“Vientiane did it again! 40.2C [104.4F] today in the capital of Laos and hottest March day on record.
“More record heat waves coming to all East Asia from China to Koreas in few days with hundreds more of records coming.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1639985259537215493
“Phnom Penh suburbs facing water shortages…
“Prek Pnov district governor Them Sam An said district authorities have been distributing water for more than two months, especially to those in Kork Roka, Poan Saing and Ponhea Poan. “We are concerned about the water shortage and we are trying to help the people.”
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501262696/phnom-penh-suburbs-facing-water-shortages/
“The brutal heatwave in Thailand continues unabated.
“Today temperatures again up to 41.5C [106.7F] at Bua Chum with also near 40C on the Gulf (39.5C Chachoengsao). High humidity and Tmins up to 28C (Bangkok and Rayong) make the heat hard to stand. No relief in sight.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1640335025517240320
“Yushan in central Taiwan breaks record for latest snowfall.
“Yushan, the highest mountain in Taiwan, set a record on Sunday (March 26) morning for the latest-ever snowfall recorded by the Yushan weather station since it was established 80 years ago… According to CWB data, Yushan had not seen any snowfall this winter from December to February, which is the longest Taiwan’s highest mountain has ever gone without snow, per CNA.”
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4847150
“North China to See More Sandstorms in Coming Months.
“The ongoing dusty weather that has impacted vast parts of northern China will continue in the coming months, one of the country’s top meteorological officials said, noting that climate change had contributed to the acceleration of such severe and frequent weather patterns.”
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1012575
“-48.4°C [-55.1F] in Delyankir, Siberia today.
“This is very cold for late March anywhere in Russia. Oymyakon has a record of -49.6°C on Mar. 28, 1998. Verkhoyansk has a record of -50.1°C on Mar. 29, 1942 (there was a dubious -54.5°C [after correction] recorded on Apr. 2, 1896).”
https://twitter.com/ThierryGooseBC/status/1639683220295004162
“Record warmth in the Volga area [of Russia] with many stations breaking their March records yesterday:
“Russia: Ersov 20.2 [68.4F]; Orenburg 19.4; Sorocinsk 18.5; Samara 19.6; Culpanovo 18.3; Ulyanosk 19.4; Kazakhstan: Kulsary 25 [77F]; Novy Ushtogan 24.2; ; Taipak 23.5; Chapaevo 22.2; Uralsk 22.1; Dzhambejty 21.5.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1640300777196474368
“West Bengal has 23% more forest fires after no-rain winter…
“The “exceptionally rare” surge for Bengal, said experts, could be attributed to a rainless winter – more than four months of no rain – and corresponded with a 215% rise in forest fires around the country in the same period.”
“Record Heat Waves Push India Closer to Limit of Human Survival…
“While temperatures as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) are unbearable in any condition, the damage is made worse for those of India’s 1.4 billion population who are stuck in tightly packed cities and don’t have access to well-ventilated housing or air-conditioning.”
“Severe water scarcity in Skardu as key dam falls to dead level [Pakistan].
“The citizens of Skardu are expected to suffer from severe water shortages as the water level in Sadpara dam, a key dam in the region, has dropped to a dead level, Dawn reported. The Sadpara dam, city’s sole water source, supplies water for irrigation, drinking, and other uses as well as for producing electricity.”
“At Least 9 Dead And 74 Injured As Heavy Rains, Flash Floods Rip Through Afghanistan…
“Recently, nine Afghan provinces have been deeply impacted by the extreme weather conditions, including Nuristan, Zabul, Nangarhar, Kunar, Faryab, Balkh, Uruzgan, Nimroz, and Laghman.”
“Floods disrupt life in Iraq…
“The governorates of Dhi Qar, Najaf, Babylon, Anbar, Diwaniyah, Wasit, Maysan and Salah Al-Din announced earlier on Sunday the suspension of work due to the heavy rains. Videos and pictures of torrential rains and floods that hit Iraqi cities including the capital, Baghdad, went viral on social media.”
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/floods-disrupt-life-in-iraq/
Footage of floods in Al Dinawiyah, Iraq
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https://twitter.com/Arab_Storms/status/1640371910482485250
“Heavy rains and torrents sweep across the Yemeni city of Mukalla
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https://twitter.com/Om_SeaGateWeath/status/1640320798488424455
“Eastern Cape floods claim three lives, divers search for missing person…
“The heavy downpours have left a trail of destruction to infrastructure, households, and businesses. Zimkhita Macingwane, O.R. Tambo District Municipality spokesperson, said in Port St Johns, 10 bridges have been washed away…”
“Temperature to exceed 40°C [104F], NiMet warns [Nigeria]…
“The statement partly reads, “parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba, and Adamawa are expected to record temperatures greater than 40°C. While most parts of the Northern cities are expected to record temperatures between 35°C to 40°C, this includes parts of Oyo, Kwara, FCT, Nasarawa, and Benue.””
https://punchng.com/temperature-to-exceed-40c-nimet-warns/
“Water Scarcity On Nigeria’s Coast Is Hardest On Women: 6 Steps To Ease The Burden…
“The effects of climate change are evident in the region. They lead to crop failures, erosion and loss of livelihoods due to extreme weather events such as droughts and floods. The coastal region of Nigeria is particularly at risk…”
“Drought ravages durum crop in North Africa…
“Vegetative health maps show most of the region is experiencing below average crop growth… That doesn’t bode well because last year was a disaster for Morocco. Farmers in that country harvested 789,000 tonnes of durum in 2022, a 68 percent drop from the previous year.”
https://www.producer.com/news/drought-ravages-durum-crop-in-north-africa/
“Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought.
“When Josep Altarriba looks across his parched fields, the Spanish farmer can’t remember a time of such widespread drought in Catalonia. If it doesn’t rain in the next two weeks, he says there’s little chance of saving the harvest.”
“Weather tracker: Spain edges towards record March heat…
“The heat is expected to build through the week with temperatures more widely reaching close to or just over 30C. If these temperatures are achieved, the March temperature record could be exceeded. Highs of 28C are forecast for Madrid this Wednesday, threatening the March temperature record of 27.1C.”
“The era of ‘mega forest fires’ has begun in Spain. Is climate change to blame?
“…As our climate warms, wildfires are burning more frequently and intensely. They are also starting earlier in the season, as seen in Spain. Like much of Europe, Spain has experienced a hot, dry winter.”
“Tourist villa pools in Tuscany may run dry in summer due to water curbs…
“Acquedotto del Fiora (ADF), the aqueduct serving a third of Tuscany through a network more than 8,000 km (5,000 miles) long, will outlaw the use of regular drinking water to fill private swimming pools open to guests between June and the end of September.”
“‘Very precarious’: The European countries facing another year of drought…
“Europe and the Mediterranean region could experience another extreme summer this year. The European Commission says that it could be an even drier summer than in previous years with the precipitation in the coming weeks crucial to determining what happens.”
“Here we are again in USA: Endless wintry weather in the North/Northwest and abnormally warmth in the SE, a pattern which has been persistent throughout 2023 so far.
“Yesterday Mayport in Florida (near Jacksonville) with 91F [33C] had its hottest March day on record.(POR since 1955).”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1640422687301353472
“Mississippi tornado recovery will likely take years, officials say.
“Long-term recovery from Friday’s deadly, devastating tornado in Mississippi will likely take years, US government officials have cautioned as communities throughout the deep south state destroyed by the storm sought reassurance they would not be forgotten.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/27/mississippi-tornado-damage-rolling-fork
“A way of life is all but extinguished by New Mexico’s largest wildfire.
“Nearly a year after the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire destroyed adobe homes that had survived for centuries, and millions of acres of forestland that sustained many, families are still struggling to find their footing.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/way-life-extinguished-new-mexicos-largest-wildfire-rcna75953
“Even Sonoran Desert plants aren’t immune to climate change.
“In North America’s hottest, driest desert, climate change is causing the decline of plants once thought nearly immortal and replacing them with shorter shrubs that can take advantage of sporadic rainfall and warmer temperatures.”
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/03/27/even-sonoran-desert-plants-arent-immune-climate-change
“They grow America’s strawberries. A vicious flood made them climate migrants…
“In the early hours of 11 March, pummeling rains wore down a levee on the Pajaro River, unleashing a torrent. [Theresa] Barajas, 50, had escaped with her daughter and grandson under the blare of sirens. But the floods swallowed the town – and perhaps their future here.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/27/california-farm-workers-pajaro-california-flooding
“New winter storm could push California’s snowpack to record high.
“Here we go again. After a several-day break in the rain, snow and wind across California and the West Coast, another intense storm system is poised to slam into the region late Monday night into Tuesday.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/27/california-storm-rain-wind-snowpack-record/
“‘We are very vulnerable’: cyclone-hit Vanuatu pins climate hopes on UN vote.
“Last month, twin cyclones tore through Port Vila, the capital of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. The category-four storms left corrugated iron roofs crumpled like leftover wrapping paper, flooded the streets with waste-ridden mud, cut residents off from water and electricity for several days, and sent many fleeing to hastily established evacuation centres.”
“Campaigners have warned that this year’s El Niño ocean cycle could bring ‘unimaginable heat’ after three years of the world-cooling La Niña effect.
“Forecasters have predicted that the El Niño weather cycle will return later this year – and campaigners and observers have warned that it could push the world past crucial climate change barriers.”
“These Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are Thriving Because of Climate Change.
“Infections caused by a type of deadly, flesh-eating bacterium are becoming more common and widespread as ocean temperatures rise because of climate change. And without intervention to halt global warming, such cases are likely to continue increasing and spreading…”
“As Antarctica’s penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting — and it offers lessons to us all…
“While Adélie and chinstrap penguins remain stuck in their ancient ways come hell or warm water, the much more flexible gentoo penguins are ranging further and further south. And as they show willingness to chase new prey or abandon a nest to increase the odds of long-term survival, their numbers are exploding.”
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Many thoughts come across reading these….of course, the very hot temperatures here in Florida compared to the cold being felt in the North and extremes also in the West.
As Bill McKibben once pointed out, though, the ones suffering the most from climate change are the ones least responsible …as reported here…poor farm workers and folks in the third world like Pakistan and Africa.
Guy McPherson just posted another short on how the mistaken mindset that change is linear and not exponential propelled is being seen now.
Too bad all these posts can not be displayed for all to see..I remember you once posted on OFW with Gail on Economics and never, from what I recall, ever posted one of these on CC.
Vince, I never did. Although Gail has come a long way in acknowledging climate change, it is one of the limits to growth she is less interested in and she will tend to brush off discussions of it on the basis that we cannot do anything about it – which is of course not exclusively true of climate change. Also, some of the commenters are dyed in the wool climate sceptics and I’m not interested in engaging with those these days.
I’ve learnt a ton from Gail over the years though and really enjoyed my time in the comments section, so it’s all good, as the kids say.
Regarding the NM fire story:
““This was a real catastrophic loss in an area that’s really difficult to rebuild in,” said Antonia Roybal-Mack, an attorney for the families. “They didn’t ask for this. These were generational lands. It’s gone now. The federal government started a fire on a windy day and burned 341,000 acres.”
The act, signed by President Joe Biden in September, provides $2.5 billion in compensation to New Mexicans and tribal nations affected by the fire. Another $1.45 billion was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, a spending package that in part helps fund rural housing loans, rental assistance and infrastructure.
Some residents who lost their homes received a maximum $37,900 in disaster relief funds from FEMA.”
So where are those billions? The numbers simply dont come close to adding up. Obviously, the money was diverted. Even 10 years ago I would not be asking, I would have assumed that the money was coming, but just slow. I would have assumed that the people of Mora and surrounds would get the help they need and deserve. Now, I assume that it went into someones pocket.
Lou, that is all very depressing. $37,900 is a paltry sum if your entire life has gone up in flames, literally.