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To: Brumar89 who wrote (69840)	5/3/2016 12:11:51 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By Thomas A Watson Respond to of 86355

Global warming could turn Middle East and Northern Africa into 'dead zones' for humans and force 500 million people to relocate Indeed it could. The guy below could fly too. The stuff below is just another prophecy from the worst prophets in history. Even Jehovah's Witnesses did better at prophecy. At least they rightly predicted 1914 as a turning-point year. Every time Warmists give a specific year for something they goof hilariously. The stuff below is just more modelling crap. No new facts at all. But even if by some miracle their prophecies are correct, why worry? A big temperature rise would open up coastal Antarctica, Northern Canada and Siberia -- which could provide more human living space than ever The academic journal article is "Strongly increasing heat extremes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the 21st century" A new study has warned that rising global temperatures could render large swathes of the Middle East and North Africa too hot for humans. Experts say the future of humanity is these areas is 'in jepoardy' and say it could affect up to 500 million people. Researchers found the number of extremely hot days in the region has doubled since 1970. By the end of the century, midday temperatures on hot days could even climb to 50 degrees Celsius (approximately 122 degrees Fahrenheit). Another finding: Heat waves could occur ten times more often than they do now. By mid-century, 80 instead of 16 extremely hot days. 'In future, the climate in large parts of the Middle East and North Africa could change in such a manner that the very existence of its inhabitants is in jeopardy,' says Jos Lelieveld, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and Professor at the Cyprus Institute. Lelieveld and his team concluded that ven if Earth's temperature were to increase on average only by two degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times, the temperature in summer in these regions will increase more than twofold. By mid-century, during the warmest periods, temperatures will not fall below 30 degrees at night, and during daytime they could rise to 46 degrees Celsius (approximately 114 degrees Fahrenheit). By the end of the century, midday temperatures on hot days could even climb to 50 degrees Celsius (approximately 122 degrees Fahrenheit). Another finding: Heat waves could occur ten times more often than they do now. By mid-century, 80 instead of 16 extremely hot days In addition, the duration of heat waves in North Africa and the Middle East will prolong dramatically. Between 1986 and 2005, it was very hot for an average period of about 16 days, by mid-century it will be unusually hot for 80 days per year. At the end of the century, up to 118 days could be unusually hot, even if greenhouse gas emissions decline again after 2040. 'If mankind continues to release carbon dioxide as it does now, people living in the Middle East and North Africa will have to expect about 200 unusually hot days, according to the model projections,' says Panos Hadjinicolaou, Associate Professor at the Cyprus Institute and climate change expert. Atmospheric researcher Jos Lelieveld is convinced that climate change will have a major impact on the environment and the health of people in these regions. 'Climate change will significantly worsen the living conditions in the Middle East and in North Africa. Prolonged heat waves and desert dust storms can render some regions uninhabitable, which will surely contribute to the pressure to migrate,' said Jos Lelieveld. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3570024/Global-warming-turn-Middle-East-Northern-Africa-dead-zones-humans-force-500-million-people-relocate.html

To: Brumar89 who wrote (69840)	5/4/2016 8:06:36 AM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

Fossil Fuels You Can Hear the Coal Industry’s Collapse—Literally Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning. by Stephen Lacey May 04, 2016 Inside Energy: Listen to U.S. Coal Production Fall Off a Cliff America’s coal industry is hurting: In the past year, thousands of workers have been laid off and a majority of the country’s major coal companies have filed for bankruptcy. Coal production is at a 30-year low. The drop-off in the past year is staggering. But what does it sound like? Listen to this audio clip to hear coal production fall off a cliff. Tech Insider: Researchers Have Stumbled Upon a Battery Breakthrough That Could Change Energy Storage There's serious demand for longer-lasting batteries. Better battery storage can advance all sorts of technology from phones to electric cars -- but increasing battery life is no easy feat. Luckily, researchers hailing from the University of California, Irvine may have accidentally discovered a solution that could change energy storage forever. Bloomberg: New Record Set for World's Cheapest Solar, Now Undercutting Coal Solar power set another record-low price as renewable energy developers working in the United Arab Emirates shrugged off financial turmoil in the industry to promise project costs that undercut even coal-fired generators. Developers bid as little as 2.99 cents per kilowatt-hour to develop 800 megawatts of solar-power projects for the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, the utility for the Persian Gulf emirate, announced on Sunday. That’s 15 percent lower than the previous record set in Mexico last month, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. *Vox: Climate Scientists Ask Jimmy Kimmel: "Why Would We Fck With You?" On his late-night talk show Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel discussed the silly new climate-denier documentary that's in theaters now. Kimmel expresses confusion over why a scientific question has become divided along partisan lines -- and to his credit, did not blame "politics" or any other airy abstraction. He identifies the party that rejects the science: It's Republicans. (This makes him more straightforward on the subject than most professional journalists.) And then Kimmel lets climate scientists have their say. Portland Press Herald: Lawmakers Uphold LePage Veto, Killing Bill to Boost Solar Energy** House lawmakers upheld Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a closely watched solar energy bill Friday in a blow to supporters who argued the measure would boost the industry and create jobs. The House actually voted twice on the bill, but the outcome did not change despite a heavy State House presence of solar users and industry representatives. In the end, the 93-50 vote in the House was a few votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto from LePage, a frequent critic of Maine’s renewable energy policies. greentechmedia.com