[TheClimate.Vote] November 11, 2018 - Daily Global Warming News Digest

[Richard Pauli]

/November 11, 2018/

[video and condition summary]
*California now in Perpetual Fire Season, Will Get Worse! Thanks to 
Global Warming* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyX1HXcI8K8>
Climate State
Published on Nov 10, 2018
Northern California blaze quadruples in size, levels Paradise, a town of 
30,000; other fires rage near Los Angeles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyX1HXcI8K8

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*With California's Raging Fires, Fear And Devastation 
<https://www.npr.org/2018/11/10/666555151/with-californias-raging-fires-fear-and-devastation>*
November 10, 20186:54 PM ET
Sasha Ingber
 From north to south, California was engulfed by five identified fires 
on Saturday. Strong winds, low humidity, drought and vegetation so dry 
as to act as matchsticks exacerbated the flames. Altogether, at least 
nine people have died and more than 250,000 people driven out of their 
homes.
"One firefighter went to his house, knocked down the flames and figured 
his house was going to make it," Scott McLean, a deputy chief with the 
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, told NPR. "He 
came back and it had burned to the ground."
Of the nine confirmed fatalities, five were found inside cars that were 
overwhelmed by flames, three outside residences, and one inside a home, 
according to the Butte County Sheriff's Office. Names of the victims 
have not been released.
Another 35 people were reported missing, McLean said.
He added that the fire took less than two hours to reach the small town 
of Paradise, which it proceeded to devour.
Some people, attempting to flee the fire, were stuck in traffic and left 
their cars behind to run with their families.
According to Cal Fire, the fire has grown into 100,000 acres and was 20 
percent contained by Saturday morning. It was still burning in Paradise, 
and authorities estimated the fire may be fully contained by Nov. 30.

Nearly 6,500 residences have been destroyed and another 15,000 
threatened, according to emergency officials. Authorities expect that 
strong northeastern winds will start up again in the evening, 
potentially spreading across one of California's biggest lakes into the 
city of Oroville.
Red flag warnings will return in the evening, McLean said, marking 
strong winds and dropping humidity.
More than 3,200 personnel are involved in the firefighting effort.
The bodies of two people have been discovered in Malibu but it is 
unclear whether their deaths were caused by fire.

"Right now we have not been able to investigate the situation because 
the area hasn't been rendered safe yet," L.A. County Sheriff's 
Department Deputy Grace Medrano told NPR.

The Woolsey Fire, a brush fire that started Thursday some 500 miles 
south, grew more than twice its size from Friday to Saturday, spanning 
70,000 acres. It crossed U.S. Highway 101 just a few miles east of 
Thousand Oaks, where 12 people died in a bar shooting Wednesday night.

Crews were battling extreme flames on steep terrain. By the evening, the 
fire was still zero percent contained.

It sent thousands fleeing after mandatory evacuations in Los Angeles and 
Ventura counties. Officials said they had not been able to tally the 
number of homes that were destroyed, the Los Angeles Times reported, but 
sheriff's officials in Ventura County put the number at 50 or more.

Another fire, called Hill Fire, measured a little more than 4,500 acres 
on Saturday. "It seems to be stopped and burned into an area where 
firefighters can get a handle on it," McLean said. It traveled into an 
old burn scar, where a previous fire had passed years ago. As it 
thinned, firefighters were able to get closer and control it -- at least 
temporarily.

Lady Gaga, Alyssa Milano and Kim Kardashian West were among the 
California residents who had to flee their homes.

"I am thinking so deeply for everyone who is suffering today from these 
abominable fires & grieving the loss of their homes or loved ones," Lady 
Gaga said. "I'm sitting here with many of you wondering if my home will 
burst into flames. All we can do is pray together & for each other. God 
Bless You."

"I'm waiting to hear the fate of my home. They won't let us in the 
area," Milano wrote Saturday morning local time, before adding, "There 
are no words for this kind of devastation."

"I heard the flames have hit our property at our home in Hidden Hills 
but now are more contained and have stopped at the moment. It doesn't 
seems like it is getting worse right now, I just pray the winds are in 
our favor," Kardashian West said.
Cher wrote on Twitter that she was worried about her house "but there is 
nothing I can do." She said she has had a house in Malibu since 1972 and 
"can't bear the thought of there being no Malibu."
Authorities, fearful of looting, have ordered some 200 deputies to 
protect burned neighborhoods, according to the Associated Press.

The Los Angeles Zoo announced that some of its animals, including lemurs 
and birds, had been relocated but that a brush fire in nearby Griffith 
Park did not enter its grounds. "The animals that were relocated have 
been safely moved back to their habitats and are doing well," the zoo 
said. "We are thinking of those who are battling the wildfires still 
threatening Los Angeles and Ventura counties."

"A big thank you to firefighters from across the country who are helping 
California's firefighters battle these blazes," Sen. Kamala Harris 
tweeted Saturday. "We appreciate your work and could not be more grateful."

President Trump also took to Twitter to write: "There is no reason for 
these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that 
forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, 
with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the 
forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!"
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/10/666555151/with-californias-raging-fires-fear-and-devastation


[plenty of refrigerant]
*First Middle East Supermarket uses CO2 Refrigerant! 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4wHBY_ToTM>*
Climate State
Published on Nov 9, 2018
Al Salam military supermarket in Amman, Jordan, is the region's first to 
trial an advanced refrigeration system that uses carbon dioxide (CO2) as 
a refrigerant.
The project is showcasing the feasibility of non-hydrofluorocarbon-based 
technology in high ambient temperature environments, as part of the 
global commitment to phase out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) through 
the Montreal protocol. It is being implemented by the United Nations 
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with the support of the 
Ministry of Environment of Jordan, and is funded by the Climate and 
Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4wHBY_ToTM


[technically, that would be humanity, not the planet]
*How Climate-Change Fiction, or "Cli-Fi," Forces Us to Confront the 
Incipient Death of the Planet 
<https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-climate-change-fiction-or-cli-fi-forces-us-to-confront-the-incipient-death-of-the-planet>*
By Katy WaldmanNovember 9, 2018
As part of its ongoing "Original Stories" series, Amazon has assembled a 
collection of climate-change fiction, or cli-fi, bringing a literary 
biodiversity to bear on the defining crisis of the era. This online 
compilation of seven short stories, called "Warmer"--containing work 
from a Pulitzer Prize winner (Jane Smiley) and two National Book Award 
finalists (Lauren Groff and Jess Walter), among others--offers ways of 
thinking about something we desperately do not want to think about: the 
incipient death of the planet.

There is something counterintuitive about cli-fi, about the fictional 
representation of scientifically substantiated predictions that too many 
people discount as fictions. The genre, elsewhere exemplified by 
Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy and Nathaniel Rich's "Odds Against 
Tomorrow," brings disaster forcefully to life. But it is a shadowy 
mirror. Literature has always been a humanist endeavor: it intrinsically 
and helplessly affirms the value of the species; its intimations of 
meaning energize and comfort. But what if there is scant succor to be 
had, and our true natures are not noble but necrotic, pestilential? We 
have un-earthed ourselves. Yet we claim the right to gaze at our 
irresponsibility and greed through fiction's tonic filter. The stories 
in "Warmer," which possess the urgency of a last resort and the sorrow 
of an elegy, inhabit this contradiction. They both confront and gently 
transfigure the incomprehensible realities of climate change...
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-climate-change-fiction-or-cli-fi-forces-us-to-confront-the-incipient-death-of-the-planet


[Jane Goodall]
*'The most intellectual creature to ever walk Earth is destroying its 
only home' 
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/03/the-most-intellectual-creature-to-ever-walk-earth-is-destroying-its-only-home>*
Introducing the Guardian's new series The Age of Extinction, the 
renowned primatologist describes the dramatic vanishing of wildlife she 
has witnessed in her lifetime - and how we can all play a vital role in 
halting its destruction

It is depressing to realise how much change I have witnessed during my 
84 years. I have seen the ice melting in Greenland, the glaciers 
vanishing on Mount Kilimanjaro and around the world. When I arrived in 
Gombe the chimpanzee population stretched for miles along the shores of 
Lake Tanganyika. Buffalo, common then, are locally extinct and only a 
few leopards remain.

The water of the lake was crystal clear, fish and water cobras were 
abundant, and there were crocodiles. But with soil washed into the lake 
and over-fishing, that changed. When I spent time in the Serengeti and 
Ngorongoro in the 60s and early 70s, rhino and elephants were plentiful. 
Today they have become highly endangered, killed for their tusks and 
horns. I grew up in the south of England. The dawn chorus of the birds 
was magical - so many of them have gone, along with the hedgehogs that 
used to rustle through the vegetation at night. In May and June we had 
to draw the curtains at night to keep out the hundreds of cockchafers - 
May bugs, attracted to the light - today it is rare to see even one, and 
the clouds of mosquitos and midges are almost gone.

Yet, I believe we have a small window of opportunity when, if we get 
together, we can start to heal some of the harm we have inflicted. 
Everywhere, where young people understand the problems and are empowered 
to take action - when we listen to their voices, they are making a 
difference. With our superior intellect we are coming up with 
technological solutions to help us live in greater harmony with nature 
and reduce our own ecological footprints. We have a choice each day as 
to what we buy, eat and wear. And nature is amazingly resilient - there 
are no more bare hills around Gombe, as an example. Species on the brink 
of extinction have been given a second chance. We can reach out to the 
world through social media in a way never before possible. And there is 
the indomitable human spirit, the people who tackle the impossible and 
won't give up. My job is to give people hope, for without it we fall 
into apathy and do nothing.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/03/the-most-intellectual-creature-to-ever-walk-earth-is-destroying-its-only-home

[Pew Research Center]
*Many Turn to YouTube for Children's Content, News, How-To Lessons 
<http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/11/07/many-turn-to-youtube-for-childrens-content-news-how-to-lessons/>*
An analysis of videos suggested by the site's recommendation engine 
finds that users are directed toward progressively longer and more 
popular content
BY AARON SMITH, SKYE TOOR AND PATRICK VAN KESSEL
A majority of Americans across a wide range of demographic groups are 
YouTube adopters, with younger Americans standing out as especially avid 
users of the site.
One-in-five YouTube users say it is very important for helping them 
understand things that are happening in the world. A new Pew Research 
Center survey of U.S. adults finds that these users are turning to 
YouTube for much more than entertainment. Roughly half of YouTube users 
say the platform is very important for helping them figure out how to do 
things they've never done before. That works out to 35% of all U.S. 
adults, once both users and non-users of the site are accounted for. And 
around one-in-five YouTube users (representing 13% of the total adult 
population) say it is very important for helping them understand events 
that are happening in the world.
The findings also highlight YouTube's key role in providing content for 
children. Fully 81% of all parents with children age 11 or younger say 
they ever let their child watch videos on YouTube. And 34% of parents 
say their child watches content on YouTube regularly. It should be noted 
that YouTube explicitly states that the platform is not intended for 
children younger than 13, and that the site provides a YouTube Kids 
option for children that has enhanced parental controls...
http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/11/07/many-turn-to-youtube-for-childrens-content-news-how-to-lessons/


[Radical lecture]
*Climate Change - Why we are heading for extinction and what to do about 
it <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgFc4Zhvjtg>*
Real Media
Published on May 26, 2018
Roger Hallam is co-founder of the Radical Think Tank. His PhD studies 
looked at protest movements and revolutionary campaigns and what factors 
make them successful.
After several practical campaigns, including wins for precarious 
workers, a student rent strike, and a divestment campaign at Kings 
College London, he is turning his hand to climate change.
In this lecture, delivered at KCL in April, he first outlines the bleak 
current scientific thinking on man-made climate change, then presents 
the results of his campaigning research, and finally invites people to 
join a massive civil disobedience movement to force real change and 
quite possibly save mankind.
Real Media will be following his campaign and bringing you more 
information over the coming months.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgFc4Zhvjtg


[Register now for a Nov 24th live stream]
*The Climate Emergency Plan <https://climateemergencyplan.confetti.events/>*
**LIVE BROADCAST 3.00 PM CET - We Don't Have Time | The Club of Rome | 
Global Utmaning
REGISTER AND REMIND ME!
24 NOVEMBER 03:00 PM
A crucial discussion about transformation and how to expand the 
movements for climate action
You are cordially invited to our live global broadcast of the 
#WeDontHaveTime no-fly Climate Seminar.
Featuring: Anders Wijkman (The Club of Rome), Jamie Margolin (This is 
Zero Hour), Stuart Scott (Transition University), Cathy Orlando 
(Citizens' Climate Lobby), Per-Espen Stokenes (Green economics, ecology 
and economic psychology), Tomer Shalit (Map Launcher),  Maja Rosén (We 
are Staying on the Ground), CJ Palmér (Sustainable Impact), Jonas 
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Don't Have Time), Tove Ahlström (Global Utmaning).
3.00 PM - 5.30 PM Central (Central European Time, CET) LIVE BROADCAST 
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Moderator: Catarina Rolfsdotter
If we are to stay below 2C global warming, emissions have to peak no 
later than 2020. That is less than 800 days from now. Emissions must 
also be cut by half by 2030, and to zero by 2050. We need an immediate 
emergency response by policymakers, businesses and civil society, aimed 
at an unprecedented transformation of all sectors of society. The Club 
of Rome's Climate Emergency Plan, presented by Anders Wijkman, outlines 
an immediate course of action for policymakers. This will be the point 
of departure for a solutions-oriented seminar that advances the 
conversation on how to demand and create real change. We will learn 
about innovative technical platforms, the transition from conventional 
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It's time to act!   #WeDontHaveTime
https://climateemergencyplan.confetti.events/


*This Day in Climate History - November 11, 2013* 
<<http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-broader-outlook-for-peril-from-storms-63016003867>>- 
from D.R. Tucker*
November 11, 2013:
MSNBC's Chris Hayes reports on the horror of Typhoon Haiyan, and what it 
represents from a climate standpoint.
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-broader-outlook-for-peril-from-storms-63016003867

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