Climate Letter #453

How coastal flooding in the US is compounding to add danger.  Maximum damage occurs when heavy rainfall and an oceanic storm surge occur at the same time.  A new study shows how the risk of “compound flooding” has increased for many cities in the past century, further worsened by the ongoing rise in sea level.  Climate change is implicated in the increased frequency of these events.    http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2015/07/how-storm-surges-and-heavy-rainfall-drive-coastal-flood-risk-in-the-us/?

Why sea ice has been expanding around Antarctica.  From Chris Mooney, this is a very good explanation, based largely on details provided in the recent Hansen study.  It’s not new information, but, being so counter-intuitive, is not always explained this well.   http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/07/27/climate-change-skeptics-may-be-about-to-lose-one-of-their-favorite-arguments/

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How things have changed in the last six years.  This article goes through many of the reasons why the big UN conference in Paris this year, while still of uncertain outcome, has a better chance of being successful than the big UN conference that convened in Copenhagen in 2009.   http://ensia.com/features/as-we-prepare-for-the-un-climate-talks-a-look-at-whats-changed-since-copenhagen/

Where things now stand in the negotiations leading up to Paris.  “Contours of a global pact are starting to appear, but officials warn progress needs to be radically accelerated.”  This will give you an idea of how complicated and iffy the situation has become, with time running short.   http://www.rtcc.org/2015/07/27/9-things-we-learnt-from-the-latest-un-climate-text/?

First official peer review of the Hansen paper, from David Archer, a designated referee and well-known senior scientist.  He calls it “another Hansen masterwork of scholarly synthesis, modeling virtuosity, and insight, with profound implications.”  This post includes comments by Archer that help to clarify some of Hansen’s principal arguments that are generally unfamiliar.    http://climatecrocks.com/2015/07/27/another-reviewer-weighs-in-on-hansen-paper/

Examples of controversy over some of the content and also the unusual manner in which Hansen’s paper was released, criticized as premature.  Many comments from big names.  I believe Hansen and his group just wanted their alarming conclusions to get plenty of attention before the Paris conference, which would have been unlikely under normal procedures, and might thus be excused.    http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/a-rocky-first-review-for-a-climate-paper-warning-of-a-stormy-coastal-crisis/?module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=Opinion&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body#more-55582

Carl

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