"Feeling despair as I read the new @IPCC_CH report" a friend texted me this am. And no wonder: what's at risk is the future as we know it. If you feel the same, you're not alone. Acknowledging how we feel is essential. Then, turn that fear into action. ted.com/talks/renee_le…
Where can we start? Almost anywhere. Have a conversation about how you're feeling & why it matters. "Worry is the wellspring of action," @ecotone2 says, and "Conversations w friends & family kick off a true positive feedback loop" @MattGoldberg100 finds. ted.com/talks/katharin…
Join an organization that shares your concerns. If you're a mom, @joinsciencemoms @CleanAirMoms. A parent, @parents_action @ap4ca and more. A senior, @eldersclimate. A winter athlete, @uk_protect @ProtectWinters @protectwintersc.
Love nature? @nature_org has a chapter in every US state and projects & preserves in over 70 countries around the world. They could always use a hand. Person of faith? Check out the many orgs on this list: twitter.com/i/lists/108372…
Concerned citizen? @citizensclimate is on all six continents respectfully engaging with politicians & elected leaders to implement sound climate policies. They'd love to have you.
You get the picture: whoever you are, whatever you love, wherever you live, there's something you can get involved with and lend a hand to. And by doing so, that's where we find hope. I can't say it any better than @GretaThunberg

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2 Jul
As @DrShepherd2013 pointed out earlier this week, Elsa is the earliest named 5th storm of an Atlantic hurricane season on record. The 5th named storm typically does not form until August 31st. "Whatever "typically" means these days," he added ... twitter.com/i/events/13979…
What does climate change have to do with it? We've got a Global Weirding episode, of course!
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1 Jul
Today is #CanadaDay and for many of us it is a day to reflect and mourn, to honour the survivors of the horrifying residential school system and remember the thousands of young Indigenous children who lost their lives due to neglect and abuse.
What else can we do? (short thread)
1/ Talk to our kids about it. Here's some suggestions. todaysparent.com/family/books/b…
2/ Raise awareness. That's what the #WearOrange movement is all about. onwa.ca/post/orange-sh…
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29 Jun
Yesterday broke the all-time 🇨🇦 high. What a timely day for @NRCan to release Canada’s National Issues Report that explains what climate change means to us here in the rapidly-thawing north. A brief thread ... #ChangingClimate @Environmentca @CanadaAdapts changingclimate.ca/national-issues
Background: In 2019, Canada’s Changing Climate (part 1) showed that Canada's warming 2x faster than the rest of the world. Weather extremes are intensifying and coastal flooding is increasing as sea level rises. What's new in part 2? 6 key conclusions:
changingclimate.ca/CCCR2019/
1. The infrastructure, health and well-being, cultures and economies of communities of all sizes across the country are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. While local action to reduce climate-related risks is on the rise, many lack the capacity to act.
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23 Jun
First, remember this is a synthesis report of the peer-reviewed literature. So these results were already out there: sea level rise accelerating; drought, heavy rain & extreme heat risks soaring, massive wildfires. They just hadn't been pulled together into one overwhelming list.
To those of us immersed in the field, the @IPCC's conclusions are no surprise; but for many, it's not until they see it all together, with the impacts on human life clearly laid out, that the penny drops. That's why these reports are so important and so powerful.
We are conducting an unprecedented experiment with the only home that we have. As far back as we can go in the paleoclimate record, there's no example of this much carbon going into the atmosphere this fast. Source: science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/4
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16 Jun
Yes, we get heatwaves in summer. But climate change is loading the dice against us, making them bigger and stronger and longer ... and more deadly. Read more here: cnn.com/2021/06/16/wea…
How much worse is climate change making heatwaves? That depends on where and when: from 3-5F hotter for extreme heatwaves in the Southwest US to 600x more likely for the unprecedented Siberian heatwave from last summer. Sources: crd.lbl.gov/assets/Uploads… & worldweatherattribution.org/siberian-heatw…
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10 Jun
As you know, there's a lot of trolling and hate on social media. Do you know of any studies that (a) analyze it, and (b) show whether such attacks expand offline? Not looking for studies on the spread of disinformation; asking more about the nature and scope of ad hom attacks.
Here's one example of how online abuse can be correlated with offline abuse; wondering if there are more, and if anyone has studied this? macleans.ca/politics/ottaw…
Often, the attacks that jump the gap from online to in person are profoundly misogynistic. huffpost.com/entry/anita-sa…
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