Celebrate, Extempers! YuYu and Spencer have triumphantly returned with Episode 44 of The Half Hour! Extempers, you are at the right place to learn, grab some research, and improve your extemporaneous craft. In this episode, YuYu and Spencer discuss the troubling pattern of natural disasters.
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44 | Natural Disasters are on the Rise
-----Description of Podcast-----
2023 has been one of the hottest recorded years in world history. Additionally, natural disaster events are becoming bigger and more costly. In this episode of The Half Hour, YuYu Yuan and Spencer Travis explore the rise of natural disasters.
Thumbnail Image: Lee, Alfred. Photograph. United Nations. October 5, 2023. https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/10/1141937.
-----Possible Extemp Questions-----
Are the European Union’s renewable energy targets too ambitious?
-----Sources from this Video-----
Climate Ambition Summit Chair Summary - https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/climate_ambition_summit_-_20_september_2023_-_chairs_summary.pdf
The Guardian - Tens of thousands in NYC march against fossil fuels as AOC hails powerful message - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/17/march-to-end-fossil-fuels-new-york-city
The Nation - Exclude Fossil Fuel Firms From COP 28 if They Only Want to Obstruct - https://www.thenation.com/article/world/climate-change-fossil-fuels-warming/
PBS News Hour - EU lawmakers approve a deal to raise renewable energy target to 42.5 percent of total consumption by 2030 - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/eu-lawmakers-approve-a-deal-to-raise-renewable-energy-target-to-42-5-percent-of-total-consumption-by-2030#:~:text=The%20bill%2C%20adopted%20by%20a,current%20goal%20is%2032%20percent.
PBS News Hour - European Union lawmakers back a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/european-union-lawmakers-back-a-major-plan-to-protect-nature-and-fight-climate-change
IEA - Is the European Union on track to meet its REPowerEU goals? - https://www.iea.org/reports/is-the-european-union-on-track-to-meet-its-repowereu-goals
Climate Change News - The EU lacks ambition on Cop28 renewable targets - https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/07/10/eu-renewables-target-2030-cop28/
Axios - “NOAA: 2023 worst year on record for billion-dollar disasters” - https://www.axios.com/2023/09/12/disasters-weather-climate-record-2023-noaa
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