Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez discuss the fires in Canada, some of which caused bad air quality in many cities along the Eastern seaboard as far south as the Carolinas as well as other fires in the boreal forest areas.
This video was recorded on June 9th, 2023, and published on June 11th, 2023, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.
Some of the topics discussed:
- How Greenpeace published an article called ‘Turning Up the Heat, Global Warming and the Degradation of Canada's Boreal Forest’ in 2008 where the term ‘the boreal carbon bomb’ was coined and how this would lead to vast amounts of greenhouse gases being emitted.
- How these Canadian fires impacted New York City.
- How Spring drought conditions contributed to fires, first in Alberta and BC, then the East coast Canada in Nova Scotia, and finally in Quebec causing a record number of fires to occur.
- How every degree Celsius in warming leads to 12 percent more lightning strikes.
- How cities in India and China routinely experience bad air quality such as was recently experienced in New York City with PM 2.5 counts of greater than 500 micrograms per cubic meter and how dangerous this is to human health.
- How boreal forest burning presents a double whammy impact in that you not only release huge amounts of CO2, but you also lose the carbon sink for a much longer period of time.
- How one can make a personal impact by reducing or eliminating the consumption of red meat.
- and much more. . .
Links:
- Turning Up the Heat: Global Warming and the Degradation of Canada’s Boreal Forest
greenpeace.org/canada/en/publication/1133/turning-up-the-heat-global-warming-and-the-degradation-of-canadas-boreal-forest
- Projected increase in lightning strikes in the United States due to global warming
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1259100
- Fires Burn Across Quebec
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151430/fires-burn-across-quebec
- IQAir (Air Quality Index)
iqair.com
- Air Quality: Pollution Shortening Lives by Almost 10 Years in Delhi, Says Study
https://aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/news/air-quality-pollution-shortening-lives-by-almost-10-years-in-delhi-says-study/
- Particulate Pollution (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particulate_pollution
- NASA – Air Pollution Impacts on Health
airquality.gsfc.nasa.gov/health
- Climate Reanalyzer
climatereanalyzer.org
- Comparative Environmental LCA of The Impossible Burger with Conventional Ground Beef Burger (pdf)
google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj40f3_lbn_AhXFkokEHRz9BIUQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.ctfassets.net%2Fhhv516v5f7sj%2F4exF7Ex74UoYku640WSF3t%2Fcc213b148ee80fa2d8062e430012ec56%2FImpossible_foods_comparative_LCA.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2Eh6aOrT79dXRvM73A6OxT
- Beyond Meat's Beyond Burger Life Cycle Assessment: A detailed comparison between a plant-based and an animal-based protein source
https://css.umich.edu/publications/research-publications/beyond-meats-beyond-burger-life-cycle-assessment-detailed
- What is the healthiest diet?
nutritionfacts.org
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 in the 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 - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader
Heidi Brault - Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP28 team lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader
Our Website:
climateemergencyforum.org
Attributions:
Background Music:
- Title: Through the City II
- Author: Crowander
- Source: Free Music Archive
- License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Image and Video: Image and Video: climateemergencyforum.org/assets/attributions/2023/2023-06-11-canada-on-fire.html
#wildfires #forestfires #airquality
Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez discuss the fires in Canada, some of which caused bad air quality in many cities along the Eastern seaboard as far south as the Carolinas as well as other fires in the boreal forest areas.
This video was recorded on June 9th, 2023, and published on June 11th, 2023, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.
Some of the topics discussed:
- How Greenpeace published an article called ‘Turning Up the Heat, Global Warming and the Degradation of Canada's Boreal Forest’ in 2008 where the term ‘the boreal carbon bomb’ was coined and how this would lead to vast amounts of greenhouse gases being emitted.
- How these Canadian fires impacted New York City.
- How Spring drought conditions contributed to fires, first in Alberta and BC, then the East coast Canada in Nova Scotia, and finally in Quebec causing a record number of fires to occur.
- How every degree Celsius in warming leads to 12 percent more lightning strikes.
- How cities in India and China routinely experience bad air quality such as was recently experienced in New York City with PM 2.5 counts of greater than 500 micrograms per cubic meter and how dangerous this is to human health.
- How boreal forest burning presents a double whammy impact in that you not only release huge amounts of CO2, but you also lose the carbon sink for a much longer period of time.
- How one can make a personal impact by reducing or eliminating the consumption of red meat.
- and much more. . .
Links:
- Turning Up the Heat: Global Warming and the Degradation of Canada’s Boreal Forest
greenpeace.org/canada/en/publication/1133/turning-up-the-heat-global-warming-and-the-degradation-of-canadas-boreal-forest
- Projected increase in lightning strikes in the United States due to global warming
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1259100
- Fires Burn Across Quebec
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151430/fires-burn-across-quebec
- IQAir (Air Quality Index)
iqair.com
- Air Quality: Pollution Shortening Lives by Almost 10 Years in Delhi, Says Study
https://aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/news/air-quality-pollution-shortening-lives-by-almost-10-years-in-delhi-says-study/
- Particulate Pollution (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particulate_pollution
- NASA – Air Pollution Impacts on Health
airquality.gsfc.nasa.gov/health
- Climate Reanalyzer
climatereanalyzer.org
- Comparative Environmental LCA of The Impossible Burger with Conventional Ground Beef Burger (pdf)
google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj40f3_lbn_AhXFkokEHRz9BIUQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.ctfassets.net%2Fhhv516v5f7sj%2F4exF7Ex74UoYku640WSF3t%2Fcc213b148ee80fa2d8062e430012ec56%2FImpossible_foods_comparative_LCA.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2Eh6aOrT79dXRvM73A6OxT
- Beyond Meat's Beyond Burger Life Cycle Assessment: A detailed comparison between a plant-based and an animal-based protein source
https://css.umich.edu/publications/research-publications/beyond-meats-beyond-burger-life-cycle-assessment-detailed
- What is the healthiest diet?
nutritionfacts.org
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 in the 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 - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader
Heidi Brault - Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP28 team lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader
Our Website:
climateemergencyforum.org
Attributions:
Background Music:
- Title: Through the City II
- Author: Crowander
- Source: Free Music Archive
- License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Image and Video: Image and Video: climateemergencyforum.org/assets/attributions/2023/2023-06-11-canada-on-fire.html
#wildfires #forestfires #airquality
