This is the theme of the year:
"In April [2023], global ocean temperature soared to 69.98 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 degrees Celsius), which was attributed to the combination of greenhouse gas emissions and the early El Nino formation. Newly published data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service documented “exceptionally warm” ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic with “extreme” marine heat waves near Ireland, the U.K., and in the Baltic Sea.
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Scientists are watching Antarctic sea ice shrink to record lows. The 4.5 million square miles (11.7 million square kilometers) covered by the sheet on June 27 was almost 1 million square miles (2.6 million square kilometers) less than average for that date for the period from 1981-2010, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center."
Recent events that indicate Earth's climate has entered uncharted territory, Isabella O'Malley, AP News, July 6, 2023
Today is no different:
"An international team of scientists on Tuesday issued a new assessment of planetary health that says the world has entered 'uncharted climate territory' and that 'life on planet Earth is under siege.'
The report, published in the journal BioScience, found that 20 of 35 identified 'vital signs' of the planet — from human population and greenhouse gas emissions to sea level rise and ocean acidity — have reached record extremes.
The analysis, authored by a dozen expert scientists, is as much a desperate warning as an urgent call for action."
— 'Time Is Up': Scientists Warn Earth Has Entered 'Uncharted Climate Territory'
A new climate report provides a raw, stunning assessment of the world we’ve unraveled.
Chris D'Angelo, HuffPost, Oct 24, 2023
Record-breaking temperatures are expected from Arizona to New York
CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar gives an overview of the weather forecast in the US this week. More than 60 record-high temperatures are expected from Arizona to New York.
CNN, November 5, 2023
"For the month of October, the combined U.S. and Canada area had the lowest snowfall on record using the ERA5 Reanalysis database. Alaska was strongly below normal, the Contiguous U.S. (Lower 48) was near normal, but Canada had a record low October total." — Brian Brettschneider, November 5, 2023, on Mastodon
Not fast enough
The International Energy Angency "said it expects there to be nearly 10 times as many electric cars on the road globally by the end of the decade, and for renewables to account for almost half of the global energy mix, up from 30% today." (‘Unstoppable’ energy transition means demand for oil, gas, and coal set to peak by 2030 Anna Cooban, CNN, October 24, 2023) But that hardly seems fast enough, right?
To a growing number of scientists, climate change is an ‘emergency’, The Washington Post, October 30, 2023
December 2023
"More monster waves will collide with the California coast after injuring onlookers and causing serious flooding," Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, December 29, 2023
April 2024
Athens turns orange, Helsinki goes white as Europe’s weather springs a surprise, Sugam Pokharel, Chris Liakos, Radina Gigova and Eve Brennan, CNN, April 24, 2024
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