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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>July</b></i></font></font><font
size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b> 12, 2023</b></i></font><font
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<i><font face="Calibri">[ PBS on heat dangers - it would be smart
to view this </font></i><i><font face="Calibri">6 minute video</font></i><i><font
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Why extreme heat is more dangerous than many
realize</b><br>
PBS NewsHour<br>
</font><font face="Calibri">Jul 11, 2023<br>
Tens of millions of people living in the Southwest are dealing
with what the National Weather Service says it's one of the
longest heat waves in modern record. That extreme heat is even
more dangerous than some might realize. Geoff Bennett discussed
that with Jeff Goodell, a climate journalist and author of "The
Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet."<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ DW News ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Why is climate denial still thriving online?</b><br>
Stuart Braun<br>
July 11, 2023<br>
An extreme global heatwave has been blamed on climate change, yet
online misinformation has evolved to counter the facts — despite
platforms like TikTok banning climate denial. <br>
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<font face="Calibri">Record global temperatures on July 3 kicked off
the hottest week ever recorded as intense heatwaves gripped the
planet. Climate scientist Friederike Otto of London's Grantham
Institute for Climate Change and the Environment called the heat
"a death sentence for people and ecosystems."<br>
<br>
Yet the next day, a political journalist in the UK, Isabel
Oakeshott, tweeted that "climate change headbangers panicking
about a few hot days last month can calm down … It's 13 degrees
and pouring." She added that she was "about to light the
woodburner." Within a day, over 2.2 million people had seen the
tweet. <br>
<br>
Oakeshott, a presenter on the conservative TalkTV news channel and
former editor of the Sunday Times, often comments on Twitter about
"climate change nuts." On July 5, she asked "where's Greta when
it's woolly jumpers in July?"<br>
<br>
Amid the worst heatwaves ever recorded in the US, China, Mexico,
Siberia and beyond, and near-unanimous scientific consensus that
humans have induced global heating — in large part by burning
fossil fuels — how does such denial continue to flourish?<br>
<br>
The largest global survey on climate change opinion published in
2021 showed that nearly 65% of people across diverse age ranges in
over 50 countries believe this crisis is a "global emergency," yet
researchers have shown a recent resurgence in skepticism and
denial...</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Casting doubt on climate solutions</b><br>
An anecdotal look at DW's own Planet A TikTok channel shows
comments that peddle outright denial, but also question solutions
such as the transition to clean energy. <br>
<br>
"Climate change is not real. It's just about the money. This is
sad that you scared children. You should be ashamed of yourself,"
wrote one user after DW posted a video about young activists suing
the state of Montana for not doing enough about the climate
crisis.<br>
<br>
"So how are they going to charge their EVs when there is no
electricity?" another wrote, implying that renewable energy is not
a reliable power source — despite wind and solar being the
cheapest and fastest-growing forms of energy. <br>
<br>
These are old rhetorical tricks that today are targeted less at
climate science than solutions, says John Cook, a climatologist
and senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne, and
author of the Skeptical Science blog that has long debunked
climate misinformation. The idea that "solutions will be harmful"
or "solutions won't work" is a repackaging of old attacks on the
cost of climate action from the 1990s, he added.<br>
<br>
"The goal posts have moved," said Callum Hood, head of research at
the global Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). Climate
denial now employs deflection and "sows doubt" to ultimately delay
the energy transition. The logic runs that "doing something is
worse than doing nothing," Hood explained, referring also to the
notion of "climate inactivism" coined by climate researcher and
author Michael Mann.<br>
<b><br>
</b><b>Amplifying climate misinformation online</b><br>
"There are clear vulnerabilities in the way social media platforms
are designed and governed at present which allows such content to
rise to the surface," said Jennie King, head of climate research
& policy at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a
global think tank researching extremism and disinformation.<br>
<br>
These platforms have been constructed with a "algorithmic bias"
that create "echo chambers" to make users "susceptible to consume,
accept and spread misinformation," explained Kathie Treen of the
University of Exeter, and co-author of a 2020 article on online
misinformation and climate change.<br>
<br>
But what is the source of this misinformation? Ten "superpolluter”
publishers, among them Russian state media and right wing US news
site, Breitbart, are the source of 69% of interactions with
climate denial content on Facebook. according to a study by the
CCDH. These "toxic ten" publish overt climate denial and amplifies
it on Facebook to "prevent consensus on facts and solutions,"
noted the report.<br>
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<font face="Calibri">This is possible because Facebook has failed to
enforce a 2021 promise to label posts featuring climate denial
with links to correct information, notes the report's co-author
Callum Hood. Just 8% of the most popular posts on Facebook
containing the toxic ten's misinformation carried labels.<br>
<br>
And Google further amplifies this content.<br>
<br>
"Google promised it would not monetize climate denial," Hood said.
However, the big tech company paid out $3.6 million in ad revenue
to the "toxic ten" over six months as they peddled climate denial.
<br>
<br>
Meanwhile, researchers have revealed that "fossil fuel
sector-linked entities" paid Meta (which owns social media
platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) around $4 million for
ads in the lead-up to the COP 27 UN climate talks.<br>
<br>
The goal was "to spread false, misleading claims on the climate
crisis, net-zero targets and necessity of fossil fuels prior to
and during COP27," noted a report by the Climate Action Against
Disinformation (CAAD), a global research coalition. A majority of
these were from Energy Citizens, a PR group of peak oil lobby, the
American Petroleum Institute.<br>
<br>
<b>COVID-19 and Ukraine war drive climate misinformation</b><br>
"Misinformation thrives in moments of crisis," said Jennie King of
intersecting health, cost of living, energy and inflation crises
in recent years.<br>
<br>
What she has called "a global ecosystem for disinformation" has
been exacerbated by "historic wealth inequality" and an "historic
erosion of trust in institutions.”<br>
<br>
The weaponization of "genuine trauma" was evident in the first
waves of the pandemic when the term "climate lockdown” emerged
across social media, promotors claiming the lockdown was a dress
rehearsal for a coming wave of "green tyranny," King explained. <br>
<br>
Typical of an online climate denial resurgence, she added, is the
hashtag #ClimateScam, which inexplicably became the top result
when users searched for climate on Twitter in mid-2022 — owner
Elon Musk has since been implicated in climate misinformation. <br>
<br>
Exploiting the cost of living and energy crisis linked to Russia's
invasion of Ukraine, while de-prioritizing concerns regarding the
climate crisis, has been a tried and tested strategy of pro-fossil
fuel political parties, including Germany's far right AfD
(Alternative for Germany).<br>
<br>
On July 3, the co-chairwoman of the party that has risen sharply
in national polls, Alice Wiedel, said the German government's
energy transition plans will cause widespread poverty, and that
converting home heating from gas to renewable energy was
equivalent to a "massacre."</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Fighting online climate denial</b><br>
Like Facebook, TikTok promised to ban climate denial content in
April. But Jennie King says such attempts at content moderation
are "crude" and "unenforceable," adding that "it is not criminal
to deny climate change."<br>
<br>
The ultimate solution would be to "demonetize" climate denial, she
believes, something big tech companies have so far largely failed
to do.<br>
<br>
John Cook, meanwhile, has long advocated for "pre-emptive
inoculating messages" that neutralize what he calls "climate
disbeliefs" by explaining "the flawed argumentation technique used
in the misinformation," and that reinforce the scientific
consensus on climate change.<br>
<br>
"There is no silver bullet when it comes to the fight against
climate misinformation, and a multi-faceted approach is needed,
including education, inoculation, correction, and actions by the
platforms," said Kathie Treen.<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-climate-denial-still-thriving-online/a-66159857"
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ This is a Geo-Glorious passel of college
courses skillfully presented by the queen of geology - a crash
course on global warming science -- Planet Earth as chemical
experiment -- 50 min video <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/J9Te_sGZ_c0" moz-do-not-send="true">https://youtu.be/J9Te_sGZ_c0</a>
]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> <b>How We Know What Happened in Earth's Past,
like Ancient Climate, Geology, & Extinctions | GEO GIRL</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">GEO GIRL</font><br>
Jul 9, 2023<br>
We reconstruct Earth's ancient past using physical, chemical, and/or
biological signatures preserved in rocks, called proxies. From such
proxies, we are able to reconstruct ancient climate trends, like
temperature, atmospheric composition, ocean chemistry, oxygen
levels, carbon dioxide levels, mountain chain positions, elevations,
plate tectonic events, volanic eruption events, earthquakes,
wildfires, ocean anoxic events, impact events, glacial expansions
and contractions, sea level rise and fall, etc. as well as
biological events, like evolutionary and extinction events. In the
many Earth history videos on my channel, I go over such events, but
in this video, I go over what kind of proxies we use to reconstruct
such ancient events and conditions! I know this video is long, so I
broke it into sections, which cover physical proxies, chemical
proxies, & biological proxies, respectively. I also included
chapters listed below and on the timebar of the video for you to use
if you'd like to skip to a specific section. Hope you enjoy! ;)<br>
<br>
References: <br>
Zachos et al., 2001- Trends, rhythms, and aberrations in global
climate 65 Ma to present: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1059412"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1059412</a><br>
McElwain & Punyasena, 2007- Mass extinction events and the plant
fossil record: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2007.0"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2007.0</a>...<br>
Falkowski et al., 2005- The rise of oxygen over the past 205 million
years and the evolution of large placental mammals: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1116047"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1116047</a><br>
Hayes, 2001- Fractionation of the isotopes of carbon and hydrogen in
biosynthetic processes. Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://doi.org/10.2138/gsrmg.43.1.225"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://doi.org/10.2138/gsrmg.43.1.225</a><br>
Delano, 2001- Redox history of the Earth's interior since ∼ 3900 Ma:
Implications for prebiotic molecules: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011895600380"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011895600380</a><br>
USGS Article: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate</a>....<br>
<blockquote>0:00 How we reconstruct Earth’s past<br>
5:22 Why we study Earth’s past<br>
7:17 How paleoclimate proxies work<br>
9:09 Physical proxies<br>
17:18 Chemical proxies<br>
18:02 Stable isotope chemical proxies<br>
20:53 Carbon isotope example<br>
24:29 Oxygen isotope example <br>
29:27 Sulfur isotope example <br>
33:49 Trace element chemical proxies<br>
38:01 Biochemical proxies (biomarkers)<br>
40:23 Biological proxies (fossils)<br>
41:07 Terrestrial biological proxies<br>
42:48 Aquatic biological proxies<br>
48:10 Honorable mention proxies<br>
</blockquote>
GEO GIRL Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.geogirlscience.com/" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.geogirlscience.com/</a>
(visit my website to see all my courses, shop merch, learn more
about me, & donate to support the channel if you'd like!)<br>
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Te_sGZ_c0"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Te_sGZ_c0</a><br>
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<i><font face="Calibri">[ Learning more about planets ]</font></i><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font> <font face="Calibri"><b>Revealing
the Cosmos: A Startling New View from the James Webb Space
Telescope</b><br>
World Science Festival<br>
</font><font face="Calibri">Jul 7, 2023 #Telescope #BrianGreene
#JWST<br>
#JWST #Telescope #BrianGreene<br>
Breathtaking images from the James Webb Space Telescope are
providing new clues about the formation of stars, galaxies, and
even the universe itself, while also raising tantalizing
mysteries. Nobel Laureate John Mather, the Webb Telescope's chief
scientist, joins Brian Greene and other leading astronomers and
astrophysicists to discuss the latest findings and grapple with
some of the deep puzzles that are emerging from the telescope's
remarkable new images.<br>
<br>
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the
John Templeton Foundation.<br>
<br>
The live program was presented at the 2023 World Science Festival
Brisbane, hosted by the Queensland Museum.<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri">Panelists:</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Michele Bannister</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Jessie Christiansen</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Karl Glazebrook</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">John Mather</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Stefanie Milam</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Benjamin Pope</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Moderator:</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Brian Greene</font><br>
</blockquote>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcWEYDddJ7Q"
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<i><font face="Calibri">[ new book predicts centuries of
disintegration and integration - see the video interview with
author </font></i><i><font face="Calibri"><font face="Calibri"><a
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]</font></i><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Understanding Societal Collapse with
Complexity Scientist Peter Turchin</b><br>
The Conduit<br>
</font><font face="Calibri">Streamed live on Jun 7, 2023
#SocietalCollapse #PoliticalTurbulence<br>
What leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? Is there
any way to stop history repeating itself today? Peter Turchin has
mined 10,000 years of data to find the answer. <br>
<br>
Peter Turchin has pioneered a new science of making history
predictable - by applying methods that had already succeeded in
other complex fields. You'll want to know what he sees lying
ahead, and what we can do about it.<br>
<br>
In this live event, he will present a ground-breaking account of
how human societies work, explaining how, when the shifting
balance of power between the ruling class and the majority tips
too far in favour of elites, elite overproduction leads to state
breakdown. It happened in imperial China, in medieval France, in
the American Civil War - and it is happening now.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/live/XGhBTKzrJEY"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.youtube.com/live/XGhBTKzrJEY</a><br>
</font><br>
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGhBTKzrJEY"
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[The news archive - looking back]</i><br>
<font size="+2"><i><b>July 12, 2013 </b></i></font> <br>
July 12, 2013: USA Today reports:<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri">"U.S. energy supplies will likely
face more severe disruptions because of climate change and
extreme weather, which have already caused blackouts and lowered
production at power plants, a government report warned Thursday.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">"What's driving these vulnerabilities? Rising
temperatures, up 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the last century, and
the resulting sea level rise, which are accompanied by drought,
heat waves, storms and wildfires, according to the U.S.
Department of Energy."</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/11/climate-change-energy-disruptions/2508789/"
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