“The UAH satellite dataset just came out with a monster warm September, largest anomaly of any month in their record.
“I’m expecting to see reanalysis and surface datasets coming out with similarly extreme results over the next two weeks.”
https://twitter.com/RARohde/status/1708875047123759217
“Welcome to 1.5C plus climate disruption.
“Last four months, June-September 2023, were an amazing 0.34C of warming higher than the previous mark (in a strong El Nino in 2016), and this current El Nino is only just starting.”
https://twitter.com/djspratt/status/1708594087098749181
“Speak of the devil and he shall appear. Earth Energy Imbalance from NASA’s CERES data reached a new record with the data from July coming available.
“As July 2023 was the hottest month on record, outgoing longwave radiation was also record high. But… globally Absorbed Solar Radiation was almost 1 W/m² higher than ever observed for July.”
https://twitter.com/LeonSimons8/status/1708549133634519394
“Arctic cyclones have become more intense and longer-lived over the past seven decades.
“There has been a long-term shift of the maximum cyclone counts from weaker to stronger cyclones and a pronounced lengthening of the duration of strong cyclones. Spatial analysis shows increased strong cyclone frequency over the Arctic…”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01003-0
“Canada left battered by ‘never before seen’ wildfire season.
“When scientists started pouring over data to assess Canada’s fire season this year, they struggled to find the right superlatives. “Never before seen,” was thrown around, as was “exceptional in scale, duration” and “huge long-term consequences.” “We have shattered all the records on a Canadian scale,” says a shaken Yan.”
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-canada-left-battered-wildfire-season.html
“Absurd warmth in US-Canadian border: List of October records broken in Canada [via link].
“In Minnesota 88F at Int. Falls (tie) and Baudette (broken), but what is shocking are the dozens records obliterated of highest Tmins in the 70s in Minnesota and North Dakota (Fargo). Insane in October.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1708999656573706694
“Minnesota Twin Cities marathon canceled due to record heat.
“The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minnesota was canceled Sunday because of concerns about record heat, organizers said… Also Sunday, the New York City Triathlon canceled the swim part of the race because of water quality concerns after a massive rainstorm…”
“2023 is officially Fort Lauderdale’s wettest on record.
“This is attributed to the historic, one-in-1,000-year flood event that occurred in April where 25.91 inches of rainfall fell in a short amount of time. This brought the April rainfall total to 31.22 inches. There had been below average rainfall in Fort Lauderdale to start the year but after the April event, wet season lived up to its name.”
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/2023-is-officially-fort-lauderdales-wettest-on-record/3124317/
“With more contributions just made on September 30, the annual time (so far) the heat index was at or above 105°F in Miami is now 178 hours. The old full-year record was 49 hours.
“It just doesn’t end and nothing even remotely close to this heat has ever been observed here.”
https://twitter.com/BMcNoldy/status/1708503434620756417
“Panama Canal cuts again daily transits as drought continues.
“In September, The ACP Administrator said that it could make additional transit reductions if the drought persists. “If we must consider transit reductions, we will. This would be to continue with a draught of 13.4 metres. We will not reduce draught. If we do that, it will impact 70% of our shippers,” said ACP Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez.”
“Amazing what it’s happening in the Caribbean… For months,every day records are broken and rebroken.
“SURINAME: 38 [100.4F] Zanderj ties HOTTEST DAY IN SURINAME HISTORY… MONTHLY RECORDS: 32.8 SABA; FRENCH GUYANA: 38.2 St Laurent; NICARAGUA: 35.4 Juigalpa; GUYANA: 37.7 Timerhi; 35.5 New Amsterdam.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1708594089854222636
“Extraordinary heat in the Americas, with records falling all over:
“GUYANA: 40.1 [104F] Ebini ALL TIME NATIONAL RECORD… MEXICO: 37 Acapulco 34 Durango… NICARAGUA: 36 Managua 36.4 Juigalpa… JAMAICA: 36.1 Montego Bay.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1708952080763781362
“Winter Was The Hottest in History in 10 Brazilian Capitals…
“Folha’s analysis shows that the ten cities (Cuiabá, Manaus, Boa Vista, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Branco, Macapá, Belém, João Pessoa, and Maceió) had temperatures of 0.5°C to 3.4°C higher than in the first decade of the century.”
“Drought forces Brazil’s 4th largest hydro plant to halt operations…
“”Currently, as the Madeira River has a record low flow, the shutdown aims to preserve the integrity of the hydroelectric plant’s generating units, which is why the operation has been temporarily interrupted,” it said in a press release.”
https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/drought-forces-brazils-4th-largest-hydro-plant-to-halt-operations
“More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
“…the Mamirauá Institute, a research facility funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Science… said such a high number of deaths was unusual and suggested record-high lake temperatures and an historic drought in the Amazon may have been the cause. The news is likely to add to the concerns of climate scientists over the effects human activity and extreme droughts are having on the region.”
“Hanko Russarö, one of Finland’s southernmost islands, has just reported a new October heat record of 16.3°C. [61.3F].
“I guess the ongoing cat 1-2 marine heatwave in the Baltic Sea hasn’t made it any harder to break the record.”
https://twitter.com/mikarantane/status/1708837275927265532
“UK sees joint warmest September on record.
“With nights drawing in and Storm Agnes recently bringing strong winds and rain, the early September heatwave might seem a distant memory. However, that heatwave and above average temperatures generally made it the joint warmest September on record in the United Kingdom.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/66957427
“Extraordinary day in Germany – dozens of records were pulverized both highest Tmins and highest Tmaxes. Highest was 29.8C [85.6F] Notzingen: See a list of records courtesy of Michael Thesner…”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1708907214772097467
“September 2023 in Switzerland was also exceptional: With an anomaly of +4.0C it destroyed 1961 as the new hottest September on records.
“Moreover, together with Poland, they were they most above average countries in the world. Libya the most below.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1708489275665154165
“Extraordinary heat in France, at least 332 stations broke their October records (thread list by Meteociel).
“Max was 35.5C [95F] at Anglars. Most important records include 34.2 Montauban, 33.0 Toulouse, 32.5 Bordeaux, 31.0 Avignon, 30.0 Limoges, 20.8 Mt Aigoual, etc…”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1708533944147124624
“As summers get longer, Spain smashes record for October heat.
“Spain’s meteorological agency confirmed on Monday that peninsular Spain registered its hottest October day on record. The town of Montoro in Cordoba sweltered through 38.2 C (100.8 F) heat on Sunday evening, handily overtaking the previous October record of 37.5 C set in Marbella in 2014.”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/as-summers-get-longer-spain-smashes-record-for-october-heat/3005951
“Greek feta makers reel from historic floods…
“Some 40 per cent of the country’s soft cheeses are made from sheep and goat milk produced in the central region of Thessaly, which was devastated by the floods that ripped through several Mediterranean countries this month. Greek farmers lost an estimated 80,000 goats and sheep in the disaster — and keeping the surviving animals alive is difficult amid high water levels and scarce feed.”
https://www.ft.com/content/f08ed798-8c9e-4500-b830-8c694e523fc1
“Challenges to aid delivery in Niger continue as communities bear the impact of severe flooding and rising food prices, warns IRC.
“All 8 regions of the country are affected by flooding, with over 140,000 people displaced from their homes by the devastating floods that swept away their fields, and more than 40 deaths (from July to mid-September 2023). Over 2 million children require humanitarian assistance in 2023.”
“Records are falling allover the world today. In North/Central Africa & Middle East:
“32.2C [90F] Medina highest Tmin ever recorded in SAUDI ARABIA in October; Tmax 43.5C monthly record; 36.8C Meknes MOROCCO monthly record; 36.6C Brazzaville CONGO monthly record.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1708573786075754607
“Dubai Firm Wants a Fifth of Zimbabwe Landmass for Carbon Credits…
“A single carbon credit is equivalent to one ton of carbon dioxide or its equivalent either removed from the atmosphere or prevented from entering it in the first place. The offsets are bought by emitters of the climate warming gases to compensate for their activities.”
“Over 15,000 affected by floods in Sri Lanka, more rains forecasted.
“Over 15,000 people from several districts in Sri Lanka have been affected by floods as the inclement weather will continue in the South Asian country till Oct. 7, the country’s Department of Meteorology said on Monday.”
https://english.news.cn/20231002/bc78c9aae49c4c9c892918a857088e06/c.html
“‘Only the rich can bear this heat’: how Dhaka is battling extreme weather…
“With temperatures in Asia rising at twice the global average rate, Afreen must now cope with the effects of extreme heat in her home city, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Since the film’s premiere, she has taken on a new role, the first of its kind in Asia: chief heat officer for Dhaka North.”
“Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record.
“Figures from Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services published on Sunday night said 1,006 people had died, among more than 200,000 confirmed cases. The agency’s former director Be-Nazir Ahmed said the number of deaths so far this year was higher than every previous year combined since 2000.”
“Typhoon Koinu on Track to Hit South Taiwan, Approach Hong Kong.
“Severe Typhoon Koinu will pass over the southern tip of Taiwan in coming days before heading toward Hong Kong, tracks compiled by eteorologists show. The storm will intensify into a super typhoon with maximum sustained winds near its center of 185 kph as it approaches Taiwan…”
“Mekong Delta braces for severe drought, river salinity…
“In the 2020 dry season the delta, home to 12 provinces and Can Tho City, was hit by the worst drought ever that caused historic levels of salinity in its rivers as water flowed inland from the sea. The rainy season arrived late in 2019 and was shorter than usual…”
“Japan logged its hottest September since records began in 1898, hitting an all-time monthly high for the third straight month, the weather agency said Monday.
“The average temperature in September was 2.66 degrees Celsius higher than the overall monthly average recorded between 1991 and 2020, exceeding the previous record in 2012.”
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/02/japan/japan-hottest-september/
“Stifling hot October nights in Japan in this infinite summer. Those are Records broken for Highest Tmins in October (Kudos JMA):
“Thailand also keeps beating records every month: 1 October first record (tie): 36.0C [96.8F] Surat Thani.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1708746135353934211
“Sydney smashes 1 October heat record as Victoria fights bushfires.
“Sydney has endured its hottest ever start to October on record as fire danger warnings were issued across NSW – and as two bushfires threatened campers and towns in eastern Victoria… raging fires in Victoria’s east forced authorities to issue evacuation warnings for residents near Briagolong in Gippsland.”
“Towns on Australia’s east coast are now regarded as most at risk of being uninsurable by 2030 because of bushfires – with a particularly hot spring and summer expected.
“Home insurance premiums have already typically risen by 30 per cent during the past year, even before the start of the bushfire season.”
“Dire Antarctic sea ice prompts emergency summit.
“New Zealand’s Antarctic Science Platform – a government-funded research organisation – is hosting an emergency summit today to discuss the continued decline of Antarctica’s sea ice due to human-induced climate change and global warming.”
https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/climate/antarctic-sea-ice-emergency-summit/
“‘Apocalyptic’ climate change language can make people ‘feel hopeless’, warns new UN climate science chief Jim Skea…
“The IPCC, currently deciding where to focus its attention over its next five to seven-year cycle of work, is considering a report on the science of science communication, he said, acknowledging the IPCC itself “hasn’t got it perfect yet”.”
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And here, for the obligatory hopium windup, is humanity’s chosen stooge from the establishment cult of academia, “Sustainable Energy”’s own Jim Skea! Let the calming, sweet nectar of bullshit flow.
“There are things we can do.” Brilliant, as the Brits say, even at Imperial College. We can permaculture a sustainable organic mushroom-powered wheel for some hamsters, and thereby cancel, at least in our dreams, all the ecocide our species has generated over the Industrial Revolution.
“A sense of agency.” Yes, humanity has proven time and again to have complete “agency” over its corporate merchants of ecocide. Every commenter there has veto power over Cargill, Total, and all the Canadian mining companies. Humans are spectacular at self-governance, always making fully rational decisions to forego short-term benefits and advantages to assure long-term, delayed degrowth.
Please, PanO, always have these paid preacher-ministers at the end of the daily catalog of records broken to keep us calm and carrying on. The doomers are whut dun it, amirite, Rev. Prof. Skea?
“Let the calming, sweet nectar of bullshit flow.” 😂
There’ll be plenty more of that with COP28 starting in late November, chaired by none other than Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
How does that old proverb go? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twenty-seven times, shame on me. Something like that.
I like the Copout conferences, as they are illustrative of my theory about Corporate greenwash: every single so-called renewable strategy put forth by the corponations has, similar to jetting 70,000 participants around the globe on an annual basis to accomplish exactly zero, only makes the CO2 forcing of climate change worse. Reagan/Thatcherism gave us corporatism unbound, basically neo-fascism, transforming the corporate sphere to such a profound degree they more closely resemble the State corporations of the Communistic Asian bloc. Hence, sovereignty in the world is indeed “of the people”, but those “people” are limited liability corporations that, as the current ploy of Microsoft to swallow up Activision’s Blizzard demonstrates, concentrates sovereign power to rape the world and over-enrich the top minions, such as the Musk.
The destruction of nature the ascension of a sovereign with no accountability cannot be stopped, as there are no tools to unseat the Corponations, as what we still call “development” is the holocaust of the biosphere, yet we blithely hand over that development to the MNC’s as though they are benign entities instead of the engines of destruction they actually are, (creative destruction being, as it is, the declared “be all and end all” of the Capitalist regime’s agenda).
Everything else is smoke and mirrors. To paraphrase Russian humor: “Everything they told us about Communism was false, unfortunately, everything they told us about Capitalism was true.”
Rob, I took the liberty of inserting some spaces into your comment to make it more digestible. I hope you don’t mind. Your thoughts reminded me of Steve Cutts’ terrific cartoons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGMYdalClU
Thanx for the editing, and for the link; what great work, Steve is certainly a Cutt above the rest.
^^^This is the sort of corny “Dad joke” that gets me in trouble with my eleven-year-old.
Thanks for the wry laughs, Martin and Panopticon!!! I will think of you fondly in my final hours as the curtain comes down on everything.
Yes, fire season has started in Oz.
Its 1 am and Ive been woken by the violent winds, (and anxious pets).
I am on the northern edge of the predicted midnight wind-tunnel blasting from the central areas of South Australia during the day….. many thousands without power in South Oz… Which almost made me laugh, because that region is almost 100% wind and solar, and apparently one of their largest wind-farms has been torn apart…by…. WIND. Go Figure.
But.. the winds are so bad here (on the outer edge), I can barely imagine how much stronger they must be pushing the fire fronts 200kms to the south of me.
But the weather-dude says behind these “severe damaging winds” is a cool front with “moderate to heavy rain”.
The heaviest falls expected in the fire-zone…
great, will put the fires out….but ..
the rainfall is also expected to be heavy enough, to bring wide-scale flash flooding??? Live in one of the affected towns.. if the fire doesnt hit you, the followup flash flooding might…
Channeling Eliot Jacobsen and friends…. WTF “weather weirding” and “climate fu$@ery”
Well, that all sounds a little ominous, Rain. Hope your pets, nerves and property are surviving the onslaught.
Hello Pan
Since your enumeration makes us suspect that we are on the highway to climate hell, I’ve screened the IPCC’s new tin man’ Jim Skea anyway 🙂
Really funny. He is, of course, the prototype of the ‘species’ that thinks they are invulnerable.
And he made a quick ‘pass’ and moved the goalposts in the meantime. A degree and a half is about ‘nothing’ and is only symbolic…..
Being a compatriot of yours, I’m sure you have info on where he lives, what kind of kitchen he has (Bora) and what kind of car he drives! Tesla.
Everything is important to get a good picture of the ‘caste’ that thinks it can regulate our ‘climate future’. What does he eat…. Does he have a vegetable garden? Afijn everything is important and surely your tabloeids will not let me down….
As long as we don’t find ourselves on the ‘climate highway on the way to hell’
And so the IPCC , the club of Rome and your climate king Charles, Klaus Schwab and the WEF effortlessly merge in a heroic attempt to eh….. keep their own homes and hearths as comfortable as possible….
I hen a while ago I had a discusssion with Bardi about the fact that heu complained that his social position hiet no longer allowed him to live on an estate as his parents did…….ach yes
As Marx already knew’ your social being determines your consciousness’ and well that just makes you move the goalposts quickly….
Please give me all the details about Skea’s personal life in the near future…. surely something horrific must have happened over there somewhere with ea mistress (as with Marx) and you just figure it out
The ‘highway to climate hell’ must be paved with scandals otherwise it is indeed unbearable and that good Skea is right and I will only get depressed 🙂
https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/jim-skea-nouveau-president-du-giec-a-t-il-relativise-la-gravite-dune-augmentation-des-temperatures-de-15-degre-20230824_AHKNJKEBCNBUJD24U5A3KGGTZM/
Zip, I must confess to having never heard of this chap until he ascended to the dizzying heights of IPCC Chair. Born in Dundee, I see. I can well imagine him driving an EV, as he seems to have fully bought into the delusion that we can mine, smelt and manufacture our way to a healthier biosphere.
I don’t want to go in too hard on individuals like Skea and Mann, as I don’t know what is in their hearts, but clearly there is immense vanity, ambition and hubris on display in these self-promoting gatekeepers of the climate narrative.
LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The number of instances of greenwashing by banks and financial services companies around the world rose 70% in the past 12 months from the previous 12 months, a report on Tuesday showed.
European financial institutions accounted for most of those instances, and much of the greenwashing involved claims about fossil fuels.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) data firm RepRisk recorded 148 cases from the banking and financial services industry globally in the 12 months to the end of September 2023, up from 86 during the previous 12 months.
At least they are keeping us calm
“Planting trees in vast schemes to ‘offset’ carbon emissions is harming nature, an Oxford study has claimed… Writing in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, scientists from the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University said the focus on offsetting carbon at all costs damages other aspects of the ecosystem.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12588683/Carbon-offsetting-waste-time-Scientists-say-tree-planting-schemes-loved-celebrities-excuse-flying-actually-HARMING-nature.html
From Walt Kelley’s comic strip Pogo: “We have met the enemy & he is us.”