Climate Letter #309

New high global temperature in 2014. This from Japan, with more agencies yet to report. From the chart, note that the previous high, set in 1998, was in the form of a spike, tied to a strong El Nino, which then quickly dropped back. The 2014 record was not a spike, and had no El Nino to help. What happens in 2015 could be quite significant, with no reason to expect a sharp decline. Another increase, if that were to happen, would be revealed in time for the Paris conference late in the year and could be influential.

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Australia’s climate figures charted. Australia is one of the world’s most sensitive regions in terms of global warming impact. 2014 did not set records, but was still very warm and dry.
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Also, there has been a new outbreak of unusually intense wildfires in Australia:
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Peatlands are becoming more vulnerable to burning. Peat fires have serious ill effects, including the release of massive amounts of carbon. “If peatlands become more vulnerable to fire worldwide, this will exacerbate climate change in an unending loop.”
http://phys.org/news/2015-01-peat-firesa-legacy-carbon.html
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Why is Greenland covered by ice? New information is available about how and why large-scale glaciation got started, around 2.7 million years ago. Good story for those interested in the deep side of climate history.
Carl

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