Monthly Archives: October 2016

The UN deal to cut HFC greenhouse gases from refrigeration has been completed.  What remains is implementation, which in some situations will apparently be arduous.  A successful result should lead to a significant reduction of 0.5C in the eventual increase … Continue reading →

A strong argument is made against excessive reliance on successful implementation of “negative emissions.”  Kevin Anderson, who has said this all along, is one of the authors.  Their main argument is that a sense of optimism toward the future of … Continue reading →

CO2 report from Mauna Loa (scroll down).  The seasonal downtrend ended on schedule and the uptrend is underway.  The turning point this year was 3.4 ppm above that of last year.  On the upper chart you can see that 1973 … Continue reading →

More evidence of the connection between atmospheric CO2 levels and the way the Antarctic Ice Sheet expands and contracts.  This particular finding provides an interpretation of events from 23 million years ago.  Other studies indicate that major destabilization of the … Continue reading →

The surge in western wildfires is definitively linked to climate change.  A new report claims that the statistical analysis showing the specific effects of higher temperatures is convincing.  Moreover, “The effect of warming on fire activity is actually exponential…..That means … Continue reading →

A timely warning about the prospect of worsening storms along the East coast of the US.  This was issued by a professor at Rutgers shortly before Hurricane Matthew appeared.  As the climate warms tropical storms in the Atlantic will last … Continue reading →

Natural aquaculture, the marine counterpart to regenerative agriculture.  Entirely new methods of farming the seas are being developed that have many favorable attributes.  While producing good food is the principal objective, many of these activities help to counter the bad … Continue reading →

A new study on the risk of megadrought in the American southwest.  The key point is that temperature rise dominates, even if there is an increase in rainfall.  A megadrought is one that is severe and lasts for 35 years … Continue reading →

Russian researchers report significant increases in Arctic methane emissions since 2014.  The work of this team, which began in 2011, has limited interest in the science community because it is so difficult to measure or estimate the actual total quantity … Continue reading →

The Paris climate accord is about to fully satisfy its ratification requirements.  That’s worthy of a small celebration, but we are reminded that there is no true means of enforcement, no penalty for violating pledges.  These could be added at … Continue reading →