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Fisheries output to plunge unless global warming reeled in
Alister Doyle
08 Mar 2018 7:06 PM
Reuters
[image] A man stands on his fishing boat in the harbour of Ajaccio on
the French Mediterranean island of Corsica Jan 30,
2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo
Oslo. Global fisheries output will slump by 20% by 2300 and by
60% in the worst-hit North Atlantic region if govts fail
to slow long-term global warming, a US team of scientists said on Thu.
Most studies of climate risks extend to 2100 and overlook extra
"catastrophic effects" such as the projected slump in ocean life that
would only emerge in coming centuries, they said.
Unchecked long-term warming would thaw sea ice around Antarctica and
disrupt ocean currents, winds and the growth of tiny plankton, the
report found. Worldwide, ever more nutrients would sink to the ocean
depths, away from fish near the surface.
"Marine ecosystems worldwide will be increasingly starved for
nutrients," lead author J. Keith Moore of the University of
California, Irvine, told Reuters of the findings published in the
journal Science.
The shifts would cut the productivity of fisheries in 2300 by an
average 20% and by 60% in the North Atlantic, where a
normal upwelling of nutrients from deeper waters would be most
reduced, according to computer simulations.
Exceptions would be the Southern Ocean near Antarctica and in the
Arctic Ocean around the North Pole where higher temperatures and
shrinking ice, allowing more sunlight to reach the water, would boost
the growth of tiny plants.
[image] Fish lie in a fish tank on the Boulogne sur Mer based trawler
"La Fregate" off the coast of northern France, August 28,
2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
Moore said such long-term projections involve many uncertainties but
add to existing concerns about more heat waves, downpours and droughts
that mainstream scientists link to a build-up of man-made greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere.
"We need to be thinking 1,000 years into the future, not 100 years,"
he wrote in an email. "Global warming isn't a problem our children can
solve - it will be too late."
...
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Norway's $1 tr sovereign wealth fund may extend emissions
blacklist to include more companies
Last year the ethics watchdog for Norway's sovereign wealth fund
recommended that "a small handful" of firms be excluded from the fund
for producing too much greenhouse gas emissions. Now more companies
could be blacklisted as a result of their emissions, as the watchdog
scrutinises more sectors, including power and shipping, as well as
considering more firms in the steel and concrete industries. A company
that is a big emitter of climate gases must show what plans it has to
cut emissions by 2030 to remain in the fund's portfolio, revealed
Johan Andersen, chair of the fund's publicly appointed Council on
Ethics. "They will need to have very credible plans to reduce
emissions, that they have said they are going to do, not only to us,
but to their shareholders", Andersen commented.
-- Gwladys Fouche, The Independent
NWS Eastern Region @NWSEastern 08 Mar 2018 22:14Z
Ice cover on the Great Lakes peaked at 69% on Feb 11. The late Feb warm
weather has melted much of the ice, especially on Lake Erie, Lake Huron and
Georgian Bay. As a result, the lake effect snow machine is back open for
business.
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NWS @NWS 8h8 hours ago 08 Mar 2018 23:58Z
NWS Retweeted NWS OPC
Satellite wind measurements fill in the some of the surface observation gap
over water areas where, for obvious reasons, surface observational equipment
is harder to install.
NWS added,
NWS OPC @NWSOPC
ASCAT passes between 18-19 UTC this afternoon sampled the #gale force low
over the #Pacific Northwest offshore waters very well!
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Jason Garrels was just shy of his 21st birthday when he was electrocuted in
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Mr Garrels was electrocuted after carrying a switchboard that had come into
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Authorities rescue people from inundated houses near Ingham as floodwaters
isolate parts of north Queensland, stranding dozens of school students in
the process.
Banana picking stops as crops disappear under north Qld floodwaters
ABC Rural, 09 Mar 2018 06:47Z
Widespread flooding in north Queensland inundates and isolates farmland
across an area stretching from Townsville to the Daintree, with banana and
sugar cane farms particularly affected.
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$1,000 one-way flights
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Flooded outback north Queensland residents who are stuck after road closures
cut off their towns, accuse Virgin and Qantas of price gouging during a time
of hardship.
[Lucky this isn't hurricane season:]
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Chilly air on way to Southeast US by middle of next-week. This gets us into
mid-March & still frost/freezes perhaps to the Gulf Coast. Winter drags on
until the very end! (ECMWF temperature anomaly https://weathermodels.com )
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Fisheries output to plunge unless global warming reeled in
Alister Doyle
08 Mar 2018 7:06 PM
Reuters
[image] A man stands on his fishing boat in the harbour of Ajaccio on
the French Mediterranean island of Corsica Jan 30,
2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo
Oslo. Global fisheries output will slump by 20% by 2300 and by
60% in the worst-hit North Atlantic region if govts fail
to slow long-term global warming, a US team of scientists said on Thu.
Most studies of climate risks extend to 2100 and overlook extra
"catastrophic effects" such as the projected slump in ocean life that
would only emerge in coming centuries, they said.
Unchecked long-term warming would thaw sea ice around Antarctica and
disrupt ocean currents, winds and the growth of tiny plankton, the
report found. Worldwide, ever more nutrients would sink to the ocean
depths, away from fish near the surface.
"Marine ecosystems worldwide will be increasingly starved for
nutrients," lead author J. Keith Moore of the University of
California, Irvine, told Reuters of the findings published in the
journal Science.
The shifts would cut the productivity of fisheries in 2300 by an
average 20% and by 60% in the North Atlantic, where a
normal upwelling of nutrients from deeper waters would be most
reduced, according to computer simulations.
Exceptions would be the Southern Ocean near Antarctica and in the
Arctic Ocean around the North Pole where higher temperatures and
shrinking ice, allowing more sunlight to reach the water, would boost
the growth of tiny plants.
[image] Fish lie in a fish tank on the Boulogne sur Mer based trawler
"La Fregate" off the coast of northern France, August 28,
2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
Moore said such long-term projections involve many uncertainties but
add to existing concerns about more heat waves, downpours and droughts
that mainstream scientists link to a build-up of man-made greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere.
"We need to be thinking 1,000 years into the future, not 100 years,"
he wrote in an email. "Global warming isn't a problem our children can
solve - it will be too late."
...
--
Norway's $1 tr sovereign wealth fund may extend emissions
blacklist to include more companies
Last year the ethics watchdog for Norway's sovereign wealth fund
recommended that "a small handful" of firms be excluded from the fund
for producing too much greenhouse gas emissions. Now more companies
could be blacklisted as a result of their emissions, as the watchdog
scrutinises more sectors, including power and shipping, as well as
considering more firms in the steel and concrete industries. A company
that is a big emitter of climate gases must show what plans it has to
cut emissions by 2030 to remain in the fund's portfolio, revealed
Johan Andersen, chair of the fund's publicly appointed Council on
Ethics. "They will need to have very credible plans to reduce
emissions, that they have said they are going to do, not only to us,
but to their shareholders", Andersen commented.
-- Gwladys Fouche, The Independent
NWS Eastern Region @NWSEastern 08 Mar 2018 22:14Z
Ice cover on the Great Lakes peaked at 69% on Feb 11. The late Feb warm
weather has melted much of the ice, especially on Lake Erie, Lake Huron and
Georgian Bay. As a result, the lake effect snow machine is back open for
business.
<Loading Image...>
<Loading Image...>
<Loading Image...>
Credit card debt surpasses $1 tr in the US for first time
ABC News, 08 Mar 2018 22:59Z
As tornado season approaches, preparation is key to storm safety
Benton Evening News, 08 Mar 2018 23:46Z
Deadly Storm Fells Trees, Causing Travel Woes and Power Outages
New York Times, 08 Mar 2018 23:57Z
Philip Klotzbach @philklotzbach 08 Mar 2018 23:54Z
Florida has been impacted by the most #hurricanes of any US state since 1878
(99 times), followed by TX (56 times), Louisiana (49 times) and North
Carolina (48
<Loading Image...>
Philip Klotzbach @philklotzbach 08 Mar 2018 23:54Z
Since the late 19th century, more #hurricanes have impacted TX in August
than in Sept and Oct combined.
<Loading Image...>
NWS @NWS 8h8 hours ago 08 Mar 2018 23:58Z
NWS Retweeted NWS OPC
Satellite wind measurements fill in the some of the surface observation gap
over water areas where, for obvious reasons, surface observational equipment
is harder to install.
NWS added,
NWS OPC @NWSOPC
ASCAT passes between 18-19 UTC this afternoon sampled the #gale force low
over the #Pacific Northwest offshore waters very well!
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Meng Meng & Aizhu Chen, Reuters
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Emily Holden, Politico
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Boss sentenced to 7 years' jail for preventable electrocution
* Electrical contractor charged with manslaughter over worker's death
ABC News, 09 Mar 2018 05:38Z
Jason Garrels was just shy of his 21st birthday when he was electrocuted in
a tragic and preventable workplace incident in Central Queensland.
Mr Garrels was electrocuted after carrying a switchboard that had come into
contact with live wires during heavy rain at a construction site for townhouses.
More than 200 homes inundated as Ingham flood nears peak
ABC News, 09 Mar 2018 07:35Z
Authorities rescue people from inundated houses near Ingham as floodwaters
isolate parts of north Queensland, stranding dozens of school students in
the process.
Banana picking stops as crops disappear under north Qld floodwaters
ABC Rural, 09 Mar 2018 06:47Z
Widespread flooding in north Queensland inundates and isolates farmland
across an area stretching from Townsville to the Daintree, with banana and
sugar cane farms particularly affected.
'A slap in the face': Flooded outback residents slam airlines over
$1,000 one-way flights
ABC News, 09 Mar 2018 07:06Z
Flooded outback north Queensland residents who are stuck after road closures
cut off their towns, accuse Virgin and Qantas of price gouging during a time
of hardship.
[Lucky this isn't hurricane season:]
Ryan Maue | weather.us @RyanMaue 09 Mar 2018 07:12Z
Chilly air on way to Southeast US by middle of next-week. This gets us into
mid-March & still frost/freezes perhaps to the Gulf Coast. Winter drags on
until the very end! (ECMWF temperature anomaly https://weathermodels.com )
<Loading Image...>
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