“Due to anomalously low sea ice in both poles, global sea ice extent levels are now at a record low for this time of year…
“More sea ice graphics available at https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/”
https://x.com/ZLabe/status/1816998999183725047
“How a warming Arctic is accelerating global climate change…
“Currently, permafrost ecosystems are warming three to four times faster than the rest of the planet, which is resulting in increased carbon cycling and increased respiration in the region.”
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-arctic-global-climate.html
“Pizzlies, grolars and narlugas: Why we may soon see more Arctic hybrids…
““We’re interested in assessing the hybridization rate because we know that as the climate is warming in the Arctic, grizzly bears and polar bears are coming more and more into contact with one another,” says Ruth Rivkin, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Manitoba.”
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/arctic-hybrid-polar-grizzly-bear-genetics-climate
“Snakes appear in the Russian north as the Arctic warms…
““We have already received information from the Yamal Peninsula, Yakutia, Taimyr, and the Khanty-Mansiysk regions. Not only the grey heron but also several species of spiders and the common European viper have been spotted north of their usual habitats…””
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/07/snakes-appear-russian-north-arctic-warms
“SIBERIA FIERCE HEAT WAVE: 37.9C [100.2F] Mamakan at 57N; 37.5 Macha record; 37.4 Jikimda.
“Next days it will be hotter with possible 40C in Siberia and Mongolian Plains, 45C in Tajikistan plains and 50C in Northern China.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816506428380823830
“Dam Collapses in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region, Forcing Hundreds to Flee.
“Heavy rainfall led to the collapse of a reservoir dam in the Ural Mountains region of Chelyabinsk on Friday night, Russian authorities said, forcing residents of nearby villages to evacuate their homes.”
“China Focus: Northeast China on high alert for flooding amid heavy downpours…
“Starting from 5 a.m. Thursday, Shenyang experienced its heaviest downpour since meteorological records began in 1951. As of 9 a.m. Friday, the city’s average precipitation had reached 124.5 millimeters [and then reached 419mm [16.5 inches] in 24 hours; h/t Jim Yang].”
https://english.news.cn/20240726/e81a439af8eb4220a524812e2e1ca24e/c.html
“Record Rainfall Forces Thousands to Evacuate in Northern Japan…
“The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that Yamagata prefecture experienced the heaviest rainfall in 24 hours since records began in 1976. Shinjo recorded 389 millimeters (15 inches) of rain, while Sakata saw 289 millimeters.”
https://wenewsenglish.pk/record-rainfall-forces-thousands-to-evacuate-in-northern-japan/
“Another historic day/night in JAPAN.
“Tons of records of July hottest night including Osaka, Miyakejima (all time), Sumoto, Wakayama and Kagoshima with min. temperatures of 28/30C [86F].”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816996828761518281
“HISTORIC HEAT IN KOREA PENINSULA:
“Records of hottest nights keep falling. SOUTH KOREA had minimums >29C [84.2F] with few more records: 27.7 Jeongeup 27.4 Mokpo; NORTH KOREA 26.0 Anju. Next days it will be extremely warm and humid and North Korea can record its hottest night in history.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816762234296574054
“HISTORIC HEAT IN CHINA:
“57 more stations had their hottest July day in history today, 13 of which were all time for any month including Guilin, Mengshan, Zhaoping with their first 40C [104F] in history! 42.8 Yuanyang is a provincial record heat for July.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816853160666792201
“China activates emergency response to floods in four provinces as typhoon Gaemi hits…
“The Ministry of Emergency Management on Friday activated a Level-IV emergency response to floods in the four provinces of Guangdong, Shandong, Henan and Hubei [Chaozhou, Guangdong, received 401 mm [15.8 inches] of rainfall in 24 hours, causing severe flooding in the entire city h/t Jim Yang].”
“Typhoon Gaemi has caused widespread flooding across Taiwan, with local residents struggling to pump water out of their homes and places of business, with rescue personnel deployed…
“Residents used electric pumps and buckets, with one saying, “I’m exhausted from trying to keep the water at bay, but it won’t stop.””
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202407250011
“Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say…
“Researchers led by Zhang Wenxia at the China Academy of Sciences studied historical meteorological data and found about 75% of the world’s land area had seen a rise in “precipitation variability” or wider swings between wet and dry weather.”
“RECORD HEAT SOUTHEAST ASIA:
HONG KONG Tmin 30.7C [87.3F] Sai Kung HOTTEST JULY NIGHT IN HONG KONG; MACAO: tmin 30.0 ETR; Endless records heat in THAILAND – Koh Samui :Hottest July night in history with a Tmin 28.2C.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816390730190909885
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN EAST ASIA – Hundreds of July records destroyed all over:
“INDONESIA JULY HOTTEST NIGHT EVER: TMIN 29.0 Sabang; 28.0 Banda Aceh. THAILAND: Tmax 37.4 Yala; Tmin 28.4 Koh Samui. PHILIPPINES Tmin 28.8 Cuyo; VIETNAM Tmax 38.0 Bac Kan.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816638837625348200
“Record low water levels at Lake Heron [Canterbury, New Zealand] have led to the dying off of freshwater mussels in the area, an ecologist says.
“Peter Langlands visited the lake over the weekend. He took photos of pied oystercatchers feeding on the mussels.”
“RECORD HEAT ALLOVER OCEANIA:
HOTTEST JULY NIGHT in history of MICRONESIA and AND MARSHALL ISLANDS: Tmins 83F/28.3C at Weno and Majuro. HOTTEST JULY DAY IN NORTHERN MARIANAS: max. 93F/33.9C Saipan.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816376479858430331
“EXTRAORDINARY WINTER HEAT IN BOLIVIA:
“Records brutalized with extreme margins: 39.3 [102.6F] San Jose de Chiquitos; 39.2 San Matias; 37.6 Santa Ana; 36.5 Trinidad; 35.1 San Javier. It’s one of the most extreme events South America has ever had and it will get worse.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816947190696468525
“CARIBBEANS EXTRAORDINARY HEAT:
“Records smashed all over, every day since months. Tonight it was again the July hottest night in several countries TMINS: 28.1 [82.6F] ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA; 28.3 San Juan PUERTO RICO Tied Highest min ever! 28.2 GRENADA; 28.2 ST EUSTATIUS.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816903548052930962
“Days of rain leave Texas Gulf Coast region completely soaked…
“Storm Chaser Houston said on X Dickinson Bayou was over its banks, and 6 inches of rain had fallen in that city. Hitchcock City Hall reported the city was experiencing an Internet and phone outage, and several streets were also flooded.”
https://www.lmtonline.com/gulf-coast/article/galveston-county-weather-rainfall-flooding-19598632.php
“Floods are set to inundate Texas with slimy toxic creatures that sicken pets…
“Experts warn the floods may bring the invasive ‘hammerhead flatworms’ which can grow to a frightening 12 inches long and can pack a poison punch if you pick them up – or if your pet gets its hands on one.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13664913/Floods-Texas-worms-regenerate-poison-pets.html
“Arizona officials warning about spread of potentially fatal hantavirus.
“There have been seven confirmed cases and three deaths… Experts speculate climate change, such as the extreme heat waves that are sweeping across the county, may be partly to blame.”
“Farmers in Beaufort face crop challenges after record-breaking rainfall [South Carolina]…
“The heavy rainfall this month has some farmers now praying for the rain to stop. This, after the dry start to the summer put many of their crops at risk… farmers have gone from one extreme to the next.”
“Another major heat wave will build across the United States next week.
“…the next round of excessive heat is already on the horizon and will probably extend deep into August. The heat will cause drought to expand while also increasing the fire risk in the western states, where numerous large and dangerous blazes are active.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/07/26/heat-wave-forecast-united-states/
“With nearly half-million acres scorched, wildfire emergencies declared in California.
“Active and recent wildfires across the state have consumed nearly a half-million acres, according to Cal Fire. Homes, infrastructure or both were threatened amid California’s six uncontained large fires, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.”
“Officials said on Thursday they feared as much as half the town of Jasper, Alberta, had been destroyed by wildfires so intense they generated their own weather.
““It’s a sad day here because Jasper is such a gorgeous place,” said Mike Flannigan, a professor of wildland fire at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia, on Thursday.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/climate/wildfire-weather-pyrocbs.html
“I’m sick of people trying to gaslight everyone by telling them “we’ve always had fires in Alberta.”
“Of course, we’ve always had fires. But the last few years are off the charts. I grew up here. The average used to be 12 HOURS of smoke cover in a summer. Now it’s days and weeks.” [Graph is number of smoke hours May to Sept in Calgary, 1953 – 2022.]
https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1816493679047012382
“Climate Change Contributes to Shift in Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms.
“Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate change are a cause.”
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072024/lake-erie-harmful-algal-blooms-climate-change/
“UK classrooms breached recommended temperatures during June heatwave…
““Hard-pressed teachers have told us about children this summer who have fainted or even vomited due to the high heat, and there are many more who simply struggle to concentrate.””
“‘We’ll just put on the yes hat’: Tourists try to stay positive in the face of Denmark’s wet weather
“Denmark’s tourism is suffering as the country faces its wettest 12 months ever recorded… At Krokodille Zoo, director Rene Hedegaard highlights the fluctuating visitor numbers based on weather conditions.”
“Residents across Romania are struggling with a severe water crisis, leaving them with a rationed water supply due to a prolonged drought and low rainfall.
“Villagers in at least six Romanian counties, Constanța, Alba, Dolj, Iași, Prahova, and Gorj are receiving water rations.”
“Unprecedented Mussel Die-Off in Mali Ston Bay [off Croatia]: Farmers Blame Record Sea Temperatures…
“Shellfish farmer Zdravko Lazić, who farms mussels in Brijesta Bay, does not remember such a die-off. “We have been running the business for 25 years, doing this all our lives, as did generations before us. I have never even heard of such a thing,” emphasized Lazić.”
“More algae on surface Adriatic Sea as result of rising temperatures…
“The algae has plagued the Adriatic Sea for weeks in Ancona in Italy. The slimy substance disappeared for a few days but has unfortunately returned, as it is believed to thrive in hot temperatures.”
“Spanish City Has Record Heat as Fires Threaten Mediterranean…
“Huelva in southern Spain recorded 45.6C (114F), beating the city’s previous all-time high set two years ago by 1.7C, according to national forecaster AEMET. Heat warnings remain in place for much of the country.”
“Extreme heat poses ‘real risk’ to Spain’s mass tourism industry.
“The climate emergency poses a “real risk” to Spain’s traditional mass tourist model as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves hit the country’s most popular coastal destinations, a senior public health adviser has warned.”
“Climate crisis strikes Morocco as heatwave kills at least 21 people in 24 hours.
“A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced on Thursday 25 July – sparking concern about the continuing impact of the climate crisis on the country.”
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-news/2024/07/25/morocco-heatwave/
“KENYA again – hottest July night in Kenyan history tied today with a minimum of 27.2C [81F] at Lodwar.
“Kenya has been breaking such records every single month.”
https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1816804389467885571
“Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could reach 500, UN agency says…
“Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to drought, flooding and other climate disasters. A landslide in 2016 killed 41 people after torrential rain in Wolaita and unusually heavy rainfall in the south and east of the country last November killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands.”
“Two million at risk of starvation in Tigray… A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north of Ethiopia, driven by drought, crop failure and continued insecurity in the aftermath of a brutal war.
“…satellite show that reservoirs, and the farmlands they help irrigate, have dried up because the rains failed last year.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c10l2vvjy9lo
“Kirkuk’s water system increasingly risks shortages [Kurdistan]…
“Water scarcity is a severe issue in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. The country is the fifth-most vulnerable nation to the effects of climate change, including water and food insecurity…”
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/250720242
“Protests erupt in Najaf over severe power outages amid soaring temperatures [Iraq]…
“The protesters set tires ablaze and blocked the iron bridge, the sole entry route from Najaf into the district. This act of civil disobedience highlighted the growing frustration among residents over the unreliable power supply.”
“Protests in north Kashmir over drinking water shortage…
““Amid scorching heat, we are striving for water supply,” said Firdous Ahmad, a local. “The crisis intensified to such a point that for days together we haven’t been able to even take a bath. The authorities are unable to handle the water crisis which has badly affected the household here.””
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/protests-in-north-kashmir-over-drinking-water-shortage/
“Extreme heat is threatening humanity’s best ally in fight against climate change…
“Earth’s forests lost much of their ability to absorb the carbon dioxide humans pumped into the air last year, according to a new study that is causing concern among climate scientists that a crucial damper on climate change underwent an unprecedented deterioration.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/07/25/forest-fire-heat-carbon-absorb/
“‘One point five degrees’: Has global warming exceeded the much feared tipping point?
“Ever since the news of global warming exceeding 1.5°C has surfaced, there is great conjecture about the methodology of calculation… A paper by climatologist Malcolm T. McCulloch and his team has triggered intense debate. Their research claims that global warming has now exceeded 1.5°C.”
“Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science…
“…though the reports are written by scientists, governments play an integral role throughout the process. The IPCC is after all an intergovernmental body – it’s governments that decide to produce the reports and give the final approval, not scientists.”
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The hell realm.
The big-think article about the IPCC’s political infighting comes from a site named ‘The Conversation,” which permits no comments about the topic.
The irony, people, the irony. “The Conversation” allowing no conversation.
Duh! Only the right people can converse. We need to shut up and listen.
Makes me think of the official newspaper and mouthpiece of the Soviet communist party, brazenly called “Pravda” (“Truth”). Hope I’m not offending any old school comrades with that comparison. 😆
“Here Comes the Ovah- Commenter – Murdarah! The Original gangsta!”
Actually, no, commenting (drive-by micro-opinizing) is about all I have left at one or two places, and it just so happens that Pan-O’s C&E is about the only place that A) lets in an commenting and B) actually deigns to reply to the micro-comments.
“The Conversation” may have become Pravda-like now, but, like with all things liberal, it started out with the best of intentions, or the best of mildest intentions, where lower-level near adjunct-academics could post semi-provocative wide-ranging popular research and, in the beginning, open it up to the hoi polloi for non-peer quick reviews.
As with everything on the ‘net, things got ugly quick, and the collegiate administrators of the site went for the tried-and-true administrative remedy – ban the bastards. Who needs the public, for anything?
We are all outside the fences now, or, at best, let loose in scraggly pastures where nothing gets accomplished in furious keyboard duels.
I mean, if it’s that Orwellian now, you’ve got to think of your new name for your bare-bones omni-site, “The Conversation” – Adjunct Outlet? Minor Research Mart? The Lecture?
That is a great song by Ini Kamoze. Naseem Hamed used to swagger out to it on his ringwalks, I recall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adEqVCqtGYM
That is funny as hell.
There are too many sites that could be named;”Click here & show your stupidity.” 😉
I’m glad I caught “the conversation”(not worth capitalizing) first article today:
“Video game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid and protected accordingly”
Paraphrase of Bonnie Raitt; “Let’s give them something stupid to talk about.”
Pick your poison. Drought. Fire. Flood. Landslide. Extreme Heat. Extreme winds. Extreme rains. Extreme hail. All of them potentially fatal. Thousands have died already, just in the past few months. Anyone else seriously starting to wonder how they are going to “buy it” in the next few years? A propane heater and a pint of whiskey is starting to sound better all the time.
An anecdote posted on reddit, I suspect it was written by an AI, but a good story anyway about an overworked insurance rep “spilling the beans” on how bad the situation is right now. Multiple disasters in multiple states overwhelming the system and even destroying regional offices. But the good news? People been dealing with shit like this all the time! We will muddle through, just like we always do.
Like I said, straight-up propaganda, but one wonders how long the insurance industry really has left…
“The uninsurable world: how the insurance industry fell behind on climate change…
““Very clearly the [insurance industry’s] models are not working,” said Lindsay Keenan, EU co-ordinator at campaign group Insure Our Future. “I’m amazed how they have managed to blag the regulators with their rhetoric that ‘It’s all OK, we have models for that’ over the years, and still today.””
https://www.ft.com/content/b4bf187a-1040-4a28-9f9e-fa8c4603ed1b
“Pick your poison.” Adam & Eve did. They had their special Cain & Able.
I’ve been disappointed lately but today’s Climate report has given me the hope that the suffering is going to increase, although it didn’t have to be like this. I’m wrong again! It’s exactly what this species chose.
How about a wonderful varied rant?
To all the Right wing conservative, fascists, racists, misogynistic, morbidly obese Republicans in California who have lost everything to fires. Trump told you what to do. Rake the forest.
What’s the total CO2 footprint of everything involved in the Olympics in the 4 years since the last medals handout. In America, everyone gets a trophy. Americans are that special!
I think I have proof that this species is only concerned with it’s sexual gratification regardless of the destruction their special offspring do to the habitat. Muslims think they will have 72 virgins after they die?
From yesterday – “29 per cent of the world’s population, are currently suffering moderate or severe food insecurity,”
There will be a test Monday. 8 billion x .29 = Clever Apes that other Clever Apes don’t care about.
There’s more but I sick of myself. 😉
OK, I’ll bite.
Eight multiplied by naught-point-two-nine is two-point-three-two.
Move the decimal point nine places to the right. Add zeros as needed.
That gives two billion, three hundred twenty million.
That’s seventy two thousand, five hundred cities the size of Juneau, AK
Define “moderate or severe” food insecurity as “not knowing where your next meal is coming from” and that’s a lot of people going to bed hungry every night.
“That’s seventy two thousand, five hundred cities the size of Juneau, AK”
I can’t begin to visualize so many hungry people.
I often go to drone videos of huge global cities,watch in awe & can’t understand what could be impressive about asphalt & concrete. The species ego trip is really sad. I was about to say;”Living like animals.” but animals seem to be more civilized.
In America there are plenty of FF people that could skip an evening meal. 😉
Record heatwaves and record wildfires across the US West and Canada. Again! A repeat of 2020, they say, and that year was hell. I was still living in Oregon at the time, fortunately on the coast which was spared most of the misery of that year. Now? The poor firefighters are going “Oh, wow. It’s only July…”
That “this is fine” meme is looking more prescient all the time.
How bad does it have to get before people finally freak out? Or is that never going to happen? Much more likely, they’ll just find someone to scapegoat and go to their graves raging against the world. Just like those idiots dying of Covid and raging against their doctors and nurses, sometimes literally with their last breath.
Far preferable to the alternative, that is, admitting how stupid we’ve been for the past five decades. Sigh. One hell of an ugly world we got here.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/all-lanes-of-i-15-opened-following-dayslong-closure-that-left-drivers-stranded-between-l-a-and-las-vegas/
Days long back up due to a hazmat accident due to lithium ion battery fire.