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To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (334298)4/21/2017 1:38:40 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 541777
 
"What will come sooner; Israel Palestine peace or medicare for all??"

Trick question; the answer is "an summer ice-free Arctic".

March set a remarkable new record for global warming, NOAA reports
First time any month was more than 1.8°F warmer than normal β€œin the absence of an El Niño episode.”



Global monthly temperature departures (from 1981–2010 average) color-coded by whether the Pacific was experiencing an El Niño (red), a La Niña (blue) or neutral conditions (gray).



To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (334298)4/21/2017 1:55:40 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541777
 
CA is working on it: [from an email]

"In February, California took a huge step toward single-payer health care for all when State Senators Ricardo Lara and Toni Atkins introduced SB 562, the Healthy California Act. And on April 26, the Senate will hold its first hearing on the bill.(1)
The Healthy California Act creates a government-funded insurance plan that would provide health care for every Californian, regardless of gender, race, age, or ability to pay. It's a total gamechanger."