Hello all:
Amended Version
Dept of Re-emphasis: The NYer has published an even more dire climate change article that THB believes is worth getting even more depressed after reading
Extreme Weather, Bill McKibben NYer
And to cheer you up, a few more pics of the twins!
Pics of the anemonefish are by Ana Martin from her Undersea 2019 Calendar (well, THB took pics of Ana's pics, so her quality is way better than what you're seeing here). If you're interested in buying a calendar (while they last), contact Ana at uwhabtat@comcast.net HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
THB was snorkeling in Hawaii in September this year.
THB was snorkeling in Bonaire, an island in the Caribbean just north of Venezuela, in August 2017.
The coral is bleaching out, dying. THB saw it in person; it is very noticeable even if you haven't snorkeled over many years as THB has.
THB and DB are on their way to Antarctica. Since this is his first trip to Antarctica, THB has no point of comparison. From the news and videos, THB knows the polar ice caps are melting away faster and faster, on their way to only forming during the winter and then melting during the summer.
THB does not think Jasmine and Cecily will be taking these trips, at least not for the reasons THB had for making them. THB thinks his own kids probably won't be making these trips in a few years, there won't be much to see: no ice, no icebergs, no penquins (or almost none).
As many of you know from following the blog, THB is a collapsarian, which means he doesn't think there is anything that is going to stop severe climate change from happening, the tipping point has been reached.
There's no collective political will to do try and stop the change, and it will take immense political will to even do something as important as subsidizing renewable energy sources and eliminating the use of carbon based fuels. That is not something democratic governments are in line to accomplish. And China isn't slowing down on coal either. And India's cities are so smog-ridden that there are articles on potential brain damage to children from the pollution.
To help envision what is now the near-term, here's a link to a very short three page article in the October 15, 2018, issue of the New Yorker by Elizabeth Kolbert. Kolbert has been writing on climate change for the New Yorker since 1999.
Now You See It (the article has a different title on-line)
By continuing to use fossil fuels in opposition to the science (the warming of the planet through the burning of carbon was scientifically established in the 1940s), we collectively bet the planet.
The planet will evolve, most species living today will not and thus disappear forever, likely including humans.
And on that cheerful note, THB and DB are off on another adventure with sporadic updates between now and November 26.
Bonus pics:
THB and DB add a chair by Goro Suzuki to the loft
Amended Version
Dept of Re-emphasis: The NYer has published an even more dire climate change article that THB believes is worth getting even more depressed after reading
Extreme Weather, Bill McKibben NYer
And to cheer you up, a few more pics of the twins!
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| B'day cupcakes |
Pics of the anemonefish are by Ana Martin from her Undersea 2019 Calendar (well, THB took pics of Ana's pics, so her quality is way better than what you're seeing here). If you're interested in buying a calendar (while they last), contact Ana at uwhabtat@comcast.net HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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| Spinecheek Anemonefish |
THB was snorkeling in Hawaii in September this year.
THB was snorkeling in Bonaire, an island in the Caribbean just north of Venezuela, in August 2017.
The coral is bleaching out, dying. THB saw it in person; it is very noticeable even if you haven't snorkeled over many years as THB has.
THB and DB are on their way to Antarctica. Since this is his first trip to Antarctica, THB has no point of comparison. From the news and videos, THB knows the polar ice caps are melting away faster and faster, on their way to only forming during the winter and then melting during the summer.
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| Pic by DB...that's a Miller Park t-shirt on the THBfish, two San Ramon Angelfish posing in their pajamas in foreground |
THB does not think Jasmine and Cecily will be taking these trips, at least not for the reasons THB had for making them. THB thinks his own kids probably won't be making these trips in a few years, there won't be much to see: no ice, no icebergs, no penquins (or almost none).
As many of you know from following the blog, THB is a collapsarian, which means he doesn't think there is anything that is going to stop severe climate change from happening, the tipping point has been reached.
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| Pic by K or E. These two San Ramon 1 year old juvenile angelfish are posing on a THB-assembled lime green Ikea chair-coral (their camping tent-coral is in the back left) |
There's no collective political will to do try and stop the change, and it will take immense political will to even do something as important as subsidizing renewable energy sources and eliminating the use of carbon based fuels. That is not something democratic governments are in line to accomplish. And China isn't slowing down on coal either. And India's cities are so smog-ridden that there are articles on potential brain damage to children from the pollution.
To help envision what is now the near-term, here's a link to a very short three page article in the October 15, 2018, issue of the New Yorker by Elizabeth Kolbert. Kolbert has been writing on climate change for the New Yorker since 1999.
Now You See It (the article has a different title on-line)
By continuing to use fossil fuels in opposition to the science (the warming of the planet through the burning of carbon was scientifically established in the 1940s), we collectively bet the planet.
The planet will evolve, most species living today will not and thus disappear forever, likely including humans.
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| Pic by THB. of two San Ramon 1 year old juvenile Venetian angelfish in Italian dresses |
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| Twins going to daycare on Halloween in aloha-hulagirl-fish outfits |
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| Two of the day care infant staff dressed as bumblebee-fish; the twins went as juvenile aloha-hulagirl-fish |
And on that cheerful note, THB and DB are off on another adventure with sporadic updates between now and November 26.
Bonus pics:
THB and DB add a chair by Goro Suzuki to the loft
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| Front |
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| Back |
THB and DB add new stairs to the beach house upstairs deck
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| Our unit was one of very few multi-level houses without stairs off the upstairs deck |
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| After the original construction in 1975, #206 (left) finally catches up with #208 (right) |
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