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Good News If You Like Red Meat and Salt

 

This is just part of the blog published by Fandango. There is a link to the rest of their posting below.

Are hurricanes increasing in strength and is climate change to blame?

Excerpt from The Guardian. Go HERE to read entire article.

 

Is climate breakdown to blame?

A range of factors influence the number of hurricanes smashing into land, from localised weather to periodic climatic events such as El Niño. Prior to 2017, the US had experienced a hurricane “drought” that had stretched back to Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

But there is growing evidence that the warming of the atmosphere and upper ocean, due to human activity such as burning fossil fuels, is making conditions ripe for fiercer, more destructive hurricanes.

“The past few years have been highly unusual, such as Irma staying strong for so long, or the hurricane in Mozambique that dumped so much rain,” says Kossin. “All of these things are linked to a warming atmosphere. If you warm things up, over time you will get stronger storms.”

Climate breakdown is tinkering with hurricanes in a variety of ways. More moisture in the air means more rain, while storms are intensifying more quickly but often stalling once they hit land, resulting in torrential downpours that cause horrendous flooding.

Damage in the Rockaway neighbourhood of Queens, New York, where the boardwalk was washed away during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
 Damage in the Rockaway neighbourhood of Queens, New York, where the boardwalk was washed away during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Rising sea levels are aiding storm surge whipped up by hurricanes – one study found that Hurricane Sandy in 2012 probably wouldn’t have inundated lower Manhattan if it occurred a century previously because the sea was a foot lower then. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the maximum intensity of hurricanes will increase by about 5% this century.

The expanding band of warmth around the planet’s tropical midriff also means a larger area for hurricanes to develop, resulting in fierce storms further north than before, such as Florence. In the Pacific, this change means typhoons’ focal point is switching from the Philippines towards Japan.

Researchers are currently attempting to ascertain if climatic changes will help bend the path of hurricanes enough that more will charge in the direction of the UK in the future.

“This has implications for places that have historically been unaffected by tropical cyclones,” says Collins, who added these newly hit areas are likely to suffer a significantly higher risk of structural damage than traditional hurricane zones.

“We are already seeing effects of climate change,” says Collins. “While there is not consensus on the frequency of hurricanes in a warmer world, there is a consensus that the hurricanes are becoming more intense, and hence their impact will be worse.”

Jurisprudencia en Español

Jurisprudencia

Un litigante un oso de peluche, el otro un conejo de peluche.
El demandante actuando churlish, el acusado meramente gracioso. 
La opinión del juez obstruida por el borde alto de la caja de juguetes,
declaró un cambio de lugar en el gimnasio de la selva
donde la sentencia fue decidida por una carrera animada
para ver quién podía balancearse más alto sin caer en picado a través del espacio,
pero antes de la final veredicto incluso podría ser recitado,
parece un fallo más alto ya se había decidido.

Un receso necesario fue llamado por el jud
Ella le dijo al oso y conejo que no deben atreverte a moverse. 
Cuando su madre declaró la hora de la siesta, dijo que se reanudarían
tan pronto como se le diera la oportunidad de salir de su habitación.
Dejó a Barbie el alguacil para asegurarse de que serían buenos
y ambos le aseguraron que por supuesto que lo harían.
Pero al final ambas partes terminaron bajo custodia
después de que el carcelero del juez llamara a una emergencia

hecho necesario cuando la lluvia dura y un viento ráfaga
oso de peluche tropezado y conejo terminan sobre el extremo.
Así que para cuando el juez se despertó, un poder que era más alto
había enviado al demandante y al acusado a confinamiento en el dryer.
Luego el conejo colgó de una oreja y el peluche de su corbata
del tendedero de la lavandería hasta que ambos estaban secos.
Entonces hubo un final feliz con todos ellos liberados
como juez y oso y conejito terminó en la rodilla de papá!

Traduje esto para Yolanda, cuya niña Yoli es la jueza de esta historia y que se muestra arriba. El poder superior es mi prima Sarah, aquí fotografiada con el alguacil. El conejo y el osito de peluche han resuelto sus problemas y lo están haciendo bien. Si alguien puede proporcionar una mejor traducción para el poema, son muy bienvenidos a aconsejarme.  El original está aquí:

I translated this for Yolanda, whose little girl Yoli is the judge of this story and who is pictured above. The higher power is my cousin Sarah, here pictured with the bailiff. The bunny and teddy bear have resolved their problems and are doing well. If anyone can provide a better translation for the poem, they are most welcome to advise me.  The original is here:

Jurisprudence

One litigant a teddy bear, the other a stuffed bunny.
The plaintiff acting churlish, the defendant merely funny.
The judge’s view obstructed by the toy box’s high rim,
she declared a change of venue out to the jungle gym
where the judgment was decided by an animated race
to see who could swing highest without plummeting through space,
but before the final verdict could even be recited,
it seems a higher ruling had already been decided.

A necessary recess was called for by the judge.
She told the bear and rabbit they should not dare to budge.
When her mother declared nap time, she said that they’d resume
as soon as she was given the chance to leave her room.
She left Barbie the bailiff to insure that they’d be good
and both of them assured her that of course they would.
But in the end both parties wound up in custody
after the judge’s jailer called an emergency

made necessary when hard rain and a gusty wind
tumbled teddy bear and bunny both end over end.
So by the time the judge woke up, a power that was higher
had sent claimant and defendant to confinement in the dryer.
Then the rabbit hung from one ear and the teddy from his tie
from the clothesline in the laundry until both of them were dry.
Then there was a happy ending with all of them set free
as judge and bear and bunny wound up on daddy’s knee!

The words in boldface were the prompt words.

Wall Flowers: FOTD Aug 30, 2019

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This is actually a paper and plexiglass wall lamp I found in a gallery on Mykonos!

For Cee’s FOTD

Cheeto Christ Stupid Czar

OkcForgottenman sent me this newest Randy Rainbow parody. It’s as absurd as its subject.

Counting on Social Security and Medicare? Better check this out!

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https://socialsecurityworks.org/2018/04/12/politicians-steal-social-security/?fbclid=IwAR0KxjIpFp5mk4IEMvu2q7C7FY7UzZZxR5mxSyZ5xTBFzkAuWE7LzcROH90

“I Wish That You Had Created Me So I Could Die”

This is an incredible video well worth the 18 minutes it takes to view it. Please let it influence your choices and actions.

Mykonos Doors: Aug 29, 2019

There are strict rules about what can and cannot be done in Mykonos. Property owners are required to whitewash their buildings three times a year and to use only prescribed colors. Obviously, white and blue. Click on photos to enlarge.

But these homeowners found a way to make their doors unique by making them look as though they were chipped out of the cliff face. Click on photos to enlarge.

Norm’s Thursday Doors.

Chopstick Savior: in Honor of National Chop Suey Day!!!

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Chopstick Savior

Faced with rush hour traffic, I was already leery
that any meal I’d cook tonight would turn out rather dreary.
This day was not abnormal. At its end, I was a wreck.
My colleagues in the office? A true pain in the neck.
My story is not poignant, but it’s sad enough, I guess.
Most days I end up bushed once they are finished, I confess.
So faced with thoughts of cooking, once again I murmur, “Phooey!”
And thank the Lord for takeout. Tonight? Egg rolls and chop suey.

Prompt words today are bush, abnormal, poignant and wreck. Since this is National chop suey Day, I’m adding chop suey to the prompt list.

If you feel inclined to help me honor chop suey today, please give a link to your post in comments below. At the very least, eat Chinese today, take a photo, post it and send me the link. Happy Chop Suey. (If I’m not wrong, it was an Americanization of Chinese food, anyway.)

 

Up on the Rooftop

IMG_1062When I went looking for rooftop photos to share for Cee’s roof prompt, I realized I already had done a photo spread on the topic, so I’m going to reblog it here . Go HERE to see the photos.

For: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Roofs.

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The men have been busy for the last month repairing my domes, roof tiles and skylightdome.

Click on any photo to enlarge all.

Here is the link for the roof challenge: https://beckybofwinchester.com/2018/06/02/june-roof-square-2/

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