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Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer
Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer The 2023 wildfire season was historic and deadly in Canada. This summer could be more of the same. Smoke from wildfires in Quebec enveloped New York City in 2023. (Photo credit: Anthony Quintano / CC BY 2.0 DEED) As widespread drought raises expectations for a […]
Here’s what record-breaking temperatures looked like around the globe
Here’s what record-breaking temperatures looked like around the globe Climate change is affecting every continent and the oceans. (Photo credit: Anthony Quintano / CC BY 2.0 DEED) You probably know that 2023 was a very warm year for our planet — and that this heat is continuing into 2024. And you likely know some effects of this heat […]
The weather nightmare before Christmas
The weather nightmare before Christmas A sprawling cold wave and blizzard will bring some of the nation’s most dangerous and disruptive pre-holiday weather in recent decades. Dangerous white-out conditions, such as those that closed I-87 in Oregon during a 2017 winter storm, could plague many U.S. roadways late this week. (Image credit: Oregon Department of Transportation […]
October 2022: Earth’s 4th-warmest October on record
October 2022: Earth’s 4th-warmest October on record Europe had its warmest October on record, as did Northern Hemisphere land areas. Sunshine bathes government buildings at Whitehall Street in London on the unusually mild afternoon of Friday, October 28, 2022. The high of 66 degrees Fahrenheit at Kew Gardens followed 70 degrees on October 27. Some […]
Extreme weather and pandemic help drive global food prices to 46-year high
Extreme weather and pandemic help drive global food prices to 46-year high Current high food prices, combined with the ongoing pandemic, will make the global food supply highly vulnerable to extreme weather shocks in 2022. Aerial view of stranded barges along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, on August 30, 2021, in the wake of category […]
Weather whiplash in Canada: extreme rains hit wildfire-devastated British Columbia
Weather whiplash in Canada: extreme rains hit wildfire-devastated British Columbia Climate change is likely to increase extreme flooding from atmospheric river events like this one. Flooding in British Columbia on November 15, 2021. (Image credit: BC Hydro) An intense low-pressure system brought an atmospheric river of water vapor and torrential rains to southern British Columbia and […]
A bombshell report from closely followed International Energy Agency
A bombshell report from closely followed International Energy Agency (Photo: Courtesy of IEA) Climate researchers and policy experts around the world are singing praise of a study just released by the stodgy International Energy Administration in Paris. “Quite amazing,” said one. “Heartening,” said another. A third one called it, “one of the most important climate […]
