Sierra Club Climate Change Committee Meeting

Hosted by the Sierra Club Climate Change Committee –

First Monday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm, Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter Office, 6406 N I-35, Ste. 1805 (entrance on Middle Fiskville Rd.at NW edge of LINC shopping center, near Easy Tiger) Google Map Link – https://goo.gl/maps/GWfHeRH97Vm

You can also join our Zoom video conference here: https://zoom.us/j/5133069449 .

6:30-7:30 The Climate Change Committee presentation for November is a two-fer. Bruce Melton will present videos and science on the recent sunny-day beach erosion on South Padre, and Dave Raney from Hawaii will present on the national Sierra Club Grass Roots Network Climate Change Adaptation and Recovery Team.

Part 1: Bruce Melton, climate change adventurer, will present Sunny Day King Tide Beach Erosion on South Padre Island: Bruce is still a little wet after his very wet visit to the coast to film this twice yearly King Tide event again on October 26th-29th. This time, (as we are writing this beforehand) the King Tide is likely setting a record as all month long except for October 1, the high tides have been peaking well into the erosion range. As of this writing the tides have likely tied the 3.5 feet above MHW (mean high water) record three times, a record last set only once in 2017. Bruce will show a few videos and talk about the science if, he returns. In October 2017 with the previous record, the tide was so high his transmission ingested sandy surf water, killing it slowly though, but surely. And that science? Fifty-three times between June 2018 to May 2019, normal non-storm high tides were above the 2.5 foot above MHW elevation where significant dune erosion begins. Normal in our old climate is zero times per year. See more at https://www.climatediscovery.org

Part 2: Dave Raney, on the mainland from Hawaii for a month, is in Austin helping out with some research at UT. Dave is the national Sierra Club team leader for the Climate Adaptation Grass Roots Network Team (see here.) This team is putting together tool kits to help citizens adapt to, and respond to climate change with a particular focus on extreme weather catastrophes related to climate change. This is a really big and fascinating volunteer job that is relevant to all geographic areas and all climate extremes, and maybe a few that haven’t been realized yet. These many and varied tasks require a lot of out of the box thinking, combined with a lot of existing preparedness and recovery work on weather related catastrophe in our old climate. Please come listen to Dave introduce the team and see how you can help.

7:30-8:30 Climate Change Committee Meeting – Discuss Action Teams and allow people to sign up to continue the work to stop climate change, an imperative if we want our current civilization to survive. We’ve formed Action Teams on Austin Energy, the Permian Pipeline, Rio Grande Valley Support, Carbon Fee & Dividend, People Power, Data Entry, Carbon Dioxide Removal, Education, and Presentations. We have identified additional action teams we’d like to form, including Transportation, Climate Justice, Partner Organizations, School Education, and Social Media. Whether you have only minutes a month or hours a day, join us to build a mass movement to stop climate change. Or join another group fighting this vital cause.