[TheClimate.Vote] July 23, 2018 - Daily Global Warming News Digest
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Mon Jul 23 10:16:46 EDT 2018
/July 23, 2018/
[NOAA - see map]
*U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook
<http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/month_drought.png>*
Drought Tendency During the Valid Period
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/month_drought.png
['On the Media' finally discovers Global Warming]
*Blah Blah Blah... BANG
<https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/on-the-media-2018-07-20>
* Andrew Revkin [@Revkin] of the National Geographic Society on thirty
years of global warming coverage
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/earth/thirty-years-ago-today-global-warming-first-made-headline-news/>.
Listen
<https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/30-years-talking-and-talking-and-talking-about-climate-change/>.
*
30 Years Of Talking (And Talking And Talking) About Climate Change
<https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/30-years-talking-and-talking-and-talking-about-climate-change?tab=summary>
*In June of 1988, NASA's James Hansen testified before the Senate about
global warming and presented data linking that year's high temperatures
to the greenhouse effect. That summer, Americans experienced a powerful
heat wave, a devastating drought, and intense wildfires. The greenhouse
effect resonated, and the idea of global warming became front page news.
That was also the year that Andrew Revkin started covering global
warming, starting with a cover piece for Discover Magazine (and later
for The New York Times). This summer, he spoke with Brooke about the
lessons he's learned in thirty years of coverage - and what they mean
for how humankind might be able to navigate a much warmer future.
Revkin's piece on thirty years of climate change reporting is in the
July issue of National Geographic. He is also the co-author of Weather:
An Illustrating History: From Cloud Atlases to Climate Change. He is now
Strategic Adviser for Environmental and Science Journalism at the
National Geographic Society.*
*https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/30-years-talking-and-talking-and-talking-about-climate-change?tab=summary
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/on-the-media-2018-07-20
[The latest information from Katharine Hayhoe]
This 40 minute video gives a science update suited for all audiences.
https://youtu.be/Wsv9BwGD_t4
Katharine Hayhoe
*Climate Science: What's New? My One NOAA Science Seminar - July 2018
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsv9BwGD_t4>*
we can summarize it in just one sentence and here's the sentence
*It's real, it's us, it's serious and the window of time to prevent
widespread dangerous impacts is closing fast*
Published on Jul 12, 2018
Human emissions of greenhouse gases now overwhelm the influence of
natural drivers on Earth's climate. How will our energy choices and
resulting emissions affect temperature and precipitation, extreme
events, sea level rise and more, over this century and beyond? What are
the implications for meeting the targets of the Paris Agreement and
avoiding dangerous change? And what about the potential for surprise, as
we push the climate system harder and faster than any time in human
history? Join Katharine as she highlights key results and new science
from the first volume of the Fourth U.S. National Climate Assessment,
and lays out what to expect from the second volume on how climate change
is affecting regions and sectors across the U.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsv9BwGD_t4
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[Staying in the Paris Agreement]
*We Are Still In: Home <https://www.wearestillin.com/>*
AMERICA IS STILL IN. ARE YOU?
We, the undersigned mayors, county executives, governors, tribal
leaders, college and university leaders, businesses, faith groups, and
investors are joining .
https://www.wearestillin.com/
*'This Was Preventable': Football Heat Deaths and the Rising Temperature
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20072018/high-school-football-practice-heat-stroke-exhaustion-deaths-state-rankings-health-safety>*
Most states rank poorly on heat safety for their high school football
players. Too many teens have paid the price, and temperatures are only
getting worse.
James Bruggers
BY JAMES BRUGGERS
Heat stroke can occur in all states. But researchers studying student
athletes, especially football players during summer workouts, see more
of it in the East, and particularly the Southeast, where sweltering
temperatures, high humidity and intense sunshine make for a trifecta of
deadly risk, and where high school football is very popular. These
weather conditions are only getting worse as the climate changes,
bringing more heat and humidity.
Just as coastal cities brace for rising seas and communities and farms
look for ways to manage heavier rain, there's an increasing awareness
that adapting to climate change includes protecting people from heat,
including young athletes. Yet a new ranking of states by their heat
safety measures for youth sports shows that many states are failing to
require simple precautions that could save lives.
"Heat is already a major safety hazard for athletes and the broader
public," said Andrew Grundstein, a University of Georgia professor of
geography and climate science. "Yet we should still be able to do the
activities like sports that we enjoy. Considering that our climate is
warming, it is even more important that we have heat safety guidelines
and policies. This will help us adapt and be more prepared for the more
frequent hot conditions..
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20072018/high-school-football-practice-heat-stroke-exhaustion-deaths-state-rankings-health-safety
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[Academic report]
*A retrospective analysis of American football hyperthermia deaths in
the United States
<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00484-010-0391-4>*
Abstract
Over the period 1980–2009, there were 58 documented hyperthermia
deaths of American-style football players in the United States. This
study examines the geography, timing, and meteorological conditions
present during the onset of hyperthermia, using the most complete
dataset available. Deaths are concentrated in the eastern quadrant
of the United States and are most common during August. Over half
the deaths occurred during morning practices when high humidity
levels were common. The athletes were typically large (79% with a
body mass index >30) and mostly (86%) played linemen positions.
Meteorological conditions were atypically hot and humid by local
standards on most days with fatalities. Further, all deaths occurred
under conditions defined as high or extreme by the American College
of Sports Medicine using the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), but
under lower threat levels using the heat index (HI).
Football-specific thresholds based on clothing (full football
uniform, practice uniform, or shorts) were also examined. The
thresholds matched well with data from athletes wearing practice
uniforms but poorly for those in shorts only. Too few cases of
athletes in full pads were available to draw any broad conclusions.
We recommend that coaches carefully monitor players, particularly
large linemen, early in the pre-season on days with wet bulb globe
temperatures that are categorized as high or extreme. Also, as most
of the deaths were among young athletes, longer acclimatization
periods may be needed.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00484-010-0391-4
[more lawsuits]
Baltimore files suit against oil and gas companies for their role in
spurring climate change
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-baltimore-climate-change-lawsuit-20180719-story.html>
"The Founding Fathers would approve of this lawsuit," he said. "They
understood that states and localities have a role to play, and state
court judges have an important role to play to ensure that justice is
delivered to the people."
The 26 defendants in Baltimore's lawsuit include companies that
transport fuels through the Port of Baltimore, including BP, Citgo and
CONSOL Energy. Others market their fuels at gas stations around the city
and state, including ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil and Hess Corp.
Many are among the largest fossil fuel companies in the world, including
ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron.
The lawsuit argues that the companies knew that emissions from
combustion of oil, gas and coal were building up in the atmosphere and
trapping heat, and that the greenhouse effect would raise global
temperatures and disrupt climate patterns. It cites revelations made in
recent years that oil and gas companies were anticipating and preparing
for the risks of climate change for decades, but did not share those
concerns publicly.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-baltimore-climate-change-lawsuit-20180719-story.html
[And they spent it while we were asleep]
*Fossil Fuel Industry Outspent Environmentalists and Renewables by 10:1
on Climate Lobbying, New Study Finds
<https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/07/18/fossil-fuel-industry-outspent-environmentalists-renewables-10-1-climate-lobbying-study>*
https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/07/18/fossil-fuel-industry-outspent-environmentalists-renewables-10-1-climate-lobbying-study
*This Day in Climate History - July 23, 1979
<http://web.archive.org/web/20150820002948/http://people.atmos.ucla.edu/brianpm/download/charney_report.pdf>
- from D.R. Tucker*
July 23, 1979: The National Academy of Sciences begins work on a
groundbreaking report regarding the risks of carbon pollution. The
report makes it clear that the consequences of a warming world will be
severe.
http://web.archive.org/web/20150820002948/http://people.atmos.ucla.edu/brianpm/download/charney_report.pdf
http://youtu.be/XB3S0fnOr0M
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