Monthly Archives: March 2020

More about the Weather Maps, continued from yesterday, and as promised, the Precipitable Water map will be featured.  This map is at once the most loaded with information and the most difficult of all to interpret.  It is certainly the … Continue reading →

There are not many new and interesting climate stories or research reports in need of review on the web right now, so I will take a little more time writing about some of the climate science basics that I have … Continue reading →

A new calculation of significant increase in natural methane emissions due to warmer temperatures has been reported (University of Eastern Finland).  “Lakes account for about 10% of the boreal landscape and are, globally, responsible for approximately 30% of biogenic methane … Continue reading →

A new reconstruction of Earth’s CO2 history over the last 300 million years (Science Direct).  The completed study has not yet been published, nor is there any media publicity available with an evaluation.  I happened upon this advance notice and … Continue reading →

A new appraisal of methane emissions from coal mining is worrisome (Carbon Brief).  The study found that emissions are likely to be running more than double previous estimates, and even higher than amounts attributed to leakage caused by oil and … Continue reading →

A massive glacier in East Antarctica is now in the spotlight as it rapidly retreats (Yale e360).  “If the glacier were to melt completely, it holds enough water to raise global sea levels by about 5 feet…..the shape of the … Continue reading →

A summary of how scientific understanding of the effect of permafrost thawing on the climate has grown (Mongabay).  This excellent article tells how thinking on this subject has changed in recent years as new evidence pours in.  It includes comments … Continue reading →

A staggering number of internally displaced people have little defense against the coronavirus (IDMC – Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre).  Globally, there are 40+ million persons who have been forced to leave their homes because of violence or natural disaster, and … Continue reading →

The effect of heat stress on the survival of various organisms is becoming evident (Yale e360).  Veteran journalist Jim Robbins gets down to specifics with this excellent review of the findings of a number of recent studies.  Heat stress is … Continue reading →

Soil restoration provides an important opportunity to remove carbon from the atmosphere (Phys.org)  “Restoring and protecting the world’s soil could absorb more than five billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year—roughly what the US emits annually—new research showed Monday…..Most of … Continue reading →