Extreme Weather

Climate change is likely to cause a disproportionate increase in heavy precipitation events in the Midwest, a trend that is already apparent

Climate Change

Climate Crisis: Glacier Melt, Droughts, Floods require Indo-Pak Cooperation to Avoid Disaster

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By Omair Ahmad | – (The Third Pole) – With glacier retreat, permafrost melt, and extreme rainfall events, ICIMOD’s HIMAP report suggests that the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas have to start cooperating far more closely, or pay a huge price Water in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is going through large and […]

Climate Change

Britain sees Hottest Winter Day in Recorded History as Global Heating Accelerates

AFP

Northern Europe’s ‘Year with no Winter’

Climate Change

Over our Heads: Climate Crisis Produces Stationary Catastrophic Weather Systems

The Conversation

If tropical cyclones are moving more slowly, this can leave particular regions bearing the brunt of the rainfall

Climate Change

Pentagon Fears Climate Crisis, w/ Billions in Damage to US Bases & Societal Upheaval

AFP

Hurricane Michael last year wrecked Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, which will cost more than $5 billion to rebuild.

Acidification of Oceans

Wall or Watchtower? The real Threat is invasive Climate Crisis, and our Shield is Science

Juan Cole

The man who ordered the construction of the nearly infinite Wall of China was that First Emperor …who likewise ordered the burning of all the books before him

Climate Change

Climate Crisis: Lady Gaga, Kardashians, & Thousands others Flee Wildfire in Malibu

TeleSur

Flames driven by hot Santa Ana winds gusting up to 80 kilometers per hour

Extreme Weather

Dear Carolinas: You can’t Outlaw Storm Surges & Climate Crisis; Physics isn’t Interested in Your Laws

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There has been a flurry of irony-heavy articles about how the North Carolina, Republican-dominated state legislature, in 2012 forbade state-employed scientists from talking about sea level rise and climate crisis. This ostrich policy of just denying reality was intended to prevent real estate values along the coast from falling, and […]

Climate Change

Heatwave Deaths to Rise 2,000% over next 60 Years in 1/3 of Earth

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The researchers relied on historical data and used climate models to estimate future temperatures. Heatwave-related deaths could rise up to 2,000 percent by 2080, according to a new study, the Week Magazine has reported. The research published in PLOS Medicine Tuesday found that heatwaves which are a critical public health issue, will “increase in the […]