NOAA — Hurricane Patricia is the strongest hurricane on record in the National Hurricane Center’s area of responsibility (AOR) which includes the Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific basins. The minimum central pressure estimated from the aircraft data, 880 mb, is the lowest ever for our AOR. Maximum sustained winds remain near 200 mph (325 […]
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Strongest Hurricane On Record
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Also tagged climate change, Hurricane
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Sixth 1000-year Rain Since 2010
Human induced climate change is causing more volatile and extreme weather events. The rain in South Carolina was the 6th 1000-year rain since 2010. We are not saying that the Earth’s temperature is just going to rise. In general, as energy is added to a system, the fluctuations in the system increase. So, we expect […]
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Also tagged climate change, flooding
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Nestle and the California Drought
by Daniel Brouse There is a lot of misleading information trending in social-media about Nestle and the California drought. The facts of the matter are: Most of the water in California is used for agriculture. Nearly 50 billion cubic metres (13 trillion gallons) of water is used in California each year. Nestle bottled water plants […]
Posted in Education, Environment, Global Warming
Also tagged California, desalination plants, drought, marine impact, Nestle, salt water intrusion, sea level rising
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California Wildfires Burn Over 700 Homes
The extreme weather conditions have fueled wildfires in Northern California. “I’m in shock. I want to cry. I’m looking at my neighbors’ places, and they’re all gone, and I’m still here,” Middletown homeowner Jim Maurer said. “We’re just shaking our heads.” The AP reports: The fire and another in the Gold Rush country of the […]
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Simultaneous Category 4 Hurricanes
NOAA reports: Three major hurricanes continue over the Pacific Ocean this morning. Hurricane Ignacio is centered about 320 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph – a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, but interests in the Hawaiian […]
EPA: Climate Change Report
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released one of the most comprehensive analyses to date on the economic, health and environmental benefits to the United States of global climate action. The peer-reviewed report, “Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action,” examines how future impacts and damages of climate change across […]
Posted in Energy, Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Science
Also tagged benefits, climate action, climate change, costs, health, healthy
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Catastrophic Impacts of Climate Change
A study by University College London (UCL) concludes we heave severely underestimated the health impacts of global warming. “The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events will dramatically increase.” “In essence, whether we respond to “the biggest global health threat of the 21st century” is no longer a technical or economic question — it is […]
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12.5 Million Dead Trees in California
CALIFORNIA — In a survey conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, they found the severe drought in California has caused the death of over 12 million trees. California is in its third year of drought. In 2014, a large increase in tree mortality was observed, especially in the Central Coast and Southern Sierra Ranges. Ground […]
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Desalination
by Daniel Brouse San Diego County — As drinking water becomes scarcer, desalination will become a rising trend. California is experiencing an extended drought. San Diego County is building a $1 billion desalination plant. Fresh drinking water will become a larger battle ground as it becomes shorter in supply. Global warming is causing contamination in […]
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Global Warming, Science, weather
Also tagged brackish, climate change, desalination, drought, fresh water, global warming, salinization
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Save the Monkey Puzzle Tree
Wildfires in Chile are threatening the Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) some of which are over a thousand years old. Chile has been in an 8 year drought that is largely blamed on global warming. “Faced with this critical situation, there is no choice but to assume that the lack of water resources is a […]
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Also tagged Chile, climate change, fires, global warming, Monkey Puzzle Trees, wildfires
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