A Closer Look … CLIMATE DENIAL GONE WILD!!

with Anthony Newcombe

Let’s take a closer look … @ OUR CLIMATE DENIAL!!

THIS MONTH’S TOPIC: CLIMATE DENIAL GONE WILD!!

JULY 16, 2025: CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL IS GETTING HARDER TO CLAIM EACH AND EVERY DAY

I don’t see any climate change problems, do YOU?

Q: What more needs to happen before our world’s leadership finally gets on the same page (completely on it) concerning the hazards of climate change?

I don’t know about you, but it seems a day no longer goes by without learning about another city, state, region, country, etc. that is ravaged by a new catastrophe.  It’s ironic because I’ve been writing about this topic for over a decade now (see author’s archives below this post) and it almost seems like it was nothing compared to what we experience today. 

EVERYTHING IS MAGNIFIED: SIZE, STRENGTH, SCOPE, DURATION AND FREQUENCY

The size, strength, scope, duration and frequency of today’s snowfalls, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and wildfires are more amped-up than ever before. At this pace, it appears that we are on a collision with the type(s) of disasters that may soon become unrecoverable (for lack of a better word).

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions

https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2025-us-tornadoes-and-severe-storms

WHEN WILL “ENOUGH” REALLY BE ENOUGH?!

Q: How much is enough?    

Are we at the hard headedness level of breaching the point at which we can no longer: breathe the air? Drink the water?  Travel to and from the places we used to without thought or effort?

Do we need to see a state snap off at some point and wash away into one of our ocean bodies?  Why are we so blasé (in general) about this issue?  And why is it only discussed as a “political topic” as opposed to what it really is – a human survival topic. I mean, it isn’t like nobody dies in these events … or suffers other personal and/ or financial losses. Can’t we do at least a little better?!

What say YOU? 

At any rate, I hope your summer is “steaming along” as well as possible in 2025. Probably will see you next sometime in the early fall season.

-A.N.

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Anthony Newcombe is a 4-time entrepreneur, published author & narrator, and full-stack web developer.  He can be reached for appearances via our CONTACT PAGE.

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A Closer Look … (WILDFIRES!)

Wildfire relief
Let’s take a closer look … @ contributing to the L.A. wildfire relief !!

with Anthony Newcombe

January 15, 2025

Wildfires and more wildfires: How YOU can help …

Considering the death and destruction of this month’s Los Angeles area wildfires, we are dedicating this month’s A Closer Look to the affected residents, tireless emergency personnel – as well as those who may not live in L.A. but are contributing with their time, attention, and financial donations – to a successful recovery effort.

WHERE YOU CAN DONATE

Below, please find some reputable links for information and/or donations:

  1. American Red Cross
  2. Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association
  3. CoreResponse
  4. EIFoundation

Of course, we will likewise provide a convenient PayPal link below for those who wish to donate directly upon completion of reading today’s post.  As a lifelong resident of the area, we send our sincerest condolences to those who have lost their homes and/ or loved ones – and commit to doing all we can to share in the efforts to uplift their spirits and rebuild their lives and new homes.

https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/3843

We are a strong, vibrant and resilient community.  Let’s all step up and continue to prove ourselves as “the gold standard!”

Until we meet again.

-A.N.

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Anthony Newcombe is a 4-time entrepreneur, published author & narrator, and full-stack web developer. He can reached for appearances via our CONTACT PAGE.

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Maui

Author’s Note: Next month (February, 2025), we will resume our traditional Super Bowl wrap with interesting vignettes and sidebars of hilarity and irreverence. Thank you for your patience and continued support!

Maui

A Closer Look …

with Anthony Newcombe

Let’s take a closer look … @How could Maui’s fires happen?

Wildfires: How could this happen?

If you believe in attempting to tackle”the unimaginable,” well, now is your time. Imagine a warm, welcoming people in an historic, fun-loving town. Now, bring in a spectrum of colors on the roadsides, along the skyline, and, of course, in the ocean encasing it all. Next, swirl-in a palette of all types of people, gathering from many places of the world. Don’t forget the sounds of the birds, the music, the palms swaying in the gentle trade winds.

Heaven turns to HELL

Now, if you’ll bear with me, the unfortunate “unimaginable.” A spark creates a flame which instantaneously generates a full-blown blast one can only describe as some sort of “apocalypse.” No sirens, no alarms, no whistles, nothing. Just the hellish, furious, roar of death and destruction. Those who are even somewhat “aware” of what is happening have no time to think, but rather are forced to flee for their lives – even if that includes jumping into the ocean – to escape the heat and smoke barreling towards them.

The end result

In a flicker of time, all has been reduced to ash and rubble. There is little time to process what has happened. There is no one available to question or to provide answers. An historic town dating back to the kingdom of Hawaii stands no more. We must do all we can to pitch-in to help rebuild this place and its people. And the people need answers … NOW!

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Anthony Newcombe is a 4-time entrepreneur, published author & narrator, and full-stack web developer. He can be reached through our CONTACT PAGE.

If you’d like to donate with us to Maui, simply scan our PayPal QR code … many thanks!

Make up your minds people!

A Closer Look …

with Anthony Newcombe

Let's take a closer look ... and make up your minds too!!

I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit befuddled by the “wishy-washiness” (for lack of a better term) of our current approach to running our country. Let’s just get right to it.

First, we need to figure out what our actual priorities are. I just received a weather report yesterday that over two feet of rain (yes, that is correct) was expected for the south Florida region in less than 8 hours. Normally, hearing that rain is headed to south Florida is nothing unusual. However, when the Ft. Lauderdale Airport becomes frickin’ Lake Okeechobee in less than an hour (requiring extensive closure), it registers. It really registers.

So, if political and corporate leaders wish to tout Florida as “the place to be,” shouldn’t they also pay the same attention to how people plan to navigate these apocalyptic conditions? In other words, it seems a fool’s errand to pack a state with people, homes, businesses, etc. while simultaneously ignoring the fact that the state can’t handle the worsening weather conditions, right?!

By the way, not to pick on Florida, but we can see this happening pretty much everywhere. Heavy snowfall one week, and dry fire conditions the next (see New Jersey or California). Tornadoes roaring through the mid west, south and also touching down in California.

I guess my point is: at what point do we figure out that we are in over our collective skulls? Do we need to see one of our states literally “fall off the map” in order to do more? Does some location need to sink?

What do you think?

A.N.

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Anthony Newcombe is a 4-time entrepreneur, published author & narrator, and a full-stack web developer. He enjoys most outdoor activities and hopes to be able to survive the probable apocalypse at some point …