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<i><font size="+1"><b>July 27, 2020</b></font></i><br>
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[Weather Channel]<br>
<b>Global Warming May Unleash Asian Monsoon Fury: Study</b><br>
As the world braces itself for the multitude of impacts of climate
change, a significant amount of research has indicated that global
warming means more rain for Asian monsoon regions, which can be
devastating for countries like India in the form of more floods...<br>
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A team led by assistant professor Hiroshi Takahashi sought to
address this by using a high-resolution climate model known as NICAM
(Non-hydrostatic Icosahedral Atmospheric Model) to study the
detailed evolution of weather in the Asian monsoon regions.<br>
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It is well known that global warming leads to more precipitation in
many parts of the world, driven mostly by more water vapour in the
atmosphere. However, the different features of each region mean that
the changes are far from uniform.<br>
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For example, the study found that it was not clear whether "monsoon
westerlies" were enhanced, but it did find more cyclones in the
trough, enough to account for the increased precipitation.
Concurrent with the increased precipitation, they also found
distinct trends in water vapour over the monsoon region...<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://weather.com/en-IN/india/monsoon/news/2020-07-26-global-warming-may-unleash-asian-monsoon-fury-study">https://weather.com/en-IN/india/monsoon/news/2020-07-26-global-warming-may-unleash-asian-monsoon-fury-study</a>
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<p>[VOA is Voice of America]<br>
<b>Siberian Heat Wave and Melting Arctic Sea Ice Indicate Climate
Change, Scientists Say</b><br>
By Lisa Schlein<br>
July 25, 2020 <br>
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<p>GENEVA - Scientists warn record Siberian temperatures and the
rapid melting of the Arctic sea ice along the Russian coast
indicate that climate change is occurring and may be irreversible.
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Siberia, famous for its bitterly cold weather, has been
experiencing a tropical heat wave, with temperatures reaching a
record 38 degrees Celsius June 20 in the Russian town of
Verkhoyansk. <br>
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This week alone, the World Meteorological Organization reports
some parts of Siberia have been warmer than the U.S. states of
Florida and California, with temperatures going above 30 degrees
Celsius. It says the exceptional and prolonged heat is fueling
devastating Arctic fires and causing a rapid decrease in the
Arctic sea ice coverage.<br>
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WMO spokeswoman Clare Nullis says the Arctic is heating more than
twice the global average, and that is having a major impact on
local populations and ecosystems.<br>
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"We always say what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the
Arctic," said Nullis. "It does affect our weather in different
parts of the world where hundreds of millions of people live.
There was a study last week, which says that the extreme heat that
we are seeing would have been almost impossible without climate
change. So, it does have a clear fingerprint of climate change on
it." <br>
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Since January, Scientists estimate total carbon emissions from the
fires raging inside the Arctic Circle are the highest in 18 years
of monitoring the phenomenon. In addition, they warn the melting
of ice and thawing of permafrost will potentially release methane,
a very powerful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.<br>
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Nullis tells VOA greenhouse gases are having a major impact on
infrastructure and ecosystems throughout the region.<br>
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"It will be very, very hard to reverse because of the law of
physics," said Nullis. "You know, the levels of carbon dioxide,
which we have got in the atmosphere now, will carry on heating
surface temperatures for generations to come. The lifetime of CO2
in the atmosphere runs into many, many, many decades." <br>
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A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change warns
that the iconic polar bear--a symbol of climate change--may be
nearly extinct by the end of the century because of shrinking sea
ice. The article suggests high greenhouse gas emissions also
will likely cause a steep decline in the reproduction of other
Arctic subpopulations by 2100.<br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.voanews.com/science-health/siberian-heat-wave-and-melting-arctic-sea-ice-indicate-climate-change-scientists-say">https://www.voanews.com/science-health/siberian-heat-wave-and-melting-arctic-sea-ice-indicate-climate-change-scientists-say</a><br>
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[From the World Economic Forum]<br>
<b>To solve the climate crisis, we need an investment revolution</b><br>
The scale of the climate crisis and its potential impacts mean we
need a scientific and investment revolution to tackle it.<br>
There are opportunities for patient investors in areas such as
energy storage and electrification.<br>
It's time to tap into the power of science and innovation. Here's a
guide.<br>
It's hard to know its ultimate scale or how long it will take, but
over the coming months the world will be watching the urgent efforts
of scientists to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. At the same time,
engineers and academics will develop technologies and models to help
businesses and our economy adapt to this extended period of social
distancing, Zoom calls and home schooling. And manufacturers will
continue to dedicate some of their factories to the mass production
of everything from hand sanitizer to ventilators. It's clear our
capacity for innovation is being tested...<br>
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But of all the lessons we've learned from COVID-19 as we race toward
a solution, perhaps the biggest is that we ignored the warning
signals instead of preparing. With the climate, let's make the most
of this opportunity. Let's start that race now and tap the power
that innovation has to accelerate change and unlock new and
surprising possibilities. And let's look to scientists, enabled by
savvy investors, to lead the way.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/to-solve-the-climate-crisis-we-need-an-investment-revolution/">https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/to-solve-the-climate-crisis-we-need-an-investment-revolution/</a><br>
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[more from VOA]<br>
<b>More Than 180 Wildfires Burning in Siberia</b><br>
By VOA News<br>
July 25, 2020 <br>
Wildfires continue to burn in parts of Siberia this summer as a
heatwave has continued to spread in areas north of the Arctic
Circle.<br>
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The World Metrological Organization (WMO) has raised the alarm,
saying official figures show record warming in the Arctic.<br>
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"In general, the Arctic is heating more than twice the global
average," said Clare Nullis, WMO spokesperson. "It's having a big
impact on local populations and ecosystems, but we always say that
what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic, it does
affect our weather in different parts of the world where hundreds of
millions of people live."<br>
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More than 180 fires are burning in the Siberian region, with many in
the northern Sakha Republic, on the Arctic Ocean.<br>
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"Some parts of Siberia this week have again topped 30 degrees
Celsius -- so it's been warmer in Siberia than many parts of
Florida," said Nullis.<br>
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The wildfires are having effects far beyond the Arctic region, the
WMO said.<br>
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Firefighters are working to stop the fires. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/more-180-wildfires-burning-siberia">https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/more-180-wildfires-burning-siberia</a><br>
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[It's all the same]<br>
<b>How Covid-19 Made it Easier to Talk About Climate Change</b><br>
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a climate policy director and architect of the
Green New Deal, explains the connections between the pandemic and
the climate crisis.<br>
[ The conversation has been condensed and edited..]<br>
<b>You've been sounding the alarm on climate change for some time.
Now the headlines are all about the coronavirus. Has it gotten
trickier to focus public attention on climate amid the spread of
Covid-19</b>?<br>
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In some ways, it's easier to talk about climate change than when we
first came out with the Green New Deal resolution. That's because
the connections between the pandemic and climate crisis are clear,
starting with the fact that people of color -- Black and Latino
folks -- are dying at far higher rates from Covid. And there's
already at least one study showing how Covid deaths are correlated
with exposure to toxic air pollution.<br>
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During the first wave of Covid, the hot spots were in New York,
Detroit and New Orleans. That lines up exactly with front-line
communities exposed to climate change.<br>
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It's never normal to surround people with toxic air pollution and
cause them all sorts of respiratory problems, but before Covid that
was the normal drumbeat of injustice. I think Covid has helped break
that normalization.<br>
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<b>Are you hopeful that some of the positive climate shifts in
recent months, like our decreased reliance on air and car travel,
will continue after the pandemic?</b><br>
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No, because they're due to reductions in economic activity and not
to policy change. Emissions go down during recessions as a result of
decreased economic activity, but they always rebound. You're going
to see them kick into overdrive.<br>
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<b>Speaking of people on the inside, Joe Biden, the presumptive
Democratic presidential nominee, hasn't fully endorsed the Green
New Deal, but he did just release a sweeping set of climate
policies. You've been critical of his new platform. Why is that?</b><br>
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I think it has great elements, but it tries to be transformative
while keeping the power relationships that we have in our economy. I
think returning power to marginalized communities is very important
as part of climate action. For example, if Indigenous communities
had the rights that they deserved, if their treaties were respected,
we wouldn't even be thinking about a Dakota Access Pipeline.<br>
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<b>Some climate experts say there is a connection between women and
environmental action. Why are women more likely to bear the brunt
of climate disasters?</b><br>
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Actually, gender is a place where we need to strengthen our
analysis. We haven't done enough thinking about the care economy.
Care jobs are green jobs, in the sense that they are low carbon
emission jobs. And with Covid, it has become clear how broken our
care economy is. On the child care side, it could very well be
decimated. Family child care providers are closing and won't have
the support to reopen. With the Green New Deal, we elevated
manufacturing jobs and construction, which are important, but it
often feels like it's about saving men's jobs and the women don't
appear. When there was a gender gap in the original Green New Deal,
the Feminist Green New Deal Network stepped in and started thinking
through its impact on women. So I've been in conversation with them
more and learning so much.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/us/climate-change-green-new-deal-covid-coronavirus.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/us/climate-change-green-new-deal-covid-coronavirus.html</a><br>
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[Digging back into the internet news archive]<br>
<font size="+1"><b>On this day in the history of global warming -
July 27, 2004 </b></font><br>
<p>Illinois state senator and US Senate candidate Barack Obama
delivers a stirring speech at the Democratic National Convention
in Boston--one that curiously doesn't mention climate change or
the environment, save for his observation that "[Democratic
presidential candidate] John Kerry believes in energy
independence, so we aren't held hostage to the profits of oil
companies or the sabotage of foreign oil fields."<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWynt87PaJ0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWynt87PaJ0</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19751-2004Jul27.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19751-2004Jul27.html</a><br>
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