Posted on 8 October 2016 by John Hartz

Sun Oct 2, 2016

• WMO: Rapidly Melting Arctic Sea Ice Signals Accelerated Global Warming by Lisa Schlein, VOA, Sep 28, 2016
• OK Fine, Here’s the Carbon Dioxide Spiral by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Sep 28, 2016
• Guest post: What technologies are available for meeting the 1.5C goal? by Sam Hampton, Carbon Brief, Sep 29, 2016
• 3 Ways Trump Could Abandon the Paris Climate Pact by John Upton, Climate Central, Sep 19, 2016
• Chaba to threaten Japan as a strong typhoon this week by Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather, Oct 2, 2016
• Factcheck: The carbon floor price and household energy bills by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Sep 29, 2016
• In theory, carbon has a price. We just aren't paying it, Analysis by Aaron Wherry, CBC News, Oct 1, 2016
• Climate Change And The Astrobiology Of The Anthropocene, Commentary by Adam Frank, NPR, Oct 2, 2016
• Climate Change Can't Get Traction In This Election, But Clean Energy Can by Jeff McMahon, Forbes, Oct 2, 2016
• India ratifies historic Paris climate deal at United Nations, PTI/Zee News, Oct 2, 2016
• Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Continues Northwest Toward Greater Antilles by Bob Henson, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Oct 2, 2016
• Climate change jigsaw puzzle: Antarctic pieces missing, Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, Sep 28, 2016

Mon Oct 3, 2016

• Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float by Diane Cardwell, New York Times, Sep 29, 2016
• Exploring the Gap Between Business-as-Usual and Utter Doom by Bill Ryerson, Post Carbon Institute, Sep 19, 2016
• The new climate change maths: Anyone proposing a new coal mine is a climate denier, Op-ed by Bill McKibben, The Age, Sep 29, 2016
• This may be the only way to save the East Coast from drowning by Matthew Schofield, Miami Herald, Sep 29, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew: Jamaica and Haiti brace for 'life-threatening' storm by Max Blau, Holly Yan & Steve Visser, CNN, Oct 3, 2016
• Philippines to lead US climate meet without backing Paris accord by Prinz P. Magtulis, PhilStar Global, Oct 3, 2016
• DOE charts show why climate doom and gloom isn't needed by Dana Nuccitelli, Cimate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Oct 3, 2016
• Super Typhoon Chaba Most Intense on Record in Parts of Okinawa; A Weaker Brush of South Korea, Mainland Japan Ahead by John Erdman, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Oct 3, 2016
• How the Attack on Science Is Becoming a Global Contagion, Opinion by Christian Schwägerl, Yale Environment 360, Oct 3, 2016
• What's at Stake for the Climate in the 2016 Election? Everything by Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News, Oct 3, 2016
• Will Climate Change Sink The Mekong Delta? by David Brown, Mongabay, Oct 3, 2016
• What A Donald Trump Epa Will Look Like With Climate Change Skeptic Myron Ebell At The Helm by Paul Raeburn, Newsweek, Oct 3, 2016

Tue Oct 4, 2016

• Wood-Fired Pizza May Taste Good, but It's Also Wrecking the Environment by Renyard Loki, Alternet, Oct 2, 2016
• McKenna touts "amazing" progress on climate after three ministers leave meeting by Elizabeth McSheffrey & Mike De Souza, National Observer, Oct 3, 2016
• There are our carbon emissions — and then, there are the ones the Earth will punish us with by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Oct 3, 2016
• Future increase in plant photosynthesis revealed by seasonal carbon dioxide cycle, Research News, University of Exeter, Sep 30, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti by Max Blau, Holly Yan & Steve Visser, CNN, Oct 4, 2016
• Planet at its hottest in 115,000 years thanks to climate change, experts say by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Oct 4, 2016
• East Coast on high alert after Matthew strikes Haiti as strongest hurricane in 52 years by Brian McNoldy & Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Oct 4, 2016
• End climate silence: The most important thing you can do to fight global warming by Joe Romm, Think Progress, Oct 3, 2016
• World's Largest Carbon-Capture Plant to Open Soon by Umair Irfan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Oct 4, 2016
• ‘We’d have to finish one new facility every working day for the next 70 years’—Why carbon capture is no panacea by Andy Skuce, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Oct 3, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew pounds Haiti and Cuba on path toward U.S. by Makini Brice and Sarah Marsh, Reuters, Oct 4, 2016
• To avoid the worst climate impacts, Obama tells Leo DiCaprio, ‘We’re really in a race against time’ by Juliet Elperin, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Oct 3, 2016

Wed Oct 5, 2016

• Catholic groups announce massive divestment from fossil fuels by Samantha Page, Think Progress, Oct 4, 2016
• Where the veep candidates stand on climate and energy by Katie Herzog, Grist, Oct 3, 2016
• Q&A with Jennifer Layke: How to Transform the Global Energy Economy by Jennifer Layke and Hayden Higgins, World Resources Institute (WRI), Sep 29, 2016
• Next ‘Renewable Energy’: Burning Forests, if Senators Get Their Way by Eduardo Porter, New York Times, Oct 4, 2016
• By failing to rein in climate change, our children's rights are being disregarded by James Dyke, Environment Blog, Guardian, Oct 4, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew: US evacuations begin ahead of storm by Max Blau, Steve Almasy, and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, Oct 5, 2016
• Typhoon Chaba batters South Korea, killing at least three people, Reuters/ABC News, Oct 5, 2016
• The Cost of Solar Power Has Fallen 25% in Only 5 Months by Dom Galeon, Futurism, Oct 3, 2016
• Paris climate accord ratified, to start next month - UN by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Oct 5, 2016
• Australia's first local government solar farm reaches milestone by Kylie Bartholomew, ABC News, Oct 5, 2016
• The vast number of things Mike Pence wouldn’t say, Op-ed by Stephen W Stromberg, Washington Post, Oct 5, 2016
• Justin Trudeau gives provinces until 2018 to adopt carbon price plan by Kathleen Harris, CBC News, Oct 03, 2016
• Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Back In Court In Dc On Wednesday To Halt Dakota Access Pipeline by Levi Rickert, Native News Online.net, Oct 5, 2016

Thu Oct 6, 2016

• Solar-Powered Airports Are Taking Off Worldwide by Zolaikha Strong, Renewable Energy World, Oct 3, 2016
• It’s been 16 years since Leo interviewed a president on climate. And situation is now much worse. by Juliet Elperin, Washington Post, Oct 3, 2016
• Bill Nye: From Ebola to Climate Change, Science Illiterate Leaders Endanger Us All, Big Tnink, Oct 4, 2016
• Next ‘Renewable Energy’: Burning Forests, if Senators Get Their Way by Eduardo Porter, New York Times, Oct 4, 2016
• Canada officially ratifies historic Paris climate agreement by Elizabeth McSheffrey, National Observer, Oct 5, 2016
• Looming megadroughts in western US would make current drought look minor by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Oct 5, 2016
• No country on Earth is taking the 2 degree climate target seriously by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Oct 4, 2016
• The other inconvenient truth: millennials won't listen to Al Gore by John D Sutter, CNN, Oct 5. 2016
• Pro-Clinton environmental group steps up its millennial outreach on college campuses by John Wagner, Washington Post, Oct 5, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew remains a dangerous and destructive category 4 storm as it nears the Florida coast by Brian McNoldy and Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Oct 6, 2016
• Haiti Says Nearly 300 Died in Hurricane Matthew by Azam Ahmed, New York Times, Oct 6, 2016
• Pew survey: Republicans are rejecting reality on climate change by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consesus - the 97%. Guardian, Oct 6, 2016

Fri Oct 7, 2016

• Amid Media Blackout over Climate Change Links to Hurricane Matthew, Top Scientist Speaks Out, Democracy Now, Oct 6, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew Truthers Claim the U.S. Government Is Hiding Data by Paul Raeburn, Newsweek, Oct 6, 2016
• Atmospheric Scientist: Donald Trump & Mike Pence are a Climate Change Denial Dream Team, Democracy Now!, Oct 6, 2016
• How to make climate change deniers care about the planet: flatter them Op-ed by Dave Brye, Guardian, Oct 6, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew blamed for 4 US deaths, sparks flash-flood fears by Madison Park, Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy, CNN, Oct 7, 2016
• The Paris climate agreement is entering into force. Now comes the hard part. by Chris Moody & Brady Dennis, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Oct 4, 2016
• Germany’s Clean Energy Revolution Focuses On Empowering Individuals by Graig Morris, Huffington Post, Oct 3. 2016
• Analysis: UK solar beats coal over half a year by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Oct 4, 2016
• Greener infrastructure said key to Paris climate deal: study by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Oct 6, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew Spares Florida Major Winds; Dangerous Storm Surge and Rains Arrive by Jeff Masters, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Oct 7, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew Death Toll Passes 800 In Haiti, Cholera Takes Lives by Joseph Guyler Delva, Reuters/Huffington Post, Oct 7, 2016
• Anthropocene: The journey to a new geological epoch by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, Oct 5, 2016

Sat Oct 8, 2016

• Koch-funded Fueling U.S. Forward President Calls Fossil Fuels "Sustainable” by Ben Jervey, DeSmog Oct 6, 2016
• Scottish government to 'block' underground coal gasification, BBC News, Oct 6, 2016
• Australia lags behind as Paris climate deal swings into action by Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home, Oct 16, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew weakens to Category 1, batters South Carolina's coast by Jason Hanna, Madison Park & Steve Almasy, CNN, Oct 8, 2016
• Over 190 Countries Adopt Plan to Offset Air Travel Emissions by Henry Fountain, New York Times, Oct 6, 2016
• A military view on climate change: It’s eroding our national security and we should prepare for it by David Titely. The Conversation US, Oct 6, 2016
• Rising Temperatures Load the Dice for Megadrought Risk by Stacy Morford, Nexus Meida, Oct 6, 2016
• Is the Media to Blame for Climate Inaction by Carl Pope, EcoWatch, Oct 6, 2016
• Climate change could push risk of ‘megadrought’ to 99% in American southwest by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Oct 6, 2016
• Hurricane Matthew creates 'record-breaking' flooding by Jason Hanna, Madison Park and Steve Almasy, CNN, Oct 8, 2016
• Removing CO2 From the Air Only Hope for Fixing Climate Change, New Study Says by Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, Oct 6, 2016