Guy McPherson and Kevin Hester Chat
The video embedded above is based on a conversation between Guy McPherson and Kevin Hester that transpired on the afternoon of 29 August 2023. Kevin thoughtfully sent the following links that we discussed:
“Sea surface temperatures of more than 38C (100.4F) have been recorded off the coast of Florida – potentially setting a new world record.” Sea temperature off Florida reaches 38C- potentially a world record.
Almost every coral reef in the Northern Hemisphere is under stress.
Daily Global 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Degree Heating Week
“A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed.” This is the consequence of the loss of Antarctic Sea ice in the winter. Climate change: Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup
“This missing area is larger than the size of Greenland, or around ten times the size of the United Kingdom,” Dramatic images show why emperor penguins were hit with catastrophe
Not a chick survived in 4 out of 5 colonies. Not a single Emperor penguin chick survived spring in parts of the Antarctica.
Guy and I often quote President Niinistö of Finland on his contention, quote "‘If We Lose the Arctic, We Lose the World’. It's just occurred to me that we haven't brought that detail to Substack. I've now rectified that.
President Niinistö in North Russia: ‘If We Lose the Arctic, We Lose the World’
https://finlandtoday.fi/president-niinisto-in-north-russia-if-we-lose-the-arctic-we-lose-the-world/?fbclid=IwAR1-vjG7PiDx5yJ31BdofjcvGQBJ8lGA6o2UeExI2fcWxbL2XJVFK3wJdKE
Guy and I often speak about losing a city or region to a climate catastrophe, like a wet bulb event, loss of civil services in a large city or region, could trigger a tipping point in the confidence game known as "Industrial Civilisation".
This article shows how tenuous life has become in Johannesburg.
There is a great audio option with this tragic article.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-03-13-unfolding-water-crisis-in-johannesburg-deepens-as-officials-scramble-for-answers/