Carl Sagan On Climate Change

In 1985 Carl Sagan of Cornell University’s Center for Radiophysics testified on climate change before the Senate Subcommittee on Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight:

“If we don’t do the right thing now, our children and grandchildren will have to face serious global problems.”

That was 38 years.

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July 2023: Movies are Cool

Moviegoers flocked to theaters again for a frenzied Barbenheimer weekend, with box office numbers unseen since before the pandemic. Never mind that the top grossing films were about the horrors of consumerism and nuclear destruction, or catered to the Qanon crowd. There was also an action film or two and a horror flick. Every movie did well.

Something besides social media chatter made movie theaters really hot this summer: they’re cool. In a scorching summer of historic high temperatures, an air-conditioned theater is more attractive than the beach. See? Global warming is good business for somebody.

More:

“Box Office: ‘Barbie’ Opens to Record-Setting $155 Million, ‘Oppenheimer’ Shatters Expectations With $80 Million Debut,” Rebecca Rubin, Variety

“‘Barbenheimer’ arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature,” Jake Coyle, Associated Press

“‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ tell the same terrifying story,” Tyler Austin Harper and Amanda Shendruk, Washington Post

“I survived the Barbie-Oppenheimer double-bill and I don’t recommend it,” Stuart Heritage, The Guardian

Related:

“Here’s how Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse would need to be redesigned to survive as California gets even warmer,” Li Cohen, CBS News

“Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory – scientists,” Georgina Rannard, Erwan Rivault, and Jana Tauschinski, BBC News

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Read this blog and we’ll plant a tree. Okay, we won’t.

When a company tells you they’re going “carbon-neutral,” with “carbon offsets,” it’s a signal they’re about to make the world worse. “We cannot offset our way out of climate change,” explains John Oliver.

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Heat Emergency Means No More Neckties

“Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called on workers in the public and private sector to stop wearing ties, as an energy saving measure in the heat.

Mr Sanchez said his government will adopt ‘urgent’ energy-saving measures on Monday as European countries strive to become less dependent on Russian gas in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

On Friday, temperatures reached 36C (96.8 F) in Madrid and 39C [102.2 F ] in Seville.”

— “Spain heatwave: PM tells workers to stop wearing ties to save energy,” Malu Cursino, BBC News

Logically, you’d think that neckties should be compulsory in winter to save heating, but they’re bad for your brain. Throw the damn things out and wear a muffler this December.

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America’s Hottest City Tries to Cool Down

Phoenix, Arizona is trying to cool off. America’s hottest city is planting trees. A Vox video by Joss Fong.

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The Alpine Border Is Melting

Global Warming is changing the border between Switzerland and Italy. A melting glacier is moving an Italian ski lodge into Switzerland. A Vox video.

More:

“The Uncertain Fate of an Alpine Mountain Lodge,” Zoey Poll, The New Yorker

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The true climate impact of the shipping industry

Shipping produces about 3% of global emissions, more than all US coal plants. a DW News video by Christian Caurla.

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We’ll See Climate Disasters Even If We ‘Fix’ Global Warming

Even if we slow the climate crisis, our infrastructure isn’t up to the task of meeting the extreme weather to come. An Al Jazeera AJ+ video by Hangda Zhang.

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Migrants

“Migrants,” a short film by Zoé Devise, Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, and Lucas Lermytte of France’s Pôle 3D school, 2021. Read their interview here.

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Pizzly Bears

As their ice sheet hunting grounds melt due to global warming, polar bears are moving inland, and mating with the grizzly bears that live there.

More:

“Polar Bear-Grizzly Hybrids, Aka Pizzly Bears, May Be Growing More Common Due to Climate Crisis,” Alyse Stanley, Earther

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