Climate Letter #705

New observations from the Great Barrier Reef.  In the worst-hit places there is a total collapse of the surrounding ecosystem, which means recovery should be much more difficult.  The short video near the end is highly informative.

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Facing Down “Environmental Grief.”  That’s the title of a very thoughtful article from Scientific American, dealing with the relationship between feelings and action in the face of observations of a monumental decline in our natural environment.  An individual can be overcome by a sense of frustration and hopelessness.  I recommend adopting the advice that’s given at the very end.
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The inspiring story of Greensburg, Kansas.  In 2007 95% of this city was completely destroyed by a tornado.  The city has since been rebuilt, and today 100% of its power is derived from wind energy.  (Actually there are easier ways to make the switch to 100% renewable energy, but that is not widely understood.)
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Record global temperatures for the first half of 2016.  The chart in this post compares mid-years going back to 1880.  You can pick out the 1998 El Nino 12-month period, which had a gain of practically the same magnitude as the latest but then fell right back down during the next 12 months as La Nina set in.  We can hope that same phenomenon will happen again this time.  One difference from 1998 is that the warming burst this time took off from a relatively higher base, which makes it appear that some new kind of upward momentum is in place on the main track.
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Interesting graphic data about sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTA).  Northern Hemisphere surfaces are rising faster than Southern, and/or global, and the Arctic zone by itself much faster than Northern.  All of the curves, especially that of the Arctic, appear to be rising exponentially.

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