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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Before the Mendenhall River flood warning was increased to an emergency status Saturday, climate activists gathered at Bill Overstreet Park for the 3rd annual Climate Fair for a Cool Planet.
In 1858, Europe and North America were connected for the first time via the undersea transatlantic telegraph cable, which reduced communication times from weeks to minutes, in an achievement now considered the 19th-Century equivalent of putting a man on the moon.
The Climate Fair for a Cool Planet is coming up on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 3-5 p.m. at the Whale in Overstreet Park.
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If there were any doubters left about the devastating impact we face from climate change, recent news reports of soaring heat, apocalyptic forest fires and random weather patterns has underlined the absolute urgency required to tackle the crisis.