New research forecasts a future of freakier weather, but experts say the risks may be downplayed
4 months ago

New research forecasts a future of freakier weather, but experts say the risks may be downplayed

Salon  

The effects of climate change are being felt more and more each year. "Our study shows that extreme temperature and rainfall will increase rapidly over many regions of the world over the next two decades compared to the changes we have experienced in the past due to natural variations in the climate," lead author Dr. Carly Iles from the CICERO Center told Salon. "They’re using boundary conditions from climate models that don’t resolve some of the critical physics behind how climate change is impacting these events — specifically, resonant atmospheric planetary waves," Mann said. "This applies even if we cut emissions of greenhouse gases drastically, but such cuts will still help make the problem much more manageable." "The point is that climate model-based projections of extreme weather are very likely underestimating the potential for increased extreme events in the future," Mann said.

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BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate report 2024 predicts more extreme weather as warming increases
2 months, 1 week ago

BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate report 2024 predicts more extreme weather as warming increases

ABC  

Overseeing Australia's two-yearly report card on the State of the Climate might seem like demoralising work, with the outlook heading in one direction – hotter, more extreme and more unpredictable. "I'm a bit like a doctor and I just have to say, 'hey, this is what's going on … You need to get to net zero as quickly as possible,'" …

Global temperatures reach Paris Agreement target of 1.5C above average for 12 months in a row
6 months ago

Global temperatures reach Paris Agreement target of 1.5C above average for 12 months in a row

ABC  

Earth has just hit a concerning climate milestone, with data showing global temperatures have now reached or broken the Paris Agreement threshold for 12 months in a row. ­ "There's nothing really natural about many of these weather and climate events that we're seeing all over the world," Dr Pershing said. Dr Pershing said this was so they could separate …

The End of El Niño Might Make the Weather Even More Extreme
7 months ago

The End of El Niño Might Make the Weather Even More Extreme

Wired  

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The driving forces behind these projections include the alternating Pacific Ocean climate patterns known as El Niño and La Niña, which can create huge shifts in temperature and precipitation across the North and South American continents. After almost a year of El Niño, La Niña is …

Extreme heat forecast for Western U.S. may kick off sweltering summer. Here’s the outlook
7 months, 1 week ago

Extreme heat forecast for Western U.S. may kick off sweltering summer. Here’s the outlook

LA Times  

A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records. A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records, prime the landscape for wildfires and kick off a sizzling summer. “This will be another event where a fair chunk …

This summer could be even hotter than last year, climate scientists warn
7 months, 2 weeks ago

This summer could be even hotter than last year, climate scientists warn

Salon  

Marine scientist Sharon Gray lives on a catamaran off the Florida west coast. As the cyclical La Niña weather pattern in the Pacific combines with rising sea surface temperatures, Gray predicts a "devastating" hurricane will occur in summer 2024. Gray said that the upcoming summer will bring with it increased melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which will …

2023-24 El Nino among five strongest on record, will continue fuelling heat in 2024: WMO
10 months ago

2023-24 El Nino among five strongest on record, will continue fuelling heat in 2024: WMO

The Hindu  

March 05, 2024 03:11 pm | Updated March 07, 2024 10:16 am IST The 2023-24 El Nino has peaked as one of the five strongest on record and will continue to impact global climate in the coming months despite a weakening trend, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Tuesday. El Nino -- a periodic warming of the ocean surface in …

After a weird summer of floods and heatwaves, scientists explain why weather extremes are 'on steroids'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

After a weird summer of floods and heatwaves, scientists explain why weather extremes are 'on steroids'

ABC  

When winds as high as 260 kilometres per hour tore down transmission towers in South Australia in 2016 and plunged the state into an electricity void, it took people by surprise. In many ways the terms "climate change" and "global warming" don't do enough to describe what is happening to the world, as the burning of fossil fuels causes the …

24 climate predictions for 2024
1 year ago

24 climate predictions for 2024

Raw Story  

This story was originally published by Grist. Naveena Sadasivam — Senior staff writer covering environmental justice and accountability ‘Greenhushing’ spreads as companies seek to dodge lawsuits Just a few years ago, splashy corporate climate promises were everywhere. But there won’t be as many misleading Kate Yoder — Staff writer examining the intersections of climate, language, history, culture, and accountability A …

What climate records were broken in 2023
1 year ago

What climate records were broken in 2023

Al Jazeera  

The year 2023 has been the hottest on record, according to scientists. 2023 has now had six record-breaking months and two record-breaking seasons,” Samantha Burgess, deputy director of Copernicus Climate Change Service, said in a statement this month. The strong weather pattern, responsible for higher global temperatures, has contributed to the catastrophic extremes seen in 2023. "As long as greenhouse …

A terrifying glimpse into Earth's future: Scientists simulate a 'runaway greenhouse effect' - and say it could turn our planet into an uninhabitable HELL in just a few hundred years
1 year ago

A terrifying glimpse into Earth's future: Scientists simulate a 'runaway greenhouse effect' - and say it could turn our planet into an uninhabitable HELL in just a few hundred years

Daily Mail  

From Armageddon to the Day After Tomorrow, there have been plenty of Hollywood movies about how our world might end. Runaway greenhouse effect can transform a temperate habitable planet with surface liquid water ocean into a hot steam dominated planet hostile to any life Today, Venus is the warmest planet in the solar system, with a surface hot enough to …

Over 95% chance of El Nino conditions from January-March 2024: U.S. forecaster
1 year, 3 months ago

Over 95% chance of El Nino conditions from January-March 2024: U.S. forecaster

The Hindu  

There is a more than 95% chance that the El Niño weather pattern will continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter from January - March 2024, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday, bringing more extreme conditions. El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific, and can provoke extreme weather phenomena from wildfires to …

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
1 year, 4 months ago

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

The Hindu  

Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Editorial | Mercury rising: On an ‘era of global boiling’ The world's oceans — more than 70% of the Earth's surface — were the hottest ever recorded, nearly 21 C, …

How climate scientists feel about seeing their dire predictions come true
1 year, 4 months ago

How climate scientists feel about seeing their dire predictions come true

LA Times  

It is, in fact, extremely unusual to be on hurricane watch in Southern California. It’s been 35 years since an explicit reference to climate change first appeared on the front page of a U.S. newspaper, after James Hansen, then director of NASA’s Institute for Space Studies, testified before the Senate that “the greenhouse effect has been detected, and it is …

UK’s 40C summer of 2022 ‘will seem cool’ as extreme weather events become frequent, Met Office warns
1 year, 5 months ago

UK’s 40C summer of 2022 ‘will seem cool’ as extreme weather events become frequent, Met Office warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The sweltering 40C summer in Britain last year “will be considered cool” by the turn …

Predicting the weather in a warming world
1 year, 5 months ago

Predicting the weather in a warming world

The Economist  

IN RECENT WEEKS, extreme heat, floods and storms have smashed records and caused devastation around the world. How are meteorologists gearing up to face the enormous challenge of predicting the weather in a warming world? Andrew Charlton-Perez, at the University of Reading in Britain, explains how weather forecasts are made—and why meteorology is such a complicated science. She asks Sam …

July is on track to be the hottest month on record — and things are about to get warmer
1 year, 5 months ago

July is on track to be the hottest month on record — and things are about to get warmer

LA Times  

Emmanuel Brown, 30, is dressed appropriately for the heat heading home from the beach in Santa Monica on July 13. July is shaping up to be the planet’s hottest month on record as global warming, El Niño and regional heat waves conspire to push civilization into uncharted thermal territory, experts say. “This last June was the warmest June on record, …

How El Niño, climate change and warming oceans could combine to supercharge the world's weather
1 year, 5 months ago

How El Niño, climate change and warming oceans could combine to supercharge the world's weather

ABC  

As the calendar year ticked over to 2023, residents of Western Australia's Kimberley region were fleeing to higher ground as heavy downpours brought water levels to astonishing heights. "There's been a collective feeling of, 'Woah, that's insane' from myself and quite a few of my colleagues this year," Monash University associate professor Ailie Gallant said. A sign of what's to …

Explained | How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24

The Hindu  

Countries are racing to prepare for extreme weather later this year as the world tips into an El Nino — a natural climate phenomenon that fuels tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosts rainfall and flood risk in parts of the Americas and elsewhere. Peru has set aside $1.06 billion to deal with El Nino's impacts and climate change, while …

El Nino under way, raising fears of extreme weather patterns
1 year, 7 months ago

El Nino under way, raising fears of extreme weather patterns

Al Jazeera  

US climate agency says phenomenon, which leads to warmer temperatures, is back after three years. The El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year, including above average temperatures, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have announced. Unlike the La Nina climate pattern, which often lowers global temperatures slightly and …

Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon
1 year, 7 months ago

Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There’s a two-out-of-three chance …

UN report says there's a 98 per cent chance one of the next five years will be the hottest ever
1 year, 7 months ago

UN report says there's a 98 per cent chance one of the next five years will be the hottest ever

ABC  

Global temperatures are set to break records in the next five years, with a 98 per cent chance one will be the warmest ever recorded, according to a new report from the UN's meteorological agency. Key points: The WMO report predicts that at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record An El Niño pattern …

‘A year of extremes’: What World Meteorological Organization’s 2022 report says about the state of global climate
1 year, 8 months ago

‘A year of extremes’: What World Meteorological Organization’s 2022 report says about the state of global climate

Firstpost  

The UN agency’s 2022 report has some worrying findings about climate change that has fuelled extreme weather events. Published on Friday, the State of Global Climate 2022 report by the World Meteorological Organization makes some worrying revelations about record-high temperatures, melting glaciers and rising pollution. What have the findings of WMO’s report on the state of global climate revealed about …

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
1 year, 8 months ago

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns

Live Mint  

The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers global temperatures slightly, the world will experience a return to …

The Severe Implications Of Heatwaves On The Climate
1 year, 9 months ago

The Severe Implications Of Heatwaves On The Climate

News 18  

Today, we live in a world where global warming and climate change are serious threats. With the average global temperatures rising, the probability of extreme hot temperature anomalies is also increasing, further leading to long, frequent and intense heatwaves. The possible solutions to deal with heatwaves’ impact With the rise in global warming, industry reports predict heatwaves will become all …

Extreme weather events are becoming more severe, not less
55 years ago

Extreme weather events are becoming more severe, not less

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Climate, weather or meteorological events that we would classify as “extreme” have declined in severity over the last 20 or 30 years. Scientific research has documented how events including extreme precipitation, droughts and forest fires have become more frequent and severe as a result of climate change. THE FACTS: A podcast clip shared on Instagram this week falsely claims …

Met officials warn of heat waves, damage to crops
1 year, 10 months ago

Met officials warn of heat waves, damage to crops

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With summer setting in earlier than usual, temperatures well above the normal are being recorded. Meteorologists have predicted warmer days ahead, with a high probability of heat waves could apart from causing health issues also result in crop damage. As per a recently compiled background briefing by Climate Trends, a research-based consulting initiative, the weather conditions are a result …

Climate crisis: El Nino may cause spike in temperatures, says WMO
1 year, 10 months ago

Climate crisis: El Nino may cause spike in temperatures, says WMO

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A warming El Nino event may develop in the coming months after three consecutive years of La Nina, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday while warning of a likely spike in temperatures globally this year. WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas said, “If we do now enter an El Nino phase, this is likely to fuel another spike in …

Extreme heat is a health crisis, Columbia experts say
1 year, 10 months ago

Extreme heat is a health crisis, Columbia experts say

Associated Press  

The record-breaking heat Earth endured during the summer of 2022 will be repeated without a robust international effort to address climate change, a panel of scientists warned Monday. Radley Horton, a research professor at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, stated that human-induced climate change has caused the global average atmospheric temperature to warm by about 2 degrees in the last several …

90% of humans will suffer extreme heat, drought due to climate change: report
2 years ago

90% of humans will suffer extreme heat, drought due to climate change: report

Salon  

If you are reading this article, there is a 9 out of 10 chance that you live somewhere that will experience future extreme heat weather events due to climate change. In an analysis published for the scientific journal Nature Sustainability, Oxford's Professor Louise Slater and Wuhan University's Dr. Jiabo Yin explain that as the planet's temperature continues to rise, there …

‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather

Associated Press  

Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. In a report that changed the way the world thinks about the harms of global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on extreme events, disasters and climate change warned in 2012: “A changing climate leads to changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, …

'Clairvoyant' 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather
2 years, 3 months ago

'Clairvoyant' 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a report that changed the way the world …

Heatwaves are getting worse - what role does climate change play?
2 years, 4 months ago

Heatwaves are getting worse - what role does climate change play?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the past 100 years, heatwaves have become hotter and more frequent across the world, according to the latest …

DC Edit | Heatwaves are the new normal
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Heatwaves are the new normal

Deccan Chronicle  

Conspiracy theories on climate change have almost ceased to gain currency as real events have forced people to accept what they are now experiencing year after year. Two latest studies point to the possibility of climate change making extreme weather events happen. The Met Office, Britain’s national meteorological service, says climate change made the current heatwave a whopping 100 times …

Climate crisis made UK heatwave at least ten times more likely, scientists say
2 years, 5 months ago

Climate crisis made UK heatwave at least ten times more likely, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The climate crisis made this month’s record-breaking heatwave in the UK at least 10 times …

High temperatures a ‘wake-up call on climate change’
2 years, 5 months ago

High temperatures a ‘wake-up call on climate change’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The record temperatures predicted next week are a “wake-up call” …

Chances of record-high June temperatures 10 times more likely due to climate change
2 years, 6 months ago

Chances of record-high June temperatures 10 times more likely due to climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A team of Met Office scientists used an established rapid attribution methodology to calculate the chances of reaching the …

How 2021's floods and heat waves are signs of what's to come
3 years ago

How 2021's floods and heat waves are signs of what's to come

NPR  

How 2021's floods and heat waves are signs of what's to come Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images In 2021, extremely rare weather disasters became alarmingly common. toggle caption Michael Hanson/AFP via Getty Images Unprecedented heat waves In late June, the weather forecast in Washington and Oregon read like something written for Southwestern …

More extreme weather events in the future predicted by new high-resolution climate model
3 years, 2 months ago

More extreme weather events in the future predicted by new high-resolution climate model

CNN  

CNN — A first-of-its-kind study uses a new high-resolution climate model to highlight local climate-fueled extreme weather risks decades in advance – and the results aren’t good. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the planet’s temperature has reached nearly 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and warns anything above 1.5 degrees Celsius will have detrimental impacts. The IPCC’s August …

Climate change reshaped Earth with extreme weather this year
3 years, 2 months ago

Climate change reshaped Earth with extreme weather this year

Associated Press  

Climate change in 2021 reshaped life on planet Earth through extreme weather. Heat waves proved deadly and unprecedented, pushing temperatures in the Northwest and even reaching 116 degrees Fahrenheit in Portland, Oregon, a city known for its mild climate. “These events would have been impossible without human-caused climate change,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. A report from AIR Worldwide, a …

Feeling Climate Dread? You’re Not Alone
3 years, 3 months ago

Feeling Climate Dread? You’re Not Alone

Wired  

In September, researchers published an alarming survey of 10,000 folks in 10 countries, all age 16 to 25, about their views on climate change. “There's this real pessimism about the future,” says psychologist Susan Clayton of Ohio's College of Wooster, coauthor of the new report as well as a previous extensive one on climate change and mental health. Climate change …

Global warming to make extreme coastal events far more common: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Global warming to make extreme coastal events far more common: Study

India Today  

Extreme coastal events happening every 100 years currently are expected to occur, on average, every year by the end of this century due to global warming, according to a study. The researchers predict that because of rising temperatures, extreme sea levels along coastlines globally will become 100 times more frequent by the end of the century in about half of …

3 Things To Know About What Scientists Say About Our Future Climate
3 years, 5 months ago

3 Things To Know About What Scientists Say About Our Future Climate

NPR  

3 Things To Know About What Scientists Say About Our Future Climate More than 200 climate scientists just released a stark look at how fast the climate is warming, showing heat waves, extreme rain and intense droughts are on the rise. #1 Humans are causing rapid and widespread warming Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has now reached the highest level …

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places
3 years, 5 months ago

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places

Associated Press  

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past. What happens with U.S. hurricane and fire seasons drives the end-of-year statistics for total damage costs of weather disasters, said Ernst Rauch, chief climate and geo scientist …

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places
3 years, 5 months ago

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places

Live Mint  

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past. What happens with U.S. hurricane and fire seasons drives the end-of-year statistics for total damage costs of weather disasters, said Ernst Rauch, chief climate and geo scientist …

This summer’s disasters show climate change is very much ‘a rich-country problem’ now
3 years, 5 months ago

This summer’s disasters show climate change is very much ‘a rich-country problem’ now

LA Times  

A man stands under a spray of water to beat the heat at a splash park in Calgary, Alberta, in June. Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. had what climate scientist Zeke Hausfather called “scary” heat that soared well past triple digits on the thermometer, shattering records and accompanied by unusual wildfires. What happens with U.S. hurricane and …

How Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Weather
3 years, 5 months ago

How Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Weather

NPR  

How Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Weather Weather-wise, it's been a disastrous summer. Scientists say climate change is driving deadly weather disasters around the world, as hotter temperatures produce deeper droughts and heavier rains. And there's a clear cycle where the heat just dries out the land and vegetation, and then when the wildfires do come through, they burn hotter, …

Extreme weather events renew focus on climate change as scientists update forecasts
3 years, 5 months ago

Extreme weather events renew focus on climate change as scientists update forecasts

India Today  

As scientists gather online to finalize a long-awaited update on global climate research, recent extreme weather events across the globe highlight the need for more research on how it will play out, especially locally. "It's not so much that climate change itself is proceeding faster than expected -- the warming is right in line with model predictions from decades ago," …

Editorial: Heat kills. With climate change, we need to prepare for more deadly heat waves
3 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: Heat kills. With climate change, we need to prepare for more deadly heat waves

LA Times  

When most people think of deadly natural disasters, they probably imagine wildfires, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. But last week’s record-breaking heat wave across the Pacific Northwest proved to be a quiet killer, causing hundreds of deaths across the ill-prepared region. Scientists have warned that we’ll see more extreme weather patterns, including intense heat waves that occur more frequently and for …

Editorial: Record-setting heat wave shows that climate change is creating hell on Earth
3 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: Record-setting heat wave shows that climate change is creating hell on Earth

LA Times  

Carlos Ramos hands out bottles of water and sack lunches Monday as he works at a hydration station in front of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission. The record-breaking heat wave baking the West Coast is another painful sign that climate change is here, and we have to adapt. If it wasn’t already clear that climate change is fueling more extreme weather …

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