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<font size="+1"><i>July 5, 2018</i></font><br>
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<b><a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/25/weatherwatch-california-clearer-skies-fire-risk-cloud-cover">Weatherwatch:
California's clearer skies raise fire risk</a></b><br>
Cloud cover is plummeting on the state's south coast, leading to
drier vegetation and greater threat of wildfire<br>
The Golden State is in danger of becoming the "Cinder State". New
research reveals that cloud cover is plummeting in southern coastal
California, increasing the chances of bigger and more intense
wildfires.<br>
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A combination of global warming and increasing city sprawl (the
urban heat-island effect) are the main drivers behind the reduction
in cloud cover. And less cloud cover means drier vegetation and
greater chance of fire. To date firefighters have been swift to deal
with summer wildfires, but the increasing danger means they will
have their work cut out.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/25/weatherwatch-california-clearer-skies-fire-risk-cloud-cover">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/25/weatherwatch-california-clearer-skies-fire-risk-cloud-cover</a></font><br>
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<br>
[complaint detailed decades-long malfeasance]<b><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/26/climate/document-Judge-Dismisses-Climate-Suit-Against-Oil-Companies.html">Document:
Judge Dismisses Climate Suit Against Oil Companies</a></b><br>
JUNE 26, 2018<br>
Judge William Alsup of Federal District Court in San Francisco said
the world had benefited from fossil fuels and held that the courts
were not the proper venue to balance those benefits against global
warming concerns. <br>
<blockquote>Based on the opinion presented by Judge Alsup on the
municipal suit in SF this week it seems that focusing more
narrowly on company's responsible for intentionally misleading of
the public... might have traction.<br>
"At one point counsel seemed to limit liability to those who had
promoted allegedly phony climate science to deny climate
change"... Seems to me, either the judge was giving us a roadmap
or trying to cover himself for punting responsibility back to
legislators.<br>
It's a good read if you haven't had a chance. Starts out with a
nice history of climate science and on the record agreement by
both parties (oil companies and plaintiffs) on the facts of
climate change. "The issue is not over science." - Kaya Axelsson<br>
</blockquote>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4560042/Judge-Alsup-Dismisses-Climate-Suit-Against-Oil.pdf">Original
Document PDF</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4560042/Judge-Alsup-Dismisses-Climate-Suit-Against-Oil.pdf">https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4560042/Judge-Alsup-Dismisses-Climate-Suit-Against-Oil.pdf</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/26/climate/document-Judge-Dismisses-Climate-Suit-Against-Oil-Companies.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/26/climate/document-Judge-Dismisses-Climate-Suit-Against-Oil-Companies.html</a><br>
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<br>
[AG-WEB from the Farm Journal]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.agweb.com/article/when-the-jet-stream-is-blocked-catastrophic-weather-can-occur/">When
the Jet Stream is "Blocked" Catastrophic Weather Can Occur</a></b><br>
The sky sometimes has its limits, according to new research from two
University of Chicago atmospheric scientists....<br>
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The deadly 2003 European heat wave, California's 2014 drought and
the swing of Superstorm Sandy in 2012 that surprised forecasters -
all of these were caused by a weather phenomenon known as
"blocking," in which the jet stream meanders, stopping weather
systems from moving eastward. Scientists have known about it for
decades, almost as long as they've known about the jet stream -
first discovered by pioneering University of Chicago meteorologist
Carl-Gustaf Rossby, in fact - but no one had a good explanation for
why it happens.<br>
<br>
"Blocking is notoriously difficult to forecast, in large part
because there was no compelling theory about when it forms and why,"
said study coauthor Noboru Nakamura, a professor in the Department
of the Geophysical Sciences...<br>
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"It turns out the jet stream has a capacity for 'weather traffic,'
just as highway has traffic capacity, and when it is exceeded,
blocking manifests as congestion," said Huang.<br>
Much like car traffic, movement slows when multiple highways
converge and the speed of the jet stream is reduced due to
topography such as mountains or coasts.<br>
The result is a simple theory that not only reproduces blocking, but
predicts it, said Nakamura, who called making the cross-disciplinary
connection "one of the most unexpected, but enlightening moments in
my research career - truly a gift from God."...<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.agweb.com/article/when-the-jet-stream-is-blocked-catastrophic-weather-can-occur/">https://www.agweb.com/article/when-the-jet-stream-is-blocked-catastrophic-weather-can-occur/</a></font><br>
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[RESEARCH ARTICLE]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2018/05/23/science.aat0721">Atmospheric
blocking as a traffic jam in the jet stream</a></b><br>
Abstract<br>
<blockquote>Atmospheric blocking due to anomalous, persistent
meandering of the jet stream often causes weather extremes in the
midlatitudes. Despite its ubiquity, the onset mechanism of
blocking is not well understood. Here we demonstrate with
meteorological data that there exists a close analogy between
blocking and traffic congestion on a highway, and that they can be
described by a common mathematical theory. The theory predicts
that the jet stream has a capacity for the flux of wave activity
(a measure of meandering), just as the highway has traffic
capacity, and when it is exceeded, blocking manifests as
congestion. Stationary waves modulate the jet stream's capacity
for transient waves and localize block formation. Climate change
likely affects blocking frequency by modifying the jet stream's
proximity to capacity.<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2018/05/23/science.aat0721">http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2018/05/23/science.aat0721</a><br>
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<br>
[local. regional govt is key]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02072018/colorado-rooftop-solar-panels-clean-energy-utility-bill-savings-low-income-households-weatherization">Solar
Is Saving Low-Income Households Money in Colorado. It Could Be a
National Model.</a></b><br>
The state's energy assistance programs are solving two challenges at
once: help people save money on electricity bills while expanding
renewable energy.<br>
By Dan Gearino<br>
Low-income households in Colorado are getting a new question during
visits from energy assistance agencies: Have you considered solar
panels?<br>
It's an innovative approach to solving two challenges at once:
reducing greenhouse gas emissions as the effects of climate change
appear across the state, and lowering low-income families'
electricity bills...<br>
- - - -- <br>
One key to Colorado's success is that much of the rooftop solar work
is being run by county and regional weatherization offices that
already provide insulation and other energy efficiency services.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02072018/colorado-rooftop-solar-panels-clean-energy-utility-bill-savings-low-income-households-weatherization">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02072018/colorado-rooftop-solar-panels-clean-energy-utility-bill-savings-low-income-households-weatherization</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Drought in Afghanistan - PBS report - 7 min video]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/educated-afghan-women-offer-economic-resilience-in-the-face-of-climate-change-and-conflict">Educated
Afghan women offer economic resilience in the face of climate
change and conflict</a></b><br>
PBS NewsHour - Published on Jul 4, 2018<br>
Drought is drying up farms across Afghanistan, cracking the earth
and threatening the only way of life the majority has ever known.
It's in the fields where a new war is being waged between two forces
the people can't control: climate change and terrorism. But, as
special correspondent Beth Murphy of The GroundTruth Projects
reports, some are seeing greater reason to let their daughters be
educated. <br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyw8NpkLTeo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyw8NpkLTeo</a>
</font><br>
transcript at:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/educated-afghan-women-offer-economic-resilience-in-the-face-of-climate-change-and-conflict">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/educated-afghan-women-offer-economic-resilience-in-the-face-of-climate-change-and-conflict</a><br>
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<br>
[Ice drama]<b><br>
</b><b> </b><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://glacierhub.org/2018/07/03/film-arctic-shot-on-an-icelandic-glacier/">Film
'Arctic' Shot on an Icelandic Glacier</a></b><br>
Jade Payne - 3 July 2018<br>
The endless expanse of white snow atop a glacier, framed by
Icelandic mountains, served as the set for the new movie "Arctic,"
which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in France. The
film, a solo-survival thriller shot in 2017, is director and
screenwriter Joe Penna's feature film debut.<br>
The only survivor of a plane crash in the highlands of Iceland,
researcher and explorer Overgard must brave the frigid environment
during his decision to either stay with the relative safety of the
plane wreckage or venture into the unknown in search of help.<br>
"Arctic" is the man versus nature genre in its purest form, with the
story and imagery speaking in place of the film's lack of dialogue.
Mads Mikkelsen, who portrays Overgard, told Variety that the
landscape "is the main character in many ways."<br>
The environment is more than just visually striking, as its physical
challenges are not an easy hurdle. About 11 percent of Iceland is
covered by glaciers, and the winter temperatures average around 14
degrees Fahrenheit but can drop well into the negatives. This
climate, paired with sustained high winds made for a difficult
shoot, but an intense portrayal.<br>
Despite these challenges, Penna maintains that "the tundra is the
precise place where 'Arctic' was to be shot - the harshest
environment on Earth."<br>
The juxtaposition of a solitary human against the vastness of the
Arctic allows the courage and determination of Overgard to shine
through.<br>
"Nothing represents as much the fragility of a human as the sight of
a simple silhouette crossing an endless sea of snow," he states.
This scene, shot from above, specifically proved difficult when
shooting in a snow-covered landscape. "With virgin snow everywhere
you look, it was difficult to manage the sets so that they do not
look like a construction site where 30 people came and went," stated
director of photography Tomas Orn Tomasson.<br>
With winds 30 to 40 knots throughout the 20-day winter shoot,
continuity was difficult with the weather in Iceland's highlands,
where the largest ice caps are located.<br>
"Throughout the filming, weather conditions changed every hour,
destroying the continuity of our catch," said Penna in an interview.<br>
The film, with a 97-minute run-time, was a "Golden Camera" nominee
at Cannes. It claimed one of the midnight showings where it received
an extended standing ovation. Reviews overall have been favorable.
It received a 7.3 out of 10 on IMDB and a 100 percent "Fresh" rating
on Rotten Tomatoes by critics.<br>
The film will be released in the United States in 2019 by studio
Bleeker Street where a wider audience will have the chance to
witness the frozen, glacial world of "Arctic."<br>
<blockquote>Video clip of movie Arctic <br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/3XqgqV9gf1c">Cannes
2018: Mads Mikkelsen in ARCTIC Clip</a></b><br>
Screen Anarchy<br>
Published on May 8, 2018<br>
A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his
long-awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his
opportunity is lost. He must then decide whether to remain in the
relative safety of his camp or to embark on a deadly trek through
the unknown for potential salvation.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/3XqgqV9gf1c">https://youtu.be/3XqgqV9gf1c</a></font><br>
</blockquote>
Penna encourages the audience to "admire our main character's silent
performance," which allows them to "take something different away
from the film than the person sitting next to [them] in the
theatre."<br>
Glaciers are an excellent way to achieve this effect, and filmmakers
have taken notice of glacial settings for many years. Glaciers are
able to stimulate the imagination of all those involved by providing
a truly unique and striking environment sure to capture the
attention of the audience.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://glacierhub.org/2018/07/03/film-arctic-shot-on-an-icelandic-glacier/">http://glacierhub.org/2018/07/03/film-arctic-shot-on-an-icelandic-glacier/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Just what are you denying?]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://climatecrocks.com/2018/07/04/beating-the-heat-is-not-funny-ok-sometimes-its-funny/">Beating
the Heat is not Funny. Ok, Sometimes its Funny.</a></b><br>
July 4, 2018<br>
Seven years ago this week, @USATODAY gave us the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://twitter.com/BrettKelman/status/1013792835366277121/photo/1">best
newspaper graphic of all time</a>. It will never stop being funny.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://twitter.com/BrettKelman/status/1013792835366277121/photo/1">https://twitter.com/BrettKelman/status/1013792835366277121/photo/1</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climatecrocks.com/2018/07/04/beating-the-heat-is-not-funny-ok-sometimes-its-funny/">https://climatecrocks.com/2018/07/04/beating-the-heat-is-not-funny-ok-sometimes-its-funny/</a></font><br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/opinion/a-carbon-tax-sensible-for-all.html"><br>
</a><font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/opinion/a-carbon-tax-sensible-for-all.html">This
Day in Climate History - July 5, 2912</a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
July 5, 2012: Economist Yoram Bauman and law professor Shi-Ling Hsu
point out the benefits of a federal carbon tax in a New York Times
article.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/opinion/a-carbon-tax-sensible-for-all.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/opinion/a-carbon-tax-sensible-for-all.html</a><br>
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