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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>August 7</b></i></font></font><font
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ A decent report on heatwaves -- CBS </i></font><font
face="Calibri">SUNDAY MORNING YouTube</font><font face="Calibri"><i>
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</font> <font face="Calibri"><b>Extreme heat, the most lethal
climate disaster</b><br>
BY DAVID POGUE<br>
AUGUST 6, 2023 </font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri">The last eight years have been the
hottest years ever measured on the planet, according to the World
Meteorological Organization; July was the hottest month ever
recorded; July 6 was the hottest day. All over the planet, the
heat broke temperature records, including in Siberia, where the
thermometer hit 103 degrees!<br>
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More than half the U.S. population was subject to heat warnings in
July. In Phoenix, Arizona, the heat has broken all kinds of
records, including the longest streak of consecutive days (31,
from June 30 to July 30) where the temperature hit 110 degrees or
hotter.<br>
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The hottest July: Inside Phoenix's brutal 31 days of 110-degree
heat<br>
And it's not just the hot air that's dangerous; it's the surfaces.
Using a non-contact infrared thermometer, Pogue measured the
temperature of the steering wheel of a car: 162.5° Fahrenheit. A
sidewalk was 144°F – hot enough to burn your dog's paws in 60
seconds. And a playground slide for children was 182.8°F.<br>
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"I actually have mittens in my car so that when the steering wheel
gets really hot, I put my mittens on, and that's how I drive,"
said Melissa Guardaro, an extreme-heat researcher at Arizona State
University.<br>
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Pogue said, "You know you're living in a hot place when you have
to keep oven mitts in your glove compartment!"<br>
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<font face="Calibri">Even for people who have conditioning, not
everyone can afford to use it; the average monthly bill for A/C in
Phoenix is more than $450 a month. Guardaro said, "We have a group
of people who have to make very difficult choices. Do I pay for
air conditioning, or do I pay for my rent? This kind of heat wave
is bringing up all the chinks in the infrastructure."<br>
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Last month, President Biden announced some small steps toward
adapting to dangerous heat, like expanding access to drinking
water, improving weather forecasts, and setting up a heat alert
system. But Guardaro maintains that there's much more to be done.
City planners should develop heat infrastructure (like cooling
centers and strategic greenery), and the federal government should
start taking heat as seriously as it treats other climate
disasters. For example, FEMA has never declared extreme heat as a
disaster.<br>
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Pogue asked, "So, flooding and hurricanes, all those things would
be designated federal disaster areas, but not heat?"<br>
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<font face="Calibri">"Not heat," Guardaro replied. "Standing up more
cooling centers, providing greater services for people – that is
not reimbursed by the government, because there has never been a
FEMA extreme-heat-declared disaster.<br>
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"Extreme heat is the climate disaster that kills the most people,"
she said. "In fact, it kills more people than all of the other
disasters combined. And we kind of have a joke here that we show a
picture of before a heat wave, and then we show a picture after a
heat wave, and it's the same picture. And that's part of the
problem, because people see tornadoes and houses are upended and
hurricanes and trees and utility poles. [Heat] is this invisible
killer."<br>
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Of course, heatwaves aren't the only result of the warming planet.
Heat also dries out vegetation, and we get fires. Heat evaporates
the land, so we get droughts. Heat evaporates the oceans, so we
get hurricanes.<br>
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The Nature Conservancy's Becca Benner cautions us not to think of
this summer's heat as something freakish and rare; it's the new
normal. "It is no longer a future threat; we are living this now,"
she said. "So, whether your basement just flooded, whether you
just had to evacuate for a fire, whether it's too hot for you to
go outside and enjoy yourself, that means we are now experiencing
some of the impacts of climate change. We have to reduce
emissions. And we have to do it immediately, and faster."...<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/extreme-heat-the-most-lethal-climate-disaster/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/extreme-heat-the-most-lethal-climate-disaster/</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[ techno innovation helps somewhat ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Satellite supergroup spots methane
super-emitters with “staggering” accuracy</b><br>
SUSTAINABILITY - The combination of satellites allows the
identification of major sources of greenhouse gas and is a crucial
development for climate change mitigation efforts.<br>
NEWS<br>
5 AUGUST 2023<br>
Thanks to a new combination of connected satellites, the world’s
methane super-emitters can be spotted with “staggering” accuracy
and almost real-time. This is a crucial new step in the global
fight against climate change. Methane is responsible for a quarter
of human-induced global warming and provides a short-term lever on
climate change because it remains in the atmosphere for a much
shorter time than CO2.<br>
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Using a combination of satellites, researchers can now detect
methane super-emitters globally with great accuracy and almost in
real time.<br>
This allows the identification of major sources of this potent
greenhouse gas and is a crucial development for climate change
mitigation efforts.<br>
The tiered approach moves from low-resolution global scans by
Sentinel-5P to pinpointed spotting of emitters by Sentinel-3 and
Sentinel-2 with increasing spatial resolution...<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://innovationorigins.com/en/satellite-supergroup-spots-methane-super-emitters-with-staggering-accuracy/">https://innovationorigins.com/en/satellite-supergroup-spots-methane-super-emitters-with-staggering-accuracy/</a></font><br>
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</i><i><font face="Calibri"> [ German news -- predicament explained
in a video 10 min ]</font></i><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Ocean warming: The dramatic impact on the
environment | DW News</b><br>
DW News<br>
</font><font face="Calibri">Aug 4, 2023 #ocean #climatechange
#globalwarming<br>
The world's oceans are warmer than ever. The past month's been the
hottest on record with the average temperature reaching 21 degrees
Celsius. <br>
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Data from research institutes in the United States and Europe show
record temperatures of 38 degrees off the coast of Florida. Waters
in the North Atlantic near the North Pole are also much warmer
than normal at this time of year. Scientists are unsure about the
causes - but warn the effects will be felt across the world. <br>
<br>
Martin Visbeck is an oceanographer at the GEOMAR Ocean Research
Center in the German city of Kiel. We asked him to explain what is
happening there and why we’re getting these record temperatures
now?<br>
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<i><font face="Calibri">[ Oceans heating -- new changes explained
]</font></i><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Oceans have been absorbing the world's extra
heat | WION Pulse</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">WION</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Aug 4, 2023 #globalwarming #ocean #WION</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Day after day, country after country, the world
is experiencing record-breaking rainfall while temperatures are
rising. Extreme weather has now become the new normal. To know
more watch this interview with the Senior Strategist for the
Center for Climate & Security Sherri Goodman.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">#globalwarming #ocean #WION</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc9vq3vQReo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc9vq3vQReo</a></font><br>
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<i><font face="Calibri">[ News, China has problems with flood
control - ]</font></i><br>
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</b></font><font face="Calibri"><b>Bridge destroyed, China are
under water! River overflow causes damage in Beijing</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAy31V6P0zQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAy31V6P0zQ</a></font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>The World is in shock!! Beijing is flooded!
Record rainfall in 140 years!</b><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6IqPXmumXc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6IqPXmumXc</a><br>
</font><font face="Calibri">- -</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Flood Destroys City after City in China!
People fleeing floods on rooftops in Hebei province</b><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na0L0N4kEl0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na0L0N4kEl0</a><br>
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<p><font face="Calibri"> <i>[ this classic video was recommended by
some old folks -- 1:43 video discussion needs updating ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Topic: CLIMATE CHANGE: <br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri"><b>We’re screwed, </b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>It’s our fault, </b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>It’s going to get worse, </b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>There’s nothing we can do about it!</b></font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Jun 30, 2021 </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Guest speaker: Dr. Adam Fenech<br>
<br>
Dr. Fenech has worked extensively in the area of climate change
since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change First
Assessment Report in 1988.<br>
<br>
He has edited 8 books on climate change, most recently on Global
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability in the Middle
East. <br>
<br>
Dr. Fenech has worked for Harvard University researching the
history of the science/policy interfaces of climate change. He has
represented Canada at international climate negotiating sessions;
written climate policy speeches for Canadian Environment
Ministers; and authored Canadian reports on climate change to the
United Nations.<br>
<br>
Dr. Fenech has taught at the University of Toronto as well as the
Smithsonian Institution for over 20 years, and lectures regularly
at universities across Canada and around the world.<br>
<br>
Dr. Fenech shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work with
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.<br>
<br>
He is presently the Director of the University of Prince Edward
Island’s Climate Research Lab that conducts research on the
vulnerability, impacts and adaptation to climate change, where his
virtual reality depiction of sea level rise has won international
awards including one from MIT for communicating coastal science.<br>
<br>
He maintains the largest fleet of drones at a Canadian university
including the largest drone in the country with a four metre
wingspan.<br>
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKDjjX4v6Ds">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKDjjX4v6Ds</a></font>
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<p><i>[ clean energy from gravity ]</i><br>
<b>The insane potential of Pumped Storage Hydropower.</b><br>
Just Have a Think<br>
Jul 30, 2023<br>
Pumped Storage Hydro had, until recently, been all but written off
as a fully exploited dead-end for energy storage expansion.
According to new research though, it turns nothing could be
further from the truth! It could literally be the lynch pin to get
us to 100% renewable global electricity grids without having to
pillage the earth (and deep seabed) of critical minerals.<br>
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<p><i>[ Understanding Climate Migration YouTube 1:18 video ]</i><br>
<b>Climate Migration and the Nomad Century with Gaia Vince,
journalist and author of Nomad Century</b><br>
World Michigan<br>
Mar 20, 2023<br>
We welcome Gaia Vince, U.K. journalist (BBC and The Economist) and
author of Nomad Century<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://wanderinggaia.com/about-me/">https://wanderinggaia.com/about-me/</a><br>
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As climate change accelerates, people in affected regions must
uproot themselves and seek safety elsewhere. Vast numbers of
people may be driven from their homes in the coming decades—the
coming climate migration will require global cooperation. Yet,
migration offers opportunities for the people migrating and the
host countries that receive them.<br>
<br>
This presentation is part of the Great Decisions Global
Discussions series. Great Decisions is America's largest
discussion program on world affairs. The program provides
background information and policy options for the eight most
critical issues facing America each year and serves as the
starting place for dialogue and discussion within the community.
These topics are selected by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA)
each year and the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan
develops a discussion series that complements the FPA.<br>
<br>
It is our longest-running and largest community program on global
issues. For more information about the World Affairs Council of
Western Michigan visit: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.worldmichigan.org/about">https://www.worldmichigan.org/about</a>
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For more information on the Foreign Policy Association visit: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.fpa.org/about/">https://www.fpa.org/about/</a>
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Special thanks to Series sponsor, Wolverine Worldwide <a
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Special thanks to Media sponsors, WGVU and Grand Rapids Community
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[The news archive - looking back]</i><br>
<font size="+2"><i><b>August 7, 2003</b></i></font> <br>
August 7, 2003: In a speech at New York University, Al Gore
condemns the Bush administration's dishonesty on climate policy
and foreign policy.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.c-span.org/video/?177732-1/former-vice-president-speech">http://www.c-span.org/video/?177732-1/former-vice-president-speech</a><br>
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