The ‘Gulf Stream’ will not collapse in 2025: What the alarmist headlines got wrong
1 year, 7 months ago

The ‘Gulf Stream’ will not collapse in 2025: What the alarmist headlines got wrong

The Hindu  

Those following the latest developments in climate science would have been stunned by the jaw-dropping headlines last week proclaiming the “Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests” — which responded to a recent publication in Nature Communications. Back in 1998, the Atlantic Monthly published an article raising the alarm that global “warming could lead, paradoxically, to drastic cooling — a catastrophe that could threaten the survival of civilization.” In 2002, editorials in the New York Times and Discover magazine offered the prediction of a forthcoming collapse of deep water formation in the North Atlantic, which would lead to the next ice age. The latest series of alarmist headlines may not have fixated on an impending ice age, but they still suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation could collapse by 2025. The 6th assessment report went further to conclude—“There is no observational evidence of a trend in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, based on the decade-long record of the complete AMOC and longer records of individual AMOC components.” The currents are not collapsing Hannah Ritchie, the deputy editor and lead researcher at Our World in Data and a senior researcher at the Oxford Martin School, recently penned an article for Vox where she proposed an elegant framework for how people see the world and their ability to facilitate change.

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Extreme weather will be your new normal in 2025: Here's why
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Extreme weather will be your new normal in 2025: Here's why

India Today  

Year 2024 was a big eye-opener on climate change, even for the uninitiated, with some or the other region of the world experiencing extreme weather events. Eleven months of the year saw the global average surface-air temperature above this threshold, found the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service in its ‘Global Climate Highlights 2024’ report, released this January. Essentially, there is …

No immediate relief in sight from climate crisis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No immediate relief in sight from climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

January this year was the warmest since weather record-keeping began in 1901. Eighteen out of the past 19 months saw the global average surface air temperature exceed 1.5°C above the pre-industrial levels, which is the consensus warming threshold to prevent irreversible effects of the climate crisis. It is ironic that Trump, who has repeatedly claimed that the climate crisis is …

What Nostradamus predicted for 2025: Truth or coincidence?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Nostradamus predicted for 2025: Truth or coincidence?

India Today  

Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, has long fascinated the world with his cryptic predictions. Here's a look at what Nostradamus predicted for this year: Climate change and Natural Disasters One of Nostradamus’ most referenced predictions for 2025 alludes to the "earth shaking" and "rivers overflowing," which many interpret as warnings of environmental catastrophes. Space exploration and new frontiers …

Year 2024 was the world’s warmest but 2025 could be a year of climate optimism
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Year 2024 was the world’s warmest but 2025 could be a year of climate optimism

Live Mint  

As 2024 came to an end, a number of alarming articles have been published in various global and national media on 2024 being the hottest year on record, the disastrous impact of extreme events due to climate change, the need to enhance climate action in the face of contentious climate negotiations in Azerbaijan and an American election that does not …

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas

Live Mint  

Sitting down to write this newsletter, I was thinking about a way to introduce it that would chime in with the fact that we are in December. According to the November data of the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global surface temperature was 1.62 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. View Full Image In May, a working …

The Gulf Stream is on the verge of COLLAPSING, leading climate change scientists warn - plunging the UK into a new ice age
5 months ago

The Gulf Stream is on the verge of COLLAPSING, leading climate change scientists warn - plunging the UK into a new ice age

Daily Mail  

The network of ocean currents which keep the Earth's climate stable could be about to collapse, scientists have warned. In an open letter, 44 of the world's leading climate scientists say that key Atlantic Ocean currents - including the Gulf Stream - are on the brink of failure. 44 leading climate scientists have written an open letter to Nordic policymakers …

The accelerating chaos of the climate crisis
1 year ago

The accelerating chaos of the climate crisis

Live Mint  

The World Meteorological Organization’s annual State Of The Global Climate reports serve as an important snapshot of the different indicators for a warming world. During the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world’s nations had agreed to work together to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. According to the report, in 2023, the global average temperature was …

Planet Earth Is On Life Support, Scientists Warn
1 year, 5 months ago

Planet Earth Is On Life Support, Scientists Warn

Huff Post  

If Earth were a human, it would already be in the emergency room. An international team of scientists on Tuesday issued a new assessment of planetary health that says the world has entered “uncharted climate territory” and that “life on planet Earth is under siege.” The report, published in the journal BioScience, found that 20 of 35 identified “vital signs” …

Climate Change Challenges Threats Extreme Weather Events Floods Droughts Heat Waves Water Scarcity India Intensify By Next Decade
1 year, 7 months ago

Climate Change Challenges Threats Extreme Weather Events Floods Droughts Heat Waves Water Scarcity India Intensify By Next Decade

ABP News  

Climate change is proving its presence worldwide through increased extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, landslides, excessive rain, heat waves, and sea level rise. More frequent and severe extreme weather events, water scarcity, sea level rise, increased cyclonic activity, and landslides are some of the impacts of climate change India is likely to witness by the next decade, the …

Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by midcentury, study says
1 year, 8 months ago

Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by midcentury, study says

Associated Press  

A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse by mid-century, according to a new study, and scientists have said before that such a collapse could cause catastrophic sea-level rise and extreme weather across the globe. “There are large uncertainties in this study, in many prior studies, and in climate impact assessment overall, and …

The real-life Day After Tomorrow: The Gulf Stream could COLLAPSE at 'any time' from 2025 thanks to climate change – plunging Europe into a deep freeze, warn scientists
1 year, 8 months ago

The real-life Day After Tomorrow: The Gulf Stream could COLLAPSE at 'any time' from 2025 thanks to climate change – plunging Europe into a deep freeze, warn scientists

Daily Mail  

In the Hollywood blockbuster 'The Day After Tomorrow', ocean currents around the world stop as a result of global warming, triggering a new Ice Age on Earth. That's because new research warns that the Atlantic Ocean current which drives the Gulf Stream could collapse at 'any time' from 2025 thanks to climate change. Fears: New research warns that the Atlantic …

Warming warning: The Hindu Editorial on the World Meteorological Organization projections for temperature trends
1 year, 10 months ago

Warming warning: The Hindu Editorial on the World Meteorological Organization projections for temperature trends

The Hindu  

The World Meteorological Organization has issued its annual update on its projections for temperature trends in the next decade. The annual mean global near-surface temperature for each year between 2023 and 2027 is likely to be 1.1°-1.8°C higher than the average from 1850-1900. There is a 66% chance that the global near-surface temperature will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in …

‘A year of extremes’: What World Meteorological Organization’s 2022 report says about the state of global climate
1 year, 11 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 …

U.N. panel calls for rapid action against climate change to secure a liveable future
2 years ago

U.N. panel calls for rapid action against climate change to secure a liveable future

The Hindu  

Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health and there is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a report on March 20, 2023. “Mainstreaming effective and equitable climate action will not only reduce losses and damages for nature and people, …

Climate scientists deliver final warning: Time is running out
2 years ago

Climate scientists deliver final warning: Time is running out

Live Mint  

Consider this the final warning: Climate scientists stated unequivocally today that rising greenhouse gas emissions have to be checked immediately. The Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report is a culmination of a cycle of reports that started in 2018, which states clearly that in order to limit the effect of global warming to minimum, the world has to cut emissions by …

Climate Questions: Is it too late to stop climate change?
2 years, 4 months ago

Climate Questions: Is it too late to stop climate change?

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Global average temperatures have risen and weather extremes have already seen an uptick, so the short answer to whether it’s too late to stop climate change is: yes. At the time of the report’s release, Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College of London, said achieving the 1.5-degree goal “is still possible from a physical science …

The climate crisis worsens
3 years, 1 month ago

The climate crisis worsens

Hindustan Times  

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, released on Monday, is an unvarnished account of the expanding footprint of the climate crisis on the world. Mass mortality events on land and ocean; first climate-driven extinctions; loss of hundreds of local species; death and disease due to extreme heat are some of the …

Climate change will lead to extreme winds, tall waves along Indian coasts, finds study
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate change will lead to extreme winds, tall waves along Indian coasts, finds study

India Today  

With experts warning of climate change and an increasing frequency of extreme events, a new study paints a grim picture for coastal regions of India. Scientists have found that regions in the Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, and South Indian Ocean could experience higher wave activity in the future. The study published in the journal ‘Climate Dynamics’ Springer, states …

Can India actually deliver on its bold climate promises?
3 years, 4 months ago

Can India actually deliver on its bold climate promises?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 19:30 GMT: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised the world this month by pledging to make a substantial shift to green energy by 2030 and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. Experts say reconciling the need to reduce emissions while meeting the energy demands of nearly 1.4 billion people will require detailed plans and …

One or two disasters won't wake up India: Amitav Ghosh on climate crisis
3 years, 4 months ago

One or two disasters won't wake up India: Amitav Ghosh on climate crisis

India Today  

As COP26, or this year’s United Nations climate summit, began in Scotland’s Glasgow, India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to author Amitav Ghosh, who has worked extensively on environmental issues, on the Indian situation. I wish I could say that one or two disasters would wake the country up but it’s clear that it’s not going to happen. …

IPCC report 2021: World’s 1.5C temperature goal slipping beyond reach without urgent action, warn hundreds of scientists
3 years, 7 months ago

IPCC report 2021: World’s 1.5C temperature goal slipping beyond reach without urgent action, warn hundreds of scientists

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. The group of 234 scientists from 66 countries found “it is more likely than not” that the world will …

IPCC report 2021: Climate dossier warns of ‘irreversible’ sea level rise
3 years, 7 months ago

IPCC report 2021: Climate dossier warns of ‘irreversible’ sea level rise

The Independent  

✕ Close Watch live as IPCC publishes landmark climate report warning time is running out to save planet 2021-08-09 at 08:01 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 …

Indian Ocean warming at faster pace, India to witness increased heat waves, flooding: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Ocean warming at faster pace, India to witness increased heat waves, flooding: Report

India TV News  

The Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said on Monday, with scientists warning that India will witness increased heatwaves and flooding, which will be the irreversible effects of climate change. The authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report, "Climate Change 2021: …

Key report on climate crisis may issue stark warnings
3 years, 7 months ago

Key report on climate crisis may issue stark warnings

Hindustan Times  

A key document on the state of the climate is on Monday expected to issue stark warnings to world leaders about the climate crisis and its consequences, experts said, in a development that comes after hundreds of scientists and government representatives reviewed the report. The report is expected to provide the most updated physical understanding of climate crisis impacts – …

Climate Change Could Shut Down A Vital Ocean Current, Study Finds
3 years, 7 months ago

Climate Change Could Shut Down A Vital Ocean Current, Study Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Human-driven planetary warming threatens to collapse a system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean that regulate and impact weather across the globe, a new scientific study has found. “The findings support the assessment that the AMOC decline is not just a fluctuation or a linear response to increasing temperatures but likely means the approaching of a critical …

As India & World Witness Adverse Weather Events, IPCC Report Could Show Us the Way
3 years, 7 months ago

As India & World Witness Adverse Weather Events, IPCC Report Could Show Us the Way

News 18  

Extreme climate events are not “equal opportunity” threats. The Importance of IPCC Reports In this context, the ongoing two week-long virtual meeting of IPCC where scientists are discussing the impact of climate change on the world is crucial. Governments all over the world rely on IPCC predictions even as they develop policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, implement laws, and …

UN report warns of grim repercussions if global warming continues
3 years, 9 months ago

UN report warns of grim repercussions if global warming continues

Hindustan Times  

A latest report by the United Nations has warned of dire consequences for billions if global warming continues unchecked. Earlier climate models suggested it would take nearly another century of unabated carbon pollution to spawn heatwaves exceeding the absolute limit of human tolerance. Updated projections by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warn of unprecedented killer heatwaves on the near horizon. …

Climate Change Tracker: Global emissions rise despite pandemic lockdowns
4 years, 4 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: Global emissions rise despite pandemic lockdowns

Live Mint  

Human beings are an optimistic lot. As the WMO secretary general Petteri Taalas said while releasing the bulletin, “The last time the Earth experienced a comparable concentration was 3m-5m years ago, when the temperature was 2-3C warmer and sea level was 10-20 metres higher than now. Since 1990, there has been a 45% increase in total radiative forcing—the warming effect …

How Serious is the Warning About Coastal Cities Submerging by 2050
5 years, 4 months ago

How Serious is the Warning About Coastal Cities Submerging by 2050

The Quint  

“Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata may be submerged by 2050” – you must have read many such headlines, but what does the report say? In India, summers are getting hotter and drier, we're getting irregular monsoons, and now some fresh warnings have come up on how much worse the situation might get by 2050. A new report says that if emission levels …

Climate change is already here. You have one last chance to stop it
55 years, 2 months ago

Climate change is already here. You have one last chance to stop it

LA Times  

The world is drifting steadily toward a climate catastrophe. There are plenty of reasons to fight for Trump’s defeat in November 2020, but his deeply irresponsible climate policies — including moving to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, roll back Barack Obama’s emission limits on coal-fired plants, rescind rules governing methane emissions and relax national fuel emission …

Freak weather to rise in India over two decades, cataclysmic fallout likely by 2040
6 years, 2 months ago

Freak weather to rise in India over two decades, cataclysmic fallout likely by 2040

Hindustan Times  

Pointing towards a rise in catastrophic weather events in India — including last year’s Kerala floods and the freak dust storms in northern India — the India Meteorological Department has said that the year 2000 was a “tipping point” for the impact of climate change-led warming in the country, and scientists predict a cataclysmic fallout by 2040 if emissions are …

IPCC Report Analysis: What it'll take to avert an impending global warming fiasco
6 years, 5 months ago

IPCC Report Analysis: What it'll take to avert an impending global warming fiasco

Firstpost  

We are almost, but not completely, out of time to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C, the report warns. Part One discussed why impacts rise disproportionately fast for the 0.5ºC rise detailed in the report. The report makes two important points: Global temperatures are unlikely to rise by 1.5ºC due only to greenhouse gases emitted until today. For instance, frozen soils …

India already facing impact of climate change, says Centre, endorsing UN report
6 years, 5 months ago

India already facing impact of climate change, says Centre, endorsing UN report

Hindustan Times  

The Indian government urged all countries including the United States to act like a global community when it comes to fighting climate change and not deny the real impacts many parts of the world are already facing. An IPCC report has recommended rapid and substantial changes in all sectors, including industry, energy, transport and others, to keep global warming within …

We need to mainstream the climate conversation
6 years, 6 months ago

We need to mainstream the climate conversation

Hindustan Times  

In an interview with The Guardian recently, one the world’s most eminent climate scientists Michael Mann said: “The impacts of climate change are no longer subtle…. While it is reassuring for climate scientists to see their predictions coming true, Mr Mann, the director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University added, “… as a citizen of planet …

Gulf Stream current at 'record low' with potentially devastating consequences for weather, warn scientists
6 years, 11 months ago

Gulf Stream current at 'record low' with potentially devastating consequences for weather, warn scientists

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 Catastrophic changes in global weather patterns could be on the horizon as scientists confirm the …

Is the Gulf Stream about to collapse and is the new ice age coming sooner than scientists think?
6 years, 11 months ago

Is the Gulf Stream about to collapse and is the new ice age coming sooner than scientists think?

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 Two new studies published in the scientific journal Nature have brought a new threat to …

Scientists warn of 'global climate emergency' over shifting jet stream
8 years, 8 months ago

Scientists warn of 'global climate emergency' over shifting jet stream

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two environmentalists have declared a “global climate emergency” after the Northern …

Climate panel forecast: Higher seas, temperatures
11 years, 6 months ago

Climate panel forecast: Higher seas, temperatures

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Top scientists have a better idea of how global warming will shape the 21st century: In a new report, they predict sea levels will be much higher than previously thought and pinpoint how dangerously hot it’s likely to get. “There is something in this report to worry everyone,” said Chris Field, a Carnegie Institution scientist who is a …

Greenhouse gases changing global climate
12 years, 11 months ago

Greenhouse gases changing global climate

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Although greenhouse gases released by human activities are changing global climate, it’s not yet clear if that has an effect on monsoon patterns, a report said on Thursday. “Sometimes we take advantage of this knowledge, but many times we do not.” The report doesn’t contain any surprises but sets the tenor for a series of important reports, called …

Dire predictions
13 years, 9 months ago

Dire predictions

The Hindu  

The earth is in the ICU – and will continue to be there until we control the emissions now and reduce it by 70 per cent of the present levels by 2050. One billion people, that is one in every six persons on earth today could be forced to leave their homes over the next 40 years. Two years ago …

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