“In a Warmer World, Half of all Species Are on the Move. Where Are They Going?
“A new computer modeling tool provides a more accurate analysis of species range shifts under climate change – and it’s even bleaker than expected… current models can produce inaccurate, and overly optimistic results, because they fail to consider a key question: can a species realistically reach a suitable climate before it’s too late?”
“Mercury pollution makes ducks more likely to get bird flu: study.
“Ducks are believed to be superspreaders of bird flu in part because they travel so far as they migrate. Ducks contaminated by mercury pollution are significantly more likely to get bird flu, a study found Wednesday, pointing towards another way that human-driven changes to the natural world increase the risk of viruses spreading.”
https://phys.org/news/2022-09-mercury-pollution-ducks-bird-flu.html
“Increase in heat waves, wildfires to worsen air quality, UN agency warns…
“Evaluating the close links between climate change and air quality while focusing on increasing heat waves and wildfires, the report highlighted that climate change could exacerbate surface ozone pollution, leading to “detrimental health impacts” for millions.”
“‘Nothing left to burn’: Wildfires blaze through the Arctic.
“Arctic wildfires that sparked above the 66th parallel north unleashed an estimated 16 million tonnes of carbon in 2021 – roughly equal to the annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of Peru – according to a report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/8/nothing-left-to-burn-wildfires-blaze-through-the-arctic
“N/Eastern Europe between record cold and heavy rains these first days of September:
“Yesterday Kaliningrad, Russia and Minsk, Belarus had their earliest frosts on record. Today Finland dropped as low as -7.5C in Ylivieska AP. Deluges in Poland this morning:about 150mm in 4 hours.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1567905859275034625
“This year’s blistering summer in Europe was the hottest on record…
“Recorded temperatures from June through August were 0.4 degrees Celsius warmer than 2021. August was particularly brutal, with average temperatures 0.8 degrees Celsius hotter than 2018, the service said, also the hottest on record.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/europe-hottest-summer-on-record/
“Drought declared across whole of Wales after months of dry weather takes its toll.
“A drought has been officially declared across the whole of Wales after an extended period of low rainfall made reservoirs run worryingly dry. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have today, September 8, confirmed that all parts of Wales have now moved to drought status.”
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/drought-declared-across-whole-wales-24966448
“Thirteen departments in the south of France were still on an orange alert due to flooding on Wednesday.
“The torrential rain left numerous localities under water and forced the mobilisation of hundreds of police and firefighters. It also instilled fear and panic among residents of the region. “We were really scared, really scared, I was scared to die,” said one man who lives in the city of Nîmes.”
“Two foreign holidaymakers have died in a lightning strike at the same beach in Majorca.
“One of the men died instantly at a beautiful white sand cove called Cala Mesquida near Capdepera in the north-east of the island. The other victim, believed to be unknown to the first, started convulsing and died around 40 minutes afterwards…”
“At least 10 people have been killed by recent floods occasioned by torrential rainfall in Nigeria’s northern state of Bauchi, a local relief agency official said Wednesday.
“Several houses and hectares of farmlands were also destroyed by the floods which have affected 19 out of the 20 local government areas in Bauchi…”
https://english.news.cn/20220908/b8e00a74e3934e08b432eff2b18cbac8/c.html
“Flood victims loot humanitarian aid in rain ravaged Blue Nile state.
“In a statement released after the looting, the group said that an MSF humanitarian convoy had been stopped by young men on the road between Manaqil town and Al Jamusi before being looted. The residents of the area looted mosquito nets, blankets, plastic sheets, mats, kitchen pots, and buckets loaded in four of the seven trucks.”
https://sudantribune.com/article263797/
“At least 16 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides in Uganda.
“At least 16 people died in western Uganda after heavy rains in the Kasese district on Tuesday night caused a landslide early Wednesday, according to tweets from the Uganda Red Cross. Most of the recovered bodies were women and children, the red cross said.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/08/africa/uganda-heavy-rain-climate-intl/index.html
“Iranian authorities have confirmed the arrest of 25 people during a protest on August 24 against a cut in water supplies in the western Iranian city of Hamedan.
“Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, the governor of Hamedan, accused the detainees — who were attending three different demonstrations — of creating insecurity and panic among the public. Water cuts in Hamedan have led to weeks of street protests.”
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hamedan-arrests-water-protest/32024554.html
“Exceptional heat in Siberia & Kazakhstan moving East. Records set today:
“KAZAKHSTAN: Ust Kamenogorsk 38.5 [101.3F]; Ryskulova 37.3; Kokpekty 37. RUSSIA: Biysk 37; Chemal 36.3; Krasnochekovo 36.5; Turochak 35.9; Zmeinogorsk 35.6; Minusinsk 35.5; Alajskaya 35.3; Barnaul 34.4; Tastyp 34.9; Ermakovskoe 33.4.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1567574809264922631
“Forest Fires Turn into Yet Another Stress Test for Kazakhstan…
“The fires which broke out on Sept. 3 in the Auliekol district… shocked the nation… As a Kostanai native, I can say high temperatures as it was last week are not usual for the region. 36+ Celsius degrees probably means climate change is real and that it might get worse next year.”
https://astanatimes.com/2022/09/forest-fires-turn-into-yet-another-stress-test-for-kazakhstan/
“Family’s makeshift coffin reveals horror of catastrophic flooding.
“As the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan continues and the floodwaters refuse to drain away, there is nowhere to give the dead a dignified burial. CNN’s Anna Coren takes a look at how people are coping as the death toll climbs.”
“Bengaluru [India] braces for more torrential rains as IMD issues red alert.
“Following a brief respite from severe flooding, Bengaluru is once again gearing up for more heavy rain on Wednesday even as authorities stepped up efforts to evacuate people and pump water out of inundated areas.”
“Rain and floods hamper earthquake rescue mission in China.
“The search for dozens of missing people has been hit by rain, flash floods and mudslides days after a strong earthquake rocked mountainous southwest China and killed at least 82… China’s state-run Global Times news outlet reported on Tuesday that more than 50,000 people have been relocated following the earthquake.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/8/rain-and-floods-hamper-earthquake-rescue-mission-in-china
“Seven drown in flooded South Korean parking lot as typhoon death toll rises…
“The seven people had become trapped by rising waters while attempting to move their vehicles, according to the ministry report. Local broadcaster YTN showed footage of a wrecked car being pulled out of an underground garage where muddy waters blocked its entrance.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/07/asia/typhoon-hinnamnor-south-korea-intl-hnk/index.html
“Lament for a mountain… When fire destroyed the forest on the mountain in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province [South Korea], last May, the whole country experienced grief and shock…
“I am at a loss to understand how such a beautiful and grand mountain turned into ashes… Due to the worsening phenomenon of global warming, forest fires have been rampant all around the world.”
http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=335705
“Another brief but very intense heat wave in South America: on 8th September the temperature rose to 41.4C [106.5F] at Cooperativa Ferhein in Paraguay. 40C also in Bolivia, Brasil and Northern Argentina. Temperatures should start dropping from tomorrow.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1567970347399380995
“A crying baby sloth was reunited with its mother on Wednesday after the pair were separated following their rescue from wildfires in Bolivia.
“Heartfelt video captures the moment the mum tenderly reunites with her baby, bending down in what appears to be a hug and a kiss. Fleeing the wildfires ravaging the region, the sloths arrived at Trinidad. According to reports, the mother and child were then temporarily separated after fleeing dogs.”
“No September on record in the West [US] has seen a heat wave like this.
“The heat wave that’s been gripping California and other parts of the West for 10 days and counting is the most severe ever recorded in September, weather experts have said — confirming what California’s governor is calling the “hottest & longest on record” for the month.”
“Driest, wettest, hottest: Sacramento’s troubling trifecta of extremes.
“California’s capital experienced its hottest day ever observed Tuesday — hitting an unprecedented 116 degrees and exceeding previous September records by a landslide of seven degrees… In the past 12 months… the state capital experienced its wettest day on record last October, an event bookended by a record-long dry stretch that wreaked havoc on agriculture throughout California’s Central Valley.”
“Tropical Storm Kay could bring a year’s worth of rain in drought-stricken southern California in the next hours…
“The Imperial Valley region, home to one of the nation’s most productive farm belts, is bracing for serious damage. All of Imperial County is in severe drought, according to the US Drought Monitor, and has been since early spring — but getting all the rain they’ve missed out on at once will not help with recovery.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/09/weather/tropical-storm-kay-heat-wave-friday/index.html
“Rash of 1,000-year floods snuck up on victims, forecasters…
“Across the country this summer, storm victims and forecasters alike found themselves surprised by a rash of extreme weather events, living through a season populated by 1,000-year floods that suddenly became routine. The Kentucky catastrophe was just one of a half-dozen of the superstorms that hit the country from mid-June to the end of August.”
https://www.eenews.net/articles/rash-of-1000-year-floods-snuck-up-on-victims-forecasters/
“Oregon’s largest wildfire tops 100,000 acres, still 0% contained.
“The Double Creek Fire, burning in Eastern Oregon’s Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, nearly doubled again in size Wednesday, due to hot, dry conditions and gusty winds. Fire officials reported Thursday morning that the fire has now grown to 100,977 acres. And it’s still 0% contained.”
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/08/oregon-wildfires-double-creek-fire-evacuations-100000-acres/
“7th September was another exceptionally hot day in Canada.
“Temperature reached 38.9C [102F] at Val Marie in Saskatchewan (monthly record destroyed); records also at Coronach with 37.3C and at Makota 36.9C. In Alberta also very hot: 37.6C Onefour, 36.5C Pakowki Lake and 36.3C Irvine.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1567928250487169029
“Fort St. John, British Columbia, saw the warmest summer on record this year at 1.8 degrees Celsius above average temperatures.
This is calculated by the overall mean temperature for the months of June, July and August… This summer’s average temperature in Fort St. John came in at 16.8 degrees Celsius, according to Terri Lang.”
https://energeticcity.ca/2022/09/07/fort-st-john-sees-warmest-summer-on-record/
“The climate crisis has driven the world to the brink of multiple “disastrous” tipping points, according to a major study.
“It shows five dangerous tipping points may already have been passed due to the 1.1C of global heating caused by humanity to date.
“These include the collapse of Greenland’s ice cap, eventually producing a huge sea level rise, the collapse of a key current in the north Atlantic, disrupting rain upon which billions of people depend for food, and an abrupt melting of carbon-rich permafrost.”
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Sea surface temperatures in these regions hit record levels this summer, said Dillon Amaya, a research scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Physical Sciences Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. Parts of the Pacific and North Atlantic have been anywhere from 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) to 5 degrees C (9 degrees F) warmer than average at times, conditions that have not been observed since record keeping began roughly six decades ago.
“It’s been very extreme — some of the hottest temperatures we’ve seen on record — and they’ve hung around for several months,” Amaya said.
Oceans naturally absorb and store heat, making these reservoirs good indicators of how much the planet is warming. Studies have found that oceans have absorbed more than 90% of the heat trapped on Earth from greenhouse gas emissions since 1970.
As climate change causes the pace of ocean warming to accelerate, scientists are concerned about the potential consequences for marine ecosystems, sea-level rise and extreme weather.
NBC News
How anyone can deny this is ludicrous
The whole, “Is AGW even a thing?” debate is just not one I engage in anymore. The evidence is so overwhelming. People who argue to the contrary at this point are going to be so heavily ego-invested in being right and so selective in their intake of information that you may as well address a brick wall. And of course many of the higher profile ones will be invested monetarily, too. Re marine heatwaves:
“It’s the 2nd week of September and every sea surface temperature station on the mesonet [Cape Breton, Nova Scotia] is still 20.0°C (68°F) or warmer.”
https://twitter.com/CBmesonet/status/1567990933656076288