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<font size="+1"><i>August 10, 2017</i></font><br>
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<b><a href="https://youtu.be/WAUIBOEiyhE">(video 2 min) Climate
Change Report vs. EPA Chief Scott Pruitt | The New York Times</a></b><br>
A draft report from 13 federal agencies directly contradicts
statements from the Trump administration. EPA Chief Scott Pruitt has
frequently questioned the extent of human activity on climate
change, admitting human activity contributes to it, but wonders how
much. Pruitt has expressed doubt about the extent of human influence
on climate change despite reports stating otherwise.<br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://weather.com/science/environment/news/climate-change-report-surprises">How
Bad Will Climate Change Get? It's a Surprise, Says Report</a></b><br>
By Pam Wright weather.com<br>
While the report confirmed what we know – climate change is real,
human-caused and will continue to influence life on Earth – the
scientists note that there will be some surprises that climate
models just can't predict.<br>
"Humanity is conducting an unprecedented experiment with the Earth's
climate system through emissions from large-scale fossil-fuel
combustion, widespread deforestation and other changes to the
atmosphere and landscape. While researchers and policymakers must
rely on climate model projections for a representative picture of
the further Earth system on these conditions, there are still
elements of the Earth system that models do not capture well," the
report says. "For this reason, there is significant potential for
humankind's planetary experiment to result in unanticipated
surprises - and the further and faster the Earth's climate system is
changed, the greater the risk of such surprises."<br>
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Other tipping points that could impact the future include undersea
methane releases. The report says there are as many as 3,000
gigatons of carbon in methane hydrates frozen in undersea sediment
that could be released by warming water into the atmosphere, which
would impact global warming more than is projected today. <br>
The report also notes that there could very well be surprises in
computer models that predict the impacts of global warming,
especially in polar regions. <br>
"Future changes outside the range projected by climate models cannot
be ruled out," the report says. "And climate models are more likely
to underestimate than to overestimate the amount of long-term future
change."<br>
<font size="-1" color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://weather.com/science/environment/news/climate-change-report-surprises">https://weather.com/science/environment/news/climate-change-report-surprises</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/9/16116198/climate-change-report-extreme-weather-co2-donald-trump">Here's
how climate change is already affecting the US</a></b><br>
We often talk about climate change as a far-off problem that will
affect our children and grandchildren, but climate change is already
affecting Americans right now, according to a <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3920195/Final-Draft-of-the-Climate-Science-Special-Report.pdf">US
government report </a>published on <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/climate/climate-change-drastic-warming-trump.html?_r=0">Tuesday
by The New York Times</a>. In fact, the US is already experiencing
rising temperatures, more flooding in coastal zones, and an increase
in the number of extreme weather events like heat waves and heavy
rain.<br>
The report was drafted by scientists in 13 federal agencies such as
NASA and NOAA as part of the National Climate Assessment, which is
mandated by Congress every four years. The results are based on
thousands of scientific studies documenting incidents of climate
change from around the world, and are at odds with what members of
the Trump administration have often said about climate change.<br>
"HUMAN ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES, ARE
PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE."<br>
"Many lines of evidence demonstrate that human activities,
especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are primarily responsible
for the observed climate changes in the industrial era, especially
over the last six decades," the report says. If we don't heavily
reduce these emissions, average global temperatures could increase
by 9 degrees Fahrenheit or more by the end of the century, the
report says. That would be catastrophic: most scientists see a
temperature increase of just 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit as the threshold
beyond which climate change is irreversible and apocalyptic...<br>
<font color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/9/16116198/climate-change-report-extreme-weather-co2-donald-trump">https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/9/16116198/climate-change-report-extreme-weather-co2-donald-trump</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809073802.htm">Super-heatwaves
of 55°C to emerge if global warming continues</a></b><br>
Heatwaves amplified by high humidity can reach above 40°C and may
occur as often as every two years, leading to serious risks for
human health. If global temperatures rise with 4°C, a new super
heatwave of 55°C can hit regularly many parts of the world,
including Europe.<br>
A recently published study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) - the
European Commission's science and knowledge service - analyses the
interaction between humidity and heat. The novelty of this study is
that it looks not only at temperature but also relative humidity to
estimate the magnitude and impact of heat waves.<br>
It finds out that the combinations of the two, and the resulting
heatwaves, leave ever more people exposed to significant health
risks, especially in East Asia and America's East Coast.<br>
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)<br>
<font color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809073802.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809073802.htm</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345937-epa-head-casts-doubt-on-supposed-threat-from-climate-change">EPA
head casts doubt on 'supposed' threat from climate change</a></b><br>
Pruitt, however, is skeptical of the scientific consensus that human
activity is far and away the primary cause of climate change.<br>
The EPA chief believes that the climate is changing and humans have
some part in that, but maintains that scientists do not know how
much that contributes to climate change.<br>
Pruitt said Wednesday that the Clean Air Act cannot be used to
regulate greenhouse gas emissions.<br>
"The Clean Air Act was set up to address regional and local air
pollutants," he said on the radio program. "Congress has not spoken
on this issue at all."<br>
<b>The Supreme Court ruled in the 2007 case Massachusetts v. EPA
that greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act,
and can be regulated if the EPA determines that the gases harm
human health or the environment. The EPA made such a determination
in 2009.</b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345937-epa-head-casts-doubt-on-supposed-threat-from-climate-change">http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345937-epa-head-casts-doubt-on-supposed-threat-from-climate-change</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/08/09/theres-now-a-60-percent-chance-that-the-2017-hurricane-season-will-be-brutal">There's
now a 60 percent chance that the 2017 hurricane season will be
brutal</a></b><br>
...our oceans are getting warmer. According to the report, oceans
have been absorbing excess heat from greenhouse gas warming since
the mid-20th century. <br>
So, the timing of today's planned update to the 2017 hurricane
forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
seems almost poetic, especially since they're now saying it's very
likely to be "the most active since 2010."<br>
RELATED <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/03/07/trump-reportedly-wants-to-slash-noaas-hurricane-tracking-satellite-funding">Trump
reportedly wants to slash NOAA's hurricane-tracking satellite
funding</a><br>
NOAA forecasters updated their previous outlook from last May (which
had a 45 percent chance of an above-average outlook), and are now
saying this season will likely have 14 to 19 named storms and two to
five major hurricanes<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/08/09/theres-now-a-60-percent-chance-that-the-2017-hurricane-season-will-be-brutal">https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/08/09/theres-now-a-60-percent-chance-that-the-2017-hurricane-season-will-be-brutal</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/opinion/smoke-heat-seattle-climate.html">Seattle
Choking on Smoke</a></b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/opinion/smoke-heat-seattle-climate.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/opinion/smoke-heat-seattle-climate.html</a><br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/AirQuality/SmokeFromFires">Washington
Department of Health - Smoke From Fires</a></b><br>
Outdoor smoke contains very small particles and gases, including
carbon monoxide. These particles can get into your eyes and lungs
where they can cause health problems. Main sources of outdoor smoke
in Washington:<br>
Wildfires. Wood stoves, pellet stoves, and fireplaces. Chemical
or industrial fires. Agricultural burning. <br>
What health problems does smoke cause?<br>
Eye, nose, and throat irritation (burning eyes and runny nose).
Wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and headaches. Aggravation
of existing lung, heart and circulatory conditions, including asthma
and angina.<br>
Who is especially sensitive to smoke?<br>
Inhaling smoke is not good for anyone, even healthy people. People
most likely to have health problems from breathing smoke include:<br>
People with lung diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), including bronchitis and emphysema.<br>
People with respiratory infections, such as cold or flu.<br>
People with existing heart or circulatory problems, such as
congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and angina.<br>
People with a prior history of heart attack or stroke.<br>
Infants and children because their lungs and airways are still
developing and they breathe more air per pound of body weight than
adults.<br>
Older adults over age 65. Adults age 65 and older may have
unrecognized heart or lung disease.<br>
Smokers already have lower lung function or lung disease, and
breathing smoke can make their conditions worse.<br>
Diabetics.<br>
How can I tell if smoke is affecting the air quality in my
community?<br>
Check your local air quality at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/enviwa/">Washington Air Quality
Advisory Map </a>and <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.airwatchnw.org/">Airwatch Northwest</a>.<br>
Check wildfire locations on the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/">Washington Smoke Information
website</a>....<br>
When smoke levels are high, even healthy people can have symptoms or
health problems.<br>
Contact your health care provider if you have heart or lung problems
when around smoke. Dial 911 for emergency assistance if symptoms are
serious.<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pscleanair.org/Pages/default.aspx">Stage 1 - No
Outdoor Burning</a></b><br>
FORECAST DISCUSSION<br>
For August 9-12: Smoke levels are still UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS in most areas and expected to continue through Friday. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.pscleanair.org/Pages/default.aspx">http://www.pscleanair.org/Pages/default.aspx</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-trump-environment-climate-change-20170808-story.html">In
leaking a federal climate change report, scientists send a
message to Trump: Global warming is real</a></b><br>
Los Angeles Times<br>
So what's the news? ... <br>
The world is in a dangerous place, and it's unclear how much of
climate change even concerted global action can stop. The report
adds to recent observations that temperatures at the poles are
increasing more quickly than they are elsewhere, reducing the size
of the Arctic ice cap which, some scientists believe, is creating a
feedback loop in which less ice leads to warmer water temperatures
which leads to less ice. And thawing tundra has also been emitting
massive amounts of methane, causing more short-term warming than
carbon dioxide and creating its own sort of feedback loop, leading
to more thawing of the tundra.<br>
The changes are already real and the future risks potentially
catastrophic. The whole world knows it, and the vast majority of the
world is trying to address it. That Trump is not, and that
government scientists feel the needs to join "deep state" actors in
leaking their findings in fear of what the president might do
against the nation's best interests, is damning.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-trump-environment-climate-change-20170808-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-trump-environment-climate-change-20170808-story.html</a><br>
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<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://phys.org/news/2017-08-poor-air-quality-mask-global.html">Can
poor air quality mask global warming's effects?</a></b><br>
Phys.Org<br>
Climate scientists dubbed this peculiar phenomenon the "warming
hole," and it was the cause of much speculation. ..<br>
...reduced aerosol particle concentrations allow more sunlight to
reach Earth's surface, the scientists hypothesized that the
improvements in U.S. air quality could also be responsible for the
temperature change over the Southeast.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://phys.org/news/2017-08-poor-air-quality-mask-global.html">https://phys.org/news/2017-08-poor-air-quality-mask-global.html</a><br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/artificial-weather-revealed-post-9-11-flight-groundings">Artificial
Weather Revealed by Post 9-11 Flight Groundings</a></b><br>
In the three days that followed the 9/11 attacks, when all
commercial flights above the continental US were suddenly suspended,
a veil was lifted on the profound, though until that point
unconfirmed, effects that aviation-associated artificial clouds are
having on our planetary environment.<br>
In the August 2002 edition of Nature, which is ranked the world's
most cited interdisciplinary journal, a report was published titled
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/contrails-reduce-daily-temperature-range">"Contrails
reduce daily temperature range,</a></b>" where scientists
discuss how "a brief interval when the skies were clear of jets
unmasked an effect on climate." <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/artificial-weather-revealed-post-9-11-flight-groundings">http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/artificial-weather-revealed-post-9-11-flight-groundings</a><br>
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<br>
<b><a href="http://www.caiso.com/Documents/SolarEclipseFAQ.pdf">FAQ
Solar Eclipse</a></b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.caiso.com/Documents/SolarEclipseFAQ.pdf">http://www.caiso.com/Documents/SolarEclipseFAQ.pdf</a><br>
The eclipse is expected to cause a loss of 4,194 megawatts (MW) of
large-scale solar <br>
electricity production. There will also be a projected loss of about
1,365 MW of rooftop <br>
solar generation, which will push the net load, or demand, to about
6,008 MW during <br>
the eclipse, a gap that will need to be filled using resources other
than solar generation.<br>
In addition to the loss of solar production, the ISO [Independent
System Operator] is<br>
preparing for a rapid decrease and then increase in solar
generation, known as ramp <br>
rates, during the eclipse, which can stress the system. When solar
plants come back <br>
online quickly, the ISO needs to plan for solar generators coming
back online in a fast <br>
ramp, which can cause oversupply conditions and frequency management
issues.<br>
On the morning of the event - Verify real-time forecasts are
transferred into the ISO <br>
system to prepare all generation and optimize transmission
pathways.<br>
The ISO doesn't anticipate any eclipse-related service outages. We
will ramp up <br>
generation to compensate for lost solar production, and there is
plenty of capacity to <br>
meet need. It is not unusual for the ISO grid operators to manage
ramps this large on <br>
certain days.<br>
As the eclipse begins its path across the sun, the decrease in
production will be about <br>
70 MW a minute, and the ramp up is expected to be about 90 to 100 MW
per minute <br>
as the sun begins to reappear. A typical average ramp-up rate is
around 29 MW per <br>
minute during the 9 a.m. to noon time period<br>
The ISO predicts the market will work efficiently the day of the
eclipse, but if there are <br>
unforeseen circumstances, such as generation or transmission
outages, or high heat, <br>
the ISO can call a Flex Alert, which is voluntary call to consumers
for conservation. Visit <br>
FlexAlert.org to learn more about Flex Alerts, and to sign up for
notifications.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.caiso.com/Documents/SolarEclipseFAQ.pdf">http://www.caiso.com/Documents/SolarEclipseFAQ.pdf</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/08/climate_change_is_already_happening_in_costa_rica.html">How
My Costa Rican Neighbors Jolted Me Out of Climate Activist
Apathy</a></b><br>
They have a front-row seat to the havoc climate change is already
causing. No wonder they're moved to action.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/08/climate_change_is_already_happening_in_costa_rica.html">http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/08/climate_change_is_already_happening_in_costa_rica.html</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://e360.yale.edu/features/the-nitrogen-problem-why-global-warming-is-making-it-worse">The
Nitrogen Problem: Why Global Warming Is Making It Worse</a></b><br>
New research shows that increases in rainfall and extreme weather
because of climate change will increase the amount of nitrogen
polluting rivers and other waterways. The findings underscore the
urgency of reforming agriculture to dramatically reduce the use of
nitrogen fertilizers....<br>
East, South, and Southeast Asia face the greatest peril, with India
especially vulnerable "because it exhibits all three risk factors
across more than two-thirds of its area … and has one of the
fastest-growing populations." People throughout the region "are
heavily dependent on surface water supplies," the researchers note.
But as climate change multiplies the rate of nitrogen runoff, they
may increasingly find their water undrinkable. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://e360.yale.edu/features/the-nitrogen-problem-why-global-warming-is-making-it-worse">http://e360.yale.edu/features/the-nitrogen-problem-why-global-warming-is-making-it-worse</a><br>
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<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-may-increase-violence-new-study-finds/">This
Day in Climate History August 10, 2013 </a>- from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
CBS News reports on a new study linking rising temperatures to more
violence.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-may-increase-violence-new-study-finds/">http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-may-increase-violence-new-study-finds/</a>
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