WSJ: The World Bakes Under Extreme Heat

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Forbes:

July 4 Was Earth’s Hottest Day In Over 100,000 Years—Breaking Record For 2nd Day In A Row

July 4 Was Earthâs Hottest Day In Over 100,000 YearsâBreaking Record For 2nd Day In A Row

Scientists say July 4 could have been the hottest day on Earth in as many as 125,000 years.

www.forbes.com

July 2023 Is Hottest Month Ever Recorded on Earth​

Preliminary analyses show that this July is virtually certain to be the hottest month on record for the planet by a wide margin, largely because of global warming

• ScientificAmerican - July 27, 2023

This July is set to be the hottest month ever recorded on Earth—and likely the hottest in about 120,000 years—preliminary analyses show.

With just a few days left in the month, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the European Union–funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and Leipzig University in Germany have combined temperature data for July 2023 so far with projections for the remainder of the month and have found it will be the hottest July by a wide margin....

July 2023 Is Hottest Month Ever Recorded on Earth

Preliminary analyses show that this July is virtually certain to be the hottest month on record for the planet by a wide margin, largely because of global warming

www.scientificamerican.com

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Still assumes the accuracy of the claim. You’re dumber than a dirty door mat.

Pick a date. Say 5,000 years ago. Or maybe 10,000.

If you claim to know any of the temperatures on that date anywhere on Earth, you're either lying or so stupid that you accept proxy data as being accurate.

While proxy date has clear value, its actual accuracy isn’t established. As you know.

How reliable are reconstructions and models for past temperature changes?

An understanding of climate changes during the past millennia is crucial for the scientific attribution of the current warming and the accurate prediction of future climate change. The proxy-based reconstructions and model simulations that offer insights into past temperature changes, however...

phys.org

 

[Woodznutz]

The potential for biogas from food waste is staggering. Why there are so few programs to develop it is mindboggling.

Because it's very, very expensive.

So is developing natural gas production. One advantage is that a reliable source of raw materials can be brought to a central plant.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

So is developing natural gas production. One advantage is that a reliable source of raw materials can be brought to a central plant.

Much more expensive than drilling for natural gas.
What's your plan, separate pickup for food waste and then dump it into a "cooker"?

 

[ding]

I would address all of it, if I were king of the world.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. You're being played.

 

[ding]

So is developing natural gas production.

It's not as much as you think. The planet is awash with natural gas from unconventional sources.

 

[ActionJackson]

I think we can do that without making a big fucking mess.

The Shocking Amount Of Food U.S. Households Waste Every Year

A new study from Penn State revealed that U.S. households waste about a third of the food they purchased every year. The results were similar to previous studies that showed Americans wasted an estimated 30% to 40% of their food.

www.forbes.com

This is only half of the sad story, as most people overeat, and the wasted food and other 'food waste' goes to landfills where it decomposes releasing huge amounts of CO2 and methane into the atmosphere.

You're right. America's farms are a disaster:

What the hell were they thinking?

 

[Woodznutz]

Much more expensive than drilling for natural gas.
What's your plan, separate pickup for food waste and then dump it into a "cooker"?

Yes, into a digester.

 

[Grumblenuts]

You're right. America's farms are a disaster:

What the hell were they thinking?

Exactly.

 

[Woodznutz]

It's not as much as you think. The planet is awash with natural gas from unconventional sources.

The third world is way ahead of us in biogas development.

 

[Woodznutz]

You're right. America's farms are a disaster:

What the hell were they thinking?

Peel back the layers and you'll find a disaster.

 

[Woodznutz]

So is developing natural gas production. One advantage is that a reliable source of raw materials can be brought to a central plant.

Free raw materials, for the cost of shipping.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Yes, into a digester.

How many multiples are you willing to pay over drilled nat gas?
5 times the cost? 10 time? More?

 

[Woodznutz]

How many multiples are you willing to pay over drilled nat gas?
5 times the cost? 10 time? More?

Not a fair comparison. Producing biogas is simply a way of utilizing another renewable resource. Making lemonade out of lemons.

I do lots of things that don't produce a profit.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Food waste is like manure. It's a valuable resource if managed properly.

You're usually not going door to door to collect the manure.

 

[Woodznutz]

You're usually not going door to door to collect the manure.

You have to develop a good program.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Collection shouldn't be a problem with the right program in place.

I know, if you throw enough tax dollars at something, you can do lots of wasteful things.

 

[Woodznutz]

I know, if you throw enough tax dollars at something, you can do lots of wasteful things.

We do that with lots of programs as it is. Just ditch a couple of those and adopt a food waste program.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

We do that with lots of programs as it is.

Yes, wasteful "green" energy programs are all the rage.

 

[Woodznutz]

Yes, wasteful "green" energy programs are all the rage.

Our economy and lifestyle depends on wasted time, energy, and resources. What's one more?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Our economy and lifestyle depends on wasted time, energy, and resources. What's one more?

Trillion here, trillion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money.