[TheClimate.Vote] September 15, 2016- Daily Global Warming News for voters, candidates and officials

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    *Global warming*making Calif.*wildfire*season longer, more severe
    <http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/14/global-warming-making-calif-wildfire-season-longer-more-severe/90364040/>

USA TODAY 	 -‎9 hours ago‎ 	

    "We're moving to a different kind of landscape shaped by the
    changing*climate*," said LeRoy Westerling, a fire ecologist from the
    University of California, Merced who has studied the link
    between*climate change*and wildfires. "What would be
    surprising*...California just suffered through its hottest summer on
    record: The Golden State's average temperature from June through
    August was more than 3 degrees above the 20th century average,
    according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration. Globally, July and August 2016 tied for Earth's
    hottest month on record, according to NASA. Last year was the
    planet's hottest since reliable record-keeping began in 1880, and
    2016 is virtually guaranteed to break that record because it's been
    so warm thus far, scientists say.*...*Global warming has had a
    profound impact on wildfire activity in the Western United States
    over the last few decades, according to several recent studies. And
    with more warming all but inevitable due to the climate-altering
    greenhouse gases humans have already put into the atmosphere,
    California and other Western states are likely to face
    ever-more-dangerous fire conditions going forward...."When spring
    temperatures are high, snow melts faster, soils dry out, plants get
    into a more drought-stressed condition, and they can probably start
    burning earlier," Falk said. "We can have a longer fire season then,
    which means it's easier to have fires that will burn over larger
    areas, because they'll have more time to do so."*

    Activists Want President To Create Sec. Of*Global Warming*Cabinet
    Position
    <http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/14/activists-want-president-to-create-sec-of-global-warming-cabinet-position/>

Daily Caller 	 -‎13 hours ago‎ 	

    An environmentalist think tank and former members of the military
    brass argued in a report Wednesday that future presidential
    administrations must tackle*global warming*by crafting a cabinet
    level position to deal with the effects*climate change*have*... 
    ....National security insiders and environmentalists believe the
    next U.S. president must create a new cabinet position to confront
    so-called man made global warming.*

        Military Leaders Warn That*Climate*Poses Security Threats
        <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-leaders-warn-that-climate-poses-security-threats/>

    Scientific American 	 -‎12 hours ago‎ 	

    A bipartisan group of defense experts and former military leaders
    are calling on the next administration to consider*climate change*as
    a grave threat to national security. It's not just about protecting
    military bases from*sea-level rise*, they argue in*...*
    Global warming is ‘significant and direct’ threat to U.S. military –
    ‘Inaction is not a viable option’
    <https://climateandsecurity.org/militaryexpertpanel/>
    The Military Expert Panel - full Report
    <https://climateandsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/center-for-climate-and-security_military-expert-panel-report2.pdf>

    A Market-Roiling*La Nina*Is Dividing World Weather Forecasters
    <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-14/a-market-roiling-la-nina-is-dividing-world-weather-forecasters>

Bloomberg 	 -‎13 hours ago‎ 	

    After 2015's strong*El Nino*, the Pacific has been cooling, nudging
    the ocean toward borderline*La Nina*conditions, said Mike McPhaden,
    a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory*...*

    Prepare your portfolio for*climate change*: BlackRock
    <http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/14/its-time-to-prepare-your-portfolio-for-climate-change-blackrock.html>

CNBC 	 -‎11 hours ago‎ 	

    Investors need to start thinking about how*climate change*will
    impact their portfolios, according to a new report from BlackRock,
    which goes on to suggest several specific methods for investing
    around*global warming*. "We believe all investors
    should ...Interestingly, BlackRock found that one can reduce a
    portfolio's "carbon footprint" by 70 percent while keeping the
    tracking error to the MSCI World Index benchmark within 0.3 percent.
    This suggests that avoiding most high carbon emitters can be done
    without fundamentally changing a portfolio's risk-reward
    characteristics....Regulation, incidentally, is where the short-term
    and the long-term meet when it comes to climate changes. This makes
    sense, given that well-designed regulations bring a company's
    short-term incentives in line with society's long-term goals.

    How*climate change*may affect fireflies
    <http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/09/how-climate-change-may-affect-fireflies>

Science Magazine 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

    Fireflies are such a delight that they are the official insects of
    two U.S. states. On the other side of the world, Japan has declared
    them a national treasure.

<http://washingtonmonthly.com/2016/09/03/crimes-and-misdemeanors-part-iii/>

    *Climate Science*'Skeptic' Smith Claims to Aid Scientists in Latest
    Crusade <https://www.texasobserver.org/lamar-smith-hearing-oversight/>

The Texas Observer 	 -‎6 hours ago‎ 	

    In the latest installment of an increasingly contentious battle over
    ExxonMobil's*climate change*record, Texas Congressman Lamar Smith
    sought to justify the House Committee on Science's authority to
    investigate state attorneys general and environmental*...The
    committee took up the ongoing disagreement between Exxon and its
    Republican allies in the House, and Democratic attorneys general who
    want to prosecute the company for fraud. At the heart of the
    disagreement: Whether Exxon understood the effects of fossil fuels
    on climate change decades ago but decided to withhold that
    information from the public and its shareholders....Tipped off by
    the release of internal memos from Exxon’s climate scientists
    warning about the effects of global warming in the 1970s and 1980s,
    attorneys general from New York and Massachusetts subpoenaed the oil
    and gas giant. Backed by House members and Republican attorneys
    general, including Ken Paxton, Exxon has fought the allegations,
    arguing that the investigations are an infringement on the company’s
    free speech.*
    Crimes and Misdemeanors: Part III
    <http://washingtonmonthly.com/2016/09/03/crimes-and-misdemeanors-part-iii/> 
    "Back in April, I suggested that Rep. Lamar Smith’s (R-TX)
    harassment of climate scientists should become a focus of discussion
    in the 2016 presidential election. Smith’s abuse of his position as
    head of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, and
    his attempts to destroy the lives of those who have tried to raise
    awareness of the climate crisis, exemplify the repugnance of the
    Republican-controlled Congress; the Texas twerp has, of course,
    endorsed Trump, with whom he shares the view that human-caused
    climate change is a hoax."
    (Video) Foster v Rotunda at today's bizarre US House AntiScience
    Committee Hearing affirming how ice melt w/lower sea level
    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roSRsh5SxAw>
    Full Committee Hearing - Affirming Congress’ Constitutional
    Oversight Responsibilities: Subpoena Authority and Recourse for
    Failure to Comply with Lawfully Issued Subpoenas
    <https://science.house.gov/legislation/hearings/full-committee-hearing-affirming-congress-constitutional-oversight>
    Witnesses
    Prof. Jonathan Turley
    J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, The
    George Washington University Law School
    Prof. Ronald D. Rotunda
    Doy and Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of
    Jurisprudence, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
    Prof. Charles Tiefer
    Professor of Law, University of Baltimore; Former Acting General
    Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
    Prof. Elizabeth Price Foley
    Professor of Law, Florida International University College of Law

http://wapo.st/2ctNBPF Indians are rioting over water. Is this a glimpse 
into the future?

RadioEcoshock just uploaded Extreme Climate News & Science 
<https://soundcloud.com/radioecoshock/extreme-climate-news-science>
Guest is climate scientist Paul Beckwith. He's calling for a world-wide 
climate emergency. Paul explains why and what we should do. Science mass 
media missed. Radio Ecoshock 160914

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