[MCN] Combustion of fossil fuel -> hotter ocean evaporating more rapidly into atmosphere -> extreme rain and flooding

Lance Olsen lance at wildrockies.org
Sun Nov 21 09:40:52 EST 2021


Floods and landslides kill at least 150 in India and Nepal <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiECHBEfVhAeSOcbCoNtbxQGcqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowocv1CjCSptoCMPrTpgU?uo=CAUiV2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNubi5jb20vMjAyMS8xMC8yMC9pbmRpYS9pbmRpYS11dHRhcmFraGFuZC1rZXJhbGEtZmxvb2QtaW50bC1obmsvaW5kZXguaHRtbNIBAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
CNN <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMKHL9QowkqbaAg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Oct 21

Coast Guard aids with evacuations as heavy rain floods coastal Northwest Oregon <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiamh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm9wYi5vcmcvYXJ0aWNsZS8yMDIxLzExLzEyL3JhaW4td2V0LXdlYXRoZXItZmxvb2Qtd2F0Y2gtbm9ydGh3ZXN0LW9yZWdvbi1zb3V0aHdlc3Qtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi_SAXlodHRwczovL3d3dy5vcGIub3JnL2FydGljbGUvMjAyMS8xMS8xMi9yYWluLXdldC13ZWF0aGVyLWZsb29kLXdhdGNoLW5vcnRod2VzdC1vcmVnb24tc291dGh3ZXN0LXdhc2hpbmd0b24vP291dHB1dFR5cGU9YW1w?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
OPB News
4 days ago

‘Explosion of rain’ brings flood and storm warnings as wild weather crosses Australia <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEN2dzednMR-OKfOThY1r16MqGQgEKhAIACoHCAow1OuiCzCX9roDMK7DgQc?uo=CAUiiAFodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVndWFyZGlhbi5jb20vYXVzdHJhbGlhLW5ld3MvMjAyMS9ub3YvMTAvcmVjb3JkLXJhaW5mYWxsLWJyaW5ncy1mbG9vZC1hbmQtc3Rvcm0td2FybmluZ3MtYXMtd2lsZC13ZWF0aGVyLWNyb3NzZXMtYXVzdHJhbGlh0gEA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
The Guardian Australia <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMNTrogswl_a6Aw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>

Shawnee on Delaware flooding after nor'easter pours rain on river basin <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMihwFodHRwczovL3d3dy5wb2Nvbm9yZWNvcmQuY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3MvbG9jYWwvMjAyMS8xMC8yNy9zaGF3bmVlLW1pbmlzaW5rLXBhcmstZmxvb2RpbmctZGVsYXdhcmUtcml2ZXItaGVhdnktcmFpbi1ub3JlYXN0ZXIvODU2NTIyNDAwMi_SAStodHRwczovL2FtcC5wb2Nvbm9yZWNvcmQuY29tL2FtcC84NTY1MjI0MDAy?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Pocono Record

Drowning Dublin: can the capital keep its head above water? <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEDFOns3CF684w5A6gnnkhyQqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowqfqFCzD7v4MDMIO9jQY?uo=CAUib2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmlyaXNodGltZXMuY29tL25ld3MvZW52aXJvbm1lbnQvZHJvd25pbmctZHVibGluLWNhbi10aGUtY2FwaXRhbC1rZWVwLWl0cy1oZWFkLWFib3ZlLXdhdGVyLTEuNDcyODQ4NtIBAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
The Irish Times <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMKn6hQsw-7-DAw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
10 hours ago

Flooding in Rochester, Finger Lakes after record-breaking rainfall <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiaWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJvY2hlc3RlcmZpcnN0LmNvbS93ZWF0aGVyL2Zsb29kaW5nLWluLXJvY2hlc3Rlci1maW5nZXItbGFrZXMtYWZ0ZXItcmVjb3JkLWJyZWFraW5nLXJhaW5mYWxsL9IBbWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJvY2hlc3RlcmZpcnN0LmNvbS93ZWF0aGVyL2Zsb29kaW5nLWluLXJvY2hlc3Rlci1maW5nZXItbGFrZXMtYWZ0ZXItcmVjb3JkLWJyZWFraW5nLXJhaW5mYWxsL2FtcC8?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
RochesterFirst
Oct 27

Princeton BC devastated by flood – Comox Valley Record <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiSWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNvbW94dmFsbGV5cmVjb3JkLmNvbS9uZXdzL3ByaW5jZXRvbi1iLWMtZGV2YXN0YXRlZC1ieS1mbG9vZC_SAQA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Comox Valley Record
1 hour ago

Southeast faces major coastal flooding from powerful storm <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiXWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93ZWF0aGVyLzIwMjEvMTEvMDUvY3dnLTExMDUyMS1tb2RlcmF0ZS1tYWpvci1jb2FzdGFsLWZsb29kaW5nL9IBAA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
The Washington Post
10 days ago

Slovenia – Flash Floods in Ljubljana After 94mm of Rain in 1 Hour – FloodList <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiO2h0dHBzOi8vZmxvb2RsaXN0LmNvbS9ldXJvcGUvc2xvdmVuaWEtZmxvb2RzLXNlcHRlbWJlci0yMDIx0gEA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
FloodList
Oct 1

Humanitarian Coordinator ai in South Sudan Visits Flood-affected Areas and Warns of a Climate Emergency <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMijwFodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZnJpY2FuZXdzLmNvbS8yMDIxLzExLzEyL2h1bWFuaXRhcmlhbi1jb29yZGluYXRvci1hLWktaW4tc291dGgtc3VkYW4tdmlzaXRzLWZsb29kLWFmZmVjdGVkLWFyZWFzLWFuZC13YXJucy1vZi1hLWNsaW1hdGUtZW1lcmdlbmN5L9IBAA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Africanews English

Flood risk is rising. Here's where - and what can be done <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiZ2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndlZm9ydW0ub3JnL2FnZW5kYS8yMDIxLzEwL2Zsb29kLXJpc2staXMtcmlzaW5nLWhlcmUtcy13aGVyZS1hbmQtd2hhdC1jYW4tYmUtZG9uZS1hYm91dC1pdC_SAQA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
World Economic Forum
Oct 19

Flood advisory issued for many parts of Central New York <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEPqYf-HWeMFFD97ZpOmjhOgqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowvqX_CjDFtfgCMPHkpAY?uo=CAUiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnN5cmFjdXNlLmNvbS93ZWF0aGVyLzIwMjEvMTEvZmxvb2QtYWR2aXNvcnktaXNzdWVkLWZvci1tYW55LXBhcnRzLW9mLWNlbnRyYWwtbmV3LXlvcmsuaHRtbNIBAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
syracuse.com <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKML6l_wowxbX4Ag?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
3 days ago

What was the role of climate change in Germany's fatal floods? <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiECHamwW3Di_NkmN8MMpAuuEqGAgEKg8IACoHCAow-ZzLBzD77Ecw-bS4Bg?uo=CAUiZ2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmV1cm9uZXdzLmNvbS9ncmVlbi8yMDIxLzEwLzE4L3doYXQtd2FzLXRoZS1yb2xlLW9mLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLWluLWdlcm1hbnktcy1mYXRhbC1mbG9vZHPSAQA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Euronews <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMPmcywcw--xH?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Oct 18

L.A. communities face growing peril from fire, heat, floods <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiENWw5B1l8FYg75gxupdGyFAqFwgEKg4IACoGCAowjKxcMOvhCzCU9KQB?uo=CAUiANIBAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Los Angeles Times <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBggKMIysXDDr4Qs?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
3 days ago

Flooding in Venice Worsens Off-Season Amid Climate Change <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMicmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy9idXNpbmVzcy9hcnRpY2xlcy8yMDIxLTEwLTIwL2Zsb29kaW5nLWluLXZlbmljZS13b3JzZW5zLW9mZi1zZWFzb24tYW1pZC1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZdIBfmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy9idXNpbmVzcy9hcnRpY2xlcy8yMDIxLTEwLTIwL2Zsb29kaW5nLWluLXZlbmljZS13b3JzZW5zLW9mZi1zZWFzb24tYW1pZC1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZT9jb250ZXh0PWFtcA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
U.S. News & World Report
Oct 20

Heavy rains flood parking lots, cause some building damage at UMass <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiYWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmdhemV0dGVuZXQuY29tL0hlYXZ5LXJhaW5zLWNhdXNlLWZsb29kaW5nLXNvbWUtd2F0ZXItZGFtYWdlLWF0LVVNYXNzLUFtaGVyc3QtNDM1NDMyMDLSAQA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
GazetteNET
13 hours ago

Over 1,000 private flood defences in vulnerable parts of England were in poor condition last year <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiUGh0dHBzOi8vdW5lYXJ0aGVkLmdyZWVucGVhY2Uub3JnLzIwMjEvMTAvMzEvcG9vci1wcml2YXRlLWZsb29kLWRlZmVuY2VzLWVuZ2xhbmQv0gFUaHR0cHM6Ly91bmVhcnRoZWQuZ3JlZW5wZWFjZS5vcmcvMjAyMS8xMC8zMS9wb29yLXByaXZhdGUtZmxvb2QtZGVmZW5jZXMtZW5nbGFuZC9hbXAv?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Unearthed
Oct 31

Italian Firefighters Rescue Stranded Residents Amid Flooding in Sardinia <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiWGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlhaG9vLmNvbS9uZXdzL2l0YWxpYW4tZmlyZWZpZ2h0ZXJzLXJlc2N1ZS1zdHJhbmRlZC1yZXNpZGVudHMtMDMyOTQ4NDMxLmh0bWzSAWFodHRwczovL25ld3MueWFob28uY29tL2FtcGh0bWwvbmV3cy9pdGFsaWFuLWZpcmVmaWdodGVycy1yZXNjdWUtc3RyYW5kZWQtcmVzaWRlbnRzLTAzMjk0ODQzMS5odG1s?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Yahoo News

The Worst European Floods in 100 Years Have Left 120 Dead, 1,300 Missing <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiELGxaH0-5WKLwltcBr97lKgqFggEKg0IACoGCAowlIECMLBMMJnrngY?uo=CAUiVmh0dHBzOi8vZ2l6bW9kby5jb20vdGhlLXdvcnN0LWV1cm9wZWFuLWZsb29kcy1pbi0xMDAteWVhcnMtaGF2ZS1sZWZ0LTEyMC1kZS0xODQ3MzA2NzA00gEA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Gizmodo <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBggKMJSBAjCwTA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Jul 16

How Record-Breaking Rainfall Flooded Middle Tennessee <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiTWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjEvMDgvMjUvdXMvdGVubmVzc2VlLWZsb29kaW5nLW1hcC5odG1s0gEA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
The New York Times
Aug 25

Colorado shatters its record for flash flood warnings in a single year <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiPmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmRlbnZlcnBvc3QuY29tLzIwMjEvMDkvMDQvY29sb3JhZG8tZmxvb2Qtd2FybmluZ3Mv0gFCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVudmVycG9zdC5jb20vMjAyMS8wOS8wNC9jb2xvcmFkby1mbG9vZC13YXJuaW5ncy9hbXAv?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
The Denver Post
Sep 4

Flooding In China: The City Of Zhengzhou Reels After Historic Rains <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEEi_pZZPG92HsjbMwQJ8MgcqFwgEKg4IACoGCAow9vBNMK3UCDCFpJYH?uo=CAUiaWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5wci5vcmcvMjAyMS8wNy8yNS8xMDIwMzQyODIyL2Zsb29kaW5nLWNvbnRpbnVlcy10by1kZXZhc3RhdGUtemhlbmd6aG91LWNpdHktaW4tY2VudHJhbC1jaGluYdIBAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
NPR <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBggKMPbwTTCt1Ag?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Jul 25

USA – Record Rainfall Causes Flash Floods in Flagstaff Burn Areas, Arizona – FloodList <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiaWh0dHBzOi8vZmxvb2RsaXN0LmNvbS9hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS91c2EtcmVjb3JkLXJhaW5mYWxsLWNhdXNlcy1mbGFzaC1mbG9vZHMtaW4tZmxhZ3N0YWZmLWJ1cm4tYXJlYXMtYXJpem9uYdIBAA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
FloodList
Aug 18

Historic floods fuel misery, rage in Detroit <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiTGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmVlbmV3cy5uZXQvYXJ0aWNsZXMvaGlzdG9yaWMtZmxvb2RzLWZ1ZWwtbWlzZXJ5LXJhZ2UtaW4tZGV0cm9pdC_SAQA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
E&E News
Jul 27

Sweden – Flash Floods in Dalarna and Gävleborg After Record Rainfall – FloodList <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiPmh0dHBzOi8vZmxvb2RsaXN0LmNvbS9ldXJvcGUvY2VudHJhbC1zd2VkZW4tZmxvb2RzLWF1Z3VzdC0yMDIx0gEA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
FloodList
Aug 19

France – Record Rainfall Floods Streets in Lot-et-Garonne – FloodList <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiS2h0dHBzOi8vZmxvb2RsaXN0LmNvbS9ldXJvcGUvZnJhbmNlLWZsb29kcy1hZ2VuLWxvdGV0Z2Fyb25uZS1zZXB0ZW1iZXItMjAyMdIBAA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
FloodList
Sep 9

The climate connection behind a summer of floods in China, Europe and the U.S. <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiS2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93b3JsZC9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZS8yMDIxL3dvcmxkLWZsb29kcy1jbGltYXRlL9IBS2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93b3JsZC9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZS8yMDIxL3dvcmxkLWZsb29kcy1jbGltYXRlLw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
The Washington Post
Jul 22

A Belgian City Struggles To Recover From Devastating Flood <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEC7shZytZefEjOciCTo2YSYqFwgEKg4IACoGCAow9vBNMK3UCDCFpJYH?uo=CAUiTmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5wci5vcmcvMjAyMS8wNy8xNy8xMDE3MzI4NTE5L2V1cm9wZS1iZWxnaXVtLWZsb29kaW5nLWZsb29kcy1saWVnZdIBAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
NPR <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBggKMPbwTTCt1Ag?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Jul 17

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North American Drought Monitor as of October 31, 2021
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/drought/nadm/maps <https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/drought/nadm/maps>




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“Ten thousand years ago there were between 1 and 5 million people on the planet.  There was plenty of room to expand and move, and resources seemed endless.”

Niles Eldredge. Dominion. 1995. University of California Press.

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“It was not until the … publication in 1865 of William Stanley Jevons' The Coal Question, that some became aware that the coal deposits were exhaustible. …. It was not until the 1920's that a few people began to realize the supplies of fossil fuels had distinct limits.”

John U. Nef.  "An Early Energy Crisis and its Consequences," 
Scientific American,  November 1977


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