Breaking News: The Earth Is Still Warming. A Lot | ThinkProgress

So think about this the next time you look at a picture of Sydney Harbour. Or any other harbour of your choice.

As it boils dry in your minds eye, ask ‘Why?’. The possible answers to your question are very limited. Very limited indeed.

Study: 17,500 NW homes may sink under rising seas | KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest

Thousands of homes in Washington and Oregon could be inundated by rising seas caused by global warming over the next century, according to research by the non-profit Climate Central and the University of Arizona.

Rachel Maddow caught in heat of moment

Referring to a section of “The Greatest Hoax” in which Inhofe takes Maddow to task for having attacked his positions on climate change, Maddow claimed last night that the 2009 show in question was actually about Inhofe’s supposed efforts in support of anti-homosexual policies in Uganda.

However, in her enthusiasm to nail Inhofe over the Uganda segment, which mentioned Inhofe among other officials, Maddow completely neglected a separate, lengthy segment on that same day’s show that attacked Inhofe over his positions on climate change.

That was the segment Inhofe clearly cited in “The Greatest Hoax,” which Maddow claimed to have read, even excerpting the exact dialogue from that night’s show. A video and a transcript of the 2009 show are still available.

Climate Change Sends Beetles Into Overdrive - ScienceNOW

Climate change could be throwing common tree killers called mountain pine beetles into a reproductive frenzy.

2018 – Mark Your Calendars | Musings from the Chiefio

Putting all that together, it looks to me like we can do some Calendar Marking.

2012 – Maya say “I told you so!” as it rains a lot.

2014 – Our present “flat, no warming” turns to “Drop, cold happening”.

2018 – The Sun Goes Blank.

2020 – It gets very cold.

2020 – 2040 the effects propagate toward the poles in the Pacific Ocean, slow continued deepening of cold.

2041 – Onward we have slow warming as the solar cycle kicks in again.

2060 – The warmth makes it up to Alaska and the Arctic.