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<font size="+1"><i>July 9, 2018</i></font><br>
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[Serious flooding affects 1.6 milllion]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/08/death-toll-increases-as-record-rains-devastate-parts-of-japan?CMP=share_btn_link">Japan:
death toll from record rain increases as PM warns of 'race
against time'</a></b><br>
At least 76 people have reportedly been killed, with 92 missing and
the number of fatalities expected to rise<br>
More than 70 people have died and dozens are missing as torrential
rain hammered parts of Japan for a third day on Sunday, with the
prime minister, Shinzo Abe warning that rescue workers faced a "race
against time".<br>
Continued rainfall prompted disaster warnings on the south-western
main islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, as local media reported the
death toll had risen overnight to 76, with 92 people missing.<br>
-+- Video <b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://youtu.be/vxCzpZzLWTY">Dozens dead and 1.6 million
people evacuated during Japan flood</a></b> <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://youtu.be/vxCzpZzLWTY">https://youtu.be/vxCzpZzLWTY</a><br>
Guardian News - Published on Jul 7, 2018<br>
Torrential rain has caused heavy flooding and landslides in
south-west Japan. Dozens of people have died and at least 50 are
missing. Japan's meteorological agency issued 'historic and special
weather warnings' across four prefectures in the west of Japan's
main island of Honshu <br>
Floods and landslides leave dozens dead and 50 missing in Japan.<br>
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At one point, evacuation orders or advisories were issued for 4.72
million people, while around 48,000 members of the self-defence
forces, police and firefighters were mobilised to search for trapped
or injured people or to recover bodies, Kyodo news said...<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/08/death-toll-increases-as-record-rains-devastate-parts-of-japan?CMP=share_btn_link">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/08/death-toll-increases-as-record-rains-devastate-parts-of-japan?CMP=share_btn_link</a></font><br>
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[NPR audio and transcript]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.npr.org/2018/07/08/627024873/climate-change-scorecard">Climate
Change Scorecard</a></b><br>
July 8, 20188:43 AM ET<br>
Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday<br>
A year after the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate agreement,
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Elliot Diringer of the Center
for Climate and Energy Solutions for an update.<br>
<blockquote>GARCIA-NAVARRO: All right. But how are they doing in
meeting those goals that they set?<br>
<br>
DIRINGER: I think it's a pretty mixed picture at this point. There
are some bright spots. In India, for instance, we're seeing rapid
progress. Actually they will be achieving their goals on renewable
energy well ahead of schedule. China's emissions had been more or
less stabilizing. Even in the U.S. we're continuing to see
reductions in emissions, despite the Trump rollbacks, thanks to
stronger efforts by cities and states and many companies. But as I
said, it's a mixed picture. And in each of those cases there are
warning signs. India continues to build coal-burning plants.
China's emissions spiked in the first quarter of this year. And
while emissions continue to decline in the U.S., we're not nearly
on track to set the goal that the Obama administration set.<br>
</blockquote>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.npr.org/2018/07/08/627024873/climate-change-scorecard">https://www.npr.org/2018/07/08/627024873/climate-change-scorecard</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Podcast America Adapts] <br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://americaadapts.org/2018/07/09/adaptation-and-transformational-change-the-kresge-foundation-explores-the-state-of-climate-adaptation-with-susanne-moser-and-lois-debacker/">Adaptation
and Transformational Change: The Kresge Foundation Explores the
State of Climate Adaptation with Susanne Moser and Lois DeBacker</a></b><br>
In episode 69 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks about the
current state of adaptation with Lois DeBacker of the Kresge
Foundation and adaptation researcher Dr. Susanne Moser. The Kresge
Foundation recently released their report, Rising to the Challenge,
Together and Doug, Lois and Susanne dig into the report's finding
and discuss what's happening within the field of adaptation. Other
topics covered: is adaptation evolving to meet the challenges of
climate change; why are there not more prominent adaptation leaders
and spokespeople; equity and adaptation and much more. Susanne also
explores the concept of transformational change and how adaptation
offers a unique opportunity for true societal change.<br>
Topics covered: <br>
What is the Kresge Foundation's role in climate adaptation funding.<br>
Adaptation is still an emerging field and does it need to be its own
field?<br>
The history of adaptation.<br>
Right now adaptation is too insider baseball. Needs to be more
accessible to the public.<br>
Need the equivalent of "National Geographic Adapters" to highlight
leaders in the field.<br>
Adaptation opportunities for university students. Students need to
demand adaptation course work.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://americaadapts.org/2018/07/09/adaptation-and-transformational-change-the-kresge-foundation-explores-the-state-of-climate-adaptation-with-susanne-moser-and-lois-debacker/">http://americaadapts.org/2018/07/09/adaptation-and-transformational-change-the-kresge-foundation-explores-the-state-of-climate-adaptation-with-susanne-moser-and-lois-debacker/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Last week the Washington Post posted, revised and reposted under
same headline:]<br>
<b><a
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/03/hot-planet-all-time-heat-records-have-been-set-all-over-the-world-in-last-week/?utm_term=.963c4199138b">Red-hot
planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world
during the past week</a></b><br>
<blockquote>(This article, originally published Tuesday, was updated
Wednesday to add all-time heat records at Mount Washington, N.H.,
and Tbilisi, Georgia set since Monday. On Thursday, the story was
updated to include information on heat-related deaths in Canada
and extraordinary heat in Siberia. On Friday, it was updated to
add the likely all-time heat record in Africa and Southern
California.)<br>
</blockquote>
Let's take a tour around the world of the recent hot-weather
milestones.<br>
<b>North America</b><br>
A massive and intense heat dome has consumed the eastern two-thirds
of the United States and southeast Canada since late last week. It's
not only been hot but also exceptionally humid. Here are some of the
notable all-time records set:<br>
The University of California Los Angeles set its all-time
high-temperature of 111 degrees on July 6, along with several other
locations in Southern California.<br>
Denver tied its all-time high-temperature record of 105 degrees on
June 28.<br>
Mount Washington, N.H., tied its all-time warmest low temperature of
60 degrees on July 2.<br>
Burlington, Vt., set its all-time warmest low temperature ever
recorded of 80 degrees on July 2.<br>
Montreal recorded its highest temperature in recorded history,
dating back 147 years, of 97.9 degrees (36.6 Celsius) on July 2. The
city also posted its most extreme midnight combination of heat and
humidity.<br>
Ottawa posted its most extreme combination of heat and humidity on
July 1.<br>
<b>Europe</b><br>
Excessive heat torched the British Isles late last week. The
stifling heat caused roads and roofs to buckle, the Weather Channel
reported, and resulted in multiple all-time record highs:<br>
In Scotland, Glasgow had its hottest day on record, hitting 89.4
degrees (31.9 Celsius). Previously, it was reported that Scotland
set its hottest temperature on record of 91.8 degrees (33.2 Celsius)
on June 28 in Motherwell, about 12 miles southeast of Glasgow.
However, upon further evaluation, the U.K. Met Office determined the
record was invalid due to an artificial heating source near the
temperature sensor.<br>
In Ireland, on June 28, Shannon hit 89.6 degrees (32 Celsius), its
all-time record.<br>
In Northern Ireland,<br>
Belfast hit 85.1 degrees (29.5 Celsius) on June 28, its all-time
record.<br>
Castlederg hit 86.2 degrees (30.1 Celsius) on June 29, its all-time
record.<br>
<b>Eurasia</b><br>
A large dome of high pressure, or heat dome, has persistently sat on
top of Eurasia over the past week, resulting in some extraordinarily
hot weather:<br>
Tbilisi, Georgia: On July 4, the capital city soared to 104.9
degrees (40.5 Celsius), its all-time record.<br>
Yerevan, Armenia: On July 2, the capital city soared to 107.6
degrees (42 Celsius), a record high for July and tying its record
for any month.<br>
Several locations in southern Russia topped or matched their warmest
June temperatures on record on the 28th.<br>
<b>Middle East</b><br>
As we reported, Quriyat, Oman, posted the world's hottest low
temperature ever recorded on June 28: 109 degrees (42.6 Celsius).<br>
- - - - - -<br>
These various records add to a growing list of heat milestones set
over the past 15 months that are part and parcel of a planet that is
trending hotter as greenhouse gas concentrations increase because of
human activity:<br>
In April, Pakistan posted the hottest temperature ever observed on
Earth during the month of 122.4 degrees (50.2 Celsius).<br>
Dallas had never hit 90 degrees in November before, but it did so
three times in four days in 2017.<br>
In late October 2017, temperatures soared to 108 degrees in Southern
California, the hottest weather on record so late in the season in
the entire United States.<br>
On Sept. 1, 2017, San Francisco hit 106 degrees, smashing its
all-time hottest temperature.<br>
In late July 2017, Shanghai registered its highest temperature in
recorded history, 105.6 degrees (40.9 Celsius).<br>
In mid-July, Spain posted its highest temperature recorded when
Cordoba Airport (in the south) hit 116.4 degrees (46.9 Celsius).<br>
In July 2017, Death Valley, Calif., endured the hottest month
recorded on Earth.<br>
In late June 2017, Ahvaz, Iran, soared to 128.7 degrees Fahrenheit
(53.7 Celsius) — that country's all-time hottest temperature.<br>
In late May 2017, the western town of Turbat in Pakistan hit 128.3
degrees (53.5 Celsius), tying the all-time highest temperature in
that country and the world-record temperature for May, according to
Masters.<br>
<font size="-1">more at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/03/hot-planet-all-time-heat-records-have-been-set-all-over-the-world-in-last-week/?utm_term=.963c4199138b">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/03/hot-planet-all-time-heat-records-have-been-set-all-over-the-world-in-last-week/?utm_term=.963c4199138b</a></font><br>
<br>
[activism]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://thisiszerohour.org/the-march/">THE YOUTH CLIMATE
LOBBY DAY (JULY 19)</a></b><br>
Zero Hour is not mobilizing just for the sake of mobilizing. We the
youth are demanding an end to business as usual on climate change,
so we have created science-backed demands for both our leaders, and
the general public to take action on. On July 19th youth are taking
over Capitol Hill to deliver our demands to our politicians. We are
giving them the exact asks that we are marching for—so they have no
excuse not to take action.<br>
---<br>
ART BUILDS & COMMUNITY BUILDING (JULY 20)<br>
We will prepare for our mobilization by having art builds around the
DC area to celebrate our movement and earth through art. In any
movement, it is important to have community building, because
community is the best antidote to hopelessness. Through these art
builds we are building our community and beautiful banners and signs
for The Youth Climate March.<br>
---<br>
THE YOUTH CLIMATE MARCH (JULY 21)<br>
In Washington D.C., youth will march on the National Mall to
advocate for their own rights to a safe and livable future. We will
rally and highlight the voices and stories of youth on the
frontlines of the climate crisis. Then, we will flood the streets as
a demonstration of youth power and show how #ThisIsZeroHour to act
on climate change.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://thisiszerohour.org/the-march/">http://thisiszerohour.org/the-march/</a></font><br>
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<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2277298/President-George-Bush-Goodbye-from-the-worlds-biggest-polluter.html">This
Day in Climate History - July 9, 2008</a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
The UK Daily Telegraph reports that prior to leaving the G8 Summit
in Japan, President George W. Bush, "who has been condemned
throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change,
ended a private meeting with the words: 'Goodbye from the world's
biggest polluter.' He then punched the air while grinning widely, as
the rest of those present including [British Prime Minister] Gordon
Brown and [French President] Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2277298/President-George-Bush-Goodbye-from-the-worlds-biggest-polluter.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2277298/President-George-Bush-Goodbye-from-the-worlds-biggest-polluter.html</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/bush-to-g8-goodbye-from-the-worlds-biggest-polluter-863911.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/bush-to-g8-goodbye-from-the-worlds-biggest-polluter-863911.html</a></font><br>
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