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NNadir

(38,308 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:17 AM Yesterday

The Orange Pedophile in the White House Finally Takes a Positive Action on the Collapse of the Planetary Atmosphere.

Last edited Thu Apr 23, 2026, 08:34 AM - Edit history (2)

Readings from the Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory for Week 15 of 2026:

Week beginning on April 12, 2026: 429.80 ppm
Weekly value from 1 year ago: 430.16 ppm
Weekly value from 10 years ago: 408.64 ppm
Last updated: April 22, 2026

Trends in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

This figure, showing a decrease over the previous year's reading, is only one of 33 week to week comparators with the previous year to do so out of 2,619 readings going back to 1975 and is the 7th lowest reading of all time.

There has not been a negative week to week comparative reading at the observatory since 1997, in the week beginning September 7, 1997, when the reading was -0.37 ppm compared to the same week of 1996.

I'm sure there are people who will jump up and down claiming that this is a victory for so called "renewable energy," except this year, 2026, also produced the 14th highest comparative reading with the previous year, week 13, beginning March 29 2026, when the reading was 4.47 ppm higher than the previous year, one of only 37 such readings to exceed a 4.00 ppm increase over the same year. .

I think the real reason is probably that our Emperor, Naked Pedophile the First, stumbled into a war leading to the closure of the Straits of Hormuz, causing a worldwide shortage of oil and gas. This may be problematic for the impoverished, but it is good for the environment.

It is experimentally interesting to see this effect, that gas and oil restrictions can give a low, even a negative reading, although undoubtedly statistical noise is also involved.

Interesting, I think. I've not seen this in the roughly 15 or 20 years I've been tracking this.

I trust you're having a pleasant work week if you still work.

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The Orange Pedophile in the White House Finally Takes a Positive Action on the Collapse of the Planetary Atmosphere. (Original Post) NNadir Yesterday OP
Last time Trmp "helped" our atmosphere, he let COVID run rampant. It brought petroleum consumption down right smart. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #1
Covid definitely helped with carbon emissions; 2022 was the... NNadir 14 hrs ago #4
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Yesterday #2
It reminds me of NASA OKIsItJustMe 16 hrs ago #3

eppur_se_muova

(42,173 posts)
1. Last time Trmp "helped" our atmosphere, he let COVID run rampant. It brought petroleum consumption down right smart. nt
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:40 AM
Yesterday

Remember that year when city streets were as dead and empty as a post-apocalyptic SF/horror movie ?


NNadir

(38,308 posts)
4. Covid definitely helped with carbon emissions; 2022 was the...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:21 PM
14 hrs ago

...only year since I've been tracking it that energy consumption measured in Exajoules actually fell, if I recall correctly - I'm away from my computer right now - it could have been 2021.

The carbon impact was modest however.

I'm ambivalent about closing the Straits of Hormuz. I oppose all fossil fuels, but on the other hand, at this moment the burden falls, as is always the case, on those who can least afford it.

To the extent it raises interest in nuclear energy, which it seems to be doing, it's a good thing. To the extent it induces immediate pain on the poor, it is regrettable.

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OKIsItJustMe

(21,891 posts)
3. It reminds me of NASA
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 12:08 PM
16 hrs ago

He was big on the Artemis program. Oh yeah! We’re going to ramp that right up! Forget about the “Gateway” space station (who needs that?) Forget about the planetary science programs (i.e. climate science.) Forget about science pretty much altogether.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/11/artemis-ii-nasa-budget-cuts

Jubilant return of Artemis II shadowed by ‘extinction-level’ cuts to Nasa: ‘It’s discordant’
Even as a triumphant moon flyby primes agency for a 2028 landing, Trump’s proposed budget cuts cast pall on US space program

Richard Luscombe
Sat 11 Apr 2026 13.33 BST

The astronauts onboard Artemis II were “almost poets”, Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, declared on Friday, referring to their inspiring words as they swung above the lunar surface.



Even as Integrity, the mission moniker for the Orion capsule of Artemis II, ascended into the heavens days ago, Donald Trump was announcing his intention to slash Nasa’s budget by 23%, including a 46% cut for space science initiatives. And the Artemis program that has run years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget offers no guarantees that the next, far harder stages will run as smoothly.



But there is also the president, who expressed in a post to his own Truth Social on Friday how proud he was of the “great and very talented” crew while making no mention of his desire to impose “extinction-level” cuts to the agency he purports to value.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116383366460984028

Isaacman said he supported the White House desire to strip a further $6bn in funding from his agency, insisting that the levels “are sufficient” to meet “high expectations and deliver on all mission priorities”.

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