tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post1705902184803073448..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2018-12-17Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-587643121882324302018-12-19T13:36:38.408-06:002018-12-19T13:36:38.408-06:00An Indian perspective on the Poland climate meetin...An Indian perspective on the Poland climate meeting: Not much help for the world’s poor and vulnerable <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/12/an-indian-perspective-on-poland-climate.html<br /><br />[well, it's traditional . ..]<br /><br />from my perspective as a social scientist focusing on conservation and international development, the technical orientation of the Katowice meeting failed to match the urgency of needed climate action. Negotiators made little progress toward deeper emissions cuts. Nor did the meeting do much to help the most vulnerable people, ecosystems and nations. [more]<br /><br />Volcanic eruption triggers series of quakes that cracked up and fissured the island of Ambrym, Vanuatu<br />http://strangesounds.org/2018/12/volcanic-eruption-triggers-series-of-quakes-that-cracked-up-and-fissured-the-island-of-ambrym-vanuatu.html<br /><br />On December 15, 2018, a volcanic eruption on Vanuatu’s Ambrym Island has sparked a series of earthquakes that have opened cracks around the island. [more; video, pics - whew!]<br /><br />An economist’s take on the Poland climate conference: The glass is more than half full [of fracking waste water]<br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/12/an-economists-take-on-poland-climate.html<br /><br />[exercise in self-delusion]<br /><br />We finally have the rulebook for the Paris Agreement, but global climate action is still inadequate <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/12/we-finally-have-rulebook-for-paris.html<br /><br />The Paris Rulebook, agreed at the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, gives countries a common framework for reporting and reviewing progress towards their climate targets.<br /><br />Yet the new rules fall short in one crucial area. While the world will now be able to see how much we are lagging behind on the necessary climate action, the rulebook offers little to compel countries to up their game to the level required. [more]<br /><br />[rules? there's no rules in a knife fight! (Butch Cassidy movie villain) - as he gets kicked in the nuts]<br /><br />Oil Spirals Below $47 as Dark Clouds Envelop Demand Outlook<br />https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-dives-lower-surging-u-030909275.html<br /><br />Why the rise of populist nationalist leaders rewrites global climate talks <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/12/why-rise-of-populist-nationalist.html<br /><br />The election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil not only marks the rise of another populist nationalist leader on the world stage. It’s also a turning point for the global politics of climate change.<br />When the new president takes office in January 2019, by my estimate at least 30 percent of global emissions will be generated from democracies governed by populist nationalist leaders. [more]<br /><br />[and finally]<br /><br />Katowice celebrations damped by reality of global warming – World is probably going to keep getting warmer, despite the deal struck in Poland <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/12/katowice-celebrations-damped-by-reality.html<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-79660835753298089722018-12-19T07:20:53.418-06:002018-12-19T07:20:53.418-06:00Top Economist: “If The Fed Raises Interest Rates T...Top Economist: “If The Fed Raises Interest Rates Tomorrow They Should All Be Fired For Economic Malpractice”<br />http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/top-economist-if-the-fed-raises-interest-rates-tomorrow-they-should-all-be-fired-for-economic-malpractice<br /><br />The Federal Reserve is responsible for creating the stock market boom that we have witnessed in recent years. Are they now also setting the stage for a stock market bust? After hitting an all-time high earlier this year, the Dow has plunged more than 3,000 points from the peak of the market, and it would appear that it would be extremely irresponsible for the Fed to raise interest rates in such a chaotic environment. In addition, evidence continues to mount that the U.S. economy is slowing down, and everyone knows that raising interest rates tends to depress economic activity. So it would seem that it would not be logical for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at this time. In fact, economist Stephen Moore told Fox Business that if the Fed raises interest rates “they should all be fired for economic malpractice”… [more]<br /><br />2008 MegaPlosion Mode <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/12/2008-mode.html<br /><br />there is way too much capital leaning into implosion right now...<br /><br />The big story today was the annihilation of crude oil: exhibit A of a delusional reflation trade now force unwinding due to futures-driven margin calls<br /><br />the Canadian dollar predicted this meltdown in oil as it did in 2008<br /><br />Remember the crude oil collapse in 2016?<br /><br />Crude speculators doubled down on their bad bets and are now getting wiped off the map taking crude straight down with them. Still a long ways to fall [more]<br /><br />"It Was Just Rampant Criminality As Usual" <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/12/it-was-just-criminality-as-usual.html<br /><br />But the biggest crime of all of course was happening in the background while apologists for rampant corruption were making excuses for non-stop lying: The "missing" trillion dollar tax cut, which one year later is leading to the worst selloff since the Great Depression. <br /><br />The largest theft in human history, without any possible comparison. Overseen by the most corrupt cabal of thieves in U.S. history without any fucking comparison. [more]<br /><br />[more later - gotta mail pkgs and cards]<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-20424216815789193782018-12-19T07:20:48.529-06:002018-12-19T07:20:48.529-06:00Jeez Jonny - when a freaking ELEPHANT drops dead, ...Jeez Jonny - when a freaking ELEPHANT drops dead, you'd think someone would get the picture or connect the dots. But no. It gets chalked up to disease or some other vague excuse to deflect further inquiry. <br /><br />And what about all those "medical conditions" that too many people seem to be afflicted with while driving (among other activities)? Nope - "mysterious" is the only word they can use, and nobody follows up or asks around on the internet to find out there's an entire website that's been documenting this shit for YEARS!<br /><br />Record-setting rain this year across the United States <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/record-setting-rain-this-year-across-the-united-states/ar-BBR8XrO<br /><br /> with the current state of our climate, record rainfall is likely going to be a recurring headline in the eastern United States. [more]<br /><br />War in 2019? China, Iran, N. Korea Top Concerns: Report <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/war-in-2019-china-iran-n-korea-top-concerns-report/ar-BBR9kHr<br /><br />Wednesday, 19 December 2018<br />Earthquake on mid-Atlantic ridge <br /><br />M 5.4 quake - Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/12/earthquake-on-mid-atlantic-ridge.html<br /><br />A magnitude 6.2 M - Southeast of Easter Island is the 128th major quake of 2018 which will probably be the second lowest total this century after the 111 in 2017 <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/12/a-magnitude-62-m-southeast-of-easter.html<br /><br />"This is our Deep Water Horizon!" An incredible 408 marine life die-offs almost one every day since July 2016 is the biggest marine disaster in Florida's history <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/12/this-is-our-deep-water-horizon.html<br /><br />Algae bloom is not expected to last more than a few months at worst, the deadly algae bloom which is killing billions of marine life around the coastal waters of Florida has now lasted more than one and a half years and shows no sign of going away anytime soon and is without a doubt the biggest marine disaster in Florida's history.<br /><br />The die-offs are still causing chaos, this month massive cleanup was underway in Manatee County at the Robinson Preserve.<br />Crews consider the effort an all-hands-on-deck emergency as they worked non-stop to clean up the preserve, a popular spot in Manatee County, thousands of dead mullet have washed into the area because of red tide. [more]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /> Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com