Monthly Archives: May 2017

A recent study about CO2 emissions from Alaskan soil is evaluated by its lead author (See CL #911).  Among other things, she sees the makings of a vicious cycle that would be difficult to stop because so much ancient carbon … Continue reading →

Why Australia needs the strongest kind of limits on global warming.  The continent is especially vulnerable to any rise above 1.5C.  That is partly because of the risks involved for survival of the Great Barrier Reef and partly because Australia … Continue reading →

Global temperature update for April from James Hansen.  His baseline is considered the practical equivalent of “pre-industrial,” which was less carefully measured at the time.  Note how the famous “hiatus” took shape from 1998 to 2013 and then vanished.  When … Continue reading →

New studies on the decline of insect populations.  One conducted in northwest Germany reported a drop of 78% in weight from collection traps over 24 years.  Reports by other means from other places are generally not much different.  There is … Continue reading →

An update on the decline of glaciers in the US lower 48.  They are all likely to vanish by the middle of this century.  In Glacier national park only 26 remain of 150 once known. But the first two are … Continue reading →

How serious is the reduction of oxygen dissolved in ocean waters?  A recent study revealed the rapid increase in the amount and rate of loss (see CL#908).  This post from Joe Romm has more to say about what this means.  … Continue reading →

Could the pace of global temperature increases be speeding up?  The answer may lie with the way natural changes occur within the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation, or IPO.  A new report, reviewed here, tells us about its current status, which could … Continue reading →

How climate change is affecting human health.  A quite comprehensive and easy-to-read summary report has been published by a consortium of researchers.  John Abraham provides a good review: Here, moral support and uk viagra prices the best medication is taken. … Continue reading →

In the US, another month of record highs far exceeding record lows.  That has been the case now for 29 months in a row, while the ratio each decade is getting more and more disproportionate.  Check out the color-coded graph … Continue reading →

The decline of oxygen dissolved in ocean water significantly exceeds predictions.  This study mainly looks at changes in solubility that have ocurred due to warmer temperatures and to reduced circulation caused by increases in fresh meltwater, both of which are … Continue reading →