March 28 (Bloomberg) — Heat waves are likely to intensify and last longer from California to the U.S. East Coast as global warming takes hold, according to the United Nations’s most comprehensive report on extreme weather events.
Average wind speeds of hurricanes are likely to increase, with projected sea level rises compounding the impact of surges associated with the storms, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a 594-page report today that examines weather impacts from Alaska to Africa and Australia.
Coastal areas around the world, especially large cities and small islands, are particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change and as much as $35 trillion, or 9 percent of projected global economic output in 2070, may be exposed to climate-related hazards in ports, the panel said. That may increase the need for migration, according to the authors.
COMMENT:
The country shouldda listened to Jimmy Carter and Al Gore, I’m tellin’ ya, shouldda listened to Jimmy Carter and Al Gore, NOT Reagan, not either old Bush or young and stupid Bush, shouldda listened to Jimmy Carter and Al Gore, I’m tellin’ ya….
About Thom Prentice
White, male, educated, comfortably middle class [but now poor], and born in the United States—in short, a privileged citizen of a predatory imperial nation-state within a pathological capitalist economic system. (Direct steal from Dr. Robert Jensen, UT-Austin)*****
Engaged in Direct Non-Violent Resistance to entire system, but from a below-the-grass-roots level*****
Pro-Democracy Advocate and Global Warming Activist. Facebook Page: Thomas Prentice*****
WhiteGuy, Intellecty'all, Symbologist [for those who like Dan Brown and The DaVinci Code], Deconstructioneer, Scribbler, Scrivener, Authentic Journalist, Reader, Thinker, 14 year cancer survivor just finishing yet another year of chemo, high school teacher, editor, and college prof, Ph.D. - UT-Austin - 1995. "Dr. Democracy", Return to 'The Customer Is Always Right' Capitalism Advocate. Shameless flirt
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Asker of awkward and inconvenient questions, what they do NOT tell you is far more important than what they DO tell you. Dog person. Failed parallel parking.
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There is no conscience in Capitalism. Democracy should rule Capitalism but Capitalism should NEVER rule Democracy. Without Economic Democracy, political democracy is useless and worthless. GWM.
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Prone to telling off people who need to be told off in the fine tradition of my grandfather. I'm waiting for a face-to-face with the Michele Bachman/google Santorum/Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan types. Also with Vichy Democrats and oil-funded enviro groups. Gay Incorporated is useless. Post-partisan and post-ideological. Used to dance with his shirt off.
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Not necessarily post-Capitalist in the Authentic Adam Smith way but certainly post-Capitalist in the THATCHER/REAGAN/MILTON FRIEDMAN/AYN RAND way.. Our economic and social arrangements need to be changed but not just from one ideology to another. Let talk about and create new options for social arrangements. Les Miserables.
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Karl Marx was wrong about a lot of things but he was spot-on about how Industrial Capitalism causes people to become alienated and about his 'labor theory of value' which shows why/how Capitalist thieves steal the value of a person's labor. A person works so many hours or days for s/himself and the rest of the labor is "free" and therefore the value goes to the Capitalist One Per Centers as profit. Mars Attacks.
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Just documenting signs of the looming apocalypse -- or rather, apocalypsii / TURN OFF THE TV.
