Anotherweek of GW News, June 10, 2012

My first novel Water was published in Canada May, 2007. The American release was in October. An Introductionto the novel is available, along with the Unpublished Forewordand the Launch Talk(which includes some quotations), An overview of my writing is available here.

-het

P.S. Recent postings can be found in the week archive and the ancient postings can be accessed here, which should open to this.

I notice moyhu has set up a monster index to old AWoGWN on AFTIC.

"So, if we have an emergency, and we have the tools to fight it, the only question is why we're not doing so. And the answer, I think, is clear: it's in the interest of some of the most powerful players on earth to prolong the status quo." -Bill McKibben

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Damage estimate from Dallas-area hailstorms could hit $2 billion

Heck, look at the USA pouring billions into the transport infrastructure because the fossil fuel production has moved.

Didn't even blink at the expense.

And what happens when windfarms have access roads built (at their expense)? Wails to the heavens.

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It's always nice to start with a laugh:

And for those who enjoy challenging Poe's Law:

Looking ahead to Rio+20 :

The Global Environmental Outlook report for Rio+20 came out this week:

Looking ahead to COP18 and future international climate negotiations:

Remember Bonn?

World Oceans Day went down this week:

And apparently there was a World Environment Day, as well:

The Barnosky et al. paper on the biosphere made a lot of people sit up and take notice:

The Elmendorf et al. paper on rapid change in the Arctic surprised some:

There were two strange mass dyings in Japan's coastal regions this week. Not sure what it means, if anything:

The Yes Men struck again, this time targeting Shell:

The demand side of the equation:

Eli, James & Woodie - a strange brew:

Chris Mooney keeps pushing this shrinkology:

John Cook and friends continue their point-counterpoint articles:

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 attention:

Arctic melting will trigger unusual weather in the mid-latitudes:

The unexpected discovery of a huge phytoplankton bloom under Arctic ice generated some chatter:

That Damoclean sword still hangs overhead:

As for the geopolitics of Arctic resources:

The food crisis is ongoing:

The state of the world's fisheries is a concern:

Food Prices are still problematic:

Regarding the genetic modification of food:

Regarding labelling GM food:

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

In the Western Pacific:

In the South Indian Ocean:

While elsewhere in the hurricane wars:

As for GHGs:

And the temperature record:

While in the paleoclimate:

And on the ENSO front:

Dealing with uncertainties:

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:

Yes we have no weird weather, except:

This week in the New Normal -- extreme weather:

Changes in natural cycles are showing up:

On the tornado front:

As for heatwaves and wild fires:

Glaciers are melting:

Sea levels are rising:

These global warming deluges are becoming all too frequent:

As for hydrological cycle disruptions [floods & droughts]:

First, stop subsidizing fossil fuelsSecond, put a price on carbonAnd elsewhere on the mitigation front:

Can cities take up the slack when nations shirk their responsibilities?

Consider transportation & GHG production:

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

As for carbon sequestration:

Large scale geo-engineering keeps popping up:

What's new in conservation?

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

As for miscellaneous science:

More DIY science:

What developments in the ongoing struggle for Open Science?

Regarding Gleick:

Regarding Mann:

While at the UN:

And on the carbon trading front:

How will Carbon Labelling work?

On the international political front, tensions continue as the USA and Israel lean on Iran:

South China Sea tension persists:

As the EU-ETS is applied to airlines, we will see who is serious about reducing carbon emissions:

And in miscellaneous international political jousting:

What are the activists up to?

Polls! We have polls!

Regarding Water Politics and Business:

A note on the Fukushima disaster:

First, stop subsidizing fossil fuels
Second, put a price on carbon
And elsewhere on the mitigation front:

Who's fielding the FAQs?