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<font size="+1"><i>February 3, 2018</i></font><br>
<br>
<i>[succinct core message from climate scientist Dr. Jim White;
delivered to a predominately male audience of broadcast
meteorologists. Clip from transcript:]</i><br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPFNyRzrzdo&feature=youtu.be&t=56m20s">Climate
Change: Dr Jim White (January 2018)</a></b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPFNyRzrzdo&feature=youtu.be&t=56m31s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPFNyRzrzdo&feature=youtu.be&t=56m31s</a><br>
<blockquote> I always leave you with these three thoughts: I
continue to do this, we already talked about this thought:<br>
<b>Number one, show the kids some love</b><br>
You live on a water planet, if you don't pay attention to the next
fifty years you're going to never solve the problem. So think
about your kids, think about your kids. Alright. <b><br>
Thought number two: show the poorest of the world some love.</b><br>
We've got two billion people, if they go into the same kind of
fossil fuel consumption or same kind of energy consumption, same
kind of water consumption that we have today, (it will) be very,
very, very challenging. Right?<br>
They have got to be at a high enough economic level that they care
about the planet. (Enough) that the the collective health, if you
will, is something on their radar screen. That's got to be
something that they think about.<br>
And right now they are just thinking about food for the next day.
They're thinking about shelter for the next day. <br>
They're not thinking about sustainability, right? <br>
<b>Thought number three: Yo, it's time to end male dominance</b><br>
Right? We live in a world in which we've got to deal with
population increase and the number one way to deal with population
increase is to empower women; politically and economically. Right?<br>
Demographers tell us this over and over and over again until
they're blue in the face.<br>
And we go, "How are we going to deal with population?" Well yeah,
you can deal with population. <br>
You deal with it by changing the power dynamic that has existed
for thousands of years between men and women.<br>
Wow don't we live in interesting times! right? It is about time to
end male dominance and I believe that's about what we're seeing
these days.<br>
Alright I'll stop there and take questions.<br>
</blockquote>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPFNyRzrzdo&feature=youtu.be&t=56m31s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPFNyRzrzdo&feature=youtu.be&t=56m31s</a><br>
full presentation <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/iPFNyRzrzdo">https://youtu.be/iPFNyRzrzdo</a></font><br>
<br>
[Snowpack]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01022018/california-snowpack-near-2015-drought-low-water-supply-forest-concerns">Is
California's Drought Returning? Snowpack Nears 2015's Historic
Lows</a></b><br>
The snow in the Sierras, source of about a third of the state's
water supply, is only at 27 percent of normal.<br>
Georgina Gustin<br>
Frank Gehrke, chief of the state water survey, measured the snow
depth at Phillips at 13.6 inches, with 2.6 inches of water content -
about 14 percent of the average. Overall, snowpack in the Sierras -
which provides roughly a third of the state's water supply - is at
27 percent of normal for February 1.<br>
"California's weather is very, very variable," Mead said. "The
state, as a whole, has had two atmospheric rivers and we average
five. We still have half a winter to go."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01022018/california-snowpack-near-2015-drought-low-water-supply-forest-concerns">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01022018/california-snowpack-near-2015-drought-low-water-supply-forest-concerns</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[future of flying]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.popsci.com/climate-change-travel-flying-planes">Here
are all the ways climate change will ruin your flight</a></b><br>
Look forward to disruptions related to heat, wind, and water.<br>
And in coming years, air travel could become even more frustrating
thanks to climate change. The jet stream is strengthening at high
altitudes, which means that once you're airborne, you'll be more
likely to encounter turbulence. And if you're traveling from Europe
to the United States - in other words, against the jet stream - your
flight will probably take longer than today's trips...<br>
In future, around 10 to 30 percent of flights taking off during the
hottest time of day will likely need weight restrictions, Coffel and
his colleagues reported last year in the journal Climatic Change.
The team examined 19 major airports around the world and climate
projections for those areas in 2060 to 2080. They found that the
temperature where flights start running into problems will depend on
the type of plane and on the airport's elevation and runway length.
Higher altitude means thinner air, and shorter runways mean less
distance for a plane to build up the extra speed it needs to take
off on sizzling days. Long-haul flights will be particularly
vulnerable since they have to carry full fuel loads, making them
heavier. In some cases, 90 or 100-degree heat will be enough to
prevent a plane from taking off at its maximum weight, Coffel
says...<br>
To keep things running smoothly, airlines will have to start
planning for floods, heat waves, and other disruptions today. "A
substantial challenge facing adaptation to climate change is the
establishment of financing in order to support the development and
implementation of adaptation projects," Neil Dickson, chief of the
environment standards section at the International Civil Aviation
Organization, said in an emai<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.popsci.com/climate-change-travel-flying-planes">https://www.popsci.com/climate-change-travel-flying-planes</a></font><br>
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<br>
[trauma]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-trauma-experts-teach-resilience-in-houston/">Israeli
trauma experts teach resilience in Houston</a></b><font
size="-1"><br>
</font>Mental-health professionals from the Israel Trauma Coalition
kick off a series of train-the-trainer sessions for about 65
professionals.<br>
for more information <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://israeltraumacoalition.org/">http://israeltraumacoalition.org/</a><br>
Strengthening individuals and communities to cope better with crisis<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-trauma-experts-teach-resilience-in-houston/">https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-trauma-experts-teach-resilience-in-houston/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[polar bear tracking]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01022018/polar-bear-survival-video-arctic-sea-ice-loss-metabolism-study-climate-change">Polar
Bears Wearing Cameras and Fitbits Reveal an Arctic Struggle for
Survival</a></b><br>
As Arctic sea ice disappears with global warming, polar bears will
have a harder time catching seals. A new study shows how that puts
their survival at risk.<br>
Sabrina Shankman<br>
Over eight to 11 days, they tracked each bear's actions while <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/UKTx2OTnll0">the
camera recorded</a> what the bear was doing, explained Pagano -
"resting versus walking versus swimming."<br>
When scientists studied polar bears they had captured, outfitted
with cameras and released, they found that the bears' metabolism was
1.6 times higher than previously thought, making it harder for the
animals to find enough food. In short: too many calories burned and
not enough calories consumed.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/UKTx2OTnll0">video
recording</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/UKTx2OTnll0">https://youtu.be/UKTx2OTnll0</a><br>
The study, released Thursday in the journal Science, provides the
clearest view yet of polar bear physiology. By approaching the study
in a novel way - examining the bear's body condition and affixing
cameras with GPS - the scientists were able to see how polar bears
spend their time, how successful they are on hunts and how much time
they spend walking, swimming or resting.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01022018/polar-bear-survival-video-arctic-sea-ice-loss-metabolism-study-climate-change">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01022018/polar-bear-survival-video-arctic-sea-ice-loss-metabolism-study-climate-change</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[WIRED guide]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.wired.com/story/guide-climate-change/">THE
WIRED GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE</a></b><br>
The world is getting warmer, the weather is getting worse. Here's
everything you need to know about what humans can do to stop
wrecking the planet.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.wired.com/story/guide-climate-change/">https://www.wired.com/story/guide-climate-change/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[GermanWatch]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.climate-change-performance-index.org/the-climate-change-performance-index-2018">The
Climate Change Performance Index 2018</a></b><br>
Under the Paris Agreement, for the first time climate action was
anchored in the context of international law. This requires
countries to make their own unique contribution to the prevention of
dangerous climate change. The next crucial step to follow this
agreement is the rapid implementation by the signing parties of
concrete measures to make their individual contributions to the
global goal. For the past 13 years, the Climate Change Performance
Index (CCPI) has been keeping track of countries' efforts in
combating climate change. The varying initial positions, interests
and strategies of the numerous countries make it difficult to
distinguish their strengths and weaknesses and the CCPI has been an
important tool in contributing to a clearer understanding of
national and international climate policy.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.climate-change-performance-index.org/the-climate-change-performance-index-2018">https://www.climate-change-performance-index.org/the-climate-change-performance-index-2018</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[sustainability]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://phys.org/news/2018-01-climate-sustainable-lifestyles.html#jCp">Climate
change and sustainable lifestyles</a></b><br>
January 10, 2018 by Ricardo García-Mira, University of Bath<br>
Current patterns of production and consumption are not sustainable
and are already responsible for problems that are complex to solve –
and interconnected with each other. This makes it a priority for any
political leader to find the most appropriate ways to introduce a
new scenario of ecological transition towards a more sustainable
economic model.<br>
The economic crisis has led to a deep recession in many parts of
Europe and has underlined the need for a profound transformation of
our economic institutions and government in an intelligent,
sustainable and inclusive direction. Europe today faces a challenge:
in addition to developing sufficient capacities to improve
well-being, providing decent employment, reducing inequality,
combatting poverty and preserving the natural environment, it must
also manage natural resources efficiently and responsibly. It must
decarbonise the economy and promote alternative lifestyles less
dependent on carbon...<br>
There is a great concern throughout Europe about how new scenarios
of consumption reduction might impact the economy, and how the
changes that these scenarios elicit could influence employment and
its distribution; the balance between work and free time; and, in
general, everything that produces a negative impact. It is necessary
to be aware of these new scenarios, along with the conditions,
potentials and obstacles so that we can identify our priorities and
design the necessary regulatory processes and action protocols. Such
processes and protocols will serve as the basis for the
transformation of our economic system within the framework of the
transition towards a more sustainable society, towards a more
sustainable lifestyle. They should also include proposals on the
most effective means to support and accelerate the green transition,
especially in the fields of energy, water, transport and mobility
(see García-Mira et al., 2016), as well as in the energy efficiency
of building, agriculture and forest policy. It is urgent that we
evaluate the impact that the introduction of urban transformations
with solutions based on nature could have on adaptation to climate
change, health and well-being, social cohesion and sustainable
economic development. This implies implementing a green tax system
and incentive programming capable of maintaining a constant process
of decarbonisation in the economy...<br>
The creation of an appropriate space for innovation and social
participation is also demanded here, where social innovation can
emerge as the result of the creative processes that arise from the
encounters between the different actors. Creating new spaces in
which different disciplines and actors can establish common terms of
reference and a shared language is absolutely necessary. But perhaps
it is even more important, in addition to a shared language, to
share the idea that the social and the environmental – when based on
knowledge of the social sciences – can contribute to improving
society. Social innovation refers here to introducing changes in the
relationships between actors and institutions that incorporate new
ways of approaching problems such as environmental migration,
unemployment, energy poverty, climate change, inequality,
marginalisation and difficulties in accessing certain services.
These are new ways of responding to social needs that are not
adequately covered when they fall under the exclusive responsibility
of public institutions.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://phys.org/news/2018-01-climate-sustainable-lifestyles.html#jCp">https://phys.org/news/2018-01-climate-sustainable-lifestyles.html#jCp</a></font><br>
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<br>
[choices]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://wgntv.com/2018/01/31/climate-change-is-impacting-some-womens-decisions-to-have-children/">Climate
change is impacting some women's decisions to have children</a></b><br>
The state of worry has created groups such as Conceivable Future.
The group is made up of men and women. Though largely made of women,
everyone comes to discuss the next generation and climate change.
Members of the organization aren't optimistic for what is ahead, so
they are unsure about bringing a child into an uncertain future...<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wgntv.com/2018/01/31/climate-change-is-impacting-some-womens-decisions-to-have-children/">http://wgntv.com/2018/01/31/climate-change-is-impacting-some-womens-decisions-to-have-children/</a></font><br>
-<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://conceivablefuture.org/">Conceivable
Future</a></b> is a women-led network of Americans bringing
awareness to the threat climate change poses to reproductive
justice, and demanding an end to US fossil fuel subsidies.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://conceivablefuture.org/">http://conceivablefuture.org/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[ReliefWeb International]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/impact-climate-change-karachi-may-be-one-pakistan-s-biggest-threats">Impact
of Climate Change on Karachi May be One of Pakistan's Biggest
Threats</a></b><br>
ReliefWeb<br>
However, this perception is changing as global warming starts to
impact everyday life. In 2007-2008, a Gallup poll found that only 34
percent of Pakistanis were aware of climate change, and only 24
percent considered it a serious threat but by 2015, Pakistan had
joined a list by Pew Research Center of ...<br>
German Watch, a German think-tank in its recent Global Climate Risk
Index 2016 report listed Pakistan number five in the list of top 10
countries most affected by climate change...<br>
Karachi, Pakistan's main portal city is also far from immune to the
impacts of global rising temperatures.<br>
In fact, urban cities – such as Karachi – are usually more
susceptible to heat waves due to a phenomena knows as the "heat
island effect" which causes temperatures to be 5-8 degreesC higher
than the countryside...<br>
"Deforestation, miles of asphalt roads and vertical building
structures increase heat absorption and limit air circulation," says
Zainub AlRustamani, a sustainable urban planning consultant and
architect.<br>
While no major tsunami has struck Karachi since 1945, a drill
stimulating a major earthquake in the Indian Ocean conducted by
United Nations warned that the tsunami waves could reach Karachi in
just one and a half hours and "wipe out the entire city"...<br>
"For decades, Pakistan has struggled to manage urgent crises,
ranging from infrastructure woes to terrorism," adds Khan. "There is
no downplaying the severity of those threats but, at the same time,
it is vital to acknowledge that another potentially devastating
danger lurks in the shadows."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/impact-climate-change-karachi-may-be-one-pakistan-s-biggest-threats">https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/impact-climate-change-karachi-may-be-one-pakistan-s-biggest-threats</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://youtu.be/yUE0hjtiiSM">This Day in Climate History
February 3, 2011</a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
February 3, 2011: President Obama discusses his administration's
clean energy efforts at Penn State University.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://youtu.be/yUE0hjtiiSM">http://youtu.be/yUE0hjtiiSM</a>
</font><br>
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