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Actual headline: ‘Is Paris treaty all that stands between us and mass extinction?’

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/is-paris-treaty-all-that-stands-between-us-and-mass-extinction-1.2385995   “The word on the street is that it’s very likely some sort of agreement will come out of Paris,” Kolbert said. “It will be hailed – perhaps rightly – as a watershed moment. But the defining question is: when do we see global emissions actually start to drop? Is Paris a success if […]

Feds declare no climate link to floods – SC’s ‘1000 year flood’ only a 10 year flood! U.S. Geological Survey: ‘No linkage between flooding & increase in GHGs’

http://water.usgs.gov/floods/events/2015/Joaquin/HolmesQA.html Is this flood due to climate change? USGS research has shown no linkage between flooding (either increases or decreases) and the increase in greenhouse gases. Essentially, from USGS long-term streamgage data for sites across the country with no regulation or other changes to the watershed that could influence the streamflow, the data shows no […]