by Daniel Brouse Since 2000, three climate extremes have accelerated faster than all others in their frequency, intensity, and geographic reach: extreme heatwaves, major flooding, and heat-triggered flash droughts. 1. Extreme Heatwaves The Trend: The years 2015–2025 were the 11 warmest years ever recorded globally.The Impact: Heatwaves have become dramatically longer, hotter, and more widespread, […]
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The Three Fastest-Accelerating Climate Extremes Since 2000
Climate Change Hotspots: Highest Risk Over the Next Decade
by Daniel Brouse Climate Change Hotspots: Highest Risk Over the Next Decade
Meteorologists’ New Vocabulary: How Climate Change Is Changing the Language of Weather
by Daniel Brouse As Earth’s climate warms, meteorologists and climate scientists are increasingly relying on specialized terminology to describe weather events that were once considered rare but are now becoming more frequent and more intense. Rising global temperatures have added energy to the atmosphere, while changes in the jet stream have altered weather patterns across […]
Climate Change Today
When Weather Becomes Climate By Daniel Brouse Earth functions as a single interconnected system, and climate is one of its defining components. For much of modern science, climatology focused primarily on identifying individual causes and effects. Today, that focus has expanded toward understanding the behavior of the entire Earth system. The dynamics of complex nonlinear […]
Spoiled Soil
by Daniel Brouse Spoiled Soil What Is Happening to the Dirt Beneath Your Feet? Most people think of soil as nothing more than dirt. In reality, healthy soil may be one of the most important—and overlooked—parts of Earth’s climate system. Unlike the atmosphere, oceans, or glaciers, soil is alive. A single handful of healthy soil […]
Wildfire Smoke, Climate Feedbacks, and Ecological Paradoxes
by Daniel Brouse Wildfire Smoke, Climate Feedbacks, and Ecological Paradoxes: The Dual Impacts of Atmospheric Aerosols on Terrestrial and Marine Systems Abstract Wildfire smoke is an increasingly important variable in understanding climate impacts, ecosystem responses, and agricultural productivity. Prolonged smoke exposure can significantly reduce incoming solar radiation, creating a “sunblock” effect that suppresses photosynthesis, delays […]
Climate Change and a Backyard Produce Experiment
by Daniel Brouse Climate Change and a Backyard Produce Experiment: Results Through July 2026 Production Results Produce Production Plums Excellent Cherries Poor Apples Poor Tomatoes Below Average Raspberries Poor Potatoes Average Beans Average Introduction The results of this backyard produce experiment closely reflect the climate-related agricultural challenges affecting Southeastern Pennsylvania through July 2026. The region […]
The Two Sides of the Climate Crisis: Consumption and Production
by Daniel Brouse Climate change is often discussed as a problem of emissions, but emissions are the result of two interconnected forces: consumption and production. Q: What are the greatest drivers of climate change?A: Consumption and production. At present, I would rank our addiction to consumption and ecofascism as the two most significant drivers of […]
The States with the Biggest Climate Footprints Aren’t the Ones You Think
by Daniel Brouse When most people think about greenhouse gas emissions, they picture sprawling cities, crowded highways, and millions of people flipping on lights and air conditioners. It’s no surprise, then, that states like California, Texas, Florida, and New York usually dominate lists of greenhouse gas emissions. But those rankings tell only part of the […]
US States Climate Change Rankings
To rank states by their total contribution to climate change, it’s useful to separate the problem into four categories because they measure different parts of the carbon economy: Combining these provides a much better picture of responsibility than emissions alone. Rank State Overall Climate Contribution Primary Drivers 1 Texas ★★★★★ Oil, gas, refining, petrochemicals, methane, […]