Climate Letter #484

A new report shows that methane seepage from the Arctic sea floor continues to grow.  This is the latest from the well-known Russian research team led by Shakhova and Semiletov, which has been taking measurements for a decade.  Their report is summarized and explained in this post from Robert Fanney.  Links to the full report and more are included in his post.  Most scientists have chosen not to worry about rapid methane release, but that could change as the evidence and theories behind it keep piling up.

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How to track the global level of methane in the atmosphere, from measurements taken at Mauna Loa.  Regular updates are available at this site for periods since 1984.  Carve out a section showing the last decade and you will spot clear signs of acceleration in the last three or four years, unlike the CO2 trend.
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Will the U.S. have a climate refugee problem?  Joe Romm thinks so, and offers quite a bit of evidence and references as backup .  “But the unprecedented multi-year drought that preceded the Syrian civil war is mild compared to the multi-decade megadroughts that unrestricted carbon pollution will make commonplace in the U.S. Southwest, Mexico, and Central America, according to many recent studies.”
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The best statistical evidence demonstrating the progress of a changing climate.  This works anywhere, over any time period—“the ratio of new hot temperature records set in the country to new cold temperature records.”
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A surprising new entry in the energy storage market.  This company looks like it will offer stiff competition to Tesla’s Powerwall, using technology it has been developing since 2002.  Their principal new product has a long list of advantages, as detailed in this post.  You can do a search of “SimpliPhi” for much more information.  Offhand, I think this could be big, really big, and leaves you wondering what it means for Tesla.
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Perovskite solar cells keep getting better.  While not of the highest efficiency, they are cheap to make and have huge advantages in terms of the flexibility of applications.
Carl

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