Arctic Sea Ice
While progressive scientists tell you to ignore the data, suggesting that the current diminished solar activity will soon be eclipsed by global warming — it’s clearly not warming fast enough.
Mountain Diavel
On 26 December, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia closely coordinated its activities with Turkey and indicated that an Astana-format ministerial meeting would be held in Moscow in the coming period.
It’s at a 10,000 year high. (more HERE) Shamelessly lifted from my friend and colleague, John D.)
While progressive scientists tell you to ignore the data, suggesting that the current diminished solar activity will soon be eclipsed by global warming — it’s clearly not warming fast enough.
Liberal icons like Al Gore said that polar bears would be extinct last year – but they are thriving despite his predictions. And the polar ice grows.
There are a lot of numbers, figures, charts and graphs in the article referenced, above, there is a lesson here. More tax can not equate to weather control. At least until the progressive movement has control of the Sun…and they’re not close to doing that.
The US Coast Guard has two ocean going ice breakers (and one that operates on the Great Lakes), one more than the French Navy. The Russians have seventy, including two nuclear powered ice breakers. My sense is that the US Navy feels that submarines can project power from under the ice, and while that’s true, it’s pathetic that we only have two ice breakers, one of which was built in 1976 and was pulled out of mothballs in 2013 when it appeared that the polar ice cap would NOT dissolve anytime soon.
Mountain Diavel
The Diavel is moving from the beach to the mountains in its trailer. It will end up being a mountain and desert Diavel and will be married to the GoPro shortly for some videos that may or may not be interesting (remains to be seen).
The speed limits on mountain roads are unrealistic for the Diavel… but there is some winding road that will be calling once the snow and ice is off the road. This machine is not designed for use with spiked snow tires.
The concept of use for this machine included ramping up into the trailer, and hauling it someplace where I’d ride it for a few hours, then go somewhere else. I realize that any hard core biker would find that sort of sissy riding to be – disturbing at best. However, the reality of long rides (on a Harley, the Ducati, or anything else), begins to take a toll on knees, lower back and so forth. I only THINK that I’m made of steel.
Shuffling the Deck
On 26 December, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia closely coordinated its activities with Turkey and indicated that an Astana-format ministerial meeting would be held in Moscow in the coming period.
Turkish public statements appear to be a bit confused about what comes next and when. The Turkish position was rather straightforward. The Erdogan government was determined to confront the US about the Syrian Kurds. Turkish leaders must now reexamine the options and outcomes because the Syrians and Russians appear to be moving to fill the military vacuum in northern Syria. Syria and Russia have activated a monitoring site west of Manbij.
Syria also is concerned about the security and safety of Syrian Arab Army units that remain intact in eastern Syria.
New alignments are in negotiation. Local sources also reported that the Syrian government held talks last week with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) regarding the threat of a Turkish invasion east of the Euphrates. The discussions included that the SDF would hand over oil fields to the Syrian government forces in exchange for defense of the SDF-controlled areas.
The Turks and the other actors who opposed the US military presence in Syria have shown that they are totally unprepared for a US military withdrawal. The quick flurry of diplomatic and political coordination meetings is a sure sign that national positions have been disrupted and are in the process of change. So too are military cooperation arrangements.
The Israelis are not Idle
By way of a ‘Christmas present’, Israeli missiles struck targets in and around Damascus. A Syrian military official told state media an arms depot was hit, and three soldiers were injured. Syria said most of the missiles were intercepted.
An Israeli official confirmed the strikes late on the 25th and early on the 26th. He said the targets were a series of facilities involved in transferring Iranian weapons to Lebanese Hizballah.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that six Israeli F-16 jets launched a “provocative” attack at the moment when two civilian airliners were preparing to land in Damascus and Beirut, creating a “direct threat” to the aircraft.
He said the Syrians did not engage their full air defense system so as to avoid hitting the civilian airliners.
This is the second Israeli attack reported in open sources since the Russians supplied the Syrians with the S-300 modern air defense system in October. The system is advertised as an anti-missile as well as an anti-aircraft defense system. Syrians insist they downed 14 of 16 missiles, but three wounded Syrian soldiers can attest that the air defense system remains porous. The Israelis said all their missiles hit their targets.
Syrians aren’t to be believed, the Israelis tend to be accurate and credible in their reporting.
Part of the problem with global warming or climate change is that the weather gets colder because it's warmer. It's a lot like the tax system. You're RICHER because you have LESS money.
Smart people are investing in snow mobiles and skis.
Only a liberal is dumb enough to believe Algore.
Orwell weighed in on that one: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." Current progressives and their masters would add that distributing wealth along lines that they dictate is the only way for you to FEEL wealthy. If you donate everything you have to somebody like Ocassio-Cortez to distribute wisely, you'll feel better about yourself.
The French didn't buy it, but they're still peddling it.
Yeah. The army of lemmings were surprised when he sold his 'environmental group' to Middle Eastern oil interests. But despite all that, he still drags down six figure speaking fees at universities.
You can't fix stupid.
The ride from Pine to Clint's Well is one of my favorite roads. Early in the morning with no traffic you can pick the speed you want.
I'll be on that road tomorrow, and beyond Clint's Well to the White Wolf Mine. But I'll be towing a trailer and that throws a wet blanket on speed.
I always look forward to the insider info on world happenings. It's a different perspective that most non-IC mortals don't get. Having JWICS and other systems is a partial relief, but doesn't usually provide the bigger picture.
As for Diavel territory – While living in Tucson, I took many rides through Morenci, up Old 666, now 191, to Springerville. Spend the night there, then back through Salt River Canyon and Globe. Or from 191 to 180 into New Mexico, to Mule Creek and back. Many trips with the Tucson Ducati dealership (Renaissance Motorsports, apparently now closed) along that route, usually at least one biker bit the dust due to over-exuberance. But not for winter riding!
Here's to getting the White Wolf Mine completed!
Wandering Neurons
Wandering, I wonder if they re-numbered Arizona State Route 666 (Highway to Hell) just because people were stealing the highway signs – don't get me wrong, they were cool. There are a lot of very interesting summer and winter routes in Arizona. I like to explore.
Glad you won't be risking your ride in unsuitable weather. I do understand about knees and backs and such.
Thanks for all the information, LL!
The speed limits on mountain roads are unrealistic for the Diavel…
and you would never be a speed limit scofflaw, correct?
As best as I understand arctic sea ice is increasing on the atlantic side partly from an influx of fresh water from some melt on Greenland. However northern Alaska and the Berring sea have had much less ice over the last two or three winters. This is fact that can be checked with NOAA. Apparently the warm air and water on the Alaska side of the arctic is caused by a shift in the jet stream which has lead to the formation of Arctic vortex paterns on the Atlantic side and warm air coming north to the Pacific side.
The North Atlantic drift has slowed greatly which was predicted twenty or so years ago when they were talking about thr new ice age. I would like to know what has caused this shift in the jet stream. Also I can subjectively state that we have had much more cloudy weather in the Copper basin Alaska the last few winters to go with warmer temperatures. This may be a result of the cloud forming effect of high energy radiation because of the solar minimum.
I never liked long distance on my cafe racer unless I towed it.
I believe the shift in the jet stream is from a couple things. In 2012, if I remember right, there were a number of earthquakes which shifted the Earth on its axis. Also, the magnetic poles have been shifting – a reverse of that is overdue, as is that ice age. I think either or both of those could have caused the change in the jet stream.
Of course there is the historical perspective that the weather has always been changing since the Earth was created and it's only relatively recently, per say, that we have kept track of it.
That from the arm chair weatherman, haha.
Exactly.
Howard Brewi and LindaG – The change of climate, the solar minimum and a change in the jet stream is something that happens historically and naturally. My point, and perhaps my only point is the one LindaG made. The climate changes and has been changing. Mankind clearly has something to do with it, but science has a difficult explaining the extent to which that is the case and burning need for a tax that exempts China and India (for two) to solve it.
I am exceptionally law abiding, WSF, when the law is watching.
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