Yale: Climate, Jetstream and Polar Vortex
Blanket 24/7 media coverage of the short but frigid ‘Polar Vortex’ temperatures — climate change? global warming? — provides a cornucopia of material for this month’s ‘This is Not Cool’ video.
Americans are fed up with climate inaction
According to a poll 2/3 of Americans are concerned about weather changes.
Thousands of flights are canceled and Midwesterners are urged to stay home as a ‘polar vortex’ sends temperatures to record lows.
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The Science of the Polar Vortex and Jet Stream
At least since around 2001 we have study papers connecting the polar vortex / jet stream behavior to anomalies, such as cold weather outbreaks or precipitation changes. The polar vortex phenomenon was described as early as 1853. In recent years studies linked changes in the cryosphere to the polar vortex. Feel free to suggest further study papers in the comments.…
Jon Stewart Rips Fox on Global Warming: Your F*cking Opinion Is Not as Valid as Scientific Fact!
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook January 6, 2014 – Jon Stewart kicked off the first Daily Show of 2014 by going after a number of Fox News personalities for using the current insanely cold weather to mock global warming. Stewart explained that just because something is “your…
Polar Vortex, Jet Stream and Climate Change
Current coverage of polar vortex intrusion. ‘Polar vortex’ could send wind chill to 65 below zero in Midwest More realtime coverage Carson Walker: Temperature records will likely be broken during the short, yet forceful deep freeze that will begin in many places on Sunday and extend into early next week. That’s thanks to a perfect…
Chris Hayes & Michael E Mann: There’s Global Warming – And It’s Snowing
Chris Hayes from MSNBC talks to Michael E Mann about global warming deniers and the season we call “winter.” Release with full segment URL Chris Mooney in MotherJones: 1. Statements about climate trends must be based on, er, trends. Not individual events or occurrences. Weather is not climate, and anecdotes are not statistics. 2. Global warming is actually…
2013 was hottest year on record in Australia
Australia has just sweltered through its hottest year on record, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Average temperatures were 1.20 degrees Celsius above the long-term average of 21.8C, breaking the previous record set in 2005 by 0.17C. Professor Karoly: “In the model experiments, it is not possible to reach such a temperature record due to natural climate…
Dangerous Climate Change’’: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature
James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Makiko Sato, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Frank Ackerman, David J. Beerling, Paul J. Hearty, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Shi-Ling Hsu, Camille Parmesan, Johan Rockstrom, Eelco J. Rohling, Jeffrey Sachs, Pete Smith, Konrad Steffen, Lise Van Susteren, Karina von Schuckmann, James C. Zachos Published: December 03, 2013 | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081648 | PDF Release URL Abstract We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth’s measured energy…
Australia record-breaking heat wave bushfires rage as temperatures hit 54C
Published on YouTube Jan 2, 2014 Notice how the above video is not mentioning: – Record breaking temperatures were set – Australia just had the warmest Spring on record – The current heat wave is the largest ever recorded – 2013 was the warmest year on record John Nairn from the weather bureau says several…
Extreme Ice Storm, Ontario 2013
[View the story “22 Amazing Photos of the Ontario Ice Storm” on Storify] Related Strongest Jet Stream Ever Recorded To Bring Two Super Storms To United Kingdom Region This Week With Possible Tornadoes In Ireland Jennifer Francis – Understanding the Jetstream Where has Siberia’s winter gone? and some images Heatwave expected to hit one-third of Australia over…
Climate Change, Clashes and Riots
Are recent clashes and riots affected by climate change? And if so to what extent? An exhaustive study of a wide range of conflicts over thousands of years has found that rising temperatures are inevitably linked to an increase in violence. Stand by for more violence. As planetary temperatures rise, so does the likelihood of…
Abrupt Climate Change In The Arctic (And Beyond) An Update
AGU Fall Meeting 2013: Our understanding of future Arctic change is informed by the history of past changes, which often have been both large and abrupt. The well-known ice-age events such as the Younger Dryas show how sea-ice changes can amplify forcing to produce very large responses, with wintertime sea ice especially important. These changes…
Extreme Weather November 2013 (Super Typhoon Haiyan, Midwest Tornado Outbreak, Sardinia Cyclone) HD
Music “The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan” by Chris Zabriskie chriszabriskie.com Video NBCNews.com Report KSFY ABC News Report Tornado footage Washington Ill. by Marc W. BBC Report Sardinia Aerial footage by Policia di Stato Images Huffington Post AFP Floods From Mediterranean Storm ‘Ruven’ Kill 18 in Sardinia, Italy http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2584 Rare November Tornado…
Superstorm Sandy One Year Later: ‘We’re Still Living Through It’
On Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy ravaged New York City’s waterfront. The Rockaway Peninsula in Queens still bears the scars. Houses damaged by floodwaters sag with rot and mold. Businesses are shuttered. The beach’s miles-long boardwalk is gone. One year later, the residents there face a difficult dilemma between staying and leaving, as the reality…
Climate Change : 2013 is the top ten warmest year since 1850
Published on YouTube Nov 13, 2013: A new report released today suggests that 2013 is among the top ten warmest years since records began more than 160 years ago. The report released by the world meteorological organisation says excessive flooding and frequent drought will continue into the unforeseen future. Kenya meteorologists says cases of highland…