Expert on Strong Hurricanes and the Future (2018)

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The Devastating 2017 Hurricane Season: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions for the Weather Enterprise. Kerry Emanuel: Connections to Climate and Future Research Opportunities (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lf8nb0wo28 MIT’s Kerry Emanuel on Climate and Stronger Hurricanes (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHS7bV9o5VA Tropical cyclones and climate change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclones_and_climate_change Lightning: A New Essential Climate Variable https://eos.org/project-updates/lightning-a-new-essential-climate-variable

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Climate Change is an Existential Threat to Civilisation

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#EnvironmentNaturalResourceSecurity Climate One, Climate Change and the Threat to Civilization with Michael Mann (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WiiP2KTRXg Veerabhadran Ramanathan: Climate change morphing into an existential problem (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmmFwfF8Gig World Economic Forum: Humanity’s most existential risks are getting worse. Here’s a major reason why https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/humanity-s-most-existential-risks-are-getting-worse-heres-why UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Climate change: An ‘existential threat’ to humanity, UN chief…

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The Incredible Track Record of Early Climate Models

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Thirty years ago, NASA scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that the age of climate change had arrived. Ashley Byrne interviews Jim Hansen for DW (published August 24, 2018) https://www.dw.com/en/worldlink-meet-mr-climate-change/av-45197919 Hansen et al 1981 https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ha04600x.html Hansen et al 1988 https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ha02700w.html From the Archives, 1988: Global Warming Has Begun, Expert Tells Senate https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/climate/2015-paris-climate-talks/from-the-archives-1988-global-warming-has-begun-expert-tells-senate STUDY FINDS WARMING…

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John McCain: Climate Change Most Critical Issue of our Future (2003)

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Senator John McCain introduces legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (January 8, 2003, at Capitol Hill). Witnesses testified about proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions, global climate change, and regulations that would create mandatory limits on all sectors of the economy. https://www.c-span.org/video/?174514-1/global-warming Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to join my friend and colleague,…

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FOOTAGE: Hurricane Lane Starts to Flood Hawaiin Islands

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Hurricane Lane reached Category 5 strength on August 21 with top sustained winds near 160 mph and a minimum central pressure of 940 mb. On August 22, Hurricane Lane drew close to Hawaii, prompting hurricane warnings and watches on the islands. Whether or not Lane makes landfall in Hawaii, the storm could bring damaging tropical-storm-force…

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Hurricane Lane closest Cat 5 Ever get to Hawaii

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Related FOOTAGE: Hurricane Lane Starts to Flood Hawaiin Islands https://climatestate.com/2018/08/24/footage-hurricane-lane-starts-to-flood-hawaii-islands/   Sources Hurricane Lane takes aim at Hawaii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdhJZ08FTEY Hawaii braces for Hurricane Lane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHWwmRiIerQ Hawaii prepares for Hurricane Lane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lW8FW_OsuI Hurricane Lane Brings High Surf To Ka’u (Aug. 22, 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kED4abZQ6A0 Lane Likely to Lash Hawaii for 3-4 Days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1FWj85eHxU Reed Timmer https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/1032456946538897408

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The Coming Disruption of the Carbon Bubble

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In order to avert the most serious climate scenarios, governments and people around the world need to phase out fossil fuel emissions, coal, gas, and switch to clean energy and electric transportation. This video presents some recent discussions and fundamental obstacles. Speakers include Lester Brown (Earth Policy Institute), Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Potsdam Climate Impact Research),…

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