Major Hurricane Florence Next Week U.S. East Coast Landfall

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Florence could threaten East Coast as a major hurricane this week https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/09/us/florence-tropical-storm-hurricane-forecast-wxc Kerry Emanuel, Expert on Strong Hurricanes and the Future (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5kWuVHQxfA Allan Huffman https://twitter.com/RaleighWx/status/1038741033364975616 Robert Fanney, Meteorological Consensus for Florence Landfall Builds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze1PpAC4ruY NHC Atlantic https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic Ryan Maue https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1038629383005765632 Fearsome Five: Florence, Helene, Isaac, Olivia, and Mangkhut https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Fearsome-Five-Florence-Helene-Isaac-Olivia-and-Mangkhut Governor Henry McMaster, Statewide Officials…

FOOTAGE: Hurricane Lane Starts to Flood Hawaiin Islands

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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…

Die Hitzewelle in Europa und Deutschland 2018

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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

PODCAST Experts Discuss the ongoing Global Heatwave

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Excerpts of a recent ‘On Point’ podcast, recorded July 26th 2018 on WBUR radio https://goo.gl/rBhTQd More context http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/2018-global-heat-so-far #HEAT#GLOBAL Speakers Jeff Ray, meteorologist at CBS News in Dallas/Fort Worth Paolo Ruti, chief of the World Meteorological Organization’s World Weather Research Programme Jack Cushman, managing editor and reporter at Inside Climate News Rachel Licker, senior climate…

Japan: Floods and Landslides & Climate Connection Explained #大雨

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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 predictPast warming events suggest climate models fail to capture…

What is causing the Climate to Change?

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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

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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…