Extreme Weather

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme WeatherIn the aftermath of a disaster, collecting your important documents might not be top of mind. That’s why experts suggest getting everything in order well ahead of a hurricane, wildfire, or flood. The post Gather them now: the documents you’d need to file a FEMA claim appeared first on Yale Climat...

Severe Weather Europe
View In: Extreme Weather<p>A new large Saharan dust cloud is moving across the Atlantic Ocean. It is currently covering a large portion of the tropical Atlantic, heading for …</p> <p>The post <a href=&ldquo;https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/large-saharan-dust-cloud-event-forecast-united-states-fa/&rdquo; rel=&ldquo;nofollow&ldquo;>A large Saharan dust cloud heads towards the United States and will affect the southern states this weekend</a> appeared first on <a href=&ldquo;https://www.severe-weather.eu&ldquo; rel=&ldquo;nofollow&ldquo;>Severe Weather Europe</a>.</p>

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme WeatherA growing number of TV mets are addressing climate change as part of their weather coverage and in this video describe their approaches. The post 7 TV meteorologists discuss their coverage of climate change and weather appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Yale E360
View In: Extreme WeatherWith parts of Europe still recovering from last summer's devastating floods, the European Central Bank (ECB) is gauging how commercial lenders would cope if flood-prone real estate were to suddenly lose nearly half of its value.Read more on E360 →

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme WeatherThe year featured a record four mega-disasters costing at least $20 billion, and had 47 billion-dollar weather disasters. The post Third-costliest year on record for weather disasters in 2021: $343 billion in damages appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Inside Climate News
View In: Extreme WeatherA task force appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to address the state’s algal bloom crisis concluded in a recent report that “without hard work and careful planning” adverse human health impacts and widespread wildlife mortality would most likely “worsen” because of climate change and the state’...

Inside Climate News
View In: Extreme WeatherEarth’s annual average temperature checkup can mask a lot of the details of the climate record over the previous year, and 2021 showed that deadly heat-related climate extremes happen, even if it’s not a record-warm year. Global average temperature isn’t always the most important measure, Universit...

Severe Weather Europe
View In: Extreme WeatherMajor changes are coming in 2022 across the atmosphere and the oceans, creating different weather patterns into the second half of the year, and especially … The post Weather 2022: New anomalies are growing in the Atmosphere and the Oceans, that will change the weather patterns as we head deeper int...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme WeatherWith all that’s happened weather-wise and otherwise since then, memories of the record-setting derecho and long-track tornadoes of mid-December persist. The post Video: Historic tornadic weather extremes in mid-December appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

ZeroHedge News
View In: Extreme WeatherFlights Canceled, 800,000 Without Power As Fast-Moving Winter Storm Pounds Mid-Atlantic Update (1217ET): A fast-moving winter storm pounded the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, resulting in 800,00 customers without power.  According to PowerOutage.US, the highest concentration of power outages spanned acros...

ZeroHedge News
View In: Extreme WeatherMassive Snowstorm To Ring In New Year For Millions Of Americans AccuWeather meteorologists say that millions of Americans will be ringing in the new year with a massive winter storm that is expected to blanket the Midwest and parts of the Northeast with as much as 18 inches of snow. As of 0900 ET, winte...

World Socialist Web Site
View In: Extreme WeatherThe typhoon, which has confronted hundreds of thousands with the risk of starvation and disease, has exacerbated already existing social tensions in impoverished regions of the Philippines.

Paul Beckwith, Climate Systems Scientist
View In: Extreme WeatherBrutally Cold Outbreaks in Our Climate Casino // Dec 30, 2021 Brutally Cold Outbreaks are part of our Weather Weirding, Weather Wilding, and Weather Whiplashing in our Climate Casino. Although we usually focus on extreme weather as being heat domes, … Continue reading →

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Extreme Weather&ldquo;Climate change continues to push the envelope on what is possible all over the globe,&rdquo; said one meteorologist.

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Extreme WeatherThe new PBS documentary “Earth Emergency” is essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand extreme weather's causes and what can be done about it.

ZeroHedge News
View In: Extreme WeatherAfter Warmest Christmas On Record, Alaska Braces For 'Biblical Rains' At a moment much of the southern United States experienced an unusually warm Christmas, with temperatures in Texas over the past days staying in the 70's and even reaching into the 80's, Alaska in the far north near the Arctic Circl...

The Guardian
View In: Extreme WeatherThe island community of Kodiak set the record on Sunday and scientists fear the population will be deluged with rain as climate warms An unusual winter warm spell in Alaska has brought daytime temperatures soaring past 15.5C (60F) and torrents of rain at a time of year normally associated with bitte...

ZeroHedge News
View In: Extreme WeatherDam Collapse Sends Wall Of Water Into Brazilian Town After weeks of heavy rain, a dam in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia collapsed, sending a massive wall of water into populated areas.  The dam in focus is the Igua dam, located near the city of Vitoria da Conquista in southern Bahia. It reportedl...

The Guardian
View In: Extreme WeatherWarm weather could make this the hottest December on record for many cities in the region, including Dallas and New OrleansAbout 200 temperature records in the US may be broken over the next several days as warm air across Texas and the south-east is predicted to bring spring or even summer-like conditions...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme Weather Rai is the third category 5 typhoon to make landfall in the Philippines in the past two years. The post Super Typhoon Rai plows through the Philippines appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Grist
View In: Extreme WeatherThis December is giving a whole new meaning to weather whiplash.

Severe Weather Europe
View In: Extreme WeatherSEVERE WEATHER PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST RESULTS Week 39 of 2021 (Sep 27th – Oct 3rd) The winning photographs are based on the highest number of votes.

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme Weather A short video from Local Motives shows how salt marshes are changing coastal landscapes in Maryland and New Jersey. The post How the coastal mid-Atlantic is haunted by sea-level rise appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

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View In: Extreme Weather For only the third time on record, and the second year in a row, a “W” storm has formed in the Atlantic. Wanda is not a threat to land. The post Subtropical Storm Wanda forms, exhausting the Atlantic list of storms appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Paul Beckwith, Climate Systems Scientist
View In: Extreme WeatherAmplified Arctic Warming Causing Stratospheric Polar Vortex Stretching and Extreme Cold Outbreaks // Oct 19, 2021 Arctic warming is occurring at a rate that is between 4 and 5 times faster than global warming. Not twice as fast, as still … Continue reading →

Common Dreams
View In: Extreme Weather&ldquo;What we are seeing now with these increasing disasters is with just one degree of warming on our planet,&rdquo; said one scientist. &ldquo;We have to choose now between bad or terrible outcomes.&ldquo;

Severe Weather Europe
View In: Extreme WeatherThe Polar Vortex has just returned for the cold season 2021/2022, yet it is already facing its first stratospheric warming event. An unusually early warming … The post Unusually early Stratospheric Warming event is starting, with more to follow, having a yet unknown effect on the Polar Vortex this upcomin...

View In: Extreme WeatherScientific American now says that it is time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed

Jacobin Magazine
View In: Extreme WeatherBritish Columbia, Canada, reaches so far into the north of our globe that I once saw the northern lights close to its border with the Yukon. Canada’s geography perhaps makes it all the more stark that its recent heat wave has seen approximately three hundred excess deaths amid temperature highs of 49.5°...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme Weather The cyclone is pushing west on an unprecedented track through the Gulf of Oman. The post Shaheen headed for historic landfall in Oman appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

View In: Extreme WeatherI want to build maps of extreme weather events, but for that I need a lot of volunteer curators.

View In: Extreme WeatherA sobering compilation of climate disasters by Chris Hayes. @chrislhayes. I used to worry about the future impact of climate change. Now we can all see the past disasters caused by it.

Inside Climate News
View In: Extreme WeatherWhile scientists warn with increasing urgency that global warming is sharply increasing the likelihood of deadly heat waves, many regions are doing little to protect vulnerable populations. Recent research shows that the global death toll from extreme heat is rising, but still, “Large parts of society don’t think of heat as a threat,”

View In: Extreme WeatherFreezing temperatures damage crops and vines in France, soon it won't be just grapes.

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme WeatherA solid review of the worst of the climate change induced extreme weather events of this year.

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Extreme WeatherIncreased rain from Climate Change meets 90K poorly maintained dams in the US reaching the end of their 50-60 year design life.