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<font size="+1"><i>Stay well-informed about global warming, </i></font><font
size="+1"><i>Forward this email. December 31, 2016</i></font><br>
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<font size="+1"><b><a
href="http://www.climatecentral.org/news/most-important-climate-change-stories-2016-21007">ClimateCentral.org
These Are the 10 Most Important Climate Stories of 2016</a></b></font><br>
<blockquote><font size="-1">10. The world struck an airline carbon
pollution deal<br>
9. An extremely potent greenhouse gas is also on its way out<br>
8. July was the hottest month ever recorded. Then August tied
it<br>
7. Arctic sea ice got weird. Really weird <br>
6. Divestment and clean energy investments each hit a record<br>
5. The Great Barrier Reef was decimated by warm waters<br>
4. The world breached the 1.5°C climate threshold<br>
3. Carbon dioxide hit 400 ppm. Permanently<br>
2. The Paris Agreement got real<br>
1 . It was the hottest year on record. Again.<br>
Of course, that was the biggest story in 2014. And 2015 for that
matter. This year marks the third year in a row of
record-setting heat, an unprecedented run. It’s a reminder that
we’ve entered a new era, where our actions have changed the
world we call home. We also have the ability to decide what
comes next.<br>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">In the two decades since Ben Santer helped write a
landmark international report linking global warming and human
activity, he's been criticized by politicians, .<br>
..“Maybe there are people in the new administration who are
willing to sit down and be educated and have a conversation,”
Santer said. “I have to hope that there are those people.”<br>
He added, “There’s an important lesson there for climate
scientists. Somehow we’ve got to find an equally effective way
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255);">If President-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan
to destroy U.S.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">climate</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>regulations, he's going
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">Activists gathered near the Eiffel tower last December to
draw attention to populations threatened by<span
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normal;">climate change</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as
the Paris<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">climate</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>talks were underway. ...
A lack of US leadership would not only make it much harder to
meet the accord's goal of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">...<br>
<b>The Fate of the Paris Climate Accord<br>
The Fate of Obama’s Environmental Legacy<br>
More Renewable Energy Growth<br>
A (Temporary) Respite From a Record Streak of Record Heat<br>
More Fingerprints of a Changing Climate<br>
New Energy Technologies and Climate Fixes<br>
</b></b><span style="font-weight: normal;">If past years are
any indicator, 2017 will bring more hype, hope, bitter
disappointment and cautious optimism when it comes to the
energy sources and climate solutions of the future..<br>
</span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">2016 is about to cap off the hottest year on record for
the third straight year, a remarkable streak fueled primarily by
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZlBspV2-M">Youtube -
potholer54 Response to "The Global Warming Hoax Lord Monckton
& Stefan Molyneux"</a><br>
<blockquote><font size="-1">Description 19:35 The main purpose of
this channel is to explain in simple terms the conclusions of
scientific research, and correct some of the unsourced crap we
get fed on the Internet. I am a former science journalist (see
the "Who I am" video) with a degree in geology...</font><br>
<font size="-1">"....trying to hope that there's some sort of
mechanism that must have created a condition that didn't exist
is like making a wish within a dream...</font><br>
<font size="-1">...why not learn about real climate science from
people other than those who echo your belief that it's all a
conspiracy?"</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">EXETER, England ― This past year was full of weather
extremes across the world, and the Earth entered new territory
in terms of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">climate change</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and weather patterns.
And 2016 is about to be crowned the warmest year since records
began. Anthropogenic </div>
<font size="-1"><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/11ynoCdEK2pPO0">1.
Hurricane Alex, the strongest January hurricane on record</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://giphy.com/gifs/11ynoCdEK2pPO0">http://giphy.com/gifs/11ynoCdEK2pPO0</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/2LNN6EeqNpaOQ">2.
The blizzard that slammed the U.S. East Coast in January</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://giphy.com/gifs/2LNN6EeqNpaOQ">http://giphy.com/gifs/2LNN6EeqNpaOQ</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/Vby1F6zGmKjCg">3.
Record heat in India and the Middle East</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://giphy.com/gifs/Vby1F6zGmKjCg">http://giphy.com/gifs/Vby1F6zGmKjCg</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/x1qkF53S3TVO8">4.
Antarctic ice reaching significant lows</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://giphy.com/gifs/x1qkF53S3TVO8">http://giphy.com/gifs/x1qkF53S3TVO8</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/Cri7estHYt49a">5.
Soaring temperatures in the Arctic</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://giphy.com/gifs/Cri7estHYt49a">http://giphy.com/gifs/Cri7estHYt49a</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/qf4mJcmNoeUUw">6.
Extreme cold in Siberia</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://giphy.com/gifs/qf4mJcmNoeUUw">http://giphy.com/gifs/qf4mJcmNoeUUw</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/etKYjCSYeQMoM">7.
For Arctic ice, another record low</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://giphy.com/gifs/etKYjCSYeQMoM">http://giphy.com/gifs/etKYjCSYeQMoM</a></font><br>
<font size="-1">Of course, there have always been extreme weather
events. But the probability of these extremes is higher now, due
to climate change. And the frequency, intensity, timing or
duration of these events is having a bigger impact on society.
Some of the fastest-changing parts of the planet, such as the
Arctic, are highly likely to endure increased warm extremes due
to climate change, and as more ice melts, more sunlight gets
absorbed, amplifying the changes...</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-2016_us_5863dcb5e4b0d9a59459b4e1">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-2016_us_5863dcb5e4b0d9a59459b4e1</a></font><br>
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sig2-ifz9DIbTHdGfPm_sc-FrWg did-5017435410211773641"
href="http://newatlas.com/climate-science-2016-review/47150/"
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">In many ways,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">climate change</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>this year was no
different to all the other years since the turn of the century.
Early data from the World Meteorological Organization shows
global temperatures to be simmering away at 1.2° C (2.2° F)
above pre-industrial<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">...<br>
Here's a look at the key events to shape the year in climate
science, and what they might mean as we sweat into 2017 and
beyond.</b></div>
<font size="-1"><b>A warmer Arctic</b></font><br>
<font size="-1"><b>Putting the global in global warming</b></font><br>
<font size="-1"><b>The deep blue (more acidic) sea</b></font><br>
<font size="-1"><b>Silver linings</b></font><br>
<font size="-1"><b>Brand new tools</b></font><br>
<font size="-1"><b>Renewables and a brighter outlook</b></font><br>
<font size="-1"><b>2017 and beyond</b></font><br>
<font size="-1">...the wheels are really beginning to turn on a
shift toward renewable energy, but even if we forge ahead at
breakneck speed it will take a long time to impact the warming
trend. 2017 is sure to bring its share of surprises, though
there is one environmental impact that wouldn't catch us off
guard: if the coming year is again warmer than the last.</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://newatlas.com/climate-science-2016-review/47150/">http://newatlas.com/climate-science-2016-review/47150/</a></font></blockquote>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">The recently emerged discipline of<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">global warming psychology</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>lists numerous reasons
"why" we do not trust climate scientists when we trust all other
scientists almost implicitly.</div>
<font size="-1"><a
href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v531/n7596/full/nature17145.html">DeConto
and Pollard's schematic representation of ice retreat
triggered</a></font><br>
<font size="-1">Polar temperatures over the last several million
years have, at times, been slightly warmer than today, yet
global mean sea level has been 6–9 metres higher as recently as
the Last Interglacial (130,000 to 115,000 years ago) and
possibly higher during the Pliocene epoch (about three million
years ago). In both cases the Antarctic ice sheet has been
implicated as the primary contributor, hinting at its future
vulnerability. Here we use a model coupling ice sheet and
climate dynamics—including previously underappreciated processes
linking atmospheric warming with hydrofracturing of buttressing
ice shelves and structural collapse of marine-terminating ice
cliffs—that is calibrated against Pliocene and Last Interglacial
sea-level estimates and applied to future greenhouse gas
emission scenarios....</font><br>
<font size="-1">Antarctica has the potential to contribute more
than a metre of sea-level rise by 2100 and more than 15 metres
by 2500, if emissions continue unabated. In this case
atmospheric warming will soon become the dominant driver of ice
loss, but prolonged ocean warming will delay its recovery for
thousands of years.</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v531/n7596/full/nature17145.html">http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v531/n7596/full/nature17145.html</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"><a
href="https://climatediscovery.org/References%20New%20Science%20and%20Collapse%20of%20the%20West%20Antarctic%20Ice%20Sheet.htm">References
-- New Science and Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet:
Are Current Climate Control Strategies Outdated?</a></font><br>
<font size="-1">Bruce Melton, Climate Change Now Initiative, <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.climatediscovery.org">https://www.climatediscovery.org</a>,
10/08/2016</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climatediscovery.org/References%20New%20Science%20and%20Collapse%20of%20the%20West%20Antarctic%20Ice%20Sheet.htm">https://climatediscovery.org/References%20New%20Science%20and%20Collapse%20of%20the%20West%20Antarctic%20Ice%20Sheet.htm</a></font><br>
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<font size="+1"><b><a
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Day in Climate History December 31, 2012 </a> from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
<blockquote> <font size="-1">December 31, 2012: Media Matters
compiles a list of the "10 Dumbest Things Fox Said About Climate
Change In 2012."</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mediamatters.org/mobile/blog/2012/12/31/10-dumbest-things-fox-said-about-climate-change/191859">http://mediamatters.org/mobile/blog/2012/12/31/10-dumbest-things-fox-said-about-climate-change/191859</a></font><br>
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