Monthly Archives: July 2016

The loss of biodiversity is now ruining ecosystems on more than half of the world’s land.  A loss of more than 10% is used as the norm for setting the safety limit, beyond which ecosystems can no longer function properly.  … Continue reading →

Difficult times in southern Africa.  This part of the world is always dry, but now it is drier than ever.  There are some questions about whether, following the passage of El Nino, it will come all the way back to … Continue reading →

Some ocean currents are intensifying, with devastating effects.  Unlike the Gulf Stream, which is weakening, these are wind-driven currents, found on the western boundaries of several ocean bodies, that carry heat from the tropics toward either of the poles.  They … Continue reading →

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The Amazon basin is setting up for a bad year of drought and fire.  The conditions now in place tend to  support recent research that shows a connection between certain ocean surface temperatures and weather patterns on land some distance … Continue reading →

An update on Arctic sea ice extent.  There is a “race for the bottom” that is being closely watched, as 2016 has maintained a lead through the end of June.  It is now in a virtual tie with 2012, and … Continue reading →

Insects are vanishing at an astonishing rate.  A global index of invertebrate abundance shows a population decline of 45% in the past four decades, mainly due to careless treatment of the environment by various human activities.  Bees are just one … Continue reading →

CO2 report for the month of June.  The increase was almost exactly 4 ppm over June of 2015.  This very high number reflects nearly the full impact of a major El Nino, except for some of its aftereffects.  Those will … Continue reading →

A new study enlarges the risk of unmitigated long-term CO2 emissions growth.  It sees a warming result of 8C by the year 2300 if all of the remaining fossil fuel reserves are burned.  The modelling method will no doubt be … Continue reading →

A personal message from an experienced climate reporter.  He is moving to a new job, documenting the effects of climate change on food security in drought-stricken parts of Africa.  Here is his introduction to the scope of that task, along … Continue reading →