Heatwaves

Join Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez as they discuss the challenges we face as a result of the increasing frequency and severity of terrestrial and marine heatwaves.

This video was recorded on April 9th, 2021, first published on April 13th, 2021, and republished on July 7th, 2021.

Interrelated topics are:

• the devastating effects of severe droughts on crop yields as well as on all plant and animal species
• The need to stop subsidizing Fossil Fuels and introducing a Carbon Fee.
• Both food and water shortages have led to more climate refugees, such as what the world has witnessed with the ongoing crisis in Syria and Central America. Syrians continue to flock to surrounding countries in the Middle East, while many ecomigrants from Central America try to make their way to the United States.
• Rising temperatures have also led to the migration of animal species on land and in the oceans.
• The increase in areas that are uninhabitable.
• Other spin-off effects of Heatwaves are discussed.

Links:

• Impacts of 1.5ºC global warming on natural and human systems

• Global heating pushes tropical regions to limits of human livability

Panelists:

• Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute

• Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University

• Regina Valdez - Program Director, Climate Reality Project, NYC. GreenFaith Fellow and LEED Green Associate

Video Production:

• Charles Gregoire – Climate Reality Leader, Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum

• Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP26 Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: crowander.com

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• Image and Video Attributions