EARTH RESOURCES AND WAYS FORWARD MAY 2023 : simplebooklet.com

2 This booklet came about because as I read various sources on many sites daily, I think that it is important to share my ndings mainly, I suppose, because they help me to understand what is going on with and in our planet both with many crisis and dire predicons and also, I want to share the opinion of several others who oer more hopeful ways forward to consider. We are all one as more and more people are now realising and we live in one home/planet so what is happening aects each and every one of us. Some people are more aware of the crisis and others are not, some people work hard to help make a dierence and others are more focused on their own situaons.

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3 There are some suggested answers but none of them are easy and even seem not very viable or possible because of the need for massive system changes at every level. We have, as a collecve human populaon backed ourselves into a corner it seems. The very sad reality is that it also seems that those with power have caused those without, to pay the terrible cost and suering that we see today and ever day at every level. Love, jusce, change, transformaon, caring, and sharing, are put forward as the ways forward to a sustainable life for everyone but those words will remain only words unless they are put into pracce and that doesn’t seem to be happening at a large and signicant enough scale quickly enough to make the impact that is required. Never the less I sll want to share an update. If you care to read it, I have numbered and idened all the various sources allowing readers to explore which ever arcle seems relevant and interesng to them. It is easy just to scroll down and pick out what piques your interest and then do control click on the underlined address.

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4 hps://youtu.be/VLljUxf7fHk Mapping the world’s forests over time European Space Agency, ESA ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY The world’s forests play an important role in regulating the climate, removing the heat trapping gas, carbon dioxide, from the atmosphere as biomass in trunks, branches and roots grow. Richard Lucas of the @aberystwythuni is a leading climate scientist working with ESA. Richard discusses how satellite observations and ESA’s Climate Change Initiative are key to assessing global forest biomass and to inform both climate models and policy. © Imperative Space ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos

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5 Follow us: Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ESAonLinkedIn Pinterest: https://bit.ly/ESAonPinterest Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benets to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.

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7 our relaonship to the planet for a more harmonious co-existence with all life on earth. 2. HOME | NZASAP BE PART OF THE SOLUTION Hard science is ne, we’ll keep it in mind. Put social in front, let it bear the brunt. The challenge is massive, no me to be passive. Sign in to nd, we’re one of a kind. 3 Global Polycrisis as a Pathway for Economic Transion #Polycrisis #EcologicalCrisis #ClimateCrisis #EconomicCrisis #Degrowth #PolicalCrisis #ExnconRebellion – Climate Acon Australia (wordpress.com) Global Polycrisis as a Pathway for Economic Transition By Zack Walsh, originally published by UNDP Strategic Innovation April 24, 2023 4. Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms sciensts - BBC News Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists 25 April By Matt McGrath and Mark Poynting BBC Climate and Science team

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8 A recent, rapid heating of the world's oceans has alarmed scientists concerned that it will add to global warming. This month, the global sea surface hit a new record high temperature. It has never warmed this much, this quickly. Scientists don't fully understand why this has happened. But they worry that, combined with other weather events, the world's temperature could reach a concerning new level by the end of next year. 5. Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible: report (phys.org) Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible: report April 27th, 2023 by Delphine PAYSANT, Benjamin LEGENDRE 6. Agroforestry is the regenerave technique geng overlooked in the US | Greenbiz Agroforestry is the regenerative technique getting overlooked in the US Propagate is one of the only startups in the U.S. working to combine agriculture and forestry to create productive and sustainable land use practices. By Seth Olson April 27, 2023 7. Yes, the climate crisis is raising your grocery bills | Suzi Kerr | The Guardian hps://twier.com/PGDynes/status/1651683665015975937?s=20 OpinionClimate crisis Yes, the climate crisis is raising your grocery bills Suzi Kerr

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9 Droughts, res, oods, heatwaves – they’re all contribung to our supply-chain problems and brutal inaon 8. Informaon - Climate Change Instute - University of Maine (umaine.edu) Exploration & Discovery THE CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTE fosters learning and discovery through excellence in graduate academic programs, addresses local and global needs through basic and applied research, and contributes research-based knowledge to make a difference in people’s lives. It is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people in Maine and around the world, and promoting responsible stewardship of human, natural and financial resources, now and in the future. Click on links below for an interesting map and other analysis of water temperatures etc . Climate Reanalyzer hps://climatereanalyzer.org/ hps://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/ hps://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/explore/ hps://phys.org/news/2023-04-incorporang-stress-indices-communicaon-dangerous.html hps://phys.org/news/2023-04-deleted-human-genome.html hps://phys.org/news/2023-04-genomes-species-redene-mammalian-tree.html hps://phys.org/news/2023-04-incorporang-stress-indices-communicaon-dangerous.html hps://phys.org/news/2023-04-naons-cizens-sustainable-manner.html SHEEP IN WOLVES CLOTHING — THE IPCC’S (LATEST) FINAL WARNING | by Jackson Damian - the psychology of climate change | Apr, 2023 | Medium

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10 9. The destrucon of nature threatens the world economy. It’s me to outlaw it as a serious nancial crime | Fortune The destruction of nature threatens the world economy. It’s time to outlaw it as a serious financial crime BY Midori Paxton April 21, 2023 at 5:49 AM EDT 10. hps://phys.org/news/2014-09-earth-professor-human-history-billion.html Earth Institute professor looks back at human history to understand how we got to 7 billion and counting by Kevin Krajick, Columbia University Doug Morton 11. hps://homework.study.com/explanaon/if-the-enre-history-of-earth-were-measured-on-a-24-hour-me-scale-starng-at-midnight-the-earliest-appearance-of-humans-would-be-about.html If the entire history of Earth were measured on a 24-hour time scale starting at midnight, the... Question: If the entire history of Earth were measured on a 24-hour time scale starting at midnight, the earliest appearance of humans would be about: a) an hour after lunchtime b) an hour before day's end

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11 c) half an hour after sundown d) half a minute before day's end Life on Earth: Life first arose on earth around 3.8 billion years ago. The first life forms were single celled organisms that arose in the warm seas encompassing our planet. Aquatic life increased in complexity over time and the first terrestrial algae and plant life evolved around 1 billion to 850 million years ago. The history of life on our planet is generally viewed through extraordinarily large timescales. hps://homework.study.com/explanaon/if-the-enre-history-of-earth-were-measured-on-a-24-hour-me-scale-starng-at-midnight-the-earliest-appearance-of-humans-would-be-about.html If Earth's history were condensed into 24 hours, life would have appeared at 4 am, land plants at 10:24 pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41 pm, and human history would have begun at 11:58:43 pm.

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12 Ever wondered what the beginning of existence would look like if it was tracked and measured in a 24-hour clock? What if we charted the history of earth on a clock? When and where did humankind come into existence during the creation of life? Strange questions, right? The team at One Clock experimented with this by condensing all the information about the history of the earth into a 24-hour time period. The findings were very interesting! Humans have existed only for 77 seconds! If midnight marks the formation of Earth on the clock, dinosaurs, mammals, and humans would be last in the line of creation. In fact, human history doesn't begin until 11:58:43 p.m! It's interesting to notice that even the simplest forms of life didn't exist until 4 a.m.

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14 Notwithstanding the fact, as James Dyke says, ‘even the people involved don’t believe it’, what the IPPC’s ‘transition’ and CDR-enabled optimistic narrative does for sure is legitimise business-as-usual In 2007 then IPPC chair Rajendra Pachauri said, ‘If there’s no action before 2012, that’s too late. What we do now will determine our future. This is the defining moment.’ In 2018 Antonio Guterres said, ‘We are at a defining moment. We face a direct existential threat. If we do not change course by 2020, we risk missing the point we can avoid runaway climate change…’ In December 2021 Guterres said COP26 was a, ‘moment of truth’ and UN press releases called this ‘the last chance’ for humanity. In April 2022 Guterres announced, ‘We are at a crossroads. This is the time for action.’ In March 2023 Guterres said; ‘We don’t have a moment to lose… the climate time-bomb is ticking…’ Compounding what sounded (wrongly) like ‘crying wolf’ was the familiar, garbled, jargon of the report’s ‘Summary for Policymakers’ — the only section anyone reads outside of the climate bubble. This was peppered with the IPPC’s usual ‘levels of statistical confidence’ in

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15 parentheses and/or directions to references no-one reads; rendering even this summary text difficult to follow to the point of obfuscation. … There was a flavour of desperation in Guterres’s words at the AR6 launch as he emptied the thesaurus; ‘This is an all-hands-on-deck Acceleration Agenda… hitting the fast-forward button… to global net-zero by 2050… a just energy transition… from fossil fuels to alternatives… we have never been better equipped… we must move into warp speed climate action.’ All scientists know, with 100% confidence, as Guterres himself surely knew, these were forlorn aspirations. In addition to the scientific realities, everyone knows the USA’s ‘Green New Deal’ or the UK’s ‘net-zero’ plans or the actions of China, India and the EU, are nowhere near the ‘better-equipped’ responses needed. Perhaps ‘warp speed’ was Antonio’s wry joke — he seems like a man of integrity who tries his best in impossible circumstances — he’s allowed one.

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17 Private jet sales likely to reach highest ever level this year, report says Sales of private jets are likely to reach their highest ever level this year, placing an increasing burden on the planet, while many of the owners escape aviation taxes, and there are few curbs on the greenhouse gases emitted, according to a report. The global fleet of private jets has more than doubled in the last two decades, and more private flights were made last year than ever before, according to a thinktank report published on Monday. Greenhouse gas emissions from private aviation have increased by nearly a quarter since the pandemic, when flying of all types nearly ceased in many countries for an extended period. hps://tamhunt.medium.com/how-to-create-a-more-beauful-world-b37eee9bf4 Nina Killham Novelist published by Penguin and Bloomsbury, freelance editor and tree bark obsessive hp://treegazing.com TREE GAZING - Home #savethetrees s hp://www.ninakillham.com 12. https://t.co/O2KRCmeg5D https://www.fao.org/home/en/ FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity @FAOclimate

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18 News and events on the climate crisis, biodiversity and ecosystem restoration from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). Follow @FAODG The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 members - 194 countries and the European Union, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. Join us in creating a world without hunger and poverty. 13. https://edukemy.com/daily-current-affairs/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-ifad/2023-04-27 International Fund for Agricultural Development @IFAD United Nations specialized agency and international financial institution. We #InvestInRuralPeople. @leFIDA Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization Rome – Italy ifad.org About IFAD: • IFAD is a specialized agency of the United Nations that focuses on eradicating rural poverty in developing countries through sustainable agricultural and rural development. It was established in 1977. • It is headquartered in • IFAD has 177 Member States including India. The IFAD works with rural people allowing them to enhance their food security, improve nutrition and raise their incomes. 14. Professor Phoebe Bernard – tweets 1 May 2023 hps://twier.com/BarnardPhoebe/status/1653205439818113026?s=20 hps://twier.com/BarnardPhoebe/status/1653205441688772608?s=20

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19 hps://twier.com/BarnardPhoebe/status/1653205443555241989?s=20 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2022/dec/05/skyward-birdwatching-is-belonging-for-two-teenage-conservationists https://www.girlplanet.earth/ GIRL PLANET. EARTH A global platform for women and girls to share stories and discuss solutions to ecological overshoot - overconsumption, overpopulation, and the health of our planet, climate and society WOMEN AND GIRLS | OVERSHOOT | CONSUMPTION CHOICES AND SOLUTIONS Prof Phoebe Barnard @BarnardPhoebe I’m quite opinionated on growthism. But my long work in governments has given me a strategic pragmatism, too. How are we going to get there from here? And without bickering+fingerpointing ourselves into paralysis, wars, or both? So I’d recommend reading this+sharing yr views Quote Tweet

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20 Tom Jones @tjones190 Mar 28 This is where we are today! https://resilience.org/stories/2023-0 Resilience.org aims to support building community resilience in a world of mulple emerging challenges: the decline of cheap energy, the depleon of crical resources like water, complex environmental crises like climate change and biodiversity loss, and the social and economic issues which are linked to these. We like to think of the site as a community library with space to read and think, but also as a vibrant café in which to meet people, discuss ideas and projects, and pick up and share ps on how to build the resilience of your community, your household, or yourself. https://www.resilience.org/about-resilience/ If you're new to Resilience, this article, We Need an Ecological Civilization Before it's Too Late by Jeremy Lent, is a great place to start. In the face of climate breakdown and ecological overshoot, alluring promises of “green growth” are no more than magical thinking. We need to restructure the fundamentals of our global cultural/economic system to cultivate an “ecological civilization:” one that prioritizes the health of living systems over short-term wealth production. FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity @FAOclimate Are you interested in learning more about the implications of global warming on #biodiversity, find out more through this infographic from @WWF

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21 THE GUARDIAN ‘We need to be braver’: young naturalists on the world beyond Cop15 Birdwatchers Mya, Arjun and Kabir have grown up seeing the effects of wildlife decline. They talk about what inspires them, their hopes for future action and how everyone can connect with the nature on their doorstep Watch Mya and Arjun in Skyward, a Guardian Documentaries film 15. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/05/we-need-to-be-braver-young-naturalists-on-world-beyond-cop15-aoe What is Cop15 and why does it matter for all life on Earth? Once-in-a-decade plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction will be decided in Canada in December It is 100 days until Cop15 – and the omens are good for a global plan to It is 100 days until Cop15 – and the omens are good for a global plan to protect nature | John Vidal 16. protect nature | John Vidal What is Cop15 and why does it maer for all life on Earth? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/30/what-is-cop15-and-why-does-it-matter-for-all-life-on-earth-aoe Despite many challenges, December’s crucial biodiversity talks in Montreal may set a new path for humans to live with nature With Cop15 in Montreal rapidly approaching, governments are gearing up to create targets on biodiversity for the next decade. The world has so far failed to

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22 meet any UN targets on halng the loss of nature, yet awareness of the challenge is greater than ever. Here we examine why this UN meeng maers and how it could herald meaningful acon on nature loss At the moment, the UN’s biodiversity process does not have an equivalent north star. Governments will sign o targets under the three aims of the CBD: conservaon of biodiversity; sustainable use of biodiversity; and the fair and equitable sharing of the benets arising from the use of genec resources… Why should we worry? Earth is experiencing the largest loss of life since the dinosaurs, and humans are to blame. The way we mine, pollute, hunt, farm, build and travel is putting at least one million species at risk of extinction, according to scientists. The sixth mass extinction in geological history has already begun, some scientists assert, with billions of individual populations being lost. Unlike changes to the climate, which could be reversible even if it takes thousands of years, exncons are permanent… Cop15 will be the moment to turn rhetoric into acon and become a key part of the UN’s wider ambion for humans to live in harmony with nature by 2050 17. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/06/the-biodiversity-crisis-in-numbers-a-visual-guide-aoe The biodiversity crisis in numbers - a visual guide Nature is under threat as never before, but what does that actually mean? We explain what is at stake – and why action at Cop15 is more crucial than ever

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23 The declines have been parcularly calamitous in Lan America and the Caribbean, which has seen a 94% drop in the average wildlife populaon size. Africa has had the second largest fall at 66%, followed by Asia and the Pacic with 55% and North America at 20%. Europe and Central Asia experienced an 18% fall. Climate change United Nations Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. Back To Our Future: COP27 Press Conference hps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o7IeabSGu0

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26 That's why I've concluded we no longer have a choice but to accelerate, fund and manage rapid #climaterestoration. Also because our natural #carbonsinks can no longer absorb the waste and pressure of our still-rapidly-growing global population, 76-82m each year (size of Germany). Hi! We're John Bowey and Phoebe Barnard: a filmmaker and a professor of global change science and environmental futures, and a husband-wife team committed to telling stories that can change our civilization and bring about a much more positive future than what you might fear. Together and with a talented small team, we're making a documentary series on climate restoration - the biggest thing we're not talking about. We interview some of the world's top scientists and technologists, who tell us how this can be possible if we can scale up new, nature-inspired technologies, while rethinking our relationship to this planet. We also interview the economists, justice advocates, wisdom-keepers and others working to make it happen. This is such an important series because the future of our planet - and literally everything we know and love - is at stake. “I made a short film (20 minutes) about the population crisis. I filmed in England and Kenya and interviewed scientists, experts, and conservationists in my film. Paul Ehrich is featured in my film. I hope you enjoy watching it.” (Phoebe)

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27 A journey of discovery that builds toward the ulmate conclusion of what is the driving force behind wildlife habitat loss, all environmental destrucon, a... 1:18 AM · May 11, 2023 https://youtu.be/CM0C9doEZY8 SPACE TO LIVE 1,342 views Premiered May 4, 2023 ENGLAND A journey of discovery that builds toward the ultimate conclusion of what is the driving force behind wildlife habitat loss, all environmental destruction, and climate change. I travel to Kenya to see how my own consumption could potentially harm animals and cause habitat loss worldwide. I want to take you on this journey. Nastaran Rahnama statement: Daily, I see the growth of humanity, population, wildlife loss, and habitat destruction. Instead of only talking about it, I dedicated my time, to telling the truth about the problem that is hardly spoken of in society and sharing the hope of real solutions in the story of my personal journey. FEATURING: Prof Paul Ehrlich, Jeff Gibbs, Dr Sofia Pineda Ochoa, Robin Maynard, Michael Kaelo, Brian Kaelo, Dennis Sonkoi. Thanks to Will Haigh for assisting me to fix an earlier disaster, and with cinematography, editing, and sound mixing, to accomplish this project. https://www.bpmfilms.co.uk/

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28 On global stability - at a me of deep learning (stableplanetalliance.org) On global stability - at a time of deep learning Can we learn to navigate the future by reecng on our mistakes? This piece by arst, 'cultural bridge' and Upper Skagit elder, Jay Bowen (clak-a-deb), was wrien 9-10 May 2023 in response to an academic manuscript on our planetary crises risking global stability, on which he, Phoebe Barnard and Eileen Crist of Stable Planet Alliance, and other world sciensts and sociologists are coauthors. Jay's essay is a powerful, personal insight into indigenous perspecves on the increasing brokenness and collapse of the western world and its global economy. Jay Bowen on the Skagit River, lmed by Pat McDonnell of Medicinebleu Films for the 2023 global documentary series "Back to our Future: Climate Restoraon and Survival" by Transmediavision USA. hps://twier.com/leadership_lm/status/1656204270272942080/photo/1 The Leadership is now available worldwide! Directed by Ili Baré and produced by Greer Simpkin @BunyaProduction #TheLeadershipFilm unearths the systemic obstacles to women’s advancement in science and beyond. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theleadershipfilm #documentary #womeninscience #sheleads

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29 StablePlanetAlliance | Bending the curve on planetary impacts For the resilience and stability of our climate and planet, we must stabilize and reduce our sprawling human impact - by accelerating the move away from a rampant growth economy, and by investing in empowering, rights-based solutions for women and children. For 25 years, hardly anyone's spoken about our numbers and our appetites - population and consumption - the two major 'multiplier threats' to our planet. It's seemed taboo to talk about both - the unspoken elephant in the room. But we can't accept that. Rome is burning. ___ Stable Planet Alliance and its members are pushing forward to help governments and civil society talk and act swiftly again to bend the curve on population and consumption. And to help us all face and embrace the mindset shifts that we must make to stabilize and reduce our impact on our planet and climate - through public policy and public conversations.

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30 Ethical, empowering, beneficial, just, women-focused solutions are already available, and still quite possible - when we act soon. No more bickering and finger-pointing about who's at fault. We must all be part of these most urgent solutions 18. António Guterres@antonioguterres 12h hps://twier.com/antonioguterres/status/1653337141378707458 “The climate crisis demands honesty. We know what to do, when to do it, and why. But for too long we have looked the other way. We must act on science, facts and truth. We must #ActNow.”

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31 19. Collective Consciousness and Climate: Change the Story by Ryan Hagen | March 29, 2019 hps://crowdsourcingsustainability.org/collecve-consciousness-climate-change-the-story/ Humanity learning to navigate the universe. Credit: Johannes Plenio Man-made climate change is a symptom. To understand the cause of it, we must first understand something invisible, fundamental, and powerful about our species. We live in a world built on the stories and beliefs of the past. And that world – the system we live in, does not work anymore. We know this because the laws of nature are telling us that it is impossible to continue living on Earth as we do today. The conditions that make civilization possible are disappearing before our eyes. And we only have a small window of time to tell new stories – to rebuild a new system that can support us. To get on the right track, we must first see the water. We must be conscious of where we stand, why we’re here, and where we need to go. That means identifying the root of the problem and taking action to correct it. So what exactly are society’s stories that led us astray? …

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34 21. CLIMATE SIGNALS – A PAPER Climate Change Impacts Explained In Real Time events and headlines brought to you by the Climate Signals team. hps://emea01.safelinks.protecon.outlook.com/?url=hps%3A%2F%2Fnewsleer.climatenexus.org%2Fe3t%2FCtc%2FOP%2B113%2FcK5Tq04%2FVXk98f66yV2MW62DH756WFGNMW2lg-cV4-86rDMBB8TD3q3nJV1-WJV7CgHTvN6qJdXkLBzTzN3V-BCWRxqSQW1pFcfB6GF8VgW4QpDky8NQm1xW8sBd5Lgz_GW4q5Fps2CQ9CVW2CvzQH4ZjgvpW4HzRTp23SQxFW9djwRd3pl-WxVb7ZRC7p_NsGW79Wp2TrjvfVYzwXx14nzcyW5TDBmg20CNgTW5j1mjf6CjrkmW8KcHnm55qf51W6pfm6G4Zr8r1N1m9QS2G0pJzW46rrG-2rFS17W1q91y215k479VBdbfM1vBlLVW1LdLXB5lssyyW4KFh7F26JVhgW4YJZ0w6SnCSxW4VJsnW8qyvWT3gq91&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ccf37e106dca941c0958708db4cba2806%7C84df9e7fe9f640a435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638188134642736244%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Hg3o3d%2Fl%2F5fNsLLv97TIvUK89gKS5hJ%2FoTg45SVlDEY%3D&reserved=0 hps://www.climatesignals.org/?utm_campaign=climate%20signals%20general&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=256997130&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_LdNvhNKLHTUtPzZIwsM3CdziT6xJ8lW1ndAeqEUloj8P5RxqvGil9baaZKAAjMVdQ-KGC7sSnmlccs2C-YKkJtWddVEYjHqQEZHa6K2bm8T3R4&utm_content=256997130&utm_source=hs_email About Us Climate change affects us all. The Climate Signals team curates climate change attribution science to explain the causes, extent, and immediacy of climate change hazards in real time, with a focus on extreme weather events and other climate change impacts in the United States.

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35 Image R E A D M O R E Climate Nexus | Changing the Conversaon on Climate The Climate Signals team curates cung-edge climate change aribuon science to explain the causes, extent, and immediacy of climate change hazards, with a focus on extreme weather events and other climate change impacts in the United States. 22. hps://www.cnn.com/2019/04/01/health/canada-global-warming Canada is warming at twice the global rate, report says By Amir Vera, CNN

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36 23. hps://t.co/74fabJJH2f Dr Charles 'Chip' Fletcher - The Past is No Longer a Valid Guide to the Future Terrado Climate School 1.13K subscribers 247 views 2 years ago In the first of our 'TerraTalks', Dr Chip Fletchers speaks to us about the latest in climate science: What do we know about climate change, how do we know it, how long do we have to act, what kinds of actions are needed, and what are the stakes? …

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37 24. https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change What Is Climate Change? Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. 25. https://www.heartmath.org/ https://www.heartmath.org/heart-coherence/ Our GCI scientists are currently delving deep into the hidden potential of trees. Having trouble viewing our HTML e-mail? Online Version

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38 https://www.heartmath.org/assets/uploads/2022/05/fluid-02-19-02-tree-research-project-bg.jpg Tree Rhythms™ Research Project HeartMath Institute scientists are on a mission to uncover the hidden potential of trees to better understand their interconnectedness with humanity, the natural world, and Earth’s magnetic activity. Using our state-of-the-art sensors, we will measure the electrical activity within trees and the surrounding environment to unveil remarkable insights into the electrical life of trees. An innovative citizen-scientist research project. A global network of tree-monitoring sites. Research the potential of trees and their interaction with the

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39 broader energy field in which we all exist. Support the Tree Research Project—Giving A Voice to Nature. Our mission is to help awaken the heart of humanity. Since 1991, the HeartMath Institute has developed reliable, scientifically validated tools that help people reduce and avoid stress while experiencing increased peace, satisfaction and self-security. Research at the HeartMath Institute shows that, adding heart to our daily activities and connections produces measurable benefits to our own and others’ well-being. We are excited to share with you an update on the groundbreaking research journey that we have embarked upon at the HeartMath Institute. Our team of dedicated scientists is currently delving deep into the hidden potential of trees, seeking to better understand their interconnectedness with humanity, the natural world, and Earth’s magnetic activity. Our recent findings suggest that the Earth’s magnetic fields carry biologically significant information that connects all living systems, including trees 26. hps://twier.com/Greenisamissio1 TREES: we eat their fruit, they provide us with shade and they are nature's power plants, from the gas carbon dioxide that we exhale, they make the oxygen that we breathe. But above all, trees are beauful and worth protecng - and the older they get, the more valuable they are

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40 28 Professor Katherine Hayhoe hp://www.katharinehayhoe.com/ hps://www.facebook facebook.com/watch/?v=489028152301970&ref=sharing hp://www.katharinehayhoe.com/ The Real Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe 1/ Every week, my free newsletter shares good news, not so good news, and something you can do about climate change. It also has links to join my online talks and read things I've written recently. Subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/fae4224ba66d/subscribe-to-katharine-newsletter 4/ On Facebook, I post stories and informaon you can share with your friends and relaves who might not be on board with why this maers and what we need to do about it. That's where I share most of my faith-based content and good news stories. hps://facebook.com/katharine.hayh

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41 hps://twier.com/KHayhoe Climate acon isn't about "saving the planet"; Earth will endure. It's about saving US, us humans and the myriad of species we share this world with. We're not ghng for a planet; we're ghng for a safe and sustainable home for us all. hps://youtu.be/HZJ45TtW6v8 27. Vietnam records highest ever temperature of 44.1C | Vietnam | The Guardian Vietnam records highest ever temperature of 44.1C Report comes after neighbouring countries also register unprecedented highs during April heatwave Sun 7 May 2023 18.37 BST

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42 28. Wednesday, May 10, 2023 hps://www.cbc.ca/life/home/the-case-for-leaving-the-perfectly-manicured-lawn-behind-1.6449477?cmp=newsleer_CBC%20Life%20Newsleer_8995_1045720 The case for leaving the perfectly manicured lawn behind | CBC Life North Americans have had a longstanding love aair with crisp blades of grass and the perfectly manicured lawns we shape them into. The dy turf tradion isn't homegrown though: the concept was hauled across the Atlanc by colonists who maintained lawns in Europe going back to the 17th or 18th century. The growth became a staple of the leisure class who revelled in lawn games like croquet and tennis and turned it into a status symbol, since bringing neatness to nature's chaos required deep pockets. And so, keeping up with the trim-turfed Joneses began 29. What El Niño Will do to Earth in 2024 1,513,414 views May 5, 2023 hps://youtu.be/mggRl80WzbE Climate change United Nations

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43 Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. 2.3M views 8 days ago #astrum #elnino #lanina The La Niña and El Niño Southern Oscillation. Visit https://brilliant.org/astrum to sample their courses in a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. … 30. Why Milankovitch Cycles Can’t Explain Earth’s Current Warming Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth's Climate – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet (nasa.gov) Small variations in how Earth moves around our Sun influence our climate over very long timespans, but they can't account for Earth's current period of rapid warming. 31. NASA Climate @NASAClimate From space, sky, sea, and land, NASA provides detailed climate data and research to the world. NASA Science History

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44 Understanding our planet to benet humankind. Find us at : hp://climate.nasa.gov hps://climate.nasa.gov/news/3268/internaonal-sea-level-satellite-spots-early-signs-of-el-nino/ hps://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ Vericaon: hp://nasa.gov/socialmedia Evidence - How Do We Know Climate Change Is Real? There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Human activity is the principal cause. Carbon dioxide is giving Earth a jolt!

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46 34. Cyclone Mocha, North Indian Ocean’s strongest storm on record, hits Myanmar » Yale Climate Connecons hps://yaleclimateconnecons.org/2023/05/cyclone-mocha-north-indian-oceans-strongest-storm-on-record-hits-myanmar/ by JEFF MASTERSMAY 14, 2023 A humanitarian crisis looms in Myanmar as Mocha makes landfall as a category 4 storm with 155 mph winds, after peaking at category 5 strength with 175 mph winds. The post Cyclone Mocha, North Indian Ocean’s strongest storm on record, hits Myanmar appeared first on Yale Climate Connections. Catastrophic Cyclone Mocha (pronounced “Mokha”) made landfall in Myanmar at approximately 8 UTC Sunday, May 14, (2:30 p.m. local time), about 10 miles northwest of the regional capital of Sittwe (population 148,000).

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47 Infrared satellite image of Cyclone Mocha at 6:30 UTC May 14, 2023, about an hour before the storm made landfall in Myanmar. (Image credit: cyclonicwx.com) 35 As Alberta burns, we need a polical vision to exnguish the ames ⋆ The Breach (breachmedia.ca) With huge swaths of Alberta on fire and a provincial election campaign underway, there couldn’t be a better moment for an honest discussion about the climate crisis. But no one is pointing the finger at the real culprits: austerity and fossil fuel interests. 36. hps://twier.com/KHayhoe Many believe lack of climate action stems from apathy, suggesting we need to make people more worried. In truth? Most are already worried, but don't know what to do. That's why it's so impt to share impactful, practical solutions that drive climate action--so the only q left is,

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48 37. (105) Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe - YouTube understanding global issues for children hps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cRCbgTA_78 (108) Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe - YouTube Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe Descripon Global Weirding: Climate, Polics, and Religion with Katharine Hayhoe is produced by KTTZ Texas Tech Public Media and distributed by PBS Digital Studios. New episodes every other Wednesday at 10 am central. Brought to you in part by: Cizens' Climate Lobby, Bob and Linda Herscher, Freese and Nichols, Inc, and the Texas Tech Climate Science Center. Be sure to subscribe! hp://globalweirdingseries.com hps://www.facebook.com/globalweirding hp://kz.org hp://katharinehayhoe.com Starring: Katharine Hayhoe Director: Jonathan Seaborn Execuve Producer: Paul Allen Hunton Animaons: Dusty Deen Music: Daniel Clayton (106) Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe - YouTube 38. ‘CYCLONE EXXON’: Massive Storm Hits Refugee Camps in Myanmar, Bangladesh (theenergymix.com) The centre of Cyclone Mocha—a Category 5 storm dubbed “Cyclone Exxon” or “Cyclone Chevron” by veteran climate communicator Bill McKibben—made landfall Sunday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

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49 near Sittwe township with wind speeds up to 209 kilometres (130 miles) per hour, Myanmar’s Meteorological Department said. The storm previously passed over Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island, causing damage and injuring people, but turned away from the country’s shores before landfall. 39. Farmers Set to Abandon US Wheat Crops at Highest Rate Since 1917 (yahoo.com) Farmers Set to Abandon US Wheat Crops at Highest Rate Since 1917 (Bloomberg) — America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at the highest rate in more than a century. Most Read from Bloomberg … 40. Why sciensts are using the word scary over the climate crisis | Climate crisis | The Guardian Why scientists are using the word scary over the climate crisis The former BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin has spent his career talking to scientists. Now they’re telling him they’re scared of what they’re seeing Roger Harrabin @rharrabin Mon 7 Nov 2022 08.30 GMTLast modified on Mon 7 Nov 2022 16.42 GMT Back in the 1980s, when climate research began to really take off, scientists were desperate to retain their credibility as they unravelled the potentially dire consequences of the “new” phenomenon of global warming. Most journalists tiptoed round this topic because no one wanted to lose their reputation by

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50 scaremongering. But as the science steadily became overwhelming researchers pushed their conclusions in the face of policymakers. …. 41. https://t.co/qe8rHxBZdv Damage caused by wildfires this month in Alberta, Canada. A heat dome this weekend in the Pacific Northwest could lead to record-breaking temperatures.Credit...Megan Albu/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The hot weather has also stretched into Canada, where Alberta is fighting nearly 90 wildfires, more than 20 of which are labeled out of control, according to authorities in the province. Alberta has declared a provincial state of emergency, and as of Saturday evening 16,611 people have been evacuated from their homes, authorities said. … 42. 2 weeks and a heat dome later: Where does Alberta wildre situaon stand? | Globalnews.ca 2 weeks and a heat dome later: Where does Alberta wildfire situation stand?

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51 By Emily Mertz Global News Posted May 14, 2023 7:43 pm Updated May 15, 2023 2:38 pm It’s been two weeks since out-of-control wildfires began forcing evacuation orders in parts of Alberta and the situation remains critical. “The wildfire situation is extremely volatile,” said Colin Blair with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency on Sunday afternoon. “Our crews have had the opportunity to build fire guards and… for the vast majority, those are holding,” said Josee St-Onge, an information officer with Alberta Wildfire. “We are expecting challenging conditions to continue and that will be the case for the next few days as the hot and dry conditions persist.” 43 What Could Possibly Go Right? - resilience What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 100 Riane Eisler - resilience In our 100th episode of What Could Possibly Go Right?, Dr. Riane Eisler, social systems scientist and founder of the Center for Partnership Studies, advocates for moving away from a "domination system" to a partnership system. Touching on childhood experience and historical contexts, Dr. Eisler discusses the "four cornerstones" of systems, and how we can use them for equitable progress instead of systemic discrimination. And in our most recent episode, international peace organizer, Anne Stadler, encourages embracing love as a guiding principle in our lives. She and Vicki connect over their shared

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52 wisdom and experience working as "pioneering elders" in this space. 44. Eight things the world must do to avoid the worst of climate change | Climate crisis | The Guardian Eight things the world must do to avoid the worst of climate change Latest IPCC report highlights key measures countries must take to avoid climate catastrophe Fiona Harvey Environment editor Tue 21 Mar 2023 19.10 GMT The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published the “synthesis report” of its sixth assessment report (AR6) on Monday. Eight years in preparation, this mammoth report encompasses the entire range of human knowledge of the climate system, compiled by hundreds of scientists from thousands of academic papers, and published in four parts, in August 2021, February and April 2022, and March 2023. 45. Canadian forest res are the latest costly climate disaster that public accounts fail to capture | CBC News Canadian forest fires are the latest costly climate disaster that public accounts fail to capture

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53 The advantages of fighting in-your-face effects of climate change simply don't show up public accounts In Calgary this week the sky looked like something out of science ction disaster movie as smoke turned the air people needed to breathe orange. (Leah Hennel/Reuters) 46. (134) World's ice is melng faster than ever - YouTube Climate change United Nations Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. As global temperatures increase, the melting of the massive ice sheets that blanket Antarctica and Greenland has accelerated, making a significant contribution to sea-level rise. In total, Earth is losing around a trillion tonnes of ice each year – which is not being replenished. Andrew Shepherd of the University of Leeds is a leading climate scientist working with ESA and @NASA. Join Andrew as he discusses how long-term satellite observations

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54 from ESA’s Climate Change Initiative are key in monitoring changes in ice sheets over decades. © Imperative Space 47. Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for rst me - BBC News Understanding the difference between weather and climate is key to accurately interpreting headlines like the one we saw this week, where scientists have calculated there’s a “66% chance we will pass the 1.5C global warming threshold between now and 2027.” A school child tries to stay cool amid a heatwave in Indonesia this year

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55 47. NYC is sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, new study warns - Naonal | Globalnews.ca NYC is sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, new study warns By Sarah Do Couto Global News Posted May 19, 2023 2:17 pm If you click on the above address you can see the photos and other videos which focus on the East and West Coasts of Canada as well as Greenland and other vulnerable cies.

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56 “New York is emblematic of growing coastal cities all over the world that are observed to be subsiding, meaning there is a shared global challenge of mitigation against a growing inundation hazard,” researchers wrote.” According to research published by the scientific journal Earth’s Future, the cumulative 1.68 trillion-pound weight of New York City’s buildings is causing the city to sink about one to two millimetres per year on average. Global warming 'likely' to breach 1.5°C threshold within five years: UN 48. https://act.gp/42YZ82G Save the bees Protect our food system

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57 The bees and our food system are in trouble. The American bumblebee, a native species of Canada, is on the verge of extinction. Shockingly, scientists have estimated that the population of bumblebees has declined by a staggering 99 percent over the past three decades, with grave implications for the entire ecosystem. 49. Lyme Disease Is On The Rise—And Climate Change Is To Blame (chatelaine.com) Lyme Disease Is On The Rise—And Climate Change Is To Blame The disease already affects thousands of Canadian women. The climate crisis could mean an even greater number of infections. By Zeahaa RehmanUpdated April 25, 2023

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58 4 Ways Climate Change Is Affecting Our Health With our country warming, risks to both our physical and mental health are ramping up. By Ayesha HabibUpdated April 27, 2023 50. Philo Thoughts May 14 at 1:53 PM · Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering,

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59 thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known. ~Carl Sagan (Book: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space https://amzn.to/3nYk370) (Art: Photograph of the Earth, Dec. 7, 1972 by Nasa)

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61 51. Four Reasons Civilizaon Won’t Decline: It Will Collapse - resilience ECONOMY Four Reasons Civilization Won’t Decline: It Will Collapse By Craig Collins, originally published by CounterPunch August 10, 2020 As modern civilization’s shelf life expires, more scholars have turned their attention to the decline and fall of civilizations past. Their studies have generated rival explanations of why societies collapse and civilizations die. Meanwhile, a lucrative market has emerged for post-apocalyptic novels, movies, TV shows, and video games for those who enjoy the vicarious thrill of dark, futuristic disaster and mayhem from the comfort of their cozy couch. Of course, surviving the real thing will become a much different story.

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63 This booklet only takes us up unl April – May. Since then, of course, there have been many many more disasters including, oods, droughts and 100’s of res in so many countries requiring evacuaons of thousands of people. The weather bureaus predict that the whole summer will be like this. Smoke is spreading hundreds of miles and so it is dangerous to be outside without a mask on and the most vulnerable will suer most. Since I wrote what I did in the pages above it seems the whole world has gone crazy and that those who have been wring about climate escalaon can’t keep up any longer or predict very accurately since our Earth home seems to seems to be speaking very loudly for herself with a very strong voice and message. Even then many can’t hear or don’t want to listen.