Monthly Archives: February 2016

Weekly CO2 reading.  Up 3.71 ppm from the same week last year, making two unusually bad weeks in a row.  There have been four days this month with very high averages around 406 ppm, that have since backed off but … Continue reading →

Drought, wildfires and famine—an underreported story from large sections of Africa.  All the different parts to this story are assembled here by Robert Fanney, who has a keen way of catching up with these things.  He notes that El Nino … Continue reading →

Sharp global increase in 2015 droughts.  From a UN report, the number of major droughts last year more than doubled the average of the previous decade. viagra sales online Researchers are now encouraging physicians to make the relationship when they … Continue reading →

A new study reveals the impact of ocean acidification on a species that is important to the health of many others.  This is just one specific example of how excessive CO2 release is damaging to an entire ecological system that … Continue reading →

Two important new studies related to sea level rise, both reviewed in this post.  One is based on greatly expanded data about the role and composition of the entire array of ice shelves that surround Antarctica; the other talks about … Continue reading →

Monthly CO2 report from Mauna Loa.  The January average gain of 2.56 ppm over a year ago partly reflects the extra-large input from massive fires toward the end of last year.  The fires created a limited “pulse” equal to around … Continue reading →

“Secondhand Smoke,” about the mismatch between nations that produce the most greenhouse gas and those that are most vulnerable.  A new study produces data to demonstrate and confirm something we’ve all heard many times in the form of opinions.  “The … Continue reading →

A new study foresees ten feet of sea level rise coming from West Antarctica.  The novel methods that were used support predictions made last year from more traditional studies.  “Our findings narrow the margin of uncertainty around the likely impact … Continue reading →

CO2 absorption by the North Atlantic has been shooting up over the past decade.  A new study has found data that supports a 50% increase.  The outcome has been beneficial in terms of retarding the progress of global warming but … Continue reading →

Joe Romm discusses reasons why the renewable revolution is now unstoppable.  This article, one of a series from this popular scientist, focuses on proofs that renewable energy with all of its variability can be integrated into the existing grid without … Continue reading →