By Kenneth Richard on 12. August 2024
“…elevated CO2 concentrations not only boosted vegetation growth through the fertilizer effect but also indirectly enhanced water availability [reducing drought risk] by improving water use efficiency.” – Song et al., 2024 One of the more commonly-stated concerns linked to “global warming” is that sweltering heat will parch the terrestrial landscape (browning), limit vegetation growth, and […]
Posted in CO2 Greens the Earth, Warming/CO2 Benefiting Earth |
By P Gosselin on 11. August 2024
Germany’s Creditreform registered 11,000 corporate insolvencies in the first half of 2024. This is an increase of almost 30 percent compared to the same period last year (8,470 cases) and marks the highest level for almost ten years. The number of consumer insolvencies has also risen again. The weak economic development and the persistently high […]
Posted in Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 10. August 2024
AMOC Uncertainties By Frank Bosse at Klimanachrichten A “collapse” of the AMOC (Atlantic overturning circulation) cannot be “calculated” at all. We have reported on several projections of the AMOC here, most recently here and here. There is now an interesting twist to the once very “celebrated” study (DD23 below), which predicted a collapse of the […]
Posted in Misc., Oceans |
By Kenneth Richard on 8. August 2024
“Today there is no evidence that B. Gaini lives in permanently frozen lakes.” – Roman et al., 2024 Image Source: Public Domain Image According to a new study (Roman et al., 2024), fairy shrimp Branchinecta gaini occupied the Antarctic Peninsula’s seasonally ice-free Monolithic Lake throughout much of the last 2000 years. There were “longer ice-free […]
Posted in Antarctic, Paleo-climatology |
By P Gosselin on 7. August 2024
91% of German e-car dealerships see current order situation as “poor” or “very poor” for the year. Politicians in Germany had been racing to eliminate fossil fuel cars and replace them with e-cars. But then the technical and economic realities began to sink in – especially among private consumers, who are turning their backs on […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Follies |
By P Gosselin on 6. August 2024
July Arctic sea ice area has been stable for 17 years. Nothing is melting anymore. Hat-tip: Snowfan here. Image: DMI Arctic Plots Sea Ice Extent The National Snow And Ice Data center (NSIDC) analysis of August 4, 2024 shows that the Arctic sea ice extent in July 2024 has been stable for 17 years, without any […]
Posted in Arctic |
By Kenneth Richard on 6. August 2024
Scientists do not even mention CO2 concentration changes as a factor in ocean warming. A new study reveals the limit of the greenhouse gas-induced longwave radiative impact extends only to the ~10 μm (0.01 mm) skin layer – the ocean-air interface – and no deeper. Determining the sea surface temperature (SST) variation at this skin […]
Posted in Climate Sensitivity, CO2 and GHG, Oceans |
By P Gosselin on 3. August 2024
Photovoltaics are escalating power grid instability in Germany, thus increasing the risk of regional blackouts. Too many cheap, uncontrollable systems from China are flooding the market. “Millions of solar installations will have to be torn down” Mini solar module by KSENG. Image: KSENG Hat-tip: Alexander Raue In Germany there are growing fears of power grid […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By Kenneth Richard on 1. August 2024
“…higher atmospheric CO2…triggers…increased vegetation production and a greener landscape” – Chen et al., 2024 Plant transpiration is vital to plant growth and terrestrial ecosystems. The rising CO2 trend over the last 30 years (1990-2020) has been the primary driver of planetary greening, or increases in Leaf Area Index (LAI). The greening, in turn, is predominantly […]
Posted in CO2 Greens the Earth |
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