NASA Spots El Niño Precursor from Space: ‘If it’s a Big One, the Globe Will See Record Warming’
“The NOAA and NASA will continue to monitor conditions in the Pacific over the coming months to determine if and when El Niño will hit — and how strong it could be.” by Hannah Osborne via yahoo news image: NASA/JPL NASA has identified early signs of El Niño from space, after one of its satellites spotted warm water in the … Continue reading
Global Warming to Mark Hottest-Ever Temps, Exceed 1.5-Degree Threshold in Next 5 Years
“WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas has stated the predicted temperature spike “will have far-reaching repercussions for health, food security, water management and the environment….”” by Egor Shapavalov via sputniknews The 2015 Paris Agreement set long-term targets for all countries to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions with the aim of limiting global temperature below 2°C this century, while making efforts to ensure … Continue reading
Scientists Left Troubled by Discovery Made Beneath ‘Doomsday Glacier’
“What they found wasn’t very reassuring.” by Greg Evans via indy100 Scientists have been left shocked and worried by a recent discovery made beneath the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, otherwise known as the ‘doomsday glacier.’ The huge amount of ice has been destablised and has been reduced by nearly nine miles since the 1990s. It is believed to hold a … Continue reading
Research Suggests Little Ice Age was Triggered by an Unusually Warm Period
“…a sudden change from very warm conditions in the late 1300s to unprecedented cold conditions in the early 1400s, only 20 years later.” University of Massachusetts Amherst via Phys.org New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides a novel answer to one of the persistent questions in historical climatology, environmental history and the earth sciences: what caused the Little … Continue reading
Earth Is Dimming – It’s Due to Climate Change
Warming oceans cause fewer bright clouds to reflect sunlight into space, admitting even more energy into earth’s climate system. Warming ocean waters have caused a drop in the brightness of the Earth, according to a new study. Researchers used decades of measurements of earthshine — the light reflected from Earth that illuminates the surface of the Moon — as well … Continue reading
Could the Gulf Stream Collapse?
“One of the more troubling items in the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has to do with the Gulf Stream. Scientists have observed that the system, which carries warm temperatures from the equator to the northern hemisphere, may be degrading. If the Gulf Stream were to collapse, it would “throw weather systems completely off-kilter,” CBS News … Continue reading
Global Warming Begets More Warming, New Paleoclimate Study Finds
by Abby Abazorius Massachusetts Institute of Technology via Phys.org Headline Image Credit: CC0 Public Domain It is increasingly clear that the prolonged drought conditions, record-breaking heat, sustained wildfires, and frequent, more extreme storms experienced in recent years are a direct result of rising global temperatures brought on by humans’ addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. And a new MIT … Continue reading
How Much Heat Can a Human Endure ?
While there are heat records being broken, I’ve found this summer to be cooler on average (even very cold some days, especially overnight temperatures). via Unexplained-Mysteries Image Credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 Kein With heatwaves seeing temperature records being broken on a regular basis, just how hot is too hot ? What is the hottest temperature you have ever experienced ? … Continue reading
Lunar Orbit ‘Wobble’ Could Result in High-Tide Flooding Rise in the 2030s: NASA Researchers
This coupled with melting glaciers should prove quite disasterous! By Julia Musto via Fox News By the mid-2030s, scientists believe that coastal regions in the U.S. will begin to experience an increase in high-tide flooding (HTF), partially due to a “wobble” in the moon’s orbit. In a NASA-led study published in June in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers said … Continue reading
At Least 1 Million US Residents Without Power Amid Winter Storms, Homeland Security
Headline image: Charles Andrews, 57, walks home through his neighborhood in Waco, Texas as severe winter weather conditions over the last few days have forced road closures and power outages over the state, Feb. 17, 2021. (AFP Photo) via Sputniknews: Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall informed reporters Thursday that the winter weather situations in Texas and other areas “demonstrate to … Continue reading
