Broken Dams and Wastelands

Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez discuss the recent climate catastrophes that occurred as a result of Storm Daniel in both Libya and Greece.

This video was recorded on September 20th, 2023, and published on September 24th, 2023.

Some of the topics discussed:

• Details about the scale of the disasters in Libya and Greece including mention of an infrastructure failure in Libya due to dam problems.
• Emphasis on the need to improve city infrastructure to avoid future climate catastrophes.
• Acknowledgment of numerous reported deaths in the Libyan disaster.
• Concerns raised about the environmental impact of chemicals washed into the seas including plastic waste.
• Climate change’s role in the two catastrophes citing attribution of the disasters to global surface warming along with the Mediterranean’s role in amplifying storm Daniel.
• Concerns about the economic costs of recovery in Greece and Libya.
• The link between fossil fuel emissions, food, and global climate events.
• Highlighting the need for individuals to control their diets amid climate change.
• A call for rapid resource allocation for disaster response and the importance of upgrading public health services for climate-related emergencies.
• The need for global cooperation in addressing climate risks and hazards.
• An analogy of hitting the snooze button is used to describe our slow response to the climate crisis and the potential consequences of ignoring climate change threats.
• The importance of local risk assessment and preparation for climate-induced disasters.
• Concerns about the rise in climate refugees and potential border closures and the acknowledgment of the harsh future that may result from abrupt climate change.
• and much more . . .

Links

• The cost of damage from the record floods in Greece’s breadbasket is estimated to be in the billions

• Storm Daniel (wikipedia)

• An uneasy feeling:’ Anxiety rises on East Coast as residents eye Hurricane Lee’s track

• Risk in the Climate Casino (CEF Video)

• Pine Island Glacier (Wikipedia)

Regular 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, COP28 Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: Free Music Archive
• License: BY-NC 4.0

Image and Video:

• Image and Video Attributions