“It seems like the weather, increasingly, is getting stuck.” Meteorologist Paul Douglas explains this weather pattern that seems to be stuck in a rut. Swells, drought and a polar vortex! Learn how it is impacting everywhere from Hawaii/Alaska all the way to Europe. The Winter Olympics may feel more like the Summer Olympics!
Blanket 24/7 media coverage of the short but frigid ‘Polar Vortex’ temperatures — climate change? global warming? — provides a cornucopia of material for this month’s ‘This is Not Cool’ video.
According to a poll 2/3 of Americans are concerned about weather changes. Thousands of flights are canceled and Midwesterners are urged to stay home as a ‘polar vortex’ sends temperatures to record lows. latimes.com
At least since around 2001 we have study papers connecting the polar vortex / jet stream behavior to anomalies, such as cold weather outbreaks or precipitation changes. The polar vortex phenomenon was described as early as 1853. In recent years studies linked changes in the cryosphere to the polar vortex. Feel free to suggest further study papers in the comments.…
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook January 6, 2014 – Jon Stewart kicked off the first Daily Show of 2014 by going after a number of Fox News personalities for using the current insanely cold weather to mock global warming. Stewart explained that just because something is “your…
Current coverage of polar vortex intrusion. ‘Polar vortex’ could send wind chill to 65 below zero in Midwest More realtime coverage Carson Walker: Temperature records will likely be broken during the short, yet forceful deep freeze that will begin in many places on Sunday and extend into early next week. That’s thanks to a perfect…
Music “The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan” by Chris Zabriskie chriszabriskie.com Video NBCNews.com Report KSFY ABC News Report Tornado footage Washington Ill. by Marc W. BBC Report Sardinia Aerial footage by Policia di Stato Images Huffington Post AFP Floods From Mediterranean Storm ‘Ruven’ Kill 18 in Sardinia, Italy http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2584 Rare November Tornado…
On Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy ravaged New York City’s waterfront. The Rockaway Peninsula in Queens still bears the scars. Houses damaged by floodwaters sag with rot and mold. Businesses are shuttered. The beach’s miles-long boardwalk is gone. One year later, the residents there face a difficult dilemma between staying and leaving, as the reality…
Uploaded to YouTube on Jul 31, 2006: Impacts of sea level rise on coastal communities in Orissa, India. Villages literally got washed away. Related India Braces for Extremely Dangerous Tropical Cyclone Phailin
Recently freshwater intake into the Arctic Circle have changed ocean currents, in the following a collection of related science, and what if freshwater currents drive warmer water into the deep ocean and unlock methane hydrates? Mechanism have been identified recently. Arctic freshwater input into the North Pacific could serve as a catalyst for methane hydrate…
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
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…