The Rising Threat of Humid Heat Waves, read Sk56 PhD on Blogspot; Heating Planet series at CofA Blog

"Most of the deadliest heat waves to date have been dry heat waves. But as our climate warms, a possibly even deadlier heat is on the rise. Heat is the deadliest weather disaster in the U.S. and many parts of the world, and it's projected to get a lot deadlier. During the 2003 European heatwave, up to 3,400 people died in Paris alone. At two degrees Celsius, which is again only a couple decades away, scientists found that Paris will see deadly heat waves like this once every few years rather than once a century. And though this heat wave in 2003 was among the deadliest in recent history, it didn't get close to the dangerous wet-bulb thresholds we've been discussing. But the 2015 heat wave in Karachi did it passed the uncompensable wet-bulb threshold for older adults for something like eight to 10% of the time. But at two degrees Celsius of warming, we can see that the uncompensable threshold is crossed for younger adults as well. And at four degrees, models show that the same event would cross the uncompensable threshold for older adults for about 90% of the heat waves duration. As temperatures rise, we can hold a lot more moisture in the atmosphere. And so this means that if a given location has air temperatures going up with ongoing climate change, it's likely that if they have a moisture source, humidity's also going to increase." 

Click here to go to Sk56 Blog and read more: https://freemomentop.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-rising-threat-of-humid-heat-waves.html

Worldwide fires, floods, dust storms, sudden cloudbursts just this week: 2025 is the year they can no longer deny global warming and call it a hoax. Watch videos and read about it here at CofA Blog heating planet project.

Napa's Pickett Fire: 37% contained $65M Damage to Wineries; Ongoing Firefighting Efforts: video-transcript, Heating Planet project at CofA Blog

Calistoga, Napa County, Hear from local winery owners about losses and challenges of smoke damage on grapes that affect wine quality. 6,800 acres damaged so far. Culture Unboxed on YouTube:

TRANSCRIPT

The picket fire is leaving a trail of 0:02 destruction with wineries facing a 0:04 staggering $65 million in damages. 0:08 Imagine losing your life's work in a 0:11 matter of hours. This is the reality for 0:13 many in Napa County, California, where 0:16 the picket fire has scorched over 6,83 0:20 acres and is currently 37% contained. As 0:24 of Thursday, the firefighting effort has 0:26 ramped up significantly with more than 0:28 2600 personnel, including nine 0:31 helicopters, 220 engines, 52 bulldozers, 0:35 36 water tenders, and 59 crews working 0:38 tirelessly to contain the blaze. 0:40 According to Cal Fire, numerous air 0:42 tankers from across the state are 0:44 conducting fire suppression missions 0:46 whenever weather conditions permit. Napa 0:49 County officials have provided a 0:50 preliminary estimate of the agricultural 0:53 damage, which stands at a minimum of $65 0:56 million. However, they warned that this 0:59 number could rise as more assessments 1:01 are completed. The survey reflects 1:03 reported damage to approximately 1,500 1:07 acres or just over 3% of Napa Valley's 1:11 total production acreage, explaining the 1:14 county of Napa in a statement. Most of 1:16 the damage is to wine grapes with some 1:19 impact on beehives and other livestock. 1:22 Elton Sloan, the owner of Robert Craig 1:25 Wine, shared his personal struggles with 1:27 K4, 1:29 just putting the samples into the bags. 1:31 You can smell the smoke. He said, "We're 1:34 looking at losing $4.5 million worth of 1:37 revenue in 2027 and 2028 when these 1:42 wines would have been released. And in 1:44 the immediate term, we won't be selling 1:47 $300,000 worth of fruit to our buyers. 1:51 Sloan's story is just one of many, 1:53 highlighting the far-reaching economic 1:55 impact of the fire. The picket fire 1:58 ignited on August 21st near a vineyard, 2:01 and its full extent is still being 2:03 assessed. Tracy Cleveland, the Napa 2:06 County Agricultural Commissioner, 2:09 emphasized the ongoing challenges. We're 2:12 already seeing the effects of the picket 2:14 fire with entire vineyards burned and we 2:17 expect to see even greater agricultural 2:20 impacts once this fire is fully 2:22 contained. We'll continue to work with 2:24 the industry to get a more precise 2:27 assessment of the fire's impact. 2:29 Evacuation orders and warnings remain in 2:32 place for several areas in the region. 2:34 Calire reported that an overnight marine 2:37 layer has brought muchneeded humidity 2:39 recovery to the fire area, but large 2:42 fuels continue to smolder within the 2:44 fire perimeter. Firefighters are working 2:46 in challenging, steep, and rugged 2:49 terrain to construct direct control 2:51 lines. The cause of the fire remains 2:54 unknown, adding another layer of 2:56 uncertainty to an already difficult 2:58 situation. But here's where it gets 3:01 controversial. Some community members 3:03 are questioning whether more could have 3:05 been done to prevent such a devastating 3:08 outcome. What do you think? Could better 3:10 forest management practices or earlier 3:13 intervention have made a difference? 3:14 Share your thoughts in the comments.

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Incendios forestales devastan viñedos en California

I'm posting this here so I can maybe stop running it over and over in my head

I got raped at age 70 in my rural hospital 6 years ago. I reported it and reported it and the Bastards never even called me back. I emailed them over and over please help me I was raped in your hospital.  Next email from them said, time for your breast exam. Honest. 

Finally, a human employee emailed back, file a police report. I figured oh, That's how it's done. They'll see the police report and then they'll call me. So I called a PD with no SVU and told a rookie, a kid, a guy who was writing things down with a pen as I spoke, how these male and female visiting nurses at Barton Hospital finger banged me when they thought I was drugged and asleep. I wasn't asleep. 

After filing my report, I waited for Barton to contact me so I could finally tell someone what happened and get some help. Never heard from them. Since then I've come to realize, 

This is what it's like to be poor. I didn't become poor until 1996 which is a whole nother story. I'm just now getting used to it. 

My Incredibly isolated circumstances contributed mostly to  this Sexual assault incident.  I had just moved into a HUD senior building and Had not really connected with my neighbors. My family, which includes two adult children, have decided I don't exist, which I now know from my neighbors happens a lot. So I'm in my 70s all alone with no one to even check on me when I'm in the hospital.

The sexual predators know who they can get to and I was open prey. 

I was right there vulnerable, laid out and drugged for this horny couple to access freely in the middle of the night with no one around.

Earlier those same two nurses had told me how angry they were at Barton  for the way it treats its visiting nurses.

I don't think I'm the only one who this has happened to. I live in a resort town that balloons in population during holidays, and since the hospital didn't even respond, how many tourists has this happened to who just went back to their home towns and said oh it's Tahoe it's so beautiful we don't want to cause trouble.

Oh, and if you were wondering why I didn't get a lawyer, everyone in this town worshiped Barton Hospital back then. They’ve since closed in fact not long after this incident hmm. No local lawyer was going to take on the hospital. no local news media group would take the story when Barton is practically the only thing that advertises around here. 

Instead I tried to get help from my family and they didn't help. I tried to move. I called the US Department of Aging and had a nice phone relationship with the guy there for a while. When he heard my whole story he said, if you want to Find anything like a support group or advocacy organization, you're going to have to move out of Tahoe; because when you live in a small rural town in northern California, it's troglodyte territory, Like some of these people have values that date back to the 1950s and They have never even considered changing them. That IS changing now though. He does not work for the aging dept anymore.

Why am I still here?

Then came the Caldor fire evacuation. I had to go from hotel to hotel so many times that I  tore a thousand tendons in my legs,  and I've been crippled ever since. I don't even go to the grocery store. I have everything delivered and I'm just here on this property with beautiful trees and wandering bears. I stay home most of the time. I can't possibly move anywhere else by myself in this condition and I sure can't hire somebody to do all the work for me so this is where I landed.

I call it DIY hospice. 

I wonder though, if along with this new unusual population of elderly women living  all alone on a thousand a month, there might also be a phenomenon of seniors in hospitals with no family member visiting who end up getting raped by angry underpaid Hospital personnel. I bet there is. 

PS: Worst thing about this is, the first time I went to Barton as a patient I presented as a sex Crime Victim suffering from PTSD. It's at the top of my patient chart and they let this happen to me. 

Workaholism is a great escape so now back to the heating planet project on my blog

India: Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh 122 Dead, Hundreds Missing & Himachal: Floods, Cloudbursts & Landslides; Heating Planet series at CofA Blog

Relentless cloudbursts and landslides 2 videos, transcripts: WION Pulse Aug 30: Relentless cloudbursts and landslides in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have claimed at least 122 lives in August, with over 70 people still missing. The extreme weather has devastated the himalayan region, disrupting life, travel, and communication

TRANSCRIPT:

It's been one of the deadliest ever 0:02 August months for Jammu and Kashmir and 0:04 Ladak due to the weather fury across the 0:06 region. As many as about 25 cloud bursts 0:08 and nine landslides incidents have 0:11 resulted in deaths of at least 122 0:14 people resulting in injuries to 300 0:16 others. 0:17 [Music] 0:24 [Music] 0:31 At least 11 are dead in two cloud burst 0:34 incidents in Jammu and Kashmir on August 0:37 30th alone. 0:40 The first cloud burst incident took 0:42 place in Ramban area of Jammu division. 0:45 The second cloud burst incident occurred 0:48 at Riyasi. It's one of a series of 0:50 tragedies ripping into families and 0:53 communities leaving behind a trail of 0:56 destruction and death. 0:59 This year uh we have forecast it 1:01 abnormal precipitation especially for 1:03 northwestern Himalayan region. Having 1:05 said that uh in monthly briefings also 1:09 uh we had ensured that there will be 1:11 abnormal precipitation especially in the 1:13 month of July as well as in August. So 1:16 coming to August uh we have seen 1:18 multiple incidents of cloud blast, flash 1:21 flares and landslides and few more than 1:26 five six events of extremely heavy 1:28 rainfall events. uh and uh till now u it 1:32 has been reported from multiple sources 1:34 that almost more than 10 incidents of 1:37 cloud west have been reported from Jammu 1:39 and Kashmir and more than 18 to 20 uh 1:43 cases of flash floods and cloud west 1:45 both minor and few major are reported 1:48 from Ladak region. uh from Ladak region 1:51 there were no reports of any deaths till 1:53 now apart from minor uh damage to 1:57 agriculture and horiculture crops and 1:58 some damage to uh properties. 2:01 uh but here in contrary to Ladak in 2:03 Jammu and Kashmir uh we have seen uh 2:07 more deaths especially more than 100 uh 2:10 due to multi-hazard multi-hazards like 2:13 uh cloud blast, flash flares, landslides 2:15 even drowning incidents. Uh 2:20 take a look at this deadly list all in 2:22 August. Kishtaw on August 14, Kutwa on 2:26 August 17, Dora August 26th, Riasi 2:30 August 27, Sonmar August 28 and Rajgard 2:35 on the 30th of August. 2:38 These disasters have wrecked havoc on 2:40 infrastructure, disrupted pilgrimages 2:43 like the Vashno Dvi and Mata Machel 2:46 Yatra and crippled local economies 2:49 reliant on tourism. 2:53 Rural areas have also reported 2:55 significant losses of livestock and 2:58 agricultural fields. 3:00 Major highways including the Jammu 3:02 Shinagar, Katr Shiv Kori and Shinagar 3:06 Ladak routts have faced disruptions 3:08 compounding the regional challenges. 3:11 Experts give a scientific reason for a 3:13 surge in cloud burst and rain havoc in 3:16 the region. 3:18 There are multiple 3:20 reasons uh for cloud burst. Uh first one 3:23 is uh when you have active monsoon uh 3:26 active monsoon we mean uh uh 3:28 strengthening of eststeries which are 3:30 moist and warm and that uh strengthen 3:33 yeah that blows towards uh uh Himalayan 3:36 region and secondly whenever there is 3:38 interaction of monsoon and uh western 3:41 disturbance at that time also we are uh 3:44 experiencing copious amount of 3:46 precipitation and recent event of 25th 3:49 26th August were Jammu region was 3:52 because of interaction of western 3:53 distance in southwest southwestern uh 3:56 southwest monsoon. So these are two 3:59 important weather uh wise sonoptic 4:01 situations. Apart from this uh orography 4:05 also plays an important role uh because 4:07 it uh helps in rapid cooling 4:09 condensation 4:11 and then again uh the intensity of rain 4:15 and this all depends upon height and 4:17 orography also. And then next uh in the 4:20 context of climate change uh this 4:23 temperature and rising temperature 4:25 trends are acting as a trigger uh for 4:28 this cloud bust event. 4:29 The Met Office has forecast heavy rain 4:31 for the week ahead in Jammu, Riyasi, 4:34 Udampur and the Chinab Valley. It says 4:37 people have to be on extremely high 4:39 alert at least till the 3rd of 4:42 September. 4:44 Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed one of 4:46 the worst monsoon seasons this year with 4:50 over 122 deaths and around 300 people 4:55 injured in the incidents of cloud burst, 4:59 flash floods, mudslides and landslides. 5:02 The Met department says it's not over 5:05 yet. Next two weeks are very crucial for 5:08 the people of Jammu and Kashmir 5:10 especially the ones who are living in 5:12 the higher reaches. The Met has 5:14 predicted that for the next 24 hours 5:18 there are going to be more intense 5:20 showers and incidents of cloud burst 5:23 especially in the Jamu division with 5:26 video journalist Fio Idri Sloan for V on 5:28 World is one. 5:31 [Music] 1.Relentless cloudbursts and landslides in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have claimed at least 122 lives in August, with over 70 people still missing. The extreme weather has devastated the himalayan region, disrupting life, travel, and communication.

2. Aug 30, Inside South Asia "Jammu & Kashmir is experiencing heavy and incessant rains. The Tawi River has swelled up to dangerous levels. Heavy rains have battered Jammu, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. From cloudbursts to landslides, normal life have been disrupted" WION  

TRANSCRIPT:

Shifting focus now to torrential rains 0:03 and floods that have battered parts of 0:05 India and Pakistan. Rains and flooding 0:08 struck the Kartar Sahib Gurudara in 0:10 Pakistan, one of Sikkism's holiest 0:13 shrines. Kartarpur sahib is located 4.5 0:17 kilometers away from the IndiaPakistan 0:19 border and is visible to devities in 0:21 India. Three transboundary rivers in the 0:24 east of Pakistan have swollen to 0:27 dangerously high levels. In India, 0:29 fierce rains have claimed dozens of 0:31 lives across various states. A landslide 0:34 near Vesno Dvi shrine in Jammu struck 0:37 havoc. Take a look at our next report. 0:49 [Music] 1:01 [Music] 1:08 One of India's most prominent 1:10 pilgrimages, Vhno Deviatra, temporarily 1:13 suspended on Tuesday afternoon. Heavy 1:16 rains over the past 3 days triggered 1:18 massive landslides in the Ard Kumari 1:20 area of Riasi district. 1:25 information. 1:26 We have got information about a 1:27 landslide in the Indra Prasta area in 1:30 which some people have died and some are 1:32 injured. Rescue operations are underway. 1:34 Five bodies have been brought into 1:36 community health center Katra and we 1:38 have information about 10 11 injured 1:40 persons. 1:44 Suddenly lightning struck which was 1:47 followed by a mudslid and boulders 1:48 started rolling down the hills. A tin 1:51 shed slid down and hit me here. It threw 1:53 me back. Then a large boulder came 1:56 rolling down and at 10 to 12 of us got 1:58 trapped under it. 2:07 Quick response rescue teams rushed to 2:09 the affected areas in the Union 2:10 territory. Communication lines for 2:12 millions were cut off. There was 2:15 widespread damage to optical fibers of 2:17 all service providers. 2:21 Intense rains left the Tawi and Chinab 2:23 rivers overflowing well beyond their 2:26 danger levels. Cave-ins on the Tawi 2:28 bridge left cars teetering, panic, and 2:31 chaos grabbing center stage. 2:37 In Doda district, rising waters of the 2:39 Chennab River brought the Dota Bridge 2:41 under severe threat, sparking fears of 2:43 structural damage. Across the district, 2:46 road connectivity was disrupted due to 2:48 landslides and falling boulders which 2:51 cut off many villages. 2:53 Several flights were affected due to 2:55 poor visibility. Dozens of trains were 2:57 cancelled. 2:59 It started to flood from 3:00 a.m. At 3:02 least four houses have been washed away 3:04 today. Yesterday, seven houses were 3:07 washed away. Till now around 20 houses 3:10 have been washed away. 3:14 Authorities deployed vehicles with 3:16 loudspeakers to warn residents against 3:18 venturing near water bodies, appealing 3:20 to people to remain indoors. 3:23 We have rescued almost all those living 3:25 nearby the Chennab River. If anyone is 3:28 left out, we appeal that they leave as 3:30 soon as possible to higher grounds. To 3:32 the people of Dota City, Bedwa, and 3:35 Kishwar, we request them not to leave 3:37 their houses under any circumstances. 3:41 A few days earlier on the 24th of 3:43 August, a bridge over the Sahar Khad 3:45 River near the Jamu Patan Court National 3:47 Highway in Katwa district was ravaged by 3:50 currents from the river below. 3:55 At least 60 people have been killed in 3:57 Jammu and Kashmir in August due to the 3:59 floods. 4:08 On the 23rd of August, heavy rain 4:10 followed by a mudslide hit the Tarali 4:13 towel of Chamoli district in Uttarakand. 4:17 And this was one of a series of 4:19 landslide incidents across the state 4:21 including Dharali village in Uttar 4:23 Kashi. 4:29 [Music] 4:32 In Himachal Pradesh 2, incessant 4:34 rainfall has wreaked havoc. The Bas 4:36 River here is swollen well above the 4:38 danger mark. Infrastructure has taken a 4:41 major hit. 4:46 In Kulu district alone, 130 roads have 4:49 been closed due to damage. Connectivity 4:52 has been severely affected. 5:02 In Arunachala Pradesh, a landslide 5:04 struck the Balipara Charitar Tawang 5:07 National Highway in Birang. Visuals show 5:10 boulders rolling down hills, hitting 5:12 vehicles as people run in panic to save 5:15 themselves. 5:20 Scientists and weather forecasters have 5:22 pinned the blame for floods and 5:23 landslides in recent years on climate 5:25 change. Year after year, a disaster 5:28 happens during the monsoon season. How 5:31 long will it take till we become climate 5:33 prepared and manage these tragedies? 5:39 [Music] TTTTThifting focus now to torrential rains 0:03 and floods that have battered parts of 0:05 India and Pakistan. Rains and flooding 0:08 struck the Kartar Sahib Gurudara in 0:10 Pakistan, one of Sikkism's holiest 0:13 shrines. Kartarpur sahib is located 4.5 0:17 kilometers away from the IndiaPakistan 0:19 border and is visible to devities in 0:21 India. Three transboundary rivers in the 0:24 east of Pakistan have swollen to 0:27 dangerously high levels. In India, 0:29 fierce rains have claimed dozens of 0:31 lives across various states. A landslide 0:34 near Vesno Dvi shrine in Jammu struck 0:37 havoc. Take a look at our next report. 0:49 [Music] 1:01 [Music] 1:08 One of India's most prominent 1:10 pilgrimages, Vhno Deviatra, temporarily 1:13 suspended on Tuesday afternoon. Heavy 1:16 rains over the past 3 days triggered 1:18 massive landslides in the Ard Kumari 1:20 area of Riasi district. 1:25 information. 1:26 We have got information about a 1:27 landslide in the Indra Prasta area in 1:30 which some people have died and some are 1:32 injured. Rescue operations are underway. 1:34 Five bodies have been brought into 1:36 community health center Katra and we 1:38 have information about 10 11 injured 1:40 persons. 1:44 Suddenly lightning struck which was 1:47 followed by a mudslid and boulders 1:48 started rolling down the hills. A tin 1:51 shed slid down and hit me here. It threw 1:53 me back. Then a large boulder came 1:56 rolling down and at 10 to 12 of us got 1:58 trapped under it. 2:07 Quick response rescue teams rushed to 2:09 the affected areas in the Union 2:10 territory. Communication lines for 2:12 millions were cut off. There was 2:15 widespread damage to optical fibers of 2:17 all service providers. 2:21 Intense rains left the Tawi and Chinab 2:23 rivers overflowing well beyond their 2:26 danger levels. Cave-ins on the Tawi 2:28 bridge left cars teetering, panic, and 2:31 chaos grabbing center stage. 2:37 In Doda district, rising waters of the 2:39 Chennab River brought the Dota Bridge 2:41 under severe threat, sparking fears of 2:43 structural damage. Across the district, 2:46 road connectivity was disrupted due to 2:48 landslides and falling boulders which 2:51 cut off many villages. 2:53 Several flights were affected due to 2:55 poor visibility. Dozens of trains were 2:57 cancelled. 2:59 It started to flood from 3:00 a.m. At 3:02 least four houses have been washed away 3:04 today. Yesterday, seven houses were 3:07 washed away. Till now around 20 houses 3:10 have been washed away. 3:14 Authorities deployed vehicles with 3:16 loudspeakers to warn residents against 3:18 venturing near water bodies, appealing 3:20 to people to remain indoors. 3:23 We have rescued almost all those living 3:25 nearby the Chennab River. If anyone is 3:28 left out, we appeal that they leave as 3:30 soon as possible to higher grounds. To 3:32 the people of Dota City, Bedwa, and 3:35 Kishwar, we request them not to leave 3:37 their houses under any circumstances. 3:41 A few days earlier on the 24th of 3:43 August, a bridge over the Sahar Khad 3:45 River near the Jamu Patan Court National 3:47 Highway in Katwa district was ravaged by 3:50 currents from the river below. 3:55 At least 60 people have been killed in 3:57 Jammu and Kashmir in August due to the 3:59 floods. 4:08 On the 23rd of August, heavy rain 4:10 followed by a mudslide hit the Tarali 4:13 towel of Chamoli district in Uttarakand. 4:17 And this was one of a series of 4:19 landslide incidents across the state 4:21 including Dharali village in Uttar 4:23 Kashi. 4:29 [Music] 4:32 In Himachal Pradesh 2, incessant 4:34 rainfall has wreaked havoc. The Bas 4:36 River here is swollen well above the 4:38 danger mark. Infrastructure has taken a 4:41 major hit. 4:46 In Kulu district alone, 130 roads have 4:49 been closed due to damage. Connectivity 4:52 has been severely affected. 5:02 In Arunachala Pradesh, a landslide 5:04 struck the Balipara Charitar Tawang 5:07 National Highway in Birang. Visuals show 5:10 boulders rolling down hills, hitting 5:12 vehicles as people run in panic to save 5:15 themselves. 5:20 Scientists and weather forecasters have 5:22 pinned the blame for floods and 5:23 landslides in recent years on climate 5:25 change. Year after year, a disaster 5:28 happens during the monsoon season. How 5:31 long will it take till we become climate 5:33 prepared and manage these tragedies? 5:39 [Music]

Kay Ebeling, Blogger

I am watching The Grapes of Wrath 1940 film and astonished at how many scenes, like the transient camp and fight outside a farm in California, look like clips I saw in the news last month.

Kay Ebeling in Tahoe

‪@rogueagent48.bsky.social‬

Wildfire Week in Review video from National Interagency Fire Center; Heating Planet

"This week’s Review takes a close look at wildland fire operations across the country.  Watch the full video to see how this week’s work reflects the national fire year themes, safety, teamwork, technology, and shared responsibility, coming to life on the fireline and beyond." August 29, 2025

The Heating Planet project at CofA Blog

Nova Scotia wildfire burning since Sunday; The Heating Planet project at CofA Blog.

Below are 3 CTV News videos "A wildfire has been burning out of control in West Delhausy, Nova Scotia. The Long Lake fire started on August 13th and has since doubled in size and forced the evacuation of more than a thousand people. Joining us now with the latest on the situation is Annapolis County Deputy Warden Dustin Enslow." 

VIDEO: Wildfire forces more Nova Scotians to flee their homes

VIDEO: The Long Lake wildfire in Nova Scotia is still out of control, destroying homes and exhausting crews."Entire homes flattened by the flames"

 

TRANSCRIPT: In Bridgetown today, the sky was heavy. 0:02 Smoke and fog lingered in the air. 0:05 Later, a dark cloud rolled in, sparking 0:07 hope for rain. But only a few drops fell 0:10 before the haze returned. For families 0:12 here, the pictures arriving on their 0:14 phones are far more ominous. 0:16 So many emotions in a person when they 0:19 lose everything. 0:20 Michael Pastor lost his home and shop. 0:23 Once filled with his artwork and decades 0:25 worth of collectibles, now reduced to 0:28 ashes. heartbroken, mind raging. 0:31 Um, 0:33 it's 0:35 I'm lost for words when it comes to how 0:38 I feel. 0:38 He says he tried to get insurance, but 0:40 because he heated with a wood stove, he 0:43 couldn't. 0:45 For Jamie Bordon, the loss came as a 0:47 shock. 0:48 That was after dinner. We opened up the 0:49 pictures and we were expecting to see as 0:53 they said like damage little some damage 0:56 to one building and it actually turned 0:58 out to be like a total loss of three 1:00 buildings. 1:01 One was his family's home. Another their 1:03 workshop filled with tools and supplies. 1:06 Oh, your heart sinks. You instant sense 1:09 of loss and then like real reality kind 1:11 of sets in. 1:12 Yesterday CTV News spoke with James 1:14 Milner. Today he shared pictures of 1:16 what's left of his property. He told CTV 1:19 he wasn't surprised, just heartbroken. 1:23 For Dion and Cindy Scoffield, there's 1:26 still a home standing, but it carries 1:28 expensive damages. 1:29 It was an older house with just like 1:31 wood shingles, and they cover it with 1:34 vinyl, and the vinyl's all melted off. 1:35 Like many of their neighbors, the 1:37 Scoffields don't have insurance. And for 1:39 those around them, it's even worse. 1:41 Entire homes flattened by the flames 1:44 with no coverage to rebuild. 1:46 We have a place and they don't. And 1:48 that's part of it. 1:49 The closest feel the closest feeling to 1:51 it is uh losing a losing someone like 1:55 the death of someone. 1:56 Todd, the losses stretch beyond property 1:59 lines. School starts next week, which 2:01 means children will face new bus routes, 2:03 new classrooms, and a life without the 2:06 neighborhoods they once knew. Todd, 2:09 that's Havsa Aarf in Annapolis County 2:11 for us this evening.

Kay Ebeling, blogger

Just heard about this group Remember Your Oath from Malcolm Nance. "As veterans of the United States we took an OATH to support and defend the CONSTITUTION, we took upon the DUTY to protect American citizens from anything which threatens our homeland. Now... WE DO NOT COMPLY!!"

https://rememberyouroath.org/

Kay Ebeling in Tahoe

‪@rogueagent48.bsky.social‬

Climate Change Drives Food And Water Shortages In Syria, Iraq & Turkiye | The West Asia Post

Video & Transcript, "West Asia is running dry. Syria, Iraq, and Turkey are facing their worst droughts in decades, threatening food security, water supplies, and regional stability." The Heating Planet project at CofA Blog. 

 

TRANSCRIPT by AI: Regardless of the different struggles 0:02 and the crippling wars, Syria, Iraq, and 0:06 Turkey have a different crisis, one that 0:09 has nothing to do with politics, but is 0:11 not the less dangerous. We're talking 0:14 about drought and climate change. People 0:17 are grappling. There's crisis in 0:20 agriculture and in livelihoods. The next 0:23 report tells you more. 0:25 [Music] 0:28 West Asia is running dry. Syria, Iraq, 0:31 and Turkey are facing their worst 0:33 droughts in decades, threatening food 0:35 security, water supplies, and regional 0:37 stability. 0:39 In Syria, the United Nations says wheat 0:42 production has fallen by 40%. The 0:44 biggest drop in 36 years. 0:47 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization 0:50 estimates a wheat shortfall of 2.7 0:52 million metric tons this year, enough to 0:54 feed 16 million people. 1:00 This year we planted 100 donums and we 1:01 harvested nothing. The crops didn't grow 1:04 and even the shepherds didn't benefit 1:05 from the land. We incurred huge losses 1:07 including farm wages, seeds, and 1:09 fertilizer. 1:12 Malaysia. 1:13 The World Food Program warns that 3 1:15 million Syrians could face severe hunger 1:18 while over half the country is already 1:20 food insecure. 1:26 So far, no quantities of wheat have 1:28 arrived in Syria except for a grant from 1:30 our Iraqi brothers. Other than that, it 1:32 is being purchased by the Syrian 1:33 government. 1:37 Iraq is grappling with its driest year 1:39 since 1933. Official figures show water 1:42 levels in the Tigris and Euphrates have 1:45 dropped by up to 27% due to low rainfall 1:47 and upstream dams. 1:50 The United Nations warns Basra with a 1:53 population of 3.5 million is now the 1:55 country's most water stressed region 1:59 with saltwater intrusion destroying 2:01 agriculture and fisheries. 2:04 In Turkey, the Meteorological Service 2:06 reports rainfall in July plunged 71% 2:09 nationwide and 95% below normal in the 2:12 Marmura region. The Knip Dam in Teardog 2:15 has completely dried out while 2:17 reservoirs across the country have 2:19 dropped to their lowest levels in 52 2:21 years, triggering water cuts in major 2:24 provinces. 2:29 We are the region and province most 2:30 affected by drought in Turkey. our 2:33 country and our region. In the last two 2:35 months, not a single drop of rain has 2:37 fallen in the Nam Basin, Yazir or 2:40 Tukmanly basin. 2:45 The common thread is clear. Climate 2:48 change, poor management, and competing 2:50 demands for water are piling pressure on 2:52 an already fragile region. 2:55 With farmlands failing and reservoirs 2:57 emptying, millions are at risk. And 2:59 experts warned that without urgent 3:01 action, 3:03 drought could spark the next wave of 3:05 crisis across West Asia. Bureau report. 3:09 VON. World is one. 3:16 [Music]

Scorching heat and wind sweeping across Spain, France, Greece, Portugal, and Albania, forcing thousands to flee- The Heating Planet at CofA Blog

WION The World is One News video & transcript "Europe is Burning: Why Are Wildfires Becoming Deadlier? | WION Wideangle" Deadly infernos have charred homes, 0:43 emptied villages, blackened forests, and 0:46 choked far off cities. 0:51 Fast-moving wildfires fanned by strong 0:54 winds and scorching summer heat 0:57 are sweeping across parts of Spain, 0:59 France, Greece, Portugal, and Albania, 1:03 forcing thousands to flee. 1:06 Wildfires ravaging the European 1:08 continent have torched more than 1 1:10 million hectares this year, marking 2025 1:13 as the worst year on record. 1:18 In August 2025, wildfires ripped through 1:22 swats of southern Europe as heat wave 1:25 made longer and stronger by fossil fuel 1:28 pollution 1:30 and pushed temperatures above 40° C 1:33 across much of the Mediterranean and the 1:36 Balkans. 1:39 Which countries are the worst affected 1:41 by wildfires in 2025? 1:44 What's behind recurring wildfires around 1:47 the world? How has climate change 1:49 worsened wildfires? And can something be 1:53 done to prevent these forest fires? All 1:56 these and more on We on Wide Angle this 1:58 week. 2:03 Wildfires are a common occurrence across 2:05 southern Europe in the summer, 2:08 but their severity can often be 2:10 exacerbated by heatwave conditions. 2:14 EU data shows that around 629,000 2:17 hectares or 1.6 million acres of land 2:20 have been burnt across the block since 2:22 the beginning of the year 2:25 with wildfires in Spain comprising 2:27 around a quarter of that total. 2:33 [Laughter] 2:37 Over 33,000 people evacuated. 382,000 2:42 hectares of land burned. This is Spain, 2:44 which is witnessing its worst wildfire 2:47 season since 1994. 2:50 Spain's state metological agency, 2:53 declared that the 16-day heat waves 2:55 Spain suffered in the month of August 2:57 2025 was the most intense on record. 3:01 The August heat wave exacerbated 3:03 tinderbox conditions in the country that 3:05 fueled wildfires that continue to ravage 3:07 parts of the north and west of the 3:09 country. 

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More than 1100 deaths in Spain linked to heat wave.

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3:13 Reportedly more than 1100 deaths in 3:15 Spain have been linked to the heat wave. 3:20 I am said a 10-day period within the 3:23 last heat wave covering from 8th to 17th 3:25 of August was the hottest 10 consecutive 3:28 days recorded in Spain since at least 3:30 1950. 3:33 The agency said it was a scientific fact 3:35 that current summers are hotter than in 3:38 previous decades. 3:43 Look at these aerial visuals. 3:46 These images by the Spanish air forces 3:48 show mountains engulfed in flames and 3:50 smoke in the northwest of the country. 4:00 Spain has counted at least four deaths 4:02 since the start of the heatwave that has 4:04 ravaged the country. 4:08 High temperatures in Spain have sparked 4:10 multiple wildfires in Galysia, Leon, and 4:13 Gazeres. According 4:22 to the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, 4:24 over 13,600 members of the state 4:27 security forces have been deployed to 4:29 fight the fires. 4:32 Around 575 residents of several towns in 4:35 Salamanca were evacuated due to the 4:37 blazes. 4:45 I don't know what I'm going to do with 4:47 my life. My children don't have a home. 4:49 I don't have enough to recover what I 4:51 lost. I don't have it. 5:02 All of my grandparents' efforts, my 5:04 grandparents built it house. My mother 5:07 grew up in there and raised five sons in 5:09 there. I am the eldest son and well, 5:20 memories of my mother, photographs, 5:22 things I'll never recover. They cannot 5:24 be recovered. The house and things we'll 5:26 have to carry on. It can be done. But 5:28 the memories I was raised here, nothing 5:31 can erase that. 5:37 For senior citizens taking refuge in 5:39 Benvente, a town in a zone ravaged by 5:42 vast wildfires in Spain, it is both 5:45 distressing and challenging. 5:49 According to official statistics, Zamora 5:52 has the greatest concentration of 5:54 residents in Spain aged over 80, 5:57 representing 12.3% of the province's 6:00 population. 6:02 Or in the neighboring region of Galysia, 6:05 also weathering wildfires, was close 6:08 behind with 12.1%. 6:13 The fires burning in the north and west 6:15 of Spain have destroyed more than 6:17 350,000 hectares in the past weeks. 6:22 Many of the elderly shared a common 6:24 fear. That of irreparable loss and the 6:27 requirement of needing to rebuild a 6:29 house and a life, but then lacking the 6:32 energy and the money to do either. 6:36 Criminal. We had to run because the fire 6:39 was coming from all sides. From 6:41 everywhere, from above, from below, from 6:44 everywhere. 6:50 When they arrived between my 6:52 grandfather, myself, and an elderly 6:54 gentleman who lives in that house and is 6:56 90 years old, we had already put out the 6:59 fire in this area with hoses and 7:01 buckets. But there came a point when all 7:04 the flames arrived that we all thought 7:06 that we were not going to make it. 7:10 Thousands of firefighters aided by 7:12 soldiers and waterbombing aircraft 7:14 fought wildfires that were tearing 7:16 through parched woodland and were 7:18 especially severe in northwestern Spain. 7:24 Spain had deployed over 500 soldiers 7:27 from the military emergency unit to 7:29 support firefighting operations as it 7:31 battled 20 major wildfires across the 7:34 country. 7:40 [Music] 7:41 To help battle raging wildfires, the 7:43 European Union sent two firefighting 7:45 planes to Spain after the country 7:48 activated the block's disaster 7:49 assistance mechanism for the first time. 7:54 The assistance comes as the country 7:56 recorded a record wildfire related 7:59 death. 8:01 Spain is the fifth European nation to 8:03 request assistance with fighting 8:05 wildfires. 8:07 On the 23rd of August, the state 8:09 authorities said that Spain has almost 8:11 beaten back wildfires that have swept 8:14 across the country, ravaging huge swats 8:17 of land. 8:22 Today is a day of optimism, of moderate 8:24 optimism, of optimism that must remain 8:27 cautious, optimistic because, as you can 8:29 see, the number of active fires in 8:32 operational status 2 in our country has 8:34 dropped significantly. There are 13 8:37 fires, but we must remain very attentive 8:39 to the developments. We cannot let our 8:41 guard down because we are at a crucial 8:43 moment with the weather still favorable 8:45 enough to finally put an end to the 8:46 terrible suffering these fires have 8:48 caused. 8:56 The neighboring Portugal has been under 8:57 a state of alert since the start of 8:59 August. Large rural fires have killed at 9:02 least two people and caused several 9:05 injuries. According to the latest data 9:07 from the Institute for Nature 9:08 Conservation and Forests, wildfires have 9:11 burnt about 1,550 9:14 square kilmters of vegetation in 9:15 Portugal so far this year. 9:20 More than 3,200 firefighters battled 9:23 major fires, most concentrated in the 9:26 towns of Araganil and Satau. 

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Portugal hit by multiple wildfires since July

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Mainland 9:29 Portugal has been hit by multiple 9:31 wildfires since July, particularly in 9:34 the north and central regions. 9:37 The largest of them was near Podao, a 9:40 scenic mountainous area popular with 9:42 tourists. 9:44 Another blaze in Tranoso, farther north, 9:47 raged for 8 days. 9:50 [Music] 9:52 For Jose Diaz, a 77year-old chestnut 9:55 producer who lives in a Portuguese 9:56 village of Terreno, losses caused by 9:59 wildfires are too severe. 10:03 The land where Diaz grew chestnuts was 10:05 burnt down, and he fears it might take 10:08 10 years to recover from the losses. 10:12 [Music] 10:13 I was born here. The situation is this. 10:15 We have so many firefighters here and my 10:18 house will probably burn. We are here 10:20 watching it all. People here only have 10:23 one good to sell with good market 10:25 prices. Chestnuts. I will lose tons of 10:28 chestnuts. It will take 10 years to 10:29 recover if I still continue with this 10:31 business because I'm 77 years old and 10:34 I'm watching here something that I had 10:36 never seen in this parish before. 10:39 I don't want to. 10:42 In another heartbreaking incident, 10:44 emergency teams dragged an elderly 10:46 resident of the Portuguese village of 10:48 Benende as she desperately tried to 10:51 protect her house from the flames by 10:53 hosing down her garden and sidewalk. 11:05 [Music] 11:08 INBbody. 11:29 [Laughter] 11:51 Even residents of the Portuguese village 11:53 of Proba carried buckets with water and 11:56 used their garden hose. es to try to 11:58 stop wildfires from reaching their 12:00 homes. They joined the efforts of 12:02 thousands of firefighters who were 12:04 battling large blazes in central and 12:06 northern parts of the country. 12:10 While Proba praised fire brigades, some 12:12 residents like Jo Martins complained 12:15 about the lack of commitment from 12:16 politicians. 12:19 Politicians only want to party food and 12:21 drinks. Parties only parties instead of 12:23 doing what they should do. They only 12:25 want parties. 12:29 On the 21st of August, fire brigades and 12:31 residents of the central Portuguese town 12:33 of Castellon Noo battled wildfires. At 12:36 least three people have been killed in 12:38 Portugal's wildfires over the past week. 12:44 It has been the most severe year for 12:46 forest fires in the Iberian country 12:48 since 2017 12:50 when two huge blazes months apart killed 12:53 more than 100 people in central 12:55 Portugal. 12:58 Fear. So much fear. We were about to 13:00 leave. And when we arrived at the train 13:03 station and saw everything on fire, I 13:05 said, "I'm not going home because I'm 13:07 scared. It's impossible to explain how 13:10 bad the fire was. The roundabout was in 13:12 flames. The fire spread from here to the 13:15 other side and everything caught fire at 13:17 the same time. 13:19 [Music] 13:21 Much like Spain, Portugal has also 13:23 activated the European civil protection 13:25 mechanism, letting it seek emergency 13:27 assistance. 13:39  Several wildfires have broken out across 13:42 Greece, mainly in forested areas on the 13:44 mainland away from tourist hotspots. 13:54 There have also been fires on the 13:56 islands of Sephalonia, Sakintos, and 13:58 Kios. Fires have burned houses, farms, 14:02 and factories and prompted evacuation of 14:04 thousands of residents and tourists. 14:08 [Music] 14:13 Take a look at this drone footage taken 14:15 on the 14th of August. The visuals show 14:17 the extended impact of a wildfire that 14:20 scorched parts of northwestern Pelponese 14:23 for 3 days, leaving a trail of 14:25 destruction across the region around 14:26 Patras, where more than 500 vehicles 14:29 were seen reduced to rubble. 14:37 As Giorgios Mabro stepped into the ruins 14:39 of his home in Volosos on the northern 14:42 Iagan island of Kios, he broke down. The 14:45 60-year-old stood among the broken roof 14:48 tiles and walls. Recollecting how his 14:50 father built the house back in 1982, 14:53 surrounded by the debris, Mro said he 14:56 cannot imagine starting from scratch at 14:58 his age. No. 15:05 My father built this home in 1982 with a 15:08 proper license. My brother and I were 15:10 kids. And now it has utterly burned in 15:12 2025. It was my only home. What am I 15:16 supposed to do? Build a home from 15:18 scratch? I am 60 years old with two kids 15:20 in university. My daughter is studying 15:23 in Vololos. She left to come to Visos 15:25 for two months to work as a 15:26 receptionist. And now all her stuff 15:28 burned in here. Her degrees, her 15:30 personal items, her laptop, everything. 15:49 Farm animals and pets were rushed to 15:51 safety as wildfires ravaged the Greek 15:53 port city of Petras. A farmer navigating 15:56 smoke-filled roads on his motorbike 15:58 carried a sheep to safety. Another man 16:01 fled advancing fire lines and ran with 16:03 his goats. In other places, residents 16:06 were evacuated from their homes, 16:08 carrying pets and rescuing frightened 16:10 livestock away from the flames. 16:13 [Music] 16:17 Locals on the island of Kios attempted 16:19 to douse a wildfire, threatening a yard 16:21 full of horses in the early hours of the 16:24 13th of August. 16:27 Video footage showed leaping orange 16:29 flames approaching the horse enclosure 16:31 as a man fought the flames with a hose. 16:35 The horses were immediately taken to 16:37 safety. 16:42 Major wildfires broke out in Albania, 16:44 too. People were forced to flee with no 16:47 time to save their livestock. 16:51 After the fires subsided, these 16:53 heart-wrenching scenes started emerging 16:55 out. A veterinarian administered 16:57 antibiotics and applied lotion to a 17:00 horse that sustained burns in Belvina, 17:02 one of the worst affected towns in the 17:04 south of the country. 17:07 The injured horse began eating and 17:09 drinking after receiving treatment. A 17:12 donkey with burns was also under care. 17:23 France's largest wildfire for 75 years 17:26 burned through an area larger than 17:29 Paris. 17:32 Drone footage from the 8th of August 17:34 show the extent of destruction of 17:36 France's biggest wildfire in almost 8 17:38 decades. With trees blackened, houses 17:41 and cars charred, and wide patches of 17:44 forest ground covered in ash. The 17:47 massive wildfire went through 16,000 17:49 hectares of forest and villages in 17:52 southern France. 17:56 On the 26th of August, a French 17:58 firefighter helicopter crashed into a 18:00 pond while trying to collect water to 18:02 fight wildfires. 18:09 Look at this eyewitness video. 18:13 Reportedly, the aircraft lost balance 18:15 during the operation and went into a 18:17 tail spin before hitting the water. 18:28 Both the pilot and the firefighter on 18:30 board escaped safely. 18:32 [Music] 18:40 The forest fires were not just limited 18:42 to Europe. This summer, hundreds of 18:44 wildfires have broken out across Turkey 18:47 as well, forcing tens of thousands of 18:49 people to evacuate their homes. 18:53 In July, at least 10 forestry and rescue 18:55 workers were killed while battling 18:57 wildfires in the city of Eskisher. The 19:00 city's airport and the Dardinell's 19:02 straight as well as a part of the 19:04 highway were shut down due to the 19:06 wildfires for several hours on the 11th 19:08 of August before reopening. 19:10 [Music] 19:13 Helicopters were seen taking water from 19:15 the Darnell's strait and dowsing the 19:18 wildfires 19:20 while police vehicles worked to 19:22 extinguish flames that had spread to 19:24 residential buildings in the area. 19:30 In the Salifa district of Merin, the 19:32 fire began in a forest area on the 13th 19:34 of August and prompted the evacuation of 19:36 six villages and five hamlets. 19:41 It destroyed several homes overnight 19:43 despite firefighters continuous efforts 19:46 to contain it. Overnight video showed 19:48 houses engulfed in flames while 19:50 firefighters dowsed them. 19:54 The facads of the houses were charred, 19:56 windows broken, and gardens burned. 20:00 Helicopters joined the effort, dropping 20:02 water from the air as firefighters 20:04 resumed operations from the ground. 20:09 We cannot say the risk is over until the 20:11 efforts to extinguish fires fully are 20:13 completed. Both the lack of humidity, 20:16 the dry air, as well as the strong 20:18 northeasterly winds make the job much 20:20 more difficult. 20:26 [Music] 20:28 It's not just Europe where wildfires 20:30 have wre havoc. Across the Atlantic, 20:33 places in North America, too, are 20:35 reeling under the impact of devastating 20:37 wildfires. 

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Several wildfires across Greece, mainly in forested areas

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20:40 Let's take a look at where else 20:42 wildfires have caused destruction. 20:53 A large wildfire tore through central 20:55 Oregon on the 24th of August. Known as 20:58 the flat fire, the blaze about 3.2 km 21:02 northeast of the town of Sisters was 21:04 active since the 21st of August. 21:08 In just 2 days, it scorched more than 21:10 21,000 acres. 21:13 Firefighters sprayed down the hills 21:15 scorched by a wildfire. As of 25th of 21:18 August, the fire was only 5% contained. 21:22 Multiple wildfires have ignited across 21:24 California as the state continues to 21:26 endure a scorching heat wave. 21:31 The largest of these is the Picket Fire, 21:33 which erupted on August 21 and spread in 21:36 a remote area of Napa County. 21:40 By the following day, it had burned more 21:42 than 3,200 acres. 21:45 Evacuation orders and warnings were 21:47 issued for hundreds of residents around 21:50 Kalistoga as firefighters faced 21:52 challenging conditions while battling 21:54 the blaze. They contended with 21:57 dangerously high temperatures and rugged 22:00 terrain. 22:03 On the afternoon of the 7th of August, 22:05 wildfires raged through a remote area 22:08 east of Lake Peru in California. It 22:10 quickly burned almost 5,000 acres by the 22:13 evening. 22:18 Last night when these men were here, 22:22 the fire, the flames, the actual flames 22:27 started back in back of this house and 22:30 they wrapped all the way around 22:33 180 degrees on that ridge all 22:36 simultaneous. It was a firework show for 22:41 6 hours. 22:48 [Music] 22:51 It's devastating to see everything all 22:54 black, all the trees gone, and poor 22:57 little animals, the ground animals. You 23:00 got to feel sorry for them. You know, 23:03 this morning at my house, we seen five 23:07 deer that came down looking for water. 23:10 Remember, in January this year, a series 23:12 of 14 destructive wildfires affected the 23:15 Los Angeles metropolitan area and San 23:17 Diego County in California. 23:20 Among these, the Palisades fires were 23:23 one of the most destructive to occur in 23:25 the history of the city of Los Angeles. 23:34 Wildfires have become a common 23:35 occurrence in the summers, 23:38 but heatwave conditions often exacerbate 23:40 their severity. 23:42 Materologists say such extremes are 23:45 becoming more frequent and intense due 23:47 to humaninduced climate change. 23:51 We we often hear um in the media that so 23:55 many hectares of forest have been 23:57 destroyed and so much land has been 23:58 destroyed. But we have to remember that 24:00 fire is a natural feature of many 24:03 environments. The Mediterranean, the 24:05 boral forest, these regions are used to 24:07 fire and the vegetation will normally 24:09 recover. It's often us humans that are 24:11 in the way of the fire. And the more we 24:13 fight fires, the more we prevent fires 24:15 from burning, the more the forest will 24:18 accumulate vegetation and the more 24:19 flammable it gets. So the firefighters 24:22 have a very difficult um choice to 24:24 either fight the fire and therefore have 24:26 a future fire being more severe or 24:28 perhaps let it burn in some areas and 24:31 thereby reducing the risk for fire in 24:33 the future. 24:34 [Music] 24:37 Whether caused by humans or nature, when 24:39 fires burn out of control, they become 24:42 wildfires. And in recent years, the 24:44 world has experienced a significant 24:45 change in wildfire patterns. 24:50 Record setting blazes are becoming the 24:52 new normal. While much has been written 24:55 about preventing wildfires and 24:56 mitigating fire risks, there seems to be 24:59 no foolproof solution to the problem as 25:01 yet. 25:04 [Music]

A good thing about getting old is you get to say and do crazy things and people just say oh she's just an aging dottie, little do they know...

Southeast Asia, Severe Flooding and Landslides Leave at Least 8 People Dead and Widespread Damage- Video/ Transcript- The Heating Planet series at CofA Blog

Triggered by Tropical Storm Kajiki "Heavy rains swept through northern and central Vietnam and northern Thailand on Wednesday Aug 27, causing devastating floods and deadly landslides. In Vietnam, seven people lost their lives, one is still missing and others were injured as rivers overflowed following nearly 20 meter centimeters of rain in some areas overnight." WION Climate Tracker

 

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A severe flooding and landslides 0:01 triggered by tropical storm Kajiki have 0:04 struck parts of Southeast Asia, leaving 0:06 at least eight people dead and causing 0:08 widespread damage. Heavy rains swept 0:11 through northern and central Vietnam and 0:13 northern Thailand on Wednesday, causing 0:15 devastating floods and deadly 0:16 landslides. 0:18 In Vietnam, seven people lost their 0:20 lives, one is still missing and 34 0:22 others were injured as rivers overflowed 0:25 following nearly 20 meter centimeters of 0:28 rain in some areas overnight. Thousands 0:31 of homes and offices were inundated and 0:34 more than 86 hectares of rice and cash 0:37 crops were destroyed. Flood warnings 0:39 remain in effect for Riverside 0:41 communities as rescue operations 0:43 continue. 0:58 Meanwhile, in northern Thailand's Chiang 0:59 Mai province, a landslide buried the 1:02 village of Ban Pangun under mud and 1:04 debris, killing two people, injuring 13 1:07 and leaving five missing. One person 1:09 died and another went missing in the 1:11 city itself. Over 180 households across 1:14 eight provinces have been affected by 1:17 flash floods and landslides. Thaland's 1:19 meteorological department has issued 1:21 warnings for continued heavy rainfall in 1:23 northern and northeastern regions, 1:26 urging residents near waterways and in 1:28 foothill areas to remain vigilant 1:30 against further flash floods and 1:32 landslides. Now, tropical storm Kajiki 1:34 made landfall in central Vietnam earlier 1:36 this week, prompting the evacuation of 1:38 thousands from vulnerable areas. The 1:41 storm had already brought strong winds 1:43 and rain in to southern China's Hainan 1:45 Island before reaching Southeast Asia. 1:48 Well, scientists are warning that 1:50 climate change is causing storms in the 1:52 region to develop closer to land, 1:54 intensifying faster and last longer, 1:57 increasing the risks to cities and rural 1:59 communities alike. Now, authorities in 2:01 both the countries are conducting 2:03 ongoing rescue and relief operations as 2:05 the monsoon season continues to batter 2:07 the region. 2:11 [Music]

'More than a billion people are going to be displaced by global warming from their homes between now and 2050'- Video/ Transcript/ The Heating Planet series at CofA Blog

The International Organization of Migration estimate is that more than a billion people are going to be displaced from their homes between now and 2050, so just the next 25 years. When 0:09 we think about climate related displacement, I think there's a certain assumption that global heating is gonna cause millions and millions of people to be at the gates of US Europe. 0:20 Actually, the IPCC estimates that 90% are going to be displaced domestically within 0:25 their own countries. Most of them are going to be destined for the mega cities of the global south, 0:31 which are already under strain in terms of their infrastructure and their capacity. The question for us now is what happens when that return becomes more and more difficult because 0:40 of the ecological conditions of home become permanently altered and perhaps uninhabitable. 0:51 Today I'm pleased to be joined by Sunil Amrith, a professor of history at Yale University, 0:57 as well as a professor at Yale School of the Environment, where we discuss a topic 

 1:03 I've been keenly interested in exploring on the show, which is human migration. 1:08 Sunil earned his doctorate at the University of Cambridge and is published widely in the fields of environmental history, the history of human migration, and the history of public health. 1:18 His research focuses on the movement of humans and the ecological processes that 1:24 have connected south and Southeast Asia and has expanded to encompass global environmental history. In addition to teaching, Sunil is the current director of 1:34 the Whitney and Beney McMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale. 1:39 His new book, the Burning Earth, is an environmental history of the modern world that foregrounds the experience of the global south. In this episode, 1:10:24 our understanding of the society around us, which is to say that there are people who may 1:10:29 not over the last 2, 3, 4 generations have ever had to consider migration. There are 1:10:34 people around the world who really do see themselves as very much rooted in place. and perhaps some portion of those people are going to have to start 1:10:43 to contemplate what it might be like for the place that they know so well 1:10:49 to change and maybe change unrecognizably. So that's at the sort of personal level. And then to link that to the fact that this is happening everywhere. 1:10:56 This is happening to people all over the world, that the climate nature itself is not what we're 1:11:04 accustomed to thinking it is. We talked about hydrological stability. Most of us are not 1:11:09 aware. We took that for granted. But maybe we can start to see that we have, it's a big ask. 1:11:15 this is one, one of many things to widen our boundary and our imagination on that are all a little threatening on the surface. 1:11:24 yeah. So, I don't know how much you follow the podcast, but you know, I, 1:11:30 asked some closing questions of all my guests so you could keep it on this topic or broaden it out, 1:11:36 to other aspects of global upheaval, what some call the meta crisis. But do 1:11:42 you have any personal advice to the listeners, of the program at this time? 1:11:47 I think the first thing I'd say is that the anxiety that I think many listeners 1:11:53 and viewers of the program feel about this meta crisis is one that, you know, 1:11:59 on a personal note, I share on a daily basis. I think we are living through deeply alarming 1:12:07 and unsettling times. And I think at the same time that in some ways despair is a luxury. 1:12:17 It can very easily lead to nihilism. And so without false hope or artificial hope, 1:12:24 I do think that in community and in collectives, wherever and however we might find them, 1:12:33 there are still so many things that we can do to make a better world. You personally, Sunil, are watching this movie in your research and before you go to bed, 1:12:45 you know, the idea of what's baked in on the climate scenarios and the 1:12:50 global population where the concentration is. So how do you personally cope with, 1:12:57 the replaying of that movie as part of your professional, vocation over and over? 1:13:03 That's a very thoughtful question. Nate. Thank you. I sometimes I have to stop the movie. and 1:13:08 I think. It's very important for me in my own life. And I think this may well be true for many listeners to, you know, to find joy where we find it, in my case, in music. 1:13:20 And, you know, for, listeners and viewers, I think wherever you might find it. But I think there are times I'm not thinking about the climate crisis and I think 1:13:27 that's really quite important. Totally agree. So are you teaching now or mostly research? Both. I, teach regularly. What are your classes this semester or next? 1:13:37 This semester, I'm about to start a, a class on modern South Asia. So really kind of bread and butter, graduate seminar on South Asian history. But I also teach 1:13:45 classes on global environmental history, on environmental justice, on migration. 1:13:51 You obviously, cover some intense and current event relevant, 1:13:59 topics with your young humans in those classes at Yale. What specific recommendations do you have for young people in their teens and 1:14:07 twenties who become aware of this broader environmental and economic, constraints? 1:14:13 I mean, I think in some ways I'd almost turn that around and say that in the end I learn more from 1:14:18 them than I do from all the reading that I do because they've grown up with this awareness. 1:14:24 And in a way, they're the first generation to do so. my own children who are 11 and seven years old, I mean, they have been aware of environmental threats and climate crisis 1:14:34 from a very young age. Not necessarily because we've consciously told them about these things, but it's, there. And so I would say to them, you're the first generation for 200 years, 1:14:46 we, or at least those of us in the world with. Some wealth and power have taken for granted the idea that there are no limits, 1:14:53 and in some sense, if we're going to understand what human flourishing could look like within these limits, it's their generation who is gonna show 1:15:02 us that way.

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So given the environmental catastrophes 1:15:07  that caused human migrations in the past, this one at least potentially is different. 1:15:13 First of all, 'cause it's global. secondly, because we are aware of it kind of in the same way a boiling frog might be in, in a intellectual, 1:15:23 neocortex sort of way.

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So given the environmental catastrophes or the environmental pressures 1:15:07 of the past that cause human migrations in the past, this one at least potentially is different. 1:15:13 First of all, 'cause it's global. secondly, because we are aware of it kind of in the same way a boiling frog might be in, in a intellectual, 1:15:23 neocortex sort of way. So these young people, you're right, they have been aware of what's kind of predicted in coming decades. So is that a blessing or a curse? 1:15:36 Is it a curse in the sense that they constantly have to play this movie about the future? Or is it a blessing in that they're prepared for a new narrative and they 1:15:45 have more empathy and concern or what, is your, what do you think about that? I think it's both at the same time. I mean, 1:15:52 there's a lot of work that psychologists have done on ecological anxiety, ecological grief. 1:15:58 I think there's are very real things. And at the same time, I think there is a certain 1:16:06 creativity and imagination that I certainly see in my students, which is not nihilistic and 1:16:13 which is not despairing. One could say that it's utopian perhaps, but I think we need some of that. 1:16:21 What do you care most about in the world, Sunil? My children, my students. and so I suppose you could say about the future because, 1:16:32 you know about the world that they will inherit and that they will make. Yeah, they're definitely intertwined. If you could wave a magic wand and there 1:16:42 was no personal recourse to your decision or your tenure at Yale, et cetera, what is one thing you would do to improve human and planetary futures? 1:16:52 I would introduce lavishly funded free public education from. Preschool through to college, 1:17:00 and I think the key there is lavishly funded. You know, we all know what underfunded public education looks like. I think a transformative change in the world would come from, you know, 1:17:11 finished levels of investment in education for everybody agreed. With a caveat education about what the current college curriculums and high school curriculums, 1:17:23 just distributed more for, getting people into the existing labor force with our current 1:17:30 aspirations and goals. and objectives, or would you also change the education? 1:17:35 I changed the education. I think you asked, the best possible question, and in some sense, 1:17:41 you know, the conversations you have on this podcast get us towards, you know, what shift in mindset perspective do we need to prepare young people for 1:17:52 the world that we are now living in and that we're gonna live in. If you were to come back on the show in six months or a year, what is one, 1:18:00 you know, you're, a curious human, you're in, the academy and you're a teacher, but what is, 1:18:06 like something you're really curious about, a research question that's relevant to, our collective futures that you would be willing to take a deep dive on in the future? 1:18:15 The theme I'm thinking about at the moment is the idea of repair in the biggest sort 1:18:22 of meta sense. You know, what would it mean to repair our planet and our relationship with our planet? But then to kind of take that really down to very material sense, you know, 1:18:33 what is it to repair a pipeline? What is it to repair, the infrastructures that we live with? 1:18:38 And so that's the big idea that I'm delving into, both in a slightly philosophical way and in terms of research that I'm doing. I'm 1:18:47 not sure that I'll be anywhere further in six months, but certainly, you know, at some point. are you writing another book? On, the theme of repair. I am. Oh, on the, okay. 1:18:56 Wow. Awesome. But I'm only just getting started. Yeah. Thank you so much for your time and, 1:19:02 your commitment to this important topic. Thank you for having me, Nate. I've really enjoyed our conversation. do you have any closing comments for people watching listening who understand and, 1:19:12 agree with what you've laid out here today? You are not alone. There are many of us, I think, who care very much about these things. All of the 1:19:19 listeners to this podcast, all of the listeners, to, many other podcasts and programs that are 1:19:26 trying to. Shift us towards a new way of thinking, and I think that knowledge in and of itself will 1:19:32 hopefully spur us to solidarity, to connecting with each other and to working together. Thanks, Sunil. Thank you. 1:19:39 If you enjoyed or learned from this episode of The Great Simplification, please follow us on your favorite podcast platform. You can also visit The Great 1:19:50 Simplification dot com for references and show notes from today's conversation. And 1:19:55 to connect with fellow listeners of this podcast, check out our Discord channel. 1:20:01 This show is hosted by me, Nate Hagens, edited by No Troublemakers Media, 1:20:07 and produced by Misty Stinnett, Leslie Balu, Brady Hyen, and Lizzie Siri.

Abrupt Antarctic climate shifts may lead to catastrophic consequences for future generations Australian Antarctic division Report; video

One reason this is the summer when global warming can no longer be denied is the rate at which the polar ice caps are melting. It's happening faster than climate scientists predicted since they started to see Earth is heating at an alarming rate in the 1970s, So we can anticipate extreme consequences in the near future from this total disruption of the water level of the planet.

This CBS News video 'Experts warn abrupt Antarctic climate shifts could lead to "catastrophic consequences" shows this accelerating rate of melt in Antarctica is accelerating the rate of global warming: Transcript and an opinion piece by the blogger below:

 

TRANSCRIPT from YouTube AI:

Rapid changes in the 0:02 coldest place on Earth could have 0:04 dangerous consequences for years to come 0:06 and thousands of miles away. In a new 0:09 study, experts warn abrupt and 0:11 potentially irreversible environmental 0:13 shifts in Antarctica could dramatically 0:16 raise global ocean levels, resulting in 0:19 catastrophic uh conditions for future 0:22 generations. Climate change is driving 0:24 these changes in Antarctica, hurting its 0:27 ecosystems while accelerating the rate 0:29 of global warming. Narrowly Abram joins 0:32 us now. She is the chief scientist at 0:34 the Australian Antarctic Division. She's 0:36 also the lead author on this study. Um, 0:39 first and foremost, thanks for joining 0:41 us. Uh, what do these abrupt 0:43 environmental changes in that region 0:46 mean for us humans in the long term and 0:48 short term? 0:50 Yeah, it's it's really worrying what we 0:52 are seeing in Antarctica. And we can 0:54 often think that Antarctica is a long 0:57 way away, so it doesn't really affect 0:59 most of the planet, but that's um not 1:01 the case. Uh if we trigger these 1:04 potential for unstoppable uh loss of the 1:07 Antarctic ice sheet, uh that will affect 1:09 our coastlines right around the world 1:11 and the millions of people who live 1:13 there and the infrastructure. But 1:15 Antarctica also has a really important 1:16 role in regulating global climate and 1:19 the changes that we are seeing risk 1:21 amplifying human-caused climate change. 1:24 So to to know that that will have such 1:26 an impact and as we mentioned at the 1:28 very top thousands of miles away, 1:30 hundreds of thousands of miles away, 1:32 what actions can we take to prevent some 1:35 of the negative effects that we're 1:36 talking about? 1:39 the the number one action is to reduce 1:41 greenhouse gas emissions and limit 1:43 global warming within the targets that 1:44 are set out in the Paris agreement. The 1:47 the closer that we can stay to 1.5 1:50 degrees of warming, uh the less likely 1:52 we are to set off these unstoppable 1:54 changes. 1:55 All right, Narrowly Abram, thank you so 1:57 much for your time. 1:59 Thank you. (CBS NEWS)

BLOGGER RESPONSE:

Much of the moisture from this rapid ice melt is evaporating into the atmosphere, which is likely the cause of sudden rain outbursts that this Blog has documented in recent weeks. 

Not all the water from the melting glaciers and polar ice caps is going directly into the ocean and raising sea levels. Much of it is evaporating into the atmosphere where it joins swirling masses of moisture that then just dump mounds of rain in unexpected unlikely places.  

Several videos at City of Angels blog since I've been doing the Heating Planet project show people in these new. sudden unexpected floods saying, it came out of nowhere, we hardly ever have rain this time, all of a sudden this huge outburst. 

No weather report predicted rain, let alone a flood in these cases. I think the “sudden outburst out of nowhere” is one of the many unexpected results of global warming. I've been following this story since the seventies when it started, and they always said there will be unexpected results of global warming. I think these flash floods from cloudbursts when no weather report predicted them are one of those phenomena. 

Also, when you think about it, the water level of the planet is going to go up everywhere, not just at the coastlines, as the ice melts. So what we are seeing in these sudden rain outbursts is the heating Earth causing the water level all over the planet to rise, not just at “sea level,” in my humble opinion.

-Kay Ebeling

The heating Planet Project continues at CofA Blog