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Windsor Park Climate Conversation Bruce Melton and Justin Schoof August 23, 2023

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Windsor Park Climate Conversation Bruce Melton and Justin Schoof August 23, 2023 – Record droughts in some area, record flooding in others. A polar vortex freezes Texas, then an atmospheric river replaces the waters of California overnight. All of these forces are at play in our daily weather patters and science is trying very hard to…

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Rag Radio 2023-07-21, Climate Change Scholar and Activist Bruce Melton on the Unprecedented Texas Heat

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Rag Radio 2023-07-21, Climate Change scholar and activist Bruce Melton is Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio where they discuss the unprecedented heat in the summer of 2023. Among topics Bruce addresses are: What is going on with this increasing frequency of extreme events? Is the heat increasing faster? The additional causes of extreme heat beyond climate…

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February 10, 2023: Ice Storm Mara and Climate Change In Austin

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Rag Radio 2023-02-10 – Climate Change Activist Bruce Melton on the Central Texas Ice Storm by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2023-02-10-bruce-melton Companion Article: BRUCE MELTON | CLIMATE CHANGE | Winter storm Texas 2023, and climate change Climate change scholar and activist Bruce Melton is Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio. They discuss the recent Central Texas…

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9-23-22: Sequoia Burn – Ongoing Collapse of the Unburnable

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Rag Radio 2022-09-23 – Bruce Melton on Climate Change & the Sequoia Burn by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2022-09-23-bruce-melton Bruce Melton is Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio. He is our regular commentator on climate issues, having been on the show multiple times. Bruce recently wrote for The Rag Blog about his filming of the…

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7-03-2021: Environmental Researcher & Activist Bruce Melton

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Environmental Researcher & Activist Bruce Melton Covid-19, Climate Change, permafrost collapse and our new, abruptly evolving culture by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer 2020-07-03 Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2020-07-02-BruceMelton Thorne Dreyer’s guest is environmental researcher and activist Bruce Melton. Bruce, a longtime contributor to The Rag Blog and frequent guest on Rag Radio, is a professional engineer, filmmaker,…

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6-04-2021: Bruce Melton on Climate Emergencies

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Rag Radio 2021-06-04 – Bruce Melton on Climate Emergencies by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2021-06-04-bruce-melton Companion Presentation – A Climate Emergency Response Presentation – Austin Group of Sierra Club, Climate Change Committee, June 7, 2021: A climate emergency is upon us. More than half of tipping points are active, they complete their activations and…

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Rag Radio Podcast – A Climate Emergency Response, Environmental Researcher & Activist Bruce Melton by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer

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Environmental researcher Bruce Melton joins Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio to discuss responses to a climate emergency. He covers what a climate emergency is and why we have such emergencies, the nature of climate tipping, what “weather mayhem” is, and much more. He also discusses how we can delay these catastrophes and implement a climate energy response. Listen…

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1-22-2021: Environmentalist Bruce Melton on Tipping Points and Biden’s Plans

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Rag Radio 2021-01-22 – Environmentalist Bruce Melton on Tipping Points and Biden’s Plans by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2021-01-22-bruce-melton Environmental researcher and activist Bruce Melton is Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio. On the show Bruce explains the meaning of a “climate emergency response” and “climate tipping.” Known tipping points include Antarctic collapse, permafrost collapse, epic…

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Rag Radio Podcast: Environmental Researcher & Activist Bruce Melton – Covid and Climate Change

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Thorne Dreyer’s guest is environmental researcher and activist Bruce Melton. Bruce, a longtime contributor to The Rag Blog and frequent guest on Rag Radio, is a professional engineer, filmmaker, author, and CEO of the Climate Change Now Initiative, the oldest independent climate science education organization in the world, founded in 2005. On the show Melton…

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Rag Radio Podcast, Melton Interview on Covid-19 and Permafrost Collapse

By Abrupt changes, Alaska, Arctic Flip, Arctic warming, climate emergency, Earth systems, Emissions flip, feedback, frozen ground, Impacts, in-depth and Popular Press, Methane, Permafrost, Permafrost melt, Podcasts, The Unexpected

Rag Radio Podcast July 3, 2020 Environmental Researcher & Activist Bruce Melton On Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer, Syndicated on Pacifica Melton talks with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer about ongoing massive permafrost collapse and the science showing the Covid-19 origina debate is ongoing, with compelling findings on pathogen reanimation from permafrost and long-held hypotheses…

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06-21-2019: Environmental Researcher Bruce Melton with Latest on Climate Change

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Rag Radio 2019-06-21 – Environmental Researcher Bruce Melton with the Latest on Climate Change: Erosion on South Padre Island and the King Tide,  Biden on Climate, Beetle Kill in the Sierra, The Paradise Fire in California and More… by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer  Podcast – https://archive.org/details/rag-radio-2021-01-22-bruce-melton Thorne Dreyer‘s guest Bruce Melton, a longtime contributor to The Rag…

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2019-03-15: The Band Climate Change With Bruce Melton

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Rag Radio 2019-03-15: The Band Climate Change With Bruce Melton by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2019-03-15-BruceMeltonAndClimateChange Against the backdrop of SXSW — and dedicated to the worldwide struggle against global warming — Rag Radio presents The Band Climate Change in performance. Led by Bruce Melton, Rag Radio resident climate guru, other members of the band…

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2018-11-16: Environmental Activist Bruce Melton Assesses the Damage

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Rag Radio 2018-11-16 – Environmental Activist Bruce Melton Assesses the Damage by  Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2018-11-16-BruceMelton Thorne Dreyer’s guest, Rag Radio environmental reporter Bruce Melton, is a professional engineer, environmental researcher, filmmaker, author, longtime contributor to The Rag Blog, and CEO of the Climate Now Initiative based in Austin. Today, we discuss…

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07-06-2018: Rag Radio Environmental Reporter Bruce Melton from Yosemite Park

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Rag Radio 2018-07-06 – Rag Radio Environmental Reporter Bruce Melton from Yosemite Park Live by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2018-07-06-BruceMelton Climate change researcher and Rag Radio environmental reporter Bruce Melton is Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio, joining us live from Yosemite National Park (actually from Fresno, where he could get cell phone service). Melton is…

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01-12-2018: Environmental Activist Bruce Melton on Climate Change 2017: Not So Good!

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Rag Radio 2018-01-12 – Environmental Activist Bruce Melton on Climate Change 2017: Not So Good! by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://ia800106.us.archive.org/3/items/RagRadio2018-01-12-BruceMelton/BruceMeltonEtAlRagRadio1-12-18.jpeg?cnt=0 Engineer, environmental researcher, and activist Bruce Melton is Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio and he provides a fascinating if sobering overview of global warming today. In an article published at Truthout and The Rag Blog titled “Climate Change 2017: What…

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08-25-2017: Hurricane Harvey Special with Climate Change Scholar & Activist Bruce Melton

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Rag Radio 2017-08-25 – Hurricane Harvey Special with Climate Change Scholar & Activist Bruce Melton by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2017-08-25-BruceMelton This show with climate change researcher and activist Bruce Melton was first broadcast as Hurricane Harvey was approaching landfall – and it includes time specific information about the approaching storm. On the show, Melton…

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09-20-2013: Environmental Researcher & Global Warming Activist Bruce Melton

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Rag Radio 2013-09-20 – Environmental Researcher & Global Warming Activist Bruce Melton on the New Drought of Record and Climate Change Denial by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2013-09-20-BruceMelton Companion Article – Austin environmentalist and Rag Blog contributor talks about global warming, climate change denial, and Austin’s ‘Dry Lake Blues.’ https://www.theragblog.com/rag-radio-thorne-dreyer-bruce-melton-on-global-warming-and-climate-change-denial/ Bruce Melton, an…

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08-10-2012: Bruce Melton & Roger Baker on Climate Change & the Global ‘Tipping Point’

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Rag Radio 2012-08-10 – Bruce Melton & Roger Baker on Climate Change & the Global ‘Tipping Point’ by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2012-08-10-BruceMeltonRogerBaker Rag Blog writers Bruce Melton and Roger Baker discuss developments in climate science, including the current record-setting heat wave and drought, in the context of increasing global warming caused by…

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12-30-2011: Bruce Melton on the Real World Effects of Climate Change.

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Rag Radio 2011-12-30 – Bruce Melton on the Real World Effects of Climate Change by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-12-30-BruceMelton Bruce Melton is a professional engineer, environmental researcher, filmmaker, writer, green builder, and front man for the band, Climate Change. His main mission is filming and reporting on the impacts of climate…

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12-03-2010: Environmentalist Bruce Melton on Climate Science and Global Warming

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Rag Radio 2010-12-03 / Environmentalist Bruce Melton on Climate Science and Global Warming by Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer Podcast – https://archive.org/details/RagRadio2010-12-03 Bruce Melton is an Austin-based civil engineer and a student of climate science. He is an environmental researcher, trained outreach specialist, a green builder, an environmental filmmaker, and a regular contributor to The Rag…

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