Climate Letter #525

Monthly CO2 report from Mauna Loa.  The October 2015 average was up 2.34 ppm from the same month last year while the 12-month average again set a new high, with no break of any kind showing in the long-term trend.  I do think the peatland fires in Indonesia are making a tangible difference, which will continue and possibly worsen for several more months.   Scroll down and check out the results for 1998.

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Exxon is coming under legal investigation for misleading the public.  New York state is taking the lead, under some laws that protect investors and others that protect consumers.  This is a direct result of the two recent incendiary investigations of the journalist type.  The federal Dept. of Justice is being called upon to also get involved.
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An international poll of climate change concerns, from Pew Research.  Plenty of interesting numbers here.  People who live in countries closest to equator generally display the greatest fear of what may happen to their lives.  Religion and gender as well as politics make a difference in the poll results.
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A separate poll shows how pope Francis had an effect on Americans during his visit this summer.  35% of Catholics and 17% of all Americans say their views were swayed, at least to some degree.
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Further discussion of the recent study about the growth of Antarctic ice.  The author is being attacked from quite a few sides.  I think we can assume correctly, along with Zwally, that the Antarctic ice sheet never stopped growing when the last ice age ended 20,000 years ago.  In fact snowfall probably increased considerably, which would speed up growth, and the continent has always been well shielded both from warm air intrusions on top and, until quite recently, attacks on the underside from warm water currents.  The balance in favor of melting has obviously changed within the West Antarctica segment.  For the East a process of change is underway, but just how much the balance has tipped at this date is not so obvious.  The important thing is that after a 20,000 year wait it has begun, just within a few short decades, and by all manner of observations will continue.
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A prestigious laboratory has found a way to improve the common lithium-ion battery.  Researchers discovered a simple treatment that has “a surprisingly huge effect on performance.”
Carl

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