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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>November </b></i></font></font><font
size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b>27, 2023</b></i></font><font
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<i>[ Folksy talk and, illustrations from the Godfather of Climate
Science - 43 min video ]</i><br>
<b>Dr. James E. Hansen in Conversation with Paul Beckwith</b><br>
Climate Emergency Forum<br>
Nov 26, 2023<br>
Dr. James Hansen, former Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for
Space Studies, and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Earth
Institute, joins Paul Beckwith in a discussion about his recent
work.<br>
<br>
This video was recorded on November 13th, 2023, and published on
November 26th, 2023.<br>
<br>
“Global Warming in the Pipeline,” a groundbreaking paper challenging
the conservative estimates of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) and emphasizing the urgency of the climate crisis is
the main focus of the conversation. The details of the paper are
delved into focusing on the rapid and potentially exponential
increase in ice melt rates and the associated risks of major climate
disruptions.<br>
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The discussion then shifts to a recent letter published by Dr.
Hansen, where he declares that global warming is accelerating and
questions the viability of the goals set by the Paris Agreement. The
conversation explores the role of aerosols, particularly the
reduction of sulfur in shipping fuels, in contributing to the
observed warming acceleration. <br>
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The Earth's energy imbalance, the potential role of missing
Antarctic sea ice, and the anticipation of alarming events in the
near future are brought up in addition to the critical need for
informed decision-making to address the accelerating climate
challenges. <br>
<br>
James's upcoming work on sea level rise and his book, "Sophie's
Planet," which aims to make climate science more accessible to a
broader audience, are mentioned as the conversation closes.<br>
<i>[ see links in YouTube ]</i><br>
Special Guest:<br>
Dr. James E. Hansen - former Director of the NASA Goddard Institute
for Space Studies, is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s
Earth Institute, where he directs the Program on Climate Science,
Awareness and Solutions. Dr. Hansen is best known for his testimony
on climate change to congressional committees in the 1980s that
helped raise broad awareness of the global warming issue.<br>
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Program Host:<br>
Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the
University of Ottawa in the Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as
at Carleton University.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTWUJ8Lvl-U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTWUJ8Lvl-U</a><br>
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<i>[ Journal Article ]</i><br>
<b>Global warming in the pipeline </b><br>
James E Hansen, Makiko Sato, Leon Simons, Larissa S Nazarenko,
Isabelle Sangha, Pushker Kharecha, James C Zachos, Karina von
Schuckmann, Norman G Loeb, Matthew B Osman ... Show more<br>
Oxford Open Climate Change, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2023, kgad008, <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfclm/kgad008">https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfclm/kgad008</a><br>
Published: 02 November 2023<br>
<blockquote>Abstract<br>
Improved knowledge of glacial-to-interglacial global temperature
change yields Charney (fast-feedback) equilibrium climate
sensitivity 1.2 ± 0.3°C (2σ) per W/m2, which is 4.8°C ± 1.2°C for
doubled CO2. Consistent analysis of temperature over the full
Cenozoic era—including ‘slow’ feedbacks by ice sheets and trace
gases—supports this sensitivity and implies that CO2 was 300–350
ppm in the Pliocene and about 450 ppm at transition to a nearly
ice-free planet, exposing unrealistic lethargy of ice sheet
models. Equilibrium global warming for today’s GHG amount is 10°C,
which is reduced to 8°C by today’s human-made aerosols.
Equilibrium warming is not ‘committed’ warming; rapid phaseout of
GHG emissions would prevent most equilibrium warming from
occurring. However, decline of aerosol emissions since 2010 should
increase the 1970–2010 global warming rate of 0.18°C per decade to
a post-2010 rate of at least 0.27°C per decade. Thus, under the
present geopolitical approach to GHG emissions, global warming
will exceed 1.5°C in the 2020s and 2°C before 2050. Impacts on
people and nature will accelerate as global warming increases
hydrologic (weather) extremes. The enormity of consequences
demands a return to Holocene-level global temperature. Required
actions include: (1) a global increasing price on GHG emissions
accompanied by development of abundant, affordable, dispatchable
clean energy, (2) East-West cooperation in a way that accommodates
developing world needs, and (3) intervention with Earth’s
radiation imbalance to phase down today’s massive human-made
‘geo-transformation’ of Earth’s climate. Current political crises
present an opportunity for reset, especially if young people can
grasp their situation.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://academic.oup.com/oocc/article/3/1/kgad008/7335889?login=false">https://academic.oup.com/oocc/article/3/1/kgad008/7335889?login=false</a><br>
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<i>[ notice positive change ]</i><br>
<b>YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Here Come The Solar Canals</b><br>
NOV 25, 2023<br>
KATYA SCHWENK<br>
Good things are happening! Construction gets underway at one of the
first solar canals in the United States, New York files an
“unprecedented” lawsuit against PepsiCo for plastic pollution,
Florida is blocked from enforcing its ban on drag, and Starbucks
workers walk out on the company’s flagship sales day.<br>
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<b>First Solar Canal Breaks Ground</b><br>
In the sunny, drought-ridden Southwest, some policymakers have been
advocating adoption of a new climate technology: covering canals
with solar panels. Officials hope this will create renewable energy
while also preserving water. Now, in Arizona, the first of these
projects in the U.S. has broken ground, and others may soon follow.<br>
<br>
The Gila River Indian Community, which is located just south of
Phoenix, announced this month that it was launching the first phase
of its planned solar-over-canal project, saying it was the first in
the country to actually begin construction. To start, 1,000 feet of
canal managed by the reservation will be covered with solar panels,
a pilot project that tribal officials said will hopefully be
expanded across the reservation’s 140-mile irrigation system, a
critical resource in a region where water is increasingly scarce.
The tribe is using federal funds for the first phase of the $6.7
million project, which is slated for completion in 2025, and will
work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct it. <br>
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For years, researchers have argued that solar canals, which have
been used in India for a decade, could yield major benefits in the
U.S. Covering canals reduces evaporation, saving water, and helps
prevent growth of algae and other vegetation, which improves water
quality. At the same time, the solar panels are cooled by the water
beneath them, improving their efficiency. Yet it has been slow going
to get these projects off the ground in the U.S., in part due to
high capital costs.<br>
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Now, that seems to be changing. In addition to the Arizona project,
a solar canal in California’s San Joaquin Valley is slated to begin
construction this year, and the state is studying other potential
sites for additional projects. Studies have found that covering
California’s canal system with solar could save billions of gallons
of water annually. As the Southwest’s water troubles worsen, such a
solution is more needed than ever.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.levernews.com/here-come-the-solar-canals/">https://www.levernews.com/here-come-the-solar-canals/</a><br>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><i>[ Too much to know about wildfires in
Australia ]</i><br>
<b>World's Worst Fires And Volcanoes | Code Red Marathon | Earth
Stories</b><br>
Earth Stories - Climate Disaster Documentaries<br>
Nov 25, 2023 #fire #volcano #tsunami<br>
In this marathon of Code Red, we focus on some of the worst
disasters from heat and water. Under just the right conditions,
a small spark can turn into a raging wildfire. As climate
continues to change and temperatures keep rising, fires have
become more unpredictable, just like volcanoes. Volcanoes can be
seemingly slow or violently fast, hidden underwater, or out in
the open on the edge of a city. They are extremely dangerous and
can erupt at anytime without warning. Lastly, when the
boundaries between Earth’s tectonic plates suddenly rises or
falls, it can cause an underwater earthquake, leading to a
tsunami. These deadly monster waves can take out coastal
populations and are completely unstoppable and catastrophic.
Watch along to learn about some of history’s worst tsunamis,
volcanoes, and fires.<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri">00:00:00- 00:50:19 Fires<br>
00:50:20- 01:40:18 Volcanoes<br>
01:40:19- 02:29:59 Tsunamis<br>
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<font face="Calibri">#fire #volcano #tsunami<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1CWVGMxXL8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1CWVGMxXL8</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <font size="+2"><i><b>November 27, 2014</b></i></font>
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<font face="Calibri"> </font> November 27, 2014:<br>
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The New York Times reports:<br>
<blockquote>"President Obama could leave office with the most
aggressive, far-reaching environmental legacy of any occupant of
the White House. Yet it is very possible that not a single major
environmental law will have passed during his two terms in
Washington.<br>
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"Instead, Mr. Obama has turned to the vast reach of the Clean Air
Act of 1970, which some legal experts call the most powerful
environmental law in the world. Faced with a Congress that has
shut down his attempts to push through an environmental agenda,
Mr. Obama is using the authority of the act passed at the birth of
the environmental movement to issue a series of landmark
regulations on air pollution, from soot to smog, to mercury and
planet-warming carbon dioxide."</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/27/us/without-passing-a-single-law-obama-crafts-bold-enviornmental-policy.html?hpw&rref=politics&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/27/us/without-passing-a-single-law-obama-crafts-bold-enviornmental-policy.html?hpw&rref=politics&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well</a><br>
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