Scientists expressed shock and alarm this weekend amid extreme high temperatures near both of the Earth's poles—the latest signs of the accelerating planetary climate emergency.
"This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system."
Temperatures in parts of Antarctica were 50°F-90°F above normal in recent days, while earlier this week the mercury soared to over 50°F higher than average—close to the freezing mark—in areas of the Arctic.
Stefano Di Battista, an Antarctic climatologist, tweeted that such record-shattering heat near the South Pole was "unthinkable" and "impossible."
"Antarctic climatology has been rewritten," di Battista wrote.
And what is the GOP actively doing? Denying climate change and chomping at the bit to get back in power to do more harm.
One would expect nothing less from the people who bet heavily on Russia being able to drill in the Arctic, and ship it by tankers through a wonderful new Northwest Passage.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it had issued drilling leases on more than 400,000 acres (160,000 hectares) of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), delivering on a promise to fossil-fuel proponents on President Donald Trump’s last full day in office.
Formal issuance of the leases by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management came a day before the inauguration of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, who has pledged to protect the 19.6-million-acre (7.9-million-hectare) habitat for polar bears and caribou and to ban new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.
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"Don't believe every quote attributed to people on the Internet" -- Abraham Lincoln
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it had issued drilling leases on more than 400,000 acres (160,000 hectares) of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), delivering on a promise to fossil-fuel proponents on President Donald Trump’s last full day in office.
Formal issuance of the leases by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management came a day before the inauguration of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, who has pledged to protect the 19.6-million-acre (7.9-million-hectare) habitat for polar bears and caribou and to ban new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.
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On purpose, to own the libs and the scientists.
Trump and the GOP are armed terrorists, they are trying to kill me and my family, and you and yours. WE MUST START TREATING THEM ACCORDINGLY
