Monthly Archives: June 2015

An in-depth review of the debate over temperature targets.  The debate has intensified and become more audible, which is a very good thing.  More people are becoming aware of how dangerous a plus-2C reality would be, and how glib was … Continue reading →

New record global temperature in the making.  Just through May the planet this year is 0.1C warmer than last, putting the full year on track for the same kind of breakout we saw in 1998.  The post also contains a … Continue reading →

The story of the “Blob” keeps getting worse.  Robert Fanney has put together a strong explanation of what is going on in the upper Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America.  A vast region just keeps getting warmer when … Continue reading →

A new study about future prospects for plant growth as climate warming continues.  Doubts are raised about the potential benefits of having extra CO2 in the air and a longer growing season.  Other factors are involved which could lead instead … Continue reading →

The overwhelming importance of critical developments in the cryosphere.  Many effects of climate change are temporary, and the damage, no matter how bad, can be cleaned up in good time.  Not so in the case of irreversible ice loss.  This … Continue reading →

A new study confirms observations of how rainfall is intensified in a warmer climate.  This was based on an analysis of 40,000 storms over a 30-year period in Australia.  It seems that whatever rain is available to fall in a … Continue reading →

Monthly CO2 report for May.  The amount of year-to-year gain, 2.16 ppm, about equals the average amount of such gains every month for the past ten years.  As we wait for emissions to decline we can only be glad for … Continue reading →

More corrections are being made to global warming data, by reanalysis of old temperature records.  One effect is the practical elimination of the much-discussed warming hiatus since 1998, making new charts look a little different from the ones we are … Continue reading →

Behavior of Greenland’s ice sheet explained.  Lots to learn here, with a focus on why some large melt ponds on the surface quickly drain.  There is an excellent video describing the layers that make up the ice sheet.  It makes … Continue reading →

A 6-minute video worth watching, based on the environmental overtures of Pope Francis.  It has a good bit of inspirational appeal, tastefully handled, and the religious part is entirely transcendent.  (You might have some friends who would like to see … Continue reading →