Indonesian fire intensity is again rising to an extreme. These forest and peatland fires are worsened by El Nino, such that the current event is on target to match the devastation of 1997-98. The CO2 outpouring is huge, this by itself raising global emissions in 1998 by one full ppm, to an all-time annual record of plus 2.83. Estimated increases for late this year and all of 2016 may need to be raised accordingly.
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A dramatic coral bleaching event is also developing under the influence of El Nino. This one could be as bad as the bleaching events of 1998 and 2010, or even worse. The amount of heat energy that is stored in the oceans, now undergoing a cyclical upward shift to the surface, has been increasing year after year due to global warming.
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Another chapter in the story of what Exxon knew about climate change back in the early 1980s. At the end of the post there is a link to yet another chapter (V) which was also released today. This story deserves much more publicizing than its getting in the mainstream media, apparently being hushed up for reasons we can only guess at.
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A surprising “new” competitor in the surging battery business. Who would have thought that lead-acid batteries could have a role in today’s commercial/residential storage markets? It’s happening.
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A development that may make a difference in the outlook for hydrogen energy. This is the work of prestigious Sandia National Laboratories, seeking to enhance the production of hydrogen by splitting water, where it has so far only established a proof of principle. Hydrogen is great for storing energy, and its applications are not necessarily limited to transportation.
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Geothermal energy is another long-shot in the race for a massive alternative to fossil fuels. It too has gained a significant boost from recently developed innovations. The great advantage of geothermal is that it produces energy at a steady rate every hour of every day of the year.
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