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DESCRIPTION:\n\nFilm evenings begin with potluck refreshments and social hour at  6:30 
 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after the 
 film.\n\nSTORMAGEDDON\nWhy Extreme Weather Is Hitting Us Today\nby National 
 Geographic Channel\n\nHistoric snows and bitter cold across North America;  
 massive floods in Australia and Pakistan;  deadly mudslides in Brazil;  
 epic drought and wildfires in Russia;  2010 was one of the most destructive 
 years in human history — one of the worst years for extreme weather and 
 one of the most expensive.  And 2011 is following in its footsteps, or 
 perhaps, its flood waters.  National Geographic presents the dramatic 
 images of this catastrophic weather year — and introduces the people who 
 risked their lives to capture them on film.  National Geographic 
 Channel’s program, Explorer, looks at some of the worst such weather and 
 also the surprising cause behind much of it:  water, too much water.  All 
 precipitation starts in the ocean with gaseous water vapor providing fuel 
 for storms.  The sun transforms water into vapor, which increases first 
 heat and then evaporation, with energy building up in the atmosphere, which 
 further increases the potential for more extreme weather.  Water vapor is 
 the most efficient transmitter of solar power, increasing energy steadily 
 as we can see when looking back:  9 out of 10 of the hottest years on 
 record have happened since 2002.  Nineteen nations set new record high 
 temperatures.  2010 was also the wettest year on record.\n\nIn a single 
 hurricane, the condensation of water vapor produces 200 times the energy of 
 the total electrical production of the entire world.  Then, a storm surge 
 brings its extra destructive power. Surge is important because of the 
 oceans rising.  Thermal expansion is what happens when the water warms.  It 
 expands, increasing evaporation and then vapor, and the ocean then rises, 
 covering low-lying areas like Bangladesh for example.  It has been a 
 difficult decade and there is worse to come.  Increased sea levels lead to 
 increased severe storms, hurricanes, and destructive storm surges — all 
 the result of a gradual warming of the planet, global warming.  It is easy 
 to forget that the largest amount of greenhouse gas is water vapor, not 
 carbon dioxide, even though the latter is a big contributor as 
 well.\n\nWheelchair accessible around the corner at  411  28th  
 Street\n\n$5 donations are accepted\n\n \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/01/03/18704127.php
SUMMARY:Stormageddon
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/01/03/18704127.php
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