Some light reading before bed. Actually, this is a sweet, free(!) article on the adaptation assessment framework that created the “Coastal Hazard Wheel.”
AbstractThis paper presents a generic framework for assessing inherent climate change hazards in coastal environments through a combined coastal classification and hazard evaluation system. The framework is developed to be used at scales relevant for regional and national planning and aims to cover all coastal environments worldwide through a specially designed coastal classification system containing 113 generic coastal types.The framework provides information on the degree to which key climate change hazards are inherent in a particular coastal environment, and covers the hazards of ecosystem disruption, gradual inundation, salt water intrusion, erosion and flooding.The system includes a total of 565 individual hazard evaluations, each graduated into four different hazard levels based on a scientific literature review. The framework uses a simple assessment methodology with limited data and computing requirements, allowing for application in developing country settings. It is presented as a graphical tool—the Coastal Hazard Wheel—to ease its application for planning purposes.
It’s a scandal that we have passed the ominous 400 ppm level of carbon dioxide and the United States is doing nothing to slow, much less reverse, the rate of climate change. No, we are drilling, baby…to ensure (as they say on Battlestar Galactica) that the planet is fracked. And Serious People have the brass to lecture us on austerity so we don’t leave a debt burden to future generations. Instead, we will leave them a planet our of a science fiction nightmare. Hey, science is fiction, because it has a left-wing bias and Creationism must be taught.
It’s a scandal that endless war and empire are the policies that have propulsive force in America. Republican, Democrat, endless war. Another is ongoing financialization, setting up the next bust with bubbles and gambling and the playerz get away with it. People sigh. Oh, well, business as usual. USA USA! The terrorists hate us because of our values.
It’s a scandal that historic inequality, loss of economic mobility, wage stagnation, the hollowing out of American industry (sorry, no manufacturing renaissance), shocking levels of unemployment, 1970s infrastructure and poverty are not being addressed. If you were just willing to put in an honest day’s work, you’d get ahead, you welfare queen loser. We’ve got to tighten our belts, as long as it means federal spending on such things as schools, research, Amtrak and transit, not going after the trillion-dollar tax dodgers.
The real scandals listed above involve classic corruption, deceit, damage to the public good, destruction of fair play and scummy bag men/women, even if they dine at the most exclusive restaurants in D.C. The Koch brothers, Big Oil, Big Coal, Jamie Dimon, Lloyd Blankfein “doing God’s work,” Tim Geithner, tech billionaires lending their hubris and money to the charter schools racket while offshoring work and pushing for more H-1B visas, the revolving door between Wall Street and the lapdog regulators, the Military Industrial Complex, the usual suspects.
(Source: azspot)
I just realized that I’ve been using Tumblr for so long, I remember when the radar was a way to discover awesome blogs and not some incredibly obnoxious animated gif advertising bullshit I don’t care about.
NOAA predicts active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season.
The U.S. climate agency says seven to 11 storms could become hurricanes, including three to six “major” hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher.
These ranges are well above the seasonal average of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.
“With the devastation of Sandy fresh in our minds, and another active season predicted, everyone at NOAA is committed to providing life-saving forecasts in the face of these storms and ensuring that Americans are prepared and ready ahead of time.” said Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., NOAA acting administrator.
Photo: Hurricane Sandy as seen from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite on October 28, 2012. (NOAA / NASA)
With these seven essential knives, you’ll be equipped to take on steaks, branches, and even the occasional zombie.
It seems to me that if you have a Leatherman, the Swiss Army Hiker would become redundant. Also, I prefer to use clippers and pruners instead of a machete.
