Re Irma won't "wake up" climate change-denying Republicans. Their whole ideology is on the line.

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
> Date: September 13, 2017 at 11:16:56 AM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re Irma won't "wake up" climate change-denying Republicans. Their whole ideology is on the line.
>
> 1. A just-published paper by eminent climatologist Michael Mann and colleagues
> discusses this very topic -- the changes to extreme weather events that can
> be attributed to climate change.
>
>    Assessing climate change impacts on extreme weather events: the case for an alternative (Bayesian) approach
>    http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/Mann/articles/articles/MLOClimaticChange17.pdf
>
> 2. I'm a swiftwater rescue instructor.  My students, colleagues, and
> friends are among those who put themselves in harm's way to save lives.
> And there aren't nearly enough to deal with back-to-back (or simultaneous)
> large-scale events like Harvey and Irma.  Yes, it's wonderful that others
> have helped out (e.g., the "Cajun Navy") but they're not everywhere, they're
> not trained or equipped, and some of them have paid a high price for
> their selflessness and bravery.
>
> Which is my roundabout way of saying that the bill is coming due, and
> the price will be paid not only in dollars, but in human lives.
>
> ---rsk



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