Climate Letter #581

Extensive burning of a world heritage forest in Tasmania.  The blame is placed on natural periodic climate conditions that have been amplified by warmer temperatures.  Many of the trees being lost are over 1000 years old.

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Here is another rare phenomenon blamed on climate change, the total evaporation of a large lake in the Bolivian Andes:
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Two new studies on how climate change is causing a globe-wide increase in drylands and decrease in soil productivity.  “The health of the world’s soils hinges on the abundance and diversity of the microbes and fungi they contain, and environmental changes including from global warming will undermine their ability to support humans and other species, according to two new studies.”  Stories of this type are appearing with regularity, and are not to be ignored.
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A frank evaluation of the Paris agreement, and what lies ahead.  The chief French climate diplomat states her views, which I believe are very exact and trustworthy.  We should all appreciate the way the proceedings were handled by French leadership, that in many respects can take credit for the big difference in outcome compared with previous negotiations.
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How to straighten out the wavy global temperature record.  The author, an independent statistician who uses the pen name “Tamino,” takes on the task of eliminating the effects of anything unusual that may have warped the measured data for each individual year, starting with 1970.  El Nino, La Nina and all manner of volcanic eruptions, for instance, are high on that list.  His methods are quite sophisticated and acknowledge the importance of applying all types of adjustments consistently in every year.  The result is pretty amazing, and I hope the scientific community will pick up on and further enhance this method.
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A description of the Madden-Julian Oscillation.  The “MJO” is not nearly as well-known as El Nino/La Nina (ENSO) or the North Atlantic Oscillation, but some say its effects on  global weather systems are nearly as important.  We are thus likely to hear more about it.  This post, based on some new modeling work, will give you a quick introduction.
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A peak at what may be the future of wind energy.  A number of big-name organizations are involved in this project, so it must have a fair amount of credibility.  The key feature is rotor blades that are more than 650 feet long!  The towers could only be placed offshore, where the winds are strongest.  The full story discusses potential problems.
Carl

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