Toon’s about right, talk to ‘em in Australia right now where it’s summer, and ask about fire danger “down under”, or here in the west, and how long it’s been increasing.
“About 100,000 bats may have died as a result of last weekend’s heatwave in southern Queensland, the RSPCA says.
Mass deaths at about 25 separate colonies have been reported since the weekend, including at Mt Ommaney, Redbank, Boonah, Palmwoods, Laidley and Gatton.
RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty says the heatwave was a significant hit to the population of bats across the state.
“The heatwave was basically a catastrophe for all the bat colonies in south-east Queensland,” he said.
“That’s obviously going to have a pretty disturbing impact on those colonies and those colonies are vital to our ecosystem.”
The smell of bat carcasses has caused problems for locals.
The Scenic Rim Regional Council, west of Brisbane, has organised rubbish collectors to clear up the carcasses of about 2,000 bats.
Residents near Boonah’s Athol Terrace lookout say they have been putting up with the stench of the dead animals for four days.
Hundreds of bats also lie dead in trees and nearby bushes, and are being eaten by maggots."+Welcome to the future.
Your right-wing Aussie friends have managed to blind themselves rather thoroughly, as 2013 was confirmed as Australia’s hottest year on record in ALL states and territories; “Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia all breaking annual average temperature records.” Furthermore “a new record was set for the number of consecutive days the national average temperature exceeded 39°C (102°F).”From Australia’s ABC network:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-03/2013-was-the-hottest-year-on-record-for-australia/5183040You can (correctly) say that one year, even across an entire continent, is not necessarily indicative of climate change, but in fact this has been happening more and more there. In fact, the Bureau of Meteorology there had to add new colors to the weather maps to cover 52-54°C.http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2013/jan/08/australia-bush-fires-heatwave-temperature-scaleAnd friends of mine are experiencing a heatwave in Melbourne — not exactly an obscure city, being the second most populous in Oz, with a population of over four million.
Toles is a dupe of the uber-left plot for global wealth redistribution.
Global warming was invented to create a hysteria of imminent doom, the cure of which would be passage of Cap & Trade legislation that requires industrious nations to purchase the carbon credits of incompetent nations — all to redistribute wealth.
Except some things went terribly wrong for the doomsday plotters.1) the earth didn’t warm2) the seas didn’t rise3) the polar ice caps didn’t melt4) polar bears weren’t drowningand5) global warmist’s ship got frozen in ice at the antarctic.
There are a number of possible explanations — the work is still being done, so it’s not settled conclusively. I’ve posted relevant links before. If you seriously wonder why the antarctic ice is expanding, do some research. You can find the articles as easily as I did. But my guess is that you don’t really want to know.
Zhang, Jinlun, 2007: Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice under Warming Atmospheric and Oceanic Conditions. J. Climate, 20, 2515–2529. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI4136.1 Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice under Warming Atmospheric and Oceanic ConditionsJinlun ZhangPolar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Here is the first sentence of the abstract:
“Estimates of sea ice extent based on satellite observations show an increasing Antarctic sea ice cover from 1979 to 2004 even though in situ observations show a prevailing warming trend in both the atmosphere and the ocean.”+Note the end of the sentence: “in situ observations show a prevailing warming trend in both the atmosphere and the ocean.” Got that?? Yes, there’s more ice area (not volume) but both the air and the water are getting warmer! Got that? Both the air and the water are getting warmer. Okay, next point.
Yeah, we do – at least we did when I was in school.
The Gulf Stream occasionally changes its patterns. Three hundred years ago it did just that, thereby shifting the weather patterns, particularly in the UK and Northern Europe. However, no change that large affects only local areas, and the whole global climate shifted a little. When the Gulf Stream shifted back, so did the climate.
That’s not a factor in the shifts we are seeing today..
“No one has been able to explain why we had extreme weather 300 years ago before we had the industries we have today.”-Yes they have, you just ignored it.
Bats are so so so so so important. I can’t believe that people would try to get rid of them. They’re also fascinating critters. We see them of a summer evening as we sit in our backyards. Their flight is quite beautiful. I shudder to think about what Queensland is going to be without bats.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
Toon’s about right, talk to ‘em in Australia right now where it’s summer, and ask about fire danger “down under”, or here in the west, and how long it’s been increasing.
ConserveGov over 10 years ago
The sky Is falling!!!!
Kip W over 10 years ago
ALL IS WELLLL!!! —a climate denier up to his neck in it
lonecat over 10 years ago
“About 100,000 bats may have died as a result of last weekend’s heatwave in southern Queensland, the RSPCA says.
Mass deaths at about 25 separate colonies have been reported since the weekend, including at Mt Ommaney, Redbank, Boonah, Palmwoods, Laidley and Gatton.
RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty says the heatwave was a significant hit to the population of bats across the state.
“The heatwave was basically a catastrophe for all the bat colonies in south-east Queensland,” he said.
“That’s obviously going to have a pretty disturbing impact on those colonies and those colonies are vital to our ecosystem.”
The smell of bat carcasses has caused problems for locals.
The Scenic Rim Regional Council, west of Brisbane, has organised rubbish collectors to clear up the carcasses of about 2,000 bats.
Residents near Boonah’s Athol Terrace lookout say they have been putting up with the stench of the dead animals for four days.
Hundreds of bats also lie dead in trees and nearby bushes, and are being eaten by maggots."+Welcome to the future.
Motivemagus over 10 years ago
Your right-wing Aussie friends have managed to blind themselves rather thoroughly, as 2013 was confirmed as Australia’s hottest year on record in ALL states and territories; “Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia all breaking annual average temperature records.” Furthermore “a new record was set for the number of consecutive days the national average temperature exceeded 39°C (102°F).”From Australia’s ABC network:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-03/2013-was-the-hottest-year-on-record-for-australia/5183040You can (correctly) say that one year, even across an entire continent, is not necessarily indicative of climate change, but in fact this has been happening more and more there. In fact, the Bureau of Meteorology there had to add new colors to the weather maps to cover 52-54°C.http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2013/jan/08/australia-bush-fires-heatwave-temperature-scaleAnd friends of mine are experiencing a heatwave in Melbourne — not exactly an obscure city, being the second most populous in Oz, with a population of over four million.
SimonM over 10 years ago
Toles is a dupe of the uber-left plot for global wealth redistribution.
Global warming was invented to create a hysteria of imminent doom, the cure of which would be passage of Cap & Trade legislation that requires industrious nations to purchase the carbon credits of incompetent nations — all to redistribute wealth.
Except some things went terribly wrong for the doomsday plotters.1) the earth didn’t warm2) the seas didn’t rise3) the polar ice caps didn’t melt4) polar bears weren’t drowningand5) global warmist’s ship got frozen in ice at the antarctic.
lonecat over 10 years ago
There are a number of possible explanations — the work is still being done, so it’s not settled conclusively. I’ve posted relevant links before. If you seriously wonder why the antarctic ice is expanding, do some research. You can find the articles as easily as I did. But my guess is that you don’t really want to know.
lonecat over 10 years ago
It took me approximately one minute, for instance, to find the following article:
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/JCLI4136.1
Zhang, Jinlun, 2007: Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice under Warming Atmospheric and Oceanic Conditions. J. Climate, 20, 2515–2529. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI4136.1 Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice under Warming Atmospheric and Oceanic ConditionsJinlun ZhangPolar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Here is the first sentence of the abstract:
“Estimates of sea ice extent based on satellite observations show an increasing Antarctic sea ice cover from 1979 to 2004 even though in situ observations show a prevailing warming trend in both the atmosphere and the ocean.”+Note the end of the sentence: “in situ observations show a prevailing warming trend in both the atmosphere and the ocean.” Got that?? Yes, there’s more ice area (not volume) but both the air and the water are getting warmer! Got that? Both the air and the water are getting warmer. Okay, next point.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
“Denier science” has also proved the sun revolves around the Earth!!! (the flat Earth!)
danketaz Premium Member over 10 years ago
Since the only proof that the deniers will accept is a dead planet, I don’t know why anybody bothers to listen to them anyways.
Hawthorne over 10 years ago
Yeah, we do – at least we did when I was in school.
The Gulf Stream occasionally changes its patterns. Three hundred years ago it did just that, thereby shifting the weather patterns, particularly in the UK and Northern Europe. However, no change that large affects only local areas, and the whole global climate shifted a little. When the Gulf Stream shifted back, so did the climate.
That’s not a factor in the shifts we are seeing today..
CasualBrowser over 10 years ago
“No one has been able to explain why we had extreme weather 300 years ago before we had the industries we have today.”-Yes they have, you just ignored it.
lonecat over 10 years ago
Bats are so so so so so important. I can’t believe that people would try to get rid of them. They’re also fascinating critters. We see them of a summer evening as we sit in our backyards. Their flight is quite beautiful. I shudder to think about what Queensland is going to be without bats.
hostitulator about 10 years ago
we do not have enough data ….