[✔️] Dece 15, 2023- Global Warming News Digest | 2023 changes, LaUra Schmidt turmoil, XR explains, Monbiot, BBC summary, 2010 MediaMatters

Fri Dec 15 11:10:24 EST 2023

/*December *//*15, 2023*/

/[ salon magazine ]/
*2023 proved that climate change isn't coming — it's here, and things 
are spiraling out of control*
This sizzling year shattered records related to heat, sea ice and more. 
And the future could get even hotter
By MATTHEW ROZSA...
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Never before has the devastation of global heating been more clear than 
in 2023, which is the hottest year in recorded human history.

But if this trend continues, 2023 may be one of the coolest years in 
recent memory. In other words, things are poised to get a whole lot 
worse unless we change our relationship with fossil fuels. In the 
meantime, we can expect the pile of broken records to climb even higher. 
Here are some of the main ways 2023 became a defining year in our 
anthropogenic spiral to the bottom, but with our constantly shifting 
baselines, it's not likely to be an anomaly.
- -
"The record temperatures of 2023 emphasize how ongoing human-caused 
warming will continue to combine with natural climate variability — in 
this case, [weather patterns like] El Niño — to breach ever new 
thresholds, including increasingly sustained periods of time now where 
global surface temperatures exceed 1.5º C and brief moments where we 
even exceed 2º C," Mann told Salon. "It’s a warning that we will 
permanently cross those thresholds in a matter of a decade or two if we 
fail to reduce carbon emissions dramatically in the years ahead."
https://www.salon.com/2023/12/15/2023-was-the-year-it/

/[  A wonderful movement -- important for our time  -  Adrian 1:13:13 ]/
*LaUra Schmidt How to Live in a Chaotic Climate.*
Canadian Association for the Club of Rome
Dec 13, 2023
The world is full of disruption, turmoil, and trauma.  It can feel 
easier to shut down, avoid, or distract ourselves to avoid the pain of 
living through what Francis Weller calls "The Long Dark."  This talk 
will provide a pathway to open-heartedness, connection, and generative 
action that is not outcome dependent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbNoVRQ4d-0

*[ Extinction Rebellion explains how COP works --  video 1:13:00 ]*
*Everything you need to know about the COP process ft. Paddy Loughman | 
XR UK*
Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK
Dec 13, 2023  #extinctionrebellion #climatechange #globalwarming
Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation 
scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and 
stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure 
that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant 
to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways 
that are easy to understand.

EPISODE 6: Everything you need to know about the COP process ft. Paddy 
Loughman.

In this episode Clare chats to climate communications strategist Paddy 
Loughman about the COP process and the time he spent as working with the 
High-Level Champions at COP 26 in Glasgow. They explore how the COP 
process functions and what it is and isn’t capable of achieving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_BjugpNnmY

/[ activist/writer  - "Economic power changed into political power" ]/
*It's Them vs Us | George Monbiot*
Planet: Critical
Dec 13, 2023
We need to stop pretending we live in a democracy.

The essence of a democratic state is rule by the people, for the people. 
This has only ever been an illusion to mask oligarchic power. Upheld by 
the media, this illusion serves to sequester resources, power and divide 
a population who should be united in the face of their exploitation.

We are a society of altruists governed by psychopaths. This is the 
message of George Monbiot, distinguished writer and activist, on today’s 
episode. George’s Guardian columns are read all over the world, lauded 
for their big picture scope on issues of climate, justice and politics. 
A fervent anti-capitalist and environmental campaigner, George joins me 
to discuss political, economic and legal corruption, the link between 
colonialism and strong welfare states, social tipping points, and 
movement-building. This is a wide-ranging and thorough discussion 
covering violence, sabotage, language and system dynamics: You cannot 
control a complex system from the centre—we are fighting against those 
who want to do just that at the expense of everything else.
🔴 Follow George on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbnKtH8a-IQ

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/[ BBC offers a simple explanation -  a superb single web page -- basic 
dangers nicely explained ]/
*How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods*
Published 27 November 2023
By Mark Poynting and Esme Stallard
BBC News Climate & Science
Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense in many 
places around the world because of climate change.

Here are four ways climate change is linked to extreme weather.

*1. Hotter, longer heatwaves*
Even a small increase to average temperatures makes a big difference.

This is because the whole distribution of daily temperatures shifts to 
warmer levels, making hotter days more likely and more extreme.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/14549/production/_119737238_bell_curve_640-2x-nc.png.webp

Scientists use computer simulations to assess whether extreme weather 
events have been made more likely by warming caused by humans.

For example, the intense heatwaves that hit southern Europe and the 
southern US and Mexico in July 2023 would have been "virtually 
impossible" without human-caused climate change, according to the World 
Weather Attribution network (WWA).

But these events are no longer rare. If global warming reaches 2C above 
the pre-industrial period - before humans started burning fossil fuels 
at scale - these events are expected to happen every two to five years, 
the WWA warns.

In the UK, temperatures topped 40C for the first time on record in July 
2022. This would have been extremely unlikely without climate change, 
the WWA says.

As well as happening more frequently, heatwaves are becoming longer and 
more intense in many places, including the UK.

This can happen as a result of heat domes, which are areas of high 
pressure where hot air is pushed down and trapped in place, causing 
temperatures to soar over large areas.

One theory suggests higher temperatures in the Arctic - which has warmed 
more than four times faster than the global average - are causing strong 
winds called the jet stream to slow, increasing the likelihood of heat 
domes.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16C59/production/_119737239_heat_dome_2x640-nc-2x-nc.png.webp

*2. Longer droughts*
Linking climate change with specific individual droughts can be 
difficult. The availability of water depends on more than just 
temperature and rainfall.

But longer and more intense heatwaves can worsen droughts by drying out 
soil. This makes the air above warm up more quickly, leading to more 
intense heat.

Increased demand for water from humans, especially farmers, in hot 
weather puts even more stress on the water supply.

In parts of East Africa, there were five failed rainy seasons in a row 
between 2020 and 2022, as the region suffered its worst drought for 40 
years.

Climate change has made droughts like this at least 100 times more 
likely, according to the WWA.

*3. More fuel for wildfires*
Fires happen naturally in many parts of the world. It's difficult to 
know if climate change has caused a specific wildfire to spread because 
other factors are also relevant, such as changing land use.

But climate change is making the weather conditions needed for wildfires 
to spread more likely, according to the UN's climate body, the IPCC.

Extreme and long-lasting heat draws more and more moisture out of the 
ground and vegetation.

These tinder-dry conditions provide fuel for fires, which can spread at 
an incredible speed, particularly if winds are strong.

Rising temperatures may also increase the likelihood of lightning in the 
world's northernmost forests, increasing the risk of fires.

Canada experienced by far its its worst wildfire season on record in 
2023, with around 18 million hectares (45 million acres) burned.

Climate change more than doubled the likelihood of the extreme "fire 
weather" conditions in eastern Canada that allowed the fires to spread, 
according to the WWA.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1362E/production/_131660497_canada_wildfire_barchart-nc.png.webp

Extreme wildfires are projected to become more frequent and intense in 
future across the globe, according to a recent report by the UN 
Environment Programme (UNEP). This is due to the the combined effects of 
shifting land use and climate change

The number of the most extreme fires may rise by as much as 50% by 2100, 
UNEP suggests.

Extreme wildfires are projected to become more frequent and intense in 
future across the globe, according to a recent report by the UN 
Environment Programme (UNEP). This is due to the the combined effects of 
shifting land use and climate change

The number of the most extreme fires may rise by as much as 50% by 2100, 
UNEP suggests.

*4. More extreme rain*
For every 1C rise in average temperature, the atmosphere can hold about 
7% more moisture.

This can result in more droplets and heavier rainfall, sometimes in a 
shorter space of time and over a smaller area.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/37C1/production/_119737241_water_cycle_640-2x-nc.png.webp

Parts of northern Libya were hit by devastating floods in September as a 
result of extreme rainfall and two major dam collapses. The heavy 
rainfall was made as much as 50 times more likely by climate change, 
according to the WWA.

The destruction was exacerbated by social and political instability in 
the country, which hampered efforts to adequately prepare for and 
respond to such storms - for example by maintaining dams.

Not all extreme rainfall events can be attributed to climate change, as 
other factors including changes to land use can play a role. For 
example, the WWA says that climate change only had a "limited" role in 
the heavy rainfall that hit northern Italy in May 2023.

But globally, the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events has 
increased over most land regions due to human activity, according to the 
IPCC.

And heavy precipitation will generally become more frequent and intense 
with further warming, the IPCC says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58073295

/[The news archive when Fox News sent a directive to it's news teams-  ]/
/*December 15, 2010 */
December 15, 2010: Media Matters reports on a leaked memo that reveals 
the Fox News Channel's unfairness and imbalance with regard to climate 
science:

"In the midst of global climate change talks last December, a top Fox 
News official sent an email questioning the 'veracity of climate change 
data' and ordering the network's journalists to 'refrain from asserting 
that the planet has warmed (or cooled) in any given period without 
IMMEDIATELY pointing out that such theories are based upon data that 
critics have called into question.'

"The directive, sent by Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon, 
was issued less than 15 minutes after Fox correspondent Wendell Goler 
accurately reported on-air that the United Nations' World Meteorological 
Organization announced that 2000-2009 was 'on track to be the warmest 
[decade] on record.'

"This latest revelation comes after Media Matters uncovered an email 
sent by Sammon to Fox journalists at the peak of the health care reform 
debate, ordering them to avoid using the term 'public option' and 
instead use variations of 'government option.' That email echoed advice 
from a prominent Republican pollster on how to help turn public opinion 
against health care reform.

"Sources familiar with the situation in Fox's Washington bureau have 
expressed concern about Sammon using his position to 'slant' Fox's 
supposedly neutral news coverage to the right."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2010/12/15/foxleaks-fox-boss-ordered-staff-to-cast-doubt-o/174317 

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