Climate Letter #858

After a long hiatus, a new report has come from Paul Gilding.  This very eloquent man offers compelling reasons for believing the election of Donald Trump, under prevailing circumstances,  will end up as a blessing.  In short, a powerful reaction should quickly materialize, unleashing forces of a truly revolutionary nature that otherwise would have been further postponed.  What the economic transformation that he is hoping for will actually look like is not clearly defined, which is probably OK.  What matters most is that the current system is unsustainable in many ways, is exceedingly dangerous, and must be knocked out as quickly as possible.  Even if living standards are lowered in some places, whatever follows would be less messy and less unpleasant than having a planet that is utterly ruined and beyond repair.

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Skepticism about the reality of climate change has begun declining in Australia.  Along with coral destruction in the Great Barrier Reef one big reason is the increase in number of debilitating heat waves.  Most recently, temperatures in Sydney set a new all-time high of 47C, or 117F.  This post tells the story of how a well-organized misinformation campaign funded by fossil fuel interests caused public opinion to markedly shift toward skepticism in recent decades, and how it has been necessary for actual experience to come into play for that attitude to be corrected.
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Coral reefs are subject to further summer bleaching even with El Nino effects now absent.  The apparent reason is that sufficient heating of ocean surface waters is available in some places just because that is where the underlying trend has taken it.  Each year of adding more heat to the oceans can widen the extent of this phenomenon.
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New research indicates that forests all around the world are at risk of death due to increased drought.  Rising temperatures cause changes in rainfall patterns that suggests “no forest is safe from the increased frequency and severity of droughts.”  The resulting die-offs have the unfortunate feedback effect of adding to the main cause of the rising temperatures.
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An eminent physicist writes about the future of sustainable energy for transportation.  Finding a solution for aviation is the most problematic.  He believes liquid hydrogen might turn out to be the best answer, and offers several reasons, but does not advise it for automobiles.
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A unique hybrid wind-solar project will be constructed this year in Minnesota.  The underlying principles appear favorable for locations in northern latitudes, making this an interesting idea quite worthy of the test.  GE will supply most of the equipment.
Carl

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