Climate Letter #960

Weather map findings.  On the global temperature map (scroll down) the areas of dark smudges from West Africa to northern India have not changed much for several weeks.  There is one special spot to keep an eye on, marked by a light grayish shade, in southern Iraq.  That has been the world’s hottest spot recently, with truly serious heat, and it is well populated.  Also note the splashes of red in northern Siberia and Alaska.

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A new explanation of West Antarctic melting processes.  The wind and wave action described here is a bit difficult to imagine, but the science seems to have been credibly done.  The result helps to justify those strong claims that we may be looking at a total sea level rise of six feet or more by the end of this century, followed by an acceleration.
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How the demand for air conditioning is a major problem for climate changing emissions.  It is partly because of the huge amount of energy that must be created and partly because of the greenhouse effect of the fluorinated gases used for refrigeration.  Considering that the relentless growth in demand must continue, finding solutions to emissions could make a difference of about 1C for global temperatures by the end of the century.
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Another big fire season is underway in British Columbia.  Over 40,000 people have recently been evacuated from their homes, and another 20,000 are on alert.  By contrast, last year’s highly publicized Fort McMurray fire displaced 88,000.  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-stats-1.4208752

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Rising seas are a threat to ancient coastal ruins.  This post features Scotland’s Orkney Islands, with some lovely photographs.
Carl

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