Monthly Archives: September 2016

Why there is so little conversation in the US about climate change.  This post provides a great deal of factual information plus reasonable efforts to provide an explanation.  It might help if the subject were more simple, with less uncertainty … Continue reading →

Oslo, the capitol city of Norway, plans to cut emissions in half in just four years.  That means all kinds of emissions, electric power, transportation, homes, businesses, you name it.  The other half has a more lenient target date of … Continue reading →

The connection between record-hot ocean waters and extreme weather events.  This story from Robert Fanney is especially helpful because it reveals how extraordinary has been the recent increase in surface water temperatures in a number of places.  Anything more than … Continue reading →

A new temperature graph from James Hansen, with an 1880 starting point.  It uses the 1880-1920 average for a base period, which Hansen argues is the most accurate representation we have of what is properly meant by “pre-industrial.”  That is … Continue reading →

CO2 report.  Every summer there is a sharp decline in the atmospheric CO2 level which ends very abruptly and immediately begins an equally sharp uptrend.  The last week in September is the regular time for the bounce to occur, so … Continue reading →

David Spratt details the case for treating climate action as a real emergency.  This veteran Australian student of climate change, while not a scientist himself, is someone worth listening to.  All of the information he refers to is gathered from … Continue reading →

An update on the likelihood of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5C.  This is based on views expressed by participating scientists at a conference being held this week in Oxford.  The findings can be taken as a preview of … Continue reading →

A new report links the vulnerability of East Antarctica’s ice sheet to past climate conditions like those of today (Washington Post).  This is a well-written story about finding the solution to a longstanding scientific mystery.  The outcome is all about … Continue reading →

New record cost for fighting a wildfire.  The Big Sur fire in California, still burning, has so far cost over $200 million just to fight, not including property damage.  The previous record cost for a fire was $165 million back … Continue reading →

What does the La Nina forecast look like?  A strong La Nina would provide the best chance of a sharp cooling down of global temperatures next year.  Unfortunately, the three major agencies that make predictions are all in disagreement at … Continue reading →