Climate Change

[Byrthnoth]

At least when the EU punches itself in the dick the world is a better place for it.

[Byrthnoth]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/o...cker-dead.html

A guy who published papers in the 70s talking about climate change just died at age 87. There have been papers back into the 19th century theorizing that mankind would cause global warming through increased CO2 in the atmosphere, but this guy was one of the first to measure increases in global temperature and is partially responsible for popularizing the phrase "global warming."

[6souls]

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/0...limate-warming

Climate Change is fucking up the Great Lakes region.

• The Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the continental United States. It's also getting wetter at a much faster rate than the rest of the country. Overall precipitation is up about 10 percent, more than twice as much as the U.S.

• More of the region's precipitation is coming in the form of extreme rainstorms, which are increasing at a faster rate in the Great Lakes region and the northeast U.S. than in other parts of the country.

• Heat waves are becoming more common, while extreme cold days are becoming less frequent.

• Summer water temperatures in the lakes have increased over the past six decades. Ice cover has dropped dramatically.

• Warmer water, along with more nutrient runoff from extreme rain events, have resulted in an increase in algal blooms — in warmer lakes like Lake Erie, but even in deep, cold Lake Superior.

Extreme rainfall events also can result in sewer overflows and increase the amount of bacteria that's flushed into lakes, causing beach closures.

Other impacts of climate change are less clear. Overall snowfall totals across the Great Lakes haven't changed much. But snow is melting faster, and less ice cover may lead to more lake effect snow in certain areas, scientists said.

The impact on lake levels is also uncertain. More extreme rain events have pumped more water into the lakes, raising water levels. But warmer water and air temperatures, along with decreased ice cover, have resulted in more evaporation.

That could have economic ramifications on the shipping industry.

Agriculture will be hit especially hard.

Wetter springs will cause delays in planting, while crops will be more stressed with less water and more heat during summer. The report predicts yield decreases of 10-30 percent for corn and soybeans by the end of the 21st century.

[6souls]

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/0...climate-change

US Military declares Climate Change is a National Security threat after flood waters in Nebraska nearly wipe out a base.

Spoiler: show

The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military's Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipment, munitions and dozens of aircraft.

Days into the flooding, muddy water was still lapping at almost 80 flooded buildings at Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base, some inundated by up to 7 feet of water. Piles of waterlogged corn cobs, husks and stalks lay heaped everywhere that the water had receded, swept onto the base from surrounding fields.

The flooding provided a dramatic example of how climate change poses a national security threat, even as the Trump administration plays down the issue.

It is also a reminder that the kind of weather extremes escalating with climate change aren't limited to the coasts, said retired Rear Adm. David W. Titley, founder of both the Navy's Task Force on Climate Change and the Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk at Penn State University.

In a reference to President Trump's proposal to take money from the military construction budget to fund his proposed wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, Titley said levees "are the kinds of walls we need."

[TsingTao]

Man, that's gonna be great. The US Military declares climate change to be a national security threat while the President and top advisers say climate change is a hoax.

Round 1....FIGHT!

[Athas]

Hasn't the DoD and the military had climate change as a security threat for a while now?

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[archibaldcrane]

Yes

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[Buffy]

Hasn't the DoD and the military had climate change as a security threat for a while now?

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Since January 2017, twenty-one senior officials at the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) have publicly raised concerns about, and recommended actions to address, the security implications of climate change, both due to its effect on military infrastructure, readiness and operations, and its broader geostrategic implications for the United States.

https://climateandsecurity.org/2019/...ity-2017-2019/

[6souls]

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/26/70588...nt-light-bulbs

Trump administration to rollback light bulb regulation that made them more energy efficient. It's pointed out in the article that more power plants will be needed to cover the added energy use of the old bulbs, or a boost to the coal industry.

[Dantrag]

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/26/70588...nt-light-bulbs

Trump administration to rollback light bulb regulation that made them more energy efficient. It's pointed out in the article that more power plants will be needed to cover the added energy use of the old bulbs, or a boost to the coal industry.

Doesn't force people to buy them though, or for home depot and lowes to carry them...

[6souls]

Doesn't force people to buy them though, or for home depot and lowes to carry them...

Have you already forgotten about Trump's "Forgotten People"?

[TsingTao]

Stores will carry them because this country is full of fucking idiots. People will buy them because they are fucking idiots. Fucking idiots will complain that they should have a choice and not be forced to buy something that isn't a hundred year old technology. It's endlessly tiring.

[6souls]

An old coworker of mine preferred the old bulbs because she was under the impression that she couldn't get the same sort of lighting from the new bulbs. She is a very left Democrat who cares deeply about the environment, but don't fuck with her bulbs.

[Tokitoki]

In fairness, early fluorescent bulbs had a very yellow light to them, as opposed to the white light you got from incandescent. I don't think that's an issue anymore.

I'm just not a huge fan of LED bulbs in some rooms simply due to the brightness. I know they sell them with different lumen ratings, but most of them are just blinding. Talking for small table lamps in the living room and stuff like that.

[silverdragontyr]

If color is that important just get a LED smart bulb. Might be a bit more expensive than a standard bulb but can make them any color and lower/raise brightness to whatever desired and last forever. I've had mine probably 5 years now and I love being able to make a dull orange/red at night when winding down.

[Jaybar]

This thread, of all the threads on BG, is the most likely to trigger me. This admin makes me want to get into politics to create policy for a better future. The thought scares me.

[zoobernut]

In fairness, early fluorescent bulbs had a very yellow light to them, as opposed to the white light you got from incandescent. I don't think that's an issue anymore.

I'm just not a huge fan of LED bulbs in some rooms simply due to the brightness. I know they sell them with different lumen ratings, but most of them are just blinding. Talking for small table lamps in the living room and stuff like that.

Most fluorescent bulbs lean very blue. Take a digital photograph under those lights with your white balance set to regular sunlight. That is also why spending excessive time under them can lead to eye strain and can be damaging to your eyes. Incandescent rarely put out white light they are usually very warm/yellow. These are for your regular consumer grade bulbs. All of the different bulb technologies you can get photographer versions of or "daylight" versions of that are set to specific color temperatures. Those are usually way more expensive though.

[Salodin]

Honestly light bulb tech has come a long way. It is true those old bulbs had a different color to them that a lot of people prefer, but modern bulbs are capable of reproducing it without the energy drain. You don't need a fancy wifi bulb to do it either. Idk, I feel like for the costs it's not a big deal and this was put in so some Chinese manufacturer was happy during trade negotiations.

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[Tokitoki]

Idk, I feel like for the costs it's not a big deal and this was put in so some Chinese manufacturer was happy during trade negotiations.

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I feel like that's entirely possible.

[Vandalhart]

I had heard that there are specific restrictions on how you should dispose of your burn out bulbs (at least those coil ones). Maybe those restrictions were with the first generations of those lights only. I remember hearing if you break them you have to get the area tested for the gas that's in them.

I'm fine with using the lower wattage bulbs that produce the same lumens because they will lower my power bill. It's constantly going up so anyway I can reduce it the better.