“…yesterday, Iceland‘s December temperature records were broken… the temperature journeyed up to 19.7º C in Kvísker í Öræfum, located in the Skaftafell National Park area, breaking the previous record of 18.4º C, which occurred at Sauðanesvita in 2001…
“…scientists warn that Iceland will be glacier free in 200 years, Iceland’s fast-growing temperatures, melting glaciers and rising waters are heart-clenching proof that something needs to be done fast.”
https://grapevine.is/news/2019/12/03/december-marked-by-record-temperatures-in-iceland/
“The UK is at risk of running low on supplies of carrots because of torrential downpours and severe floods…
“More than half to the UK’s supplies have been affected in areas including Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Shropshire and Lancashire. Carrot growers are continuing to harvest the vegetable, but farmers are unable to use machines on their fields because the ground is so sodden.”
https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/04/britain-faces-carrot-shortage-flooding-destroys-crops-11266019/
“Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes following on from the low pressure storm across the east coast of [Spain‘s] mainland.
“Over 100 litres of rain per square metre fell yesterday across parts of the region, causing major disruption due to flooding. Murcia is reported to have bore the brunt of the storm, with dozens of people being rescued from their vehicles after getting stuck in flood waters.”
“As world leaders gather in Madrid to come up with solutions to the climate crisis, the people of East African nations such as South Sudan, Kenya, and Somalia are feeling the effects firsthand. Incessant rains throughout the region have spurred flash floods, affecting millions across the region as families are displaced and killing more than 250 people…”
https://earther.gizmodo.com/unprecedented-rains-in-east-africa-offer-a-glimpse-of-t-1840153800
“Following a brief quiet spell, the Indian Ocean is set to explode with tropical activity this week as multiple cyclones may develop.
“The development got underway on Monday as a tropical depression developed to the east of Somalia. Up to four additional tropical cyclones may develop across the northern and southern Indian Ocean before the end of the week.”
“The death toll from Typhoon Kammuri rose to 17 after destroying houses and displacing hundreds of thousands on its path across the Philippines…
“At least 800 million pesos ($15.7 million) of damage to agriculture was recorded in Bicol and Southwestern Tagalog regions alone, local disaster management officials reported.”
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/04/asia-pacific/typhoon-kammuri-philippines/#.Xeeb2ej7TIU
“Millions of Australians could suffer blackouts this Christmas thanks to power cuts caused by extreme heat and bushfires.
“Emergency provisions are being put in place to support the crippling network this summer, with Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Queensland given the green light to access extra power reserves.”
“New Zealand has just experienced its hottest November on record, according to NIWA climate scientists.
“Data from NIWA’s Seven-Station Series, which began in 1909, shows that last month’s temperature was 1.55C above the 30-year average. The previous record for the hottest November on record was jointly reached in 1954 and 2013 when the temperature was 1.38C above average.”
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1912/S00009/hottest-november-on-record-niwa-climate-scientists.htm
“Officials at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center worry that early-season strandings of starving and sick sea lion pups could foreshadow a high number of rescues in coming months.
““We are closely monitoring a warm water marine heatwave that could potentially resemble the infamous warm water ‘blob’ that was last formed in 2014 and disrupted ocean waters until 2016. It caused massive sea lion strandings,” said Peter Change, CEO at PMMC.”
“Parts of southern California saw twice the normal rainfall for the month of November and conditions remain soggy with more rain. Flash flood watches have been issued for nearly 10 million across that region.”
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“The weekend storm that exited Tuesday morning dumped more than 8 inches of rain in parts of Marin [California], and more is on the way, the National Weather Service said…
“The overnight rainfall was measured at about a half inch of rain or less Tuesday morning. Storm totals, from Saturday through Tuesday, show that parts of San Rafael received 8.7 inches of rain.”
https://www.marinij.com/2019/12/03/san-rafael-mudslide-closes-lane-on-point-san-pedro-road/
“The Missouri River has been in a state of flood since March 2019. According to the National Weather Service, that’s the longest it has ever been that way.”
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https://news.yahoo.com/missouri-river-flooding-could-persist-045435725.html
“Japan, the Philippines and Germany top a list of countries worst hit by climate-enhanced extreme weather last year, with Madagascar and India close behind, researchers said Wednesday…
“Flood-inducing rains, two deadly heatwaves, and the worst typhoon to hit Japan in a quarter century—all in 2018—left hundreds dead, thousands homeless and more than $35 billion (31.5 billion euros) in damage nationwide.”
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-nations-rich-poor-climate-related-disasters.html
“Carbon dioxide emissions rose weakly this year as the use of coal declined but natural gas took up the slack, a comprehensive study of the global “carbon budget” has found…
“Emissions for this year will be 4% higher than those in 2015, when the Paris agreement was signed.”
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