XPost: alt.global-warming   
   From: diverse@tcp.co.uk   
      
   On 24/08/2020 11:44, MrPostingRobot@kymhorsell.com wrote:   
   > 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   
      
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