St Louis flooding made more likely by global warming/climate change

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Keep arguing when neither side is rock solid in proof of anything.

 

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Annual deaths from worldwide climate and weather events are at an all time low. Crop yields are at an all time high with the earth greening at a significant rate due to increased CO2 fertilization . There is more reforestation than deforestation (though there is I concede a significant loss of habitat in more sensitive areas). The ice cap didnt disappear as Gore predicted it would by 2014 . The populations of the Maldives and Seychelles (slated to be underwater by now) have doubled with multi million dollar investment in beachfront holiday accommodation there .

For the last few millennia the Earth has been significantly warmer than it is today with both ourselves and the polar bears thriving. We are currently in an era of CO2 poverty if one actually checks the earths paleoclimatic record. The average level over the period life has existed being around 4 - 5 times what it is today. Indeed around 1700 CO2 levels came dangerously close to the kill level for plants at 180PPM (kill level is 150PPM) and were historic lows measured against the previous paleoclimatic norms

projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/climate/files/kobashietal2011.pdf

mclean.ch/climate/Ice_cores.html

In short we are currently economically destroying ourselves over something that represents a net benefit to us for the benefit of those who certainly don't have our best interests at heart

Our societies have gotten better in creating protections against extreme weather. While that trend is now being reverse because extreme weather are now becoming so much severe and frequent because of man made climate change.

The top 10 global weather and climate change events of 2021 » Yale Climate Connections

The most extreme heat wave in modern history, a record four $20 billion-plus weather disasters, and the hottest month on record globally highlighted a remarkable year in weather.

yaleclimateconnections.org

The top 10 weather and climate events of a record-setting year » Yale Climate Connections

In an all-around bizarre and largely unpleasant calendar year, extreme weather and climate-related changes contributed to the woes of 2020.

yaleclimateconnections.org

Climate crisis cuts Australian farm profits by a quarter over past 20 years

Reports finds profits could fall by up to 50% within three decades if global emissions are not significantly reduced and farmers don’t adapt to changing climate

www.theguardian.com

There it also can be many economical and societal benefits of reducing the dependency of fossil fuels.

Health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals

Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone. The latest estimates from leading experts also indicate that the value of health gains from climate action would be approximately double the cost of...

www.who.int

Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?

In most places power from new renewables is now cheaper than new fossil fuels.

ourworldindata.org

Including reducing the dependency and funding of ruthless dictators like for example Putin and the Saudis.

 

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Keep arguing when neither side is rock solid in proof of anything.

The debate about climate change is over. That all the world leading scientific organizations are acknowledging the urgent need for action. Like for example these thirty one American.

Thirty-one top scientific societies speak with one voice on global climate change – The Ecological Society of America

www.esa.org

That the evidence is so overwhelming that this report was published by federal agencies in 2018, then Republican controlled both the White House and Congress.

"The impacts of climate change are already being felt in communities across the country. More frequent and intense extreme weather and climate-related events, as well as changes in average climate conditions, are expected to continue to damage infrastructure, ecosystems, and social systems that provide essential benefits to communities. Future climate change is expected to further disrupt many areas of life, exacerbating existing challenges to prosperity posed by aging and deteriorating infrastructure, stressed ecosystems, and economic inequality. Impacts within and across regions will not be distributed equally. People who are already vulnerable, including lower-income and other marginalized communities, have lower capacity to prepare for and cope with extreme weather and climate-related events and are expected to experience greater impacts. Prioritizing adaptation actions for the most vulnerable populations would contribute to a more equitable future within and across communities. Global action to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions can substantially reduce climate-related risks and increase opportunities for these populations in the longer term."

Fourth National Climate Assessment: Summary Findings

This report is an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the United States. It represents the second of two volumes of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990.

nca2018.globalchange.gov

 

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Including reducing the dependency and funding of ruthless dictators like for example Putin and the Saudis.

As if you really care about that

After half a trillion Euros of investment over decades the Energiegewinde project in Germany has spectacularly failed and look at where they now find themselves, 80% dependent on just such a dictator

 

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As if you really care about that

After half a trillion Euros of investment over decades the Energiegewinde project in Germany has spectacularly failed and look at where they now find themselves, 80% dependent on just such a dictator

Germany now gets 50 percent of their electricity from renewable energy so Germany would have been a lot more dependent on Putin if it wasn't for the investment into renewable energy.

Renewables provide 49% of power used in Germany in first half of 2022

Renewable energy accounted for 49% of German power consumption in the first half of 2022, up 6% percentage points from a year earlier thanks to favourable weather conditions, industry groups said on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

There that transition could have happen a lot faster if it wasn't for the influence of fossil fuel companies and ruthless dictators.

European gas lobbyists linked to Russia | Global Witness

Two of Europe’s most influential gas industry lobby groups rejected a call to back the EU plan to end Russian oil and gas imports by 2027

www.globalwitness.org

Gerhard Schröder confirms meeting with Putin again

Controversial former German chancellor calls for activation of Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

www.politico.eu

That there are now great opportunities to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels.

How the Ukraine war is accelerating Germany's renewable energy transition

It's not just about the climate crisis anymore: For reasons of national security, the country urgently needs to wean itself off Russian gas, oil, and coal.

www.nationalgeographic.com

EU greenlights Germany’s 3-billion euro district heating subsidy programme

www.cleanenergywire.org