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<p><i><font size="+1"><b>August 12, 2021</b></font></i></p>
[fire video]<br>
<b>Siberian wildfires now bigger than all other fires in world
combined</b><br>
Aug 11, 2021<br>
ABC News<br>
ABC News' Patrick Reevell reports from Siberia on the unprecedented
spread of wildfires as officials attempt to battle the flames in a
region that is typically one of the coldest places on Earth.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYe6QIBdTKs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYe6QIBdTKs</a><br>
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[See local news article - photo and videos]<br>
<b>Permafrost is ablaze with hundreds of wildfires in world’s
coldest region</b><br>
By The Siberian Times reporter13 July 2021<br>
Lena Pillars, a World <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/permafrost-is-ablaze-with-hundreds-of-wildfires-in-worlds-coldest-region/">https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/permafrost-is-ablaze-with-hundreds-of-wildfires-in-worlds-coldest-region/</a><br>
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[Senate speech -- impressive 17 min ]<br>
<b>Sen. Whitehouse Delivers a Speech on Climate Action & the
IPCC Report</b><br>
Aug 10, 2021<br>
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse<br>
August 9 | Sen. Whitehouse Delivers a Speech on Climate Action &
the IPCC Report<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q78H4THF5M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q78H4THF5M</a><br>
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[literally pillow talk - video from top blogger Rebecca Watson- "I
wasn't depressed enough"]<br>
<b>I Am Dealing With the IPCC Global Warming Report</b><br>
Aug 11, 2021<br>
Rebecca Watson<br>
ABOUT: Rebecca Watson is the founder of the Skepchick Network, a
collection of sites focused on science and critical thinking. She
has written for outlets such as Slate, Popular Science, and the
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. She's also the host of Quiz-o-tron,
a rowdy, live quiz show that pits scientists against comedians.
Asteroid 153289 Rebeccawatson is named after her (her real name
being 153289).<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzuIJzO9AI4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzuIJzO9AI4</a><br>
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<p>[The single page IPCC press release Aug. 9, 2021]<br>
<b>Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC</b></p>
<p>GENEVA, Aug 9 – Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s
climate in every region and across the whole climate system,
according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) Report, released today. Many of the changes observed in the
climate are unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of
thousands of years, and some of the changes already set in
motion—such as continued sea level rise—are irreversible over
hundreds to thousands of years.<br>
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However, strong and sustained reductions in emissions of carbon
dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases would limit climate
change. While benefits for air quality would come quickly, it
could take 20-30 years to see global temperatures stabilize,
according to the IPCC Working Group I report, Climate Change 2021:
the Physical Science Basis, approved on Friday by 195 member
governments of the IPCC, through a virtual approval session that
was held over two weeks starting on July 26.<br>
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The Working Group I report is the first instalment of the IPCC’s
Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), which will be completed in 2022.<br>
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“This report reflects extraordinary efforts under exceptional
circumstances,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC. “The
innovations in this report, and advances in climate science that
it reflects, provide an invaluable input into climate negotiations
and decision-making.”<br>
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Faster warming<br>
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The report provides new estimates of the chances of crossing the
global warming level of 1.5°C in the next decades, and finds that
unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions, limiting warming to close to 1.5°C or
even 2°C will be beyond reach.<br>
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The report shows that emissions of greenhouse gases from human
activities are responsible for approximately 1.1°C of warming
since 1850-1900, and finds that averaged over the next 20 years,
global temperature is expected to reach or exceed 1.5°C of
warming. This assessment is based on improved observational
datasets to assess historical warming, as well progress in
scientific understanding of the response of the climate system to
human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.<br>
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“This report is a reality check,” said IPCC Working Group I
Co-Chair Valérie Masson-Delmotte. “We now have a much clearer
picture of the past, present and future climate, which is
essential for understanding where we are headed, what can be done,
and how we can prepare.”<br>
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Every region facing increasing changes<br>
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Many characteristics of climate change directly depend on the
level of global warming, but what people experience is often very
different to the global average. For example, warming over land is
larger than the global average, and it is more than twice as high
in the Arctic.<br>
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“Climate change is already affecting every region on Earth, in
multiple ways. The changes we experience will increase with
additional warming,” said IPCC Working Group I Co-Chair Panmao
Zhai.<br>
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The report projects that in the coming decades climate changes
will increase in all regions. For 1.5°C of global warming, there
will be increasing heat waves, longer warm seasons and shorter
cold seasons. At 2°C of global warming, heat extremes would more
often reach critical tolerance thresholds for agriculture and
health, the report shows.<br>
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But it is not just about temperature. Climate change is bringing
multiple different changes in different regions – which will all
increase with further warming. These include changes to wetness
and dryness, to winds, snow and ice, coastal areas and oceans. For
example:<br>
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Climate change is intensifying the water cycle. This brings more
intense rainfall and associated flooding, as well as more intense
drought in many regions.<br>
Climate change is affecting rainfall patterns. In high latitudes,
precipitation is likely to increase, while it is projected to
decrease over large parts of the subtropics. Changes to monsoon
precipitation are expected, which will vary by region.<br>
Coastal areas will see continued sea level rise throughout the
21st century, contributing to more frequent and severe coastal
flooding in low-lying areas and coastal erosion. Extreme sea level
events that previously occurred once in 100 years could happen
every year by the end of this century.<br>
Further warming will amplify permafrost thawing, and the loss of
seasonal snow cover, melting of glaciers and ice sheets, and loss
of summer Arctic sea ice.<br>
Changes to the ocean, including warming, more frequent marine
heatwaves, ocean acidification, and reduced oxygen levels have
been clearly linked to human influence. These changes affect both
ocean ecosystems and the people that rely on them, and they will
continue throughout at least the rest of this century.<br>
For cities, some aspects of climate change may be amplified,
including heat (since urban areas are usually warmer than their
surroundings), flooding from heavy precipitation events and sea
level rise in coastal cities.<br>
For the first time, the Sixth Assessment Report provides a more
detailed regional assessment of climate change, including a focus
on useful information that can inform risk assessment, adaptation,
and other decision-making, and a new framework that helps
translate physical changes in the climate – heat, cold, rain,
drought, snow, wind, coastal flooding and more – into what they
mean for society and ecosystems.<br>
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This regional information can be explored in detail in the newly
developed Interactive Atlas interactive-atlas.ipcc.ch as well as
regional fact sheets, the technical summary, and underlying
report.<br>
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Human influence on the past and future climate<br>
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“It has been clear for decades that the Earth’s climate is
changing, and the role of human influence on the climate system is
undisputed,” said Masson-Delmotte. Yet the new report also
reflects major advances in the science of attribution –
understanding the role of climate change in intensifying specific
weather and climate events such as extreme heat waves and heavy
rainfall events.<br>
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The report also shows that human actions still have the potential
to determine the future course of climate. The evidence is clear
that carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main driver of climate change,
even as other greenhouse gases and air pollutants also affect the
climate.<br>
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“Stabilizing the climate will require strong, rapid, and sustained
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and reaching net zero CO2
emissions. Limiting other greenhouse gases and air pollutants,
especially methane, could have benefits both for health and the
climate,” said Zhai.<br>
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For more information contact:<br>
IPCC Press Office <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ipcc-media@wmo.int">ipcc-media@wmo.int</a>, +41 22 730 8120<br>
Katherine Leitzell <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:katherine.leitzell@ipcc.ch">katherine.leitzell@ipcc.ch</a><br>
Nada Caud (French) <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nada.caud@universite-paris-saclay.fr">nada.caud@universite-paris-saclay.fr</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/2021/08/09/ar6-wg1-20210809-pr/">https://www.ipcc.ch/2021/08/09/ar6-wg1-20210809-pr/</a><br>
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[YouTube video press release - a 2 minutes]<br>
<b>What is IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report?</b><br>
Jun 30, 2021<br>
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzmTNoiOtiY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzmTNoiOtiY</a><br>
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[AP video report]<br>
<b>Arizona farmers prepare for Colorado River cuts</b><br>
Aug 11, 2021<br>
Associated Press<br>
U.S. officials are expected to declare the first-ever water shortage
at the country’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead. Arizona farmers
prepare for cuts to their water amid the ongoing megadrought in the
West. (Aug. 12)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7YoyX2hDDk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7YoyX2hDDk</a><br>
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<p>[The news archive - looking back at our wisdom in the past]<br>
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<font size="+1"><b>On this day in the history of global warming
August 12, 2004</b></font><br>
<p>August 12, 2004: Discussing a BusinessWeek story about the
business community's growing worries about global warming, the
Washington Monthly's Kevin Drum observes:<br>
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"Like national healthcare, I suspect that global warming will
really get taken seriously only when the business community
finally demands it. What BusinessWeek documents is only the first
whispers of those demands, but the endgame is already in sight."<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_08/004498.php">http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_08/004498.php</a>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20131216021452/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2004-08-15/global-warming">http://web.archive.org/web/20131216021452/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2004-08-15/global-warming</a>
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