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Well, Trump’s approval rating went up, despite last week and probably the biggest anti-Trump media blitz yet. The MSM are beside themselves.
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The SAM entered a positive phase in the opening days of April and has since gained strength, with the SAM index reaching +2.55 on April 5. Sustained values above +1 indicate a positive SAM event and this is now the second strongest positive SAM we have seen in almost five months.
https://news-images.weatherzone.com.au/twc/weekly_rain_20250407.png
Average SOI for last 30 days 10.40
Average SOI for last 90 days 6.87
Daily contribution to SOI calculation 13.84
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Marshall Southern Annular Mode (SAM) Index
The station-based SAM index, which extends back to 1957, uses records from six stations at roughly 65S and six stations at roughly 40S.
🤔 … is effectively a measure of the strength of the Southern Westerly Winds …
I suggest a post on the topic.
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Looking up what SAM is – Southern Annular Mode (SAM) – doesn’t look great for the wet West (or East, depending where you are)
Also found this gem:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-221110
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David Keith believes that geo-engineering could provide an excuse for inaction on climate change – a reason for countries to explain why they did not take action.
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He says controversy over the method has waxed and waned – an idiom connected with the cycle of the moon which describes something that increases then decreases over time. In the 1960s for example, geo-engineering was uncontroversial, but by the 1990s it had become taboo – a subject that is avoided for social or religious reasons.
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While these ideas to change the weather have potential benefits, other suggestions – for example to position a giant floating mirror between the earth and sun – are highly controversial… Although personally, I think the idea of giant floating umbrella above Britain would be good!
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Professor Katja Friedrich
People are thinking, yeah, you’re putting some substances in the atmosphere that should not be there. Usually I respond and say, every time you get into your car, every time you get on an airplane you put substances in the air that don’t belong, so you’re also playing God.
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https://www.google.com/search?q=SAM+positive+mode&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-au&client=safari
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Here’s a reminder to NOT park your EV near anything you care about….
https://www.9news.com.au/national/gold-coast-house-fire-investigation-centres-on-electric-vehicle-recharger/09602272-28e4-47fe-b2da-a1fc7b86f328
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