Monthly Archives: October 2017

Climate Letter #1035

A new annual analysis of progress toward meeting the 2C Paris target.  There is a “catastrophic gap” between actions being taken and those that are required to sufficiently reduce emissions.  The current pledges are much too weak and there is … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1034

US winters have gotten much shorter.  This story is mostly about late arrival of first freezes, while claiming that winter has shrunk by a full month in the past century.  This is a prominent  physical way of demonstrating that global … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1033

A new report on the globe’s peatlands.  This report stresses how well peat bogs adapt to climate change.  This is a good thing to know, because they contain about six times as much carbon per acre as other soils, more … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1032

New evidence is found showing rapid breakdown of West Antarctic ice sheets in the past.  The evidence is in the form of markings left by a multiplicity of ice bergs formed when tall cliffs of ice broke apart.  The situation … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1031

Ending “extreme poverty” (under $1.90 per day) globally would have almost no effect on the carbon budget, certainly good news.  This article by Carbon Brief is based on an interesting research study about the relationship between income and carbon footprint.  … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1030

A record loss of global tree cover in 2016.  Most of the loss was caused by wildfires in certain regions, intensified by extreme conditions of heat and drought.  Similar events have been occurring in a number of regions this year.  … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1029

The story of biochar.  This simple material has a long history of usage in agriculture showing entirely beneficial results, mainly expressed as rich, dark soil and high food production.  A research group undertook a scientific study of what makes it … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1028

From Lancet, a major new report on the global health consequences of environmental pollution.  This is a comprehensive type of report, providing data uncovered by studies that are massive enough to be thoroughly convincing.  Effects tied to fossil fuel activities … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1027

Flying insect abundance has fallen 75% in the last 27 years.  The data was collected in traps set in nature reserves across Germany and is believed to have application to insect populations in many more locations.  Insects make up about … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #1026

Important new information about natural sources of CO2 emissions, retrieved by a new satellite program.  During the 2015 El Niño, “there were three completely different responses to the climate event and they resulted in the release of nearly 3 gigatons … Continue reading

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