Kansas Crimson

East Troublesome Fire reported to be 100% contained, almost 2 months and several snowstorms later.

Still hot spots burning, but apparently nothing that threatens containment lines.

related, heard some figures about drought out here in the west recently

not good

some 70% of utah is in exceptional drought, with the rest of the state categorized as extreme or severe

the four corners area, particularly utah and arizona are really hurting. i know it’s the desert and and all, but still. the winter monsoons this year have been virtually non-existent.

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx

I think actual penalties if caught burning during a ban could go a long long way.

As “respect my authoritah” as so many LEOs can be, it’s surprising here that they have the rep for being soft about fire ban enforcement. They’ll issue these feckless warnings, rather than just hand out actual citations.

I’m afraid it gives this county the rep as being ok to come have fires (camp) despite bans.

But then again, there’s so many remote forest roads, and so many self-absorbed tourists, that I suppose some deviance is inevitable.

But then again again, I think knowing that you’re likely to get a court date out of it would be quite the deterrent.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... ampaign=SA

General Motors doin big things

https://indaily.com.au/news/2021/01/29/ ... eutrality/

(thanks, liberal snowflakes)

https://theguardian.com/environment/202 ... tudy-finds

and...

https://newyorker.com/news/daily-commen ... he-climate

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/10/asia/ind ... index.html

the images of the flash-flood coming out of india are crazy...much like a tsunami

glacier collapsed, causing dam to burst

bandaid

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireSto ... r-76954829

Legislation to fight sea level rise goes to Florida governor

Legislation hailed as some of the most robust yet to defend U.S. coasts against sea level rise is headed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a proposal that would provide millions of dollars annually to communities threatened with losing ground to rising oceans because of climate change.

With 1,350 miles (2,100 kilometers) of coastline, including some of the country's most iconic beaches and prized real estate, Florida is among the most vulnerable places on earth amid the global fight against rising atmospheric temperatures.

Without debate, the Florida House on Thursday unanimously approved legislation already advanced by the Senate that would establish a fund providing up to $100 million annually for so-called resiliency projects. It would also require the state to identify and map out areas most at risk from coastal flooding and rising seas.

“Sea level rise and flooding — it doesn't care who you are or which ZIP code you live in, it affects all Floridians,” said Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera, the House bill sponsor representing a Miami area district. “It's time to protect our homes. It's time to protect our communities. It's time to protect our state as a whole..."

florida is probably the last place in the country i’d consider moving

https://earther.gizmodo.com/americans-a ... 1846667236


...The Redfin polling found that extreme temperatures were a deciding factor for 48% of those who were considering moving in the coming year, while sea level rise was on the minds of 36% of potential movers. The question was around people’s decision to move, indicating that they could be moving away from areas of extreme heat or along the coast as well as choosing not to move to those places. The trends were most acute in the Northeast and the West. Separate Yale and George Mason University polling also shows those regions generally have some of the highest rates of people who say climate change is already affecting them and worry the most about it. But it may also reflect the reality that the West got lit up by wildfires last year and that parts of the Northeast have seen relatively high rates of sea level rise and the acute impacts of that when Sandy hit in 2012...

apparently, cali just hit 95% renewable energy

bravo

Anybody do any research on regnerative agriculture? Its fascinating to me and provides some potential avenues for the question of how to maintain ways of life and also solve parts and pieces of our impending climate issues. Also...to me personally, its a much more appealing solution than eating lab grown food. We'll save the lab grown stuff for space travel and mars...

TDub wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 7:32 pm Anybody do any research on regnerative agriculture? Its fascinating to me and provides some potential avenues for the question of how to maintain ways of life and also solve parts and pieces of our impending climate issues. Also...to me personally, its a much more appealing solution than eating lab grown food. We'll save the lab grown stuff for space travel and mars...

With the amount of chemicals being dumped on the vast majority of food production fields in this country, we're all basically eating lab grown food.

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:47 am

TDub wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 7:32 pm Anybody do any research on regnerative agriculture? Its fascinating to me and provides some potential avenues for the question of how to maintain ways of life and also solve parts and pieces of our impending climate issues. Also...to me personally, its a much more appealing solution than eating lab grown food. We'll save the lab grown stuff for space travel and mars...

With the amount of chemicals being dumped on the vast majority of food production fields in this country, we're all basically eating lab grown food.

Right but the point is there is a way around that that actually produces more

TDub wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:50 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:47 am

TDub wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 7:32 pm Anybody do any research on regnerative agriculture? Its fascinating to me and provides some potential avenues for the question of how to maintain ways of life and also solve parts and pieces of our impending climate issues. Also...to me personally, its a much more appealing solution than eating lab grown food. We'll save the lab grown stuff for space travel and mars...

With the amount of chemicals being dumped on the vast majority of food production fields in this country, we're all basically eating lab grown food.

Right but the point is there is a way around that that actually produces more

I hope so. I wouldn't mind seeing Monsanto make a little less money poisoning us all.

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:51 am

TDub wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:50 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:47 am
With the amount of chemicals being dumped on the vast majority of food production fields in this country, we're all basically eating lab grown food.

Right but the point is there is a way around that that actually produces more

I hope so. I wouldn't mind seeing Monsanto make a little less money poisoning us all.

Theres a show on netflix called Kiss the Ground that goes into it in more detail and its pretty good. Worth a watch. I also like the idea of integrating our livestock back into our agriculture cycle. Also, interestingly enough....i think the answer, or one answer, is too actually increase the amount of grazing land....not decrease it, not go to meatless burgers. Properly managed grazing has tremendous benefits to the land and climate...its part of the reason the Midwest was such good and fertile soil before we tilled it to death (65 million buffalo, grazing and fertilizing at pace and stimulating regrowth).

Actually livestock (fed, not grazing) may be the problem. Part of the reason the soil was/is tilled to death is because of the need to feed a lot of livestock, fast. Poultry and hog farmers are never going to allow the sensible solutions you suggest. Also grazed-meat would become expensive due to the limited supply (too slow to attain slaughter ready), and lead to potentially a change in eating habits. The collective explosion of heads on Faux News and the Republican Party would have to be measured in Gigatons!

zsn wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 9:31 am Actually livestock (fed, not grazing) may be the problem. Part of the reason the soil was/is tilled to death is because of the need to feed a lot of livestock, fast. Poultry and hog farmers are never going to allow the sensible solutions you suggest. Also grazed-meat would become expensive due to the limited supply (too slow to attain slaughter ready), and lead to potentially a change in eating habits. The collective explosion of heads on Faux News and the Republican Party would have to be measured in Gigatons!

'Specially the ones in the Dakotas am I right!?



You're so much better and smarter than everyone.