Climate Letter #578

How blizzards are linked to global warming.  This post from Joseph Romm will give you a great education on the subject, plus a broader education on how different conditions put moisture into the atmosphere.  Many quotes from top scientists buttressed by earlier research studies.  Don’t miss the bar chart near the end.

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Another good report about explaining extreme or unusual weather conditions, this one tied to outcomes in both Europe and North America.  The main focus is on fast-moving changes in the pattern of surface water temperatures in the North Atlantic.
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How global solar PV installations have been growing.  One of the distinctive features is “that global PV demand is very much at the mercy of government support which can often be unpredictable and idiosyncratic, leading to often negative but sometimes positive outcomes.”  Thus, while 2014 was on off year 2015 ended on a strong note.  While year-to-year results are seemingly slow or unsteady, the ratio of new installations to total existing capacity is actually quite impressive.  As the chart here shows, the total has been doubling about every three years, and that trend is expected to continue.
Here is what has happened to wafer supply because of the strong finish in 2015.  It  looks like it will stay that way for some time, so maybe more stability has become a plus from the Paris agreements:
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The climate sensitivity question, about how to make future predictions that are accurate, is still being worked on.  Here is a good discussion from Scientific American for the general reader:
If you have more interest, here is what scientists have been doing about it lately:
Here is Part Two of that story.  You can also learn things by browsing the comments that follow:
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How the GOP field of candidates stands on climate change.  There are short reviews for each of the nine leading candidates.  I see almost nothing in the way of fundamental differences.

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