#climatedisruption

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DOYOU KNOW ABOUUT THE YEAR WITHOUTH A SUMMER IN 1816

[global-education]

🌞 What If The Sun Would Move Around The Earth? 🌍

Imagine a world where the Sun, the center of our solar system, orbited around the Earth. It's a fascinating concept that defies the laws of physics as we know them today. In this speculative journey, we'll explore the implications of such a scenario, from the dramatic changes in our daily lives to the scientific and philosophical questions it raises.

The Earth-Centric Solar System:

🌎 In this hypothetical scenario, Earth would become the gravitational center, and the Sun would revolve around it. 🔄 Days and nights would be dramatically altered as the Sun's orbit changed our exposure to its light and heat. 📅 Our calendars and timekeeping systems would need a significant overhaul to accommodate the changing solar movements.

Climate and Weather:

🌡️ Temperature variations would be extreme, with areas previously in the Sun's path experiencing scorching heat, while those in shadow would plunge into bitter cold. 🌪️ Weather patterns and atmospheric circulation would be greatly disrupted, leading to unpredictable and potentially severe storms. 💧 Changes in ocean currents would impact marine life and global climate systems.

Agriculture and Farming:

🌱 Agriculture would face substantial challenges, with the irregular sunlight affecting crop growth and seasons. 💡 Innovative farming methods and technologies would be necessary to adapt to the changing solar conditions. 🌾 Crop rotation and selection would need to be reimagined to optimize harvests.

Human Adaptation:

🚀 Space exploration and colonization would likely be very different, with Earth as the central hub for space travel. 🛰️ Satellites and space stations would require frequent adjustments to their orbits to stay within the Sun's path. 🏙️ City planning and architecture would evolve to cope with varying sunlight and temperature conditions.

Scientific and Philosophical Questions:

🔬 Our understanding of the cosmos and the laws of physics would be profoundly challenged. ❓ Would our scientific discoveries and theories be completely different in this alternate reality? 🧐 Philosophers and thinkers would grapple with new existential questions about our place in the universe.

Religious and Cultural Impact:

⛪ Many religious beliefs and creation myths are tied to the Sun's position as the central celestial body. 🕊️ A shift in the Earth-Sun relationship would require significant reinterpretations of these beliefs. 🌄 Cultural celebrations and rituals tied to solar events like solstices and equinoxes would evolve or disappear.

Energy Sources:

⚡ Energy production and distribution would undergo significant changes as solar power availability varied across regions. 🔋 Alternative energy sources like wind, hydro, and nuclear power might become more critical. 🏭 The energy sector would need to innovate to adapt to this new energy landscape.

Environmental Consequences:

🌿 Ecosystems and wildlife would adapt to the shifting climate zones, leading to changes in migration patterns and species distributions. 🏞️ Conservation efforts would need to be reevaluated to address the evolving environmental challenges. 🌊 Sea levels could experience fluctuations as a result of changes in temperature and ice melting.

Conclusion: While the idea of the Sun orbiting the Earth is an intriguing thought experiment, it fundamentally contradicts our current understanding of the universe's laws. The Sun's central role in our solar system is a cornerstone of modern astronomy and physics. Still, exploring such scenarios can deepen our appreciation for the delicate balance that allows life to thrive on our planet.

[sustainate-blog]

Don't be fooled by this wonderful #finnish #winter day. We are in the middle of a #ClimateCrisis. Australia is getting cooked & oceans are overheating! It's time to declare worldwide #ClimateEmergency & really act on #climatechange! Add real #CarbonTax & remove #fossilsubsidies! #wedonthavetime #nytonpakko #klimatförändringar #klimatkris #ActOnClimate #greennewdeal #climate_change #climatedisruption #climatereality #climaterevolution @gretathunberg https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs0ITQ6nlj2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=144d2yyttspbh

[tropicaltundratribe]

Today’s World Rainforest Day!! 🌴❤️Home to over half the world’s plants and animals and with over 100 billion tons of carbon stored in their trees, rainforests are a powerful stabilizer of the climate and life on Earth. BUT, with an area the size of 40 football fields being deforested every minute, rainforests NEED OUR HELP. Join today's collaborative schedule of events on WorldRainforestDay.org/schedule and help us make #WorldRainforestDay every day. ✊💚 #climatechange #climateaction #climatedisruption #rainforests #Amazon #indigenous #deforestation #activism (at Amazon Rainforest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBv5WfdnNV7/?igshid=3amgn6g09mnk

[deaththeekid]

“Operation Cinder is to begin at once. Resistance. Rebellion. Defiance. These are concepts that cannot be allowed to persist. You are but one of many tools by which these ideas shall be burned away”

[doughraymefather]

https://instagram.com/xrebellionla?igshid=1gcw9pkbrwese #XRLA #extinctionrebellion #ChaseBanksters #fossil_fools #ClimateDisruption #vegan (for the animals and the planet) #LostAngeles #LosAngeles #hollywood https://www.instagram.com/p/B7O5Gw5DSTmY3fOh0Mw2YbQUZNrUK1wKbU-Ug00/?igshid=gzb287atijyh

[countrymadefoods]

“We’re trying to pinpoint the best fungal candidates and the compounds found in the fungi that allow the fungi to kill or evade the mosquito’s immune system,” Ramirez says. If his team can pinpoint such compounds, they could be extracted from the spores and made into targeted bio-pesticides designed to kill mosquitoes without harming anything else.

Scientists Race to Kill Mosquitoes Before They Kill Us | Sierra Club

[mattjalbert]

Dirty oil stains California’s climate leadership OIL STAIN: How Dirty Crude Undercuts California’s Climate Progress

[kibbutzlotan]

The day after 6 months of blessing the rains, it rains. #climatechange? #climatedisruption? #global? (at Kibbutz Lotan & Center for Creative Ecology)

[didiamicoimmaginario]

Il mondo non è comprensibile, ma è abbracciabile My project is #projecthugme 🌎 1/2 🐢 ❤️🤗A hug is a way to show affection and love!🤗❤️ 🌈❤️Un abbraccio salverá il mondo❤️🌈 🌈❤️A hug will save the world❤️🌈 #didibystefi #didi©️bystefi #didi #amico #immaginario #amicoimmaginario #feeling #friend #buddy #fantasyart #kindness #freehugs #art #artpassion #hug #jewelthumbring #artshub #talklesshugmore #surrealismartcommunity #animals #animalplanet #animalliving #climatedisruption #tartarugamarina #turtle #climatechange https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Dg_4YINOt/?igshid=185rfxi3fot51

[walnutandcarrara]

The 30-member Senate panel, which allocates federal funds to various government agencies and organizations, approved a $51 billion spending bill for the State Department and foreign operations, which included an amendment to continue funding the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as the scientific body the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The amendment passed even though the 2018 budget proposal that Trump, a Republican, introduced earlier this year eliminated support of any mechanism to finance climate change projects in developing countries and organizations….

…Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the amendment’s author, said on Twitter on Thursday: “Despite @RealDonaldTrump’s dangerous #ParisAgreement decision & unwillingness to act, we can & will fight back to combat #climatedisruption.”

The amendment passed 16-14. Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee voted in favor, as did all committee Democrats except for West Virginia’s Joe Manchin.

[patriciadlr]

THE HISTORY OF THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER IN 1816

[global-er]

Reframing climate change: How carbon reduction can also reduce poverty and inequality

[Curated]

From a January 27, 2017, Oxfam blog post by Ruth Mayne

Many economic studies looking at the costs and benefits of reducing carbon pollution sooner rather than later have been produced. Because the “climate is a global public good” which benefits everyone, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions now makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, the costs associated with making the necessary changes can be significant.

In her blog post, Ruth Mayne argues that the social, economic, and health co-benefits from carbon reduction are substantial and should be considered in evaluating the up-front costs. In addition, countries that are trying to use better technological solutions will receive the most benefit from their proactive approach, potentially leapfrogging the most polluting fossil fuel industries.

Policies and programs used by developed nations such as the U.S. must be designed such that benefits can be shared with their poorer neighbors. Otherwise, the existing inequalities between rich and poor countries will become even more profound. For example, developed nations must take greater responsibility in their exports to developing countries of second-hand vehicles, which tend to “emit high levels of pollution” and “lead to negative health and environmental impacts linked to climate change and also respiratory conditions caused by breathing in pollution and particulate matter.” Positive, considered, altruistic actions by richer nations will “contribute to fairer, healthier and more prosperous communities, and a more human economy.”

[anchorarcade]

Defying Trump, Senate panel approves funding for U.N. climate body

http://ryanguillory.com/defying-trump-senate-panel-approves-funding-for-u-n-climate-body/

Defying Trump, Senate panel approves funding for U.N. climate body

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill on Thursday evening that includes $10 million to help fund the United Nations’ climate change body that oversees the Paris Climate Agreement, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to stop funding it.

The 30-member Senate panel, which allocates federal funds to various government agencies and organizations, approved a $51 billion spending bill for the State Department and foreign operations, which included an amendment to continue funding the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as the scientific body the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The amendment passed even though the 2018 budget proposal that Trump, a Republican, introduced earlier this year eliminated support of any mechanism to finance climate change projects in developing countries and organizations.

The United States is still a party to the 1992 UNFCCC, which oversees the Paris agreement, although Trump announced in June that he would withdraw the nation from the global climate pact and cease funding the Green Climate Fund, which supports clean energy and climate adaptation projects in vulnerable countries.

The United States has usually contributed to around 20 percent of the UNFCCC budget.

Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the amendment’s author, said on Twitter on Thursday: “Despite @RealDonaldTrump’s dangerous #ParisAgreement decision & unwillingness to act, we can & will fight back to combat #climatedisruption.”

The amendment passed 16-14. Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee voted in favor, as did all committee Democrats except for West Virginia’s Joe Manchin.

Although the United States announced it would no longer be a party to the Paris Climate Agreement, a pact that nearly 200 countries approved in 2015 to combat global warming, it has said it will continue to observe the ongoing negotiations.

In a diplomatic cable that Reuters obtained last month, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on how the United States plans re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement.

The cable also said diplomats should make clear that the United States wants to help other countries use fossil fuels, which have been linked to global warming. [L1N1KU0UP]

Reporting by Valerie Volcovici; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn

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Defying Trump, Senate panel approves funding for U.N. climate body

http://ryanguillory.com/defying-trump-senate-panel-approves-funding-for-u-n-climate-body/

Defying Trump, Senate panel approves funding for U.N. climate body

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill on Thursday evening that includes $10 million to help fund the United Nations’ climate change body that oversees the Paris Climate Agreement, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to stop funding it.

The 30-member Senate panel, which allocates federal funds to various government agencies and organizations, approved a $51 billion spending bill for the State Department and foreign operations, which included an amendment to continue funding the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as the scientific body the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The amendment passed even though the 2018 budget proposal that Trump, a Republican, introduced earlier this year eliminated support of any mechanism to finance climate change projects in developing countries and organizations.

The United States is still a party to the 1992 UNFCCC, which oversees the Paris agreement, although Trump announced in June that he would withdraw the nation from the global climate pact and cease funding the Green Climate Fund, which supports clean energy and climate adaptation projects in vulnerable countries.

The United States has usually contributed to around 20 percent of the UNFCCC budget.

Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the amendment’s author, said on Twitter on Thursday: “Despite @RealDonaldTrump’s dangerous #ParisAgreement decision & unwillingness to act, we can & will fight back to combat #climatedisruption.”

The amendment passed 16-14. Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee voted in favor, as did all committee Democrats except for West Virginia’s Joe Manchin.

Although the United States announced it would no longer be a party to the Paris Climate Agreement, a pact that nearly 200 countries approved in 2015 to combat global warming, it has said it will continue to observe the ongoing negotiations.

In a diplomatic cable that Reuters obtained last month, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on how the United States plans re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement.

The cable also said diplomats should make clear that the United States wants to help other countries use fossil fuels, which have been linked to global warming. [L1N1KU0UP]

Reporting by Valerie Volcovici; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn

Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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USA POLITICS: Defying Trump, Senate Panel Approves Funding for UN Climate Body

The amendment passed even though the 2018 budget proposal that Trump, a Republican, introduced earlier this year eliminated support of any mechanism to finance climate change projects in developing countries and organizations. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the amendment’s author, said on Twitter on Thursday: “Despite @RealDonaldTrump’s dangerous #ParisAgreement decision & unwillingness to act, we can & will fight back to combat #climatedisruption.”

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