Extreme Weather

Northern Europe’s ‘Year with no Winter’

Climate Change

Over our Heads: Climate Crisis Produces Stationary Catastrophic Weather Systems

The Conversation

If tropical cyclones are moving more slowly, this can leave particular regions bearing the brunt of the rainfall

Climate Change

Pentagon Fears Climate Crisis, w/ Billions in Damage to US Bases & Societal Upheaval

AFP

Hurricane Michael last year wrecked Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, which will cost more than $5 billion to rebuild.

Acidification of Oceans

Wall or Watchtower? The real Threat is invasive Climate Crisis, and our Shield is Science

Juan Cole

The man who ordered the construction of the nearly infinite Wall of China was that First Emperor …who likewise ordered the burning of all the books before him

Climate Change

Climate Crisis: Lady Gaga, Kardashians, & Thousands others Flee Wildfire in Malibu

TeleSur

Flames driven by hot Santa Ana winds gusting up to 80 kilometers per hour

Extreme Weather

Dear Carolinas: You can’t Outlaw Storm Surges & Climate Crisis; Physics isn’t Interested in Your Laws

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There has been a flurry of irony-heavy articles about how the North Carolina, Republican-dominated state legislature, in 2012 forbade state-employed scientists from talking about sea level rise and climate crisis. This ostrich policy of just denying reality was intended to prevent real estate values along the coast from falling, and […]

Climate Change

Heatwave Deaths to Rise 2,000% over next 60 Years in 1/3 of Earth

TeleSur

The researchers relied on historical data and used climate models to estimate future temperatures. Heatwave-related deaths could rise up to 2,000 percent by 2080, according to a new study, the Week Magazine has reported. The research published in PLOS Medicine Tuesday found that heatwaves which are a critical public health issue, will “increase in the […]

Climate Change

Global Heat Wave made Twice as Likely by Humans Burning Coal, Oil & Gas

Juan Cole

You’ve seen the headlines. Dozens of people dead in Japan of heat stroke. Massive forest fires raging in Sweden. Dozens dead in Athens from wildfires. Record temperatures in Oman and Algeria. The world is suffering from heat waves on four continents all at once. Marina Pitofsky notes, “In the past 30 days, there have been […]

Acidification of Oceans

The other Shoe: Water Vapor from Warming Oceans is a Potent Greenhouse Gas

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Heinrich Boell Stiftung | – – Without the ocean, climate change would proceed far more quickly. The massive volumes of water in the seas greatly influence the changes occurring in our atmosphere. Infographic from the Ocean Atlas – Where Does the Warmth Go?(Cutout of the graphic below) – Creator: petraboeckmann.de. This image is licensed under […]