Climate Letter #650

Details of the incredible fire sweeping Fort McMurray, Alberta.  All 80,000 residents have been evacuated.  A large part of western Canada is now under unusual stress from heat and drought.

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An underreported story about Himalayan wildfires.  The fires began in February and have lately gone out of control.  Thanks to Robert Fanney for collecting this information.
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A good report on the importance of fresh water, and its future supply.  The World Bank has published a new report that covers the subject over a wide range of perspectives.  Here we get a summary from the Washington Post, which includes a link to the original.  “Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where the demand for water rises exponentially, while supply becomes more erratic and uncertain,” the report says.  Climate change plays a large role on the supply side.
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How the melting of Arctic sea ice produces changes in Greenland that cause severe weather disturbances far beyond.  Joe Romm, who calls this a death spiral, describes the process with some good help from Jennifer Francis.  So far this year the extent of sea ice melting has broken all records, which is not a good sign, but the most intense part of the melting season, when bigger separations can occur, does not get underway until June.
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What would it actually take for a country like the US to convert to 100% renewable energy?  Here is a timely, updated discussion, based on a report published last year by Mark Jacobson’s group.  Hint: A good share of the changeover would still need to come from doing things by using less energy.  The important point is the knowledge that making the change is possible, given a certain level of motivation, which means there is a valid place for optimism.  Realistically, we remain a long way from achieving that motivational level, with no guarantees of doing so before it is too late, thus leaving the gate wide open for pessimism.  Both positions are logically defensible, but either one requires something better than passivism on the part of the holder, right?
Carl

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