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  1. The rate of global warming is accelerating considerably, to 0,35 degree C in the last 10 years, while it was limited to 0,2 degree C per decade between 1970 and 2015. This shows, once more, that climate scientist do certainly not exaggerate the effects of #AGW in any way. #climatecrisis #newstudy #climatescience
    theguardian.com/environment/20

  2. huh. TIL: there is a “four corners” place in Canada, like there is more famously in the USA, where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet.

    But ours is automatically cooler, figuratively and literally*, because it is a: at 60° Latitude, and b: involves two Territories and two Provinces.

    It is where the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba meet.

    It is also a LOT harder to get to. Though arguably, as it is amongst the thousands of lakes in the area, during the summer, a float plane would get you there.

    Also, technically. It is not a perfect “joining” on the map which is just bad planning on Canada’s part, but at least it is hiking distance. Or that might be just a projection issue. They seem to converge at 60N 102W. I guess I could consult an official boundary document or something :)

    Apple Map location: maps.apple/p/W9ucIgoQCikMLM

    Edit: Google Maps has a photo! Added here… of the four cornered boundary monument!

    Edit2: Legislative confirmation of the four corners is in the Nunavut Act 1993, first line of Schedule 1 Section 3: “Western Boundary of Nunavut”:

    “Commencing at the intersection of 60°00′N latitude with 102°00′W longitude, being the intersection of the Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan borders;””

    *seasons and ongoing #agw not withstanding
    #geography #uselessKnowledge #nerd #maps #canada #sk #mb #nwt #yt #climatechange

  3. huh. TIL: there is a “four corners” place in Canada, like there is more famously in the USA, where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet.

    But ours is automatically cooler, figuratively and literally*, because it is a: at 60° Latitude, and b: involves two Territories and two Provinces.

    It is where the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba meet.

    It is also a LOT harder to get to. Though arguably, as it is amongst the thousands of lakes in the area, during the summer, a float plane would get you there.

    Also, technically. It is not a perfect “joining” on the map which is just bad planning on Canada’s part, but at least it is hiking distance. Or that might be just a projection issue. They seem to converge at 60N 102W. I guess I could consult an official boundary document or something :)

    Apple Map location: maps.apple/p/W9ucIgoQCikMLM

    Edit: Google Maps has a photo! Added here… of the four cornered boundary monument!

    Edit2: Legislative confirmation of the four corners is in the Nunavut Act 1993, first line of Schedule 1 Section 3: “Western Boundary of Nunavut”:

    “Commencing at the intersection of 60°00′N latitude with 102°00′W longitude, being the intersection of the Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan borders;””

    *seasons and ongoing #agw not withstanding
    #geography #uselessKnowledge #nerd #maps #canada #sk #mb #nwt #yt #climatechange

  4. huh. TIL: there is a “four corners” place in Canada, like there is more famously in the USA, where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet.

    But ours is automatically cooler, figuratively and literally*, because it is a: at 60° Latitude, and b: involves two Territories and two Provinces.

    It is where the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba meet.

    It is also a LOT harder to get to. Though arguably, as it is amongst the thousands of lakes in the area, during the summer, a float plane would get you there.

    Also, technically. It is not a perfect “joining” on the map which is just bad planning on Canada’s part, but at least it is hiking distance. Or that might be just a projection issue. They seem to converge at 60N 102W. I guess I could consult an official boundary document or something :)

    Apple Map location: maps.apple/p/W9ucIgoQCikMLM

    Edit: Google Maps has a photo! Added here… of the four cornered boundary monument!

    Edit2: Legislative confirmation of the four corners is in the Nunavut Act 1993, first line of Schedule 1 Section 3: “Western Boundary of Nunavut”:

    “Commencing at the intersection of 60°00′N latitude with 102°00′W longitude, being the intersection of the Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan borders;””

    *seasons and ongoing #agw not withstanding
    #geography #uselessKnowledge #nerd #maps #canada #sk #mb #nwt #yt #climatechange

  5. huh. TIL: there is a “four corners” place in Canada, like there is more famously in the USA, where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet.

    But ours is automatically cooler, figuratively and literally*, because it is a: at 60° Latitude, and b: involves two Territories and two Provinces.

    It is where the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba meet.

    It is also a LOT harder to get to. Though arguably, as it is amongst the thousands of lakes in the area, during the summer, a float plane would get you there.

    Also, technically. It is not a perfect “joining” on the map which is just bad planning on Canada’s part, but at least it is hiking distance. Or that might be just a projection issue. They seem to converge at 60N 102W. I guess I could consult an official boundary document or something :)

    Apple Map location: maps.apple/p/W9ucIgoQCikMLM

    Edit: Google Maps has a photo! Added here… of the four cornered boundary monument!

    Edit2: Legislative confirmation of the four corners is in the Nunavut Act 1993, first line of Schedule 1 Section 3: “Western Boundary of Nunavut”:

    “Commencing at the intersection of 60°00′N latitude with 102°00′W longitude, being the intersection of the Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan borders;””

    *seasons and ongoing #agw not withstanding
    #geography #uselessKnowledge #nerd #maps #canada #sk #mb #nwt #yt #climatechange

  6. huh. TIL: there is a “four corners” place in Canada, like there is more famously in the USA, where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet.

    But ours is automatically cooler, figuratively and literally*, because it is a: at 60° Latitude, and b: involves two Territories and two Provinces.

    It is where the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba meet.

    It is also a LOT harder to get to. Though arguably, as it is amongst the thousands of lakes in the area, during the summer, a float plane would get you there.

    Also, technically. It is not a perfect “joining” on the map which is just bad planning on Canada’s part, but at least it is hiking distance. Or that might be just a projection issue. They seem to converge at 60N 102W. I guess I could consult an official boundary document or something :)

    Apple Map location: maps.apple/p/W9ucIgoQCikMLM

    Edit: Google Maps has a photo! Added here… of the four cornered boundary monument!

    Edit2: Legislative confirmation of the four corners is in the Nunavut Act 1993, first line of Schedule 1 Section 3: “Western Boundary of Nunavut”:

    “Commencing at the intersection of 60°00′N latitude with 102°00′W longitude, being the intersection of the Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan borders;””

    *seasons and ongoing #agw not withstanding
    #geography #uselessKnowledge #nerd #maps #canada #sk #mb #nwt #yt #climatechange

  7. Now *this* is interesting.

    From 2005-2023 in Canada:
    🇨🇦 Population is up: ⬆️ +24%
    🇨🇦 GDP is also up: ⬆️ +84%
    🇨🇦 Emissions DOWN: ⬇️ -8%

    Regulations, reducing oil & coal, cap & trade, education, global treaties, and yes even carbon taxes — the work is starting to visibly pay off.

    Don’t give up on a goal just because it’s big.

    440megatonnes.ca/insight/2023-

    #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #GlobalHeating #CO2 #AGW #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ABPoli #SKPoli #MBPoli #ONPoli #QCPoli #NBPoli #NSPoli #PEIPoli #NLPoli

  8. @RSMacKinnon It will turn into a semidesert, except maybe for the odd island (Kefalonia?).

    This is effectively inevitable already.

    The question is thus: #WhoPays
    for the wholesale destruction of Greek agriculture and the ability of the country to feed its population?

    Schäuble is dead. One can only piss on his grave.

    #climatechange #agw