Climate Letter #515

New record hurricane striking Mexico.  Winds have already hit 200 mph, and there was also a new low for pressure at 880 mb.  The high energy is largely attributed to Eastern Pacific waters being warmed to an unusual degree, topped off by a strong El Nino.

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The number of hurricanes/typhoons in the northern hemisphere is also setting a record in 2015.  There have been 21 such storms ranked as Category 4 or 5, all but one of them in the Pacific.  The overall trend of new records and increased activity is consistent with the global warming predictions made years ago by James Hansen and others, with more of such yet to come.
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Part VI of the Exxon denial story.  The reporters who did this work were obviously meticulous in their fact gathering, and should qualify for some kind of prize.  Anyone who is “on the fence” about believing the basic climate change story should read through all six parts, for a real and unusual eye-opener.
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Big oil and coal producers have not yet thrown in the towel.  They are still betting on “business as usual,” in spite of the Paris pledges.  (I think we already seeing signs of this being reconsidered.)  Certainly the producers will get a different kind of response when asking for new financing.  These people are presently going wrong because up until just recently they had such an easy time of it convincing or buying off the ruling classes all over the world, against financially weak opposition, something which is no longer quite so true.
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Is nuclear power the best replacement for fossil fuel energy?  This is getting an interesting test in the UK, where a large and heavily subsidized nuclear project is winning out over wind and solar industries, whose subsidies (and employees) are rapidly being downsized.  Everything about the decision is very strange, with unclear motivation, and intensely controversial.
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The province of Ontario has chosen policies that favor solar energy, with considerable success.  This has been quietly proceeding in a region that is weak on sunshine and high on snowfall.  Quite remarkable.
Carl

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