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<font size="+1"><i>October 11, 2017<br>
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href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/us/northern-california-fires-factors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/us/northern-california-fires-factors/index.html">(video)
How did Northern California fires become so devastating?</a><br>
</b>..authorities point to a perfect storm of factors that have
fanned the wildfires that began Sunday night, leaving at left 17
people dead, forcing 20,000 to evacuate and causing widespread
devastation in Northern California.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/us/northern-california-fires-factors/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/us/northern-california-fires-factors/index.html</a></font><b><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/10/556822426/public-calamity-as-california-wildfires-leave-apocalyptic-scenes-in-wine-country">'Public
Calamity' As California Wildfires Leave Apocalyptic Scenes In
Wine Country</a></b><br>
"It traveled 16 miles in an instant, it seemed like. It just came
roaring over the hills, down through some dry brush. [It] hit one of
our most expensive housing subdivisions in the hills; went through a
commercial area, burned down a couple of hotels, a couple of nice
restaurants; hopped over a six-lane freeway; roared through a Kmart
shopping center; and then into a middle-class section. ... It was
indiscriminate, and it was very, very fast."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/10/556822426/public-calamity-as-california-wildfires-leave-apocalyptic-scenes-in-wine-country">http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/10/556822426/public-calamity-as-california-wildfires-leave-apocalyptic-scenes-in-wine-country</a></font><br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/10/clinton-says-wildfires-are-exacerbated-by-climate-change-research-says-shes-right/">Clinton
says wildfires are exacerbated by climate change. Research says
she's right.</a></b><br>
“It’s been a tough couple of weeks with hurricanes and earthquakes
and now these terrible fires,” she said, according to KXTV in
Sacramento. “So in addition to expressing our sympathy, we need to
really come together to try to work to prevent and mitigate, and
that starts with acknowledging climate change and the role that it
plays in exacerbating such events.”<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/10/clinton-says-wildfires-are-exacerbated-by-climate-change-research-says-shes-right/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/10/clinton-says-wildfires-are-exacerbated-by-climate-change-research-says-shes-right/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/9O7DIFUs11U">(video
report) Not Just Puerto Rico - Climate Disasters Rising Globally</a></b><br>
Journalist Keith Schneider has reported from across the planet on
Energy and Climate for decades. He describes impacts of massive
hydrological disruptions due to climate change in far flung areas.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/9O7DIFUs11U">https://youtu.be/9O7DIFUs11U</a><br>
</font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/war-on-the-epa/">(Oct
11) Tonight on PBS and online Frontline will broadcast its new
film called War on the EPA.</a></b> In case you haven’t seen it
yet, the trailer is available HERE. It is an examination of what is
happening at the EPA and how we got here. Scott Pruitt is obviously
going to be a central character.<br>
How did Pruitt go from fighting the EPA to running it? "War on the
EPA" on 10/11 <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://to.pbs.org/2fYvEAa">http://to.pbs.org/2fYvEAa</a><br>
The ascent of the anti-environmental regulation movement “War on the
EPA" <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://to.pbs.org/2fYvEAa">http://to.pbs.org/2fYvEAa</a><br>
As the Clean Power Plan is rolled back, “War on the EPA” was waged.
Airs 10/11: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://to.pbs.org/2fYvEAa">http://to.pbs.org/2fYvEAa</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/scott-pruitt-and-donald-trump-further-endanger-the-planet">(Comment)
Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump Further Endanger the Planet</a></b><br>
Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has
announced that the Administration will repeal the Clean Power Plan.<br>
The Clean Power Plan, as he saw it, had really just been “about
picking winners and losers”—as if the whole climate-change thing had
been concocted as the result of a grudge against fossil fuels
(Pruitt’s past skepticism about climate science suggests that he
might believe this) or to help China triumph (as his boss has
implied). Pruitt complained that rules led to things like lawsuits,
which slowed down the economy.<font size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/scott-pruitt-and-donald-trump-further-endanger-the-planet">https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/scott-pruitt-and-donald-trump-further-endanger-the-planet</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/scientists-scramble-to-save-1000-primates-on-puerto-ricos-monkey-island/">Scientists
Scramble to Save 1,000 Primates on Puerto Rico’s “Monkey Island”</a></b><br>
Cayo Santiago, known as “Monkey Island,” has been a crucial resource
for researchers studying primate behavior, cognition and genetics
since the 1930s, when scientists brought monkeys to the island from
southeast Asia. Since then, a population of rhesus macaques has
thrived there, offering scientists a window into the primates’
lives...<br>
Miraculously, the monkeys largely survived the initial impact of
Hurricane Maria.<br>
But the storm devastated the small island, destroying its lush
vegetation and wrecking the infrastructure that provided its
inhabitants with fresh water, according to news releases from Yale
University and the University of Michigan — two of several
institutions now working to care for the monkeys...<br>
Researchers are now transporting shipments of food and water to the
island, and working to rebuild the rainwater cisterns that the storm
destroyed. They’re also distributing supplies and helping with
rebuilding efforts in the local community in nearby Punta Santiago,
a 15-minute boat ride from Monkey Island. Many of the staff who work
on Monkey Island are residents of Punta Santiago...<br>
Two GoFundMe pages are now in place to aid relief efforts for <b><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="ttps://www.gofundme.com/cayo-santiago-monkeys-maria-relief">the
animals of Monkey Island</a></b> and for the <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://www.gofundme.com/helpcayo">community
of Punta Santiago</a>.<font size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/scientists-scramble-to-save-1000-primates-on-puerto-ricos-monkey-island/">http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/scientists-scramble-to-save-1000-primates-on-puerto-ricos-monkey-island/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://sdg.iisd.org/news/london-commits-to-take-action-on-air-pollution/">London
Commits to Take Action on Air Pollution</a></b><br>
A report has shown that average annual levels in central London are
almost double the recommended WHO limit for dangerous PM2.5
particles.<br>
London has joined the Breathe Life initiative, a global coalition of
cities working together to improve air quality, expand monitoring
efforts, and accelerate solutions.<br>
London will implement a daily UK£10 per day charge on the most
polluting vehicles in the city from 23 October 2017.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://sdg.iisd.org/news/london-commits-to-take-action-on-air-pollution/">http://sdg.iisd.org/news/london-commits-to-take-action-on-air-pollution/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://kticradio.com/agricultural/climate-change-predicted-to-reduce-size-stature-of-dominant-midwest-plant-collaborative-study-finds/">CLIMATE
CHANGE PREDICTED TO REDUCE SIZE, STATURE OF DOMINANT MIDWEST
PLANT, COLLABORATIVE STUDY FINDS</a></b><br>
Big bluestem, or Andropogon gerardii, is a common grass in natural
and restored prairies across the central Midwestern region that
includes Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri and Iowa. The grass
species is an important component of forage for the region’s
livestock industry. It also is commonly used in grassland
restoration of prairies across several million acres in the Great
Plains region...<br>
“Our results predict that climate change could greatly impact the
tallgrass prairie as we currently know it, reducing forage for
cattle in the drier parts of grasslands, in places like Kansas,”
Johnson said....<br>
In the Midwest, big bluestem can grow to 4 to 6 feet tall, but the
researchers found that climate change could reduce its height by up
to 60 percent in the next 75 years. As a result, the form of big
bluestem that grows in the central Midwest could come to resemble
the form that currently inhabits eastern Colorado on the edge of the
species’ range. The tall forms of the Midwest grass could shift to
the Great Lakes region where big bluestem is currently less
common...<br>
The analysis also highlights the effects of climate change on common
species that typically are not expected to be as vulnerable to
anticipated climate change. Worldwide, 1 in 5 plants is already on
the brink of extinction and climate change is only expected to add
pressure on species struggling to survive. This study indicates that
common species also may be vulnerable, researchers said.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://kticradio.com/agricultural/climate-change-predicted-to-reduce-size-stature-of-dominant-midwest-plant-collaborative-study-finds/">http://kticradio.com/agricultural/climate-change-predicted-to-reduce-size-stature-of-dominant-midwest-plant-collaborative-study-finds/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://climatecrocks.com/2017/10/10/renewables-are-here-utilities-ignore-at-own-risk/">Renewables
are Here: Utilities Ignore at Own Risk</a></b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climatecrocks.com/2017/10/10/renewables-are-here-utilities-ignore-at-own-risk/">https://climatecrocks.com/2017/10/10/renewables-are-here-utilities-ignore-at-own-risk/</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2017/10/05/philippines-climate-change-human-rights/">Philippines
Climate Case Could Find Fossil Fuel Companies Violate Human
Rights</a></b><br>
...the Philippines, an island nation that ranks third among
countries most at risk from climate change, will become a testing
ground for a human rights approach to climate liability.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2017/10/05/philippines-climate-change-human-rights/">https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2017/10/05/philippines-climate-change-human-rights/</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://climatecrocks.com/2017/10/10/greenland-scientist-rohi-muthyala-not-content-with-mere-models/">(video
+ text) Greenland Scientist Rohi Muthyala – Not Content with
Mere Models</a></b><br>
YouTube video <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/yGjwpvrCxlM">https://youtu.be/yGjwpvrCxlM</a>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/yGjwpvrCxlM">Greenland
Hydrologist Rohi Muthyala</a><br>
Muthyala still spends part of her time working with computers, but
she most certainly gets up from her screen. She spent two weeks last
summer on the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, trying to understand
how meltwater gets from the surface of the ice to the ocean.<br>
This understanding is important because there are no good computer
models of how the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet actually works.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world live near sea level,
and meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet contributes to sea level
rise. Muthyala, fellow student Sasha Leidman, and Rennermalm are
trying to fill in the details.<br>
Muthyala studies how melting water cuts channels in the ice sheet
and how those channels and the constant thawing and refreezing of
the ice sheet’s surface affect the flow of water at the mouth of a
river. She also wants to know if what she learns about the area
she’s studying can be scaled up to give her a picture of the entire
region of southwestern Greenland.<br>
Muthyala’s work can be seen in the video above<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climatecrocks.com/2017/10/10/greenland-scientist-rohi-muthyala-not-content-with-mere-models/">https://climatecrocks.com/2017/10/10/greenland-scientist-rohi-muthyala-not-content-with-mere-models/</a><br>
</font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22283-haiti-environment-200-young-haitian-leaders-face-climate-change.html">Haiti
- Environment : 200 young Haitian leaders face climate change</a></b><br>
Haitilibre.com<br>
Haiti - Environment : 200 young Haitian leaders face climate change
... students from the 10 departments of Haiti and the Haitian
diaspora will have ...<br>
At the 13th Youth Conference (COY 13), 200 young community leaders,
entrepreneurs, bloggers, journalists, professionals and students
from the 10 departments of Haiti and the Haitian diaspora will have
the opportunity to train, exchange and to take concrete initiatives
in the fight against climate change from 18 to 20 October 2017 at
the Campus Henry Christophe of Limonade.<br>
On the agenda of these 3 days, lectures and debates will focus on
the following themes :<br>
Migration and Climate<br>
Green Economy<br>
Health and Climate<br>
Waste Management<br>
Climate Justice<br>
Transport and climate<br>
Youth Participation / Engagement<br>
Spatial Planning and the Sustainable Development Goals<br>
Energy<br>
Sustainable agriculture<br>
Climate Policy<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22283-haiti-environment-200-young-haitian-leaders-face-climate-change.html">http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22283-haiti-environment-200-young-haitian-leaders-face-climate-change.html</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/10/10/supergirl-donald-trump-global-warming/">Supergirl
Season 3 Premiere Takes Shot At Donald Trump Over Global Warming</a></b><br>
In the season 3 premiere of Supergirl, former series regular Calista
Flockhart now finds her character Cat Grant acting as the Press
Secretary for Lynda Carter's U.S. President Olivia Marsdin. A few
comments, though, cross the border between the fictional universe of
National City and modern America, and seemed pretty squarely aimed
at real-world U.S. President Donald Trump.<br>
During her introduction as Press Secretary, Grant is shown
responding to a question from the press corps about global warming.
She tells them that President Marsdin believes in global warming in
the same way she believes other easily-proven concepts which are
accepted as public knowledge, and goes on to intimate that people
who lack the intelligence of an 8-year-old.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/10/10/supergirl-donald-trump-global-warming/">http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/10/10/supergirl-donald-trump-global-warming/</a><br>
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<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXoItXHLTM">This Day in
Climate History October 11, 2000</a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
October 11, 2000: In the second Presidential debate between Vice<br>
President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush, Gore says the
US<br>
needs to take the lead in confronting the climate crisis and
embracing<br>
clean energy. Bush claims that his environmental record as governor
of<br>
Texas is not as bad as has been alleged; Bush also attacks the
concept<br>
of a carbon tax and endorses "clean coal" and natural gas as energy<br>
solutions. Gore denies that he supports a carbon tax, but endorses<br>
clean-energy tax incentives. Bush tries to suggest that there's
still<br>
a dispute in the scientific community about the causes and severity
of<br>
climate change, and denounces the Kyoto Protocol. Gore defends the<br>
scientific consensus on climate, and points out that we need to do<br>
right by future generations; in response, Bush again suggests that<br>
there isn't a real consensus.<br>
(65:00-85:25)<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXoItXHLTM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXoItXHLTM</a></font><font
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