Climate Letter #772

A report from the Philippines following Typhoon Haima.  This country is located right at ground zero in the path of super typhoons, the number and intensity of which have markedly increased in recent decades.

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What happened in some hard-hit coastal slums following Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.  It demonstrates the difficulties involved in the execution of relocation programs.
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A greatly expanded research program for Thwaites Glacier is planned.  The idea is to generate conclusive evidence about what is going to happen to the entire ice sheet covering West Antarctica, where Thwaites is the key to potential destabilization.  Reports up to now are highly suggestive that sea level rise of up to ten feet from this region may already be unstoppable, and not too far off in time.  The size and cost of this new initiative informs us that these concerns are to be taken seriously, and reach beyond West Antarctica.
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An in-depth study of the potential for cost reductions in the production of wind energy.  This covers full amortization of costs of all types, as projected in the survey of a wide assortment of experts.  The median view of “leading” experts sees a reduction of 25% by 2030 and 50% by 2050.  The optimists can spell out potential for as much as 65%.
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A comprehensive review of DiCapprio’s new film, from Carbon Brief.  The review is an education in itself, worth spending time on.  The film takes a creative approach, possibly in a way that will have the effect of adding considerably to public interest in the subject.
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An update on the “sixth extinction.”  Hundreds of mammal species are being eaten into extinction, as food for people.  The report claims that hundreds of millions of people across the globe now depend on bushmeat for sustenance.  With agriculture and fishing both in trouble, and more drought in the offing as the climate warms, how will these and another 2.5 billion humans be obtaining food in the year 2050?
Carl

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