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    Florida Weathercaster Calls For Colleagues To Report On*Climate
    Change*
    <https://cleantechnica.com/2016/10/25/florida-weathercaster-calls-colleagues-report-climate-change/>

CleanTechnica 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

	
    John Morales is not afraid to discuss*climate change*and its present
    and future impacts with viewers, a rare quality among TV
    weathercasters..... He recently took to Twitter to express his
    disappointment with the media and government for failing to connect
    the king tides, the highest tides of the year, to sea-level rise,
    which poses a long-term threat to the region...."Others with a
    bullhorn in South Florida should have the courage to discuss
    #sealevelrise on air & online like I’ve been for years," he
    concluded. "Sigh."...According to a study from George Mason
    University, most TV weathercasters have now come to understand the
    climate is changing primarily as a result of human
    activity....However, many broadcast meteorologists still say they
    experience significant barriers in reporting on climate change,
    including a lack of time to prepare and air stories, lack of access
    to high-quality content that can be rapidly used in their
    broadcasts, and a lack of access to climate scientists for advice
    and interviews.


    Silver Power: Swiss Grannies challenge Government's
    weak*climate*policies
    <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-l-morgan/silver-power-swiss-granni_b_12631440.html>

Huffington Post 	 -‎6 hours ago‎ 	

	
    The Paris*climate*agreement got some new teeth today when more than
    450 women age 65 and older submitted a legal petition to force the
    Swiss government to take stronger action on*climate change*. The
    complaint alleges that weak*climate* policies are ...


    Hacked emails reveal plan to counter Rupert Murdoch's*climate*denial
    <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/25/hacked-emails-reveal-plan-to-counter-rupert-murdochs-climate-denial>

The Guardian 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

	
    A well-funded international campaign to counter the influence of
    Rupert Murdoch's media empire on*climate change*has been planned,
    emails to Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman reveal...


    Why*Global Warming*Hits the Arctic Harder Than Anywhere Else
    <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/enric-sala-global-warming-climate-change-arctic-btf/>

National Geographic 	 -‎12 hours ago‎ 	

	
    Ice reflects a lot of the sun's energy back up toward space, while
    open water absorbs more of that heat. So the less ice and the more
    water, the more the planet warms.


    Over 75 Arrested in Ottawa as Youth Demand*Climate*Action from
    Trudeau
    <http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/10/24/over-75-arrested-ottawa-youth-demand-climate-action-trudeau>

Common Dreams (press release) 	 -‎Oct 24, 2016‎ 	

	
    Demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reject the Kinder Morgan
    pipeline and live up to his campaign promises regarding*climate
    change*, 100 students and young people from around the country
    demonstrated Monday at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.


*Tamino: Japanese report Antarctic CO2 levels above 400 ppmv (part per 
million by volume) <https://tamino.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/400/>*

    "We need to reduce how fast it’s rising, and we need to do it now."
    That of course raises the question, just how fast is it rising? I’m
    not talking about the instantaneous rate, which can vary for a lot
    of reasons. I’m referring to the persistent rate, apart from
    short-term fluctuations (for whatever reason)...the Japanese have
    announced the CO2 level at their Antarctic station (Syowa) exceeded
    400 ppmv (part per million by volume) this year....Which bodes ill,
    not for the planet, but for the life that inhabits it. In
    particular, us. Making light of it is deplorable....All in all, the
    evidence suggests that the present long-term rate of CO2 increase is
    right around 2.25 ppmv/yr. Alas, there’s no sign of any slowdown in
    atmospheric CO2 growth; quite the contrary, it’s continuing to
    accelerate. Although there are brief episodes of faster and slower
    growth, the best estimate — so far — is near-constant
    acceleration....Many nations claim that they have reduced their CO2
    emissions rate. But there’s absolutely no evidence that it has had
    any impact on planet-wide CO2 increase. Not even a little bit.
    There’s not even any sign we’ve slowed down the
    acceleration....Which bodes ill, not for the planet, but for the
    life that inhabits it. In particular, us. Making light of it is
    deplorable.

*This day in Climate History * 
<http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/26/3714853/carbon-dioxide-impair-brain/>*<http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141024/npr-reduces-its-environment-team-one-reporter>October 
25, 2015 
<http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/26/3714853/carbon-dioxide-impair-brain/> 
   :* *From D.R. Tucker * ---------------------------

    Elevated CO2 Levels Directly Affect Human Cognition,
    <https://thinkprogress.org/exclusive-elevated-co2-levels-directly-affect-human-cognition-new-harvard-study-shows-2748e7378941#.cd93okgnp>Think
    Progress reports:  "In a landmark public health finding, a new study
    from the Harvard School of Public Health
    <http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/15-10037/> finds that carbon dioxide (CO2)
    has a direct and negative impact on human cognition and
    decision-making. These impacts have been observed at CO2 levels that
    most Americans — and their children — are routinely exposed to today
    inside classrooms, offices, homes, planes, and cars."....That study
    found "statistically significant and meaningful reductions in
    decision-making performance" in test subjects as CO2 levels rose
    from a baseline of 600 parts per million (ppm) to 1000 ppm and 2500
    ppm..... on average, a typical participant’s cognitive scores
    dropped 21 percent with a 400 ppm increase in CO2.....We do not know
    the threshold at which CO2 levels begin to measurably impact human
    cognition...That study found "statistically significant and
    meaningful reductions in decision-making performance" in test
    subjects as CO2 levels rose from a baseline of 600 parts per million
    (ppm) to 1000 ppm and 2500 ppm.

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