What the new UN report warning of climate impacts means for Canadians

[furrowtickler]

Meanwhile, Biden recently ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-call-opec-its-allies-increase-oil-production-cnbc-2021-08-11/

LOL , the beat goes on .....

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Read this, I think you’ll be surprised how little of the water comes from glacial melt, not saying it’s not important but is less than most people think.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journ...2C382A78F0C916

That is definitely the rest of the story that the alarmists don't want to acknowledge.
But even taking their chicken little cries at face value, their argument holds no water, no pun intended, when you actually think about it as I pointed out above.

[furrowtickler]

Interesting take on the IPCC report ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOSewUsjz_k

[shtferbrains]

We are obviously going to spend multitrillions to get them to stop melting.
I'm just asking when to expect that to happen as we must be going to pay till it does.
2030? 2050? 3150? 5150?
Whats your climate expert opinion?

[jazz]

Read this, I think you’ll be surprised how little of the water comes from glacial melt, not saying it’s not important but is less than most people think.

I was just going to mention something like that. Mountains are aggregators for seasonal snowmelt and rainfall and very little of their glacial volume is a contributor to our annual water flows. Look at Canadas north and in the shield in Ont and Quebec. No glacial contributions there. Seasonal meltwater and rainfall trapped on rock.

[jazz]

This link should work.

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.cnbc...-scrutiny.html

The oil super cycle is going to be glorious. A lot of climate idiots are going to get a real lesson in how the world works.

[jazz]

The largest contributor to climate change is globalization. Period. Another inconvenient truth the cult wont see.

[blackpowder]

I wonder if Chuck believes he is as completely right with his facts as say, the Aztec priest right before the human sacrifice, as a way to stop nature.

[jazz]

Why did Biden call for more Opec oil today chuck, just 6 months after cancelling keystone? I thought we have to get off oil. Why didnt he call for more solar? Why didnt they include $500B in renewables in their pork bill yesterday?

Cue the crickets.

Tomorrows deflection post will be about racism probably, or Kenny or Trump.

[jazz]

The rigs are going back up faster than the solar arrays and windmills.

[fjlip]

Midnight Solar and BULLSHIT expensive bird grinders. Dumb ass idea, Look there's a squirrel.

Lots of places to spend money on, total waste of children's future.

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Midnight Solar and BULLSHIT expensive bird grinders. Dumb ass idea, Look there's a squirrel.

Lots of places to spend money on, total waste of children's future.

The WSJ thinks about the same...

"Don’t put the Democrats in charge of Noah’s Ark. It will sink."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-ruin-climate-border-security-immigration-violent-crime-ipcc-report-united-nations-progressives-11628711174?mod=hp_opin_pos_3
Democrats Will Ruin the Climate
They’ve wrecked the cities and the border. Why would climate policy be different?
WSJ Opinion: Democrats Will Ruin the Climate

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WSJ Opinion: Democrats Will Ruin the Climate

Wonder Land: Democrats have wrecked the cities and the border. Why would climate policy be any different? Images: Zuma Press/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly

By Daniel Henninger
Aug. 11, 2021 6:16 pm ET

Notwithstanding that we are passing the 18th month of a global Covid-19 pandemic that has killed 4.3 million people and crushed national economies, the United Nations decided that what the world needs just now is more bad news, as summarized by the New York Times : “The new report leaves no doubt that humans are responsible for global warming, concluding that essentially all of the rise in global average temperatures since the 19th century has been driven by nations burning fossil fuels, clearing forests and loading the atmosphere with greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane that trap heat.” What’s more, the report says climatic destruction is going to get worse no matter what we do. I do sometimes wonder what it would be like to be alive when the world ends.

The U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change even includes an interactive atlas depicting that global warming’s ruin will be everywhere, meaning there’s nowhere to hide. Now what?

My short answer: Don’t put the Democrats in charge of Noah’s Ark. It will sink.

If only for the sake of discussion, let’s stipulate the U.N.’s climate report may be right that warming is a problem. One still may pose a practical political question: Instead of mitigating the world’s climate challenge, what evidence exists that these progressive advocates—Democratic politicians or affiliated scientists—would do anything other than make it worse if we put them in charge of the solutions?

The currently observable reality is that progressives, who have now captured the Democratic Party at all levels of government, don’t seem able to run anything anymore—not cities, not Covid, not a national border. Why would letting them run climate policy be different"

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And just in case you missed this WSJ Article...

Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Framework Exposes Party Tensions
Sen. Joe Manchin expresses alarm over price tag of antipoverty and climate plan
Democrats’ Jobs and Infrastructure Plan: What’s Popular, What’s Controversial

Democrats’ Jobs and Infrastructure Plan: What’s Popular, What’s Controversial
Senate Democrats’ $3.5 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan is a sprawling piece of legislation. WSJ's Gerald F. Seib gives a rundown of the handful of provisions that figure to be the most popular, and the ones seen as most controversial. Photo illustration: Todd Johnson
By Kristina Peterson and Lindsay Wise
Updated Aug. 11, 2021 3:25 pm ET

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WASHINGTON—Hours after the Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget framework, Democratic leaders quickly confronted looming challenges in keeping the party united, as centrist and progressive lawmakers aired rival concerns over the package set to be finalized this fall.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), an influential centrist who has raised objections to previous Democratic bills, expressed alarm over the budget resolution’s price tag Wednesday, shortly after the Senate officially kicked off the process of crafting a package of antipoverty, education, healthcare and climate provisions with a predawn 50-49 party-line vote.

“I have serious concerns about the grave consequences facing West Virginians and every American family if Congress decides to spend another $3.5 trillion,” Mr. Manchin said Wednesday. “Given the current state of the economic recovery, it is simply irresponsible to continue spending at levels more suited to respond to a Great Depression or Great Recession—not an economy that is on the verge of overheating.”

Mr. Manchin voted to approve the budget framework, but said he hoped Democrats would “seriously consider this reality,” as they begin the work of translating the budget blueprint into detailed legislation.

Figures released Wednesday showed inflation remained elevated in July, but there was evidence of cooling amid signs that the recent rise in Covid-19 infections is starting to weigh on the strong economic recovery after last year’s pandemic-driven recession."

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Cheers x 3... Canada isn't far behind...

[chuckChuck]

If you had read what David Schindler said about water supplies and the impact of climate change in Alberta he said declining and disappearing glaciers will have an impact especially in summer and fall after the spring snow melt declines.

So yes there will be a severe seasonal shortages of river water. And then add in the increased risk and increased intensity of heat and drought and Alberta water supplies will be at risk along with all the ecological impacts.

Reducing consumption is also important. So maybe irrigation farmers will be giving up some of their subsidized water allocations so that Calgary has enough water.

And just like Steve Harper said, Canada needs to stop burning fossil fuels too.

[jazz]

And just like Steve Harper said, Canada needs to stop burning fossil fuels too.

You mean like Biden calling for more Opec oil to be released. Where are the renewables?

The oil supercycle is going to be biblical.

[chuckChuck]

You do realize the irrigation is downstream of the city??
I was’t aware of any irritation pulled from the North Saskatchewan.

You have heard of Lake Diefenbaker on the south Saskatchewan? The reservoir before Saskatoon.

So in Alberta if Calgary runs short do you think they will allow the diversion of water to irrigation farmers instead of Calgary?