Anxiously preparing for my #COP25 press conference in 1.5 hours or so. Today’s topic is the scientific justification that we are in an urgent climate emergency
Global Climate Emergency Scientific Justification: COP25 Madrid Press Conference: Part 1 of 2 // Dec 5, 2019
The World Meteorological Organization-WMO reported global average temperatures 1.1C higher than 19th century levels.
Paris 1.5C and 2C targets are relative to a pre-industrial baseline (1750). Thus, add 0.3C to the WMO number so warming is already 1.4C. How can this not be a climate emergency?
Making the case for scientific justification of a global climate emergency, myself, Dr Peter Carter from the Climate Emergency Institute, and Regina Valdez chat. We are at the COP25 Conference, right now, in Madrid Spain.
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Second of two videos, continues from above.
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A new UN report today said that in order to preserve a livable planet, we need to increase climate action five-fold, starting immediately.
This quote from Gabriel is probably the best I've ever heard about what that sense of urgency feels like.
The Galton board: 3000 steel balls fall through 12 levels of branching paths and end up matching a bell curve distribution. Each ball has a 50% chance of following each branch such that the balls are distributed by the mathematical binomial distribution https://t.co/CSS8vafLRdpic.twitter.com/PlQ2EYe7ua
On the brink of 2020, we now need to reduce emissions by 7.6% every year from 2020 to 2030. If we do not, we will miss a closing moment in history to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
Climate Restoration to Ensure Life’s Long-Term Survival on our Planet: 1 of 3 // Nov 25, 2019
When people talk about what society needs to do about climate change you often hear talk of Mitigation (reducing emissions to zero by 2050) and Adaptation (dealing with the changes that are already occurring). We must add CLIMATE RESTORATION to this lexicon.
Climate restoration is all about ensuring that the climate for our children and grandchildren is returned to the healthy climate enjoyed by our parents and grandparents when they were young children.
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11.20 Whistleblower Dr Luber worked CDC for 17 yrs, heading its climate & health program til last year then reassigned.
Stunted Growth in Arctic Sea Ice Refreeze // Nov 19, 2019
Arctic sea ice behavior continues to surprise us. In August as it approached the September minimum, ice loss stalled out, and as it refroze in October/November ice growth stalled again. The high Arctic above 82.5 degrees latitude was 7 degrees C warmer than normal for October.
The jet streams crossed Greenland pushing warm air northward into the Arctic Ocean forming a strong cyclone bringing lots more heat and high winds over the struggling sea ice, as I show on Earth Nullschool. ———- ———-
Big announcement.
Starting this Thursday, both @ScienceWarning & myself are sharing material information being given to us, which we will be providing you here.
Recent interview on Extinction Radio: ‘Episode 101 – 15th November 2019 – Paul Beckwith, Patrick Farnsworth and Michael Sliwa‘. Click here for full episode. ———- ———-
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Dozens of counties across the US have declared an agricultural disaster as record flooding, drought and extreme cold cause "unprecedented" crop losses.
Before saying goodnight for now, we wanted to share an extra feature, to share some of the work of two colleagues, Alex Smith of Radio EcoShock, from the May 8th, 2019 episode: ‘Harsh News from the Weatherman‘.
It features Nick Humphrey, who dk recently connected with on Facebook after a several year rapprochement. He has also been features on our friend Sandy Schoelles’sEnvironmental Coffeehouse. SoundCloud is always a nice way to go, for those of you that can:
Twenty Four Climate COPs and Diddly Squat. Can COP25 in Madrid be Different? // Nov 8, 2019
Twenty-four COPs and diddly squat. What can humanity possibly achieve at COP25? Many of us had high hopes for strong, concerted action on climate change after COP21’s Paris Agreement, only to have our hopes crushed like bugs.
Soon I am going to Madrid for COP25 and I will do everything in my power to educate policymakers in all governments about how our climate emergency is rapidly spiralling out of control. Wish me luck, and please see my ask below.
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Preparations for Madrid COP25 Climate Conference: A Plethora of Catastrophes to Present // Nov 9, 2019
As abrupt climate change accelerates and detrimental consequences to humanity notch upward, there is never a lack of material to present. I focus on:
what is happening,
why, and what we can expect in the next 5 years, 10 years, etc.
As I prepare for presentations at Madrid’s COP25,
I have a huge number of colourful infographics, gifs, and papers to draw on. I discuss some here; if you come across something exceptional then please alert me in a comment with a link.
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I cut through crap, produce edgy video editorials-resolving to continue long as I live. I dont expect #COP25 negotiation breakthroughs-nor expect biggest players stranglehold to be loosened-nor expect false self-congratulations part of annual ritual to be truthful or meaningful. pic.twitter.com/dUD87UBOHP
I am an independent, Climate System Scientist. I put a lot of time and effort into researching, studying and producing my videos so that you can learn how quickly our world is changing.
It would mean a lot, if you would please consider supporting my Trip to COP25–expenses will include transportation/airfare from Ottawa, Canada, to Madrid, Spain, as well as meals and transportation while at COP.
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There's a metaphor here, I think: Massive flooding strands UK shoppers in a shopping mall overnight, where they're forced to buy blankets to sleep on the food court tableshttps://t.co/DKtFdRe0cH
Insurance companies to CA homeowners: we can't insure your house because climate change makes it too risky Insurance companies to Big Oil: we'd love to insure your new pipeline… https://t.co/HtfZBBKtCy
WE ARE BEING WARNED Humanity is on collision course with Nature. A damaged Nature will survive.
All scientists, citizens, companies & organizations are invited to sign/endorse the articles recommendations, & help change civilization’s current trajectory.https://t.co/SLqIe8DyYzhttps://t.co/bHWdsVnPJ5
Paul Goes Soon to Madrid’s COP25 to Hang Out with Greta and Warn Our Planet on Our Climate Emergency // Nov 7, 2019
Many people like me that were going to attend the Conference of Parties (COP25) climate conference in Santiago, Chile in early December watched as civil unrest and protests worsened. Chile has been a relatively stable place in South America since the end of the Pinochet regime about 30 years ago.
Things were in limbo as the Chilean government cancelled the COP, but fortunately the mantle was taken up by Madrid in Spain. I head to Madrid in a few weeks.
Please consider a new–or further–donation to my PayPal, to help offset my out-of-pocket COP25 travel expenses. Does not require an account, just credit card.
Or if you prefer, you can alternatively consider please donating at my GoFundMe page, at:
Paul Beckwith, well-known climate system scientist/physicist/engineer and educator, will be attending theUN Climate Change Conference from December 2 to December 13, 2019, in Madrid, Spain. The conference will feature the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties(COP 25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). His travel expenses will be out-of-pocket.
Based inOttawa, Ontario, Canada, Paul isa respected creator of entertaining and comprehensible videos, usually pertaining to climate system science, abrupt climate change, meteorology, oceanography and Earth Sciences…
During his time at COP 25, Paul will have the opportunity toparticipate in press conferences, provide climate reports, and meet with other climate scientists and activists, such as:
Greta Thunberg(Youth Swedish Climate Activist),
Dr. James Hansen (Ex-Nasa scientist/Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program at Columbia University),
Dr. Peter Wadhams (Head of the Polar Ocean Physics Group) and
Dr. Peter Carter (Founder of the Climate Emergency Institute and IPCC Expert Reviewer).
Paul’s expenses will include transportation/airfare from Ottawa, Canada, to Madrid, Spain, as well as meals and transportation while in Madrid. He would be most grateful for every single donation.
Last but not least, very special thanks to both ScientistsWarning.org’s Core Team Members, Heidi Brault and Charles Gregoire. They are very special persons. ———- ———-
Also, I cannot thank @StuartGaia enough for his friendship over many years, and his dedication to the truth about our climate crisis and societies money perversions. pic.twitter.com/GUHkhCUmPQ
Rapid Sea-Level Rise “Threat Multipliers” to Coastlines, Nuclear Power Plants, and Mega-Cities
The military worries about rapid climate system change as being a “threat multiplier”. As climate caused catastrophes worsen, risks to nuclear power plants, spent radioactive fuel storage, and the power grid proportionately increase.
We’ve already had nuclear power plants narrowly missing direct hits by massive hurricanes, specifically in Florida in the last few years.
We had to throttle down power output from nuclear plants using river cooling water during heat waves, due to high water temperatures, or low water levels. The biggest risk going forward is to coastal nuclear plants being swamped by rapid sea level rise.
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Waging War Has Gigantic Carbon Footprint that is NOT even Counted in Overall Global Emissions
Horribly, some major industries that cross borders, most significantly container shipping transport, and airline transport, for both goods and people, are not counted in global carbon budgets.
The military carbon footprints in most countries are not counted either, or even calculated consistently and publicly reported on or even acknowledged. Many, like the U.S. military, which has waged war since 2001, have an enormous carbon footprint. This has to change, with our climate emergency nobody gets a free pass. In this video and the next two, I continue to chat on risks of collapse of the U.S. military from abrupt climate system change. ———- ———-
Climate Change Caused Power Grid Collapse and Disease Epidemics Could CRUSH U.S. Military Like a Bug
Cascading, devastating, consequences of abrupt climate change are hitting us (you and I) harder and harder, threatening to even topple the mighty U.S. military within 20 years.
One of the weakest links in modern economies is the rapidly degrading electrical power grid; think of the enormous size, power, and wealth in California’s high-tech industries, yet many companies and over a million people there have been facing rolling power outages with their decrepit, wildfire causing power line poles being toppled in Santa Ana winds, bringing economies to their knees.
What happens when the power no longer comes on?
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U.S. Military Could Collapse within 20 Years due to Climate Change: Pentagon Commissioned Report
A recent report by the U. S. Army War College (Pentagon commissioned) concludes that the U. S. Military could collapse within 20 years from climate change. This is a startling admission; that the most powerful military force that has ever existed on Earth could be rendered impotent, crushed like a bug, in less than 2 decades by climate change.
Clearly, the ability of abrupt climate system mayhem to utterly destroy humanities military, infrastructure, indeed human civilization itself is scarcely recognized or acted on by human power structures, yet is blindingly obvious to hordes of schoolchildren around the planet (and me). ———- ———-
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Amid the impeachment inquiry, the Trump admin has:
1) launched a campaign offensive around its fossil fuel agenda 2) started formally withdrawing from Paris 3) finalized clean water rule repeal 4) weakened species protections 5) sued Cali over climatehttps://t.co/Xe8LrfpK6e
How Hurricanes (Typhoons, Cyclones) Trigger Earthquakes As They Cross Continental Shelves: 1 of 2 // Oct 20, 2019
When Typhoon Hagibis hit Tokyo, Japan October 12th, 2019 there was a 5.7 earthquake the same day. A new paper discusses “stormquakes”, as a new discovery connecting small magnitude 3.5 earthquakes to tropical storms or nor’easters crossing “ocean banks” on continental shelves, exciting vibrations in the rock that can then propagate across entire continents.
However, this is not new stuff!! I discussed these connections with Hurricane Sandy in the fall of 2012, where the storm triggered three large earthquakes (magnitudes 7.8, 6.3, and 6.2) off Vancouver, Canada.
Paul is ‘the first person interviewed when you open the Table of Contents pdf’, on Talk Show, TOC: To Save The World.
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Our new @NatureClimate paper finds land sector could contribute 20 to 30% of the mitigation needed by 2050 to limit warming to 1.5C. Deforestation and reforestation make up around 55% of the total, but a bunch of other actions matter too: https://t.co/yMawFQf9mmpic.twitter.com/qTELMnlvkw
Scary conditions in the Arctic. Lowest October sea ice extent on record! So far only 4.97 km² and the re-freeze proceeds agonizingly slow… pic.twitter.com/RGxtuyFH83
Jet Stream Shift 17 degrees Southward to Greenland
Summary
Well known and respected creator of entertaining and comprehensible videos of sometimes daunting subjects, especially in climate system science, meteorology, oceanography and Earth Sciences at YouTube.
Frequently called upon for commentary by fellow educators, activists, and public. Physicist, Engineer, and part-time professor at the University of Ottawa. His primary interest is joining-the-dots on Abrupt Climate System Change to determine where we are heading, and how fast, and what it all means for us and our amazing planet.
