[✔️] July 18, 2023- Global Warming News Digest |

[Richard Pauli]

/*July*//*18, 2023*//
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/[   video 20 min interview with the author ]/
*“The Heat Will Kill You First”: Rolling Stone’s Jeff Goodell on Life 
and Death on a Scorched Planet*
Jul 17, 2023
The world is in the grips of a dangerous heat wave that has sent 
temperatures skyrocketing to deadly levels throughout Asia, Europe and 
the Americas. Unless urgent action is taken to reduce carbon emissions, 
the United Nations says, Earth could pass a temperature threshold in the 
next decade when climate disasters are too extreme to adapt to. We speak 
with longtime climate journalist Jeff Goodell, author of the new book, 
_The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet_, 
about how the climate crisis is raising temperatures, the toll such heat 
can have on the human body, and how "heat is the primary driver for this 
climate transformation we are undergoing right now," fueling natural 
disasters such as floods, wildfires and more. ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ZVqXuBXHk

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/[ from the blurb on Amazon -- the author notes that so many deaths are 
overlooked  ]/
*The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet 
Kindle Edition*
by Jeff Goodell

/ “When heat comes, it’s invisible. It doesn’t bend tree branches or 
blow hair across your face to let you know it’s arrived…. The sun feels 
like the barrel of a gun pointed at you.” /

The world is waking up to a new reality: wildfires are now seasonal in 
California, the Northeast is getting less and less snow each winter, and 
the ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctica are melting fast.  Heat is 
the first order threat that drives all other impacts of the climate 
crisis.  And as the temperature rises, it is revealing fault lines in 
our governments, our politics, our economy, and our values. The basic 
science is not complicated: Stop burning fossil fuels tomorrow, and the 
global temperature will stop rising tomorrow. Stop burning fossil fuels 
in 50 years, and the temperature will keep rising for 50 years, making 
parts of our planet virtually uninhabitable.  It’s up to us.  The hotter 
it gets, the deeper and wider our fault lines will open.

The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our 
planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks 
earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will 
have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is 
about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical 
summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90° F to 110°F. A heatwave, 
Goodell explains, is a predatory event— one that culls out the most 
vulnerable people.  But that is changing. As heatwaves become more 
intense and more common, they will become more democratic.

As an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of 
environmental journalism for decades, Goodell’s new book may be his most 
provocative yet, explaining how extreme heat will dramatically change 
the world as we know it.  Masterfully reported, mixing the latest 
scientific insight with on-the-ground storytelling, Jeff Goodell tackles 
the big questions and uncovers how extreme heat is a force beyond 
anything we have reckoned with before.
https://www.amazon.com/Heat-Will-Kill-You-First-ebook/dp/B0BLNFBH1K



/[ On display in Google 
https://www.google.com/webhp?ddllb=1&doodle=258248236&hl=en ]/
*A scientist proved climate change 170 years ago. Google is honoring her.*
A $5-million grant continues legacy of "grandmother of climate science" 
Eunice Foote.
By Chase DiBenedetto  on July 17, 2023
The fight against climate change is much older than you might think, 
with the seed of modern climate science snaking its way through the 
annals of academic history to a name you might not have even heard of: 
Eunice Newton Foote.

Foote was a women's rights activist. She was the first woman to be 
published in a physics journal. She hypothesized what would later be the 
general public's leading touchstone for measuring climate change. She 
was also born — perhaps shockingly — in 1819.

Most importantly, Foote's work is strong proof that we've long known the 
Earth's climate is sensitive to human actions. Foote's 1856 paper 
"Circumstances Affecting the Heat of Sun’s Rays" laid the 
foundation(opens in a new tab) for much of our modern concept of 
atmospheric warming, as she theorized that changes in carbon dioxide 
could affect the Earth's temperature. Three years later, scientist John 
Tyndall would be credited for laying the groundwork of climate science. 
Foote's research was largely ignored during the more than 100 years 
following her death, until the scientific community began recognizing 
her early contributions in the 2010s.

All that to say, it might be in the best interest of those viewing the 
Google homepage on July 17 to click on the brightly-colored 
illustration. On what would have been her 204th birthday, the 
19th-century scientist is being recognized for her role in defining 
climate science as we know it(opens in a new tab), highlighting the 
prescient work and those who continue her legacy today.

Google's homepage Doodle, which depicts Foote at work with the two glass 
cylinders she used to experiment heating carbon dioxide, takes users to 
a short video on her achievements and a Google blog written by Kate 
Brandt, Google's chief sustainability officer. In addition to Foote, 
current actors are also getting the spotlight today, as the company 
announced dedicated funding and support to six women leaders in the 
field of climate science and preservation.

"These innovators are working to educate the public, building solutions 
to mitigate the effects of climate change, and advocating for policies 
that will help protect our planet," Brandt wrote.

Those honored include: Dr. Anna Liljedahl(opens in a new tab), an 
associate scientist at Woodwell Climate Research Center(opens in a new 
tab) studying the effects of climate change on the Arctic ecosystem; 
Clara Rowe, CEO of restoration and conservation data network 
Restor(opens in a new tab); Dr. Alysia Garmulewicz and Liz Corbin, 
co-founders of open-source regenerative materials organization 
Materiom(opens in a new tab); Heidi Binko, founder of the Just 
Transition Fund(opens in a new tab); and Angie Fyfe, executive director 
of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA(opens in a new tab).

"The restoration of nature has incredible potential for climate, 
biodiversity and people," wrote Rowe. "In order to unlock that 
potential, you really need to bring together everyone involved in that 
work, ensure that more people can get involved and that we have a 
transparent view of what's happening where."
The company's philanthropic arm, Google.org(opens in a new tab), is 
already behind many of these projects, including the open-source 
networks of Restor and Materiom, as well as the ICLEI USA Action 
Fund(opens in a new tab).

It's also committing another $5 million to Liljedahl and the Woodwell 
Research Center specifically, to support the organization's three-year 
deployment of an AI technology to track arctic permafrost thaw in 
near-real-time for the first time.

The melting of global permafrost presents a lot of uncertainty in 
climate research, with thawing ice releasing microbes, gases, and 
more(opens in a new tab) into our atmosphere. Knowledge of this melt is 
especially relevant as extreme weather and climate-related disasters 
escalate. Through its Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG), Woodwell has 
already made steps in visualizing thaw trends.

"As the Arctic warms at nearly four times the global rate, permafrost — 
or ground that has remained below zero degrees Celsius for at least two 
consecutive years — that underlies much of the region is thawing 
rapidly, causing widespread ground collapse and infrastructure damage, 
threatening Arctic communities, and releasing carbon into the 
atmosphere," Woodwell explained in a statement.

"This funding from Google.org will help us unlock completely new 
technological capabilities in how we do science and, ultimately, what 
science itself can do," said Liljedahl.

The grant is part of the Google.org fellowship and its Impact Challenge 
on Climate Innovation(opens in a new tab), a $30-million commitment to 
fund large-scale projects that accelerate technological advances in 
climate information and action.

"I'm not sure that Eunice Newton Foote could have imagined what 
technology would look like today," said Liljedahl, "but I do think she 
would have been proud to see how many women are now leading the way in 
protecting our planet through climate science and exploration."
https://mashable.com/article/google-climate-change-grant-eunice-newton-foote


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///[  From a renowned climate journalist ]/
*What this summer's weather reveals about climate change*
Andrew Freedman, author of Axios Generate

Monitoring the planet's climate this summer can give one the impression 
that the climate system — which includes the oceans, atmosphere, ice 
sheets and more — has gone off the rails.

Why it matters: The blitz of extreme weather events is posing dangers to 
life and infrastructure, and exposing our vulnerabilities even at 
today's relatively modest level of warming, about 1.2°C (2.16°F) above 
preindustrial levels.

Even a quick scan at the front pages of newspapers worldwide can impart 
a sense of deep unease.
The big picture: This past weekend alone featured dangerous heat in the 
Southwest and West; Miami's first "Excessive Heat Warning;" explosive, 
dark and angry clouds erupting from massive wildfires in British 
Columbia; and more.

On Sunday, China set a provisional all-time national heat record, with a 
high of 52.2°C (126°F) in Sanbao. Separately, European nations are 
poised to tie or break their all-time record high temperature this week 
amid a fierce heat wave building along the Mediterranean coast.
In Vermont, residents are only beginning to clean up from one of the 
state's most damaging flash floods on record.
Meanwhile, climate scientists are raising alarms about global trends. 
The planet is coming off the warmest June on record, with temperatures 
likely to climb even higher in July. The oceans, especially the North 
Atlantic, are off-the-charts warm.

Far to the south, Antarctic sea ice cover has precipitously dropped in a 
development that has scientists searching for answers.
The intrigue: Climate studies have warned about an uptick in 
simultaneous heat waves occurring in the Northern Hemisphere. That's 
partly due to the contortions of the jet stream, which helps to steer 
and power storm systems.

One such study published last year found concurrent heatwaves are 
becoming more intense and affecting larger areas, with a nearly sixfold 
increase in their frequency in the most recent decade compared to the 1980s.
Initial signs point to a particularly slow-moving or even stuck jet 
stream pattern known to favor heat waves as potentially related to the 
extreme heat in the U.S., Europe and China, University of Pennsylvania 
climate scientist Michael Mann told Axios via email.
Research that Mann and his colleagues have published shows that climate 
change may be increasing the chances that such weather patterns will 
develop.
Between the lines: Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M 
University, says what is happening now demonstrates that the climate is 
a non-linear system.

"In a linear system, changes occur in a straight line. If climate 
impacts were linear, each 0.1°C increase in temperature would produce 
the same increment of damage," he tells Axios in an email.
He notes, however, that the built and natural worlds each have 
thresholds, beyond which severe impacts can occur.
This might be the clearance of a bridge above a suddenly raging river 
during a flash flood, or a temperature threshold above which bark 
beetles can survive once-frigid Western winters.
"Each 0.1°C of additional warming will surpass an increasing number of 
thresholds in the climate system. We will see more and more "sudden" 
climate impacts that have never happened before," he adds.
What they're saying: Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial 
College London, cautioned against thinking that we've reached a "new 
normal," since that implies a semblance of stability.

"We’re nowhere near a normal, we’re in a phase of accelerated warming, 
because we are still increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The result is 
the weather we see," she told Axios via email.
"Whenever we stop burning fossil fuels we can begin to figure out what 
'normal' means again."
The bottom line: As scientists investigate whether human-caused climate 
change has caused additional thresholds to be crossed this summer, it's 
time to prepare for more surprises.
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/17/heat-waves-extreme-weather-globe-climate



/[  From  Mother Jones  ]/
*Bleak Records Keep Coming: Heat Waves Are Smothering the Planet*
 From Northern Africa to Southern Europe to the Western United States, 
humans are facing extreme upon extreme.
Julia Lurie
Senior Reporter
JULY 15, 2023
The grim records keep tumbling: This June was the warmest month on 
record. This weekend, Death Valley, California, could tie or set the 
record for the hottest temperature reliably recorded on Earth. In 
Canada, record-breaking fires continue to burn.

“The extreme weather—an increasingly frequent occurrence in our warming 
climate—is having a major impact on human health, ecosystems, economies, 
agriculture, energy and water supplies,” warned World Meteorological 
Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas on Thursday...
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*“Nobody is used to this.”*
“Africa is seen as a sunny and hot continent,” said Amadou Thierno Gaye, 
a climate scientist at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal 
told Bloomberg. “People think we are used to heat, but we are having 
high temperatures for a longer duration. Nobody is used to this.”
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Meanwhile, in the United States, at least 93 million people live in 
areas under heat warnings and heat advisories as of Friday. The U.S. 
National Weather Service warned yesterday, “a searing heat wave is set 
to engulf much of the West Coast, the Great Basin, and the Southwest.”
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/07/record-heat-waves-july-canada-california-climate/ 



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/[ //Tweet//ed Conversation//  ]/
Branko Marcetic
@BMarchetich
*File under "would cause a meltdown if Trump said it." John Kerry flatly 
told Congress the US won't actually honour the COP27 agreement to 
compensate Global South for its climate pollution. Remember, this is the 
US party that "believes" in climate change.*
commondreams.org
John Kerry Says 'Under No Circumstances' Will US Pay Poor Nations for 
Climate Damages
"This is unfair and goes against what was agreed upon at COP27 in Egypt. 
Climate activists especially from the Global South must
https://twitter.com/BMarchetich/status/1680984690386141185

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/[ "No reparations!" means that reparations are now deeply debated  ]/
*John Kerry Says 'Under No Circumstances' Will US Pay Poor Nations for 
Climate Damages*
"This is unfair and goes against what was agreed upon at COP27 in Egypt. 
Climate activists especially from the Global South must stand up to the 
U.S. and other Western powers that want to short-change developing 
countries."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kerry-says-no-climate-reparations



/[The news archive - looking back at an accusation ]/
/*July 18, 2002 */
July 18, 2002: USA Today reports:

    *"Democratic attorneys general from 11 states accused the Bush
    administration Wednesday of ignoring global warming and favoring
    energy policies that will boost greenhouse gas emissions.*

    "White House spokesman Scott McClellan responded by saying the
    president was working on a 'bipartisan, commonsense approach to
    address climate change.'

    "In their letter to Bush, the attorneys general denounced the
    administration's climate change policy, arguing that states have
    been left to address a global problem with a patchwork of
    inconsistent regulations. They said Bush has failed to create a
    national plan to curb carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles and
    power plants."

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/science/climate/2002-07-18-states-climate.htm 



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