Posted on Mar 22, 2023
Veteran journalist Peter Prengaman to discuss climate reporting at NKU
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The global average temperature is estimated to pass a critical threshold in the next decade, but there still may be a chance to shift course, according to a major new report released Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
It's a report that Peter Prengaman with the Associated Press is watching very closely. He leads a newly created team covering climate change worldwide.
He'll be speaking at Northern Kentucky University's Griffin Hall March 22. The event is part of the Scripps Howard Center's community lecture series, Six@Six.
It's a report that Peter Prengaman with the Associated Press is watching very closely. He leads a newly created team covering climate change worldwide.
He'll be speaking at Northern Kentucky University's Griffin Hall March 22. The event is part of the Scripps Howard Center's community lecture series, Six@Six.
Veteran journalist Peter Prengaman to discuss climate reporting at NKU
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1.) Sixty years of climate change warnings: the signs that were missed (and ignored)
Homes destroyed by a storm in New York state in 1962. Photograph: Bettmann/Getty/Guardian Design
The effects of ‘weird weather’ were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom
by Alice Bell
“In August 1974, the CIA produced a study on “climatological research as it pertains to intelligence problems”. The diagnosis was dramatic. It warned of the emergence of a new era of weird weather, leading to political unrest and mass migration (which, in turn, would cause more unrest).
The new era the agency imagined wasn’t necessarily one of hotter temperatures; the CIA had heard from scientists warning of global cooling as well as warming. But the direction in which the thermometer was travelling wasn’t their immediate concern; it was the political impact.
They knew that the so-called “little ice age”, a series of cold snaps between, roughly, 1350 and 1850, had brought not only drought and famine, but also war – and so could these new climatic changes.”
SOURCE :
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/05/sixty-years-of-climate-change-warnings-the-signs-that-were-missed-and-ignored
2.) National Intelligence Estimate
Climate Change and International Responses Increasing Challenges to US National Security Through 2040
NIC-NIE-2021-10030-
SOURCE :
https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/NIE_Climate_Change_and_National_Security.pdf
3.) Science
U.S. Intelligence Officials Warn Climate Change Is a Worldwide Threat
Their annual assessment says climate hazards such as extreme weather, droughts, floods, wildfires and sea level rise threaten infrastructure, health and security.
By Neela Banerjee
SOURCE :
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30012019/worldwide-threat-assessment-climate-change-intelligence-agencies-national-security/
Homes destroyed by a storm in New York state in 1962. Photograph: Bettmann/Getty/Guardian Design
The effects of ‘weird weather’ were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom
by Alice Bell
“In August 1974, the CIA produced a study on “climatological research as it pertains to intelligence problems”. The diagnosis was dramatic. It warned of the emergence of a new era of weird weather, leading to political unrest and mass migration (which, in turn, would cause more unrest).
The new era the agency imagined wasn’t necessarily one of hotter temperatures; the CIA had heard from scientists warning of global cooling as well as warming. But the direction in which the thermometer was travelling wasn’t their immediate concern; it was the political impact.
They knew that the so-called “little ice age”, a series of cold snaps between, roughly, 1350 and 1850, had brought not only drought and famine, but also war – and so could these new climatic changes.”
SOURCE :
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/05/sixty-years-of-climate-change-warnings-the-signs-that-were-missed-and-ignored
2.) National Intelligence Estimate
Climate Change and International Responses Increasing Challenges to US National Security Through 2040
NIC-NIE-2021-10030-
SOURCE :
https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/NIE_Climate_Change_and_National_Security.pdf
3.) Science
U.S. Intelligence Officials Warn Climate Change Is a Worldwide Threat
Their annual assessment says climate hazards such as extreme weather, droughts, floods, wildfires and sea level rise threaten infrastructure, health and security.
By Neela Banerjee
SOURCE :
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30012019/worldwide-threat-assessment-climate-change-intelligence-agencies-national-security/
Sixty years of climate change warnings: the signs that were missed (and ignored)
The long read: The effects of ‘weird weather’ were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I laugh at those that say “Climes Change is a hoax/hustle” when weather patterns have changed, both can be seen and felt.
Just in the last 3/5 years the heat index has went up, people can check the Midwest and see how less snowfall they’ve gotten.
The financial hit on ski resorts because of lack of normal winters.
Can Skiing Survive Climate Change?
Climate change poses an existential threat to the ski industry. A warmer climate means less snow and less now menas a shorter season for snowboarders and skiiers.
SOURCE : https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/ [login to see] /can-skiing-survive-climate-change
2.) Will skiing survive? Resorts struggle through a winter of climate and housing woes
This last winter was supposed to be a post-Covid rebound for America's $50 billion ski industry. But persistent drought linked to climate change, labor shortages and frustrated customers stuck in traffic and in long lift lines has made getaways less attractive.
A 'huge' carbon footprint
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/31/ [login to see] /will-skiing-survive-resorts-struggle-through-a-winter-of-climate-and-housing-woe
3.) How climate change threatens to close ski resorts
From the Swiss Alps to the Rocky Mountains, ski resorts are grappling with the impacts of climate change. How are they adapting in a warming world?
The Alps experienced record high temperatures over Christmas and New Year, reaching 20.9C (70F) in northwest Switzerland.
From the Swiss Alps to the Rocky Mountains, resorts are grappling with the impacts of climate change by trying to provide sufficient snow cover and rapidly adapt to the changing conditions, while envisaging what their future looks like in a warming world.
Besides measures to reduce its own emissions, such as by investing in renewable energy and building Europe's largest wood-fired heating plant, Anzère is planning ahead for a time where skiing may no longer be viable.
Climate change is turning skiing into an endangered pastime. Ski seasons are becoming shorter and slopes are turning green as temperatures rise. Heavy rainfall in Alpine resorts contributed to snow melting and slushy conditions.
When temperatures rise, the atmosphere ends up holding more water vapour which leads to more rainfall, says Marie Cavitte, a glaciologist and climate researcher at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. "[When] temperatures increase, [water vapour] falls as rain instead of falling as snow," she adds.
"That is what is happening at low altitude ski stations, which are below 1,600m (5,250ft). There we are seeing a lot more rain on snow events which increase the melting of existing snow."
At low altitude resorts in Europe, snow depth is shrinking by 3-4cm (1.2-1.6in) every 10 years, says Cavitte.
SOURCE : https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230124-how-climate-change-threatens-to-close-ski-resorts
Bonus :
Observed snow depth trends in the European Alps: 1971 to 2019
SOURCE : https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/1343/2021/
Just in the last 3/5 years the heat index has went up, people can check the Midwest and see how less snowfall they’ve gotten.
The financial hit on ski resorts because of lack of normal winters.
Can Skiing Survive Climate Change?
Climate change poses an existential threat to the ski industry. A warmer climate means less snow and less now menas a shorter season for snowboarders and skiiers.
SOURCE : https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/ [login to see] /can-skiing-survive-climate-change
2.) Will skiing survive? Resorts struggle through a winter of climate and housing woes
This last winter was supposed to be a post-Covid rebound for America's $50 billion ski industry. But persistent drought linked to climate change, labor shortages and frustrated customers stuck in traffic and in long lift lines has made getaways less attractive.
A 'huge' carbon footprint
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/31/ [login to see] /will-skiing-survive-resorts-struggle-through-a-winter-of-climate-and-housing-woe
3.) How climate change threatens to close ski resorts
From the Swiss Alps to the Rocky Mountains, ski resorts are grappling with the impacts of climate change. How are they adapting in a warming world?
The Alps experienced record high temperatures over Christmas and New Year, reaching 20.9C (70F) in northwest Switzerland.
From the Swiss Alps to the Rocky Mountains, resorts are grappling with the impacts of climate change by trying to provide sufficient snow cover and rapidly adapt to the changing conditions, while envisaging what their future looks like in a warming world.
Besides measures to reduce its own emissions, such as by investing in renewable energy and building Europe's largest wood-fired heating plant, Anzère is planning ahead for a time where skiing may no longer be viable.
Climate change is turning skiing into an endangered pastime. Ski seasons are becoming shorter and slopes are turning green as temperatures rise. Heavy rainfall in Alpine resorts contributed to snow melting and slushy conditions.
When temperatures rise, the atmosphere ends up holding more water vapour which leads to more rainfall, says Marie Cavitte, a glaciologist and climate researcher at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. "[When] temperatures increase, [water vapour] falls as rain instead of falling as snow," she adds.
"That is what is happening at low altitude ski stations, which are below 1,600m (5,250ft). There we are seeing a lot more rain on snow events which increase the melting of existing snow."
At low altitude resorts in Europe, snow depth is shrinking by 3-4cm (1.2-1.6in) every 10 years, says Cavitte.
SOURCE : https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230124-how-climate-change-threatens-to-close-ski-resorts
Bonus :
Observed snow depth trends in the European Alps: 1971 to 2019
SOURCE : https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/1343/2021/
Can Skiing Survive Climate Change? : Short Wave
Climate change poses an existential threat to the ski industry. A warmer climate means less snow and less now menas a shorter season for snowboarders and skiiers. NPR correspondent Kirk Siegler first covered the issue 15 years ago as local station reporter in Aspen. Now he returns to that world-renowned destination and tells Short Wave co-host Aaron Scott about one resort's efforts to push the nation toward clean energy while it continues...
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