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<font size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b>March</b></i></font><font
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<i>[ In Texas even the humidity is bigger ]</i><br>
<b>Texas Heat Index Rising Faster Than Temperature, Study Finds</b><br>
Yale Environment 360 DIGEST<br>
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MARCH 22, 2024<br>
A new study of summer weather in Texas finds the heat index — an
indicator of how hot it feels outside — is rising much faster than
the temperature.<br>
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The reason, scientists say, is that warming is leading to a rise in
humidity. Historically in Texas, the relative humidity would fall
when the temperature rose, making it possible to cool off by
sweating. But now Texas is seeing high heat and high humidity
together. On hot, muggy days, the air is so saturated with water
that sweat sticks to the skin rather than evaporating. As a result,
the weather feels much warmer than a thermometer alone would
suggest.<br>
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In 1979, physicist Robert Steadman developed the heat index to
indicate how such weather actually feels. But Steadman did not
calculate the index for the high levels of heat and humidity
routinely seen today. In 2022, scientists at UC Berkeley
recalculated the heat index to account for more extreme weather. And
in 2023, Berkeley physicist David Romps applied the updated heat
index to the summer heat in Texas.<br>
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He found that while Texas has warmed by around 3 degrees F (1.5
degrees C) on average since the preindustrial era, on some scorching
summer days last year it felt up to 11 degrees F (6 degrees C)
hotter than it would have without climate change. His study was
published in Environmental Research Letters.<br>
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Romps wrote that, compared to the temperature, the heat index offers
“a more accurate picture of the extent to which global warming has
increased heat stress.”<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://e360.yale.edu/digest/heat-index-climate-change">https://e360.yale.edu/digest/heat-index-climate-change</a><br>
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<i>[ from the UK Independent ]</i><br>
<b>UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after
record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023</b><br>
The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global
warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse
gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea
ice<br>
Jamey Keaten<br>
Seth Borenstein<br>
3-29-2024<br>
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The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global
warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse
gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea
ice, and warning that the world's efforts to reverse the trend have
been inadequate.<br>
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The World Meteorological Organization, in a “State of the Global
Climate” report released Tuesday, ratcheted up concerns that a
much-vaunted climate goal is increasingly in jeopardy: That the
world can unite to limit planetary warming to no more than 1.5
degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) from pre-industrial levels.<br>
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“Never have we been so close – albeit on a temporary basis at the
moment – to the 1.5° C lower limit of the Paris agreement on climate
change,” said Celeste Saulo, the agency's secretary-general. “The
WMO community is sounding the red alert to the world.”<br>
The 12-month period from March 2023 to February 2024 pushed beyond
that 1.5-degree limit, averaging 1.56 C (2.81 F) higher, according
to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Service. It said the
calendar year 2023 was just below 1.5 C at 1.48 C (2.66 F), but a
record hot start to this year pushed beyond that level for the
12-month average.<br>
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“Earth’s issuing a distress call,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres said. “The latest State of the Global Climate report shows
a planet on the brink. Fossil fuel pollution is sending climate
chaos off the charts.”<br>
The latest WMO findings are especially stark when compiled in a
single report. In 2023, over 90% of ocean waters experienced heat
wave conditions at least once. Glaciers monitored since 1950 lost
the most ice on record. Antarctic sea ice retreated to its lowest
level ever.<br>
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“Topping all the bad news, what worries me the most is that the
planet is now in a meltdown phase — literally and figuratively given
the warming and mass loss from our polar ice sheets,” said Jonathan
Overpeck, dean of the University of Michigan School for Environment
and Sustainability, who wasn’t involved in the report.<br>
<br>
Saulo called the climate crisis “the defining challenge that
humanity faces” and said it combines with a crisis of inequality, as
seen in growing food insecurity and migration.<br>
WMO said the impact of heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires and
tropical cyclones, exacerbated by climate change, was felt in lives
and livelihoods on every continent in 2023.<br>
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“This list of record-smashing events is truly distressing, though
not a surprise given the steady drumbeat of extreme events over the
past year,” said University of Arizona climate scientist Kathy
Jacobs, who also wasn't involved in the WMO report. “The full cost
of climate-change-accelerated events across sectors and regions has
never been calculated in a meaningful way, but the cost to
biodiversity and to the quality of life of future generations is
incalculable.”<br>
But the agency also acknowledged “a glimmer of hope” in trying to
keep the Earth from running too high a fever. It said renewable
energy generation capacity from wind, solar and waterpower rose
nearly 50% from 2022 to a total of 510 gigawatts.<br>
<br>
The report comes as climate experts and government ministers are to
gather in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, on Thursday and Friday to
press for greater climate action, including increased national
commitments to fight global warming.<br>
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“Each year the climate story gets worse; each year WMO officials and
others proclaim that the latest report is a wake-up call to decision
makers,” said University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew
Weaver, a former British Columbia lawmaker.<br>
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“Yet each year, once the 24-hour news cycle is over, far too many of
our elected ‘leaders’ return to political grandstanding, partisan
bickering and advancing policies with demonstrable short-term
outcomes," he said. "More often than not everything else ends up
taking precedence over the advancement of climate policy. And so,
nothing gets done.”<br>
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<i>Borenstein reported from Washington, D.C.</i><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/world-meteorological-organization-ap-geneva-antonio-guterres-glaciers-b2514997.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/world-meteorological-organization-ap-geneva-antonio-guterres-glaciers-b2514997.html</a>
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<i>[ this fire in China is early ]</i><br>
<b>China is on fire! The fire has reached residential areas! Severe
forest fires in Sichuan</b><br>
Painful Earth Shorts<br>
Mar 24, 2024 СЫЧУАНЬ<br>
China is on fire! The fire has reached residential areas! Severe
forest fires in Sichuan<br>
In Sichuan province, a forest fire rages on, with firefighters
deploying helicopters and drones for support.<br>
A primary school's playground has been transformed into a makeshift
landing zone, hosting several helicopters on standby.<br>
The blaze has prompted urgent measures, with authorities
coordinating aerial efforts to contain the inferno.<br>
Drone technology aids in assessing the fire's spread and identifying
hotspots for targeted extinguishing.<br>
Despite the challenging conditions, concerted efforts continue as
Sichuan grapples with the ongoing forest fire emergency.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esfjNPp-a4s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esfjNPp-a4s</a><br>
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<i>[ Climate Emergency Forum - frank talk from 3 doomerists
communicators ]</i><br>
<b>Chaos in the Climate Casino</b><br>
Climate Emergency Forum<br>
Mar 24, 2024 #climatescience #climatecrisis #climateresearch<br>
The Climate Emergency Forum welcomes Dr. Eliot Jacobson, a retired
professor turned climate researcher. The discussion delves into the
complexities of the 1.5-degree IPCC global average temperature goal.<br>
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This video was recorded on March 4th, 2024, and published on March
24th, 2024.<br>
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In the detailed dialog provided, Dr. Eliot Jacobson, a retired
professor turned climate researcher, delves into the complexities of
the 1.5-degree IPCC global average temperature goal and the
challenges in accurately measuring temperature anomalies above the
pre-industrial baseline. He criticizes the varying methods used by
different sources to calculate these anomalies and highlights
discrepancies in reporting, emphasizing the need for a more
standardized approach to convey this crucial information.<br>
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Furthermore, Dr. Jacobson discusses his own analysis based on
Copernicus data, revealing a higher rate of warming at 0.3 degrees
Celsius per decade compared to previous estimates. This leads him to
assert that the current temperature anomaly is around 1.38 degrees
Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline, indicating a faster pace
of warming than commonly acknowledged. He predicts that at this
rate, the world is likely to surpass the 1.5-degree goal by 2028,
highlighting the urgency of addressing climate change.<br>
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The discussion also extends to how insurance companies are grappling
with escalating risks due to abrupt weather changes, hinting at
broader societal implications and challenges posed by a rapidly
changing climate landscape.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD-szQI_MhQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD-szQI_MhQ</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> </font> March 25, 2002: The Associated Press
reports:<br>
<blockquote>"Environmentalists say their requests for a meeting with
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham in the months prior to the
release of the Bush administration's energy report were rebuffed
by an aide who cited Abraham's' busy schedule.<br>
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"John Adams, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council,
said Wednesday the refusal to meet with the environmentalists
stands in sharp contrast to the eight meetings Abraham had with
energy and business groups in early 2001 to discuss the energy
plan."<br>
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