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<font size="+1"><i>October 26, 2017</i></font><br>
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Entire show on global warming. <i> Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
all new Wednesdays at <a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope
yt-formatted-string"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSyRlCr_lsk&t=630s">10:30</a>/<a
class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSyRlCr_lsk&t=570s">9:30</a>c
on TBS! </i><br>
<b><a href="https://youtu.be/rJO0XoakOJQ">(videos) A Meditation on
Climate Change | October 25, 2017 Cold Open | Full Frontal on
TBS</a></b><br>
Something cosmic was really pushing Sam to do a show on climate
change.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/rJO0XoakOJQ">https://youtu.be/rJO0XoakOJQ</a></font><br>
<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSyRlCr_lsk">Natural
Disasters: The Greatening | October 25, 2017 Act 1 | Full
Frontal on TBS</a><br>
</b>Apparently three category 4+ hurricanes in one year weren't
enough to convince anyone we should talk about climate change, so we
brought in Earth herself to prove things aren't OK. Featuring a
performance by Ingrid Michaelson. Ingrid Michaelson appears courtesy
of Cabin 24 Records.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSyRlCr_lsk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSyRlCr_lsk</a></font><b><br>
<a href="https://youtu.be/hrDeKf1Cpbo">Scott Pruitt vs. The World
| October 25, 2017 Act 2 | Full Frontal on TBS</a></b><br>
The guy in charge of the EPA is stabbing the environment with a
deregulation shiv.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/hrDeKf1Cpbo">https://youtu.be/hrDeKf1Cpbo</a></font><br>
<b><a href="https://youtu.be/DFjV8hZR4uM">Full Frontal's (Hot As)
Hell House | October 25, 2017 Act 3 | Full Frontal on TBS</a></b><br>
There's only one thing that can scare climate change deniers into
believing: hanging out with other deniers. <br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/DFjV8hZR4uM">https://youtu.be/DFjV8hZR4uM</a></font><br>
<b><a href="https://youtu.be/jAPltvZCt9w">(Earth is) Not OK ft.
Ingrid Michaelson | October 25, 2017 | Full Frontal on TBS</a></b><br>
This summer's endless fires and storms left us a little unsure, so
we asked Earth herself, Ingrid Michaelson, if things are ok. Ingrid
Michaelson appears courtesy of Cabin 24 Records.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/jAPltvZCt9w">https://youtu.be/jAPltvZCt9w</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/25/we-will-be-toasted-roasted-and-grilled-imf-chief-sounds-climate-change-warning">'We
will be toasted, roasted and grilled': IMF chief sounds climate
change warning</a></b><br>
The world will be in deep trouble if it fails to tackle climate
change and inequality, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has
warned.<br>
"If we don't address these issues... we will be moving to a dark
future" in 50 years, she told a major economic conference in the
Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday.<br>
Lagarde said that "we will be toasted, roasted and grilled" if the
world fails to take "critical decisions" on climate change.<br>
In 2015, around 195 nations signed the Paris climate agreement which
set out goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so as to prevent
temperatures rising by more than two degrees in around 50 years...<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/25/we-will-be-toasted-roasted-and-grilled-imf-chief-sounds-climate-change-warning">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/25/we-will-be-toasted-roasted-and-grilled-imf-chief-sounds-climate-change-warning</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/25/big-companies-climate-change-targets-are-unambitious-say-analysts">Big
companies' climate change targets are 'unambitious', say
analysts</a></b><br>
While almost all companies have plans in place to reduce carbon
emissions, those plans don't go far enough, according to the Carbon
Disclosure Project.<br>
Nearly nine out of 10 of the world's biggest companies have plans in
place to reduce carbon emissions, new research has found, but only a
fifth of them are doing so for 2030 and beyond.<br>
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) also found that only 14% of its
sample of 1,073 large companies around the world had "science-based
targets" - that is, goals to reduce carbon emissions which are in
line with the global agreement to hold warming to no more than 2C,
enshrined in the 2015 Paris agreement.<br>
"Targets [from companies] have previously been short in scope and
pretty unambitious," Marcus Norton, chief partnerships officer at
CDP, told the Guardian. "That is improving."<br>
Companies are not bound by the Paris agreement, which requires
country governments to take action to hold warming to no more than
2C, with an aspirational goal of keeping warming to even lower
levels, of 1.5C. However, many large companies have taken their own
steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including investing in
renewable energy, cutting down on waste and streamlining their
operations.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/25/big-companies-climate-change-targets-are-unambitious-say-analysts">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/25/big-companies-climate-change-targets-are-unambitious-say-analysts</a></font><br>
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<b><a
href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/natural-disasters-us-350bn-climate-change-gao-government-accountability-office-a8018226.html">US
government agency issues climate change warning as report finds
natural disasters cost America $350bn</a></b><br>
'We simply cannot afford the billions of dollars in additional
funding...if we do not take into account the consequences of climate
change'<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/natural-disasters-us-350bn-climate-change-gao-government-accountability-office-a8018226.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/natural-disasters-us-350bn-climate-change-gao-government-accountability-office-a8018226.html</a></font><br>
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<b><a href="http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-720">(GAO)
Information on Potential Economic Effects Could Help Guide
Federal Efforts to Reduce Fiscal Exposure</a></b><br>
GAO-17-720: Published: Sep 28, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 24,
2017.<br>
Climate-related impacts, such as coastal property damage, have
already cost the federal government billions of dollars, and these
costs will likely rise in the future. We found that information on
the economic effects of climate change is developing and imprecise,
but it can convey insights into the nation's regions and sectors
that could be most affected.<br>
As an initial step in establishing government-wide priorities to
manage climate risks, we recommended that the Executive Office of
the President use information on economic effects to help identify
significant climate risks and craft appropriate federal responses.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-720">http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-720</a></font><br>
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<a href="http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687465.pdf"><b>Highlights
Page:</b> (PDF, 1 page)</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687465.pdf">http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687465.pdf</a><br>
<b><a href="http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687466.pdf">Full Report:
(PDF, 45 pages)</a></b> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687466.pdf">http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687466.pdf</a><br>
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<b><a
href="https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/10/24/global-warming-costing-taxpayers-billions-heres-how-fix-it">Global
Warming 'Costing Taxpayers Billions.' Here's How to Fix It.</a></b><br>
"The soil solution."<br>
by Ronnie Cummins<br>
The New York Times yesterday cited a new report by the notoriously
conservative Government Accountability Office (GAO), which said
"climate change is costing taxpayers billions.<br>
CNN also reported on the GAO study, which calls on Trump to "craft
appropriate responses."<br>
If you want to do something about global warming, look under your
feet. Managed well, soil's ability to trap carbon dioxide is
potentially much greater than previously estimated, according to
Stanford researchers who claim the resource could "significantly"
offset increasing global emissions. They call for a reversal of
federal cutbacks to related research programs to learn more about
this valuable resource.<br>
The federal government has no problem subsidizing, to the tune of
$20 billion/year -GMO monoculture crops that degrade the soil and
play a significant role in making global warming worse.<br>
But Congress has no problem cutting back research on how to improve
soil health as a means of combatting global warming?<br>
Fortunately, other governments are incorporating "the soil solution"
into their policies and plans to combat global warming. The most
significant is France's "Four for 1000: Soils for Food Security and
Climate" Initiative launched by the French government at the Paris
Climate Summit in December 2015.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/10/24/global-warming-costing-taxpayers-billions-heres-how-fix-it">https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/10/24/global-warming-costing-taxpayers-billions-heres-how-fix-it</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.thenation.com/article/greenpeace-beats-back-slapp-lawsuit-for-now/">Greenpeace
Beats Back a SLAPP Lawsuit-for Now</a></b><br>
It's a victory for free speech and forests. But will it last?<br>
By Mark HertsgaardTwitter<br>
How Trump's personal lawyers are trying to bully Greenpeace and
other activists into bankruptcy even as the world's forests degrade
from carbon sinks into carbon sources: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.thenation.com/article/greenpeace-beats-back-slapp-lawsuit-for-now/">https://www.thenation.com/article/greenpeace-beats-back-slapp-lawsuit-for-now/</a>.<br>
Note that this piece corrects the misleading impression conveyed by
initial reports that the case is over and won; it is neither. <br>
"We see this lawsuit as an attempt to silence, vilify, and
criminalize activism," Annie Leonard, the executive director of
Greenpeace USA, said outside the courtroom after the oral arguments.
"That silencing is bad anytime, but it's especially bad now, when
the federal government is pulling back from defending the public in
the name of 'dismantling the state' [as former Trump aide Steve
Bannon put it]. Activism is the last line of defense, and every
minute we're in a courtroom is a minute we're not protecting the
forest."<br>
"It is not 'bullying' to hold accountable those who make false
claims about a good company and mislead the public about made-up
environmental claims," responded Bowe. "When sued, Greenpeace
admitted [that] its claims were not really true but only 'rhetoric'
and 'hyperbole.' Greenpeace is the bully here, not Resolute."<br>
The RICO statute prescribes triple damages, so a victory for
Resolute could well put Greenpeace and Stand.earth out of business.
The company claims the activists' actions have cost it $80 million;
if the court accepts that figure, damages could be set at $240
million, more than enough to bankrupt the two activist group.<br>
"What you have to remember about a SLAPP suit," said Wheaton, "is
that it's not about winning. It's about dragging the case out as
long as possible and draining as much time and resources from your
opponent as you can. The lawyers in the Resolute case really want to
drag it out, because they don't want a final ruling there that could
be cited against them in the North Dakota case. This is a test case
for them to figure out, 'How do we do this next time, and the time
after that?'"<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.thenation.com/article/greenpeace-beats-back-slapp-lawsuit-for-now/">https://www.thenation.com/article/greenpeace-beats-back-slapp-lawsuit-for-now/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://www.sunrisemovement.org/">Sunrise
Movement</a></b><br>
HISTORY IS BEING MADE THIS NOVEMBER.<br>
The 11th Hour Project.<br>
Yesterday marked 60 days since Hurricane Harvey destroyed thousands
of lives and livelihoods in the Gulf Coast, 45 days since Irma
forced the evacuation of millions from Florida, and over a month
since Irma has left Puerto Ricans without electricity or water. We
went to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to #ShineALight on
the inaction and corruption we've seen since then.<br>
These storms were all made more deadly and destructive by global
warming from burning fossil fuels. But since the storms, U.S. EPA
Administrator Scott Pruitt has only taken more steps to protect the
pocketbooks of his fossil fuel executive buddies rather than protect
our health, home, and futures from the ravages of climate change.
We're building a movement to expose and unseat crooked politicians
like Pruitt, and elect leaders who stand up for the health and well
being of all people. Are you in? <br>
How will we be remembered? Join us on November 18 for the Climate
Legacy Time Capsule Day of Dedication.<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.climatetimecapsule.org/unite/">CLIMATE LEGACY
TIME CAPSULE PROJECT</a></b><br>
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href="http://www.climatetimecapsule.org/unite/">http://www.climatetimecapsule.org/unite/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://psmag.com/environment/ipcc-to-release-report-on-mountain-global-warming">Why
the IPCC's New Focus on Mountain Climate Change Is a Big Deal</a></b><br>
Better science coordination will help mountain communities prepare
for global warming.<br>
"We're behind the eight-ball when it comes to protecting mountain
communities from landslides, glacier avalanches, and outburst
floods," says University of British Columbia mountain scientist
Michele Koppes. The IPCC process is laborious, but the end results
can help direct resources where they are needed, she says. "All
these things affect a lot of people. We need to spell out the human
dimensions of climate change, and the new IPCC report will do that
for mountain areas," says Koppes, who has recently been studying one
of the newest identified risks: tsunamis in coastal fjords triggered
by thawing mountainsides that tumble into the sea.<br>
A concerted global effort to track climate change in the mountains
could finally confirm whether mountains are-as suggested by some
studies-warming twice as fast as the global average.<br>
"If that is proven to be the case, it's really significant," Pauli
says. "It's analogous to amplified warming the Arctic, and it
redoubles concerns about how sensitive the overall climate system is
to greenhouse gases."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://psmag.com/environment/ipcc-to-release-report-on-mountain-global-warming">https://psmag.com/environment/ipcc-to-release-report-on-mountain-global-warming</a><br>
- see also:<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.gloria.ac.at/">GLOBAL
OBSERVATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE IN ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS</a></b><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.gloria.ac.at/">http://www.gloria.ac.at/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/forest-fires-stoke-record-loss-in-world-tree-cover/">Forest
Fires Stoke Record Loss in World Tree Cover</a></b><br>
Wildfires contributed to global tree cover loss equivalent to the
size of New Zealand in 2016<br>
OSLO (Reuters) - Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia contributed to
a record loss in global tree cover in 2016, equivalent to the size
of New Zealand, that could accelerate deforestation blamed for
climate change, an independent forest monitoring network said on
Monday.<br>
Man-made global warming increased the risks of wildfires by adding
to extreme heat and droughts in some regions, according to Global
Forest Watch (GFW). This year, California and Portugal have been
among places suffering deadly blazes.<br>
The combination of forest fires with land use change and climate
change could speed destruction in areas like the Amazon and
contribute to emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the gases that
contribute to global warming, the report said.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/forest-fires-stoke-record-loss-in-world-tree-cover/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/forest-fires-stoke-record-loss-in-world-tree-cover/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10252017/military-norfolk-naval-base-flooding-climate-change-sea-level-global-warming-virigina">Risings
Seas Are Flooding Virginia's Naval Base, and There's No Plan to
Fix It</a></b><br>
The giant naval base at Norfolk is under threat by rising seas and
sinking land, but little is being done to hold back the tides.<br>
Naval Station Norfolk, home to the Atlantic Fleet, floods not just
in heavy rains or during hurricanes. It floods when the sun is
shining, too, if the tide is high or the winds are right. It floods
all the time.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://vimeo.com/239465270">Inside
Climate News video report</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://vimeo.com/239465270">https://vimeo.com/239465270</a>
6 mins<br>
"It is an impediment to the base accomplishing its mission," <br>
"Blue Sky Flooding"<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10252017/military-norfolk-naval-base-flooding-climate-change-sea-level-global-warming-virigina">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10252017/military-norfolk-naval-base-flooding-climate-change-sea-level-global-warming-virigina</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://vimeo.com/239465270">https://vimeo.com/239465270</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/building-resilience-a-meta-analysis-of-oxfams-resilience-effectiveness-reviews-620356">Building
Resilience: A meta-analysis of Oxfam's resilience Effectiveness
Reviews</a></b><br>
Oxfam's Effectiveness Reviews evaluate the impact of the
organization's projects on the lives of those they are intended to
help.<br>
This research paper uses statistical meta-analysis to summarise the
results of all 16 Effectiveness Reviews carried out under the theme
of resilience between 2011 and 2015.<br>
The paper finds that projects evaluated had a significant positive
impact overall, as measured by an index of contextually-appropriate
indicators of resilience. However, there are important differences
in impact between different regions of the world. The meta-analysis
also reveals a difference in the level of resilience by the gender
of the head of household, and provides some insights into the
resilience measurement approach.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/oxfam/bitstream/10546/620356/1/er-resilience-meta-analysis-251017-en.pdf">Download
English report </a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/oxfam/bitstream/10546/620356/1/er-resilience-meta-analysis-251017-en.pdf">https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/oxfam/bitstream/10546/620356/1/er-resilience-meta-analysis-251017-en.pdf</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/building-resilience-a-meta-analysis-of-oxfams-resilience-effectiveness-reviews-620356">http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/building-resilience-a-meta-analysis-of-oxfams-resilience-effectiveness-reviews-620356</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://journalistsresource.org/studies/environment/wildfire-smoke-elderly-health-research">Wildfire
smoke: Some elderly more vulnerable</a></b><br>
Wildfire smoke: Some elderly more vulnerable<br>
By Chloe Reichel<br>
Among the elderly, women and black people are more likely to be
admitted to the hospital from exposure to wildfire smoke than men
and people of other races.<br>
The issue: Each year, as wildfires char landscapes, ravage buildings
and claim lives, accompanying smoke contributes to the fires'
destruction and takes its own toll. Composed of gases, water vapor
and particulate matter, smoke pollutes the air we breathe.<br>
The risks associated with smoke inhalation are particularly acute
for the young, whose respiratory systems are still developing, and
the old, who may have weakened defenses to particle exposure. A new
study looks at the elderly to identify who is most vulnerable to
this form of pollution.<br>
An academic study worth reading: "Who Among the Elderly is Most
Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate
Matter from Wildfire Smoke?" published in the American Journal of
Epidemiology, September 2017.<br>
About the study: A team of researchers, led by Jia Coco Liu of the
Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University,
estimated the concentrations of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter in
the air with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less), in 561 counties
across the western United States from 2004 to 2009. They then
categorized dates within this range as either "smoke-wave" (which
are "high-pollution episodes from wildfire smoke") or
"non-smoke-wave" days.<br>
<b>Key findings:</b><br>
- Elderly black people were more likely to have been exposed to more
than one smoke wave as compared with their white peers. Exposure
rates for black people were 73.4 percent versus 56 percent for
whites.<br>
- Elderly black people also had a higher risk of being admitted to a
hospital with a respiratory problem.<br>
- Compared to elderly men, elderly women of all races had a higher
risk of admission to the hospital for respiratory issues. The
researchers suggest there might be physiological differences to
explain this discrepancy.<br>
- Poorer counties had larger proportions of residents exposed to
smoke waves than better-off counties. In counties with more than 15
percent of the population in poverty, 61.5 percent of the population
was exposed to smoke waves, compared to 55.9 percent exposure in
counties with less than 10 percent of the population in poverty.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://journalistsresource.org/studies/environment/wildfire-smoke-elderly-health-research">https://journalistsresource.org/studies/environment/wildfire-smoke-elderly-health-research</a></font><br>
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<b><a
href="http://www.pressherald.com/2017/10/21/when-maine-burned-how-the-monster-fire-of-47-tested-mainers-resilience-and-altered-its-landscape/">When
Maine burned: How the monster Fire of '47 tested the state's
resilience and altered its landscape</a></b><br>
The fires that swept across Maine 70 years ago this month were like
nothing its residents had seen before, or thankfully since.<br>
he walls of flames roared like tornadoes or locomotives across
Maine's wooded hillsides, devastating communities with a ferocity
that didn't distinguish between waterfront mansions or humble
farmsteads.<br>
The only difference was the size of the rubble and ash piles left
behind when the fires of October 1947 finally ended.<br>
By the time rains finally fell on Oct. 29 - weeks after flames began
popping up across the drought-stricken state - the fires had burned
more than 200,000 acres, destroyed nearly 900 year-round homes, 400
seasonal houses and left an estimated 2,500 people homeless.<br>
By Oct. 20, there were 50 small fires burning around the state. But
things exploded a day later when strong winds fanned the flames
beyond the fire lines, beginning what Wilkins dubbed "the race of
terror" that would continue unabated for nearly a week.<br>
Thousands of acres had already burned, but on Oct. 20-21 the danger
of the forest fires became very real for many residents of southern
Maine.<br>
In her 1979 book, "Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine Burned," author
Joyce Butler captured the terror of women and children caught in
Kennebunkport's Goose Rocks Beach community as the wind-driven
flames suddenly converged on the area.<br>
The fire "roared into the beach settlement, a maelstrom of wind,
smoke and flames," forcing the group of women and children onto the
beach and into the water, Butler wrote. Terrified wildlife also
flocked to the beach, further unsettling the women, children and
pets.<br>
Esther Boynton, in one of nearly two dozen interviews recorded by
Butler, recalled the agonizing decision about what to take and what
to leave behind when it was clear her family's Brownfield house was
"doomed." Speaking 30 years later, Boynton regretted taking so many
"good things" - i.e., valuables - and leaving behind the "ordinary
things" you need for everyday life.<br>
"I went out and I didn't even close the doors behind," Boynton said
in a pained voice. "It didn't seem to make any difference. It just,
it was. That's all. . . . The houses didn't burn, they exploded. The
heat was so terrible that they exploded." <font size="-1"> BY
KEVIN MILLERSTAFF <br>
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href="http://www.pressherald.com/2017/10/21/when-maine-burned-how-the-monster-fire-of-47-tested-mainers-resilience-and-altered-its-landscape/">http://www.pressherald.com/2017/10/21/when-maine-burned-how-the-monster-fire-of-47-tested-mainers-resilience-and-altered-its-landscape/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.seeker.com/earth/climate/ancient-icelandic-volcanoes-may-have-hastened-ice-age-melting">Ancient
Icelandic Volcanoes May Have Hastened Ice Age Melting</a></b><br>
Sediments deposited by ice sheet meltwater provide clues about
ancient climates, as well as the future effects of global warming. |
Francesco ...<br>
A surge of volcanic eruptions from Iceland may have sped up the
melting of the ice sheets that covered Scandinavia thousands of
years ago as tons of soot fell from the sky.<br>
That thaw would have taken place even as the cloud of ash released
from the volcanoes was cooling northern Europe, paleoclimatologist
Francesco Muschitiello told Seeker. And it's a story that has some
relevance to current climate concerns.<br>
That cloud gradually would have driven temperatures down as they
hung in the atmosphere, blocking more sunlight. But the portion that
fell onto the ice sheets would have led to a faster melt, as the
spots of dark carbon meant the ice absorbed solar radiation it
otherwise would have reflected back into space.<br>
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<b><a
href="https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/10/23/nova-scotia-vineyards-flourish-in-age-of-global-warming.html">Nova
Scotia vineyards flourish in age of global warming</a></b><br>
Wineries in areas once thought too cold for anything but hardy
hybrid grapes have started planting European varieties.<br>
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href="https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/10/23/nova-scotia-vineyards-flourish-in-age-of-global-warming.html">https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/10/23/nova-scotia-vineyards-flourish-in-age-of-global-warming.html</a></font><br>
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<font size="+1"><b>This Day in Climate History October 27, 2000 -
from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
October 26, 2000: At a campaign appearance in Davenport, Iowa,<br>
Democratic candidate Al Gore declares:<br>
"Now, I want to talk about the environment here today, because we
have<br>
a situation where the big polluters are supporting Governor Bush,
and<br>
they are wanting to be in control of the environmental policies.<br>
"In his state of Texas -- Tom talked about some of the statistics<br>
there -- here's another: They're No. 1 in something; they rank No. 1<br>
out of all 50 in industrial pollution. They rank No. 1 as the<br>
smoggiest state. Houston's just solidified its title as the
smoggiest<br>
city.<br>
"He put a lobbyist for the chemical manufacturers in charge of<br>
enforcing the environmental laws, made some of the environmental
laws<br>
voluntary and then the state sank in its ratings.<br>
"Now, look, just today we are seeing on television the new study
that<br>
just comes out once every five years where the scientific community<br>
around the world tells us what they've learned about this problem
that<br>
these kids are going to grow up with unless we do something, and<br>
that's the problem of global warming. And I know a lot of people say<br>
that that looks like it's off in the future.<br>
"But let me tell what you this new study said: instead of just going<br>
up a few degrees in the lifetimes of these kids, unless we act, the<br>
average temperature is going to go up 10 or 11 degrees. The storms<br>
will get stronger, the weather patterns will change. But it does not<br>
have to happen, and it won't happen if we put our minds to solving<br>
this problem."<br>
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