[TheClimate.Vote] April 17, 2018 - Daily Global Warming News Digest
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Tue Apr 17 09:53:08 EDT 2018
/April 17, 2018/
[Climate Justice steps forward ]
*Florida Kids Sue Gov. Scott Over Climate Change: You Have 'Moral
Obligation' to Protect Us
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042018/florida-climate-change-children-lawsuit-sea-level-rise-flooding-extreme-weather-rick-scott-fossil-fuel>*
The case, connected to the federal Our Children's Trust climate lawsuit,
is one of nine pressuring states to take action on global warming and
fossil fuels.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042018/florida-climate-change-children-lawsuit-sea-level-rise-flooding-extreme-weather-rick-scott-fossil-fuel
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[Another climate lawsuit]
*In Florida, a New Youth Climate Lawsuit Targets Government Policies
<https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/16/youth-climate-lawsuit-florida-rick-scott/>*
By Karen Savage
Eight young people have filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida for
violating their Constitutional right to a safe climate.
In a suit filed Monday in Leon County Court, the young plaintiffs allege
that Florida officials are contributing to climate change by permitting
and licensing fossil fuel activities. The young people are asking the
court to order the state to create a science-based plan to curb climate
change. It's the same demand being made in the youth climate case
against the federal government, Juliana v. United States
<https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/us/federal-lawsuit/>, and in several
other state-level cases
<https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2017/11/10/alaska-climate-change-lawsuit-state-courts/>,
all supported by the same legal advocacy group, Our Children's Trust
<https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/>.
Because Florida's constitution recognizes the public trust doctrine, the
suit says, state officials are legally obligated to protect the state's
natural resources. Public trust doctrine is a legal principle in which
air, water and land must be protected for the enjoyment and use of
current and future generations.
"It is the responsibility of the state to uphold the constitution, and
these young people have a fundamental right to a stable climate system,"
said Guy Burns, lead counsel for the plaintiffs.
The suit names as defendants the state of Florida, through Governor Rick
Scott; the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; the Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the Florida Board of
Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund; and the Public Service
Commission.
Plaintiffs do not allege the defendants have failed to act against
climate change, but instead say the state has exacerbated the problem by
with policies that perpetuate an energy system based on greenhouse
gas-emitting fossil fuels.
It was widely reported in 2015 that Governor Rick Scott had an unspoken
policy forbidding the use of the words "climate change." Scott has
denied such a policy ever existed...
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Levi Draheim, a 10-year old plaintiff from Satellite Beach, is also one
of the youngest plaintiffs in the Juliana
<https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/12/youth-climate-case-juliana-v-us-ann-aiken/>case.
"We can't delay anymore because climate change is a huge problem," said
Draheim, who was forced to change schools after flooding from Hurricane
Irma closed his previous school. "We must deal with it right now and
start reducing the emissions that are causing it. We need to fix the
problem not just talk about it."
https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/16/youth-climate-lawsuit-florida-rick-scott/
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[suit filed in Leon County Court
<https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571d109b04426270152febe0/t/5ad4a4d48a922d44a48ee956/1523885272502/2018.04.15.FL+Complaint.FINAL.pdf>]
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571d109b04426270152febe0/t/5ad4a4d48a922d44a48ee956/1523885272502/2018.04.15.FL+Complaint.FINAL.pdf
[Communicating climate change]
From the journal Nature Climate Change
*"Experimental effects of climate messages vary geographically"
<https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0122-0.epdf?shared_access_token=-GeRaNAVHB9CdB6-HiwsO9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0N5WwPGasFZrgr7HqhaxWAMCQzmGmU-gCpWYWNbk_TTuyP8QYKOvKkq3Oo2VhG7L1Srb4LRAK_UYG4MItSHiWh4c9Xx_EWeTUGPhpG0K8PXv58WMIrmo5bYZ2BUm5uFOoQ%3D>*
In this study, we demonstrate that a message about climate change can
have different effects depending on geographical location. The research
integrates two of our recent scientific advances: the importance of
public understanding of the scientific consensus on climate change and
new techniques that can estimate public opinion at state and local levels.
Using a large national message experiment (N = 6,301), we found:
Experimental subjects' perception of the degree of scientific
consensus about climate change increased by about 16 percentage points
nationally when presented with a simple, clear message: "97% of climate
scientists have concluded that human-caused global warming is happening."
When this message treatment effect was downscaled to state and
local levels, we found that several fossil fuel-producing parts of the
country exhibited the strongest positive response (see map below),
especially West Virginia, North Dakota, and Wyoming.
The consensus message led to a convergence of perceptions about the
scientific consensus among conservatives and liberals.
more at:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0122-0.epdf?shared_access_token=-GeRaNAVHB9CdB6-HiwsO9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0N5WwPGasFZrgr7HqhaxWAMCQzmGmU-gCpWYWNbk_TTuyP8QYKOvKkq3Oo2VhG7L1Srb4LRAK_UYG4MItSHiWh4c9Xx_EWeTUGPhpG0K8PXv58WMIrmo5bYZ2BUm5uFOoQ%3D
[The Science Guy]
*Bill Nye takes on creationists and science deniers
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/bill-nye-takes-on-creationists-and-science-deniers/2018/04/13/8191254c-3d95-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html?utm_term=.82652af69bb2>*
Washington Post
The film "Bill Nye: Science Guy,
<http://www.pbs.org/pov/billnyescienceguy/>" a POV documentary that
premieres on PBS Wednesday, is packed with tense moments as Nye
confronts figures including Joe Bastardi, a meteorologist and cable-news
commentator who denies humans' involvement in global warming. As Nye and
Bastardi spar over the planet's future, we see their similarities -
including their passion, effective use of media and worries about the
lasting impact of their work - as clearly as their differences..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/bill-nye-takes-on-creationists-and-science-deniers/2018/04/13/8191254c-3d95-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html?utm_term=.82652af69bb2
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[Watch the Trailer]
*Bill Nye: Science Guy <http://www.pbs.org/pov/billnyescienceguy/>*
#BillNyePBS
PBS Premiere: April 18, 2018 Check local listings
Synopsis
Bill Nye is a man on a mission: to stop the spread of anti-scientific
thinking across the world. The former star of the popular kids' show
"Bill Nye the Science Guy" is now advocating for the importance of
science, research and discovery in public life. With intimate and
exclusive access - as well as plenty of wonder and whimsy - this
behind-the-scenes portrait of Nye follows him as he takes off his
Science Guy lab coat and takes on those who deny climate change,
evolution and a science-based worldview. The film features Bill Nye,
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan and many others. The film is a PBS
Distribution release.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/billnyescienceguy/
[geographic change]
*100th Meridian, Which Divides the Arid West From the More Humid East,
May Be Shifting Because of Climate Change
<https://weather.com/science/environment/news/2018-04-12-100th-meridian-great-plains-shifting>*
By Pam Wright
The 100th meridian, which bisects the Great Plains and separates the
arid western states from the moister eastern states, may be shifting as
a result of climate change, new studies
<http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2018/04/11/the-100th-meridian-where-the-great-plains-used-to-begin-now-moving-east/>
say.
The imaginary line, metaphorically "drawn in the dirt" by American
geologist and explorer John Wesley Powell in 1878, transects Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas in the United States, and
continues up into Canada's Manitoba.
Powell used the line to try to convince Congress to plan water and
land-management districts that crossed state lines based on
environmental constraints. His suggestions were met with backlash
because legislators feared interstate districts would limit growth.
Considering the water issues facing western states today, perhaps
legislators should have taken Powell's theories under consideration.
A team of researchers from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of
Columbia University decided to take a new look at Powell's divide. In
one study published in 2017 in the journal of the American
Meteorological Society, the team confirmed that Powell was correct in
his assumptions
<https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/EI-D-17-0011.1> based on
population and agriculture trends that have developed on opposite sides
of the divide.
In a second study published in March in the AMS journal, the researchers
concluded that the line appears to be moving east
<https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/EI-D-17-0012.1>, which
could have big impacts on farming and other pursuits....
https://weather.com/science/environment/news/2018-04-12-100th-meridian-great-plains-shifting
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[Study]
The 100th Meridian, Where the Great Plains Begin, May Be Shifting
<http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2018/04/11/the-100th-meridian-where-the-great-plains-used-to-begin-now-moving-east/>
Warming Climate May Be Moving Western Aridity Eastward
http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2018/04/11/the-100th-meridian-where-the-great-plains-used-to-begin-now-moving-east/
[Young lawyer talks Rising Sea Levels and the Law - audio]
*You Can't Handle the Truth: Rising Sea Levels and the Law
<http://americaadapts.org/2018/04/15/you-cant-handle-the-truth-rising-sea-levels-and-the-law/>*
A Conversation with Adaptation Lawyer Margaret Peloso
In episode 64 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Margaret
Peloso, of the law firm Vinson and Elkins. Margaret shares insights
from her book Adapting to Rising Sea Levels: Legal Challenges and
Opportunities. Doug and Margaret dig into topics such as the conversion
of private land to public land as the oceans rise; adaptation and the
public trust doctrine; coastal Superfund sites and corporate
responsibility; will eminent domain drive coastal planning in the years
ahead and much more!
The public trust and sea level rise;
Legal precedent and sea level rise;
A new definition of private property;
Sea level rise and Superfund sites;
Policy versus the law as an adaptation strategy;
The legal definition of resilience;
Adaptation law as a profession;
The advantages and perils of using eminent domain for coastal planning;
Favorite lawyer movies and favorite lawyer jokes.
http://americaadapts.org/2018/04/15/you-cant-handle-the-truth-rising-sea-levels-and-the-law/
[European scientists meet ]*
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018
<https://client.cntv.at/egu2018/pc6>*
Hazards in the wake of climate change
This press conference was part of the European Geosciences Union General
Assembly 2018, and delved into some future climatic prospects for Canada
and many European countries, including weather, hydro logical
potentials, and geo-morphological activities
https://client.cntv.at/egu2018/pc6
[More great science video from NASA]
*In Hot Water: Glacier Change and Sea Level Rise
<https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.php?year=2017&month=2>*
February 9 & 10 video https://youtu.be/5BfejRo37T8
Glaciers and ice sheets hold massive amounts of freshwater locked up as
ice. The loss of glacial ice due to melting as our climate warms or from
calving of icebergs can have large impacts on the Earth system and on
society. These stores of freshwater feed water supplies that support
millions of people around the world, raise global sea levels, and can
even change the rate of Earth's rotation. It is now nearly certain that
as Earth's atmosphere and oceans warm over the coming centuries,
glaciers and ice sheets will continue to retreat and sea levels will
continue to rise. The big question now is at what rate and by how much?
With trillions of dollars in infrastructure and large populations
located in areas vulnerable to rising seas, researchers around the world
are analyzing a diverse collection of satellite and airborne
measurements in an effort to learn how and why the world's ice has
responded in complex ways to recent changes in both air and ocean
temperatures. In this talk JPL's Alex Gardner will reveal a world of
rapid change as seen through the eyes of a NASA glaciologist.
Alex Gardner is a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. He earned a degree in Engineering from the University of
Saskatchewan, a doctorate in Earth Sciences from the University of
Alberta and was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada research fellow in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and
Space Sciences at the University of Michigan. Alex studies Earth's
cryosphere (frozen Earth) with a particular focus on glaciers and their
impacts on sea level rise and water resources. He is interested in how
glaciers respond to natural and human-induced changes in atmosphere and
ocean as well as how changes in the reflectivity of snow and ice modify
Earth's climate. He has published numerous high-impact scientific papers
on the topic, is a contributing author to the United Nations'
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 5th assessment report, and
is a member of NASA's Sea Level Change and ICESat-2 Science Definition
Teams.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.php?year=2017&month=2
https://youtu.be/5BfejRo37T8
*This Day in Climate History - April 17, 2008
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1COYhkzEXPI> - from D.R. Tucker*
April 17, 2008: Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection releases a
commercial featuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, and former
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican, calling for a bipartisan
effort to address human-caused climate change. Gingrich is rhetorically
flogged by right-wing bloggers for participating in the commercial, and
later disavows it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi6n_-wB154
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1COYhkzEXPI
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