Monthly Archives: August 2018

An important new study has found that insect pests reduce crop yields at a large increasing rate when temperatures rise (Carbon Brief).  Basically it is because such pests become more active in their eating habits and reproduction rates as their … Continue reading →

The effect of global drought on the annual carbon sink can now be measured directly by satellite.  The effect has been demonstrated to be quite powerful, roughly enough to explain the wide swings in the gains in atmospheric CO2 content … Continue reading →

Weather conditions associated with El Nino and La Nina events are becoming more powerful in certain regions.  In this post John Abraham reviews a new study that was able to sort things out enough to find intensified impacts on land … Continue reading →

A new climate change assessment report for California has been released.  It warns of numerous “apocalyptic threats” if the forces causing the change are not aborted.  This post has a summary from The Guardian which covers the principal findings.  There … Continue reading →

How the effects of malnutrition caused by the rise in CO2 levels are distributed.  Declines in key nutrients have already been established.  This new study shows which populations will be most affected because of the nature of their diets.  A … Continue reading →

The Weather Channel is publishing an editorial series about the human realities of climate change on its website, which is given a review in this post from FORTUNE.  It is a high quality piece of work, and everything published to … Continue reading →

Trees are growing faster and getting bigger but the wood is less dense and not as strong.  Growth spurts are real, because of the longer growing season and extra fertilization from rapidly increasing CO2, but the amount of CO2 being … Continue reading →

“The end of the oceans,” an article by novelist James Bradley, published by an Australian magazine called The Monthly.  “The world’s oceans and all marine life are on the brink of total collapse.”  Mr. Bradley tells the whole story, from … Continue reading →

Another new worry about rapidly melting permafrost has emerged (National Geographic).  The big story reported here yesterday was based on years of thorough scientific field research, making it quite conclusive.  This one is based on anecdotal material, but the facts … Continue reading →

A new report shows how melting permafrost is indeed a dangerous source of carbon release.  This is a subject that climate scientists are very worried about but until now there have been too many uncertainties involved for proper conclusions to … Continue reading →