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<font size="+1"><i>Forward this email to keep voters and
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ClimateWire asked 51
delegates and alternate delegates attending the Republican
convention if they agree with scientists that<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">climate change</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is
happening and whether people contribute to it.A large majority,
39, said the Earth's climate system is changing, while eight
said it's not. Four weren't sure. On the knottier question of
whether human activities like driving cars contribute to those
changes, 23 delegates said they do, compared to 17 who said
people don't influence the climate. Eleven answered maybe....And
one representative says it's a conspiracy to cover up the
government spread of beetles<br>
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href="http://www.climatesignals.org/headlines/events/central-us-heat-wave-july-2016">Central
US Heat Wave July 2016</a></b></font><br>
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Dangerously hot conditions hit most of Minnesota on Wednesday,
July 20, with temperatures in the 90s and heat indices, that is
how hot it feels, reaching well into the 100s. On Thursday through
Saturday, the National Weather Service expands the excessive heat
watch to include areas across the US, with widespread heat indices
expected to be in the 100 to 115°F range and high nighttime
temperatures. This may be "one of the worst heat waves in the last
few decades," according to the NWS, and some 130 million Americans
could endure heat indexes of at least 100°F. As the climate warms,
the most extreme heat events are becoming dramatically more
frequent. Scientists have also linked some of the most extreme
heat events in the US and beyond to high-intensity heat domes that
lock-in hot and often dry conditions.<br>
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url="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/jul/21/the-best-strategies-to-keep-bodies-cool-in-a-heatwave-according-to-researchers"
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style="font-weight: bold;">The best strategies to keep
bodies cool in a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: bold;">heatwave</b>, according to
researchers</span></a></h2>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">"While I am a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">climate</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>scientist, my funded work
is in the area of heat transfer, particularly in the human body. I
work with medical companies to maintain healthy body temperatures
during surgeries or other situations...Here are some key tips.
First, avoid hyperthermia in the first place – drink plenty of
fluids, avoiding direct sunlight, trying to get a respite from
heat each day, avoiding physical exertion during the hottest parts
of the day are all great suggestions. But, if you need to lower a
body temperature, Dr. Robert Huggins, VP of Research and Athlete
Performance at the Korey Stringer Institute suggests:..The general
rule is to cool as much of the body's surface as possible …. the
larger the area you cool and the colder the device you use to cool
it the faster the cooling rate... use a method that cools at a
rate of 0.15°C per minute.... achieved by immersion techniques
using a tub or other basin filled with ice cold water or via
rotating cold ice towels over the body...During exercise if there
is limited access to the entire body (e.g. football or
fire-fighters), cooling the hands, face and feet will help, and if
possible, use a fan to increase evaporation from these surfaces.
However, when heat stroke is suspected, these strategies are not
nearly as effective as whole body methods; opt for immersion
cooling....if someone is suffering from hyperthermia or heat
stroke... many symptoms for heat stress such as fatigue, weakness,
pale appearance, headache, nausea, vomiting, fainting, dizziness,
and others. The heat stroke treatment they recommend, while geared
toward athletes, is still useful for the rest of us.... cold water
(or a cold shower), call for medical treatment, ... "palm cooling
hastened heat removal". .. cold packs applied to the neck, groin
and armpit with cold packs applied to the cheeks, palms and feet.
...cold packs to the cheeks, feet, and hands almost doubled the
cooling effect...:..Application of cold packs to glabrous skin
surfaces was more effective for treating exercise-induced heat
stress than the traditional CCP cooling intervention. This novel
cooling technique may be beneficial as an adjunctive treatment for
heat-related illness in the prehospital environment....These
studies should be viewed as helpful however they often deal with
lower temperature heat stress; for very high body temperatures,
immersion is recommended..." - John Abraham</div>
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</b><font color="#000099"><b><font size="+1"><a
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target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; font-weight:
normal; text-decoration: underline;">Warren: House GOP
Trying to <font color="#000099"><b>'</b></font>Intimidate<font
color="#000099"><b>'</b></font> State AG over Exxon Probe</a></font></b></font><br>
<font size="-1">Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is defending her
state's investigation into allegations that ExxonMobil Corp. lied
about the breadth of its climate science research after a top
House Republican sought records related to the probe....In a
series of tweets Wednesday, Warren challenged House Science
Committee Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) decision to subpoena
communications between state attorneys general investigating
Exxon's claims. ..Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is
one of the leaders in that effort, and one of the officials whom
Smith's committee subpoenaed last week. Warren tweeted that
Smith's push is "how giant corporations rig the system" by trying
to "intimidate" Healy.</font><br>
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">David Carlson, director
of the WMO's World<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">Climate</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Research Program, told
VOA<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">global warming</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is happening faster than
predicted..."This year suggests that the planet can warm up
faster than we expected on a much shorter time. We would have
thought that it would take several years to see a jump like
this," he said...Scientists based their assessment of the
rapidly changing climate on three main indicators.The first is
the record-setting global temperatures, which, for the first six
months of this year, averaged 1.3 degrees Celsius warmer than
pre-industrial era levels...They noted the heat has been
especially high in the Arctic, resulting in the early and fast
melting of the Arctic sea ice, territories in the far Northern
Hemisphere, including Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia, are
setting heat records, and carbon dioxide emissions, which are
driving global warming, have reached new highs.</div>
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255);">We're into a new normal where it is no longer<span
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it is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
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normal;">climate change</b>", said Mary Robinson, UN Special
Envoy on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">El Niño</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span
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normal;">Climate</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at
a press briefing here on 18 July. "The international community has
to take responsibility, particularly the countries that are more
responsible for (carbon) emissions." In Southern Africa El Niño
has caused the worst drought in 35 years. Ertharin Cousin,
Director of the World Food Program (WFP) shared her insights from
Malawi on Tuesday: "I heard and saw firsthand the hardships and
worries… El Niño's impact in Malawi alone has been severe: 6.5
million people will endure food insecurity, almost 40 percent of
the population." ...The crisis does not only cause hunger. "Young
girls and women need to queue through the night for maize, to get
maize in the morning – which is a problem in Southern Africa
because the prices for maize have just gone through the roof, and
in doing so they are at risk of sexual exploitation" Rebecca
Sutton, the El Niño Campaign Manager of Oxfam International, told
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<!--StartFragment--><font size="+1"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><a
href="https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/could-the-imminent-us-heat-wave-trigger-a-flash-drought"><b>Could
the Imminent U.S. Heat Wave Trigger a Flash Drought?</b></a></b></font><br>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><font color="#999999">Wunderground
Blog .</font>.. </span><b style="font-weight: normal;">If the
scorching weather persists into August, the odds of a <b>"</b>flash
drought<b>"</b> in the nation<b>'</b>s heartland will rise
sharply (along with the odds that the U.S. will notch its
hottest summer on record, in line with what<b>'</b>s very likely
to be Earth<b>'</b>s warmest year on record). Even though it
appears that heat and humidity will combine to put residents,
pets, and livestock through the wringer, it<b>'</b>s quite
possible that the croplands of the Midwest and Plains will fare
better than one might expect, thanks to a fortunate confluence
of factors...While long-term drought can emerge simply through a
lack of precipitation, a flash drought is closely linked to hot
summer weather. The type of flash drought most often observed in
the Midwest develops as a torrid air mass sweeps in for a period
of a few days to several weeks. At first, the landscape may not
be particularly dry, in which case large amounts of water vapor
flow from vegetation and soils into the scorching surface air
(as is expected later this week). If the heat is strong and
sustained enough, the landscape quickly dries out and a flash
drought takes hold...One concern is the potential impact of very
warm nights in the 70s and 80s, which can lower corn yields by
depleting sugars produced by daytime photosynthesis. <b>"</b>Today<b>'</b>s
drought-tolerant varieties are really quite good at overcoming
weather challenges, although nighttime heat seems to be a
particular problem,<b>"</b> Rippey said. He adds that
soybeans--another hugely important U.S. crop–are more flexible
in dealing with flash droughts, since they have a wider
reproductive window and can slow or halt their growth processes
as needed to conserve energy and moisture.. <br>
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