Climate Letter #457

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Carl Campbell
Update on the toxic algae bloom along the Northeast Pacific coast.  The extreme size and duration of the bloom are a matter of grave concern as all kinds of marine life is threatened.  Amplification resulting from the effects of climate change is all but certain, which, by comparing with a normal large bloom, would make it one of the most extreme cases of amplification yet known.

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Climate change is becoming a bigger political issue in the US.  It could make a real difference in how the Democratic Party chooses its nominee, and thus carry over into the general election as an issue that bites more strongly than ever before.
Obama is doing his part to elevate the issue, drawing fierce reactions from many GOP candidates (NY Times).
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Evangelical leaders are also weighing in on the need for climate action, with views that correspond closely with those of the pope.  This latest story is not so well publicized, but I think it is one that stirs the pot more than any other that is currently related.  That of course is because many of these leaders represent large swathes of voter populations that the GOP must hope to either capture, in the case of Hispanics, or actively retain among fundamentalist Christians.
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Some updated numbers on the outlook for human population growth.  One of the more interesting is that India is now expected to pass China in just seven years.  For the entire world a total of 9.7 billion is expected by 2050, up from 7.3 billion today.
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Serious problems in the Mekong Delta.  Large numbers of people are being forced to abandon their lands and homes, for reasons that, once again, appear to be most likely amplified by climate change.  The observed explanation includes intrusions of saline water (by a means that is unspecified) and an upstream drought that serves to reduce the flow of fresh river waters.
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Heat wave in the Middle East.  Mainly because of unusually high humidity, the heat index for one city in Iran was recently the second highest ever recorded, anywhere.  Meanwhile Baghdad has hit 122F based on temperature alone.
Carl

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