How Global Warming Makes Hurricanes, Floods and Droughts Worse
1 year, 4 months ago

How Global Warming Makes Hurricanes, Floods and Droughts Worse

Bloomberg  

Scientists have predicted for decades that the burning of fossil fuels would push average temperatures ever higher and conjure dangerous extremes. Many heat waves, cyclones, floods, droughts and wildfires — including ones making headlines in 2023 — are now routinely tied to climate change. And heat, along with dryness and wind, fuels forest fires, which is why scientists have become so confident that climate change is making wildfires in the western US, Australia and elsewhere much worse. Global warming is making tropical cyclones, also called hurricanes or typhoons, more intense, though not necessarily more frequent. Warmer ocean waters and moister air — two results of global warming — provide added fuel to tropical cyclones and other storms.

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Climate Change Has Boosted Hurricane Wind Strength By A Terrifying Amount
1 month ago

Climate Change Has Boosted Hurricane Wind Strength By A Terrifying Amount

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BAKU, Azerbaijan — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. A Category 5 storm causes more than 400 times the damage of a minimal Category 1 hurricane, more than 140 times the damage of a minimal Category 3 hurricane and more …

‘Bomb cyclone’ slams western US, leaving two dead and 600,000 without power
1 month ago

‘Bomb cyclone’ slams western US, leaving two dead and 600,000 without power

Al Jazeera  

Authorities warn that severe winds and heavy rains are expected across the northwestern United States through Friday. A powerful storm known as a “bomb cyclone” has killed at least two people and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands across the West Coast of the United States. “Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the West Coast through the end …

Hundreds are dead in Spain's floods. Scientists see a connection to climate change
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds are dead in Spain's floods. Scientists see a connection to climate change

NPR  

Hundreds are dead in Spain's floods. Scientists see a connection to climate change toggle caption David Ramos/Getty Images At least 205 people are dead, and dozens remain missing after flood waters and mud swept through towns and cities in Spain’s east. It’s one of the most deadly weather events in modern Spanish history, and climate scientists see a connection to …

How scientists pinpoint climate’s ‘telltale signs’ on Hurricanes Milton and Helene
2 months, 1 week ago

How scientists pinpoint climate’s ‘telltale signs’ on Hurricanes Milton and Helene

Politico  

Vecchi said all the “telltale signs” of climate change were present for both Helene and Milton: abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico that fueled the cyclones’ energy and rapid intensification from smaller tropical storms to massive hurricanes. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it.” The WWA’s analysis released on Friday estimated that climate change boosted Milton’s rainfall …

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know

NPR  

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know toggle caption Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Photo Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida, threatening some areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago. Hurricane Helene hit the Big Bend area of Florida on Sept. 26 as a Category 4 storm, and went on to drive catastrophic flooding …

How climate change is rewriting the rules of extreme storms
5 months, 1 week ago

How climate change is rewriting the rules of extreme storms

BBC  

How climate change is rewriting the rules of extreme storms Nasa/Matthew Dominick Hurricane Beryl was the first category five storm to form in June at the start of the Atlantic hurricane season The behaviour of the world's most powerful storms is evolving. As climate change increases temperatures, that extra moisture makes a difference – but the effect is small compared …

How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms

Hindustan Times  

By Jack Marley, Environment Energy Editor, UK edition How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms London, When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm the tropical Atlantic has seen. A bumper season “If the National Hurricane Centre’s early forecast, released May 23, is …

Hurricanes, heatwaves and rising seas: The impacts of record ocean heat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricanes, heatwaves and rising seas: The impacts of record ocean heat

BBC  

Hurricanes, heatwaves and rising seas: The impacts of record ocean heat Getty Images Excessive phytoplankton growth can choke the sea surface with a jelly-like layer of slime known as "sea snot" as ocean temperatures increase Record ocean temperatures suggest the seas are warming faster than expected, and the impacts will be felt from polar ice shelves to coastal cities across …

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up
10 months, 2 weeks ago

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up

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 her first sit-down interview since taking office last …

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile's
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile's

The Hindu  

At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. Scientists say climate change makes the heat waves and drought now hitting South America more likely — and both contribute to wildfires by drying out the plants that feed the blazes. Edward Mitchard, a forests expert at the …

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s

LA Times  

At least 131 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. Scientists say climate change makes the heat waves and drought now hitting South America more likely — and both contribute to wildfires by drying out the plants that feed the blazes. Edward Mitchard, a forests expert at the …

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s

Associated Press  

At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. Scientists say climate change makes the heat waves and drought now hitting South America more likely — and both contribute to wildfires by drying out the plants that feed the blazes. Edward Mitchard, a forests expert at the …

The science behind Cyclones, Hurricanes, and Typhoons
1 year, 3 months ago

The science behind Cyclones, Hurricanes, and Typhoons

India Today  

Natural disasters such as cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are formidable meteorological phenomena that can cause widespread devastation. HURRICANE Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that form over the North Atlantic Ocean and the Northeast Pacific Ocean. REGIONAL DIFFERENCES The primary difference between these terms lies in their geographic location: NORTH ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST PACIFIC Storms that develop in the North Atlantic Ocean …

Climate change doesn’t cause hurricanes. But it may increase their frequency and intensity
54 years, 11 months ago

Climate change doesn’t cause hurricanes. But it may increase their frequency and intensity

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Climate change isn’t real because Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850. Scientists don’t believe climate change causes hurricanes but research has shown the gradual warming of the Earth’s surface may play a role in the intensity and frequency of the strongest ones. “Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850, but the last one was due to climate change,” …

Explained | How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe

The Hindu  

Europe is once again battling scorching temperatures this summer, with wildfires blazing across the continent from the Mediterranean to Spain. Every heatwave being experienced today has been hotter and more frequent due to climate change, said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London who co-leads the World Weather Attribution global research collaboration. Climate change drives wildfires Climate change …

Playing with fire: We are not just breaking heat records, we are smashing them
1 year, 4 months ago

Playing with fire: We are not just breaking heat records, we are smashing them

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The frequency and intensity of recent …

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 does a cyclone affect the monsoon’s onset?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | How does a cyclone affect the monsoon’s onset?

The Hindu  

The impact of global warming on the monsoons are manifest in the onset, withdrawal, its seasonal total rainfall, and its extremes. We’re seeing cyclone formations in the pre-monsoon cyclone season, closer to the monsoon onset, arguably due to the influence of a warmer Arctic Ocean on winds over the Arabian Sea. For example, if a cyclone lies further north in …

'Climate crisis accelerating at faster pace than expected': Scientist Roxy Koll
1 year, 6 months ago

'Climate crisis accelerating at faster pace than expected': Scientist Roxy Koll

Hindustan Times  

The climate crisis could spell the end of the world for many underprivileged, who have low capacity to adapt to the changes. Edited excerpts from an interview: Roxy Mathew Koll Read here: World Environment Day: Key climate meet to begin in Bonn on June 5 We experienced a mild summer but parts of eastern India saw extreme temperatures in April …

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
54 years, 11 months 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, 9 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 …

Here’s what’s known about how climate change fuels tropical cyclones
1 year, 11 months ago

Here’s what’s known about how climate change fuels tropical cyclones

The Hindu  

Hurricane Ian hit Florida in September 2022 as one of the United States’ most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world. It is clear that climate change increases the upper limit on hurricane strength and rain rate and that it also raises the average sea level and therefore storm surge. …

Climate change is making flooding worse
1 year, 11 months ago

Climate change is making flooding worse

The Hindu  

Heavy rainfall turned into dangerous flooding in rugged Appalachia in late July, sweeping away homes and killing more than three dozen people. Although floods are a natural occurrence, human-caused climate change is making severe flooding events like these more common. In mountainous regions, three effects of climate change in particular are creating higher flood risks: more intense precipitation, shifting snow …

Climate crisis driving increasingly damaging hurricanes on US East Coast
2 years, 2 months ago

Climate crisis driving increasingly damaging hurricanes on US East Coast

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 worsening climate crisis means the United States’ Atlantic coast is "becoming a breeding ground" …

Climate change makes storms like Ian more common
2 years, 2 months ago

Climate change makes storms like Ian more common

NPR  

Climate change makes storms like Ian more common Enlarge this image toggle caption Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images Hurricane Ian was just shy of a Category 5 hurricane when it barreled into Florida. Climate change supports rapid intensification of hurricanes Hurricane Ian went from a tropical storm to a hurricane in less than 24 hours, …

Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by warm water
2 years, 2 months ago

Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by warm water

Associated Press  

Hurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in less than a day. Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said the warm water creates “a lot more rocket fuel for the storm.” Climate change has …

Extreme heat, flooding and wildfires: How climate change supercharged the weather
2 years, 3 months ago

Extreme heat, flooding and wildfires: How climate change supercharged the weather

NPR  

Extreme heat, flooding and wildfires: How climate change supercharged the weather TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. And I think it's an explicit acknowledgment both of the age of our infrastructure, but also the fact that climate change really is not some distant worry but something that we're already dealing with now. Let's get back to my interview with …

'Weather-related disasters have increased five times over last 50 years,' says UN
2 years, 3 months ago

'Weather-related disasters have increased five times over last 50 years,' says UN

Firstpost  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cited the floods in Pakistan, heat waves in Europe, droughts in places such as China, the Horn of Africa, and the United States – and pointed the finger at fossil fuels Geneva: With weather disasters costing $200 million a day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming, the world is “heading in the wrong direction,” the United Nations …

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem
2 years, 3 months ago

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem

News 18  

Last month, temperature levels crossed 40 degrees in Great Britain. Backing out from Shared responsibility It is only in recent times that the global north has started to see such direct and massive impacts of climate change. Effects of Climate Change Almost the entire globe has been seeing an increase in hotter days and heat waves. Although India has not …

Heatwaves are getting worse - what role does climate change play?
2 years, 3 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 …

Hurricanes are getting stronger. Blame the climate crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

Hurricanes are getting stronger. Blame the climate crisis

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. These results point to what climate scientists say is a trend in hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons — different names …

How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires
2 years, 5 months ago

How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires

Al Jazeera  

The searing heat is part of a global pattern of rising temperatures, attributed by scientists to human activity. “Every heatwave that we are experiencing today has been made hotter and more frequent because of climate change,” said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London who also co-leads the World Weather Attribution research collaboration. Fingerprints of climate change To …

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather
2 years, 5 months ago

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather

NPR  

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathan Howard/AP Nathan Howard/AP Chances are, if you live on Earth, you've experienced some strange, or downright dangerous, weather in the last few years. says Michael Wehner, a senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who studies how climate change influences extreme weather. Climate …

Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding
2 years, 5 months ago

Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding

India Today  

Extreme weather events from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced. For heatwaves and extreme rainfall, "we find we have a much better understanding of how the intensity of these events is changing due to climate change," said study co-author Luke Harrington, a …

Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding
2 years, 5 months ago

Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding

The Hindu  

Extreme weather events — from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours — have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced. For heatwaves and extreme rainfall, "we find we have a much better understanding of how the intensity of these events is changing due to climate change," said study co-author Luke …

Global warming may have worsened series of flood disasters, says Bureau of Meteorology
2 years, 6 months ago

Global warming may have worsened series of flood disasters, says Bureau of Meteorology

ABC  

A perfect storm of factors created conditions for devastating flooding across Queensland and NSW this year and global warming may have made them worse, says the Bureau of Meteorology. Key points: The BOM links floods to a trend of high-intensity rainfall events due to climate change It says more than 50 sites in Queensland and NSW recorded more than a …

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 …

Reducing cyclone impacts: Double benefits of climate protection
3 years, 2 months ago

Reducing cyclone impacts: Double benefits of climate protection

India TV News  

Increasing global warming from currently one to two degrees Celsius by mid-century might put about 25 per cent more people at risk of tropical cyclones, a new study has found out. However, emission reductions that would limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius could cumulatively protect over 1.8 billion people from exposure to tropical cyclones until the end of this …

Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change
3 years, 3 months ago

Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change

NPR  

Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change Enlarge this image toggle caption Karl Mondon/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images Karl Mondon/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images Climate change has helped drive a fivefold increase in the number of weather-related disasters in the last 50 years, according to a new …

A Grave Warning On Climate Change, Victims Slam Purdue Pharma, Brazil's Riveting Corruption Inquiry: News You Need To Start Your Day
3 years, 4 months ago

A Grave Warning On Climate Change, Victims Slam Purdue Pharma, Brazil's Riveting Corruption Inquiry: News You Need To Start Your Day

NPR  

Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images / AFP Police officers help firefighters to extinguish a fire in Thrakomakedones, north of Athens, as several wildfires raged in Greece on Saturday. That's according to the United Nations' most comprehensive global climate science report ever, written by nearly 200 scientists from around the world and released early this morning. The climate models that researchers …

This summer’s disasters show climate change is very much ‘a rich-country problem’ now
3 years, 4 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, 4 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, …

Super-outbreaks of fire thunderstorms could change Earth's climate, Australian and US experts warn
3 years, 4 months ago

Super-outbreaks of fire thunderstorms could change Earth's climate, Australian and US experts warn

ABC  

Fire thunderstorms — which occur in pyrocumulonimbus clouds — not only create their own weather system but may also be powerful enough to actually change the climate, according to scientists from Australia and the United States. Key points: Fire thunderstorms during Australia's Black Summer released as much energy as about 2,000 Hiroshima-sized nuclear explosions Clusters of fire thunderstorms may be …

Op-Ed: Heat waves, wildfires, floods — what’s with all the extreme weather?
3 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: Heat waves, wildfires, floods — what’s with all the extreme weather?

LA Times  

Houses are submerged on the overflowed riverbanks in Erdorf, Germany, as the village flooded July 15. Western Europe’s heavy rains and flooding are just one example of extreme weather caused by the jet stream. The jet stream is the large band of strong wind that makes your flight from the U.S. to London shorter, and it plays a crucial role …

Global warming is increasing extreme rainfall around the world
3 years, 5 months ago

Global warming is increasing extreme rainfall around the world

Live Mint  

The fact that anthropogenic climate change is the main driver behind the rise of extreme weather events around the world is now a well established fact. Finally, the monsoon continues to be erratic with each year, including this one, seeing instances of extreme rainfall events, like in Bihar and Uttarakhand, as well as deficient rainfall as in northwest India. Apart …

Atlantic hurricane season expected to be ‘above normal’ this year
3 years, 6 months ago

Atlantic hurricane season expected to be ‘above normal’ this year

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. Ben Friedman, the acting administrator of the National Oceanic …

Climate change causing frequent cyclones as they draw energy from warm waters
3 years, 7 months ago

Climate change causing frequent cyclones as they draw energy from warm waters

Firstpost  

Cyclone Tauktae could be the biggest to hit western India in three decades. “Now what is happening – the Arabian Sea temperatures, the ocean’s surface temperatures – are warming rapidly,” climate scientist Roxy Mathew Koll of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology told AFP. Rising sea levels could also boost storm surges from cyclones, making them even more deadly and …

Climate Change Tracker: The global ocean heated up to record levels in 2020
3 years, 11 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: The global ocean heated up to record levels in 2020

Live Mint  

In the first week of 2021, 2020 was declared the joint-warmest year ever recorded, tying with 2016 for this dubious distinction. Prepared by a team of scientists from the US, China and Italy, the report states that not only was 2020 the hottest year on record for the global ocean, but also that the five hottest years have occurred since …

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