The photos: http://www.weather.com/news/science/striking-photos-fracking-bakken-north-dakota-20141007. As soon as I saw the "scarred landscape," I didn't bother reading the story but the photos are excellent. I'm not sure why "fracking" was in the "headline" except to draw "internet hits." These are simply "oil development" picture. I don' think I saw one photo that was of "fracking" per se. But I could be wrong; I didn't spend much time at the site.
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Global Warming
Climate Change
Extreme Weather
Problems in Paradise
Problems in Paradise
Florida has gone 3,270 days without a hurricane – nearly nine years and, by far, the longest stretch on record (the next longest streak is 5 seasons from 1980-1984, in records dating back to 1851). Meanwhile, the Sunshine state’s population and development have boomed.
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There were a flurry of
1. The National Geographic reports that "2 degrees" is the wrong metric to follow. It doesn't look like tracking sea level is very good, either.
2. The (London) Express: the public is growing increasing skeptical. No extreme weather and there has been no warming for 18 years. Even the oceans aren't rising. "Hey, dude, where's the heat?" The Chinese are building one coal-powered plant every week or so. The Chinese did not attend the recent UN summit.
3. Wind energy has "reached its limit." -- The (London) Express.
4. The walrus is the new polar bear. -- The (London) Express.
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