Another week of GW News, January 23, 2011

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 An Introductionto the novel is available, along with the Unpublished Forewordand the Launch Talk(which includes some quotations), An overview of my writing is available here.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.

"The green revolution has won a temporary success in man's war against hunger and deprivation; it has given man a breathing space. If fully implemented, the revolution can provide sufficient food for sustenance during the next three decades. But the frightening power of human reproduction must also be curbed; otherwise the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral only." -Norman Borlaug

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Looking back at Copenhagen, Cancun, Rio:

The World Future Energy Summit went down in Abu Dhabi this week:

What's behind the Southern Hemisphere floods?

Floods in Sri Lanka:

Floods in Brazil:

Floods in Australia:

And on the Bottom Line:

A mistaken study by the Universal Ecological Fund kicked off a lot of noise:

About the greenhouse effect, the laws of thermodynamics, etc:

John Cook and friends continue their counterpoint articles:

Post CRU theft, controversy & inquiry:

Late coverage of bird deaths:

The Arctic melt continues to garner a lot of attention:

As for charismatic megafauna:

As for the geopolitics of Arctic resources:

While in Antarctica:

The food crisis is ongoing:

On the agro-chem front:

Food prices are high and rising:

So, are these land grabs Colonialism V2.0?

Regarding the genetic modification of food:

And how are we going to feed 9 billion?

Tropical cyclones Wilma and Anthony formed in the Western Pacific this week, otherwise it was quiet:

As for GHGs:

And in the carbon cycle:

As for the temperature record:

Yes we have feedbacks:

Aerosols are making their presence felt:

While in the paleoclimate:

Regarding Climate Sensitivity:

And the State of the Oceans:

Meanwhile in near earth orbit:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

Desertification looms as a threat:

Changes in natural cycles are showing up:

Corals are dying:

Glaciers are melting:

Sea levels are rising:

As for hydrological cycle disruptions [floods & droughts]:

Elsewhere on the mitigation front:

As for 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:

While on the adaptation front:

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

As for miscellaneous science:

More DIY science:

What's new in models?:

Regarding Richard Tol:

Regarding Don Easterbrook:

While at the UN:

And on the carbon trading front:

Whether the thieves were politically or financially motivated, the result is the same:

There is now a _Wind Made_ label:

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

In international politics, rare earths are still a concern:

The energy race between China and the USA is on, or is it?

Obama and Jintao had a summit in DC this week. Climate wasn't publically mentioned:

As for GW, energy & water security:

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

Regarding Water Politics and Business:

And on the American political front:

The BP disaster continues to twist US politics:

As a result of the Deepwater spill, the DOI has reconfigured the MMS:

Wrangling over coal continues:

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: