Monthly Archives: July 2019

July could be the hottest single month ever recorded on Earth (The Guardian).  “If the trends of the first half of this month continue, it will beat the previous record from July 2017 by about 0.025C.”  That follows the record … Continue reading →

Globally, the average monthly temperature for the month of June was the highest on record.  El Nino had a small positive effect, which is only temporary.  “The current weak El Niño is fizzling out already, so the annual 2019 temperature … Continue reading →

Ice loss from Antarctica is in view as a major cause for worry (The Conversation).  This article was written by three Australian scientists who are involved in the research and know how to clearly explain the many features that make … Continue reading →

A genetic discovery could be of great help in the quest to remove CO2 from the atmosphere (iNews).  As reported in a new study in the journal Cell, scientists “have identified a gene that helps determine how deep a plant’s … Continue reading →

Intense heat and dryness is leading to horrific wildfire conditions in Alaska this year (Inside Climate News).  “So far this year, wildfires have scorched more than 1.2 million acres in Alaska, making it one of the state’s three biggest fire … Continue reading →

What coal companies are leaving behind as operations shut down (VOX).  Another penetrating piece of journalism by David Roberts.  It is not just the environment, or the climate, that is suffering.  So are the people who once produced the coal, … Continue reading →

How climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies (The Conversation).  A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota spent four years collecting information on crop productivity from around the world, with results published in a … Continue reading →

Drought conditions persist in Somalia, creating potential for full-scale famine this year (The Guardian).  More than two million people face the threat of losing their livelihood as native food sources disappear. Since the bodies of all 65 year old people … Continue reading →

Sargassum seaweed is emerging as a major problem that won’t go away (BBC News).  The problem is specific to the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.  Certain effects of climate change are involved, while “Deforestation and fertiliser use are among the … Continue reading →

A review by Phys.org of the new study about carbon loss from thawing permafrost (see yesterday’s letter).  The most striking result of the study is found in this sentence:  “They used this approach to directly measure soil carbon pool changes … Continue reading →