[TheClimate.Vote] September 10, 2018 - Daily Global Warming News Digest
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Mon Sep 10 08:31:21 EDT 2018
/September 10, 2018/
[Hunker down]
*Florence -- with sights set on U.S. East Coast -- leads trio of
hurricanes in Atlantic
<https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article218110735.html>*
But the gravest threat to the U.S. remains Hurricane Florence, which is
expected to strengthen considerably by Monday night and remain "an
extremely dangerous major hurricane" through Thursday, according to the
Hurricane Center...
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*Hurricane Isaac*, with winds of 75 mph, is located roughly 1,300 miles
east of the Windward Islands and is expected to continue moving
westward, across the lesser Antilles and into the eastern Caribbean Sea,
by Wednesday night or Thursday.
Even farther away is Hurricane Helene and her 85 mph winds, which are
195 miles south southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands off the western
coast of Africa. *Helene* is expected to turn north well ahead of any
proximity to the U.S. East Coast and is forecast to start weakening by
Tuesday.
The 2018 hurricane season lasts until Nov. 30. Forecasters had predicted
between nine and 13 named storms this season, four to seven of them
hurricanes. Thus far, nine storms have been named...
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article218110735.html
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[Hurricane Florence video of track]
*Hurricane Florence Model 080918 <https://youtu.be/q-Xn2xHYe5A>*
https://youtu.be/q-Xn2xHYe5A
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[Data animation of hurricane Florence boiling up]
*Satellite Super HD, Meso2
<https://weather.us/satellite/561-w-241-n/satellite-superhd2-1min.html#play4>*
GOES-16 Satellite Images
This product shows satellite images captured using the brand new
GOES-East (formerly known as GOES-16 and before that GOES-R)
satellite in a geostationary orbit currently at longitude 105 west.
The new GOES-East satellite operates at a much higher resolution
than the older GOES satellites with resolution four times greater
than the previous versions. Images will now be available every 5
minutes compared to the old satellites which only provides data
every 15 minutes. In addition to the 5 minute baseline, a special
mesoscale sector will provide 1 minute imagery for special weather
events such as severe thunderstorm outbreaks. Products currently
available through GOES-East include two high resolution infrared
views, one high resolution water vapor view, and three high
resolution visible views. We hope to have all 16 views available soon!
https://weather.us/satellite/561-w-241-n/satellite-superhd2-1min.html#play4
longest view
https://weather.us/satellite/561-w-241-n/satellite-superhd2-1min.html#play8
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[Also see Lightning counts]
https://weather.us/lightning/561-w-241-n/20180909-2040z.html
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[video backgrounder super saturated storm]
*Florence Development Similar to Harvey
<https://climatecrocks.com/2018/09/09/florence-development-similar-to-harvey/>*
Hurricane Florence strengthening now, and expected to make landfall as a
major Cat 3-4 hurricane.
Emergency declarations in several states along east coast.
Very concerning indications in some models that Florence could stall
over coastal areas, similar to how Hurricane Harvey lingered over
Houston last year. Potential for massive rain event, making the video
above all the more relevant.
Scientists tracked moisture from hot ocean, thru Harvey, onto mainland,
- good discussion of climate impacts on storms.
https://climatecrocks.com/2018/09/09/florence-development-similar-to-harvey/
[Wait, dire, tripping points, and tipping points - video news interview]
*CNN: Kim Cobb interview on Connect the World
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0jC_3TEUs>*
greenmanbucket
Published on Aug 7, 2018
Climate expert Kim Cobb on new concerns about planetary tipping point
for climate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0jC_3TEUs
[Reuters]
*Public pension funds slow to move on climate change risk: study
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pensions-climatechange-study/public-pension-funds-slow-to-move-on-climate-change-risk-study-idUSKCN1LP0UV>*
LONDON (Reuters) - Most of the world's largest public pension funds are
providing little or no information about how climate change will affect
the value of their assets, a report by the Asset Owners Disclosure
Project (AODP) shows.
The AODP, part of investor pressure group ShareAction, tracked funds
with combined assets of more than $11 trillion and found that 63 percent
of them were at risk of breaching their duty to savers.
Less than 1 percent of the funds' assets were invested in low-carbon
solutions and only 10 percent of the funds had a policy to exclude coal
from their portfolios, the AODP said in its report published on Monday.
The report is the first to assess the funds against the recommendations
put forward by the Task Force on Climate Related Disclosures, set up by
the Group of 20 Nations' Financial Stability Board in 2015.
Launching a global ranking to show how funds were performing against the
task force's framework, the AODP said that a number of European schemes
scored highly, including Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4),
which manages assets worth about $40 billion.
Niklas Ekvall, chief executive of AP4, said that climate change was the
"single biggest systematic threat to asset values in the long term" and
that AP4 had moved to ensure its portfolio and engagement supported the
move to a low-carbon economy.
"As large investors, pension funds own substantial parts of the global
economy and have a stake in maintaining its long-term health and
stability," he said.
Reporting by Simon Jessop; Editing by David Goodman
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pensions-climatechange-study/public-pension-funds-slow-to-move-on-climate-change-risk-study-idUSKCN1LP0UV
[Not just Minnesota]
*Climate change prolonging fall allergy season
<https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/07/climate-change-prolonging-fall-allergy-season>*
Mark Zdechlik - Sep 7, 2018
The Minnesota Department of Health says people with fall allergies may
be in for some tough days as the ragweed pollen season peaks in
Minnesota. Wendy Brunner, with the department's asthma program, said
ragweed-related allergies will be a problem for people who have them
from now until when the first hard frost comes.
"The ragweed pollen season extends from early August through the first
hard frost. Looking at historical data, we tend to see the peak coming
right now or into the next few weeks of September," Brunner said.
Brunner said people who think their fall allergies are getting worse are
probably right because ragweed pollen is irritating many people for well
over two weeks longer than it used to.
"Researchers have shown that actually the first frost is coming a little
later and we've seen the season extended," Brunner said. "In fact, since
1995 the ragweed pollen season has increased by 18 to 21 days."
Brunner says people with allergy induced-asthma need to step up their
management of the condition this time of year.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/07/climate-change-prolonging-fall-allergy-season
*
*[Happer is an advisor to the president]*
** From the DeSmogBlog database William Happer*
<https://www.desmogblog.com/william-happer>
Credentials
Ph.D, physics, Princeton (1964).
Bachelor's degree in physics from University of North Carolina (1960).
Background
William Happer is the emeritus Eugene Higgens professor of physics
and Cyrus Fogg Brackett professor of physics at Princeton
University. Happer is a director of the CO2 Coalition, a group
formed in 2015 out of the former George C. Marshall Institute where
Happer was also previously chairman of the board.
Happer is involved with a range of other climate change denial
groups. He is on the academic advisory council of the Global Warming
Policy Foundation (GWPF). Will Happer is also a member of a group
titled Climate Exit (Clexit), founded in the summer of 2016.
According to Clexit's founding statement (PDF), "The world must
abandon this suicidal Global Warming crusade. Man does not and
cannot control the climate."
In September 2018, it was reported that Happer was serving on the
National Security Council of the Trump administration as a senior
director for emerging technologies.
According to Will Happer's profile at the Cato Institute where he is
adjunct scholar, his specialty at Princeton University was modern
optics, optical and radiofrequency spectroscopy of atoms and
molecules, radiation propagation in the atmosphere, and
spin-polarized atoms and nuclei. From 1991-1993, Happer was the
Director of Energy Research at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Fossil Fuel Funding
William Happer has accepted funding from the fossil fuel industry in
the past. In a Minnesota state hearing on the impacts of carbon
dioxide, Peabody Energy paid him $8,000 which was routed through the
CO2 Coalition.
In a 2015 undercover investigation by Greenpeace, Happer told
Greenpeace reporters that he would be willing to produce research
promoting the benefits of carbon dioxide for $250 per hour, while
the funding sources could be similarly concealed by routing them
through the CO2 Coalition. [8]
In March 2018, Happer-among other , was asked by a judge to disclose
any ties he had to fossil fuel companies in a case between cities
and fossil fuel companies. Happer disclosed $1,000 he had received
for a speech on climate change at the Heritage Foundation in 2017.
The response to the request for information also revealed that
Happer had received "around $10,000 to $15,000 though he does not
recall the precise number" (emphasis added) from Peabody Coal, which
was donated to the CO2 coalition on his behalf "earned in connection
with testimony given in a Proceeding of the Minnesota Public
Utilities Commission in September 2015."
Stance on Climate Change
William Happer has often contended that climate change is due to
natural forces as opposed to the actions of mankind:
March, 2016
Happer wrote an article at Asbury Park Press in 2016 where he argued
that man's role in climate change was minimal:
"Since the year 1800, the Earth has warmed by about 1 degree
Celsius. Some fraction of the warming is due to more atmospheric CO2
from burning fossil fuels, but most of the warming is probably due
to the same natural forces that have always controlled the Earth's
changeable climate."
May, 2010
In Happer's written statement on "Climate Science in the Political
Arena" (PDF), which he delivered to the Select Committee on Energy
Independence and Global Warming U.S. House of Representatives in
2010, he declared:
"I, and many other scientists, think the warming will be small
compared the natural fluctuations in the earth's temperature, and
that the warming and increased CO2 will be good for mankind."
Key Quotes
January 2018
"The public in general doesn't realize that from the point of view
of geological history, we are in a CO2 famine," Happer said in an
interview with E&E News.
November 30, 2017
Below are some quotes from Happer's talk at the "At the Crossroads
IV: Energy & Climate Policy Summit" co-hosted by The Heritage
Foundation and Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF).
"It's not as though if you double CO2 you make a big difference. You
make a barely detectable difference […]"
"The 97% consensus is phony."
March, 2017
Jezebel reported that Happer had responded to a reader of the
magazine, arguing that the "demonization of CO2" "really differs
little from the Nazi persecution of the Jews, the Soviet
extermination of class enemies or ISIL slaughter of infidels."
In his emails to a Jezebel reader, Happer also made a number of
claims regarding CO2, temperatures, and sea level rise, to which
climate scientist Gavin Schmidt responded, noting that "sea level
was 'typically' 100's of feet higher during the Phanerozoic," and
CO2 levels are "nowhere near 'famine levels' for many plants."...
More at: https://www.desmogblog.com/william-happer
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*Climate Misinformation by Source: William Happer
<https://www.skepticalscience.com/William_Happer_quote.htm>*
https://www.skepticalscience.com/William_Happer_quote.htm
[Sunday video talk by Margaret Wheatley 42 mins]
*Margaret Wheatley l Islands of sanity l Meaning 2017
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtaYNxp56gs>*
Meaning conference
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----------------------------------------------------
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtaYNxp56gs
*This Day in Climate History - September 10, 2015
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/us/fires-in-west-leave-residents-gasping-on-the-soot-left-behind.html>
- from D.R. Tucker*
September 10, 2015:
The New York Time$ reports on severe wildfires in California.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/us/fires-in-west-leave-residents-gasping-on-the-soot-left-behind.html
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