Hi CDP Distribution,

Catastrophic flooding is overwhelming communities in the South at the same time that historic wildfires continue to rampage through the West. The Climate Nexus team prepared a messaging guide and social pack that explains how climate change is fueling the devastation. Please see the links for additional info and the social pack is also below.

Our thoughts are with everyone being impacted by the fires and storms and hope you're continuing to stay safe. 

Best,

Ben

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Ben Rubin | Climate Nexus

Director, Partnerships & Special Projects

Hurricane Sally Social Pack

Links

• Hurricanes & Climate Change Page: https://bit.ly/2Rzlfd4
• 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Page: https://bit.ly/3hG1fQO  
• Hurricane Graphics: LINK
• Wildfire Graphics: LINK

Handles

• @ClimateSignals 

Twitter

• Hurricane Sally is illustrating how in a changed climate, slow-moving hurricanes and tropical storms can be just as devastating as major category hurricanes. Slower storms mean a lot more rain falls in affected areas, which often leads to severe flooding. [insert hurricane impacts graphic]
• Due to climate change, hurricane storm surges are more severe, reaching further inland. Even weaker storms, like Sally, can bring devastating and dangerous flooding. More on how #climatechange is impacting hurricanes from @ClimateSignals: https://bit.ly/2Rzlfd4 [insert hurricane impacts graphic]
• Worsening storm surge due to sea level rise is one of the clearest links between #climatechange and destructive coastal storms. Climate change has already driven an 8 - 9 inch increase in global sea levels, which increases the baseline elevations for storm surge. [insert flooding claims gif]
• The latest research indicates that climate change is causing hurricanes making landfall in the US to slow down. Slower hurricanes, like Sally, mean a lot more rain falls in affected areas, creating extreme conditions for a longer period of time. [insert hurricane impacts graphic]
• Increasing the number of storms is just one way that warmer temperatures change hurricane activity. Due to climate change, storms are getting bigger, stronger, wetter, intensifying more rapidly and moving slower. Details from @climatesignals: https://bit.ly/2Rzlfd4 [insert hurricane impacts graphic] 
• Across the US, the extreme weather events threatening communities have the fingerprints of climate change. Catastrophic flooding and wildfires are taking lives, leaving families homeless, and causing damage totaling in the billions of dollars. We are in a #climateemergency. 
• Worsening wildfires and hurricanes driven by climate change intersect with America’s legacy of racism, economic exploitation, and environmental injustice to compound harm for poor communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color. [insert Battle quote card]

Facebook/Linkedin 

• Hurricane Sally is illustrating how in a changed climate, slow-moving hurricanes and tropical storms can be just as devastating as major category hurricanes. Slower storms mean a lot more rain for affected areas, creating extreme conditions for a longer period of time, which can overwhelm infrastructure and response capacities. More on how #climatechange is impacting hurricanes: https://bit.ly/32C8WmS  [insert hurricane impacts graphic]
• Worsening storm surge due to sea level rise is one of the clearest links between #climatechange and destructive coastal storms. Climate change has already driven an 8 - 9 inch increase in global sea levels, which increases the baseline elevations for storm surge. Even weaker storms, like Sally, can bring devastating and dangerous flooding. More on the current Atlantic Hurricane season: https://bit.ly/33w6WLW 
• From the Gulf Coast to the West Coast, extreme weather threatening communities in the US have the fingerprints of climate change. Catastrophic flooding and wildfires are taking lives, leaving families homeless, and wreaking damage totaling in the billions of dollars. This extreme weather also intersects with America’s legacy of racism, economic exploitation, and environmental injustice to compound harm for poor communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color. [insert Battle quote card]