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    Republican Delegates Split on*Climate Change*
    <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/republican-delegates-split-on-climate-change/>

Scientific American 	 -‎15 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

ClimateWire asked 51 delegates and alternate delegates attending the 
Republican convention if they agree with scientists that*climate 
change*is happening and whether people contribute to it.A large 
majority, 39, said the Earth's climate system is changing, while eight 
said it's not. Four weren't sure. On the knottier question of whether 
human activities like driving cars contribute to those changes, 23 
delegates said they do, compared to 17 who said people don't influence 
the climate. Eleven answered maybe....And one representative says it's a 
conspiracy to cover up the government spread of beetles


    *Central US Heat Wave July 2016
    <http://www.climatesignals.org/headlines/events/central-us-heat-wave-july-2016>*

Dangerously hot conditions hit most of Minnesota on Wednesday, July 20, 
with temperatures in the 90s and heat indices, that is how hot it feels, 
reaching well into the 100s. On Thursday through Saturday, the National 
Weather Service expands the excessive heat watch to include areas across 
the US, with widespread heat indices expected to be in the 100 to 115°F 
range and high nighttime temperatures. This may be "one of the worst 
heat waves in the last few decades," according to the NWS, and some 130 
million Americans could endure heat indexes of at least 100°F. As the 
climate warms, the most extreme heat events are becoming dramatically 
more frequent. Scientists have also linked some of the most extreme heat 
events in the US and beyond to high-intensity heat domes that lock-in 
hot and often dry conditions.


    The best strategies to keep bodies cool in a*heatwave*, according to
    researchers
    <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/jul/21/the-best-strategies-to-keep-bodies-cool-in-a-heatwave-according-to-researchers>

The Guardian 	 -‎15 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

"While I am a*climate*scientist, my funded work is in the area of heat 
transfer, particularly in the human body. I work with medical companies 
to maintain healthy body temperatures during surgeries or other 
situations...Here are some key tips. First, avoid hyperthermia in the 
first place – drink plenty of fluids, avoiding direct sunlight, trying 
to get a respite from heat each day, avoiding physical exertion during 
the hottest parts of the day are all great suggestions. But, if you need 
to lower a body temperature, Dr. Robert Huggins, VP of Research and 
Athlete Performance at the Korey Stringer Institute suggests:..The 
general rule is to cool as much of the body's surface as possible …. the 
larger the area you cool and the colder the device you use to cool it 
the faster the cooling rate... use a method that cools at a rate of 
0.15°C per minute.... achieved by immersion techniques using a tub or 
other basin filled with ice cold water or via rotating cold ice towels 
over the body...During exercise if there is limited access to the entire 
body (e.g. football or fire-fighters), cooling the hands, face and feet 
will help, and if possible, use a fan to increase evaporation from these 
surfaces. However, when heat stroke is suspected, these strategies are 
not nearly as effective as whole body methods; opt for immersion 
cooling....if someone is suffering from hyperthermia or heat stroke... 
many symptoms for heat stress such as fatigue, weakness, pale 
appearance, headache, nausea, vomiting, fainting, dizziness, and others. 
The heat stroke treatment they recommend, while geared toward athletes, 
is still useful for the rest of us.... cold water (or a cold shower), 
call for medical treatment, ... "palm cooling hastened heat removal". .. 
cold packs applied to the neck, groin and armpit with cold packs applied 
to the cheeks, palms and feet. ...cold packs to the cheeks, feet, and 
hands almost doubled the cooling effect...:..Application of cold packs 
to glabrous skin surfaces was more effective for treating 
exercise-induced heat stress than the traditional CCP cooling 
intervention. This novel cooling technique may be beneficial as an 
adjunctive treatment for heat-related illness in the prehospital 
environment....These studies should be viewed as helpful however they 
often deal with lower temperature heat stress; for very high body 
temperatures, immersion is recommended..."  - John Abraham
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**Warren: House GOP Trying to *'*Intimidate*'* State AG over Exxon Probe 
<http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/288506-warren-defends-states-exxon-investigations>*
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is defending her state's investigation 
into allegations that ExxonMobil Corp. lied about the breadth of its 
climate science research after a top House Republican sought records 
related to the probe....In a series of tweets Wednesday, Warren 
challenged House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) 
decision to subpoena communications between state attorneys general 
investigating Exxon's claims. ..Massachusetts Attorney General Maura 
Healey is one of the leaders in that effort, and one of the officials 
whom Smith's committee subpoenaed last week. Warren tweeted that Smith's 
push is "how giant corporations rig the system" by trying to 
"intimidate" Healy.



    WMO:*Global Warming*Happening Faster Than Predicted
    <http://www.voanews.com/content/who-global-warming-happening-faster-than-predicted/3429127.html>

Voice of America 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

David Carlson, director of the WMO's World*Climate*Research Program, 
told VOA*global warming*is happening faster than predicted..."This year 
suggests that the planet can warm up faster than we expected on a much 
shorter time. We would have thought that it would take several years to 
see a jump like this," he said...Scientists based their assessment of 
the rapidly changing climate on three main indicators.The first is the 
record-setting global temperatures, which, for the first six months of 
this year, averaged 1.3 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial era 
levels...They noted the heat has been especially high in the Arctic, 
resulting in the early and fast melting of the Arctic sea ice, 
territories in the far Northern Hemisphere, including Alaska, Canada, 
Greenland and Russia, are setting heat records, and carbon dioxide 
emissions, which are driving global warming, have reached new highs.



    Devastating Droughts Continue as*El Nino*Subsides
    <http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/07/devastating-droughts-continue-as-el-nino-subsides/>

Inter Press Service 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

We're into a new normal where it is no longer*El Niño*- it is*El 
Niño*affected by*climate change*", said Mary Robinson, UN Special Envoy 
on*El Niño*and*Climate*at a press briefing here on 18 July. "The 
international community has to take responsibility, particularly the 
countries that are more responsible for (carbon) emissions."  In 
Southern Africa El Niño has caused the worst drought in 35 years. 
Ertharin Cousin, Director of the World Food Program (WFP) shared her 
insights from Malawi on Tuesday:   "I heard and saw firsthand the 
hardships and worries… El Niño's impact in Malawi alone has been severe: 
6.5 million people will endure food insecurity, almost 40 percent of the 
population."  ...The crisis does not only cause hunger. "Young girls and 
women need to queue through the night for maize, to get maize in the 
morning – which is a problem in Southern Africa because the prices for 
maize have just gone through the roof, and in doing so they are at risk 
of sexual exploitation" Rebecca Sutton, the El Niño Campaign Manager of 
Oxfam International, told IPS.

**Could the Imminent U.S. Heat Wave Trigger a Flash Drought?* 
<https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/could-the-imminent-us-heat-wave-trigger-a-flash-drought>*
Wunderground Blog ... *If the scorching weather persists into August, 
the odds of a *"*flash drought*"* in the nation*'*s heartland will rise 
sharply (along with the odds that the U.S. will notch its hottest summer 
on record, in line with what*'*s very likely to be Earth*'*s warmest 
year on record). Even though it appears that heat and humidity will 
combine to put residents, pets, and livestock through the wringer, 
it*'*s quite possible that the croplands of the Midwest and Plains will 
fare better than one might expect, thanks to a fortunate confluence of 
factors...While long-term drought can emerge simply through a lack of 
precipitation, a flash drought is closely linked to hot summer weather. 
The type of flash drought most often observed in the Midwest develops as 
a torrid air mass sweeps in for a period of a few days to several weeks. 
At first, the landscape may not be particularly dry, in which case large 
amounts of water vapor flow from vegetation and soils into the scorching 
surface air (as is expected later this week). If the heat is strong and 
sustained enough, the landscape quickly dries out and a flash drought 
takes hold...One concern is the potential impact of very warm nights in 
the 70s and 80s, which can lower corn yields by depleting sugars 
produced by daytime photosynthesis. *"*Today*'*s drought-tolerant 
varieties are really quite good at overcoming weather challenges, 
although nighttime heat seems to be a particular problem,*"* Rippey 
said. He adds that soybeans--another hugely important U.S. crop–are more 
flexible in dealing with flash droughts, since they have a wider 
reproductive window and can slow or halt their growth processes as 
needed to conserve energy and moisture..

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