Monthly Archives: October 2015

Climate change is now a political campaign theme in the US.  This review, from The Scientific American,  suggests that Democrats now see climate action as a way to win votes.  Public opinion has been shifting toward more favorables, and the … Continue reading →

What do you know about the Koch brothers?  This story takes a close look at their industrial empire, made up of private companies that have over $115 billion in annual revenues, is highly diversified, and apparently growing at a rate … Continue reading →

Global temperature trend updated through September.  Although September itself was only the second warmest for that month, the last twelve months were easily the warmest of any such series on record.  The last nine months, by itself, had an average … Continue reading →

The rapid and startling decline of the world’s boreal forests, from Yale Environment 360. The full story shows many consequences that are very troubling.  Climate alone is not responsible for the decline, but “Climate zones are moving north ten times … Continue reading →

Another source of information about Exxon’s early climate knowledge.  This was published in the Los Angeles Times, with research assistance from Columbia University, as the first in a new series of stories.  It complements the work we have been reporting … Continue reading →

The bushfire season is off to a fast start in parts of Australia.  There is record heat and considerable dryness involved, with El Nino looming large.  “It’s going to be a very, very challenging three or four months.” Other general … Continue reading →

Indonesian fire intensity is again rising to an extreme.  These forest and peatland fires are worsened by El Nino, such that  the current event is on target to match the devastation of 1997-98.  The CO2 outpouring is huge, this by … Continue reading →

Monthly CO2 report from Mauna Loa.  The average level in September was 2.4 ppm above the same month a year ago, with all those wildfires possibly contributing.  That’s not good, but the longer term trend, as displayed by the black … Continue reading →

Troubles in sub-Saharan Africa affect 60 million people with starvation.  Two years of flooding and droughts are already in the books, and now El Nino could add to the difficulty.  I follow the reanalyzer website daily at http://cci-reanalyzer.org/DailySummary/# and can … Continue reading →

An Alaskan village is preparing to move, due to a problem with coastline erosion.  Several other Alaskan communities are also endangered in ways that are amplified by climate change. Kamagra jelly – Apart from the tablets, this anti impotence drug … Continue reading →