Climate Letter #1484

How climate change will affect Appalachia, with a principal focus on hydrology (Phys.org).  A new study sponsored by West Virginia University foresees a rise in many kinds of extreme events resulting in a wealth of social problems, with  people living in thirteen states being directly affected.  Considering the amount of rainfall and flooding that is occurring in the current season one may wonder how much worse it will be later in the century as temperatures keep rising toward the author’s higher estimates.  Deeper droughts are also on the menu in coming years.

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A human-interest story from India tells about how people live when the water runs out (Deutsch Welle).  In parts of the country where monsoon seasons have been weakening many villages are emptying out.  This year shows no sign of improvement, and adaptation is notably difficult.
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Scotland could become a world leader in rewilding, via restoration of ecosystems (The Ecologist).  A Big Picture Conference will convene in September to see what can be done about reversing the widespread depletion of natural resources.  “There will be inspirational presentations and examples from around the world, delivered by leading rewilding practitioners, policy makers and storytellers.”  That is exactly what the moment calls for, perhaps leading to a public reawakening in Scotland and beyond.
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The US is losing land to development at a faster rate than Brazil is losing rainforest (Denver Post).  “Development in Colorado and across the United States is transforming natural landscapes at the rate of two football fields per minute, a new analysis has found — raising concerns about survival of non-human species and potentially accelerated climate change…..Those who worked on this project said the main forms of development modifying landscapes since 2001 include urban housing and commercial construction, road-building, agriculture, logging, grazing, oil and gas extraction, and the installation of pipelines.”
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The strong correlation between carbon emissions per capita and data tied to nutritional insecurity (BBC News).  A subject that is often talked about in a general way has now been given statistical verification.  In national terms, the ten hungriest countries—in a list of 113 having large populations—emit the least amount of carbon to the atmosphere per person and effectively have no responsibility for changing the world’s climate, a change that has a direct impact on their food resources.  For instance, an average person in one of the wealthiest countries, like the US, emits around 600 times as much carbon as an individual in Burundi, the poorest of all nutritionally.  “From this, and other research, what is quite clear is that climate change is not only a global health crisis, it is a moral crisis.”
–This link has the full report,which was commissioned by Christian Aid, with recommendations for relief:
Carl

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