[TheClimate.Vote] March 3, 2020 - Daily Global Warming News Digest
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Tue Mar 3 11:50:45 EST 2020
/*March 3, 2020*/
[CartoonRalph commentary says it all about Corona and Climate]
https://twitter.com/TheCanaryUK/status/1232998815147249664/photo/1
[Democracy Now news segment]
*How the Climate Crisis Is Making the Spread of Infectious Diseases Like
Coronavirus More Common*
Feb 27, 2020
Democracy Now!
Sonia Shah is an investigative science journalist and author of
"Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond." Her
new book is titled "The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of
Life on the Move" and will be published in June. She says the climate
crisis is making outbreaks of infectious diseases more common, with the
destruction of natural animal habitats and the changes in migration
bringing humans and animals into ever-closer contact and making new
pathogens more likely. Her latest article, published in The Nation, is
titled "Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKn8J2BesqA
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[Commentary video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKn8J2BesqA
*Cur**rent Crises: Coronavirus & Climate Change*
Posted on 28 February 2020 by Guest Author
The world jumps into action to deal with pandemics like the Coronavirus
outbreak. But why don't we respond in the same way for climate change?
And are there any parallels behind the pandemic?
Give Izzy Braithwaite a follow on twitter:
https://twitter.com/izzybraithwaite
https://skepticalscience.com/crises-coronavirus-climate-change.html
full definition video https://youtu.be/BoFWA43lebk
[Climate shrink Dr Renee Lertzman video talk]
*How to Turn Climate Anxiety into Action *
It's normal to feel anxious or overwhelmed by climate change, says
psychologist Renee Lertzman. Can we turn those feelings into something
productive? In an affirming talk, Lertzman discusses the emotional
effects of climate change and offers insights on how psychology can help
us discover both the creativity and resilience needed to act on
environmental issues.
This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured
by our editors on the home page.
https://www.ted.com/talks/renee_lertzman_how_to_turn_climate_anxiety_into_action?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
[Beckwith video lectures]
*Coronavirus Effect on Global Warming and Global Warming Impact on
Pandemic Risks: Part 1 of 3*
Feb 28, 2020
Paul Beckwith
The Coronavirus has shuttered about 25% of Chinese industrial production
for weeks on end. Since Chinese production and industrial activity
accounts for about 1/4 of global production, 1/4 x 1/4 = 1/16 or about
6% of global production has been halted. Thus, my back of the envelope
best guess has global CO2 emissions down about 6%, and globally produced
aerosols down about 6% as well. Since global dimming from aerosols is
thought to be between 0.25 to 1.1 C, if we take the 1 C number as an
upper limit, then the Coronavirus has resulted in global warming of
about 0.06 C; with regional warming over China of about 0.25 C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y5X182LqFU
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*Coronavirus and Climate Change: Intimate Connections: Part 2 of 3*
Feb 28, 2020
It is well known that as our planet rapidly warms, there are more
disease vectors that affect human health. Diseases such as Zika Virus,
West Nile Disease, Ebola, Malaria, etc. propagate faster and more
severely in warmer regions. Looking at history, when Europeans went to
warmer lands of long established civilizations (Incas, Aztecs, and
Mayans) it was their diseases that wiped out these Indigenous
populations. Immune systems of higher latitude nations (Europeans) were
stronger than those of people in lower latitude regions, the latter had
no immunity to diseases the invaders inadvertently brought in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLhRJCP3lQ
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*Habitat Stress Forcing Poleward Animal Migration Increases Risk of New
Virus Generation: Part 3 of 3*
Paul Beckwith
It is thought that the coronavirus originated in Wuhan's wild animal
market, perhaps moving first from bats to a small mammal and then to
humans. We know that as the globe rapidly warms, many animal species are
forced to migrate towards the poles in search of more optimal habitats
as their existing regions become too warm and dry to continue to sustain
them. This migration causes these animals to interact more with other
species, and become more stressed, weakening their immune systems and
increasing the probability of them becoming virus carriers and propagators.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CtEbPrnVMk
[pet warning, human warning]
*Are Cats the 'Canary in the Coal Mine' for Wildfire Effects on Human
Health?*
Scientists Learn From Cats Injured in California Wildfires
By Amy Quinton on February 26, 2020 in Human & Animal Health
https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/are-cats-canary-coal-mine-wildfire-effects-human-health/
[medical awareness]
*Climate change is the biggest health threat this century -- here's how
medical schools are adapting**
*Published: Feb 26, 2020
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/climate-change-is-the-biggest-health-threat-this-century-heres-how-medical-schools-are-adapting-2020-02-26
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