“Federal scientists announced Thursday that 2020 has nearly a 75% chance of being the warmest year on record for the planet Earth.
“Already, through the first three months of the year, it’s the second-warmest on record, trailing only the El Niño fueled year of 2016, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.”
“Ozone levels above the Arctic reached a record low for March, NASA researchers report.
“An analysis of satellite observations show that ozone levels reached their lowest point on March 12 at 205 Dobson units. The March Arctic ozone depletion was caused by a combination of factors that arose due to unusually weak upper atmospheric “wave” events from December through March.”
“Melting glacial ice high in the Norwegian mountains has revealed the full extent of the Lendbreen mountain pass… A treasure trove of artifacts has been discovered…
“The warm summer of 2019 provided archaeologists with Lendbreen’s final bounty. Record temperatures saw most of the remaining ice in place since the time of the route melt.”
“New fires broke out in the area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant on Thursday, fanned by heavy winds that have made it harder to put out the blaze, Ukrainian officials said.
“Emergency workers managed several days ago to contain an initial bout of fires that tore through forests around the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986. Ukrainian authorities have played down any radiation risk.”
“Kenyans have been warned to brace themselves for heavy rainfall in the next four days that may result in flooding and landslides.”
“Last season’s drought left almost half of the country [Zambia] in dire need of food. This year, it is the complete opposite, with heavy rains, which have continued, beyond normal.
The floods have already left many families displaced in about 40 districts across the country.”
http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/dont-forget-flood-victims/
“A major clean-up operation is under way in Yemen’s rebel-held capital of Sanaa following days of heavy rain.
“This resulted in floodwaters sweeping through parts of the city, overturning cars and damaging shops and market stalls. The heavy rains began on Monday evening and continued through much of Tuesday and into Wednesday, causing dangerously high water levels in some areas…”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/heavy-rainfall-wreaks-havoc-yemen-200416092924335.html
“Large tracts of forests in Odisha [India] have been engulfed in raging fire making it the most affected State on Thursday.
“In the last seven days since April 9, Odisha has recorded 3,531 fire spots pushing Maharashtra with 3,203 spots to the second position.”
“Flooding events that now occur in America once in a lifetime could become a daily occurrence along the vast majority of the US coastline if sea level rise is not curbed, according to a new study that warns the advancing tides will “radically redefine the coastline of the 21st century”.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/16/us-climate-change-floods-sea-level-rise
“A new analysis finds the period 2000-2018 to be among the driest in 1,200 years for southwestern North America.
“The study uses soil moisture derived from tree-ring samples and more recent weather data. A megadrought may already be in progress across the region, including much of the western U.S.”
“It was the third year in a row there was a big snowstorm in the middle of April with cold temperatures following the snow.
“Soil temperatures at the Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca [Minnesota, US] dropped from a little over 50 degrees to 37 degrees Tuesday morning. I also believe we set an all time record low temperature Wednesday morning in Faribault of 16 degrees.”
https://kdhlradio.com/weekly-weather-and-crop-update-records-broken/
“The death toll has risen to at least 36 from the two-day outbreak of strong storms that pounded the South, as Mississippi on Thursday reported two additional deaths.
“The National Weather Service said more than 100 tornadoes struck the South on Sunday and Monday.”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nws-100-tornadoes-hit-texas-maryland-70180616
“Tornadoes hit the South hard on Easter Sunday, just as predicted by the National Weather Service. Three days later, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite captured an image of a long scar left by one of the day’s powerful twisters.
“The image shows a 68-mile-long scar in Mississippi, which is land flattened by an EF-4 tornado, the second-most damaging type of tornado.”
https://mashable.com/article/tornado-scar-space/?europe=true
“Severe drought is worsening in northern Florida.
“South Florida set several heat records in early April. It has also been one of the hottest Marches on record in several Florida cities.”
https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2020-04-16-florida-drought-worsening-after-the-sunshine-state-bakes-in-the
“Eighteen named storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes are expected this season.
“The 30-year normalized average is 13 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes.”
“…about 10,000 years ago, the Earth suddenly entered into a period of climate stability modern humans had never seen before. But thanks to ever accelerating emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, humanity is now bringing this period to an end.
“This loss of stability could be disastrous.”
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/age-stability-over-coronavirus-just-144418279.html
“Climate campaigners, such as Greta Thunberg, have… expressed concern that climate projections typically do not fully incorporate the potential range of carbon-cycle feedbacks…
“Analysis for this article shows that feedbacks could result in up to 25% more warming than in the main IPCC projections.”
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