Slow Moving Tropical Storm BARRY takes Aim Louisiana Coast, Goes Full Circle

2019, Extreme Weather, Flood, Hurricanes, Storms, USA1 Comment

Tropical Storm Barry to Bring Dangerous Flooding to Lower Mississippi Valley; Hurricane and Storm-Surge Warnings Issued. Related Hurricane Florence – A Climate Change Triple Threat https://www.michaelmann.net/content/hurricane-florence-climate-change-triple-threat CREDITS ABC July 11 Louisiana braces for impact as Tropical Storm Barry draws near https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDcBIIX8waE 13 News Tropical Storm Barry flooding highlighting sea-level rise issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yerbtvi2qwk Weather Channel https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-07-11-tropical-storm-barry-hurricane-forecast-gulf-coast-new-orleans…

Actual Climate Change Expert explains Climate Science to People

2018, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Climate Science, Climatology, Communication, Cryosphere, Flood, Global, Hurricanes, Hydrosphere, Impacts, Observation, Ocean Heat Content, Oceanography, Precipitation, Sea Level Rise, Storms, Typhoons, USA1 Comment

Kevin Trenberth, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), gave this public lecture at Ohio State on September 27, 2018, the event is titled, “Changes in extremes with climate change.” Host: Lonnie Thompson https://geography.osu.edu/events/dr.-kevin-trenberth-changes-extremes-climate-change This year’s Bownocker Medal will be awarded to Dr. Kevin Trenberth of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. Trenberth…

The Day After Super Typhoon Mangkhut

2018, Asia, China, Extreme Weather, Flood, Hurricanes, Impacts, Precipitation, StormsLeave a comment

The Day After Super Typhoon Mangkhut Typhoon Mangkhut, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong, is known as the strongest typhoon to strike Luzon since Megi in 2010, and the strongest typhoon to make landfall in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013. Mangkhut made landfall in the Philippine province of Cagayan on September…

Super Typhoon Mangkhut OmPong Footage Compilation Philippines 2018

2018, Asia, Cyclones, Extreme Weather, Flood, Impacts, Precipitation, Storms, Typhoons1 Comment

Mangkhut, the strongest storm of 2018 so far made landfall on the northern tip of the island of Luzon, at about 1:40 a.m. local time. https://goo.gl/R3xtxU Category 2 Mangkhut May be a Top-Ten Costliest Typhoon for China https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Category-2-Mangkhut-May-be-Top-Ten-Costliest-Typhoon-China Sources Jekki Pascual https://www.instagram.com/newspatrol/ Philippine Red Cross ‏https://twitter.com/philredcross CNN Philippines Typhoon #OmpongPH at its worst in Tuguegarao…

Hurricane FLORENCE Storm Chaser Compilation

2018, Extreme Weather, Flood, Hurricanes, Precipitation, Storms, USALeave a comment

Hurricane Florence footage compilation, covering Saturday 12th to early 14th, 2018. For a current situation summary visit Wunderground here https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Florence-Continues-Lash-Coastal-Carolina-Record-Surge-Beaufort-40-Rains-Possible Sources Live coverage Hurricane Florence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA3rPY_1t88 Jeff Piotrowski https://twitter.com/Jeff_Piotrowski Accuweather Reed Timmer https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu Weather Nation https://twitter.com/WeatherNation Nearly 150 people trapped in New Bern, N.C., as small city is battered by Florence https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/nearly-150-people-trapped-new-bern-n-c-small-city-n909551 Frying Pan Ocean…

Hurricane Florence Stalling connected to Jet Stream

2018, Extreme Weather, Flood, Hurricanes, Impacts, Jet Stream, Meteorology, Precipitation, Storms, USALeave a comment

Amy Goodman from Democracy Now interviews Mike Mann on Hurricane Florence, and the connection to climate change. How the weaker jet stream comes in. My colleagues have shown the weakening over the past decades here in Science https://twitter.com/rahmstorf/status/1039618555128557569 Watch the full interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OuVTEfBatY

Hurricane Florence may Stress Test Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant

2018, Clean Tech, Energy, Extreme Weather, Flood, Hurricanes, Impacts, Nuclear Energy, Precipitation, Storms, USA1 Comment

The Brunswick nuclear power plant is a couple of miles near Wilmington, at the Ocean. With model forecasting Hurricane Florence to potentially making landfall near the site. Sources “Are Coastal Nuclear Power Plants Ready for Sea-Level Rise?” https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/are-coastal-nuclear-power-plants-ready-for-sea-level-rise/ Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_Nuclear_Generating_Station

FOOTAGE: Hurricane Lane Starts to Flood Hawaiin Islands

2018, Cyclones, Extreme Weather, Flood, Hurricanes, Impacts, Precipitation, Storms, USALeave a comment

Hurricane Lane reached Category 5 strength on August 21 with top sustained winds near 160 mph and a minimum central pressure of 940 mb. On August 22, Hurricane Lane drew close to Hawaii, prompting hurricane warnings and watches on the islands. Whether or not Lane makes landfall in Hawaii, the storm could bring damaging tropical-storm-force…

Japan: Floods and Landslides & Climate Connection Explained #大雨

2018, Action, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Climate Science, Communication, Extreme Weather, Flood, Impacts, Japan, PrecipitationLeave a comment

Nearly 50,000 members of the Self-Defense Forces, police and firefighting services were taking part in searches for people https://goo.gl/smVVjQ & https://goo.gl/7KDWtD The Guardian https://goo.gl/9sMkd7 Japan 2018 CNN https://goo.gl/eH67Rh Japan 2017 https://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/08/asia/japan-floods-and-landslides/index.html Japan 2015 CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/12/asia/japan-floods/index.html Tokio news https://goo.gl/MW8V1b Global warming may be twice what climate models predict Past warming events suggest climate models fail to…

Super Flash Flood Hits Greece (Footage Compilation)

2017, Europa, Europe, Extreme Weather, Flood, ImpactsLeave a comment

At least 15 people are dead and a dozen injured after overnight downpours caused sudden and catastrophic flooding in cities outside Athens, according to Reuters. In western cities like Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, citizens lost homes, cars and businesses. Forecasters expect more rain tonight. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/16/564576504/deadly-floods-devastate-western-greek-cities Part of the footage via Understanding Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTSzYz54q9g…