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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>June</b></i></font></font><font
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ understanding bad air ] </i><br>
</font> <font face="Calibri"><b>Your Guide to Understanding the
East Coast Smokepocalypse</b><b><br>
</b></font><i>[clips from] </i><font face="Calibri">A
twice-a-week digest of the most pressing climate-related news,
released every Tuesday and Friday, written by Kristoffer Tigue.</font><font
face="Calibri">NEW YORK CITY—Millions of East Coasters awoke to
clearer skies today after ash-laden smoke from raging Canadian
wildfires turned much of the Northeast this week into a toxic,
crimson hellscape.<br>
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The smoke, which began to billow into the U.S. from Quebec on
Tuesday, engulfed entire skylines in a thick haze of soot,
aggravating asthma attacks and prompting officials to declare air
quality alerts from Pittsburgh to Baltimore to Provincetown,
Massachusetts. By Wednesday afternoon, the haze had swallowed all
of New York City, blotting out the sun and tinting the sky an
ominous dark orange—like a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie.<br>
<br>
It was some of the worst air pollution the region had experienced
on record, causing major disruptions as schools and restaurants
opted to close, professional sports leagues delayed their games
and federal officials curbed air travel due to poor visibility.
Nearly 600 flights across the country were delayed or canceled as
of Thursday afternoon. Even the White House Pride celebration,
which was expected to draw thousands of people to the South Lawn
on Thursday, was postponed to Saturday.<br>
<br>
But while the Smokepocalypse—as it’s been dubbed on the
internet—clears in some places, experts say that the situation is
far from over. This curated guide will arm you with everything you
need to know, including how to protect yourself, your loved ones
and even your car the next time you find yourself enveloped by
wildfire smoke—because, yes, climate change is making that
scenario more likely to occur again.<br>
<br>
How, exactly, did all of this smoke get here from Canada?<br>
<br>
There are roughly 430 wildfires burning in Canada right now, with
more than 140 of them just north of New England in Quebec. Many of
those fires are burning incredibly intense right now, and it’s
producing a lot of smoke. The smoke that engulfed much of the East
Coast this week came specifically from the Quebec hotspots, with
help from a cold front that guided it hundreds of miles south into
the U.S.<br>
<br>
Satellite images like this one offer a good visual on how it
played out. Vermont, for example, was spared thanks to the jet
stream.<br>
<br>
What’s next? Is the Smokepocalypse over?<br>
<br>
Not quite. Yes, the air quality greatly improved by Friday morning
in some of the hardest hit cities, including New York City and
Washington, D.C. But those noxious wildfire fumes could be blown
as far south as Florida and as far west as Ohio. As many as 18
states issued air quality alerts across the country this week, and
some of that smoke has even traveled as far as Norway.<br>
<br>
In general, people living on the East Coast and in the Midwest
should be mindful of their air quality through at least the
weekend, especially because the haze will likely appear much
thinner than what many in the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions
experienced on Wednesday and Thursday. That could mislead people
into believing the smoke won’t affect their health. It definitely
can.<br>
<br>
In fact, air quality remained “moderately unhealthy” across much
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York as of Friday afternoon,
according to the federal government’s air quality monitoring
website. That’s a huge step down from the “very unhealthy”
category—or “code purple”—that covered most of the region earlier
this week, but it could still pose a risk to those with asthma or
other breathing sensitivities.<br>
<br>
It’s also a larger issue than this one event. New Yorkers and
others living in the Northeast may be seeing more wildfire smoke
throughout the summer—at least until the hundreds of blazes in
Canada are finally squelched.<br>
<br>
Just how dangerous is wildfire smoke?<br>
<br>
Smoke in general is dangerous to inhale. It contains a host of
byproducts that are harmful to human health, including nitrogen
oxides, ground-level ozone and fine particulate matter. Those
toxic materials can irritate your lungs, exacerbate asthma and
other respiratory conditions, and over a long enough period, lead
to increased risk of lung disease and other serious ailments.<br>
<br>
But research has shown that wildfire smoke is especially dangerous
for humans. In fact, one study found that wildfire smoke is up to
10 times more harmful to humans than other air pollution sources,
such as car exhaust.<br>
<br>
That’s largely because of the high concentration of particulate
matter in wildfire smoke. Particulate matter, or PM2.5, are
microscopic particles of soot that can embed deep within your lung
tissue and even make it into your bloodstream, where it has the
potential to cause serious, long-term health problems like
cardiovascular disease.<br>
<br>
Exposure to this type of pollution is very risky for the elderly,
pregnant people, young children and those with compromised health.
Too much exposure can even increase the chances of getting sick
from colds, the flu and Covid 19. You can monitor your exposure
risk through this federal website. <br>
<br>
How can I protect myself, my loved ones and … my car?<br>
<br>
The biggest way to protect yourself is to get away from the smoke,
if possible. But if you’re stuck living with wildfire smoke, as
many on the West Coast can attest to, there are some ways to
reduce your exposure and safeguard your health. Dani Anguiano put
together a bunch of useful tips for the Guardian, tapping some of
the nation’s most qualified wildfire experts: Californians.<br>
<br>
Here’s a quick breakdown: 1) Avoid going outside and limit outdoor
activity 2) Wear a mask if you must go outside, preferably an N95
or similar quality mask 3) Run an air purifier day and night 4) If
you’re using air conditioning, be sure it’s recirculating air from
inside.<br>
<br>
For those with central air conditioning, be sure it’s equipped
with the right filters, such as the MERV 13. Emily Pontecorvo from
Heatmap News does a good job of explaining filters—and even how to
create your own makeshift air purifier with a floor fan.<br>
<br>
Other tips include avoiding exacerbating indoor pollution while
you wait out the Smokepocalypse in your home—so no cooking with a
gas stove or anything involving fire, if possible. And for East
Coasters who don’t know, wildfire ash can also ruin your car’s
paint, as one veteran Californian explained online this week.
“Don’t rinse it with water, which makes it worse,” she said. “Try
to wipe it off dry, or cover your car if you can.” Ash plus water
<br>
<br>
Finally, climate change is to blame, right?<br>
<br>
Well, kind of. It’s not that simple.<br>
<br>
Determining the influence that climate change has played in a
single weather event, or in this case, several hundred wildfires,
is called attribution science. And it’s a tricky and complicated
process.<br>
<br>
So far, no attribution studies have made a climate connection with
the ongoing wildfires in Canada, according to Carbon Brief. But as
the London-based climate think tank notes, there are plenty of
other studies that have generally shown how climate change is
exacerbating heat waves, drought and other conditions that make
wildfires more likely and more intense when they happen. <br>
<br>
One study, for example, found that climate change made a 2020
Siberian heat wave at least 600 times more likely, and those
extreme temperatures in turn led to an outbreak of massive
wildfires. Research has also found that climate change is
lengthening the wildfire season in North America, meaning it
starts earlier and ends later. That may have influenced the
current Canadian fires, considering Quebec and other parts of
Canada’s Atlantic region have been experiencing droughts since
February.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mailchi.mp/insideclimatenews/your-smokepocalypse-guide?e=ac506a0ba3">https://mailchi.mp/insideclimatenews/your-smokepocalypse-guide?e=ac506a0ba3</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri">[ Ask the GOP - ASAP ]<br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>Where Republican Presidential
Candidates Stand on Climate Change</b><br>
While many of them acknowledge that climate change is real, they
largely downplay the issue and reject policies that would slow
rising temperatures.<br>
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<font face="Calibri">By Maggie Astor and Lisa Friedman<br>
June 8, 2023<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ Clip from Nexus Hot News -- from
ClimateNexus -- it is a dangerous disinformation tactic to
expand science denial to other topics ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Science-Denying Right-Wingers Use
Transphobia To Undermine Climate Action</b><br>
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<p><font face="Calibri">So, right-wing disinformers reject science
when it comes to both climate change and trans rights, but it’s
also important to remember that these are not simply parallel
issues: Right-wing disinformers deliberately use transphobia to
undermine climate action. </font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">This April, right-wing disinformation group
The Heritage Foundation released an article filled with
projection that distracts from the climate crisis by accusing
Democrats of denying the science on trans issues, a standard
rhetorical troll. “Forget climate change,” the article declares.
“These Democrats are the true science deniers—deniers of
biological reality, genetics, XX/XY chromosome science…”</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">The conservative campaign against
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment
considerations has also clearly used transphobia to obstruct
climate solutions. At this week’s House Oversight Committee
hearing on ESG, Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) shot down transphobia
and stated, “It feels like every single hearing that I am in,
whether it is in Oversight or whether it is in Budget or whether
it is in a subcommittee, the witnesses find a way to bring in
trans children into whatever conversation we’re trying to have
here.” </font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">And that's probably true, because
right-wingers don’t actually have any factual arguments for why
companies should be prohibited from considering environmental,
social, and governance-related financial risks, they pivot to
hateful and false claims about trans kids.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">It's hard to overstate how saturated
conservative, fossil-fueled media is with anti-trans content.
There are multiple transphobic pieces of content every day from
every single website that also runs climate disinformation as
"news." </font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://newsletter.climatenexus.org/2023-smoke-el-nino-al-jaber">https://newsletter.climatenexus.org/2023-smoke-el-nino-al-jaber</a></font><br>
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<i> </i><font face="Calibri"><i> [ important paper with Beckwith
commentary ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font> <font face="Calibri"><b>Cascading
Feedbacks and the Science Behind the Dystopian Orange Skies in
NYC</b><br>
Paul Beckwith<br>
Jun 8, 2023<br>
Air quality in Ottawa was excellent today. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) was 14, with PM2.5 count at 3 microgram per cubic meter.<br>
<br>
Yesterday the AQI was over 500 in Ottawa, with PM2.5 (Particulate
Matter 2.5 micron and smaller) reaching a peak of 511 microgram
per cubic meter overnight (air quality worsens at night since it’s
colder). Thus, yesterday PM2.5 levels were extremely hazardous,
and 170 times worse than todays normal levels. Two days ago the
level was 270 micrograms per cubic meter, also very bad. <br>
<br>
A low pressure region off the eastern coast drew the air in a
counterclockwise direction, picking up the smoke from 150
wildfires in Quebec (110 out of control) and sending it southward
hitting Ottawa and then moving on to the USA. <br>
<br>
As this horrible, smoggy, yellowish orangish dystopian air moved
southeasterly it hit much of the eastern USA, including the major
cities New York City, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, etc.
causing record levels of air pollution.<br>
<br>
Interestingly, the atmosphere seemed to channel the wildfire smoke
into narrower corridors in the atmosphere over NYC, since the
density of the smoke and the opacity of the air (orange tinge)
seemed extra dystopian in NYC compared to that in Ottawa nearer
the source of the wildfires.<br>
<br>
In this video, I focus on the science of how climate change caused
this dystopian event. I also discuss how vast regions of northern
Canada, across the breath of the country, have had record high
temperatures throughout May, with exceptionally minimal rainfall.
A year ago a powerful derecho (straight line winds) levelled many
trees and branches, and this dead wood provided perfect fuel for
these fires. <br>
<br>
Remember the ice storm that Ontario and Quebec had in early May?
This caused 1.2 million Quebecers to lose power, mostly from
falling branches and trees laden with ice. With the record spring
heat and lack of rainfall since then, these dead branches and
trees act as perfect fuel for creating record setting wildfires.<br>
<br>
This is yet another example of cumulative bad stuff leading to
cascading severe events in our climate casino.<br>
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8j4YuLwS0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8j4YuLwS0</a><br>
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<i>[ You knew the CIA would have a connection to global warming ]</i><br>
<b>How the CIA Secretly Spied On Climate Change</b><br>
Be Smart<br>
Jun 1, 2023<br>
Cold War… warming planet?<br>
<br>
A few years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a top-secret,
first-of-its-kind US spy satellite program was declassified, leading
to the unexpected story of how former enemies became scientific
allies, and technology invented for Cold War espionage was
repurposed to study and combat the newest and greatest threat to
human civilization: Climate Change.<br>
<br>
Thank you to the following for help in researching this video:<br>
Michael McElroy<br>
D. James Baker<br>
The Office of Vice President Al Gore<br>
<blockquote>0:00 Peeking behind the Iron Curtain<br>
1:52 Spies in space<br>
2:53 A time machine… but for Earth<br>
3:41 Early days of the Space Race<br>
5:37 Code name: CORONA<br>
8:37 No more Iron Curtain… now what?<br>
10:48 Spies… but for the Earth<br>
13:20 New data & unlikely allies<br>
16:31 Teamwork makes the dream work<br>
17:46 Support us on Patreon!<br>
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<font size="+2"><i><b>June 10, 1963</b></i></font> <br>
June 10, 1963: In a commencement address at American University,
President Kennedy famously observes:<br>
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"For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we
all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all
cherish our children’s futures. And we are all mortal."<br>
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