‘The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief Antonio Guterres
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Arctic Sea Ice Is Melting Way Faster Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
The Arctic Circle could lose its summer sea ice a whole decade earlier than previously projected by scientists. It’s yet another sign that the climate crisis is affecting our global systems faster than researchers had understood before.Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme EarthIn a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers outlined how the Arctic could experiencerapid sea ice loss as early as the 2030s. It’s a decade earlier than a 2021 UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
Billions Of People Could Face Unlivable Temperatures By 2100
It’s getting hot in here—so hot that vulnerable people around the world are soon going to be pushed out of regions where humans have flourished for years. In a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability, researchers find that about 2 billion people will be at risk of extreme heat by the beginning of the next century.The U.S. In For A Dry Winter | Extreme EarthThe study looked at areas of the world that are currently livable for people that may not be suitable for human life in a few decades. This area…
El Niño Is Coming in Strong, NOAA Says
Poisonous algae bloom affected major cities and fishing towns in Chile in 2016. Experts said it was linked to high temperatures stemming from the El Niño. Photo: Esteban Felix (AP)El Niño almost here, the global shift is likely to stick around until this winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced this week. After an unusual three-year La Niña, all signs are pointing to changes in weather patterns for 2023.Lower Drought Conditions In California | Extreme EarthLast month, NOAA said there was a 62%…
Australia’s Massive Bushfires Were So Bad, They Probably Made La Niña Worse
The catastrophic 2019-2020 bushfire season in Australia was so extreme that it may have contributed to the rare triple-year La Niña, new research has found. In a study released in Science Advances this week, scientists found that the fires created enormous emissions that affected weather patterns globally.The U.S. In For A Dry Winter | Extreme EarthThe bushfires burned through eucalyptus forests throughout southern and eastern Australia. The fires ignited in 2019, burned for months, and weren’t put out until well into…
Greenland’s Petermann Glacier Melts Faster Than Expected: Study
A large glacier in Northwest Greenland is melting far more rapidly than previously thought, which could mean faster global sea level rise. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at NASA and the University of California Irvine explained that the Petermann Glacier’s interactions with increasingly warming ocean tides are causing that glacier to retreat faster thanpreviously observed.Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme EarthScientists used satellite imagery to observe…
Study Finds Shockingly Fast Sea Level Rise Around U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coast
Sea level rise is transforming the U.S. coastline across the country, but researchers have noticed that the rate of sea level rise has increased faster in the last decade around the Gulf and Southeastern coasts. Lower Drought Conditions In California | Extreme EarthIn a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Tulane University found rates of sea level rise of about 10 mm (0.4 inches ) per year around Gulf states and the Southeast since 2010. Theycompared a combination of field and satellite…
‘Rapidly Closing Window of Opportunity’ to Reverse Climate Change, Major Scientific Body Finds
We need to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by more than half over the next decade in order to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, says a blockbuster new report. The next few years represent a crucial crossroads, the international group of scientists said, as the choices we make could make or break our efforts to avert catastrophe.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s leading scientific body on climate change, put out its latest report on Monday. While the world has made some progress in…
After Three Long Years, La Niña Is Out
After a particularly extended stay, the La Niña weather phenomenon that’s persisted for the past three years, contributing to extreme weather worldwide,has finally come to an end. Pacific Ocean waters along the equator have warmed up to near-average temps, ending the La Niña state, which is diagnosed via Pacific sea surface temperature. The news came in a Thursday statement from the U.S. Climate Prediction Center, titled “Final La Niña Advisory.” Along with the marine temperature change, climatologists and meteorologists…
Researchers Observe Large Cracks Throughout Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’
An image of the Icefin robot under the sea ice near McMurdo Station, captured in 2019.Photo: Rob Robbins, USAP DiverThanks to a skinny, torpedo-shaped robot, scientists have been able to better observe the forces eroding Antarctica’s Thwaites glacier, aka the ‘doomsday glacier’ that could rapidly raise sea levels if it melts. A research team sent the remotely operated Icefin underwater robot underneath the glacier in western Antarctica. They found that the ice was overall melting slower than previously predicted by…