Climate Letter #749

New record cost for fighting a wildfire.  The Big Sur fire in California, still burning, has so far cost over $200 million just to fight, not including property damage.  The previous record cost for a fire was $165 million back in 2002, with no adjustment for inflation.

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Startling information about the current fire season and severe drought conditions covering vast portions of Russia.
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The extraordinary tapping of the Ogallala Aquifer.  This lengthy article is all about the nature of the formation, the history of its drawdown and how the future portends a permanent dust bowl in the High Plains.  Farmers have shrugged off dire predictions of that sort (much like the public’s attitude toward climate change) but lately there has been growing interest in how to make changes.
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The US election campaign is not about climate change.  This post explains how and why Mrs. Clinton has turned soft on the issue since the primary season.  I think Trump avoids it simply because he believes there are other issues that the majority of voters in the center are more deeply concerned about, so that is where his focus is placed.  They are both right strategically, and what this means is that this matter will now have to wait for another occasion when the public, on its own, has decided to elevate it as an issue.  The fundamental difference between the parties and the candidates, and how the future is likely to be affected one way or the other, can still be pointed out by anyone who thinks it is important, even if nobody is listening.
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Some revelations about the Hinkley Point C Nuclear Project in the UK.  It has been approved in spite of a multitude of reasons to forego that action.  The story is fascinating as are the public comments that follow.  One might worry that the government will now be inclined to hold back support for other sources of clean energy that could be put in place much more quickly, as well as cheaply.
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Another record low bid for wholesale solar electricity, 2.42 cents per kwh.  The post has much more to say about falling prices for renewable energy, which still have considerably further to go.

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