jan 2024:record warm everywhere: GL +1; NH +1.1; SH +.89; TRPCS +1.3: Hadley SST

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GLOBE:
2024 0.99640 <-- new record
2016 0.83460
2020 0.77289
2023 0.66273
2022 0.64757
2019 0.64445
2017 0.62426
2015 0.55126
1998 0.53605
2010 0.53401

NHEM:
2024 1.12118 <-- new record
2016 0.91517
2020 0.84395
2023 0.73743
2022 0.71231
2017 0.69523
2019 0.67095
2021 0.61189
2015 0.60584
2018 0.57542

SHEM:
2024 0.88825 <-- new record
2016 0.76594
2020 0.71158
2019 0.62143
2023 0.59377
2022 0.58733
2017 0.56587
2010 0.51667
1998 0.50736
2015 0.50363

TROPICS:
2024 1.29031 <-- new record
2016 1.18099
2020 0.95126
1998 0.93928
1878 0.87643
2010 0.73620
2019 0.64272
2017 0.63915
2003 0.61183
2007 0.60597

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Federal govt to investigate whether mns of dollars handed to oil
and gas companies are 'valid and legal'
ABC News, 19 Feb 2024 21:54Z
The federal govt has faced questioning over whether mns of
dollars of public funds that have been handed to oil and gas companies
are "valid and legal".

Santa Barbara evacuates as California cities see rare tornado warning
The Independent, 19 Feb 2024 22:10Z

What Does It Matter To Floridians If Florida Goes Underwater Anyway?
CleanTechnica, 17 Feb 2024

US to add 36.4GW of new solar generation capacity in 2024, 58% of all
capacity additions
PVTech, 19 Feb 2024 11:42Z

Darling River oxygenation trial hopes to avoid future mass fish deaths like
Menindee
ABC Broken Hill, 19 Feb 2024 20:56Z
Tens of mns of native fish have perished along the Darling River
over the past 5 years following a series of mass kills. In an
attempt to mitigate future deaths the NSW govt are trialling
technology that pumps pure oxygen into the water.

'So many ways you can be tripped up in Antarctica': Polar research delayed
after COVID strikes
ABC News, 19 Feb 2024 17:13Z
Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division have completed one
of the most ambitious expeditions since the 1960s, but the world's ice
remains locked deep in the frozen continent.

World Oil Statistics
The world consumes 35,442,913,090 barrels of oil as of the year 2016,
equivalent to 97,103,871 barrels per day. · Global oil consumption per
capita is 5 barrels ...
Oil Reserves: 1,650,585,140,000
Oil Consumption: 35,442,913,090
Reserves/Consumption: 47 <== years left i.e. 2016+47 == 2063
-- Worldometer

Tim thought he had 'a little flu', but 4 years later he can no longer hold
down a job
ABC News, 19 Feb 2024 19:57Z
Tim Stannard says he's had long COVID for 4 years and can no longer
hold down a job. Experts say patients feel let down by the govt's
response to a parliamentary inquiry into long the disease, calling it a
"missed opportunity".

US presents alternative UN resolution to prevent further escalation in
Israel-Gaza war
ABC News, 19 Feb 2024 20:56Z
The United States has proposed an alternative draft United Nations
Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the
Israel-Gaza war and opposing a major Israeli ground offensive in Rafah
in southern Gaza.

Dry weather delays Christmas Island crab migration
ABC News, 19 Feb 2024 21:53Z
Authorities say "exceptionally dry" conditions have put a dampener on
this season's migration, which normally sees the mass of red crabs
blocking traffic.

[Tree House!]
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Partanna Global, a manufacturer of carbon-negative concrete, has just
unveiled a climate-resilient prototype house that claims to remove carbon
straight...

Former climate researcher says switch to data science was an "adventure"
Marketplace.org, 19 Feb 2024 22:07Z
In an ever-changing job market, sometimes your career takes an unexpected
turn. Data scientist Grace Kim says her career has been a "winding road with
ups...

Passing Stars Altered Earth's Orbit Millions Of Years Ago, Finds Study
NDTV, 19 Feb 2024 12:41Z

Astronomers Narrow Down Where "Planet Nine" Could Be Hiding
IFLScience, 19 Feb 2024 14:41Z

WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out
of the US
ABC News, 19 Feb 2024 15:39Z

Middle River bridge to close permanently, electric aircraft visits
The News Leader, 19 Feb 2024 09:38Z

[Are We There Yet!]
Green hydrogen supply chain 'not there yet' as $300 mn coal alternative
starts pumping out power
ABC Illawarra, 19 Feb 2024 16:14Z
EnergyAustralia says meeting its green hydrogen target for a new gas
power plant in NSW is becoming more challenging.

Amid the rental squeeze, this community is 'thinking outside the square' for
dwellings
ABC North and West SA, 19 Feb 2024 17:13Z
The rental crisis is so dire in this South Australian town, a local
real estate agent is asking the community to get creative to help add
stock to the market.