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“You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed.
These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes
in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.
SIGNS:
1. False Messiahs/False Christs
2. Rumors of Wars
3. Uprisings/Protests
4. Famine/Food Price Increase
5. Earthquakes/Natural Disasters
6. When Will Yellowstone Explode? (rumble.com)
I would really pay attention to Yellowstone right now.
People who live nearby, please research this information
“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.
How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
There will be great distress in the land and wrath against these people. They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
SIGNS:
1. Israel against the Arab World
2. Israel vs Iran Nuclear War Threat
3. Israel – Palestine Peace Treaty
4. Division of the Land of Israel
5. 1967 borders – giving up of Jerusalem’s sacred sites.
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
At that time, they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.. right at the door..”
“Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be accounted WORTHY to ESCAPE all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
Source: Matthew 24 – Mark 13 – Luke 21
This knows also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
For men shall be:
– lovers of their own selves covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers
– disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection,
– trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
– traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.
– Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead
captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers’ lusts,
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since
the beginning of creation.”
But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
‘A drastic alert’: Almost half the world’s species are seeing rapid population
declines, new study finds (msn.com)
Sixth mass extinction – Search (bing.com)
Six extinction – Search (bing.com)
Is it possible that we are in the midst of the sixth major mass extinction?
Many scientists believe we are. A number of known species have been lost since humans’ evolution. Since these mass extinction events can take millions of years, perhaps we are witnessing the sixth major mass extinction event as it happens. Whether or not humans will survive has yet to be determined.
Earth is currently in the midst of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year. New research suggests environmental changes caused the first such event in history, which occurred millions of years earlier than scientists previously realized. Most dinosaurs famously disappeared 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period.
Prior to that, a majority of Earth’s creatures were snuffed out between the Permian and Triassic periods, roughly 252 million years ago. Thanks to the efforts of researchers at UC Riverside and Virginia Tech, it’s now known that a similar extinction occurred 550 million years ago, during the Ediacaran period. This discovery is documented in a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper.
Although unclear whether this represents a true “mass extinction,” the percentage
of organisms lost is similar to these other events, including the current, ongoing one.
The researchers believe environmental changes are to blame for the loss of approximately 80% of all Ediacaran creatures, which were the first complex, multicellular life forms on the planet.
“Geological records show that the world’s oceans lost a lot of oxygen during that time,
and the few species that did survive had bodies adapted for lower oxygen environments,”
said Chenyi Tu, UCR paleontologist and study co-author. Unlike later events, this earliest
one was more difficult to document because the creatures that perished were soft bodied
and did not preserve well in the fossil record.
“We suspected such an event, but to prove it we had to assemble a massive database of evidence,” said Rachel Surprenant, UCR paleontologist and study co-author. The team documented nearly every known Ediacaran animal’s environment, body size, diet, ability to move, and habits. With this project, the researchers sought to disprove the charge that the major loss of animal life at the end of the Ediacaran period was something other than an extinction.
Some previously believed the event could be explained by the right data not being collected, or a change in animal behavior, like the arrival of predators. “We can see the animals’ spatial distribution over time, so we know they didn’t just move elsewhere or get eaten — they died out,” said Chenyi.
“We’ve shown a true decrease in the abundance of organisms.”
They also tracked creatures’ surface area to volume ratios, a measurement that suggests declining oxygen levels were to blame for the deaths. “If an organism has a higher ratio, it can get more nutrients, and the bodies of the animals that did live into the next era were adapted in this way,” said UCR paleontologist Heather McCandless, study co-author.
This project came from a graduate class led by UCR paleontologist Mary Droser and her former graduate student, now at Virginia Tech, Scott Evans. For the next class, the students will investigate the origin of these animals, rather than their extinction. Ediacaran creatures would be considered strange by today’s standards.
Many of the animals could move, but they were unlike anything now living.
Among them were Obamus coronatus, a disc-shaped creature named for the former president, and Attenborites janeae, a tiny ovoid resembling a raisin named for English naturalist Sir David Attenborough. “These animals were the first evolutionary experiment on Earth, but they only lasted about 10 million years. Not long at all, in evolutionary terms,” Droser said.
Though it’s not clear why oxygen levels declined so precipitously at the end of the era,
it is clear that environmental change can destabilize and destroy life on Earth at any time.
Such changes have driven all mass extinctions including the one currently occurring.
“There’s a strong correlation between the success of organisms and, to quote Carl Sagan,
our ‘pale blue dot,’” said Phillip Boan, UC Riverside geologist and study co-author.
“Nothing is immune to extinction. We can see the impact of climate change on ecosystems
and should note the devastating effects as we plan for the future,” Boan said.
WILL HUMANITY DESTROY HUMANITY TO SAVE THE PLANET ?
Orlando, Florida among cities that rank high as the best to avoid the worst climate impacts. Orlando is a favorite among the best cities to avoid worst climate change impacts. Here are others.
12 climate resilient cities
These are the cities tops on Keenan’s list:
With house insurance rates escalating and more frequent flooding from rising sea levels and extreme rainfall, some prospective home buyers are asking more questions about climate impacts before signing up for a 30-year mortgage. Economists, flood experts and others often consider which cities might be safest from climate change impacts in the long-term, considering factors such as flood risk, sustainability and preparation to make communities more resilient.
The truth is every place has its risks, said Steve Bowen, chief science officer and meteorologist with Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance broker. “You have to inherently understand there is no risk-free place anywhere in the country,” Bowen said.
“It’s picking the type of risk you want to be subjected to.”
Across the country, people are struggling with rapid shifts between drought and extreme rain, warming temperatures and severe storms that produce hail, rain and tornadoes, Bowen said. More extreme weather events aren’t the only thing causing insurance rates to shoot up, but they will increase pressure on the market, and could price people out of their homes and send them in search of less riskier places to live.
What is climate change? A name change for global warming? Definitions.
Climate migration already underway
Landlord mortgage crisis on track to trigger the sale of 735,000 rental homes.
It appears people already are moving away from the coast in states like North Carolina
and Louisiana, and that pace is expected to increase, said Jesse Keenan, an economist
and associate professor of sustainable real estate at Tulane University who studies urban
and infrastructure planning.
Keenan once referred to Duluth, Minnesota, in a presentation as “the most climate-proof city in America (sort of)” and to his amusement, the suggested slogan – among several he presented – stuck.
Although the slogan keeps resurfacing in news stories and conversations, other cities also offer promise as climate change, natural disasters and other stressors force property owners inland.
While conducting research, he and his research team have developed a list of cities that could be best bets. The communities stand out because of some combination of their geographies, economies and what they’ve done to get ready for the changes that lie ahead, he said.
Most Climate-Resilient Cities (2023) (architecturaldigest.com)
Orlando also surfaced on a list published by Architectural Digest, considering elevation, population, extreme weather, risk and readiness scores, clean energy and air quality.
Only one city on the coast made the list: Seattle. Others were:
Worst for climate change? Climate change is bad for everyone.
But this is where it’s expected to be worse in the US.
I would really pay attention to Yellowstone right now.
People who live nearby, please research this information.
When Will Yellowstone Explode? (rumble.com)
It’s everywhere: Sea-level rise’s surprising reach damaging more than East Coast shoreline
You’re Wrong: Hybrids Are More Reliable Than Regular Cars and Here’s Why (msn.com)
Earth-Like World Covered in Raging Volcanoes May Have Been Found (msn.com)
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These ‘energy vampires’ could be sucking your wallet dry:
‘As much as 20% of your monthly electricity bill’ (msn.com)
Electric vehicles have an efficiency problem (msn.com)
Earth’s Annual CO2 Levels | Watch (msn.com)
Earth inhales and exhales carbon, indicating where and when vegetation is growing.
(Sucking up carbon dioxide) or dying off (releasing carbon dioxide).
Climate change a factor when people consider a move
Orlando has long been seen by investors as potentially being “the great beneficiary of
an outflow of people” as southeast Florida “essentially depopulates to Central Florida,” Keenan said. He has heard from residents of some cities, such as Asheville, North Carolina, who say they already see an influx of people moving in from coastal regions.
It may be a small number, but it’s resonating with the locals, he said.
“People don’t wake up in the morning and say I’m moving because of climate change,” Keenan said. “They wake up and make a very complex set of decisions that weigh a lot of factors and climate change is one of those factors. It’s about jobs, family connections, school districts and all these other things that generally drive relocation.”
Sea levels rising
Greenland’s ice is melting three times faster than at the start of the 20th century.
One thing is certain, sea level rise is accelerating, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sea levels have risen about a foot over the last 100 years, and the pace has picked up in recent decades, William Sweet, a NOAA oceanographer said during a May briefing by Sciline, a service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Broadly, the U.S. is headed for about a foot of sea level rise in the next 30 years, Sweet said. “Sea level rise continues to creep up and run amok amongst our infrastructure.”
“A little bit of sea level rise goes a long way in terms of the types of impacts that are really starting to grow in leaps and bounds,” Sweet said.
The change is most evident not in the number of huge floods, he said, but in the localized, minor flooding events that occur more and more often. “It’s not just weighing on people’s minds, but it’s weighing on commerce and commutes within communities,” Sweet said. Downtowns are flooding. People aren’t shopping. In Norfolk, Virginia, for example, minor flooding events happened about five times a year in 2020.
By 2050, moderate flooding will happen five to 10 times a year.