Monthly Archives: October 2019

A new way of accounting for carbon emissions from deforestation raises the total by six times (University of Queensland).  “Usually only ‘pulse’ emissions are considered – these are emissions released the instant intact forest is destroyed…..Our analysis considers all impacts … Continue reading →

Canadian researchers have detected abrupt degradation of Arctic permafrost (McGill University).  “Prior research in the field has tended to project a gradual degradation of the permafrost, with few direct effects on climate…..We used climate model data spanning the 1970-2100 period … Continue reading →

A new study highlights the need to gain more information about how nature benefits human sustainability (McGill University).  The loss of biodiversity is continuing, resulting in a loss of ecosystem services vital to humans.  By way of contrast, the information … Continue reading →

New research finds evidence of historical changes in ENSO variability, with an important note relevant to current events (AGU100).  The variability is confirmed by coral records that go back 7000 years.  The key finding of current relevance:  “We find that … Continue reading →

Worldwide, wildfires in the month of August were up almost five times over 2018 (European Space Agency).  Asia had the most of any continent, South America second.  “Even if the atlas cannot pick up all fires due to satellite overpass … Continue reading →

A massive new survey of Earth’s remaining wilderness and how it is fragmented (University of California – Davis).  The survey was conducted by the National Geographic Society through a comprehensive review of all existing and available information, tied to an … Continue reading →

A good short review of the permafrost study that was outlined in yesterday’s letter (CBC News).  This review is based on an interview with one of the 75 co-authors.  “The research by scientists in 12 countries and from dozens of … Continue reading →

Surprising growth of lush vegetation in the high Arctic after permafrost is gone (The Siberian Times).  These pictures provide a vivid demonstration of the progress of climate change in the top part of Siberia, only 1000 miles from the North … Continue reading →

There are two fine stories today about life in the Sundarbans coastal forest region of India and Bangladesh, where rising sea level is swallowing up land at the fastest rate of any place in the world.  Almost all of the … Continue reading →