Monthly Archives: August 2016

Climate Letter #724

Disastrous climate is here for the world’s sixth most populous country.  Pakistan is among the very worst-suffering of nations, is one of those least responsible for causing the present climate condition and has some of the relatively fewest resources available … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #723

July was the hottest month ever recorded.  That’s partly just because of it being midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere, where most of the land sits.  Then add the tail-end effects of a major El Nino on top of a general … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #722

Perspective on the Louisiana storms and flooding.  It’s all about the general increase in extreme weather events that is a regularly predicted effect of global warming.  When something happens with increasing frequency you need to change the definition of what … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #721

“The Blob,” a recap. This feature from National Geographic provides graphic details of the havoc created by the vast body of exceptionally warm water that hung around for over two years in the Northeastern part of the Pacific.  Recognizing the … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #720

A history of Arctic sea ice extent, going back to 1850.  With no satellite data in hand until 1979, a lot of detective work was needed to provide a credible record of what the earlier years were like.  The main … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #719

The hazards of burning wood chips for energy have been properly identified in a new study.  This source of fuel has become a big industry, with production of the wood coming mostly from the US, then exported to Europe for … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #718

Arctic sea ice extent update—the last lap has begun, with just five weeks to go before the 2016 low is reached.  The ice is now soft, and would be vulnerable if a big storm sets in, which happens every few … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #717

CO2 report for July.  The daily average this year was a bit more than 3 ppm over July 2015, which is about the best we could hope for.  To put things in perspective, click over to Interactive Plots and scroll … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #716

How an above-average monsoon in South Asia has brought massive flooding to places that were recently in deep drought.  The numbers of people who have been either killed or displaced are staggering.  This story covers events in India and several … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #715

How should we think about the cost of mitigating the damage from climate change?  This essay from Scientific American mainly stresses the need to talk about it in realistic ways.  The conclusion, which deniers might not agree with, is that … Continue reading

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