by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my attention this past week
A volcano in Iceland is a goldmine for scientists studying the possible history of life on Mars [link]
Accurate simulation of Southern Ocean and Antarctic mixed phase clouds requires very low amounts of ice nuclei [link] Note: Crazy high ECS in CMIP6 tied to SH . cloud
Ocean eddies seriously affect global mean sea level projections [link]
Plants and methane: methane-eating bacteria [link]
Cloud changes during global warming: ISCCP results [link]
Preliminary NOAA analysis shows an annual increase in atmospheric methane in 2020 of 14.7 parts per billion (ppb), the largest annual increase on record since measurements were made. system started in 1983. [link]
Facing the challenges of a drier, hotter, more fire-prone future [link]
Paths and modifications of warm water flowing beneath the Thwaites . Glacier [link]
Will climate change cause societies to collapse? New research overturns old stories [link]
Obvious limitations on future surface albedo feedback [link]
Close relationship between polar motion and past climate change [link]
New research links solar variability to the onset of La Nina decline events [link]
UK to build plastic recycling plant with high pressure steam [link]
Assessment of the economic costs of coastal flooding [link]
A compromise solution of Meltwater Pulse 1a, as global sea level rises ~18 m within 500 years. [link]
The melting of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf – one of the largest in Antarctica – is likely to go down for a long time before rising. [link]
Volcanoes trigger the first mass extinction on Earth? [link]
One of the Earth’s largest carbon sinks has been overestimated [link]
Large-scale conditions for Southern California sea heatwave set record in August 2018 [link]
On model and satellite differences in tropical troposphere warming trends – its natural variability [link]
Researchers are trying to understand the globe #methanol the budget finds that #atmosphere on the remote control #Ocean regions are a source of methanol, but generally the ocean is a reservoir for methanol. [link]
The study, published in the journal Nature, shows that the oceanic mix has changed dramatically over the past five decades. The density gradient at the bottom of the mixed layer has increased and the layer itself has deepened. https://go.nature.com/2NT0Cup
‘Direct’ observations confirm that humans are unbalancing the Earth’s energy budget [link]
Since 1960, Australia has not experienced any continent-wide change in precipitation. Overall, summers appear to be slightly wetter, with “increased water availability in the tropics”. https://sciasedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002216942031338X
Why are connections between the Arctic and mid-latitude weather patterns so controversial? They are complex, vary by region, and vary in early winter and late winter. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abdb5d
Acceleration of sea ice loss west of the Arctic in relation to the North American pattern in the Pacific [link]
Sea levels are rising fastest in big cities – here’s why [link]
Multilayer trends in Antarctic sea ice extent driven by ENSO-SAM over the past 2000 years [link]
Technology and policy
Decarbonizing California’s grid requires more than wind and solar power [link]
Climate change: adaptation is being human [link]
Companies announce world’s first CO2-free gas plant [link]
Satellite network to find carbon super emitters [link]
Lomborg: Welfare in the 21st century: Increasing development, reducing inequality, the impacts of climate change and the costs of climate policies [link]
6 ways the US can limit climate change and grow more food [link]
Farming our way out of the climate crisis [link]
Optimality versus reality: Bridging the gap between renewable energy decision models and government implementation in the US [link]
The US is worried about the shortage of minerals important for electric vehicles, military technology [link]
Provocative article: Why is climate economics failing us? [link]
The Indian Point nuclear power plant is decommissioning. That means more fossil fuels [link]
China’s plan for Himalaya’s super dam raises concerns in India [link]
What should be done to limit big technology? [link]
Loose infrastructure can better adapt to climate change [link]
Aim for the lowest cost and avoid fossil fuel capacity in India’s pursuit of renewable energy. [link]
India pushes back deadline for coal-fired power companies [link]
Problems with solar geoengineering [link]
French court orders the demolition of seven wind turbines [link]
The carbon tax returns: why it’s so popular lately in the industry [link]
Is climate change a foreign policy issue? Opportunity now, not prophecies of doom, will spur America to become a global leader [link]
Food, agriculture and the fate of planet Earth [link]
Hurricane Ivan was a disaster for the Gulf Coast region, and with the deployment of FORTIFIED Commercial, damage was not replicated from Hurricane Sally [link]
Climate China Realpolitik [link]
‘Green energy’ can destroy the planet [link]
The key to a 100% clean electricity future in California is Clean Power [link]
Make it rain: US states adopt a ‘sowing in the clouds’ approach to try to weather the drought. [link]
Model-based policymaking or policy-based modeling? How energy models and energy policy interact [link]
NAS Report: Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering and Research Governance [link]
7 reasons why artificial carbon removal is overused [link]
Flood-risk behaviors in US riparian megalopolises: racial inequality [link]
Regenerative Agriculture: Agronomic Perspectives [link]
About science and scientists
Fascinating essay. Not one of the boys: memoirs of a lost academic [link]
Similarities between the mechanisms of disinformation/misinformation in the popular media and the ways in which disinformation/misinformation infiltrates science or scientific reporting. [link]
Attempts to silence Michael Moore’s “Planet of Man” resulted in the climate cancellation mob paying defendant legal fees [link[
Lindzen: The imaginary climate crisis – how can we change the message? [link]
The unbearable wholeness of sentient beings [link] The problem with reductionism in biology
Persuasion and the Prestige Paradox: Are high-status people more likely to lie? [link]
Climate anxiety is an all-white phenomenon [link]
Scientists should acknowledge that they bring personal value to their work [link]
Brokering at the science-policy interface: from conceptual framework to practice guide [link]
The Rise of Censorship Culture [link]
Why the Arab world turned its back on science [link]
The ‘junk’ model and the black box? The science of climate disaster planning [link]
