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<font size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b>January</b></i></font><font
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<i>[ Lessons not learned will be repeated ]</i><br>
<b>Huge waves will keep battering California in January. Climate
change is making them worse.</b><br>
Dinah Voyles Pulver<br>
USA TODAY<br>
Jan 4, 2024<br>
Hazardous waves up to 16 feet in size are returning to the
California coast this week, driven by the strong El Niño pattern in
the Pacific Ocean.<br>
<br>
The latest event is unlikely to be as dramatic as the waves and
swell that slammed the California coast last week, but such massive
waves are occurring more often than they used to researchers say, as
global warming amplifies extreme weather events and pushes sea
levels higher. They say that means greater coastal flooding in the
future.<br>
<br>
A swell with big waves and coastal flooding is expected along the
West Coast this week. Then a seasonal king tide could bring even
more water shoreward in about 10 days, said Laura Engeman, a coastal
resilience specialist with California Sea Grant. “If there are large
waves those days, we may see more flooding.” ...<br>
While this latest round of waves isn't expected to be as strong as
the late December event, it's the El Niños of the future and the
increase in coastal flooding fueled by the warming climate that
alarm those who study the coast.<br>
<br>
El Niño brings larger, more energetic waves, more impactful winter
storms and higher sea levels, said William Sweet, an oceanographer
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That means
greater coastal flooding, higher astronomical high tides and more
severe erosion.<br>
“It’s such a dynamic environment. We’ve basically built ourselves in
harm’s way up and down the coast,” Barnard said. “We didn’t
anticipate (sea level rise) when we built out the California coast
in the 50s and 60s. But you know, we're going to get three feet of
sea level rise by the end of the 21st century.”...<br>
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Today, the swell of water and massive waves arrive on top of sea
levels driven higher by climate change, and years of tide gauge data
show an increase in West Coast flooding events during El Niños.<br>
<br>
The ocean has risen roughly 10 inches along the West Coast over the
last century, and that trend is accelerating, Barnard said. “We’re
riding on a higher baseline when these larger waves come in, so you
tend to have larger coastal impacts, more erosion and more
flooding.” ...<br>
A study published last summer looked at data back to the 1930s and
found the average height of winter waves along the California coast
has increased with climate change. Barnard said some evidence has
suggested El Niños are becoming more extreme, but the research isn't
yet definitive.<br>
<br>
The 2015/2016 El Niño left record erosion along many California
beaches, researchers concluded in studies afterward. When sea levels
are higher, the largest waves have even more of an impact, Sweet
said.<br>
<br>
NOAA’s monthly high tide flooding outlook takes daily high tides and
El Niño into consideration, but not storm events. Its data shows
high tide flooding occurs nearly three times more often today than
it did in 2000. It continues to accelerate, particularly along many
Atlantic and Gulf Coast locations, Sweet said...<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/04/big-waves-batter-california-fueled-by-el-nino-climate-change/72087540007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/04/big-waves-batter-california-fueled-by-el-nino-climate-change/72087540007/</a><br>
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<i>[ personal monologue with smart woman, activist, journalist ]</i><br>
<b>Keep Trying in 2024 | Rachel Donald</b><br>
Planet: Critical<br>
Jan 4, 2024<br>
One week ago I emailed my subscribers and asked them to submit any
burning question they may have about me or Planet: Critical. I
expected most questions to be personal, about me and my journey.
Instead, most were asking for advice or my opinion on the state of
the world. I guess I never thought about the moment when I would
become more than the interviewer, but three years of Planet:
Critical have furnished me with more knowledge, ideas and dare I say
wisdom than I ever imagined possible. <br>
<br>
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the form, there were many
questions to choose from, and many of them touching on similar
themes. Here are the 13 I chose:<br>
<blockquote>1. You've had many answers to your opening question, all
of which go some way to approaching a single dimension of the
meta-crisis. Is there a picture building in your head which brings
together and synthesises these threads, or could start a
conversation to do just that?<br>
<br>
2. What political ideology would you say you closest identify
with?<br>
<br>
3. How can we quickly change the way everyone on the planet
understands and engages with the causes and effects of climate
change, so that we can have more concerted and faster progress to
prepare for it's effects and stop it from becoming worse? <br>
<br>
4. Truly deeply madly, what do you, (you personally) - based on
all the knowledge and inspiration you have acquired through your
interviews - think this world will look like in 2100?<br>
<br>
5. What role do you see for religious innovation/improvisation in
our civilisations ongoing & unavoidable decline?<br>
<br>
6. Rachel: people talk of the gut/brain axis, and the heart/brain
axis. When you were moving towards Planet: Critical, what was your
road between your gut, your heart, and your mind?<br>
<br>
7. How has what you have learned from Planet Critical changed you?
Your mindset, priorities and how you live?<br>
<br>
8. How important is the United States government to the health of
the planet? Can climate action happen without the government? <br>
<br>
9. Do you think mainstream centrist politics will ever come round
to the idea of degrowth or the steady-state economy?<br>
<br>
10. Can women save the world?<br>
<br>
11. What helps you stay steadfast and optimistic in the face of so
much knowledge of how deeply tragic our situation is?<br>
<br>
12. Members of Novara Media say it is very important to them that
they work in a team with editors. You seem to be all alone. How do
you manage?<br>
<br>
13. I listened to your episode with George Monbiot, and you both
mentioned the "machine" ratcheting up. This is despite the
well-meaning people shouting from the rooftops in protest for
decades, if not centuries (if we reach all the way back to, say,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and John Muir). Do you
feel that your podcast and similar endeavours from other people
(such as George Monbiot, Nate Hagens, Jem Bendell, James Hansen,
Resilience.org etc.) make any difference or are you bound to "bark
as the caravan moves on"? If the latter is the case, are you at
peace with it? Is it enough for you that "you tried", as Louise
Harris sings in her song that you've shared? Do you think humanity
will have a change of heart at the 11th hour or do you think that
the "machine" will run until it hits the hard physical, biological
and climatic boundaries?<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_ZsrzxPFE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_ZsrzxPFE</a><br>
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<i>[ Spencer Glendon -- from a year ago -- a classic Harvard
presentation - about 9 minutes in ]</i><br>
<b>Acting Now for a Better Future | HGSE Convening: Education and
Climate Action</b><br>
Harvard Graduate School of Education<br>
Nov 1, 2022 The Askwith Education Forum<br>
The Education Sector Can Drive Impact — with Innovation, Urgency,
and Leadership. <br>
<br>
"Education Leaders Driving Climate Action" is part of the convening
called Education and Climate Action, held at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education on October 27, 2022. <br>
<br>
We’ll look broadly at how education systems can begin to grapple
with their own climate footprint and nurture learning communities
that can drive solutions. <br>
<br>
This session features: Bridget Long, HGSE <br>
Spencer Glendon, Founder of Probable Futures and Senior Fellow of
the Woodwell Climate Research Center<br>
Jim Stock, Harvard University Vice Provost for Climate and
Sustainability; Director, The Salata Institute for Climate and
Sustainability<br>
<br>
Full program details are available here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7F42C10261719B76">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7F42C10261719B76</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuYV6KnKBS0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuYV6KnKBS0</a><br>
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<i>[ Probable futures ]</i><br>
<b>This platform offers interactive maps, science, historical
context, and stories to help us all envision a range of climate
futures.</b><br>
"Make friends, learn to cook, dance and sing"<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://probablefutures.org/maps/?volume=water&selected_map=change_in_total_annual_precipitation&map_version=latest&warming_scenario=1&map_projection=mercator#3.41/4.04/-23.39">https://probablefutures.org/maps/?volume=water&selected_map=change_in_total_annual_precipitation&map_version=latest&warming_scenario=1&map_projection=mercator#3.41/4.04/-23.39</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://probablefutures.org/">https://probablefutures.org/</a>
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<i>[ finding more recordings by Spencer Glendon ]</i><br>
<b>The Probable Futures of Climate Change with Spencer Glendon</b><br>
Wavemaker Conversations with Michael Schulder<br>
Sep 18, 2022<br>
A visually immersive Wavemaker Conversation on climate change,
featuring Spencer Glendon -- former Partner at the trillion-dollar
investment firm Wellington Capital, and creator of the eye-opening
climate platform Probable Futures. <br>
<br>
The latest climate change developments make it feel like we are on a
runaway train that will flatten the dreams of our children. With
this conversation, I hope to play a small part in slowing down that
train.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhILGLHRs0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhILGLHRs0</a>
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<i>[ France wrangles flood waters ]</i><br>
Jan 5, 2024 ПА-ДЕ-КАЛЕ<br>
<b>Terrible disasters hit France! 189 municipalities were affected
after the flood</b><br>
Natural disaster 5 January 2023.<br>
<i> [ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pas-de-Calais">https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pas-de-Calais</a> ]</i><br>
Extensive areas of the department of Pas-de-Calais in northern
France have been flooded for the second time in recent months,
triggered by heavy rains causing river levels to rise. According to
the latest government report for the department of Pas-de-Calais,
approximately 189 municipalities were affected by the recent
flooding. At least 1,299 homes sustained damage, some severely,
prompting firefighting services and local authorities to evacuate a
total of 371 people. Around 700 firefighters are actively involved
in the region, collaborating with the police to address the
consequences of the flooding, engage in recovery efforts, and
provide protection. As of January 5, they have carried out nearly
600 interventions.<br>
<br>
Naturals hazards in 2023 have become<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVDSIO-6kg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVDSIO-6kg</a><br>
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into a different world. ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> <font size="+2"><i><b>January 6, 2001</b></i></font>
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<font face="Calibri"> </font> January 6, 2001: In a joint session
of Congress presided over by Vice President (and, thus, President of
the Senate) Al Gore, George W. Bush is certified as the winner of
the 2000 Presidential election. The New York Times notes: "Federal
law requires a member of both the House and the Senate to question a
state's electoral votes in writing for a formal objection to be
considered. But the House members [who objected to the
certification] had no Senate support. So Mr. Gore, who was presiding
in his role as Senate president, slammed down the gavel to silence
them and rule their objections and parliamentary maneuvers out of
order."<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6wl_86qnsI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6wl_86qnsI</a> <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/us/over-some-objections-congress-certifies-electoral-vote.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/us/over-some-objections-congress-certifies-electoral-vote.html</a>
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