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June 30, 2015

Sixth Great Mass Extinction Event Begins; 2015 on Pace to Become Hottest Year on Record

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31612-sixth-great-mass-extinction-event-begins-2015-on-pace-to-become-hottest-year-on-record


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NASA recently released its global temperature data for the month of May, and it was 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the norm. The agency's data also revealed that 2015 has had the hottest five months of any year ever recorded. As of right now, 2015 is already hotter than last year, according to NASA; in fact, if it stays on the same track, it will be the hottest year ever recorded for the planet.

Things are bad enough that President Obama's science adviser issued a warning that anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD) is currently barreling forward so quickly that the entire state of California could be "overwhelmed": The state's efforts to adapt will be unable to keep pace with the rapidly intensifying developments on the ground. Essentially, this means the state does not have the financial nor physical resources to keep pace with rising seas, drought and wildfires that are all becoming the norm there.

Scientists like Bill Nye ("the Science Guy&quot are warning us to expect even more weather extremes as ACD progresses. For example, they predict the recent deluge of rain and flooding in Texas will become the norm for that state going forward.

A study recently published in Nature Climate Change has shown that if carbon dioxide and methane emissions are not dramatically cut extremely rapidly, ACD is set to bring about the most dramatic and encompassing rearrangement of ocean species in at least the last 3 million years. For example, the study shows that by 2100, the polar regions, which currently host some of the most diverse and widespread sea life on the planet, will likely be drained of much of their marine life.






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June 29, 2015

Small child of white parents raised with wild animals



Bewildering, shocking, amazing, startling, and sometimes damned worrisome.

But mostly amazing.

http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=14496

June 18, 2015

Has anyone ever seen anything this perfect and wholesomely sexy?







I'm flabbergasted and wildly turned on by this.
June 15, 2015

Good News Update on the abandoned cat -- Tiger Tim

According to Magnificent Cat Rescue:

Tiger Tim had a very special visitor on Friday: Nancy, his first foster.

Without Nancy, Tiger Tim would be dead by now, because we cannot rescue cats if we do not have foster homes to take them in.

We could not have pulled him from the ACC without Nancy.

We are always desperate for local fosters, but so are rescues all over the country.

Nancy has a message for all of you:

"To all the people offering Tiger Tim a home: Since there is only one Tiger Tim and he is still trying to get better, will you please consider fostering or adopting another cat in need? There are so many!!!

"Just think, had Tiger Tim not had a place to go to, his story would have never been told. He would have more than likely been put to sleep on a cold metal table.

"Since June is Adopt a Cat month, what better way to celebrate than to help a homeless kitty? Please consider it and if/when you do hashtag ‪#?TeamTigerTim‬.


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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926



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