14 Glacial Lake Fatalities

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Fourteen Alaskan civilians killed this morning by a glacial lake overflow triggered by retreating glaciers and rising mean temperatures from climate change. Hydroclimatologist Hillary Toobin cites their deaths during a USGS briefing in Leo McGarry's office with Paul Hendricks present, shifting focus from evacuation logistics—250 rescued but shore residents hard to reach—to a political flashpoint on warming's human cost. Leo keeps Toobin on hand, signaling the White House must now grapple with this scientific indictment amid rescue operations.

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Also known as: the 14 people (fatalities), 14 people

14 Glacial …'s Journey

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S4E18 · Privateers

Kachadee Evacuation: Pavehawks En Route, Climate Toll Named

N/A (represented as outcome) — their deaths create a somber, urgent tone and moral imperative.

The fourteen fatalities are referenced by Hillary as the human cost and evidentiary anchor for claiming this is a climate-driven disaster; they function as the tragic consequence that turns logistics …

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S4E18 · Privateers

Naming Alaska's Deaths as Climate Fatalities

Absent/already deceased; their deaths create an emotional and moral imperative within the room, shifting the tone from logistics to accountability.

The 14 people killed are reported as the human cost of the overflow; they serve as the tragic evidence Hillary uses to link the physical disaster to long-term warming trends.

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