Climate Letter #334

U.S. inland flooding statistics on the rise. Results from this study appear to be credible, including the reasons given for the increases. The two main reasons are backed by good data and are consistent with standard theories of climate science.

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Record snowfall in the Northeast. This post is mostly about the effects of increased water vapor in the atmosphere. The most interesting point is Michael Mann’s observation about the effects due to extraordinary warming of sea surface temperatures in the offshore Atlantic Ocean. It has been that way for quite some time, and is worrisome for other reasons as well.
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Progress on energy consumption in the EU. The current level is back to where it was in 1990 in spite of 24 years of population and  economic growth. With over half of consumption dependent on imports, and a large portion of that coming from Russia, there is ample motivation to further reduce consumption and also to increase reliance on domestic and greener alternatives.
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How Hispanics are viewing climate issues. This remarkable poll reveals that Hispanics in the U.S. are far ahead of whites in perceiving the dangers of climate change. As the story points out, this will be a major problem for Republican politicians in the 2016 election. The same poll made another finding that most of us may not be unaware of. That is, among whites only, just 23% identify as Democrats, 27% as Republicans and an amazing 41% as Independents!. This suggests, overall, that Independents have become the fastest growing political group while probably both major parties have a shrinking base. Of note, there is known to be a considerable gap between Independent and Republican attitudes toward climate issues, but it still remains uncommon for climate issues to determine how one actually votes.

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Cautious attitude toward geoengineering. Another major study warns against reliance on any of the standard geoengineering proposals as a solution to the problems of climate change. Reducing emissions remains indispensable as an effctive policy.
Carl

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