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Drought, El Niño, Blackouts and Venezuela
Drought, El Niño, Blackouts and Venezuela It’s fashionable these days to blame everything that goes wrong with anything on human interference with the climate, and we had yet another example last week when President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela fingered drought, El Niño and global warming as the reasons Venezuela’s lights keep going out. In this […]
“It’s Pure Chaos Now; There Is No Way Back” – Venezuela Hits Rock Bottom As Its Morgues Overflow
“It’s Pure Chaos Now; There Is No Way Back” – Venezuela Hits Rock Bottom As Its Morgues Overflow When we previewed Venezuela’s upcoming hyperinflation, which in January was predicted to be 720% and as of this moment is likely far higher… … we said “This Is What The Death Of A Nation Looks Like” and […]
February’s global temperature spike is a wake-up call
February’s global temperature spike is a wake-up call Global temperatures for February showed a disturbing and unprecedented upward spike. It was 1.35℃ warmer than the average February during the usual baseline period of 1951-1980, according to NASA data. This is the largest warm anomaly of any month since records began in 1880. It far exceeds the records set […]
Venezuela Runs Out Of Electricity, Will Shut Down For A Week, El Nino Blamed
Venezuela Runs Out Of Electricity, Will Shut Down For A Week, El Nino Blamed When last we checked in on our favorite socialist paradise, Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro’s opponents “had gone crazy.” Or at least that’s how Maduro described the situation in a “thundering” speech to supporters at what he called an “anti-imperialist” rally in […]
Is Global Warming Quickening?
Is Global Warming Quickening? On Monday 14th March, Channel 4 News (UK terrestrial news channel) carried a report on catastrophic February warming and involved two distinguished UK climate scientists. What was said was so far away from the physical reality that I experience here on Earth that I was left wondering if they were talking […]
El Niño and Climate Change: Wild Weather May Get Wilder
El Niño and Climate Change: Wild Weather May Get Wilder This year’s El Niño phenomenon is spawning extreme weather around the planet. Now scientists are working to understand if global warming will lead to more powerful El Niños that will make droughts, floods, snowstorms, and hurricanes more intense. Wild weather is gripping the planet. An El […]
Sandra Postel: Repairing The Water Cycle
Sandra Postel: Repairing The Water Cycle It’s now a top priority for our species Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. The very deep did rot – Oh Christ! That ever this should be. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge El Niño has been dropping much-needed […]
“The Level Of Alarm Is Extremely High” As Zika “Spreading Explosively” WHO Warns
“The Level Of Alarm Is Extremely High” As Zika “Spreading Explosively” WHO Warns Meet the new Ebola. Well over a year since the global fears over the Ebola epidemic sent US stocks reeling in late 2014 ahead of an even sharper rebound, today the head of the World Health Organization delivered a very stern warning […]
“It’s Hot Out There” – Here’s Why In One Visualization
“It’s Hot Out There” – Here’s Why In One Visualization It’s not just warm, but very warm,” exclaims one east coast ski resort owner, adding “I can’t remember it ever being like this here.” But why? As WSJ reports, two weather occurrences – the Arctic Oscillation and El Niño – are combining to shake up temperatures from coast to coast in […]
Hottest five-year period on record is 2011-2015, says WMO
Hottest five-year period on record is 2011-2015, says WMO The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) announced today that 2015 is likely to top the charts as the hottest year in modern observations, with 2011-15 the hottest five-year period on record. With two full months still to add in, the global average surface temperature for January to […]
Will Indonesian Fires Spark Reform of Rogue Forest Sector?
Will Indonesian Fires Spark Reform of Rogue Forest Sector? Massive fires in Indonesia caused by the burning of forests and peatlands for agriculture have shrouded large areas of Southeast Asia in smoke this fall. But analysts say international anger over the fires could finally lead to a reduction in Indonesia’s runaway deforestation. The fires that blazed […]
Why Is This Happening? Unprecedented Flooding Has Hit The U.S. Within The Last 30 Days
Why Is This Happening? Unprecedented Flooding Has Hit The U.S. Within The Last 30 Days Over the past 30 days, major floods have hit the east coast, the west coast and now the middle part of the country. So why is this happening? Why is the U.S. being hit by so many catastrophic weather events […]
Scientists Warn ‘Godzilla’s Coming!’ – Millions Potentially Endangered By Coming Monster!
Scientists Warn ‘Godzilla’s Coming!’ – Millions Potentially Endangered By Coming Monster! Prepare! Deadly Rains Targeting Coast Loom! “Storms will reign,” LA Times reported on October 15 after the National Weather Service issued a warning that El Niño is getting stronger, raising odds of more deadly heavy rains and mudslides. (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-el-nino-forecast-20151015-story.html) Hours later Thursday, flash floods in […]
Bushfires rage in Australia as ‘Godzilla El Nino’ takes affect
Bushfires rage in Australia as ‘Godzilla El Nino’ takes affect A charred car stands destroyed after a bushfire moved through the area near One Tree Hill in the Adelaide Hills on January 5, 2015. © AFP Over 100 bushfires are blazing in the state of Victoria, Australia, with over 200 homes at risk. Unusually high […]
3 major hurricanes recorded over the Pacific for first time ever
3 major hurricanes recorded over the Pacific for first time ever In a historic development this weekend, three major hurricanes were recorded over the Pacific Ocean for the first time since records have been kept. Hurricane Kilo, Hurricane Ignacio and Hurricane Jimena were all classified as Category 4 storms on Sunday, according to the National […]
