Incendios, inundaciones y calor récord: el verano boreal de desastres acumulados

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Por Andrew Freedman, CNN

Ponerse la propia mascarilla antes de ayudar a los demás se suponía que solo era una instrucción de seguridad en un avión, pero se ha aplicado a la vida cotidiana en el corredor urbano de la ciudad de Washington a Boston donde, por segunda vez en cuatro años, el humo de los incendios forestales en Canadá tiñó los cielos de un inquietante tono sepia.

El aire olía a humo, incluso a cientos de millas a sotavento de los incendios. Las puestas de sol se transformaron en un rojo etéreo, mientras que el sol apenas era visible al mediodía a través de la contaminación en Boston, Nueva York y Washington. Las ciudades del Medio Oeste también sufrieron: Chicago y Detroit tuvieron algunas de las peores calidades de aire de todo el mundo. En un momento de la semana pasada, al menos 120 millones de estadounidenses, desde Minnesota hasta Massachusetts, estaban bajo alertas de calidad del aire debido al humo de los incendios forestales.

Durante décadas, los científicos nos han estado advirtiendo sobre las consecuencias calamitosas del cambio climático. Estas advertencias a menudo han llegado en estudios científicos que usan años aparentemente lejanos como 2050 y 2100.

Pero este verano demuestra que no tenemos que esperar hasta el futuro para que el cambio climático nos golpee en la cara. Desde sofocantes olas de calor, hasta mortales inundaciones repentinas, hasta incendios forestales descontrolados y su asociado humo acre — las señales están a nuestro alrededor, ahora mismo.

Los desastres recientes son lo que parece el calentamiento global: uno apilado encima de otro, todos ocurriendo aproximadamente al mismo tiempo.

“El cambio climático es una amenaza presente, y será aún más difícil de ignorar a medida que los impactos crezcan”, dijo Zachary Labe, un científico del clima en Climate Central, un grupo de investigación sin fines de lucro. “La quema de combustibles fósiles ya está teniendo un impacto claro y significativo en las comunidades, y no tenemos que esperar hasta 2050 o 2100 para ver las consecuencias”.

El verano solía ser una época despreocupada para las vacaciones y acampar en Estados Unidos. Ahora tenemos una temporada de humo que acompaña a una aparentemente temporada de incendios forestales durante todo el año en el Oeste estadounidense y partes de Canadá. Esto está ocurriendo a medida que las temperaturas promedio aumentan y los bosques se vuelven más susceptibles a la ignición por rayos y acciones humanas.

Los eventos meteorológicos y climáticos extremos hasta ahora este verano se leen como el guion de una película de desastres exagerada, excepto que esto es la realidad.

Partes de Texas están tambaleándose por inundaciones repentinas tras un mortal evento de lluvia de 1.000 años — el segundo en apenas dos años. Tales eventos tienen un 0,1% de probabilidad de ocurrir en cualquier año individual, en circunstancias normales. Pero las lluvias extremas se están volviendo más comunes a medida que la contaminación que calienta el planeta empuja las temperaturas más alto, porque el aire más cálido retiene más humedad.

En algunas partes de Texas Hill Country, cayó la semana pasada casi el equivalente a un año entero de lluvia, lo que provocó peligrosas oleadas de inundación que atravesaron el terreno, a menudo reseco. Esto hizo crecer ríos y arroyos hasta alturas cercanas a récords y atrapó a personas en sus hogares.

Mientras tanto, cientos de millones de personas en Estados Unidos y Europa se han sofocado bajo implacables domos de calor que han resultado en miles de muertes en exceso solo en Europa. Estas extensas áreas de fuerte alta presión actúan como una tapa sobre la atmósfera, atrapando el calor debajo y suprimiendo las nubes y la precipitación con su aire descendente.

En Europa occidental, una sucesión de domos de calor en mayo, junio y julio convirtió paisajes verdes en polvorines, con mortales

Lompoc Man’s Death Under Investigation as a Homicide

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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – The body of a Lompoc man in his 50s was recovered Saturday near the 400 block of North I Street and his death is now part of an active homicide investigation.

On July 18, around 2:31 p.m., officers were sent to the 400 block of I Street after a report was received about a death investigation stated a press release from the Lompoc Police Department.

Arriving officers found a deceased person, later identified to Your News Channel as a Lompoc man in his 50s, and the man was found with injuries consistent with an assault noted the local law enforcement agency.

Authorities are working to contact the man's next of kin added the Lompoc Police Department.

According to Lompoc Police, the investigation into the man's death remains under investigation and anyone with additional information is asked to contact the local police department at 805-736-2341 and ask for Detective Corporal Magaña.

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Lompoc Man’s Death Under Investigation as a Homicide

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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – The body of a Lompoc man in his 50s was recovered Saturday near the 400 block of North I Street and his death is now part of an active homicide investigation.

On July 18, around 2:31 p.m., officers were sent to the 400 block of I Street after a report was received about a death investigation stated a press release from the Lompoc Police Department.

Arriving officers found a deceased person, later identified to Your News Channel as a Lompoc man in his 50s, and the man was found with injuries consistent with an assault noted the local law enforcement agency.

Authorities are working to contact the man's next of kin added the Lompoc Police Department.

According to Lompoc Police, evidence collected during a preliminary investigation led investigators to the 400 block of North G Street.

The investigation into the man's death remains under investigation and anyone with additional information is asked to contact the local police department at 805-736-2341 and ask for Detective Corporal Magaña.

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Beach Hazards Statement issued July 20 at 10:38AM PDT until July 21 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to
elevated surf expected.

* WHERE…San Luis Obispo County Beaches and Santa Barbara
County Central Coast Beaches.

* WHEN…Through Tuesday afternoon, peaking Monday afternoon
through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS…There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip
currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can
wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats
nearshore.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Highest surf will be focused across south
facing beaches due to a southerly swell produced by Tropical
Storm Elida. Additional Beach Hazards Statements or High Surf
Advisories will likely be needed through the rest of the week
due to a series of incoming southerly swells.
Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or
stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly
in such conditions, stay off the rocks.

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Paramount–WBD merger on pause as judge issues temporary restraining order

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An aerial view of the Paramount logo on the water tower at Paramount Studios on February 23.

By Brian Stelter, CNN

(CNN) — A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order pausing the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín’s Monday ruling puts the deal on hold for two weeks while she considers a broader antitrust legal challenge brought by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by California AG Rob Bonta.

The judge may choose to extend the order for two more weeks. She said she will move quickly to consider the states’ request for a preliminary injunction, which could freeze the merger in place for months and pose a major setback for Paramount.

Martínez-Olguín will hold a hearing on August 3 to consider imposing the injunction. Lawyers for Paramount say they will present evidence refuting the states’ argument that the deal violates antitrust law.

The early August timing is significant because Paramount is on the verge of taking over WBD, including CNN.

If the coalition of state attorneys general had not filed an antitrust lawsuit on July 13, Paramount appeared ready to complete the merger this week.

Regulatory bodies around the world have already supplied the necessary approvals. But the companies knew for months about the likelihood of a lawsuit by Democratic state attorneys general alleging that the merger would harm Hollywood and ultimately hurt consumers.

Executives at Paramount and WBD expected the judge to grant the states’ motion for a temporary restraining order, which is a judicial pause button at the preliminary stage of a legal battle.

Paramount urged Martínez-Olguín to set a speedy timetable for the much more impactful preliminary injunction stage. That’s because the company has been determined to take control of WBD by September 30.

A deal-sweetener known as a “ticking fee” kicks in on October 1, adding 25 cents per WBD share per quarter to the cost of the deal until completion. The so-called “ticking fee” could cost Paramount hundreds of millions of dollars.

Monday’s ruling signals that the legal battle will play out relatively quickly.

Martínez-Olguín wrote that the states presented “compelling evidence” that Paramount–WBD would “possess substantial market share in the wide-release theatrical distribution market.”

Paramount’s lead trial attorney, Daniel Kessler, said in court last week that the defendants “will dispute” the state attorneys general’s “market definitions, arguing that the states are improperly depicting the marketplaces for film distribution and cable channel licensing.

Market definitions are at the heart of the case because the states argue that the combined Paramount–WBD would have too much concentrated power in those markets.

The companies argue that the entertainment industry is rapidly evolving, with intense competition from tech giants and even individual content creators.

But Bonta, the California attorney general, says the streaming marketplace is a separate matter from the film and cable sectors that his lawsuit highlights.

“They’re multimillion-dollar markets, and this merger impacts them in a way that’s illegal,” Bonta told CNN in an interview last week.

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