Submitted by Captain Qahn on
A Change is as Good as the Rest?
Did the flapping of a butterfly's wings in Brazil (or elsewhere) cause a heatwave in Texas? Yes, and climate change made it worse. That's the simple explanation.
The atmosphere is unstable, so little disturbances grow exponentially into large-scale weather phenomena...
https://metamodel.blog/posts/texas-heat-wave/
Oh, Go on Then...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOoKzw3JSCM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jun/04/men-blonde-women-attractive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQWDeAsi0AY&list=RDGQWDeAsi0AY&start_rad...
The Amused.
"The Twenty-first Amendment ended Prohibition, though it continued in some states. To date, this is the only time in American history in which a constitutional amendment was passed for the purpose of repealing another."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1CYKDoYCIM&list=RDo1CYKDoYCIM&start_rad...

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'Essentials'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"At a time of acute global instability, it makes sense to responsibly use our resources here at home. Gas from this field will begin heating our homes and powering our businesses this winter. In the longer term, it will significantly strengthen our energy security by increasing domestic gas production by about 6% and support the UK’s energy supply for more than a decade. Wednesday’s decision will also protect hundreds of jobs in Scotland and add almost £3bn to the UK economy over the lifetime of the project."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/22/net-zero-transitio...
"There has been much speculation about what this announcement means for Britain’s commitment to addressing the climate crisis. I want to be clear that our determination is unwavering."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy8ljkle97ro
"He points out that Rosebank contains not just oil but gas which would be piped to Shetland and on to the St Fergus terminal in Aberdeenshire, with the potential to heat 500,000 British homes at peak production."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUuVOW7XogA&list=PLQgxXDg4sS68
"Appropriately, the theme suggested by readers was what can the public actually do in the face of what feels like paralysing climate doom?"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/24/france-demonstrations...
"Rosebank is bigger than Jackdaw, it would generate higher greenhouse gas emissions, and it could be far more lucrative for its owners, Adura and Ithaca."
Let them Eat Cake.