dust bowlification
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Watch a dust cloud engulf Texas
Holy moly. Lubbock, Texas, is really seeing the effects of its record-breaking drought. Is this another indicator of the Southwest becoming a new Dust Bowl? At any rate, it's super amazing/weird/pants-wettingly scary to watch.
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Critical List: Dust storm hits Phoenix; Electric Prius hits the roads
Phoenix was hit by a 5,000-foot-tall, 50-mile-wide wall of dust.
What does Virgin Australia have in common with koala bears? They're both very interested in consuming eucalyptus leaves, which hopefully will not get the airplanes as stoned as they get the koala bears.
Car companies don't trust drivers with 10-year-old cars to steer clear of 15% ethanol, which can damage older vehicles. So they think nobody should get it. -
New York Times blows the Dust Bowl story
County Commissioner: “There’s no economic growth whatsoever. It’s going to have to be wind energy or we’ll die.” Actual NY Times caption: “A church made an apt request.” Media miscoverage of climate change comes in many forms. We still have false balance between climate science and denial, contrary to the myth of flawed analyses. And […]