Experts Discuss Recent Heat Waves and Atmospheric Changes

2018, Arctic Amplification, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Extreme Weather, Global, Heat Stress, Heat wave, Impacts, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Northern Hemisphere, Polar Amplification, Science Talk, TemperatureLeave a comment

The impacts of global warming are now ‘playing out in real-time’. Mike Mann (Penn State), Jennifer Francis (Rutgers), and Noah Diffenbaugh (Stanford), discuss the recent heat waves around the globe, and how it connects with the jet stream pattern, moderated by Markeya Thomas of Climate Signals. Read the conversation summary at ClimateSignals.org https://goo.gl/dK9gku Latest article…

The 5 Big Climate Unknowns

2018, Abrupt Climate Change, Atmosphere, Chemistry, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Deglaciation, Geomorphology, Geosphere, Global, Methane Hydrate, Ozone, Ozone Layer, Science Talk, Sea Level Rise, Seismicity, VolcanologyLeave a comment

Climate unknowns include the rate of sea level rise, ozone loss, how the Gulf Stream will react and what it possibly means, the Earth’s response, and the potential for extra methane release from methane clathrates, stored at continental margins. There are many more climate unknowns, for example elaborated in this article https://thinkprogress.org/what-are-the-unknown-unknowns-of-global-warming-1438d934bdee 0:04 #1 Ozone…

Jet Stream / Polar Vortex Stalled the Climate Weather Connection Explained

2018, Arctic Amplification, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Education, Europe, Extreme Weather, Global, Heat wave, Impacts, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Polar Amplification, Science Talk, Sea IceLeave a comment

This heatwave across much of the northern hemisphere could continue for weeks, and possibly even months. And accelerated warming in the Arctic compared to the rest of the planet could be a key contributor. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2174889-warming-arctic-could-be-behind-heatwave-sweeping-northern-hemisphere/ Jennifer Francis (Rutgers University), speaks March 2018 about weather changes. And how are those related to climate change? Full talk…

Greenland’s Massive Contribution to Global Sea Level Rise

2018, Abrupt Climate Change, Algae blooms, Arctic, Arctic Amplification, Arctic Circle, Bacteria, Biosphere, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Documentary, Environment, Freshwater, Glaciology, Global, Greenland, Hydrosphere, Ice Sheets, Impacts, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Methanogen, Microbiology, Ocean Currents, Ocean Heat Content, Oceanography, Ozone Layer, Pedology, Polar Amplification, Sea Level Height, Sea Surface Temperature, Soil, TemperatureLeave a comment

Glacier half the size of Manhattan breaks off Greenland https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/greenland-glacier-calving-1.4742691 POLAR 2018 https://www.facebook.com/1667646543476558/videos/2059095260998349 The land ice contribution to sea level during the satellite era http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aac2f0/meta ICE ALIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okafyLzGvcw Greenland Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfjoI-jliSk Drastic Arctic warm event stuns scientists, as record-breaking temperatures reach the North Pole https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/arctic-heat-wave-north-pole-february-sea-ice Zack Labe https://twitter.com/ZLabe Ocean‐induced melt triggers glacier retreat in Northwest…

Trends in Hurricane Activity (2018)

2018, Atmosphere, Caribbean, El Nino, Extreme Weather, Hydrosphere, Impacts, La Nina, Lecture, Oceanography, Science Talk, Sea Surface Temperature, Storms, USALeave a comment

Tropical cyclones, which are called hurricanes in the Atlantic, are one of the most destructive weather phenomena. This presentation will explore the links between climate and tropical cyclones, with a focus on how hurricanes and tropical cyclones have changed in the past, and what we think they will do in the future. http://www.atkinson.cornell.edu/events/ClimateChangeSem.php Speaker: Gabriel…

Weather: U.S. Heat Records & Climate Connection Explained

2018, Climate Change, Communication, Education, Extreme Weather, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Heat wave, Impacts, IPCC, Lecture, Model, Science, Science Talk, Study, USALeave a comment

Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/06/27/a-city-in-oman-just-set-the-worlds-hottest-low-temperature-ever-recorded-109-degrees ABC News https://goo.gl/DGM3mh CBS News https://goo.gl/ZLQbkS Most accurate climate models predict greatest warming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egg1VqKEh5E Global Average Temperature vs Temperature Extremehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9f6bF-se_4 Global Warming, What You Need To Know, with Tom Brokaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptNL780RWLI Weather Underground https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Minimum-Temperature-426-C-1087-F-Oman-June-26-2018-New-World-Record

Huge Climate Surprises for Canada, UK, France, Spain, and Many Others

2018, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Deglaciation, Freshwater, Geodynamics, Geomorphology, Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Landslides, Lecture, Science Talk, VolcanologyLeave a comment

This press conference was part of the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, and delved into some future climatic prospects for Canada and many European countries, including weather, hydro logical potentials, and geo-morphological activities https://client.cntv.at/egu2018/pc6 For more selected 2018 talks from EGU visit https://egu2018.eu/webstreaming.html Teaser photo by https://unsplash.com/photos/hbz0mf6g564

In Just 10-15 Years World May Hit 2 Degrees of Warming

2018, Clean Tech, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, IPCC, Methane (CH4), Natural Gas, Policy, Study, USALeave a comment

Back in 2011, a Cornell University research team first made the groundbreaking discovery that leaking methane from the shale gasfracking boom could make burning fracked gas worse for the climate than coal. https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/04/11/climate-change-two-degree-warming-fracking-natural-gas-rush-ingraffea Why a half-degree temperature rise is a big deal https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2458/why-a-half-degree-temperature-rise-is-a-big-deal Paris 1.5-2°C target far from safe, say world-leading scientists http://www.climatecodered.org/2017/07/paris-15-2c-target-far-from-safe-say.html TranscriptIn Just…