killed at least 29 people and caused billions of dollars in economic losses.

— Jakarta, which routinely tops the list of the world’s most polluted cities, did it again on Friday in a ranking by a Swiss air quality technology company.

—The U.S. Energy Department said Friday it’s giving $1.2 billion to a pair of projects that would directly remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from the air.

—Officials reported that flooding from heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed five people and displaced about 60,000 since mid-July.

QUOTABLE: “I’ve got nothing left. I’m a disabled vet, so now I’m a homeless vet.” — Thomas Leonard, a retired mailman and Vietnam veteran, after the flames that burned Lahaina, Hawaii, destroyed his apartment and melted his Jeep. Leonard spent hours sheltering from the fire behind a seawall.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews; globalwarming; hawaii; hoax; maui; nocomment; propaganda; socialism; thebakedtater

1 posted on 08/11/2023 2:54:41 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A mere butterfly’s fart in the wind:

“The U.S. Energy Department said Friday it’s giving $1.2 billion to a pair of projects that would directly remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from the air.”


2 posted on 08/11/2023 2:59:25 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Here’s what you need to know” = agitprop to follow.


3 posted on 08/11/2023 3:02:50 PM PDT by Skid289 (In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Climate crisis causes democrat incompetence ,LOL


4 posted on 08/11/2023 3:03:29 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
AP announces sweeping climate journalism initiative

Feb. 15, 2022

The Associated Press announced today it will significantly expand its climate coverage, creating a standalone desk that will enhance the global understanding of climate change and its impact across the world.

The initiative will infuse the global media landscape with a new stream of quality climate journalism through both AP content and in-depth training and collaboration directly with AP’s thousands of customers worldwide.

The news agency will also launch an AP StoryShare network for climate coverage, allowing news organizations to share their content with one another and in turn provide more robust coverage for their audiences.

The expansion is supported by several philanthropic organizations, including the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Quadrivium and The Rockefeller Foundation. AP retains complete editorial control of all content.

“Unbiased, fact-based journalism has never been more important or imperiled,” said Larry Kramer, president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. “The Associated Press has, for over a century, played a crucial role reporting on the most pressing issues of our time, including climate change. The climate initiative will build on AP’s legacy of independent journalism and help millions better understand the impact of the climate crisis and counter climate-related misinformation.”

https://www.ap.org/press-releases/2022/ap-announces-sweeping-climate-journalism-initiative

5 posted on 08/11/2023 3:07:13 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump /DeSantis)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Assorted Prostitutes still feverishly carrying water for the globalists.


6 posted on 08/11/2023 3:07:34 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“...and melted his Jeep...”
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Plastic Jeep?


7 posted on 08/11/2023 3:08:30 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: Skid289

“Here’s what you need to know” is idiot speak for drooling fools. And the last place on the block to turn for dependable info is The Asspress, followed by The Hill and the alphabets.


8 posted on 08/11/2023 3:37:54 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Carriage Hill
- directly remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from the air -

The idiots in the EPA that approved up this idea generate more carbon dioxide than this project will ever remove.

9 posted on 08/11/2023 4:20:15 PM PDT by ken in texas
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What you need to see is the caring humanitarian politician throwing our money at a scam to fill thier pockets, THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW


10 posted on 08/11/2023 5:30:20 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: ken in texas

Leave it to gov’t to come up with a solution to no problem. Heh.


11 posted on 08/11/2023 6:33:33 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: ken in texas

One thing this fire will cause...more gov’t. funds will be misspent on “climate change” & this will change nothing. I noticed there was one comment on another associated article that hinted that it could have been caused by a bad Tesla battery. There are so many possible causes that a bad battery is only a remote possibility, but a possibility nonetheless.


12 posted on 08/12/2023 6:36:27 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: butlerweave
Warning system on Hawaii failed.

Another case of uncontrolled growth.

Strong suspicion of human initiated fires.

Unfortunately, or timed, winds from Hurricane Dora whipped up the fires.

Yet the idiot mayor said the fires were due to climate change.

13 posted on 08/12/2023 8:12:37 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Skid289

56.7 F at this hour at my home in Wheaton, IL.

( That is the lowest I’ve seen for July and August, I think. )

We’ve had some hot weather this summer, but nothing epic ... maybe low 90’s. Plenty of rain and the grass is green.

“... everything’s cool ... everything’s very cool all the way around ...”


14 posted on 08/17/2023 10:56:32 PM PDT by dr_lew2
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To: dr_lew2

Gosh, 53.8 F ... at 3AM that’s gotta be near the low for the night.

Remember that Twilight zone ? “The Midnight Sun” ?
I vaguely remembered it. The internet is amazing.

... Well, 53.6 F !


15 posted on 08/18/2023 1:21:22 AM PDT by dr_lew2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The people weren’t warned in time, the greenie freak in charge of releasing enough water to control the fire didn’t because he was a left wing fruit cake... And the rest of the crap - we’ve had extreme weather from time to time since the world came into being...


16 posted on 08/18/2023 1:28:06 AM PDT by GOPJ (Ukraine matters? Yeah, it shows corrupt countries the Untied States's a hellhole that can be bought.)
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