Monthly Archives: April 2016

The World Bank can really make a difference.  It’s all about the more than 1500 coal-fired power plants that are being planned for construction around the world, mainly in developing countries.  If they are built and begin operating that would … Continue reading →

A new health study based entirely on robust evidence displaying the harmful effects of smog.  This study measured improvements for respiratory disease incidence in the Los Angeles region over a 20-year period while air pollution was being effectively cleaned up.  … Continue reading →

Update on CO2 readings.  Check out the last three days in this post, then click on the link to Interactive Plots and scroll down to the lower chart for two-year details.  The latest readings are obviously freakish, maybe just part … Continue reading →

A recent report in a science journal is disputed.  The report, which was widely publicized, raised doubts about the mainstream opinion among climate scientists that climate change implies a steady increase for both precipitation and the occurrence of drought.  I … Continue reading →

Are we witnessing a CO2 train wreck?  Yesterday’s reading was an astounding 409.34.  That compares with a peak day of 404.63 in the spring season of 2015, which fell on April 14.  It represents a gain of nearly 5 ppm, … Continue reading →

A new study changes customary estimates of the effect clouds have on solar radiation to Earth’s surface.  The primary outcome is a reduction of a main source of solar albedo, causing a substantial increase in projections of future global warming.  … Continue reading →

Like Antarctica, Greenland’s melting rate is turning out to be faster than predicted, as more detailed information is gathered.  This post has fresh interviews with several prominent scientists.  The idea of a six-foot total sea level rise by the year … Continue reading →

CO2 level up sharply for the month of March.  The daily average at Mauna Loa was 3.31 ppm higher than that of the year ago month.  This compares with a “standard” increase of about 2 ppm annually for any month … Continue reading →

A story about plans to drill for oil on the edge of a pristine rainforest in Ecuador.  With no meaningful purpose being served, this makes you wonder about both the reckless behavior and the strange motivations of the people who … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Kolbert provides an excellent explanation of the latest sea level study for readers of the New Yorker.  The main point is that science can now explain how a rapid rise in sea level can occur in a brief period … Continue reading →