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   As the buzzing around the US coasts probably indicates to even the   
   most qualified hillbilly, world ocean surface temps are warm.  A   
   couple weeks back they broke into record territory and are now headed   
   even higher, not leaving much room for a Presidential-style rowback.   
      
   The global avg SST from the IR sats was +.75C relative to 1980s avg in   
   the last 24 hrs, and has been increasing for the past 10-14 days.   
      
   The avg for the last 2 wks has been around +.71C.  For the last 4 wks   
   the avg has been around +.72C.  These numbers are all well above the   
   warmest Aug on the HadSST series at +.68C.   
      
   The top10 warmest HadSST Augusts now look like:   
      
   	<-- Aug 2020: ~+.72C   
   2019    0.680   
   2015    0.665   
   2016    0.654   
   2014    0.644   
   2017    0.606   
   2018    0.534   
   2009    0.505   
   2005    0.500   
   1998    0.487   
   2013    0.483   
      
   --   
   Upcoming events:   
   07 Oct 2020	2020Q3 Billion Dollar Disasters NOAA   
      
   [Surge!]   
   Marco Will Approach the Gulf Coast With Heavy Rain, Storm Surge on Mon   
   The Weather Channel, 24 Aug 2020 02:18Z   
   Marco is closing in on a direct strike of the Louisiana coastline   
   Mon into Tue.   
      
   California battles more than 500 fires with no end in sight as   
   emergency response stretched thin   
   CNBC, 23 Aug 2020   
   The fires are the worst in the northern and central regions of   
   California and are expected to expand this weekend due to high heat   
   and winds that will exacerbate ...   
      
     California braces for 'dangerous' weather as 200,000 told to evacuate   
     due to wildfires   
     ABC News, 24 Aug 2020 07:57Z   
     Fire chief Mark Brunton says there is potential "for things to really   
     go crazy out there", amid a forecast for high temperatures, low   
     humidity, lightning and wind gusts up to 105 kilometres per hour.   
      
     Peter Gleick @PeterGleick 23 Aug 2020 05:25Z   
     Replying to @fuzzymoshe   
     Looks like it's a red flag warning for the Berkeley hills, from   
     Alameda County emergency services.   
      
     Bay Area wildfires: Firefighters fear dry lightning, erratic winds   
     could drive blazes   
     The Mercury News, 24 Aug 2020 02:14Z   
     Firefighters throughout Northern California raced to get a better   
     grip on the ...   
      
   Top UK scientist warns COVID-19 likely won't ever truly go away   
   The Times of Israel, 23 Aug 2020 15:25Z   
   A former chief scientific adviser to the British govt has said   
   COVID-19 will likely be around forever, and that regular vaccination   
   will be needed to contain ...   
      
   Earth Lost a 'Staggering' 28 Trillion Tonnes of Ice [around 77m mm of SLR]   
   in Just 23 Years   
   ScienceAlert, 24 Aug 2020 01:23Z   
   Scientists from Leeds and Edinburgh universities and University   
   College London analysed satellite surveys of glaciers, mountains, and   
   ice sheets between 1994 ...   
      
   Rio Tinto cuts CEO, executives' bonuses after caves blast review   
   CNBC, 24 Aug 2020 06:22Z   
   Rio Tinto said on Mon it will cut the short-term bonuses of its   
   chief executive Jean-S?bastien Jacques and 2 other senior executives   
   following a review of ...   
   [Don't worry -- double bonuses next year!]   
      
   Japan PM Abe reassures on health after second hospital visit   
   Al Jazeera English, 24 Aug 2020 06:18Z   
   Country's longest-serving prime minister says wants to do his best   
   amid concern coronavirus crisis aggravating health.   
      
   Twitter placed a 'public interest notice' on Trump's tweet - Business Insider   
   Business Insider, 23 Aug 2020 19:17Z   
   Twitter on Sun placed a "public interest notice" on a tweet   
   President Donald Trump sent earlier in the day in the latest example   
   of the platform fact-checking ...   
      
   [Writing On The Wall:]   
   3 Oil Companies That Are Becoming Renewable Energy Stocks   
   The Motley Fool, 23 Aug 2020   
   Big oil companies know that renewable energy is ultimately the future   
   of the industry. The International Energy Agency projects that   
   renewable energy ...   
      
   3 in 4 Republicans think America is better off now than in 2016: poll   
   [1 in 4 Reps ready to vote for Biden!]   
   New York Post, 24 Aug 2020 02:13Z   
   The majority of Republicans have a rosier picture of America now than   
   they did 4 years ago -- because of their confidence in President   
   Trump, a new poll ...   
      
   'Bored' hotel guard worked for food delivery service after contracting   
   coronavirus   
   ABC News, 24 Aug 2020 03:05Z   
   A security guard who tested positive for COVID-19 after working at   
   Melbourne' s Rydges on Swanston hotel says he was instructed to stash   
   used gloves and masks in his pockets, out of view of security cameras,   
   so the equipment could be used again.   
      
   'Take a chill pill': Transport Minister hits back after claims new   
   Sydney ferries won't fit under bridges   
   ABC News, 24 Aug 2020 03:04Z   
   NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance defends a decision to buy 10   
   new ferries, describing the fact they will not fit under 2 Sydney   
   bridges while passengers are on the top deck as "a good news story".   
   [Don't worry -- it's only a 10 mi swim home from the drop-off point!]   
      
   Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway announces resignation ahead of US election   
   ABC News, 24 Aug 2020 04:03Z   
   Kellyanne Conway says she will be departing at the end of this month   
   to spend more time with her family and help her children with remote   
   learning during the coronavirus pandemic.   
      
   Babies exposed to Hazelwood fire smoke in the womb more likely to   
   develop respiratory issues, study finds   
   ABC Gippsland, 24 Aug 2020 04:00Z   
   Unborn babies exposed to toxic smoke from the Hazelwood coal mine fire   
   in 2014 were more likely to develop respiratory infections and wheezes   
   as toddlers compared with babies who inhaled the smoke themselves,   
   researchers find.   
      
   Andrew Forrest boosts riches with close to $1.2 bn payday   
   ABC News, 24 Aug 2020 05:59Z   
   A record year from Fortescue Metals Group delivers a payday of more   
   than one bn dollars for Andrew Forrest as the miner boasts its   
   best-ever figures despite the coronavirus pandemic.   
      
   SA's coronavirus response to last 'two years' as COVID HQ gets set for   
   expansion   
   ABC News, 24 Aug 2020 06:58Z   
   South Australia's Health Minister says the state's pandemic response   
   will continue to operate for "two years", as the Government announces   
   its coronavirus "nerve centre" will receive a significant boost.   
   [Victoria is expected to also extend its emergency powers for at least   
   another 12m despite returning the smallest increase in covid19 cases   
   in 2m over the past 24 hrs].   
      
   What an extra year under a state of emergency would mean for Victoria   
   ABC News, 24 Aug 2020 at 7:50am   
   Victoria's state of emergency -- which grants sweeping powers to the   
   Chief Health Officer -- is due to expire in 3 weeks' time. The   
   Premier wants a year-long extension, but will he meet roadblocks in   
   the Upper House?   
      
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