Climate Letter #851

A new climate change opinion poll in the UK.  A solid majority accept the truth of what scientists have been saying, and that majority is growing when compared with previous polls.  Four out of five are worried about harm to wildlife and nature due to changing climate.  Only four percent agree with the Donald Trump position that climate change is not happening.

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New understanding about the impact of climate change on species that are listed as endangered.  A comprehensive survey of many existing studies of birds and mammals shows that climate change has a far greater role in the extinction process than has previously been thought.  By extension it can easily be assumed that similar threats exist for many species in these groups that are still classified as not endangered.  “We need to ensure that key decision makers know that something significant needs to happen now to stop species going extinct.  Climate change is not just a future threat anymore.”
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How the rate of change in global temperature change, not just direction, has changed.  For 7000 years temperature was declining at a rate of 0.01C per century, and then it shifted.  For the last 45 years there has been an increase at a rate of 1.7C per century, all of which brings to mind Michael Mann’s hockey stick analogy.  A new report analyzes all of the different forces that are responsible for the making of both of these trends, with human activities being dominant in the new trajectory.
Note: The full report can be seen at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2053019616688022  .Apart from some technical material it has much to offer for the general reader.  Will Steffen, who was featured in a video lecture in CL #821, is one of the very best at teaching about the Anthropocene.
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Interview with a specialist in Chinese governance and environmental politics.  Dr. Sam Geall, from the University of Sussex, offers interesting answers to a number of critical questions about how China’s new direction is taking shape.  Among other points, he says China “wants to restructure its economy away from heavy industry towards innovation and services.”
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Extreme data from the polar regions, with graphics.  Of new interest is the all-time low reading for Antarctic sea ice.  The chart of daily mean temperatures in the arctic is compelling.  How will it end the year, compared with 2016?

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