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CO2 has just hit 410ppm - and the world hasn't ended

Eric Worrall
Watts Up With That
Sat, 05 May 2018 10:50 UTC
plants high CO2 concentration
© Dr. Craig D. Idso
Ivankinsman - did anyone else notice the end of the world?
Greenhouse gas reaches alarming new record

By Brandon Miller, CNN
Updated 1626 GMT (0026 HKT) May 3, 2018

(CNN) Carbon dioxide (CO2), the No. 1 greenhouse gas leading to man-made global warming, has reached a dubious new milestone.

The level of the gas in the atmosphere, which is measured by instruments on top of Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory, topped 410 parts per million (ppm) for the month of April.

This is the highest concentration of the heat-trapping gas ever recorded at the Observatory, where direct measurements have been taking place for more than 60 years, giving us the longest detailed record.

Passing 410 ppm "is important because it punctuates another milestone in the upwards march of CO2," according to Ralph Keeling, head of the Scripps CO2 program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California.

"At the recent pace, we'll hit 450 ppm in a mere 16 years, and 500 ppm 20 years after that. That's well within dangerous territory for the climate system," Keeling added.

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits off Papua New Guinea


Yahoo! News
Wed, 09 May 2018 11:03 UTC
The quake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea
© USGSThe quake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which struck at a depth of 52 km (32 miles) about 97 km (60 miles) south of the town of Rabaul.

Source: Reuters
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18 dead following massive landslide after heavy rainfall in Western Province of Rwanda

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 08 May 2018 09:30 UTC
Floods and landslides in Karongi, Western Province, Rwanda, May 2018.
© Rwanda Red crossFloods and landslides in Karongi, Western Province, Rwanda, May 2018.
At least 18 people have died in a landslide in Western Province of Rwanda.

Heavy rain triggered a massive landslide in Rwankuba sector of Karongi district in Western Province, late on Sunday, 06 May, 2018. Dozens of homes were destroyed. Rwanda Red Cross says that at least 300 people are homeless. The Red Cross added that around 12 people have been injured.

The country's Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR) said that at least 18 people died in Karongi. Minister De Bonheur Jeanne, along with the Governor of Western Province, joined the population of Rwankuba sector for the funeral of 15 victims today, Tuesday 08 May, adding that three other victims were buried yesterday.
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Ice Age Farmer Report: Kilauea erupts, floods in Ankara and Israel, deep winter greenhouse


Ice Age Farmer
Mon, 07 May 2018 09:22 UTC
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Lava in the streets of Hawaii, and rivers in the streets of Ankara. The signs of the modern Grand Solar Minimum intensify each day. Are you preparing?


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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Your food source diminishes by the numbers, get ready prices up and up


Adapt 2030
Mon, 07 May 2018 09:09 UTC
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The newest reports coming out of the US and international crop review by the USDA show dismal figures for the US, and I do mean dismal with 4x less than normal for spring wheat plantings and corn, barley, oats are not much better. Expect massive food price increases beginning this year and the situation of our crop yields will only decrease in the future. Prices up. 35,000 cattle perished in snows and cold throughout Texas and New Mexico.


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Hawaii volcano triggers more evacuations as two new vents appear

Madison Park, Holly Yan and Stephanie Elam
CNN
Wed, 09 May 2018 02:00 UTC
Lava flow from Hawaii volcano
© Paradise helicoptersHomes destroyed, toxic gas concerns amid Hawaii volcano emergency
Two new vents from the erupting Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island prompted officials on Tuesday afternoon to order the immediate evacuation of residents remaining in Lanipuna Gardens.

All 1,700 residents of Leilani Estates, as well as the smaller Lanipuna, had previously been ordered to evacuate. But that doesn't mean they all have.

"Some people are not complying," said Debra Weeks, director of disaster services at the American Red Cross in Hawaii County, regarding evacuation orders.

"They're putting themselves at risk. They're putting first responders at risk. ... If you know anyone still out there, encourage them to come in -- not only for their own safety, but for safety of the community.

"Hawaii County's civil defense said the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory indicated the two new vents -- the outlet for lava and other material to escape -- "are actively erupting.

"Meanwhile, some Leilani Estates residents were able to return home Monday to retrieve pets, medicine and vital documents. The home visits are expected to continue depending on conditions, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense. But no visits were permitted for residents of Lanipuna Gardens because of volcanic gases.


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Temperature plummets as mysterious cold fog descends on beach during heatwave in England

Jon Rogers
The Sun
Sat, 05 May 2018 17:22 UTC
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Sunbathers enjoying the start of the bank holiday were caught unawares at a Devon beach when freezing fog suddenly descended.

The freak weather conditions appeared to come out of nowhere, stunning people who had flocked to Woolacombe Beach in Devon to make the most of the heatwave and the start of the long break.

The popular beach was said to be cleared "in minutes" as temperatures plummeted suddenly after the cold fog suddenly appeared.

The scenes at Woolacombe Beach, north Devon, were in stark contrast to scenes up and down the country as holidaymakers and locals flocked to the beaches to soak up the sun.

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Environmentalists attempt at 'wild reserve' leads to thousands of introduced animals being shot or starved to death in the Netherlands


RT
Mon, 07 May 2018 23:13 UTC
horses & deer killed in Dutch 'wild reserve'
© Martijn de Jonge @Martijn57 - Twitter
Large grazing animals have been shot in their thousands at a fenced-off Dutch 'reserve' to keep their population in check, while activists were prevented from feeding the starving animals, in keeping with "natural" processes.

The dire situation has plagued the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve, located in central Netherlands on the banks of Markermeer lake. Due to the lack of food and harsh weather, the population of grazing animals on the reserve plummeted by some 60 percent this winter. Thousands of starving grazing animals are packed in a barren-looking area of the reserve, unable to get out to graze somewhere else.

The lake used to be a part of the Zuiderzee, a saltwater inlet of the North Sea. The water bodies were cut off from the sea with dykes during the 20th century, while the nature reserve itself is located below the sea level at a dried-off area.

Comment: This winter is most likely a portent of what's to come. And what's more, this is yet another example of humans thinking they know nature more than they really do, and as we can see, when they get it wrong, as they often do, the consequences can be devastating:

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Leopard snatches, eats three-year-old boy at a safari lodge in Uganda

Peter Stubley
The Independent
Mon, 07 May 2018 12:49 UTC
The hunt is on with the intention of capturing the leopard and removing it from the wild,’ said a spokesman
© GettyThe hunt is on with the intention of capturing the leopard and removing it from the wild,’ said a spokesman
'Once it has tasted human flesh the temptations are high to eat another human being,' says the Uganda Wildlife Authority

A leopard snatched and ate the three-year-old son of a ranger at a popular national park in Uganda.

The animal attacked the toddler - named in local reports as Elisha Nabugyere - at a safari lodge near the shore of Lake Edward on Friday night.

Ugandan authorities recovered the child's skull the following day.

The leopard is now being hunted down before it kills again.

Comment: Just last month in Africa there was another bold, atypical attack on a human: Horror as leopard severely mauls tourist dragging him from camper van by his head in Namibia

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Kashmir receives fresh snowfall in spring


Kashmir Life
Tue, 08 May 2018 12:18 UTC
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With moderate showers, lightning and winds, the high-altitude areas of Chenab valley in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday received a fresh snowfall.

Reports said that on Monday morning, the snowfall started in the higher reaches of Chenab region, especially in the surroundings of Gandoh and Bhadarwah valley.

The snowfall followed torrential rains that lashed large parts of Jammu and Kashmir bringing down the mercury by several notches.

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