Monthly Archives: December 2018

Today there are not many stories to choose from, but I have found one that deals in a thoughtful and timely way with the most fundamental issues surrounding public attitude development.  David Roberts is a climate change journalist who is … Continue reading →

Researchers are taking a close look at the complexity of climate change impacts (Scientific American).  There are ripple effects that often have surprisingly large consequences.  Many community planners are lagging far behind in making necessary preparations and can be helped … Continue reading →

A new impact analysis tied to the Amazon Forest Dieback hypothesis.  The hypothesis states that there is a tipping point for deforestation, beyond which there is no way to control the full conversion of the tropical jungle to an open … Continue reading →

A historical analysis of three different trends of temperature change, by Dana Nuccitelli.  Each year is characterized as being influenced by El Nino conditions, La Nina, in-between the two, or volcanic, differences in these four being the principal cause behind … Continue reading →

A forecast for global temperatures from the UK weather bureau.  The central estimate from the Met Office is plus 1.10C from the pre-industrial baseline, with a full range of 0.98-1.22.  That compares with the actual record of 1.15 which was … Continue reading →

Two new papers show why there was no “pause” in the global warming trend during this century.  These are a bit esoteric, and were composed mainly for the benefit of scientists who set up models for climate behavior and need … Continue reading →

An important new study has key information about the historical masking effect of air pollution.  The effect, which is the result of burning fossil fuels, has blocked enough sunlight to reduce the warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions by a … Continue reading →

What was accomplished at the big UN climate conference in Poland?  There is quite a bit of variance in the takeaways, depending on what one may have been hoping for.  This link has a pretty good overview of the context … Continue reading →

The inspiring story of a man who is teaching us how to restore forests—really!  “Over more than 30 years in west Africa, Tony Rinaudo has regenerated more than 6m hectares…..His farmer-managed natural regeneration technique is responsible for 240m trees regrowing … Continue reading →

A new analysis of El Nino events points toward more occurrences of the strong type (Nature).  From this study we can learn quite a bit about the two different types of both El Nino and La Nina events, based largely … Continue reading →