This drought the worst we have ever seen
As CBS News’ Mola Lenghi reports, drought conditions in the Western U.S. are historic and point to what could be a catastrophic wildfire season.
California drought has reservoirs at critically low levels
ABC News’ Zohreen Shah reports on climate change fueling dire drought conditions in California, drying up reservoirs critical to California residents.
Europe dodged a Bullet during Record June Heatwave
During the unprecedented extreme record breaking June Europe heatwave of 2019, many countries experienced the highest temperature for this month, some even set all time new temperature records, e.g. in the southern village of Gallargues-le-Montueux in France the thermometer settled at 45.9C (114.6F).[1] Europe’s five hottest summers since 1500 have all been in the 21st…
India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius 123.4 F. in Churu
Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water shortages and heatstroke. Churu in the western part of the desert state of Rajasthan was the hottest place in the country at 50.8 degrees Celsius, nine notches above normal, according to the MeT department office in Jaipur.…
Experts: Contributing Factors to California’s Mega Wildfires
The Camp Fire in Northern California, which started Thursday, is the state’s most destructive fire ever… https://www.npr.org/2018/11/12/666951838/megafires-more-frequent-because-of-climate-change-and-forest-management Video Sources LACounty Fire PIO https://twitter.com/LACoFDPIO LACoFireAirOps https://twitter.com/LACoFireAirOps Nick Valencia Abandoned cars, burned forests. This is what the aftermath of sheer terror looks like in Paradise https://twitter.com/blkahn/status/1060959189831483392 Raw footage of Camp Fire evacuees, devastation in Paradise and…
Hothouse Earth Researchers explain Climate Threshold
Earth Could Spiral Into A ‘Hothouse’ State Even If We Reduce CO2 Emissions, Warns New Report https://www.inquisitr.com/5019576/earth-could-spiral-into-a-hothouse-state-even-if-we-reduce-co2-emissions-warns-new-report Read the study paper http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/07/31/1810141115 The Climate State of the Holocene and Anthropocene (Rates of Change) https://climatestate.com/2018/08/08/the-climate-state-of-the-holocene-and-anthropocene-rates-of-change Sources RT: Climate Change academic Professor Katherine Richardson on Paris Agreement surviving Trump’s America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw2JoKRFTjc Channel 4 News: Climate change: How…
Climate change fuels wildfires. Here’s how
Mike Mann provides a clear explanation of the relation between climate change and current extreme weather around the world, and the imperative to reduce carbon emissions. Via https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/climate-change-is-making-wildfires-more-extreme-heres-how Domino-effect of climate events could move Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/06/domino-effect-of-climate-events-could-push-earth-into-a-hothouse-stateScientists Have Uncovered a Disturbing Climate Change Precedent https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/earths-scorching-hot-history/566762/
Die Hitzewelle in Europa und Deutschland 2018
Mehr als 45 Grad wurden in Portugal gemessen. Gleich an mehreren Orten fielen Hitzerekorde – und es soll es noch heißer werden. Mehr zum Thema dieser Sendung vom 4 August 2018 https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/portugal-hitzerekord-101.html Wissenschaftler warnen vor Heißzeit https://tagesschau.de/inland/heisszeit-pik-101.html
Signs of Change July 2018 (The New Climate Weather)
Global Extreme Freak Weather July 2018 – Footage Compilation.
Dry Conditions, then Tumbleweed Invaded Town
Victorville in Southern California suddenly submerged by tumbleweed. And this wasn’t the first town! Study: Climate change may reshuffle western weeds http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-farm-scene-western-weeds-020609-2009feb06-story.html Tumbleweed footage by James Quigg with the Victor Valley Daily Press http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20180416/tumbleweed-takeover-high-winds-leave-neighborhood-overrun Thomas footage by Mike Eliason https://twitter.com/EliasonMike Australia town consumed by ‘hairy peänic’ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35600546 Hundreds of homes in Montecito … http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-thomas-fire-ledeall-20171216-story.html Tumbleweed…
What is causing the Climate to Change?
Excerpt from the AGU 2017 Fall Meeting summary presentation of the Climate Science Special Report, the Fourth National Climate Assessment. SpeakerDon Wuebbles Full summary presentation2017 Fall Meeting – U23A: Climate Science Special Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDJP5RgKkj4 Teaser photo byTim Marshall https://unsplash.com/photos/yEOCA6oiVqg Teaser photo byChristopher Campbell https://unsplash.com/photos/i4OHxtxiMtk Teaser photo https://unsplash.com/photos/aEJVd7WUjf8
Scientist openly talks 2.5 meter Sea Level Rise by 2100
Excerpts from the AGU 2017 Fall Meeting summary presentation of the Climate Science Special Report, the Fourth National Climate Assessment. First part on U.S. xtremes, second part discusses sea level rise. SpeakersDavid R Easterling, NOAA AshevilleRobert E Kopp, Rutgers University, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences Full summary presentation2017 Fall Meeting – U23A: Climate Science…