Often when we attempt to discuss Climate, the examples and discussion really become about Weather. Reversing course, this discussion thread is supposed to be about Weather, but in a changing world, understanding the Weather requires background on what's going on with the Climate. 50 years ago, you could assume Weather was the changeable surface of an underlying stable Climate foundation. Now to understand weather you need to know about the rapidly evolving climate framework within which the weather operates.
The link below is to a message posted this week to the young people of planet Earth by the estimable Dr. James Hansen. The first 2 pages are a good update on what's going on with global response to climate change, and can stand alone if that's all you have time for.
And if you want more, the other 34 pages give you the scientific details for a comprehensive yet relatively concise current review of climate change 101. About half of the 34 pages are occupied by easy to understand graphs, some of which are repeated. He states his case clearly and simply, so it is a pretty quick read. It would be great if all the politicos would take a break from dialing for dollars to read it.
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2021/BrightFuture.03December2021.pdfPS That's Hansen's granddaughter Sophie as a toddler in the picture (the descendant in the title of his forthcoming book "Sophie's Planet"). Like the rest of us, she's a bit older now and one of the young people Hansen is trying to save from the older generations' unfortunate legacy. It's not just science, it's personal.
