Climate Letter #429

Deadly heat wave in Pakistan.  Robert Fanney offers a good explanation of how high humidity compounds the damage done by high heat, due to the loss of personal cooling effect when moisture on the skin fails to evaporate.  Here is a case where high humidity is related to exceptionally high rainfall, which in turn is a common result of the complete global warming syndrome.

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A major new report with long-term forecasts for global electric power generation.  This is a new edition of a well-respected annual report published by Bloomberg.  It sees a seismic shift happening in favor of solar energy, but the near-term effect will not be large enough to greatly reduce the momentum enjoyed by coal.  That means, “The CO2 content of the atmosphere is on course to exceed 450 parts per million by 2035…..makes it very unlikely that the world will be able to limit temperature increases to less than two degrees Centigrade,” This message is directed to those currently involved in international negotiations, supporting arguments that the solutions under consideration are inadequate and that something more radical is needed.
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The mental health impacts caused by climate disasters.  A new report describes mental health disorders that are direct and indirect consequence of climate change.  It’s not something that most of us think about, but this story offers much evidence about the reality and its surprising magnitude.
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An exciting new battery technology.  This has similarities to Tesla’s lithium-ion technology but incorporates a number of significant improvements, with products that can be completed at much lower cost.  The company involved, formed as a spinoff from MIT, appears to have strong support with sufficient finances.  We will probably be hearing more about it, and have to wonder how Tesla’s venture will be affected.
More information is available through web searching, including the following piece published in the latest MIT Technology Review:
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Factors that complicate regional sea level rise.  A new study shows that parts of Northern Europe are at risk for a rise of 1.5 meters this century, including extra effects due to regional forces as ice sheets melt.
Carl

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