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Climate Update Eugene C. Cordero Department of Meteorology San José State University, California
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2012 Review
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Weather vs. Climate Ratio of record breaking warm days to record breaking cold days
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2011 Weather Extremes 14 weather and climate disasters over $1 billion or more in damage
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2012 Weather Extremes Over $100 Billion in Weather Related Disasters
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www.temperaturetrends.org
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2013
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Links: Fossil Fuels in 300 seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ- J91SwP8w&list=PLCA0D057399CACE5B Too big to solve – Colbert http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9839 The New Deniers http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/04/05/fox-newspeak-those-who- accept-science-deemed-cl/193500 Congress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biUc0D6_UPA&feature=play er_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ- J91SwP8w&list=PLCA0D057399CACE5B– http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9839 http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/04/05/fox-newspeak-those-who- accept-science-deemed-cl/193500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biUc0D6_UPA&feature=play er_embedded
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Links: Reaching for 400 http://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu http://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu Doubt Tobacco/Climate parallels http://vimeo.com/29107248 Gigatons http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/dec/07/carbon- dioxide-doha-information-beautiful http://vimeo.com/29107248 http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/dec/07/carbon- dioxide-doha-information-beautiful www.sjsu.edu/meteorology/
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Climate Change Keystone
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Keystone Climate Rally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZt2ZMouB0&feature=player_embedded Colbert spill http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/12/colberts-arkansas-oil-spill- exxon_n_3071539.html Do the Math Movie: (minute 10:00) http://act.350.org/signup/math-movie/ 15
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Tell a story (1 paragraph) about fossil fuels and the connection with climate change using the following chart.
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Why is our Climate Changing?
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Land use change Bolivian rain forest Los Angeles Basin
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Changes in the sun Volcanic eruptions
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Is there evidence that humans are responsible for the warming? Radiative forcing (Energy Bookkeeping) Patterns of climate change (Fingerprints) Global climate models (Predict the past)
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Links: FAQ - why is the climate changing: www.greenninja.org/teachers.html
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Technology Social
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A Technology-Based Plan 1.Improve energy efficiency 2.Electrify transport 3.Electrify heating 4.Produce all electricity using renewables
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So we have the technology But here is the challenge…
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Carbon Emissions (Gigatons) Since 1850 1500 How much more can we safely emit? (2°C warming) Past Fossil Fuels Estimates Reserves 3000 500 At the current rate ~ 15 years
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greenninja.didthis.com
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Films
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Scripts
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Thank You! Eugene Cordero, Professor Department of Meteorology and Climate Science eugene.cordero@sjsu.edu Green Ninja: www.greenninja.org @ourgreenninja facebook.com/ourgreenninja
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Embodied Energy
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Solutions require reductions in energy use…
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Energy is used to make many things…
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Apple 1 Energy Unit100-250 Energy Units Photo credit: Terry Nathan Apple Ipod
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MacBook Air -2008 13-inch MacBook Pro 17-inch MacBook Pro 15-inch MackBook Pro MacBook-2008 iMac (24 inch)-2008 iMac (20 inch)-2008 LED Cinema Display Mac Pro Mac Min iPhone 3G iPhone 3GS iPod nano iPod touch iPod shuffle Carbon Footprint of Apple products
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Bicycle Burrito
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Burrito Enjoyment Index
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25 mpg 50 mpg Burrito Showdown
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How far can I go on a burrito?
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+ Emissions?
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Carbon Emissions per 100 miles + Veggie + Beef Pounds of CO 2
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Transport Energy Food Housing Stuff
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