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<font size="+2"><i><b>December 17, 2022</b></i></font><br>
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<i>[ We'll see how that flies ]</i><br>
<b>California cuts payments to homeowners for solar panels feeding
energy back to the grid</b><br>
DEC 15 2022<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/15/california-lowers-solar-energy-incentives-for-homeowners.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/15/california-lowers-solar-energy-incentives-for-homeowners.html</a><br>
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<i>[ some revelatory clips from USA Today - on the enormity of our
predicament.]</i><br>
<b>What are the effects of climate change? How they disrupt our
daily life, fuel disasters.</b><br>
Dinah Voyles Pulver<br>
USA TODAY<br>
<blockquote> - - Climate change is real and its effects are spawning
a climate crisis.<br>
- - Weather, wildlife, food supplies and other aspects of daily
life are all impacted by the effects of climate change.<br>
- - While global average temperatures continue rising around the
world, the U.S. has experienced more warming than many other
countries.<br>
</blockquote>
Climate change makes splashy headlines when protesters hurl soup at
priceless paintings or devastating floods wash through communities,
but the impacts of warmer temperatures are also increasingly
disrupting daily life.<br>
<br>
<b>Climate change is real</b><br>
No matter what your relatives or friends say or post on social
media, experts say the mountain of scientific evidence continues to
build...<br>
- -<br>
“It is virtually certain that human activities have increased
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases,” a
national panel of experts concluded in a draft of the 5th National
Climate Assessment released in November. They see high confidence in
forecasts for longer droughts, higher temperatures and increased
flooding...<br>
- -<br>
<b>Why is climate change important? </b><br>
“Every part of the U.S. is feeling the effects of climate change in
some way,” said Allison Crimmins, director of that 5th National
Climate Assessment. Representing the latest in climate research by a
broad array of scientists, the final version of the assessment is
expected in late 2023.<br>
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The U.S. East Coast is feeling the combined impacts of more intense
storms and rising sea levels. Sunny day flooding is reaching record
levels.<br>
<br>
Sea levels are forecast to rise as much as 10-12 inches by 2050.
Federal agencies say it's a "clear and present risk."<br>
<br>
Homes at the beach face an increased threat of erosion and a rising
number of homes are giving way to the sea, but it's not just a
coastal problem.<br>
<br>
Disaster costs are rising, and scientists warn the window to further
curtail fossil fuel emissions and put a lid on rising temperatures
is closing rapidly. <br>
<br>
Warmer waters: Rising seas could swamp $34B in US real estate in
just 30 years, analysis finds<br>
<br>
<b>Is there a climate crisis? </b><br>
Many scientists and officials worldwide agree: Yes. By the end of
this century, projections show global average surface temperatures
compared to pre-industrial times could increase by as much as 5.4
degrees...<br>
- -<br>
Earth sets new emissions record: Dire global warming milestone could
come within a decade, report says...<br>
- -<br>
Climate extremes show: Global warming has 'no sign of slowing'<br>
<br>
Is climate change getting better? <br>
Experts say the warming climate will have increasingly severe
impacts on daily life, making it moredifficult to access water and
food, puttinga strain on physical and mental health and challenging
transportation and infrastructure...<br>
- -<br>
Heat kills more humans each year than floods or hurricanes...<br>
<br>
Studies warn the growth in wildfires in the West could mean an
increase in dangerous air quality levels.<br>
<br>
Warmer climates put animals on the move and increases the risk
they’ll spread pathogens to other animals and to humans. A group of
University of Hawaii researchers looked at how 376 human diseases
and allergens such as malaria and asthma are affected by
climate-related weather hazards and found nearly 60% have been
aggravated by hazards, such as heat and floods...<br>
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<b>How does climate change affect us?</b><br>
Agriculture, sports events and community festivals are feeling the
heat.<br>
<br>
Farmers are seeing more weather extremes and wilder swings between
extreme drought and flooding. <br>
<br>
Maple syrup producer Adam Parke has seen a 10-day shift forward in
the maple sugar season on his Vermont farm over three decades.<br>
<br>
Beef, citrus and cotton:Agriculture sees effects of 'weirding
weather' from climate change<br>
<br>
NASA reported in 2021 that decreases in global food supplies related
to climate change could be apparent by 2030.<br>
<br>
But agriculture also may be part of the solution to countering the
increases in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.<br>
<br>
Billions set aside by the Inflation Reduction Act is earmarked to
help support agriculture and reduce its emissions.<br>
<br>
Changing climate: Uncertain future for Northeast maple trees, syrup
season<br>
- -<br>
Olympians worry as winter disappears.<br>
- -<br>
Even fly fisherman see changes all around them. “Everyone knows if
this keeps up, the places we can fish for trout are going to be
limited,” said Tom Rosenbauer of Vermont, whose job title at
sporting goods retailer Orvis is chief enthusiast.<br>
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How does climate change affect animals?<br>
Warmer temperatures are forcing some animal species to move beyond
their typical home ranges, increasing the risk that infectious
viruses they carry could be transmitted to other species they
haven’t encountered before. That poses a threat to human and animal
health around the world.<br>
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Heat's impact:Climate change could cause mass extinction of marine
life in Earth's oceans, study says...<br>
- -<br>
“Climate change and pandemics are not separate things,”
epidemiologist Colin Carlson, told USA TODAY. “We have to take that
seriously as a real-time threat.”<br>
<br>
Invasive species are expanding their ranges and even native animals
are changing their habits. In South America and Africa, some primate
species are leaving the treetops more often...<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/15/climate-change-effects-disasters/10810653002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/15/climate-change-effects-disasters/10810653002/</a><br>
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<br>
<i>[ She is 94 years old - with fresh new wisdom about rage and
gratitude ]</i><br>
<b>Joanna Macy | What Could Possibly Go Right?</b><br>
Post Carbon Institute<br>
Oct 24, 2022<br>
Episode #89: Interview with Joanna Macy<br>
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Joanna Macy, Ph.D, author & teacher, is a scholar of Buddhism,
systems thinking and deep ecology. A respected voice in movements
for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship
with learnings from six decades of activism.<br>
<br>
Her wide-ranging work addresses psychological and spiritual issues
of the nuclear age, the cultivation of ecological awareness, and the
fruitful resonance between Buddhist thought and postmodern science.
The many dimensions of this work are explored in her thirteen books,
which include three volumes of poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke with
translation and commentary.<br>
<br>
As the root teacher of The Work That Reconnects, Joanna has created
a ground-breaking framework for personal and social change, as well
as a powerful workshop methodology for its application.<br>
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She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with
thoughts including:<br>
<blockquote><b>- Choosing “to be starkly present in this moment and
now” is a radical act</b><b><br>
</b><b><br>
</b><b>- “Don't be afraid of your sorrow or grief or rage.
Treasure them. They come from your caring.”</b><b><br>
</b><b><br>
</b><b>- These emotions “will nurture in you a fierce clarity for
what can be done”</b><b><br>
</b><b><br>
</b><b>- “There's so much joy and courage… in finding a purpose”</b><br>
</blockquote>
Complete show notes and transcript here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.resilience.org/what-could-possibly-go-right-podcast-vicki-robin/">https://www.resilience.org/what-could-possibly-go-right-podcast-vicki-robin/</a><br>
play <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u8HdzabB4I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u8HdzabB4I</a><br>
<b>Play audio and read transcript
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-10-25/what-could-possibly-go-right-episode-89-joanna-macy/">https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-10-25/what-could-possibly-go-right-episode-89-joanna-macy/</a></b><br>
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<p><i>[ Keep a lookout ]</i><br>
<b>Coextinctions dominate future vertebrate losses from climate
and land use change</b><br>
GIOVANNI STRONA <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0003-2294-4013">HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0003-2294-4013</a> AND COREY J.
A. BRADSHAW <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0002-5328-7741">HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0002-5328-7741</a><br>
SCIENCE ADVANCES<br>
16 Dec 2022<br>
Vol 8, Issue 50<br>
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn4345<br>
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<blockquote>Abstract<br>
Although theory identifies coextinctions as a main driver of
biodiversity loss, their role at the planetary scale has yet to be
estimated. We subjected a global model of interconnected
terrestrial vertebrate food webs to future (2020–2100) climate and
land-use changes. We predict a 17.6% (± 0.16% SE) average
reduction of local vertebrate diversity globally by 2100, with
coextinctions increasing the effect of primary extinctions by
184.2% (± 10.9% SE) on average under an intermediate emissions
scenario. Communities will lose up to a half of ecological
interactions, thus reducing trophic complexity, network
connectance, and community resilience. The model reveals that the
extreme toll of global change for vertebrate diversity might be of
secondary importance compared to the damages to ecological network
structure.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn4345">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn4345</a>
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<i>[ The news archive - looking back at early attempts at adaptation
]</i><br>
<font size="+2"><i><b>December 17, </b></i></font> <br>
December 17, 2014: The New York Times reports: <br>
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"The Cuomo administration announced Wednesday that it would ban
hydraulic fracturing in New York State, ending years of uncertainty
by concluding that the controversial method of extracting gas from
deep underground could contaminate the state’s air and water and
pose inestimable public-health risks."<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/nyregion/cuomo-to-ban-fracking-in-new-york-state-citing-health-risks.html?mwrsm=Email">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/nyregion/cuomo-to-ban-fracking-in-new-york-state-citing-health-risks.html?mwrsm=Email</a>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/17/3604762/breaking-new-york-will-pursue-fracking-ban/">http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/17/3604762/breaking-new-york-will-pursue-fracking-ban/</a>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/andrew-cuomo--im-not-a-scientist-374321731971">http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/andrew-cuomo--im-not-a-scientist-374321731971</a>
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