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<font size="+1"><i>July 27, 2018</i></font><br>
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[Fires now]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/07/26/wildfire-redding-injures-firefighters-burns-buildings/">National
Guard Called as Deadly Wildfire Roars Into Redding</a></b><br>
"It's just chaotic. It's wild," he said. "There's a lot of fire, a
lot of structures burning."<br>
He said many people in Redding didn't seem prepared for the blaze to
reach their city.<br>
"When it hit, people were really scrambling," he said. "There was
not much of a warning."<br>
<font size="-1">video <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://cbsloc.al/2mOdKQo">https://cbsloc.al/2mOdKQo</a><br>
</font>The Carr Fire is "taking down everything in its path," he
said. "It's just a wall of flames. It's nonstop."<font size="-1"><br>
110 degrees in Redding<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/07/26/wildfire-redding-injures-firefighters-burns-buildings/">https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/07/26/wildfire-redding-injures-firefighters-burns-buildings/</a><br>
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</font><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carr-fire-20180726-story.html">Devastating
fire explodes into Redding; numerous homes lost...</a></b><font
size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carr-fire-20180726-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carr-fire-20180726-story.html</a><br>
</font>- -- - -<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wildfiretoday.com/">http://wildfiretoday.com/</a><br>
video <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article215572400.html">https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article215572400.html</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nifc.gov/index.html">https://www.nifc.gov/index.html</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.wfas.net/">https://www.wfas.net/</a><br>
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<br>
[unnatural disaster]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://grist.org/article/the-world-is-hot-on-fire-and-flooding-climate-change-is-here/">The
world is hot, on fire, and flooding. Climate change is here.</a></b><br>
By Eric Holthaus - on Jul 24, 2018<br>
The worst ravages of climate change are on display around the world.<br>
Wildfires have ripped through towns in Greece, floods have submerged
parts of Laos, and heat waves have overwhelmed Japan. These are
striking examples of climate change playing out in its deadliest
forms, and they're making the term "natural disaster" an outdated
concept.<br>
People in Greece were jumping into the Aegean to escape advancing
wildfires, according to a report in the New York Times. More than 70
are confirmed dead so far, and some scenes are horrific. <br>
- - - - <br>
Even in normally temperate places the air has been sweltering:
Temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit hit parts of Canada,
overwhelming hospitals in Montreal - where another heat wave is
imminent this week.<br>
According to calculations from climate scientist Gavin Schmidt, this
year will likely be the world's fourth warmest year on record
globally, behind 2015, 2016, and 2017. With another El Nino on the
way, next year could be even hotter.<br>
All over the world, heatwaves are getting longer and more intense,
the most well-documented and deadliest consequence of our failure to
cut greenhouse gas emissions.<font size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://grist.org/article/the-world-is-hot-on-fire-and-flooding-climate-change-is-here/">https://grist.org/article/the-world-is-hot-on-fire-and-flooding-climate-change-is-here/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Woeful surprise!]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/26/uk-woefully-unprepared-for-deadly-heatwaves-warn-mps">UK
'woefully unprepared' for deadly heatwaves, warn MPs</a></b><br>
There is little government action to ensure homes, hospitals,
schools and transport can deal with extreme heat, say MPs, with heat
deaths set to triple as climate change bites further<br>
- - - -<br>
One in five homes dangerously overheats during heatwaves today, the
MPs found, while on the hottest day of 2016 alone there were almost
400 heat-related deaths. But climate change has doubled the risk of
heatwaves and events even worse than the heat currently baking the
nation could occur every other year by the 2040s, the MPs report
said, with a tripling of heat deaths to 7,000 a year as a result.<br>
Buildings, particularly hospitals and care homes, must be prepared
for heatwaves, the MPs said, with sick and elderly people especially
vulnerable to heart and breathing problems. But currently the NHS is
only required to prepare plans for severe cold weather and there are
no building regulations to prevent overheating with ventilation and
shading.<br>
The MPs also called for other measures, including formal guidance
from Public Health England to relax office dress codes and allow
home working during heatwaves, and to head teachers about relaxing
school uniform policy.<br>
The MPs said a public information campaign on the serious dangers of
heatwaves was needed and health minister Steve Brine, giving
evidence to the MPs in June, acknowledged this: "Heat alerts tend to
be seen as barbecue alerts, as opposed to there being a risk."...<br>
- - - -<br>
Excess deaths in nursing homes increased more than 40% in some parts
of the UK during the 2003 heatwave, the MPs reported, but the homes
are still not required to report their readiness to cope under NHS
emergency preparedness rules.<br>
Heatwaves are also economically costly, the EAC reported,
particularly due to lost working days as a result of transport
problems. "Only 50% of the UK's motorways and major roads are
surfaced with material that is the most resilient to the kind of
summer temperatures the UK is beginning to experience regularly,"
the MPs said, while in June, railway tracks buckled in the heat and
caused significant delays.<br>
Research cited in the report found that in 2010, 5m staff days were
lost due to overheating above 26C, resulting in an economic loss of
about £770m.<br>
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs did not
respond to a request for comment.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/26/uk-woefully-unprepared-for-deadly-heatwaves-warn-mps">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/26/uk-woefully-unprepared-for-deadly-heatwaves-warn-mps</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/25/british-farmers-fear-fire-as-heatwave-creates-tinderbox">British
farmers fear fire as heatwave creates 'tinderbox'</a></b><br>
Wildfire is now an over-riding concern for many farmers, who are
taking extra precautions to stop fires spreading as the hot spell
continues<br>
"It's like a tinderbox out here," says Lesley Chandler, looking down
at parched fields where bleached-out grass struggles through baked,
stone-hard earth. "Just a spark could set it all alight."<br>
Chandler farms 200 acres of arable land in Oxfordshire, where there
has been virtually no rain for weeks. Pastures that would normally
boast grass nearly a foot tall have instead a thin cover of
dried-out vegetation.<br>
The picture is the same across much of Britain, as the long, hot
spell of the last two months has made the first half of this summer,
from the beginning of June to mid-July, the driest in the UK since
records began.<br>
- - - -<br>
Visitors to the countryside are also being asked to report to the
police or fire authorities any activities they see, such as lighting
fires or careless barbecues, that could be a hazard.<br>
<br>
The Ramblers, the walking charity, has also urged its members to
help. Tompion Platt, director of advocacy and engagement, said:
"It's more important than ever to be extra vigilant for fire risks.
Walkers can help by keeping an eye out for things like broken glass
that can start fires, and reporting any fires that appear to be
unattended as quickly as possible."<br>
<br>
The NFU and local authorities have also placed water bowsers in some
areas across the country where there are particular attractions for
visitors. But farming leaders said more was needed, including more
fire wardens to monitor the conditions, and a review of the "fire
severity index", which allows areas of the countryside to be closed
off to visitors if the risk reaches high levels.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/25/british-farmers-fear-fire-as-heatwave-creates-tinderbox">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/25/british-farmers-fear-fire-as-heatwave-creates-tinderbox</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Tamino]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/a-human-caused-signal-is-now-evident/">A
Human-Caused Signal is Now Evident</a></b><br>
<div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted
on</span> <a
href="https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/a-human-caused-signal-is-now-evident/"
title="11:48 am" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">July
26, 2018</span></a><span class="comments-link"></span> </div>
<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">Space.com</span> has an interesting
<a
href="https://www.space.com/41262-humans-affect-earth-seasons-climate.html">article</a>
about recent research by <a
href="http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6399/eaas8806">Santer
et al. (2018, Science 361, 245)</a> into how the seasonal cycle of
temperature has changed. It's a topic we've <a
href="https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/climate-change-usa-seasons/">looked
at recently</a> for surface temperature in the USA. Santer et al.
study it in the troposphere (both TLT, the lower troposphere
temperature, and TMT, mid-troposphere temperature), and look for
patterns over the whole globe.<br>
Result: a human-caused signal is now evident.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/a-human-caused-signal-is-now-evident/">https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/a-human-caused-signal-is-now-evident/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[failure or deliberate misdirection]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://newrepublic.com/article/150124/medias-failure-connect-dots-climate-change">The
Media's Failure to Connect the Dots on Climate Change</a></b><br>
Why are some major news outlets still covering extreme weather like
it's an act of God?<br>
By EMILY ATKIN - July 25, 2018<br>
Major broadcast TV networks are the most glaring offenders. Media
Matters reviewed 127 segments on the global heat wave that aired on
ABC, CBS, and NBC this summer, and found that only one, on CBS This
Morning, mentioned the connection between climate change and extreme
heat. This fits a long-running pattern. As Media Matters noted, its
latest annual study of broadcast coverage found that "during the
height of hurricane season in 2017, neither ABC nor NBC aired a
single segment on their morning, evening, or Sunday news shows that
mentioned the link between climate change and hurricanes."<br>
Legacy print and radio news outlets are generally much better at
connecting these dots. In the last five years, the Times, NPR, and
The Washington Post have built large teams of reporters dedicated to
explaining climate science, dissecting climate policy, and showing
how global warming affects communities. But when covering extreme
weather across the globe, the outlets don't often include references
to climate change.<br>
<br>
An NPR story on Tuesday, for instance, noted that wildfires are "not
unusual during Greece's hot, dry summers," but added that the blazes
"spread so quickly that they seemed to catch everyone off guard."
The story did not mention climate change's role in droughts and
wildfires, or that Greece is currently experiencing its hottest year
on record.<br>
<br>
There were similar exclusions in other extreme-weather coverage on
NPR this month: A July 10 story on Santa Barbara wildfires said
fast-spreading blazes were "part of a 'new normal.'" A July 8 story
on Oregon's drought quoted a rancher saying, "This is not normal for
what we normally have here." A July 7 story on wildfires noted the
role of "Record-breaking heat." None mentioned climate change,
though-an omission that drew some criticism on Twitter...<br>
- - - - -<br>
Geoff Brumfiel, NPR's science editor, vigorously defended the public
radio network's climate coverage. "We're actively working on a
story, trying to see what scientists think all of these events," he
told me on Tuesday. "You don't just want to be throwing around,
'This is due to climate change, that is due to climate change.'" I
suggested that journalists don't need to determine whether an event
was caused by climate change to make a climate connection-<b>a
journalist could merely say climate change makes extreme events
such as these more likely. "It's an interesting question if there
should be boilerplate language [in extreme weather stories]</b>,"
Brumfiel replied.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://newrepublic.com/article/150124/medias-failure-connect-dots-climate-change">https://newrepublic.com/article/150124/medias-failure-connect-dots-climate-change</a></font><br>
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<br>
[video top 5 pop-panic-pandering ]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIrnJwMPzY4">The 5 Big
Climate Unknowns</a></b><br>
Climate State<br>
Published on Jul 26, 2018<br>
Climate unknowns include the rate of sea level rise, ozone loss, how
the Gulf Stream will react and what it possibly means, the Earth's
response, and the potential for extra methane release from methane
clathrates, stored at continental margins. There are many more
climate unknowns, for example elaborated in this article <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://thinkprogress.org/what-are-th">https://thinkprogress.org/what-are-th</a>...<br>
<blockquote>0:04 #1 Ozone Loss<br>
4:00 #2 Rate of Sea Level Rise<br>
7:32 #3 Gulf Stream Slowdown<br>
11:18 #4 Earth's Response<br>
17:40 #5 Methane Hydrates<br>
</blockquote>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIrnJwMPzY4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIrnJwMPzY4</a></font><br>
- - - -<br>
[classic from 2011]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://thinkprogress.org/what-are-the-unknown-unknowns-of-global-warming-1438d934bdee/">What
Are the "Unknown Unknowns" of Global Warming</a></b><br>
JOE ROMM - OCT 1, 2011, 2:05 PM<br>
<blockquote>Accelerated release of the methane hydrates<br>
Rapid collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet<br>
Dramatic shift in ocean circulation patterns<br>
Runaway greenhouse effect<br>
The drying of the Northern peatlands (bogs, moors, and mires).<br>
The Amazon becoming a carbon source - see Science: Second
'100-year' Amazon drought in 5 years caused huge CO2 emissions. If
this pattern continues, the forest would become a warming source.<br>
</blockquote>
I'm talking about stuff that is not really explored in the
scientific literature [2011].<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://thinkprogress.org/what-are-the-unknown-unknowns-of-global-warming-1438d934bdee/">https://thinkprogress.org/what-are-the-unknown-unknowns-of-global-warming-1438d934bdee/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.c-span.org/video/?193612-1/Methodo">This Day
in Climate History - July 27, 2006</a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
July 27, 2006: Climate scientist Michael Mann testifies before the
House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding his scientific
research--and the transparently partisan efforts by climate-change
deniers to undermine it.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://youtu.be/8e2GlooAPkM">http://youtu.be/8e2GlooAPkM</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.c-span.org/video/?193612-1/Methodo">http://www.c-span.org/video/?193612-1/Methodo</a><br>
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