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*Climate*disruption is fueling stronger storms
<http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-09-17/climate-disruption-fueling-stronger-storms>
PRI -2 hours ago
After historic rains fell on parts of Louisiana - an estimated 7.1
trillion gallons, three times as much as Hurricane Katrina - NOAA
published a report which said that*climate change*made the storm at
least 40 percent more likely today than a hundred*..*."I don't
recognize the climate anymore,"* says Jeff Masters, the director of
meteorology for Weather Underground. *"*I look at the weather maps
in the morning, sometimes afraid of what I'm going to see. It's just
gotten so insane. The climate of the 20th century is gone. The
climate I knew is not here anymore. We're in an entirely new climate
regime, and it is extremely intense.*" ...**It probably will
accelerate for the next couple of decades and then it is my guess
that it will level off some. The pace of change right now is at a
maximum. The amount of carbon dioxide we're putting into the air is
still increasing each year and that's going to keep the acceleration
rate of the change in the weather systems going. But at the same
time, *in a few decades, the ocean temperatures are going to be well
beyond what they are now, and we're going to see some really extreme
storm behavior I think. Even once it does start to level off, it'll
level off at this extreme level that is going to be difficult for
society to adjust to.* ...Transcript at:
http://loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=16-P13-00036&segmentID=1**
**
*Fossil fuels investment takes nosedive*
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/fossil-fuels-investment-nosedive/>
A revolution is taking place in the global energy sector, with
investments in oil and gas declining by 25% in 2015 while energy
produced from renewables rose by more than 30%....In part, the
decline in investments in oil and gas was due to the lower costs of
crude oil and other products of the fossil fuels
industry....Although investment in renewables has been more or less
the same in each of the last four years, increased efficiencies and
lower capital costs resulted in a third more electricity being
produced from these technologies in 2015...."A major shift in
investment towards low carbon sources of power generation is under
way," the IEA report says. "Fossil fuels continue to dominate energy
supply, but the composition of investment flows points to a
reordering of the system."
*Why the Native American pipeline resistance in North Dakota is about
climate justice
<https://theconversation.com/why-the-native-american-pipeline-resistance-in-north-dakota-is-about-climate-justice-64714>*
...But there is more to this story, as climate change and U.S.
colonialism against indigenous peoples are closely related...While
"colonialism" is not a term many nonindigenous persons typically use
even in climate activism, it is the academically rigorous term for
describing a significant part of the political relationship between
the U.S. and indigenous peoples. It also sheds important light on
indigenous understanding of what climate justice really means and
what solutions are required....So as the protests and legal battles
over the construction of the pipeline continue, we need to realize
that protection of sacred sites and worries over contaminated water
supplies are simultaneously concerns about climate justice and its
relation to U.S. colonialism. Nonindigenous environmentalists are
only allies if they work broadly toward decolonization, instead of
aligning with indigenous peoples only when a particular issue, such
as opposition to one pipeline, seems to match their interests.
*(video) Jim Hansen: Hell Will Break Loose - Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise
and Superstorms* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLk8Uy2-Lsk>
YouTube Video 15 mins The main point that I want to make concerns
the threat of irreparable harm, which I feel we have not
communicated well enough to people who most need to know, the public
and policymakers. I’m not sure how we can do that better, but I
comment on it at the end of this transcript. ..In response to the
study outlined here, NASA launched a new operation to assess ice
melt, OMG (Ocean Melting Greenland). https://omg.jpl.nasa.gov...Sign
up for Dr. James Hansen's email list to receive his latest
communications: http://bit.ly/1UzeHI1...Subscribe to Hansen's
YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn3Y.....Read the
study: Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from
paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations that 2
°C global warming could be
dangerous...http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/376...
*Global Warming*and the Future of Humanity: An Interview With Noam
Chomsky and Graciela Chichilnisky
<http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/37631-global-warming-and-the-future-of-humanity-an-interview-with-noam-chomsky-and-graciela-chichilnisky>
Truth-Out -1 hour ago
C. J. Polychroniou: A consensus seems to be emerging among
scientists and even political and social analysts that*global
warming*and*climate change*represent the greatest threat to the
planet. Do you concur with this view, and why? Noam Chomsky:If
current tendencies persist, the outcome will be disastrous before
too long. Large parts of the world will become barely habitable
affecting hundreds of millions of people, along with other disasters
that we can barely contemplate. *...Anything feasible and
potentially effective should be explored. There is little doubt that
a significant part of any serious solution will require advances of
technology, but that can only be part of the solution. Other major
changes are necessary. Industrial production of meat makes a huge
contribution to global warming. The entire socioeconomic system is
based on production for profit and a growth imperative that cannot
be sustained....There are also fundamental issues of value: What is
a decent life? Should the master-servant relation be tolerated?
Should one's goals really be maximization of commodities -- Veblen's
*"*conspicuous consumption*"*? Surely there are higher and more
fulfilling aspirations. *YouTube *
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgNTVvAbfMw>*Noam Chomsky on
Climate Change 2016
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgNTVvAbfMw>*"it can't be
underestimated you, and your generation are going to have to make a
decision now as to whether organized human life will continue on the
earth."*
Ghost Forests' Appear As Rising Seas Kill Trees
<http://www.climatecentral.org/news/ghost-forests-appear-as-rising-tides-kill-trees-20701>
Climate Central -Sep 15, 2016
.Seas are rising worldwide because of the warming effects
of*greenhouse gas*pollution from fossil fuels and farms. Several
feet of*sea level rise*is projected this century as the pace
of*climate change*accelerates. That rise will inundate
infrastructure*...Seas are rising worldwide because of the warming
effects of greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels and farms.
Several feet of sea level rise is projected this century as the pace
of climate change accelerates. That rise will inundate
infrastructure, homes and ecosystems. Efforts to switch to clean
energy, protect forests and revamp farming and transportation could
curb the inundations ahead....The mid-Atlantic is sinking faster
than nearly anywhere else. The Gulf Stream has been shifting
northward, bringing warmer water to the region, accelerating sea
level rise. Meanwhile, groundwater pumping and natural geological
processes are causing lands to sink...High tides rose here by
several inches during a recent decade. That was more than three
times faster than the average rate of sea level rise worldwide,
simulating conditions expected globally during decades to come.*
Why a Donald Trump Victory Could Make*Climate* Catastrophe
Inevitable
<http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/09/donald-trump-brexit-paris-accord-climate-change>
Mother Jones -5 hours ago
... general accord about the ..need to cap*global warming*at 1.5 to
2 degrees Celsius (or 2.6 to 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit) before a
planetary catastrophe ensues. (nations) disagreed*...**As a result,
the fate of the planet rests on the questionable willingness of each
of those countries to abide by that obligation, however sour or
bellicose its relations with other signatories may be. As it
happens, that part of the agreement has already been buffeted by
geopolitical headwinds and is likely to face increasing turbulence
in the years to come... however, Great Britain's astonishing Brexit
vote has complicated the task of ensuring the European Union's
approval of the agreement, as European solidarity on the climate
issue—a major factor in the success of the Paris negotiations—can no
longer be assured. *"*There is a risk that this could kick EU
ratification of the Paris Agreement into the long grass,*"* suggests
Jonathan Grant, director of sustainability at
PricewaterhouseCoopers.*. At this point, electing green-minded
leaders, stopping climate deniers (or ignorers) from capturing high
office, and opposing fossil-fueled ultranationalism is the only
realistic path to a habitable planet.** *
*
Australia's wheat crop threatened as*La Nina climate*indicator
rises: anal...
<http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-wheat-lanina-idUSKCN11M0FK>
Reuters -Sep 15, 2016
SYDNEY The quality of Australia's near-record wheat crop will likely
be hit, as a sudden spike in a*climate*indicator shows there is a
high chance of crop-damaging rains linked to a*La Nina*weather event
over the next few months, analysts and traders said.
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