[TheClimate.Vote] October 27, 2019 - Daily Global Warming News Digest

Richard Pauli richard at theclimate.vote
Sun Oct 27 11:10:15 EDT 2019 

/October 27, 2019/

[fire, dry heat and wind]
*Live updates: 180,000 ordered to flee in Sonoma, ‘largest’ evacuation 
in memory*
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/Live-updates-Evacuations-in-Oakley-Sonoma-14565967.php
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[check Wildfire Today]
*Additional evacuations ordered for Kincade FireStrong winds push 
Kincade Fire west across Highway 128*
The mandatory evacuation zones stretches to the Pacific Ocean
https://wildfiretoday.com/
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[West coast fires]
*'It's like I'm in hell': how it feels to flee a wildfire outside Los 
Angeles*
As the Tick fire rages, some residents take a stoic view of the 
perpetual threat. Others wonder if it's time to move on...
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The Tick fire was one of several major fires threatening California this 
week, as high temperatures and dangerous winds have created hazards up 
and down the state, leading to mass evacuations and preventive power 
shutdowns.

"It has become normal for us," said Brenda Taylor, 46, who estimated 
that her family has had to evacuate eight or nine times due to fires in 
the last two decades. Holding her two small, barking dogs at the 
evacuation center, she said she had developed a routine when fleeing: 
grab photos of her children, their college diplomas, awards and other 
sentimental items. "This is life out here," she said...
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While the fire got very close, Lindsey said he wasn't worried: "This is 
our climate … I'm a California native. I've been through fires."

The cause of the fire was unknown.

Sharell Cerda, a 57-year-old nurse, evacuated with her family and six 
dogs: "We have everything that's important to us here right now. 
Everything else can be replaced."

Her daughter Hunter, 26, added that even if their home survived, she 
knew this wouldn't be the last time they went through this: "We are for 
sure going to catch fire again."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/25/california-wildfires-survivors-evacuees
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[family evacuation One minute of video ]
*Doorbell camera captures moment California family evacuate home as 
wildfire approaches*
Oct 26, 2019
Guardian News
A doorbell camera captured residents evacuating the Santa Clarita 
neighbourhood in California as a wildfire loomed near their homes on 
Thursday. The footage showed the Ibarra family loading belongings into 
their car, before another man nearby warned residents to evacuate. Ben 
Ibarra told Reuters in a message that his family had safely evacuated to 
a hotel while he remained behind to keep an eye on things. An estimated 
50,000 people were displaced by evacuation orders in and around Santa 
Clarita
California wildfires: blazes ravage state as 2 million face looming 
blackouts
California wildfires: flames leave destruction across the state – in 
pictures
https://youtu.be/Jrp9yqCUW40
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[news top story ]
*PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 26, 2019**
*Oct 26, 2019
PBS NewsHour
1.44M subscribers
On this edition for Saturday, October 26, rising winds and forced power 
outages stoke new fears as California wildfires continue to burn, a look 
at how Miami is tackling an affordable housing crisis, and the band 
Spoon is staying afloat in a transforming music industry. Hari 
Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuvuiDnlMsg


[Inside Climate News]
*15 Canadian Kids Sue Their Government for Failing to Address Climate 
Change*
The young plaintiffs are already dealing with effects of wildfires, 
flooding and thawing permafrost. They say the government is contributing 
to the climate crisis.
Fifteen children and teenagers from across Canada sued their government 
on Friday for supporting fossil fuels that drive climate change, which 
they say is jeopardizing their rights as Canadian citizens.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Vancouver, is the latest from 
young climate advocates around the globe who are increasingly leading 
public protests and filing legal challenges to make their concerns about 
their future in a warming world heard.

"The federal government is knowingly contributing to the climate crisis 
by continuing to support and promote fossil fuels and through that they 
are violating our charter rights," said Sierra Robinson, 17, a youth 
climate activist and plaintiff in the case from Vancouver Island, Canada.

"Our natural resources are at risk because of climate change, and as a 
young person my rights are being violated disproportionately compared to 
older generations," she said. "Since we can't vote, we have to seek 
protection from the courts."
The lawsuit, La Rose v. Her Majesty the Queen--named for one of the 
plaintiffs and the Queen of England, Canada's official head of 
state--alleges that the Canadian government "causes, allows, and 
contributes to dangerous levels" of greenhouse gas emissions. The suit 
claims the government is therefore responsible for the effects of 
climate change that the youth are experiencing, including air quality 
and health issues related to wildfires, increased flooding, thawing 
permafrost and sea level rise.

It's similar to a lawsuit brought by young Americans who allege the U.S. 
government is violating their constitutional rights by failing to take 
action on climate change and by continuing to subsidize fossil fuels. 
Both cases are based on a legal principle called the public trust 
doctrine, a concept that certain natural resources are preserved for 
public use, and that the government has an obligation to protect those 
resources. But there are some distinct differences when it comes to 
legal precedents.

"I think in many ways the issues in this case in Canada are issues that 
have not been grappled with or addressed to the same extent as they have 
in the U.S.," said Chris Tollefson, a law professor at the University of 
Victoria and one of the lawyers representing the Canadian plaintiffs....
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25102019/canada-children-climate-change-lawsuit-fossil-fuels-teens-youth-erosion-permafrost-wildfires



[Lancet editor is calling doctors everywhere- video]
*Health and Climate - Richard Horton, The Lancet*
Oct 24, 2019
Doctors for Extinction Rebellion
The editor of the Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals 
in the world, has come out officially asking all health professionals to 
engage in non-violent social protest to protect our patients and 
communities from the climate & ecological breakdown.
Yes you heard that right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x6sBfV64N4
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About
Doctors for Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a Doctors collective who, 
appreciating that the climate crisis is a public health crisis, have 
decided to publicly back XR key demands to encourage governments to 
urgently act.
https://www.DoctorsForXR.com/
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Video kindly produced by www.rubberrepublic.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x6sBfV64N4
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[Everything affects our health]
*Climate change impacts on health*
The 2009 UCL-Lancet Commission stated that "climate change is the 
biggest global health threat of the 21st century". The impacts of 
climate change on human health and well-being are being felt today. 
These effects are both direct – through extreme weather events, food and 
water insecurity and infectious diseases – and indirect – through 
economic instability, migration and as a driver of conflict. Rigorous 
epidemiological research carried out by the WHO has demonstrated that 
even the relatively modest warming seen between 1970 and 2004 resulted 
in detectable effects on human health, with an estimated 140,000 extra 
deaths per year attributable to climate change at this time. A more 
recent analysis suggests that as many as 400,000 deaths are attributable 
to climate change in 2010, with a significant increase in this figure 
expected by 2030.

In each case, the pathway(s) through which health is affected by climate 
change has multiple dimensions, many of them social and economic, and 
peoples' and communities' "adaptive capacity" is crucial in determining 
the extent of the impact of present and future climate change on their 
health. This is largely why the distribution of these health effects is 
so inequitable, often affecting children, women, and those in low-income 
countries disproportionately.

In this regard, climate change acts as a 'force multiplier', 
exacerbating many of the world's global health challenges. Urgent and 
sustained emissions reductions, as well as effective adaptation, are 
needed to reduce these impacts.
http://climateandhealthalliance.org/
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*THE LANCET COUNTDOWN ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE*
The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is 
an international research collaboration, dedicated to tracking the 
world's response to climate change, and the health benefits that emerge 
from this transition. Reporting annually in The Lancet, it will follow a 
series of indicators, demonstrating that this transition is possible, 
that it has already begun, but that more work is needed.
TRACKING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE
http://www.lancetcountdown.org/



["All your base are belong to us"]
*"Shelf is ours"*
The Russian Ministry of Defense says it has obtained comprehensive new 
proof that supports its claims on the Arctic shelf.
"The assembled materials allow us to build a clear and detailed model of 
the Arctic sea bottom's contours", he underlined in the meeting. Based 
on the new data, a bathymetric map has been made that with a high level 
of precision outlines, classifies and defines the main characteristics 
of the underwater landscapes, Yevmenov explained.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2019/10/shelf-ours



[incremental solutions - audio report]
*Tree canopies and new pavement: LA officials try to keep streets cool*
Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Oct. 24, 2019 LOS ANGELES
[A] block of W. 54th Street and 5th Avenue in Hyde Park has been 
outfitted with cool pavement, new trees and shade for bus benches. It's 
part of the City of LA's project to cool down neighborhoods.

The City of Los Angeles expects the number of 95 degree days to double 
for many neighborhoods over the next couple of decades. Underserved 
communities will feel the impact of that temperature rise the most. To 
help adapt to the changing climate, city officials are rolling out a 
comprehensive plan to cool down the most paved parts of LA's urban 
jungle. It includes planting more trees, building shade for bus benches, 
and painting asphalt streets with a "cool pavement" finish. Will these 
steps make a real impact?
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/moved-to-la-and-hate-it-some-advice/tree-canopies-and-new-pavement-la-officials-try-to-keep-streets-cool


*This Day in Climate History - October 27, 2006 - from D.R. Tucker*
Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) urge ExxonMobil 
to stop funding climate-change-denying think tanks.

http://web.archive.org/web/20130303200905/http://www.rockefeller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=87f3ae3b-0f0d-44ee-af03-9080592901a4
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