A new NASA high-resolution climate forecast released to the public for the end of the 21st Century, capable of examining daily changes in individual cities and towns. Among its many benefits, it will help polities around the world prepare for catastrophic consequences such as floods and droughts. Of particular interest … Continue reading
Category Archives: Climate Change
Climate Change, Differentiation and Money
December 14, 2014 The United Nations climate change conference in Lima ended with a less than comprehensive accord. There’s an anecdote from the age before radar that illustrates where the world stands today with respect to climate change:A brand new dreadnought-class battleship is steaming at 15 knots in thick fog. … Continue reading
Compromise at the Convention on Climate Change, Lima 2014
December 7, 2014 As at previous similar conventions, there is agreement on the overall goal, not on who should do what, when, and pay how much. Rather than repeating the entire list of disagreements, the following might become the basis for a possible compromise. The overall goal is to reduce … Continue reading
The Truth Marches On
The November 1, 2014 Synthesis Report for Policymakers of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) leaves no doubt that climate change is real, caused by human action, and that time is running out for our illustrious leaders to take action commensurate with the scope and gravity of the monstrous … Continue reading
Consequences of Climate Change Assessment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Excerpted from the full report August 2012 Executive Summary The 2010 Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment is the fifth report prepared in response to the mandate in the 1974 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (Public Law 93–378, 88 Stat 475, as amended). This report summarizes findings about the … Continue reading
Remarks Of Secretary Jacob J. Lew On The Economics Of Climate Change
Editor’s note: does not offer a solution to drought. Excerpt of the full transcript …The need for action is clear. The world can either choose to ignore the challenge today and be forced to take more drastic action at greater cost down the road. Or we can make sensible, modest … Continue reading
Another Perspective to Secretary John Kerry’s Comments on Climate Change
October 12, 2014 Secretary Kerry is of course correct in his understanding that climate change must be quickly addressed. However, his prescription –clean energy- the equivalent of a vaccine, is not a remedy for the full blown disease our planet is suffering from. No doubt it might have helped 45 … Continue reading
Secretary John Kerry on Climate Change
October 9, 2014 (Excerpt of his complete remarks) …the gathering storm that Sir Winston also warned about. And there is no element of that gathering storm more critical than climate change. Together, both of our countries recognize that never before has a threat like climate change found in its solution … Continue reading
Southern Oceans Warmer Than First Thought
The world is warming faster than we thought October 2014 by Michael Slezak New Scientist It’s worse than we thought. Scientists may have hugely underestimated the extent of global warming because temperature readings from southern hemisphere seas were inaccurate. Comparisons of direct measurements with satellite data and climate models suggest … Continue reading
California’s Drought Linked To Greenhouse gases
California’s drought linked to greenhouse gases, climate change in Stanford study By Lisa M. Krieger | lkrieger@mercurynews.com The stubborn high-pressure systems that block California rains are linked to the abundance of human-caused greenhouse gases that heat the oceans, according to a major paper released Monday by Stanford scientists. But … Continue reading