Global Warmings Terrifying New Math. Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe and that make clear who the real enemy is. Astronauts Caught a Terrifying Glimpse of Hurricane Harvey Speeding Toward Texas. As Hurricane Harvey churns onward toward southwest Texas, astronauts on the International Space Station caught a glimpse of the monster cyclone from a safe viewing distance of 2. Earth. Honestly, you dont want to get much closer. The footage was captured on August 2. PM Eastern Time, as warm waters and favorable wind conditions were helping the storm gather strength over the Gulf. Harvey officially achieved hurricane status after a bout of rapid intensification yesterday afternoon that the National Hurricane Center described as astounding. NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik also tweeted some photos of the storm taken from the ISS last night, with words of solidarity for Texans in its path. Meanwhile, NOAAs Hurricane Hunters posted a harrowing time lapse containing footage from a flight through the eye of the storm yesterday evening. Harvey is now centered 1. Corpus Christi, according to a recent update from the National Hurricane Center. Romantic Horror Movies Ice Age. While it isnt predicted to make landfall until later tonight or early tomorrow morning, tropical storm conditions are expected to reach residents of the middle and upper Texas coast by later this morning. Harvey is expected to be a major Category 3 hurricane at landfall, which would make it the first major hurricane landfall in the US since Hurricane Wilma in 2. A prolific fifteen to 2. The NHC warns of life threatening coastal inundation from the storm surge, and urges residents to complete preparations to protect themselves and their property this morning. Widespread evacuation orders were issued along Texass Gulf Coast yesterday. As if the threat to coastal residents wasnt bad enough, Hurricane Harveys track could also bring it perilously close to the enormous petroleum refineries encircling Galveston Bay. As Emily Atkin writes in the New Republic, Harvey has the potential to become a major pollution disaster. Well be keeping a close eye on the storm, and bringing you updates throughout the day as they arise. NASA ht Washington Post. New book from Dr. Roy Spencer on Al Gores fallacies An Inconvenient Deception. How Al Gore Distorts Climate Science and Energy Policy Al Gore has provided a target rich environment of deceptions in his new movie. Guest essay by Dr. Roy Spencer. After viewing Gores most recent movie, An Inconvenient Sequel Truth to Power, and after reading the book version of the movie, I was more than a little astounded. The new movie and book are chock full of bad science, bad policy, and factual errors. So, I was inspired to do something about it. Id like to announce my new e book, entitled An Inconvenient Deception How Al Gore Distorts Climate Science and Energy Policy, now available on Amazon. After reviewing some of Gores history in the environmental movement, I go through the movie, point by point. One of Gores favorite tactics is to show something that happens naturally, then claim or have you infer that it is due to humanitys greenhouse gas emissions. As I discuss in the book, this is what he did in his first movie An Inconvenient Truth, too. For example, sea level rise. Gore is seen surveying flooded streets in Miami Beach. That flooding is mostly a combination of 1 natural sea level rise I show there has been no acceleration of sea level rise beyond what was already happening since the 1. Miami Beach. In other words, Miami Beach was going to have to deal with the increasing flooding from their king tides, with or without carbon dioxide emissions. The classic US stereotype of attempted Iranian ideological indoctrination via chants of Death to America and such has been old hat for quite some time. As noted. Gore is also shown jumping across meltwater streams on the Greenland ice sheet. No mention is made that this happens naturally every year. Sure, 2. 01. 2 was exceptional for its warmth and snow melt which he mentioned, but then 2. Northern Hemisphere for a July. The fact that receding glaciers in Alaska are revealing stumps from ancient forests that grew 1,0. So, why is your SUV suddenly being blamed when it happens todayLatest environmental news, features and updates. Pictures, video and more. Luke Plunkett. Luke Plunkett is a Contributing Editor based in Canberra, Australia. He has written a book on cosplay, designed a game about airplanes, and also runs. The list goes on and on. Some of what Gore claims is just outright false. He says that wheat and corn yields in China are down by 5 in recent decades. Wrong. They have been steadily climbing, just like almost everywhere else in the world. Heres the situation for all grain crops in China And that lack of rainfall in Syria that supposedly caused conflict and warIt didnt happen. Poor farmers could no longer afford diesel fuel to pump groundwater because Assad tripled the price. Semi arid Syria is no place to grow enough crops for a rapidly growing population, anyway. I also address Gores views on alternative energy, mainly wind and solar. It is obvious that Gore does not consider government subsidies when he talks about the cost of renewable energy sometimes being cheaper than fossil fuels. Apparently, he hasnt heard that the citizens pay the taxes that then support the alternative energy industries which Gore, Elon Musk and others financially benefit from. If and when renewable energy become cost competitive, it wont need politicians and pundits like Mr. Gore campaigning for it. To counter what is in movie theaters now, I had to whip up this book in only 2 weeks, and I didnt have a marching army of well funded people like Gore has had. Too bad he didnt have someone doing fact checking. Despite my disadvantage, I think I present a powerful case that most of what he presents is, at the very least, very deceptive.