by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week
Laos, China release dam water as Vietnamese Mekong Delta suffers worst fresh water shortage in century [link]
Facing Prison, Rajendra Pachauri Claims Climate Sceptics Are Behind Sexual Harassment Case [link]
“localized desertification causes significant global changes in temperature” [link]
Why does the Antarctic sea ice trend resist decline? [link] …
Climate change -> drought -> democracy -> faster economic growth [link] …
“How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth?” [link]
#Drought in India forces #coal gen units in india to shut down due to lack of #cooling #water [link]
Dominant flood generating mechanisms across the United States. [link]
New paper finds “solar activity…can influence the intensity of the Asian monsoon” [link]
“We shook the data a little until something more newsworthy fell out of it.” [link]
Bad news about permafrost [link]
Climate activist James Hansen says an abrupt climate shift is coming [link]
Geothermal energy markets heating up [link]
Growing season longer in the UK as local temperatures increase – pros & cons: [link] …
Trump: CAGW “is just a very, very expensive form of tax. A lot of people are making a lot of money” [link]
James Hansen’s bombshell climate warning is now scientific canon. How terrifying. [link]
Yet another review of extreme weather & climate change finds it’s not getting worse [link] …
Fascinating to read the exchanges between James Hansen and reviewers of his latest paper [link] …
WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate 2015: [link]
NOAA: Did #ElNino play a starring role in this winter climate? Find out in our latest blog: [link]
Glacier melt has in fact slowed considerably, studies show: [link]
Union of Concerned Scientists seeks to shield scientists from public scrutiny[link]
Intermittent energy has serious drawbacks not often enough discussed or planned for. Wind and Solar’s Fukushima – The Methane Meltdown at Porter Ranch [link]
Filed under: Week in review