Hi everyone,

Here is your weekly roundup of the videos created through the CAP, LCV, CAC, and NowThis partnership linking extreme weather events to the climate crisis. We focused on the California wildfires last week. 

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Thanks,

Hannah Malus

CA: Kincade Fire

TWITTER:

Retweeting: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1187799233887264768

• Fires like these are part of a vicious wildfire season straining the resources of fire departments across the state. There are also under-recognized health problems linked to breathing in wildfire smoke, which can travel hundreds of miles from the flames & expose millions of people. #ActOnClimate
• Fires like these aren't new to California, but wind & precipitation patterns are shifting to create longer and stronger fires. This is devastating to a community still recovering from the 2017 Tubbs fire that burned thousands of buildings and killed at least 22.
• Strong, dry winds – some at hurricane-strength -- are driving fires in California and challenging fire crews who are pushed past the brink of exhaustion. Many firefighters are spending days on the line. Some have worked as many as 36 hours at a stretch with no rest.

CA: Tick Fire

TWITTER:

Retweeting: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1187859365715480577

• The Tick Fire of Santa Clarita threatened 15,000 structures, including many homes. This is how climate change is already affecting lives and communities: Fires like these aren't new to California, but wind & precipitation patterns are shifting to create longer and stronger fires. #ActOnClimate
• An update on the Tick Fire: More than 4,600 acres have burned since the Tick fire started. Sadly, this animal refuge was not spared. Leaders must #ActOnClimate or wildfires like this will be stronger and more frequent, and will happen throughout the year. #ActOnClimate
• Climate change is creating conditions that make wildfires more widespread and deadly. Not only are the fires destructive, they expose millions of people across hundreds of miles to wildfire smoke inhalation, which has been linked to under-recognized health problems. #ActOnClimate

FACEBOOK:

Sharing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=402194534051838

• The Tick Fire threatened 15,000 structures and burned more than 4,600 acres Sadly, this animal refuge was not spared. Climate change is creating conditions that make wildfires like these more widespread and deadly. Not only are the fires destructive, they expose millions of people across hundreds of miles to wildfire smoke inhalation, which has been linked to under-recognized health problems.

CA: Getty Fire

TWITTER:

Retweeting: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1189266401208492032

• Wildfires like the #GettyFire blazing in LA will only become more frequent if we fail to #ActOnClimate now.
• Having grown to burning through more than 650 acres, the #GettyFire continues to remind us what is at stake if we do not #ActOnClimate. 
• Communities in Los Angeles and across the West deserve to be spared from horrific fires like the #GettyFire. We are calling on our leaders to #ActOnClimate.

FACEBOOK:

Sharing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2131676737129139

• Having grown to burning through more than 650 acres, the Getty Fire continues to remind us what is at stake if we do not take immediate and decisive action on climate. Communities in Los Angeles and across the country deserve better.

CA: Wildfires Compilation

TWITTER:

Retweeting: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1189302913514065926

• Exacerbated by climate change, wildfires across California have forced approx. 200,000 people to evacuate. We need to move to 100% clean energy now to protect our future. #ActOnClimate #100by50
• On Oct. 27, @GavinNewsom declared a state of emergency and ordered people across California to evacuate in response to wildfires ravaging California. #ActOnClimate
• This harrowing footage reminds us that communities in California and beyond are experiencing the impacts of the climate crisis right now. #ActOnClimate

FACEBOOK:

Sharing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=716528355483529

• Longer and more deadly fire seasons are just two ways the climate crisis is threatening our health and safety. But if we take action on climate now, we can protect our future.

CA: Sacramento Fire

TWITTER:

Retweeting: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1189591040623173632

• As flames erupted on a Sacramento highway, drivers broke through a fence to escape – with many abandoning their cars and taking off on foot. This is what wildfires intensified by climate change look like. #ActOnClimate
• The climate crisis is making wildfires more deadly – as shown by these California drivers fleeing flames that erupted on a highway. #ActOnClimate 
• As wildfires continue to rage, Californians continue to flee for their lives. We cannot afford the longer and more deadly fire season that a failure to #ActOnClimate will create.

FACEBOOK:

Sharing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=531972787589898

• As flames erupted on a Sacramento highway, drivers broke through a fence to escape – with many abandoning their cars and taking off on foot. We cannot afford the longer and more deadly fire season that a failure to act on climate will create.

CA: Animal Fire Evacuation

TWITTER:

Retweeting: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1189626273011658752

• Wildfires raging in California are forcing communities to evacuate their families – and animals – to escape the flames. #ActOnClimate
• Because of conditions made worse by climate change, the Easy Fire swept across almost 1,000 acres in just 3 hours – causing terrifying last minute evacuations of families and animals. #ActOnClimate

FACEBOOK:

Sharing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1516390858515552

• In just 3 hours, the Easy Fire swept across nearly 1,000 acres – causing terrifying last minute evacuations of families and animals trying to escape the flames. These fires will only become more deadly as climate change worsens.

CA: Wildfires and Celebrities

TWITTER:

Retweeting: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1189656471841079296

• Celebrities are stepping up to support evacuees and first responders in the wake of the #GettyFire. Now, as climate change worsens wildfires like this, we need our leaders to step up and #ActOnClimate.
• First responders, evacuees, and others affected by the #GettyFire deserve leaders who #ActOnClimate. We cannot afford the longer, more devastating wildfire season that the climate crisis creates.

FACEBOOK:

Sharing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2987660454793109

• Celebrities are stepping up to support evacuees and first responders in the wake of the Getty Fire. Now, as climate change worsens wildfires like this, we need our leaders to step up and protect our communities -- by taking swift climate action.

CA: Maria Fire Live Stream

TWITTER:

Retweeting: https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1190300774410129408

• WATCH: Footage of the Maria Fire burning through more than 8,000 acres in Ventura County demonstrates the consequences of failing to #ActOnClimate. The climate crisis is creating conditions that make wildfires like this deadlier.
• This heartbreaking footage of the Maria Fire scorching Ventura Country reminds us why we must #ActOnClimate. Climate change creates conditions that make fires like this more devastating.

FACEBOOK:

Sharing: https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/2451573861747742/

• WATCH: This heartbreaking footage of the Maria Fire scorching 8,000 acres across Ventura Country reminds us why we must act on climate. Climate change creates conditions that make wildfires like this more costly and devastating.

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Hannah Malus 
Campaign Manager, Energy and Environment War Room 
Center for American Progress 
202-481-8123 
Pronouns: she/her (what’s this?)