Climate Letter #909

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Carl Campbell
In the US, another month of record highs far exceeding record lows.  That has been the case now for 29 months in a row, while the ratio each decade is getting more and more disproportionate.  Check out the color-coded graph that goes back to 1920.

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How to embrace the uncertainty of climate science.  This fine article by Andrew Revkin, a seasoned journalist, digs deeply into the subject, which is the favorite whipping boy for climate deniers.  He provides a multitude of links to other posts that reflect primary sources of information, starting off with a good one in the very first sentence.
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An edited extract from Clive Hamilton’s new book.  Clive deserves an A-plus for his analysis of the current predicament, with the focus here being placed on the vast scale of public indifference.  Almost every sentence could be used as a quote.
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An outline of the idea of ecological footprint and the way it is measured.  This is taken from the Global Footprint Network, a nonprofit organization that calculates human demands on the planet’s ecosystems.  In term of sustainability, all nations are either in deficit or have reserves with respect to use of their own natural resources, as shown, which results in much trading activity.  What’s important is the measurement of a large net deficit for the Earth as a whole and its trend of worsening.
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A comprehensive analysis of the link between human migration and malnutrition.  Prolonged conflict is often involved as a cause of both.  The study, ironically, found that hunger fueled conflicts with reports of people joining armed groups in order to earn the money needed to feed their families.  In turn, war makes food more scarce.  The conflicts often trace their beginning to competition for food resulting from the failure of harvests that are dependent on favorable climate conditions.
Carl

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