“The “Earth Energy Imbalance” hit another record high for the 36-month running mean after the June, 2023 number was released by CERES.
“The 36-month EEI now stands at a record 1.46 W/m², which is about 11.9 Hiroshimas per second, or 1.12 billion Hiroshimas over the last 3 years.”
https://twitter.com/EliotJacobson/status/1694316503506862589
“More global sea surface temperature f&%kery:
“Yesterday’s global sea surface temperature of 21.10°C set a new record anomaly at 3.37σ above the 1991-2020 mean and 5.13σ above the 1982-2011 mean.”
https://twitter.com/EliotJacobson/status/1694001693195977036
“What’s going on in the tropics?
“That’s quite the spike in temperature.”
https://twitter.com/geoffmcfarlan/status/1694230674268451066
“Update on the South America heat wave: Both Bolivia and Paraguay had their hottest winter days on records.
“BOLIVIA: 45.0 [113F] Villamontes, winter record tied for the whole Southern Hemisphere; 41.8 Yacuiba; 39.0 Ascension de Guarayos… PARAGUAY: 41.9 Nueva Asuncion National record high for August.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1694506537069285744
“The death toll in the forest fire raging in the southern Peruvian department of Apurimac has risen to five…
“The head of the Social Health Insurance (EsSalud) network in Aymaraes province, Augusto Maldonado, told national media that the bodies found by rescue units correspond to a villager identified as Juan Romero Ayquipa, 22, and Daniel Coicca Benítez, 63.”
“Heatwave hits Brazil, record temperatures recorded in winter season.
“Brazil is experiencing a heat wave that’s very unusual for this time of year. Despite being winter in the southern hemisphere, several regions of the country have recorded temperatures of 40°C (104°F) and experts predict temperatures will maintain for the next few days.”
https://brazilreports.com/heatwave-hits-brazil-record-temperatures-recorded-in-winter-season/5215/
“Southern Africa answers to South America with a brutal winter heat wave.
“RECORDS: 38.9 [102F] Mababe highest reliable temp. ever recorded in Botswana in August; 35.9 Mahalapye; 32.2 Agalega Mauritius National August record again; Records and up to 38C in South Africa, Zambia and Mozambique.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1694085717897408775
“Saudi Arabia – Pilgrims and residents in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Makkah scrambled for shelter as violent weather whipped the region — with strong winds nearly blowing them away — on Tuesday evening.
“Red alert was issued in the province and some parts of the Kingdom as the unstable weather conditions were expected to continue today…”
“Some 100,000 people evacuated due to flooding in Pakistan’s Punjab province…
“”The flood waters came a couple of days ago and all our houses were submerged. We walked all the way here on foot with great difficulty,” 29 year-old Kashif Mehmood, who fled with his wife and three children to a relief camp, told AFP on Tuesday.”
“A landslide in north Indian mountains destroyed several buildings on Thursday, the latest in a string of disasters in the Himalayas that have killed scores of people.
“No one was hurt in Thursday’s landslide in the Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh state as residents had been moved out of the area because it was deemed unsafe.”
“August 2023 may turn out to be the driest August month in the past 123 years [ie since records began], a climate expert has told Down To Earth (DTE).
“Between August 1 and August 21, India has recorded rainfall of 115.4 millimetres (mm) and the previous record was held by 2005 when the country received 190.1 mm of rainfall.”
“Very long heat wave in SE India and Sri Lanka.
“Yesterday the Indian town of Palayamkottai with 40.4C [104.7F] beat for the 3rd time its August record of highest temperature.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1693895784226259259
“Nearly 250,000 Sri Lankans have been affected by drinking water shortage due to drought, the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Tuesday.
“The DMC, in its latest report, said the northern and eastern provinces of the country had been the worst-hit areas.”
http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0823/c90000-20062138.html
“The precipitation in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province [China], reached 502.9mm [19.8 inches] in August.
“This was the first time since the local meteorological records that the monthly precipitation exceeded 500mm, reaching 2.5 times the average precipitation in August.”
https://twitter.com/yangyubin1998/status/1694309832009105608
“China’s rainfall is in the wrong place for hydropower.
“Typhoon Doksuri brought some of the heaviest rain on record to northern China at the end of July and the start of August… But in southern China, which accounts for most of the country’s total hydroelectric generation, the drought that begin in the middle of 2022 has persisted, limiting hydro output and forcing increased reliance on coal.”
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-rainfall-is-wrong-place-hydropower-kemp-2023-08-22/
“Wednesday became a historic day for Northern Japan. Sapporo saw 36.3C [97.3F], the highest on record. Several schools in Hokkaido were closed due to the heat, likely for the first time in history.
“Hokkaido has been experiencing an unprecedented 35 consecutive days of highs ≧30°C.”
https://twitter.com/sayakasofiamori/status/1694271088820421005
“Greenhouse gases are changing air flow over the Pacific Ocean – raising Australia’s risks of extreme weather…
“Switching between El Niño and La Niña conditions has slowed over the industrial era. That means in the future we could see more of these multi-year La Niña or El Niño type events. So we need to prepare for greater risks of floods, drought and fire.”
“A year on from Marlborough’s state of emergency [New Zealand]: 2022 winter wettest in nearly 100 years.
“Rainfall records have been shattered, with newly released data revealing last winter was the wettest in almost a century for Marlborough – when the region was hit by “eye-watering” damage. Further, the 2022-24 “hydrological year” saw up to 60 per cent more rain in the region than average…”
“An intense marine heatwave has arrived along the Northern and Central California coast, with water temperatures up to 7°F above normal.
“A buoy near the Golden Gate reported a water temperature of 68°F today, 7°F above normal. If warm waters persist, there could be significant impacts on marine life and coastal ecosystems…”
https://twitter.com/US_Stormwatch/status/1694216291266253170
“Four states broke rainfall records because of Tropical Storm Hilary…
“In Nevada, the record more than doubled, to 9.20 inches, while Montana, Idaho and Oregon all got up to an inch more rain compared to the previous records. A tropical cyclone like Hilary’s setting rainfall records in four states is highly unusual…”
“Record heatwave persists in US as 130 million under alerts in 22 states…
“Temperatures above 100F (37.7C) stretched south to states on the Gulf coast, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned in a morning advisory, with “brutal humidity levels” pushing the heat index as high as 120F (48.8C) in some areas.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/us-heat-warnings-22-states-record-heatwave-continues
“New Orleans on Wednesday tied for the hottest day ever recorded in the city, marking yet another milestone during the dangerous heat wave that forecasters say could stick around into September…
“This has been the summer of breaking heat records in New Orleans, reflecting a global pattern.”
https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2023/08/23/new-orleans-ties-hottest-day-ever-recorded
“Omaha breaks record for warmest low temperature Tuesday morning…
“Tuesday morning, Eppley Airfield hit a record warmest low temperature of 80°, smashing the previous record low of 76°… Although warmest record low temperatures aren’t typically making headlines as much as record high temperatures, they are just as important… data shows unusually hot summer nights in the contiguous US surpass the occurrence of unusually hot summer days around the year 2000.”
https://www.wowt.com/2023/08/22/omaha-breaks-record-warmest-low-temperature-tuesday-morning/
“Rare ‘fire tornado’ caught on camera as Canada wildfires rage…
“As fire crews battled blazes around Gun Lake in North Pemberton, firefighters were able to capture the rare fire tornado on camera. The footage shared on the BC Wildfire Service’s social media showed a giant plume of smoke swirling past blazing trees alongside the lake.”
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/fire-tornado-canada-wildfire-b1102376.html
“Atlantic Ocean sees record burst of tropical storms.
“The cork holding back the Atlantic Ocean’s tropical storm activity popped off this week, with a record set for the most tropical storms to form so quickly… The Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be unusually active this year, due to record warm ocean temperatures.”
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/22/atlantic-tropical-storms-record-burst
“Ultra-rare dolphins spotted swimming off the UK coast ‘for the first time ever’ [picture is of a dead Risso’s dolphin spotted near Islay a couple of days ago; also unusual]…
“Prof Peter Evans, director of the foundation, said: “We don’t know for certain. I don’t know of another case in UK waters. Striped dolphins are still pretty rare anyway in our waters so a hybrid here would be even rarer.” The foundation said it had no other records and did not know of any other sightings.”
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ultra-rare-dolphins-spotted-swimming-30771145
“Is Austria set to break record for longest heatwave?
“…The University of Innsbruck – which has measured weather and temperatures in Austria since 1777 – previously recorded the Tyrol capital’s longest heatwave in 2003… The current heatwave is not expected to end until Saturday. If it lasts that long, it will set a new heatwave record of 14 days.”
https://www.thelocal.at/20230823/is-austria-set-to-break-record-for-longest-heatwave
“Austria’s fastest melting glacier gives up decades-old corpse…
“Climate change has accelerated the melting of glaciers, with the retreating ice releasing bodies of alpinists it has held for years, sometimes even decades. A guide found the corpse at about 2,900 metres (9,500 feet) on the Schlatenkees glacier in Tyrol province last Friday, police said on Tuesday.”
“French authorities warn people to avoid the Alps during heatwave…
“Local authorities in the Haute-Savoie region, which includes the French side of Mont Blanc, warned there are higher than usual risks of rockfalls and also new crevices opening up on glaciers.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-heatwave-alps-france-italy-b2397386.html
“Historic heat in France with 44.4C [111.9F] at Salindres and 44.2C at Siran, hottest in August in French history.
“223 MONTHLY RECORDS today (nearly half were all time records) with a total of nearly 500 RECORDS broken so far…”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1694395067706876016
“Another record warm night in France with crazy Tmin, up to 30.4°C [86.7F] in Menton, only 0.1°C from the highest Tmin ever recorded in the country.
“It was 34°C [93.2F] at Cap Béar near Perpignan at 3 am before the temperature dropped.”
https://twitter.com/ThierryGooseBC/status/1694244334349251066
“Historic heat also in SPAIN…
“Hottest day on record: 44 [111.2F] Bilbao; 43.9 Tortosa; 41.4 Santander AP; 43.3 Ramales d. Victoria record for Cantabria (tb confirmed)… MONTHLY: 42 Pamplona AP & Labrit; 42.5 Girona; 41.7 Logroño; 41.2 Lleida… ALL TIME… ITALY: 37.2 Caselle AP; ALBANIA: 41.4 Durres.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1694423686764233101
“The Greek authorities have found 18 burned bodies as wildfires scorch a portion of northeastern mainland Greece.
“The fire brigade said there had been no reports of missing residents, adding the bodies of those found could be immigrants who have recently entered Greece from Turkey.”
“Hundreds of Ships Stuck as Turkish Strait Closed by Wildfires.
“Hundreds of ships were left unable to move between the Black Sea and the Aegean after Turkey closed the Dardanelles Strait to clear the area for planes fighting nearby forest fires. Around 300 vessels were waiting to cross the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits as of Wednesday afternoon…”
“Türkiye’s usually chilly Bolu sees hottest summer in a century…
“Renowned as a haven for those seeking respite from the heat, Bolu has now fallen victim to an unwelcome drought, the result of scanty precipitation. Forest engineer Barış Bolat remarked, “Once accustomed to regular rainfall during these days, Bolu now confronts an unprecedented wave of scorching temperatures.””
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/turkiyes-usually-chilly-bolu-sees-hottest-summer-of-century/news
“Weather extremes’ impact on global fruit and vegetable sector…
“We can no longer escape global warming’s effect, something fruit and vegetable growers can attest to as well. All around the world, growers are victims of increasingly frequent drought periods or, the opposite, excessive rain resulting in flooding.”
“Tropical forests face ‘massive leaf death’ from global heating, study finds…
“The photosynthetic machinery in tropical trees begins to fail at about 46.7C on average. The research suggests that forests may be nearing dangerous temperature thresholds sooner than expected.”
“Oceanic El Niño continues to strengthen.
“The latest weekly values in the Niño 1+2 region (eastern Pacific) and Niño 3 region (east-central Pacific) are surpassed only by 1997, with records dating back to 1981. All indications are that this El Niño will peak as a strong, canonical event either very late in 2023 or early in 2024.”
https://twitter.com/BenNollWeather/status/1694421806835450262
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Above-average temperatures predicted for South Florida over the next 3 months
Storm Center | By Riley Hazel
Published August 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM EDT
After several locations in Florida, including Key West, Fort Myers, Miami, Tampa and Sarasota recorded their warmest month on record in July, the Southeast Regional Climate Center is predicting that more records may be broken again this month.
Warm water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico have contributed to high humidity and what feels-like triple digit temperatures.
NOAA Climatologist Chris Fuhrmann said the Southeast region is seeing a continuation of warmer weather and is predicting above-average temperatures for the next three months. Key West recently recorded its highest minimum temperature at 88 degrees.
https://www.wlrn.org/weather/2023-08-23/above-average-temperatures-south-florida
Looks as if we are witnessing record minimum temperatures across the planet…
Folks on the street do not realize the importance of both…
“Key West recently recorded its highest minimum temperature at 88 degrees.”
Vince, I recall. It was the highest minimum ever recorded in Florida or anywhere in the Caribbean.
“Looks as if we are witnessing record minimum temperatures across the planet… Folks on the street do not realize the importance of both.”
This is one problem generated by the latter: “Night temperatures are rising fast, and that’s a problem for rice and other critical crops, which have fewer defenses at night.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/01/heat-resistant-crops-hotter-night-temperatures-climate
Hello Pan
how do we actually ‘experience’ hiite waves and climate change. Tomorrow the heat will finally dissipate here in the south of France. About time too.
It is interesting how the perception of this at least prolonged period of a few weeks changed among ‘my’ 18,000 readers of the Dutch in France (Belgians and Dutch) every day I write about what is happening 🙂 and thus ‘the weather’ as well
Initially, the heat wave mainly affected my south-eastern departments around the Mediterranean Sea. People in the north initially showed utierst ‘scepticism’… well don’t whine it’s summer! The climate sceptics had the highest word, with references to ‘conspiracy theories’ and about artificial measurements and constantly referred to warm periods that would have been the order of the day centuries ago. 🙂 Really funny.
As the heat ‘tightened its grip’ and holidaymakers even interrupted their holidays because it was no longer bearable on the ‘campsite’ or whatever replaced it, the tone changed from ‘don’t whine’ to ‘it’s very warm’ and then came the stories about melted food stocks in broken freezers and people who couldn’t leave their homes.
I didn’t hear the ‘climate sceptics’ at all and yesterday’s ‘absolute’ records in several French cities remained uncommented upon.
I myself wrote two ‘ heat experience messages’ based on my ‘everydayness’ so under boiling hot basalt rocks above my village. Very well read and commented on. People love stories.
Ah yes warming and climate…. tomorrow it will be ‘over in direct observation’ and we will move on to the order of the day. Rising health costs, prices at the pump and the political arena of Macron, Borne and all those bobos.
We humans are short of memory and especially when you just have to ‘fill up at the pump’ Our Prime Minister Elizabetn Borne knows for sure…. there will be no price hikes for diesel and petrol in the near future. She is probably right because prices are falling and fossil energy consumption is falling. That’s nice 🙂
Tomorrow it will rain and and thunder nice for a change 😉
“We humans are short of memory…”
It’s amazing how quickly extreme weather events are forgotten, Zip, except by those directly and severely impacted by them. Enjoy your rain and thunder!
I’ve been thinking about Global Warming deniers for a while, and currently, I’m thinking that there is only one conclusion that is not denialism. Greta How-dare-you Thunburg, for example, is an AGW denier.
Of course, someone else has explained this idea better than I can:
https://indi.ca/its-too-late-baby/
If you don’t get what Indi is saying, or what Renaee is saying here or in the article Indi links to –
https://medium.com/@renaeech/the-courage-to-have-conversations-that-matter-a85f2520ed1a
(Renaee includes the graph, “Simplified Emissions Pathways for Climate Targets”, but, she doesn’t point out that even if miracle did happen and “we” were able to follow one of the pathways listed the planet would heat up by 1 to 1.5 degrees over the existing temperature because of the removal of global dimming which would have made her case better.)
then, you don’t get AGW. People who say that it doesn’t exist, and those that think it is somehow fixable are really in the same boat.
Dammit, would people stop trying to make such sense in the comments sections! The internet is for wingers to find companionship from the free expression of crackpot opinions from other wingers, not for the dissemination of truth, as is profoundly expressed in your last sentence.
Collapse, and common sense, are boring, and the corporations will make no money off reasonable people coming to reasonable conclusions that “shit is toast, fam.”
Chris Clugston makes the most sense of anyone writing in public on the human predicament these days, but if LtG is long out-of-print as indi says, any guess as to when he hits The NY Times best-seller charts?
Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022, report says
“LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – Global energy demand rose 1% last year and record renewables growth did nothing to shift the dominance of fossil fuels, which still accounted for 82% of supply, the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy report said on Monday.”
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/renewables-growth-did-not-dent-fossil-fuel-dominance-2022-statistical-review-2023-06-25/
….
Global oil demand surges to record high in 2023
“The Covid-19 respite is definitely over. The pandemic caused consumption to fall to 91.7 mbpd in 2020, before rebounding to 97.5 mbpd in 2021 and 99.8 mbpd in 2022. Without the slowdown caused by the Covid crisis, “the historic level expected for the current year would have been reached as early as 2021,” observed Guy Maisonnier, an economic engineer at IFP Energies Nouvelles (or IFPEN – formerly the French Institute of Petroleum).
“This upward spiral in demand shows the system’s impressive inertia. We’re still in the hydrocarbon era,” agreed Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, the director of the Energy & Climate Center at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI).
An unprecedented level of demand
Emerging countries are driving this demand, starting with China, the world’s biggest importer of “black gold” and its second-largest consumer after the US.”
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/06/29/global-oil-demand-surges-to-record-high-in-2023_6039249_19.html
There’s really nothing left to say. If I’m wagering my bet is at minimum, a massive die-back is baked in. Everyday we pile on by burning another 100 million+ barrels per day plus loads of coal & gas – got to keep that internet running, so they can continue to churn out hopey stories of the coming alt energy transition. Any day now we’ll give up the fossil fuels – we promise……..again. Not much coverage of all the unstoppable positive self reinforcing feedback loops well on their way to barfing out more greenhouse gasses than humans do. Has anyone made a
list-O-loops with measurements and/or estimates of their annual emissions? Me? I’m going to my sister’s tomorrow to dog sit, so my sis can spend a long weekend on Vancouver island. Hope you watchers have a good one too.
The comment above caused me to almost write a comment in which I asked a series of questions about peak oil. Basically how long could the world sustain a level of oil production close to a 100 million barrels of oil a day.
I decided not to send my questions.
Just now I found this podcast that addresses the subject of my questions. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDBJdQnjE2o