Monthly Archives: July 2017

Climate Letter #959

Rains have failed in East Africa for the third year in a row.  It was not supposed to happen this year in the absence of an El Nino influence.  Sixteen million people in five countries need humanitarian aid, with more … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #958

The first half of this year was the second warmest on record, behind 2016. Third was 2015, which then went on to have the warmest second half so far.  The total temperature climb just since 1970 has been 0.8C, following … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #957

The flooding of Indonesia’s coastline villages.  Indonesia is a land of 17,000 islands, of which at least 6000 are inhabited.  It now has a population of over 250 million, a good majority of whom live in about 42 million homes … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #956

That big Larsen C iceberg has finally broken off.  Climate Central has a good assortment of pictures and insights into what it all means. India, United Kingdom, Singapore, United States, Australia, etc., are some of the countries where online Canada … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #955

Longer and fiercer fire seasons are now the new normal in the US West.  This year could end up as the worst ever.  Dry periods keep getting drier as temperatures rise. Again, it is uncertain how these remedies in fact … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #954

Why climate change should be taken seriously, and action not further delayed (New York Magazine.)  This article kind of covers the landscape of all the things that are set to go wrong, sometimes with a bit of bias toward worst-case … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #953

New findings from Yale’s annual survey of American beliefs and attitudes toward climate change.  Much to chew on here, including the fact that the new administration’s policies are out of keeping with the majority of people in a way that … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #952

Newly revised estimates for climate sensitivity have been published.  How much is global temperature expected rise for any doubling of CO2 content in the atmosphere?  There is much disagreement about this in the science community, with the median view right … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #951

An interview with Amory Lovins (Carbon Brief).  Lovins is a practical-minded energy engineer, very popular, who has been around for a long time.  Here he provides answers to eleven questions that are much debated.  There is a short version and … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #950

Is the coal industry really dying?  In some places, yes, but not if you look at the actual plans for expansion around the globe.  A German organization has gathered a complete set of data.  “This report needs to be a … Continue reading

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