JRafferty
@johnrafferty
Born 320ish CO2 ppm. Educational content creator / Earth and Life Sciences. Weather, Climate, Biodiversity, Natural Hazards, Ecology, Verts, and the politics (unfortunately) that goes with them. Also: maps, dinos, telecasters, etc. My views.
Unofficial atmospheric CO2 concentration reading. Sea level + 597 feet Chicago's Near West suburbs. July 31, 2026 #globalwarming #carbondioxide #KeelingCurve
Non-science, non-politics post. Father-son poker table build project 2026 is in the books.
The Air Quality Index ranking looks like an Olympic Swimming final. www.iqair.com/world-air-qu...
Some of you have heard rumblings that this year isn't like other El Nino years. I just read today's Substack by @zekehausfather.com on the coming Super #ElNino. The graphs alone tell a detailed story. It's a must-read. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-strong... #globalwarming #climate
No kings. Not now. Not ever. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-2-2026
Probably apropos, even though the WH probably made all the staffers install the app. <Taps the sign>
Dibs on the B52s-tribute/funk fusion band name "Doctor Congo." Also, that was one helluva game last night. ⚽️🏆 www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
CNN released and annotated the memo of understanding. It's amazing how craptastic this thing is. $300 billion can either help put the country back on its feet, or it can fund weapons development and future attacks. www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/p...
(Now former) 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley issues statement after being fired by CBS. It's revealing and another shocking example of CBS's descent into rank unprofessionalism. www.mediaite.com/media/tv/sco...
Imagine going through all of the hard work of banning these terrible things in 2024, only to have the current administration of numbskulls and cruel idiots bring them back. #cyanidebomb #pest_control #endangered_species #federal_lands
Certainly not as pristine and well-mixed as Mauna Loa, but here's an unofficial reading from Chicago's Near West suburbs.
Regardless of last night's episode, or how it really happened, or how it's being spun... it's a distraction. There is a national general strike THIS Friday, May 1. Stay focused. 🇺🇸 #IranWar #corruption #affordability #EpsteinFiles #ICE_attrocities #Qatar_jet #EastWingDemolition #2026midterms
The average trend line is the thick, dark, hatched line in the left-hand figure (in the forwarded message). 1997-98 El Nino - peaked at 2.4 C 2015-16 El Nino - peaked at 2.6 C Models show that a 2.6+ event is possible.
So, say this canal gets built. (setting aside the terrain challenges for now)... ...Tanker/container traffic would be funneled into a DIFFERENT narrow channel STILL IN RANGE of Iran's kamikaze drones and missiles. #boondoggle #StraitofHormuz #Iranwar
The Strait is not open. As of an hour ago CST. Live tracking www.marinevesseltraffic.com/HORMUZ-STRAI...
Happy Easter, everyone. As we stumble through the weird rhetoric of the current prez, consider this t-shirt I just came across. Sure, Lincoln was cooler, and he looks totally at home playing a Telecaster, ...but I'd like to think he's got a Stratocaster stashed away somewhere.
Get loud in two days. Remind them that YOU are THEIR bosses in two days. Make history in two days. 🇺🇸
First Amendment violation, Brendan. I wonder if a class-action lawsuit (with 320 million of us being the injured class) might change your mind. Do this and ALL of us will see you in court.
Short term: gasoline and other fuels will quickly become more expensive. Long term: increased incentive for electrical vehicles #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz
FYI: Turner Classic Movies schedule opposite the State of the Union address.
"Save America Act" <-- misnomer of the century. #KillTheBill Capitol Switchboard operator: (202) 224-3121 www.senate.gov/general/reso...
Chicago folks, Emergency Protest happening at 5 pm at Federal Plaza in the city. 🇺🇸 From Indivisible and 50501.