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In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change
WHAT IS NORMAL ANYWAY? In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change It’s been an unusual summer, to say the least. Heat maps keep taking on a red-orange glow, with some veering into rare magenta territory. The Carr Fire, one of the most severe in California history, has burned down 1,000 homes […]
Is the Climate Change Preparation for the Pole Shift?
Is the Climate Change Preparation for the Pole Shift? A reader sent this is where ice storms are happening daily this summer in Calgary, Canada. In Bavaria, where I am currently, it is the hottest in 200 years. The temperature is in the 90s (32c) and hotels, restaurants do not have air conditioning because it […]
The U.K. is tropically hot right now. 6 maps show why.
The U.K. is tropically hot right now. 6 maps show why. A dangerous heatwave is sweeping across Britain. The temperature reached 95 degrees at London’s Heathrow Airport on Thursday, making it the hottest day so far this year. Friday is forecasted to be even hotter, and could be the hottest day in the island’s history. […]
Climate Change is Real – Do Droughts Last 8.6 Years?
Climate Change is Real – Do Droughts Last 8.6 Years? It is time to begin to really investigate Climate Change for what our computer is forecasting is like a dramatic rise in volatility or a Panic Cycle to be more accurate. What does that mean? We are going to experience extremes on both sides. […]
The Global Heatwave Is About to Hit Your Wallet
A combine harvester cuts a field of rapeseed in the U.K. Major crops are expected to be smaller due to dry conditions. Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg The Global Heatwave Is About to Hit Your Wallet Scorching weather across the globe makes fields too dry for crops, rivers too warm to cool power plants, and leaves wind turbines […]
Antarctic melt accelerates sea level rise
Antarctic melt accelerates sea level rise While renewable energy is on a roll—setting records in Europe over the last few months[1], and racking up impressive numbers in capacity buildout in 2017 [2], it’s easy to forget what is happening behind the scenes. Extreme weather gets all the headlines: the wild fires in Canada and Sweden […]
Wicked Weather: Midwest Jumps From Coldest April To Hottest May On Record
Wicked Weather: Midwest Jumps From Coldest April To Hottest May On Record “After an incredibly chilly April, May rebounded significantly, featuring record heat late in the month across the Midwest and while not official yet, May could go down as the warmest May on record nationally thanks to this late-month heat surge. A plethora or […]
Extreme Weather Causes Production Outages In Libya
Extreme Weather Causes Production Outages In Libya A Libyan oil company has had to significantly reduce oil production at its fields because the hot weather has caused several turbines to stop working. The company is Agoco, a unit of the national Oil Corporation, and the decline in production amounted to some 120,000 bpd, sources wishing […]
Worldwide Wine Output Collapses To 60-Year Low, Sparks Fears Of Major Shortage
Worldwide Wine Output Collapses To 60-Year Low, Sparks Fears Of Major Shortage The Director-General of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), Jean-Marie Aurand, presented breathtaking information on the collapse of global wine production, assessment of the worldwide harvest, and the state of the overall wine industry at the organization’s headquarters in Paris on Wednesday. During the […]
Climate Science Part 9 – Jet Stream
Climate Science Part 9 – Jet Stream In this ninth part of our mini-series on climate science, we turn to one of the key suspects in extreme weather events we have experienced in recent years—the shifting shape of the North Atlantic jet stream. And the fingerprints of the changing jet stream can be found in […]
New study gives 150 million reasons to reduce carbon emissions
New study gives 150 million reasons to reduce carbon emissions A new study suggests that holding the world to 1.5° Celsius of warming could prevent more than 150 million deaths. MORE THAN 150 MILLION DEATHS COULD BE PREVENTED BY TAKING RAPID CLIMATE ACTION. THIS WOULD BE LARGELY THROUGH A DECREASE IN AIR POLLUTION. CREDIT: KEVIN […]
Fourth Nor’Easter Of The Month Could Paralyze North East (Again)
Fourth Nor’Easter Of The Month Could Paralyze North East (Again) Just when you thought it was the first day of spring… Ed Vallee, head meteorologist at Vallee Weather Consulting LLC., warns of the fourth nor’easter this month — expected to slam into the North East on Wednesday: “Another coastal storm will take shape Tuesday off […]
The Week of The Beast Unplugged
The Week of The Beast Unplugged From 26th February to 5th March 2018, the UK and indeed most of Northern Europe was gripped by severe cold weather blowing in from Siberia. The event was Christened the Beast From the East by UK press. The conditions were harsh, not just sub-zero temperatures and snow but high […]
A Dire Warning From The “Doomsday Vault”
A Dire Warning From The “Doomsday Vault” Climate change alarmists are taking full advantage of the “Sudden Stratospheric Warming” (SSW) event, which occurred above the Arctic in mid-February, as further evidence that the world’s unpredictable and sometimes chaotic weather is jeopardizing humanity’s food security. The split of the polar vortex, otherwise known as an SSW event, shifted […]
The Current Onset of Climate Tipping Points
The Current Onset of Climate Tipping Points As extreme temperatures, the rate of sea ice melt, the collapse of Greenland glaciers, the thawing of Siberian and Canadian permafrost and increased evaporation in the Arctic drive cold snow storms into Europe and North America, and as hurricanes and wild fires affect tropical and semi-tropical parts of […]
