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In the above video, Harjeet Singh, global lead on climate change for ActionAid, says “Let’s understand, the climate crisis and the social unrest in Chile or elsewhere have the same root cause: that’s inequality. Governments continue to prioritize corporations over the rights of people [ . . . .] And if you look at these historical resolutions, the…

Yesterday cbsnews.com showed two videos about recent California fires: here and here. I heard people say “This is the new normal” but it isn’t.  Instead, conditions are likely to get much worse. This 2010 post by Alan Marshall at skepticalscience.com noted “With 40 years between cause and effect, it means that average temperatures of the…

It was great to read Mia Bennett, of the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Geography and School of Modern Languages & Cultures, report on power brokers’ ideas in Arctic Circle 2019 Assembly October 10 – 13 in Reykjavík. Bennett’s Cryopolitics article “Welcome to the geoengineered Arctic” had informed perspective and helpful insights. She wrote, “Attending most of…

Used with permission of Extinction Rebellion. Ruth Jarman of Christian Climate Action said “I believe we are called to be faithful, and not successful.”

Used with permission of KQED Arts.  KT Nelson’s Dead Reckoning is an amazing dance that deserves to be seen and discussed.  In the above six and a half minute video, ODC/Dance Co-Artistic Director KT Nelson says “With this thing called climate change, we have scientific evidence, we have statistical analysis. I think maybe the missing ingredient is…

Thanks to Paul Beckwith for his video update Arctic Methane Measurements over Eastern Siberian Shelf Are Now the Highest Ever Measured. The Moscow Times 10/7/19 article he cites quoted Professor Igor Semiletov, of Tomsk Polytechnic University, a colleague of Natalia Shakhova, (“Expertise: chemical oceanography”) Research Associate Professor at International Arctic Research Center at The University of Alaska…

Today’s Washington Post reported “The world needs a massive carbon tax in just 10 years to limit climate change, IMF says” by Chris Mooney and Andrew Freedman. The first paragraph notes “A global agreement to make fossil fuel burning more expensive is urgent and the most efficient way of fighting climate change, an International Monetary…

Used with permission of Extinction Rebellion. I understand not all are ready for the bravery and sacrifice shown by these former UK police officers, but everyone can explore bank options to stop funding fossil fuel companies and projects. Watch this video, then click ” . . . more” below it to see Dave Borlace’s list…

The above video by Dave Borlace’s Just Have a Think is full of great information but I will focus on two items and what 5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial of 1850 means: 1) “It’s actually more like about 5 degrees Celsius higher [ . . . . ] within 80 years or so at our current…

I’m grateful to Dave Borlace’s Just Have a Think for these updates. For those in the US, when he says 21 degrees Celcius “about 560 miles from the North Pole,” that equals 69.8 Fahrenheit; “Anchorage [, Alaska] sweltered in 32 degrees Celcius heat” equals 89.6 Fahrenheit; and “Markusvinca [, Sweden] reported a temperature of 34.8 Celcius” equals 94.64 Fahrenheit, “the hottest…