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*Climate models are accurately predicting ocean and /global warming/
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The Guardian-2 hours ago For those of us who are concerned about /global
warming/, two of the most critical questions we ask are, “how fast is
the Earth warming?...A new study from my colleagues and I vindicates
climate models, which are accurately predicting the rate of ocean heat
accumulation..., we presented a new estimate of ocean heating throughout
its full depth (most studies only consider the top portion of the
ocean). Second, we used a new technique to learn about ocean temperature
changes in areas where there are very few measurements. Finally, we used
a large group of computer models to predict warming rates, and we found
excellent agreement between the predictions and the
measurements....According to the measurements, the Earth has gained 0.46
Watts per square meter between 1970 and 2005. Since, 1992 the rate is
higher (0.75 Watts per square meter) and therefore shows an acceleration
of the warming. To put this in perspective, this is the equivalent of
5,400,000,000,000 (or 5,400 billion) 60-watt light bulbs running
continuously day and night. In my view, these numbers are the most
accurate measurements of the rate at which the Earth is warming.
'You Cannot Explain it by Chance':*Climate*Crises Can Fuel Armed
Conflict
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Common Dreams (press release) -6 hours ago
New research adds to argument that extreme weather is linked to deadly
violence, particularly in fractured countries...This observation has
important implications for future security policies as several of the
world's most conflict-prone regions, including North and Central Africa
as well as Central Asia, are both exceptionally vulnerable to
anthropogenic*climate**...Although we do not report evidence that
climate-related disasters act as direct triggers of armed conflicts, the
disruptive nature of these events seems to play out in ethnically
fractionalized societies in a particularly tragic way. This observation
has important implications for future security policies as several of
the world’s most conflict-prone regions, including North and Central
Africa as well as Central Asia, are both exceptionally vulnerable to
anthropogenic climate change and characterized by deep ethnic
divides....It's significant that you can make that statement—that nearly
25 percent of those conflicts coincided with some type of
climate-related disaster," lead author Jonathan Donges told Climate
Central..."What's much more important is that this number is highly
statistically significant and robust," he said. "You cannot explain it
by chance."*
*The 5 Ways Global Warming Fuels Violence
<https://www.inverse.com/article/18789-climate-change-global-warming-violence-extreme-weather-heat-economics>*
When it's hot, people work less and fight more. ... The first six months
of the year were the hottest on record since at least 1880 and by a very
wide margin. We also know that people are more prone to violence in the
heat and that horrifying attacks have splashed bloodily into our
newsfeeds on a daily basis....Here are five ways that a changing climate
will fuel physical, cultural, and economic violence....
1 Civil Blood - There are different possible explanations for the strong
correlation between temperature and violence, but one is a simple matter
of physiology: there’s evidence that humans are quicker tempered when
it’s hot out...
2 Crop Failure - Part of the relationship between temperature and
violence is direct, but another part is indirect. For example, if a
country suffers years of drought and the crops fail, this leads to
economic and social instability, which in turn increases chances of
armed conflict.
3 Economic Downturn - When it gets hot out, economic productivity goes
down; it’s just harder to get anything done in the sweltering heat.
Wealthy countries are somewhat insulated from this because more of their
workers spend their days in air-conditioned spaces, but the economy of
every country on earth depends significantly on outdoor labor. This is
important because economic strife can fuel social and political strife
and lead to more violence..
4 Diminished Resources - There are lots of things that countries can
do to mitigate the effects of climate change, but the countries that
will be hardest hit will also tend to be those lacking the resources to
effectively deal with the problem. Poor countries are rightly feeling
pretty peeved that rich countries got wealthy on the back of cheap
fossil fuels, but they’re the ones disproportionately suffering the
consequences....
5 Rising Inequality - You might be thinking that this all sounds pretty
bad, but only for those on the losing side of the coin. However, there’s
lots of research to suggest that inequality affects the happiness of the
winners, too. Most of us are bothered by an unjust system, even if it’s
one we benefit from. In a world where information flows freely across
most of the planet, everyone has an interest in fighting inequality.
*Healey won’t comply with climate change subpoena
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Boston GlobeMassachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is joining with
her New York counterpart in refusing to comply with a congressional
subpoena seeking records from their investigation into whether Exxon
Mobil misled the public about its knowledge of the detrimental effects
of climate change...Healey and others also allege that “Exxon appears to
have engaged with other fossil fuel interests in a campaign from at
least the 1990s onward to prevent government action to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions.”...In March, Healey announced that her office would
investigate whether Exxon adequately disclosed its climate change
research to investors and consumers...It’s unclear what happens next
inthe confrontation between Healey and Smith. Typically congressional
committees can seek to hold subjects of a subponea in contempt for
refusing to comply. But Healey has questioned whether a congressional
committee even has the authority to subpoena records of an ongoing
investigation by a state official....Smith, who has expressed doubts
about climate change, has issued numerous subpoenas for research into
global warming, including to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration, which last year refused to turn over documents.
*Two Middle East locations hit 54 Celsius (129 Fahrenheit), hottest ever
in Eastern Hemisphere, maybe the world*
<http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2016/07/two-middle-east-locations-hit-54.html>
DesdemonaDespair.com The temperature in Mitribah, Kuwait, surged
Thursday to a blistering 129.2 degrees (54 Celsius). And on Friday in
Basra, Iraq, the mercury soared to 129.0 degrees (53.9 Celsius). If
confirmed, these incredible measurements would represent the two hottest
temperatures ever recorded in the Eastern Hemisphere, according to
Weather Underground meteorologist Jeff Masters and weather historian
Christopher Burt, who broke the news....
*Hottest Reliably Measured Air Temperatures on Earth
<https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/hottest-reliably-measured-air-temperatures-on-earth>*
WeatherUnderground As Jeff Masters mentioned in his recent blog, a
temperature of 54.0°C (129.2°F) was observed at Mitribah, Kuwait on July
21st. According to the Kuwait Meteorological Department this was the
hottest temperature ever measured in the country (a reading of
54.4°C/129.9°F observed at the same site on July 16, 2010 has been
disallowed as a result of a faulty sensor). The 54.0°C reading also is a
new record for Asia and ties a similar reading at Death Valley (on June
30, 2013) as the hottest reliably measured temperature on Earth. The key
word here is ‘reliably’. Many hotter temperatures have been reported
from around the world in years past. However, all of these have
credibility issues.
*How do Iraqis handle weather as hot as 60C? (140F)
<http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36864233>*
BBC The hashtag #heatwave has been trending in the UK as temperatures
rose above 30C.
That generated plenty of complaints - but spare a thought for people in
Iraq where it gets far, far hotter.
How do they cope? The BBC's Lyse Doucet finds out on the streets of Baghdad.
This year's wildfires are bad.*Climate change*will make future ones
worse
<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/26/wildfires-climate-change-future-worse>
The Guardian -10 hours ago
This process will continue with the accelerating changes we have already
committed to by failing to address*climate change*as an emergency
requiring immediate, sustained action....The statistics are dire. In
western US federally managed forests (which is most of them), the number
of large forest fires has increased over 500%, the burned area over
1,000%, since the 1970s and early 1980s. In some areas, the increase is
much larger: area burned in northern US Rockies forests has increased
3,000%. In Pacific north-west forests, 5,000%. Grass and shrub-land
fires across the region show lesser but still significant increases in
burned area as well.
*‘This Election is About Climate Change’:*The issue of climate change
received a fair amount of attention on the first day of the Democratic
National Convention. Bernie Sanders reaffirmed
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his endorsement of Hillary Clinton saying, “Hillary Clinton is listening
to the scientists who tell us that – unless we act boldly and transform
our energy system in the very near future – there will be more drought,
more floods, more acidification of the oceans, more rising sea levels.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren mentioned
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how huge energy companies have been allowed to destroy the environment
due to governmental dysfunction and how a lack of unity among citizens
allows oil companies to “fight off clean energy.” Al Gore also endorsed
Clinton
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based in part on her climate stance. During the day, environmental
groups, business groups and politicians gathered forevents
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outside the DNC in Philadelphia to discuss climate change and politics.
(*News*:Grist
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Impact
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CNN
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Huffington Post
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Bloomberg
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*Commentary*:Slate, Eric Holthaus column
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New York Times editorial
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*EPA Readies for Aviation Emissions Regulations:* The US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) issued afinal scientific assessment
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which found that pollution from large commercial aircraft contributes to
climate change and endangers public health. This report obligates
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agency to use its authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate domestic
aviation emissions. Aviation emissions currently comprise 11 percent of
total US transportation emissions but are projected to rise quickly
without regulations. The EPA’s rules will be “as stringent as” as the
proposed standards set out by the International Civil Aviation
Organization. (Wall Street Journal
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$,New York Times
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$,Reuters
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Hill
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Consult
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Washington Post
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$, E&E News
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$, InsideClimate News
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ThinkProgress
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Climate Central
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Politico Pro
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$, Carbon Pulse
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