Another Week of GW News, November 27, 2011

By illconsidered on November 28, 2011.

This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor. Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundup

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November 27, 2011

Chuckles, COP17+, Horn of Africa, Schmittner et al.
CRU2, SREX, GCF, Ecocide, Cook, Post CRU
Fukushima Note, Fukushima News, Nuclear Policy
Melting Arctic, Antarctica
Food Crisis, GMOs, Food Production
Hurricanes, Monsoon, GHGs, Carbon Cycle, Temperatures, Aerosols, Paleoclimate
ENSO, Climate Sensitivity, Extinctions, Satellites
Impacts, Forests, Desertification, Extreme Weather, Phenology
Wildfires, Corals, Acidification, Glaciers, Sea Levels, Floods & Droughts
Mitigation, Transportation, Buildings, Sequestration, Adaptation
Journals, Other Docs , Misc. Science, Margulis
Rio+20, UN, Carbon Trade, Bank Tax, Optimal Carbon Reduction Strategy
International Politics: Solar Spat, Law & Activism, Activism, Polls, H2O Biz, Predictions
National Politics: America, BP Disaster, 2012, Keystone XL, Obama, USAdmin, Congress
Britain, Europe, Australia, MDBP, New Zealand, India, China, Japan, Middle East, South America
Canada, Post G20, Offshore Drilling, Water, Job Cuts, Pipelines, CWB, ISA, BC, Tar Sands, Alberta, North, Canadiana
Ecological Economics, Apocalypso, Media, Books, Video, Courts
Energy, Fracking, Coal, Oil & Gas, Pipelines, Peak Oil, Biofuel
Wind, Solar, FITs, Nukes, LENR, Grid, Efficiency, Cars, Energy Storage
Business, Greenwashing, Joe's List, Carbon Lobby, Miscellaneous Climate, Useful Links
New Web Site, Shameless Self Promotion, .sig

Another Week of GW News, November 27, 2011

Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years

Another week of Global Warming News

Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years

November 27, 2011

Here's a wee chuckle for ye:

Looking ahead to COP17 and future international climate negotiations:

The Horn of Africa drought and famine continues to be a major disaster, with amazingly little coverage:

The Schmittner et al. paper on temperature reconstructions of the LGM has implications for climate sensitivity:

Like it could have been predicted, the ClimateGate 2.0 PR campaign rolled out just in time for Durban:

Late comment on SREX:

Preparatory to Durban, wrangling over the Green/Global Climate Fund has begun:

The world inches toward creating a global legal framework for ecological crime:

John Cook and friends continue their point-counterpoint articles:

Post CRU-Two theft, controversy & inquiry:

A note on theFukushima disaster:

Not much good news coming out of Fukushima:

Post Fukushima, nuclear policies are in flux around the world:

The Arctic melt continues to garner a lot of attention:

While in Antarctica:

The food crisis is ongoing:

Regarding the genetic modification of food:

And how are we going to feed 9 billion, 10 billion, 15 billion?

Another relatively quiet week except for Hurricane Kenneth in the Eastern Paci fic:

As for the Monsoon:

While on the GHG front:

And in the carbon cycle:

As for the temperature record:

Aerosols are making their presence felt:

While in the paleoclimate:

While on the ENSO front:

Regarding Climate Sensitivity, See also:

What's new on the extinction front?

Meanwhile in near earth orbit:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

Desertification looms as a threat:

This week in the New Normal -- extreme weather:

Changes in natural cycles are showing up:

As for heatwaves and wild fires:

Corals are a bellwether of the ocean's health:

Acidification is changing the oceans:

Glaciers are melting:

Sea levels are rising:

As for hydrological cycle disruptions [floods & droughts]:

Elsewhere on the mitigation front:

Consider transportation & GHG production:

While in the endless quest for zero energy, sustainable buildings and practical codes:

As for carbon sequestration:

While on the adaptation front:

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

As for miscellaneous science:

Margulis obit:

There is a steady dribble of 2012 Rio Conference news releases:

While at the UN:

And on the carbon trading front:

The Robin Hood tax, aka the Tobin tax, aka the Bank tax, aka the Financial Transaction tax keeps coming up:

The debate over the optimal strategy [carbon trading, carbon offsets, auction vs. allocation, cap and trade, cap and dividend, tradable energy quotas and/or a carbon tax] to use in dealing with GHGs continues:

It looks like the solar spat between China and the USA is warming up:

The issue of the law and activism is playing out around the world:

What are the activists up to?

Polls! We have polls!

Regarding Water Politics and Business:

Who's making predictions this week?

And on the American political front:

The BP disaster continues to twist US politics:

On the 2012 campaign trail:

The Keystone XL issue is still percolating:

The Obama chatter is nonstop:

The actions of the Obama administration are being watched closely:

As for what is going on in Congress:

While in the UK:

And in Europe:

Meanwhile in Australia:

The resignation of Harry Jenkins as House Speaker and subsequent appointment of Peter Slipper miffed the mad Abbot:

Will Australia abrogate the NPT like the USA and sell India uranium?

After a 10 year drought and recent massive flooding, water usage planning is controversial and difficult:

And in New Zealand:

While in the Indian subcontinent:

A note on the Fukushima disaster: