At hearings before the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee on July 18, 2013, Mr. Frank Nutter, President of the ReInsurance Association of America repeated the longstanding concerns that the Insurance industry has about climate change. The salient point is, that Insurance companies live and die by their ability to estimate risks. To that end,…
Just like we read left to right, most weather systems move left to right (West to East). Right now however, the weather pattern is out of whack, moving East to West, creating a monster tropical heatwave for a big chunk of the U.S. WeatherNation Chief Meteorologist Paul Douglas has more on the rare retrograde weather…
Recently Doug asked: “…my question is, how far could this phenomenon go? What is the “end” state? Is it possible for example that we could find the jet stream staying in place for months at a time, years, decades? How wavy could this waviness become?” A main theme of Sea ice loss seems to be…
If you didn’t think anything was going on, well guess again! Hail storms, floods, earthquakes, huge tsunami like waves and more has taking place the past week or so. Feel free to download and share. Thanks for watching here, and stay safe.
Interviews with the following climate scientists. Dr Erich Fischer, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Dr Karl Braganza, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Dr Lisa Alexander, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Dr Susan Wijffels, Marine and Atmospheric Research, CSIRO Professor Jennifer Francis, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
(CBS News) CHICAGO – The United Nations issued a report saying the planet saw “unprecedented climate extremes” in the last decade with every spot on the globe affected in some way. At Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, research biologist Phil Willink worries about what he sees when he looks at Lake Michigan. “What’s most disturbing,” he said,…
Intensity of U.S. wildfires increasing over decades The federal government’s chief of fire operations, Tom Boatner says climate change may have made U.S. wildfires stronger and more dangerous. Scott Pelley reports.
Flooding, tornadoes, hail and fire are in the forecast — and with costly outcomes. ABC News: ‘Scientists Say Human-Caused Climate Change Is … Creating More Heat Waves, Droughts And Intense Downpours’ Here’s the transcript: And once again tonight, flooding, tornadoes, hail, and fire as the nation takes another punch from mother nature and climate. ABC’s…
Heat wave bears down on western U.S., making for brutal weekend Today could be one of the hottest days ever recorded on Earth, as the western U.S. falls into the grips of a dangerous heat wave. Already suffering from widespread drought and wildfires, the Western U.S. could face a record heat wave A brutal and…
By John Irving / Desmog.ca – June 24, 2013: I’ve always had a deep affinity for nature, having been blessed to spend my childhood summers on the idyllic and mysteriously underpopulated pristine beaches of Nova Scotia’s Northumberland shore. During the summers, my extended family would sometimes gather around the red varnished picnic tables in our…
This video is part of a Climate Desk event “Climate Desk Live 06/06/13: The Alarming Science Behind Climate Change’s Increasingly Wild Weather” featuring top climate researcher Jennifer Francis. Watch the full event (including Stu Ostro on atmospheric thickness) here . Event website http://climatedesk.org/2013/05/climat… For more detail on Francis’s research, see: Arctic Warming Favors Extreme, Prolonged Weather Events…
By Joe Romm / Climate Progress: Earlier this month, Chris Mooney moderated a terrific Climate Desk event featuring top climate researcher Jennifer Francis along with senior Weather Channel meteorologist (and former skeptic) Stu Ostro. Climate Desk summarizes their findings: Ostro’s observations suggest that global warming is increasing the atmosphere’s thickness, leading to stronger and more persistent ridges…