Trump's Attempt to Bury Devastating Climate Report Backfires

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From https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018/11/24/trumps-attempt-to-bury-devastating-climate-report-backfires/

Trump’s Attempt to Bury Devastating Climate Report Backfires

by David Atkins
November 24, 2018
POLITICAL ANIMAL


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It’s a political strategy nearly as old as the Thanksgiving holiday itself: release the stories you want covered the least on the Black Friday, in the hopes that no one will cover or read them.

In this case, the famously climate-denying Trump administration decided that newsdump Friday would be the best time to release a damning report about the already horrific effects of climate change worldwide:

The federal government on Friday released a long-awaited report with an unmistakable message: The effects of climate change, including deadly wildfires, increasingly debilitating hurricanes and heat waves, are already battering the United States, and the danger of more such catastrophes is worsening.

The report’s authors, who represent numerous federal agencies, say they are more certain than ever that climate change poses a severe threat to Americans’ health and pocketbooks, as well as to the country’s infrastructure and natural resources. And while it avoids policy recommendations, the report’s sense of urgency and alarm stands in stark contrast to the lack of any apparent plan from President Trump to tackle the problems, which, according to the government he runs, are increasingly dire.

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More at link.

[hlthe2b]

1. Please provide a link to the actual article ...

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

6. How about the report...

Link to it

https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/

These Summary Findings represent a high-level synthesis of the material in the underlying report. The findings consolidate Key Messages and supporting evidence from 16 national-level topic chapters, 10 regional chapters, and 2 chapters that focus on societal response strategies (mitigation and adaptation). Unless otherwise noted, qualitative statements regarding future conditions in these Summary Findings are broadly applicable across the range of different levels of future climate change and associated impacts considered in this report.

[hlthe2b]

8. thanks!

[erronis]

9. Expect these *.gov reports to be removed. Thank the FSM for the Internet Archive and other

keepers of truth and history.
(FSM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster)

I believe many of the lower-educated, lowest-informed, dumpest of innertube users don't expect their twits or other random brain-farts to be recorded forever. Even the FCC (in the US) or other state-controlled media can prevent each of us from obtaining, storing, and sharing information before the "Truth are Lies" commissars try to exert control.

[TheBlackAdder]

17. Most IA pages are not swept unless there is a request to save them, due to low funding and backlog.

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Folks have to go to the website and expressly request to cache that day, image... just to be safe.

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[erronis]

18. Thanks, didn't realize this. With multiple 4TB external drives on my desk

I would think this could be kept in perpetuity. I bet the NSA has good backups of everything, as does the Israelis, Russkis, etc.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. And here rump fails the national security test, by failing to act on this news (and tons of other...

prior news on climate change, provided by many reliable sources). How many tests of his character must we endure before everyone sees where he's failing in so many ways to protect and serve this country?

[Achilleaze]

3. republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous

republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous

[crosinski]

16. Yes, and sucide is fatal.

Once that Arctic ice is gone, and it could go sooner than that report says, we can kiss our wheat and corn crops goodbye. So, it's not like republicans can just tell their butler to fire the footman and all will be well in the mansion. I mean, they gotta eat too.

[erronis]

19. But they have underground bunkers with lots of supplies - for a couple of years

Life won't be pleasant for those entitled, interbred few. But when they can finally come out into the fresh air....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. It's the front page headline in my local newspaper today

so the attemp at burying it isn’t working.

[randr]

5. Black Friday just got rebranded

[asiliveandbreathe]

7. If this shitler want a war...in the name of National Security - then this is the war to have..

Start fixing it shitler....

[Bozvotros]

10. I'm waiting for fracking to set off the Yellowstone Caldera

That should cool things off.

[OMGWTF]

14. Just wait until more Arctic ice melts, releasing methane gas into the atmosphere.

[Duppers]

20. +1000 !!

We're toast. The saddest part is that we're taking most other life down with us.

I've been told, "God won't let that happen."

[Volaris]

15. Lol ya, by about half the world's population in a week

[burrowowl]

11. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And check out the report!

[kacekwl]

12. Pretty bleak ,

especially if it's not taken seriously by everyone.

[Duppers]

21. Rethugs are immune. nt

[BootinUp]

13. Can we arrest anymore of these crooks/liars now?