The map above shows land surface temperature anomalies in North America for January 1 to 7, 2014. Data was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite.
The map depicts temperatures for this period compared to the 2001–2010 average for the same week. Areas with warmer than average temperatures are shown in red, near-normal temperatures are white, and areas that were cooler than the base period are shown in blue.
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During roughly this same period, Australia suffered an intense heatwave that brought record-breaking temperatures, while in South America, Argentinians faced a two-week heatwave that boosted temperatures more than 15°C (27°F) above average in some areas, causing widespread power and water shortages.
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* here in Melbourne it’s currently jumping between low 20sC and mid 40sC
Pop quiz: what happens to the climate when you release millions of years of stored solar energy in just a few hundred years (and call it Progress)?
Highly unstable dynamic system seeks new equilibrium for meaningful longterm relationship with surviving species.
THIS IS NOT HOW THE WORLD ENDS.
The Committee to Nuke Elysium 