Monthly Archives: September 2015

Exxon’s early role in climate research.  This is one of the most surprising stories I have yet found for the Climate Letter!  You must read it, and then show it to anyone you know who is hampered by doubts about … Continue reading →

Will 2015 be a record year for global air temperatures?  This post provides a chart containing a unique way to measure annual progress month by month.  Each month shows that year’s accumulation for its year to date, starting with 1995.  … Continue reading →

The Sierra Nevada mountains had their lowest snowpack in 500 years (or more).  Such a statement, if it can be confirmed, makes the current and ongoing event a truly extraordinary extreme, with major implications.  The authors of this study provide … Continue reading →

An extreme weather event in Japan.  Flooding due to heavy rainfall is not unusual in Japan, but this episode was way over the top. This action helps your heart and blood vessels to dilate, which prevents the blood to reach … Continue reading →

A new report shows that methane seepage from the Arctic sea floor continues to grow.  This is the latest from the well-known Russian research team led by Shakhova and Semiletov, which has been taking measurements for a decade.  Their report … Continue reading →

Atmospheric average CO2 level report for August.  The month-to-month comparison dropped back to a less than 2 ppm gain from last year, a welcome sign that there is still no acceleration of the major trend.  At this point going below … Continue reading →

Pricing carbon to curb emissions.  “Literally putting a price on carbon pollution and other greenhouse gasses is the best approach for nurturing the rapid growth of renewable energy and reducing emissions.”  There is a constant flow of similar recommendations, making … Continue reading →

What are the prospects for future refugee crises tied to climate change?  The current crisis, for mostly other reasons, once again demonstrates the chaos and confusion created by mass movements of refugees.  This post provides a reminder that climate change … Continue reading →

A “landmark” new study shows how the Earth’s dry zones are expanding.  “About 5.7% of the global total land area has shifted toward warmer and drier climate types from 1950–2010……we find that these changes of climate types since 1950 cannot … Continue reading →

What is happening to Alaska?  Obama’s trip has put the state in a spotlight of climate change effects.  Here is a good summary of seven of the most major of those effects, from Smithsonian Magazine: Not only this, omega 3 … Continue reading →