“Extreme Ethiopia drought sees hungry monkeys attack children. Severe drought and hunger in Ethiopia have caused unusual animal behaviour, including monkeys attacking children and livestock out of hunger, according to a Save the Children report…
“Extreme malnutrition is only expected to get worse in the coming months as food prices continue to rise due to the devaluation of the Ethiopian birr and the war in Ukraine.”
“East Africa drought: ‘Climate change is making La Niña impact severe’.
“Climate change is pushing countries like Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia into a famine as they face their fifth consecutive deficit rainy seasons… Already 7 million livestock have died and some 20 million people are enduring severe hunger, according to WFP.”
“South African City Faces ‘Day Zero’ as Major Dam Runs Dry.
“South Africa’s southern Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, which includes the coastal city of Gqeberha, is facing water outages after the levels of a major dam in the Eastern Cape province dropped too low for extraction.”
“Four killed in floods as Turkey braces for more bad weather.
“Strong rain, winds and flash floods are expected in northern and central Turkey on Monday, after a weekend of flooding that reportedly killed at least four people. Bad weather warnings were in place in 42 towns and cities in the north and centre…”
“Iraq is facing an existential threat… Acute water shortages could cause the two main rivers that nourished one of the world’s greatest civilizations to dry up within just a few years. Iraq… might be closer than anyone had predicted to losing its two key water arteries: The Euphrates and the Tigris.”
“In hottest city [Jacobabad, Pakistan] on Earth, mothers bear brunt of climate change…
“Heavily pregnant Sonari toils under the burning sun in fields dotted with bright yellow melons in Jacobabad, which last month became the hottest city on Earth… These women in southern Pakistan and millions like them around the world are at the searing edge of climate change.”
“On 14th June Toxon, Xinjiang, NW China reached 46.0C. This is the 2nd earliest 46C [114.8F] on records in China.
“We must go back to 1961 to find the only earlier 46C (45.5C on 13 June 2011 though). Scorching heat also in Mongolia with 38.1C reached at 1200m of altitude.”
“6 Dead in China as Rain Triggers Landslides, House Collapse…
“Video on state broadcaster CCTV showed large parts of cities flooded in muddy waters. Rescue workers carried trapped people out of buildings on their backs in waist-deep water in Guangdong province, also in the southeast.”
“Chilean workers ‘beg God for water’ as reservoir turns to desert amid record drought.
“Chile’s drought has hit mine output in the world’s largest copper producer, stoked tensions over water use for lithium and farming, fuelled forest fires and driven the capital Santiago to draw up unprecedented preparations for water rationing.”
“… the storm chucked out such a barrage of hail that it formed a thick sludge, covering cars and blocking roads. Some shocking footage recorded by one local even showed a supermarket roof collapsing, leaving one shopper injured.”
“Insurers Increasingly Concerned for Western U.S. Wildfire Season.
““Insurers are very much concerned about the wildfire situation,” said Arindam Samanta, director of product management for Verisk Underwriting Solutions. “We are talking to dozens of insurers.” …The trend points toward earlier and more severe seasons in the West.”
“Suspect in 5,000-acre Arizona wildfire says he was burning used toilet paper.
“A 57-year-old man arrested on suspicion of sparking a 5,000-acre forest fire in Arizona told deputies he was burning used toilet paper Saturday while living in the Coconino National Forest… Less than an hour after the fire was reported, a sheriff’s deputy spotted a Chevrolet pickup driving away from the area…”
“Over 100m Americans urged to stay indoors over extreme heat and humidity.
“The heatwave, which set several high temperature records in the west, the south-west and into Denver during the weekend, moved east into parts of the Gulf coast and the midwest on Monday and will expand to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas, the National Weather Service said.”
“A note about the stifling heat in the USA which persists all night long. St. Louis, Missouri with a minimum temperature of 83F/28.3C had its warmest June night on records.
“Humidity + hot days + hot nights are making this heat wave very dangerous and potentially deadly. Be safe.”
“Emergency workers in Odessa, Texas were dishing out bottled water on Tuesday as a burst pipeline emptied the city’s taps – a catastrophic situation that came amid 102 degree temperatures in a powerful heatwave.
“Schools, businesses and even hospitals in the city closed, with Medical Center Hospital cancelling all planned surgeries and shuttering for the day for non-emergencies.”
“Tornado Alley’s eastward shift threatens millions of Americans…
“For decades, the most active tornado zone in the US – known as Tornado Alley – has been located …largely in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. But the danger zone appears to be shifting, as evidenced recently by devastating tornadoes in Michigan and Minnesota.”
“The historic floodwaters that raged through Yellowstone this week, tearing out bridges and pouring into nearby homes, pushed a popular fishing river off course — possibly permanently — and may force roadways nearly torn away by torrents of water to be rebuilt in new places.”
“Severe flooding triggers mudslides in northern California, washing out Dixie Fire burn scar…
“Severe flooding in northern California over the weekend triggered a series of mudslides close to burn scars from last year’s Dixie Fire, closing a nearly 50-mile stretch of Highway 70 in Butte and Plumas.”
“Roads were flooded and basements were soaked in towns across Saskatchewan on Monday. Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the Battlefords area was hit hardest. “They came in with a whopping 100 millimetres. And that was in about six or seven hours,” Lang said.”
“Latvia declares red level warning due to potential floods…
“Wide flooding is expected, which may create risks for people’s safety and may necessitate evacuation of residents. The expected weather will make movement difficult, Water, electricity and telecommunications disruptions are expected as well.”
“Recreated Photo Shows 100 Years of Glacier Retreat [Svalbard]: ‘I Was Shaking’…
“In a viral Reddit post, photographer Neill Drake shared a photograph he took that showed just how much the Blomstrandbreen Glacier, which is located in a bay in Svalbard, an island far north of Norway, has retreated.”
“Russia’s new lithium mine will inflict big harm on Arctic nature, Sámi activist warns…
“…the development of the Kolmozero field comes at a high price. The new mine will be located far away from existing infrastructure and major areas of pristine Arctic lands will be affected.”
“Health bosses warned Brits to be wary of heat exhaustion as the country could see its hottest ever June day, with temperatures set to soar to a record 96F (35.6C) later this week.
“UK heat peaks are expected to beat Jamaica and Costa Rica by Friday and power past 86F (30C), with some forecasters predicting parts of southern and the east of England will break records for the time of year.”
“Record-breaking temperatures for June are set to hit France in the coming days, as a ‘plume of heat’ brings hot air from across the planet.
“Temperatures are set to hover upwards of 30C and even 40C [104F] in much of the south, with forecasters dubbing the heatwave the earliest ever since records began.”
“…tourists are being warned that a Spanish heatwave could bring temperatures approaching 50C [122F] to parts of the country in the coming days.
“It is the second major heatwave in Spain in a matter of weeks – even though the summer season in the country does not officially begin for another week. Last month was the hottest May on record in Spain years and the current heatwave is earliest to hit the country for 40 years.”
“Annual average temperatures of the oceans’ surfaces have been diverging from the 20th century (1900-1999) average more and more since the 1980s… the continuing global warming will lead to changes in the strength, frequency, spatial extent and duration of extreme weather events.”
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“Cities underwater today as floods hit Guangxi, China on June 12 2022.
“Heavy rains caused flash floods in Guangxi, China on June 12th 2022. Residents were stranded as water filled streets, making travel impossible. Emergency services used boats to provide aid to trapped citizens. Power cuts were reported as electrical cables were damaged.”
“Weather experts [Japan] warn about dangerously wet early July period… Meteorologists are urging the public to be on guard in early July, which has become an annual season for heavy rainfalls, landslides and flooding.
“Since 2017, at least one deadly disaster caused by torrential rains has occurred each year during the period from July 1 to 10.”
“Phnom Penh residents spent two days pelted by record heavy rainfall, which caused flooding along major boulevards, forcing vehicles to stop and stall, and in some cases drivers couldn’t restart their cars… the levels reached over the past two days are unprecedented.”
“Flash flood leaves 20,000 people marooned in Kurigram [Bangladesh]…
“Low-lying areas in six unions of Roumari upazila of Kurigram have been inundated by flash flood triggered by the recent rains and onrush of upstream water, rendering 20,000 people marooned. Aman seedbeds and other paddy fields were submerged…”
“Despite the fact that flooding has become a yearly occurrence in Bangladesh, more than half of the country’s rivers have become impassable and many more have disappeared, hurting the livelihoods of millions of people in the South Asian country… According to officials, just 172 of the 405 rivers that run through the delta region of Bangladesh are currently navigable.”
“In Himachal Pradesh, people look for ‘divine mediation’ to break dry spell…
“With almost no or very less rain since March, many places in the state are facing a shortage of drinking water. The water level in some streams has fallen too. Standing crops are drying up as there is insufficient water for irrigation.”
“Himachal Pradesh village, rare trees at risk as wildfire rages on.
“Usually, when there is a forest fire, the villagers are able to control it locally, but this time its scale is massive, so they have requested the government to send a helicopter… “On Saturday night, we had some control but the blaze restarted.””
“In the grip of an acute water shortage and with temperatures reaching 43.8 degrees Celsius [110.8F] on Saturday, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has written to Haryana, asking it to release water from Somb river, a tributary of the Yamuna.
“The water utility has also taken up the matter with the Upper Yamuna River Board.”
“The water shortage has reached to its extreme level in Sindh [Pakistan] as the water scarcity in Indus has reached to 59.1 percent, sources said…
“It is also being feared that such an extreme shortage could cause drinking water crisis in Sindh’s cities, especially Karachi, the mega city below the tail end of the river, for which water supply from Indus river is major source…”
“Iraq’s ‘pearl of the south’ Lake Sawa dry amid water crisis. Southern Iraq’s Lake Sawa has dried up for the first time in its centuries-long history.
“Lake Sawa is only the latest casualty in this broad country-wide struggle with water shortages that experts say is induced by climate change, including record low rainfall and back-to-back drought.”
“Iraqi Meteorological Authority warns of coming dust storm.
“Dust storms are repeated unprecedentedly in Iraq, and according to experts, these storms are formed because of climate change, lack of rainfall and desertification. Iraq is considered one of the most five countries vulnerable to climate change and desertification.”
“Syrian Kurds warn of ‘disastrous’ water shortages, accuse Turkey as military offensive looms.
“Authorities in northeastern Syria have warned dropping water levels on the Euphrates river could spark a humanitarian disaster, local media reported on Saturday, accusing Turkey of being behind the water shortages.”
“87 still missing 2 months after South Africa’s worst floods.
“South Africa marked two months since the worst floods in living memory hit the city of Durban and its surrounding areas on Sunday, announcing that nearly 90 people are still unaccounted for in the aftermath of the disaster that killed hundreds.”
“12th June was another very hot day in North Africa and South Europe with 47C [116.6F] at Faya (Chad), 0.6C from national heat record.
“In Morocco 44.9C at Kasba Tadla and Beni Mellal and hottest June night ever at Fes with Tmin of 27.5C. In Spain 43.0C at Andujar [109.4F], in France up to 38.6C.”
“This Saturday, June 11, heat records were broken in places in Occitania [France; you may recall that Southern France also had a heatwave three weeks ago that saw heat records for May fall]…
“In Nîmes-Courbessac, the thermometer reads 36.7 degrees. “It had never been so hot so early in June on this station since the beginning of the records 100 years ago”, announces Keraunos.”
“Heat, drought, wildfires continue as new warm weather records set in May [US]… Over 25 years, Shannon Kovitch has watched it grow warmer and warmer at the Summit School in Wylie, Texas.
“Rising temperatures now force Kovitch, a co-owner of the school, and her students to scour social media to find fun indoor activities to keep them busy so they don’t have to go outside.”
“US temperatures hit record levels as south-west bakes in heatwave…
“In Colorado, Denver hit 100F (38C), tying a record set in 2013 for both the high temperature and the earliest calendar day to reach 100F. Temperatures in several inland areas of California reached triple digits by the afternoon, with a record high for 11 June of 122F (50C) reached in Death Valley.”
“Texas Power Use Tops All-Time Record as Heat Bakes State.
“The record underscores the searing heat and rampant population growth underway in Texas… It’s also a potentially grim harbinger of what’s to come this summer.”
“Evacuations are in effect in parts of northern Arizona as a wildfire about 6 miles (9 kilometers) north of Flagstaff steadily grew Sunday, authorities said.
“Coconino National Forest officials said the Pipeline Fire was reported at 10:15 a.m. by a fire lookout and had burned approximately 4,000-5,000 acres by late Sunday, pushing about 15 miles (24 kilometers).”
“It is only mid-June and the Sheep Fire in SoCal is burning with an intensity more commonly seen in peak fire season. Fuels are at/near record dry levels. An ominous sign for later this summer/fall when vegetation dries out even further.”
“A looming Sriracha shortage has hot sauce lovers feeling fiery, after the maker of the popular condiment said it was suspending sales over the summer due to a shortage of chili peppers…
“In an April email to customers, the company described the pepper shortage as “severe” and related to the climate [its peppers are grown in California, New Mexico and Mexico].”
“Portland is seeing its wettest April, May and early June on record.
“It’s not your imagination: Portland is experiencing the wettest April, May and early June of any time in at least the past 81 years. The National Weather Service said it measured 12.23 inches of rain at Portland International Airport from April 1 through Sunday mid-morning.”
“Tundra wildfire creeps closer toward Alaska Native community… The East Fork fire was within 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) of St. Mary’s, a statement from Alaska Wildland Fire Information said…
“The fire is burning in dry grass and shrubs like alder and willow in the mostly treeless tundra in southwest Alaska. The fire was started by lightning May 31.”
“New intense heat wave in Xinjiang, NW China. The city of Turpan (lat 42,5N) today reached 43.4C. But it ‘ll get hotter.
“Temperatures will rise above 45C [113F] in the next days with overnight minimums above 30C. After its hottest May on record, Turpan is heading towards its hottest June.”
“Climate crisis is ‘battering our economy’ and driving inflation, new book says.
“Forget Ukraine, coronavirus, corporate greed and “supply chain issues”, when it comes to inflation the climate crisis is the real, lasting, worry, according to a new book, and one that’s only likely to get worse.”
“The race against time to breed a wheat to survive the climate crisis.
“Scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Sonora are focused on developing wheat varieties which can better cope with drought, rising temperatures and excessive rainfall… it’s a complicated, never-ending race against time, as global heating drives climate disasters and the emergence of new, adapted or more aggressive pathogens.”
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“Villagers in Maharashtra’s Melghat region [central, western India] risk their lives for a bucket of water.
“The scorching heat in Maharashtra has led to several villages in the Melghat region facing acute water shortages. People in many villages have been risking their lives to get water. A video from Khadial village in Melghat shows people doing everything they can to get just one bucket of water.”
“Middle East/Central Asia/India/NW China are all boiling under terrible heat waves.
“Today 9 June 48.7C [119.7F] in the Emirates, 48.0C at Doha in Qatar, 9th day out of 9 in June >46C [114.8F] in Ganganagar, India, 43.6C in Turkmenistan. Minimum temperature of 35.8C at Hoseyniyeh, Iran.”
“Devastating forest fires continue to rage in Pakistan amid extreme heatwave.
“One of the worst affected areas was Balochistan where deadly fires have destroyed nearly 40 per cent of the trees in the pine forests of Koh-e-Sulaiman Range, according to local estimates. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province also witnessed multiple wildfires…”
“A child was killed and at least eight people were injured during a windstorm which hit the Peshawar valley on Thursday afternoon… The dust storm was so powerful that trees along the main roads were uprooted resulting in complete disruption of traffic in several parts of the city.”
“A new fierce and long lasting heat wave is starting in Western Europe and Morocco.
“On 9th June temperatures exceeded 39C [102.2F] in Southern Spain and might rise to 43-44C in few days, in Morocco to 46-47C [116.6F]. Today the first >30C of the year was recorded in Poland and Belarus. Stay tuned.”
“Thousands evacuated, three injured as wildfire rages in Spain…
“The affected area on the Sierra Bermeja mountain range was devastated by a six-day wildfire last September that destroyed more than 9,000 hectares (35 square miles) of forest.”
“Nearly all of Portugal in ‘severe’ drought after hottest May on record…
“The average temperature (19°C / 66.2F) was more than 3°C higher than usual… At the same time, the average May rainfall of just under 9 millimetres was just 13% of what would normally be expected. As a result, the IPMA noted a “very significant increase” in the number of areas under “severe drought”…”
“The European Union faces a disappointing wheat harvest this year, dimming hopes that one of the world’s biggest producers might help fill a widening global grain gap left by the war in Ukraine…
““Combined with spells of extreme heat—the mercury having risen well above seasonal averages—this weather took a negative toll on the condition of all cereal crops in Europe, during the period of critical yield formation phases…””
“La Nina may further disrupt commodity markets via hurricanes.
“As if commodity markets needed any more drama this year, this year’s Atlantic hurricane season could be the seventh-consecutive with above-average activity, raising risks for U.S. grain exports as well as oil production and refining capacity.”
“US Faces Small Wheat Harvest as World Supplies Shrink… The U.S. government has been calling on American farmers to plant more winter wheat this autumn…
“There are two wheat crops in the United States: spring wheat and winter wheat. Both are in trouble. In the southern U.S. Plains, winter wheat farmers have received very little rain… Extremely wet spring weather in the northern U.S. Plains will also likely reduce crop production this year.”
“Severe storms erupted in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic late Wednesday afternoon and evening, producing several tornadoes and areas of flooding.
“In Ohio, a tornado west of Columbus caused parts of a distribution center to collapse. In Maryland, a cloudburst inundated a popular concert venue, postponing the performance of pop singer Halsey.”
“As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’.
“Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City… scientists warn it could start as soon as this summer…”
“Black Fire becomes New Mexico’s 2nd largest fire in the state’s history.
“Two of the largest fires in New Mexico history are happening simultaneously and are only expected to get bigger through the weekend.The two wildfires — the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire just northeast of Santa Fe and the Black Fire in the Gila National Forest — continue to burn at a historic pace.”
“Arizona’s emergency services brace for temperatures above 110F as deaths mount.
“A dangerous heatwave is due to scorch large swaths of Arizona for the rest of the week, triggering the first extreme heat warning of the year as temperatures in Phoenix are forecast to top 113F (45C) on three consecutive days.”
“Mexico’s Industrial Capital Suffers Water Rationing Due to Severe Drought.
“The inhabitants of Monterrey, Mexico’s industrial capital, were supplied with water in tanker trucks on Wednesday, after a rationing decreed by the authorities in the face of the severe drought that hits the north of the country.”
“Argentina set for worst wheat harvest in 12 years…
“Planting area for the 2022-2023 wheat crop is a lower-than-expected 6.2 million hectares due to drought, which reduced sowing of the crop by farmers, the Rosario Grain Exchange said. That’s 700,000 hectares smaller than the preceding season…”
“Australian snow, rain and heat linked by blocked weather systems, climatologist says.
“…the weather systems driving the wind and rain have stopped moving west to east like they normally do. As meteorologists would say, Australia’s weather systems have become “blocked”… blocking high pressure systems are behind some of Australia’s deadliest extreme weather events…”
“10 killed, village buried, as heavy flooding continues across south and central China…
“Around 1.8 million people have been affected by flooding in the central Chinese province of Hunan — including those who lost their lives, three missing and 286,000 evacuated to safety — since the beginning of June.”
“4 Killed After Massive Floods, Landslides In Meghalaya [Northeastern India]…
“The three members of a family of five lost their lives in a landslide that took place in the Gambegre block area of West Garo Hills. The remaining two members, the father and the son, survived and were taken to a hospital in critical condition.”
“Two years after huge Arctic spill, river water in Norilsk is still red from diesel fuel…
“More than 21,000 tons of fuel spilled into the tundra, streams and lakes when the tank tilted and cracked following what is believed to have been negligent maintenance from Nornickel and its subsidiary Norilsko-Taymyrsky Energy Company.”
“A ‘Reckless’ Arctic Geoengineering Project Draws Local Criticism… An Alaska Native delegation… stood outside a country club in Menlo Park, California, last month with a banner that resembled a red road sign: “Wrong Way, Do Not Enter.”
“Their message was directed at the Arctic Ice Project, the geoengineering group that was raising money inside for a scheme to slow climate change by sprinkling tiny, sunlight-reflecting silica beads over sea ice.”
“Antarctic glaciers losing ice at fastest rate in 5,500 years, finds study.
“…the glaciers have begun retreating at a rate not seen in the last 5,500 years. With areas of 192,000 km2 (nearly the size of the island of Great Britain) and 162,300 km2 respectively, the Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers have the potential to cause large rises in global sea level.”
Copernicus summary for May 2022: Globally, May was the fifth warmest on record, joint with May 2018 and 2021 [which was a “cooler” La Nina year, as is this].
“In southwestern Europe, temperatures were much above average, associated with a heatwave which broke national and local records for daily maximum and minimum temperatures
“Temperatures were also much above average in a band stretching southward from western Siberia across central Asia to northern India and Pakistan, over the Horn of Africa, southern USA and Mexico, as well as Antarctica.”
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“Record-breaking rains that have battered parts of China and east Asia in the last week are expected to worsen, with authorities warning of an increased risk of floods.
“In the first week of China’s flood season, extreme rainfalls have caused floods and landslides, destroyed roads and infrastructure, and led to the deaths of at least 15 people.”
“Melting glaciers of Tibet worrying, troublesome for all regions.
“Over 1.5 billion people across the continent of Asia rely on Tibet for their source of water since the largest rivers in Asia such as the Brahmaputra, the Ganges, the Mekong and the Yangtze all flow from Tibet. The growth and severity of the climate crisis in Tibet have however made the region susceptible to great loss, reported Tibet Press.”
“Yet another wave of flash flood hits parts of the north-eastern districts of Sylhet in the afternoon on Monday as the Surma River overflowed its danger level amid the continued heavy rain upstream. Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warned that the Teesta might swell beyond its danger mark…”
“KFC forced to put cabbage in burgers as floods trigger Australian lettuce shortage.
“The fast food retailer has told customers to expect changes to its menu due to recent extreme weather having an impact on supply chains. Australia’s east coast was hit by weeks of flooding earlier this year, causing widespread devastation…”
“Why the collapse of an Atlantic ocean current could mean La Niña becomes the norm…
“East-coast Australians know what unrelenting La Niña feels like. Climate change has loaded our atmosphere with moister air, while two summers of La Niña warmed the ocean north of Australia. Both contributed to some of the wettest conditions ever experienced…”
“Floods Force Evacuation of Thousands of Cubans in Matanzas…
“On Tuesday, the Cuban Institute of Meteorology predicted that a large part of the Cuban archipelago will remain cloudy with showers, rains and thunderstorms from Pinar del Rio to Villa Clara and Cienfuegos.”
“7th June is another very hot day in Southern USA. In Texas incredible record of 117F/47.2C at Rio Grande Village. If the value is confirmed it would set a record for the location.
“From tomorrow the Death Valley will “answer” with possibly even higher temperatures up to 120F [which would be a new record for the time of year].”
“Damage estimates climb from massive New Mexico wildfire.
“The destruction caused by the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. has been devastating for thousands of residents and their lives have been forever disrupted and altered, New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday after touring the damage in one county.”
“Wildfire erupts near LA as record-breaking heat scorches Southwest…
“The extreme heat in the Apple and Lucerne valleys in Southern California will significantly increase the potential for heat-related illnesses, particularly for those who work or participate in activities outside, acccording to the National Weather Service.”
“George Clooney’s Lake Como town has been struck by heavy flooding for the second time in a year, causing huge landslides in the picturesque Italian region.
“Nearly four inches of rain fell in a few hours in Laglio last night, with water and mud blocking homes and sweeping away cars.”
“A total of 157 forest fires were recorded in Greece over the last three days with 54 of them breaking out in the last 24 hours, said Giannis Artopios, the Fire Brigade’s spokesperson, at a press briefing on Monday.
“The news briefing was held following the summer season’s first significant fires…”
“Albania’s first major 2022 wildfire rages for days on Sazan Island…
“This is the first major wildfire in Albania of 2022, and follows the summer of 2021, during which wildfires raged for weeks across parts of Albania, as well as its near neighbours Croatia, North Macedonia and Turkey, while Siberia experienced some of the biggest wildfires in recorded history.”
“Anticyclone Scipio turns up heat in Mediterranean and north Africa…
“While anticyclonic heat is not unusual in the Mediterranean, the unrelenting nature of this event has brought an early and dramatic start to the summer, with healthcare centres in the Canary Islands and Balearics on high alert.”
“Heavy rain caused floods in the city of Ankara, Turkey on June 7th 2022.
“Streets turned into rivers, with cars washed away by the force of the water. Residents were stranded as flood waters rose, requiring rescue by emergency services. Homes were flooded, with possessions destroyed and walls damaged.”
“Syria’s climate-scorched wheat fields feed animals, not people.
“In Umm Hajrah, a village northeast of Hasakeh city, Fatimi meandered through a wheat field dotted with sheep munching on the crops. “It’s just straw. There’s no seeds,” he said after pulling up a stunted stalk.”
“Iran points finger at Saudi Arabia, Turkey amid sandstorm crisis…
“Local press reports said that the head of Iran’s Department of the Environment, Ali Salajegheh, told conference delegates that Saudi Arabia was the “main origin of sand and dust particles”, while also highlighting Turkey’s construction of dams, said to have dried out rivers and lakes in Iraq and Iran…”
“Out of control: Forest fires are increasing in Pakistan…
“Local people have not only lost their livelihoods as a result of these fires but the ecosystem of the area has also been badly affected. The federal and provincial governments should prepare a proper plan to launch a massive plantation drive to revive the forest.”
“Scientists find new indicators of Alaska permafrost thawing.
“More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest Alaska and will continue to increase in extent due to climate change, according to new research by University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute scientists.”
“The extraordinarily fast early June melt of the Arctic continues.
“Average for June 1-7 is a melt of about 338,200 km² – this year 627,925 km² have melted. Based on the limited sample, this is about a 1-in-1000 event just by chance…
“Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip…
“… as the surrounding air and ocean warm, areas of the Antarctic ice sheet that had been stable for thousands of years are breaking, thinning, melting, or in some cases collapsing in a heap. As these edges of the ice react, they send a powerful reminder: If even a small part of the ice sheet were to completely crumble into the sea, the impact for the world’s coasts would be severe.”
“Microplastics found in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for first time…
“The tiny plastics – smaller than a grain of rice – have previously been found in Antarctic sea ice and surface water but this is the first time it has been reported in fresh snowfall, the researchers say.”
“Noise pollution spooks whales the way predators would, study finds…
“Whales appear to react to human-made noise in the ocean, such as naval sonar, in a similar way to which they respond to the sounds of their predators like killer whales, according to recent research… marine mammals in the Arctic may be especially at risk as climate change alters their environment in ways that may make them more vulnerable.”
“Climate crisis costs up over 800% as UN donor nations fail to keep pace, report says…
“The report, released Tuesday by Oxfam, found not only is the need for extreme weather-related UN humanitarian funding now sharply higher than 20 years ago, but donor nations are also failing to keep up with the staggering costs of the climate crisis.”
“Climate delegates snub Russian address as activists fear geopolitical setbacks.
“Delegates have walked out of a session at a climate summit in Bonn on Monday as a Russian official made a speech, in a sign of the geopolitical tensions overshadowing the negotiations.”
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“Why the global soil shortage threatens food, medicine and the climate. Soil can be considered black gold, and we’re running out it. The United Nations declared soil finite and predicted catastrophic loss within 60 years.
““There are places that have already lost all of their topsoil,” Jo Handelsman, author of “A World Without Soil,” and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told CNBC.”
“Almost half of Earth’s land requires conservation to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem services.
“A new study published in the journal Science on June 3, 2022, has revealed that 44 per cent of the Earth’s surface area, or 64 million square kilometres (24.7 million square miles), has to be conserved in order to protect biodiversity.”
“Raw sewage pours into sea at 14 Cornwall beaches [UK].
“The recent storms has resulted in do not swim and pollution warnings being issued for 14 beaches in Cornwall by Surfers’ Against Sewage. According to the environmental charity, storm sewage has been discharged from sewer overflows at a number of locations within the past 48 hours.”
“One woman has been killed and 14 people injured in France as thunder and hailstorms hit the country, ravaging vineyards and delaying flights.
“Residents of south-west France posted photos online of hail the size of tennis balls, and drivers in the Paris region shared images of flooded roads and daytime skies blackened by thunder clouds.”
“The Allgäu and Lower Bavaria regions were particularly affected by the severe weather, which caused trees to fall as well as flooding. Parts of the state of Baden-Württemberg were also hit. Meanwhile, heavy rain hampered the rescue and investigation work underway after a train derailed on Friday.”
“Residents have been forced to evacuate as a wildfire on the outskirts of the Greek capital Athens threatened homes and power lines, a fire brigade official said.
“Fanned by strong winds on Saturday, the fire quickly spread across the slopes of Mount Hymettus which overlooks Athens, sending thick clouds of smoke over the southern suburbs of the city.”
“Europe: 5th June was scorching hot in the Caucasus with 39.1C [102.4F] at Megri, Armenia at 630m asl. 36.5C at Tbilisi, Georgia. 39.9C in Greece, 36.7C in North Macedonia, 36.6C in Montenegro.
“June record high at Pescara Italy with 38.6C [101.5F] today and at Alghero, Sardinia yesterday with 40.4C [104.7F].”
“A cloud of dust covering the city surprised the residents on Dakar on Friday. Senegalese authorities warned of a “very poor air quality” in the city and the “high health risk” specially for those suffering of respiratory diseases, children and elderly, and recommended people to not go out and avoid practicing sports and other activities outside.”
“On 5th June Jahra in Kuwait rose to 51.2C/124F ,this is now the highest temperature worldwide in 2022 to date, surpassing the 51.0C of Jacobabad, Pakistan set last month. 50.0C also at Sulaibiya. Next days can be even hotter. Stay tuned.”
“Afghanistan is seeking help from China to contain a forest fire that has been raging in its eastern Nuristan province for 12 days.
“Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, acting deputy foreign minister of the Taliban regime, made the request during a meeting on Thursday with Ding Yinan, charge d’affaires at the Chinese embassy in Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the Chinese embassy in Kabul.”
“Four of a family were killed when a fire erupted in a forest in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local reports and officials said.
“The fatalities occurred after a fire that started some days ago in the hills overtook several houses on Saturday, including the one of the victims, Xinhua news agency reported.”
“Pakistan’s tourism industry rocked by climate change…
“While rising temperatures have pushed visitors out of Lahore, they are being increasingly lured to the north not only owing to the cool weather, but also because glaciers melting early in the season mean tourist attractions opening faster than usual.”
“Delhi, MP sizzle under severe heatwave, crossing 47 degrees [116.6F]. See IMD updates.
“Just as a severe heat wave gripped Delhi and parts of Madhya Pradesh, where mercury touched 47 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted no significant changes in the maximum temperature in most parts of Northwest India for the next few days.”
“Deadly Heatwave Also Resulting In Ozone Exceedance And It’s Making Delhi’s Air Toxic…
“The dangerous build-up of ground-level ozone can happen anytime during the year, but it is usually in small pockets… this year, the frequency and spread of ozone exceedance started early — in the month of March.”
“China raises emergency response level for flood control.
“China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Level IV to Level III as torrential rain continued to batter southern part of the country… Some rivers in the provincial regions, including Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi and Guizhou, have exceeded their flood warning levels…”
“Update on the Australian Heat Wave: On 5th June Bradshaw rose to 37.8C/exactly 100F. This is the second highest temperature ever recorded in Australia in June and just 0.1C shy of the national monthly record, which belongs to the same site.”
“New Zealand experienced its second-warmest autumn on record – and a warm and wet winter looks to follow.
“Climate change was a factor in the “exceptionally warm” autumn, along with higher-than-normal air pressure and sea surface temperatures, Niwa said in a Seasonal Climate Summary.”
“A Mexican city in the border state of Nuevo Leon is limiting daily water access to residents to just a six-hour window in response to a historic drought in the region, authorities said Friday.
“A tornado with winds between 105 and 135 km/h affected the municipality of Candelaria, Artemisa [Cuba], on Friday…
“According to a radio report by Artemisa on Facebook, no loss of human life is regretted, but there is a preliminary balance of 24 roofs of houses destroyed, as well as a dairy, the baseball stadium and the #2 sports complex.”
“Floods kill at least three in Cuba… Nearly 2,000 people have decided to evacuate their homes, authorities say, while about 50,000 customers in the province of Havana are without electricity.
““People are almost waist-deep in water,” said Luis Antonio Torres, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PPC) in the capital.”
“Tropical Storm Alex forms in the Atlantic after the system drenched South Florida with flooding rain.
“On Saturday, the system hit South Florida with a trio of heavy rain, strong winds and flooding, with up to 11 inches falling in some areas since Friday. The city of Miami cautioned residents Saturday afternoon that several roads were not accessible.”
“As California’s big cities fail to rein in their water use, rural communities are already tapped out.
“… the eight-acre farm in West Goshen, California, which Gary Briggs passed down to his son, Ryan, in the 1970s, is parched and fallow. His son and granddaughter carry in water from sources to drink and shower. They go to town to wash their clothes, Briggs says.”
“Another atmospheric river drenches the Pacific Northwest; when will it end?
“The northwest’s historically wet May is seeping into June, it would seem. Cities across western Washington saw up to 2 inches of rain Saturday, with soaking showers hitting the Puget Sound region Sunday morning.”
“More firefighters and air support have been dispatched to battle a wildfire that has been raging in northwestern Alberta for several days.
“A fire ignited near Zama City, a hamlet around 700 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, on June 1 due to lightning, according to Victoria Ostendorf, wildfire information officer for Alberta Wildfire’s High Level forest area.”
“Wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility over portions of Saskatchewan’s north.
“On its website, Environment and Climate Change Canada said a plume of smoke from a forest fire northeast of La Ronge was continuing to create locally poor air quality, and advised people with breathing difficulties to stay inside.”
“Is human pollution causing clouds to form near the edge of space?
“…a possibility is that human-made pollutants reaching the upper atmosphere are acting as nuclei, enhancing the effect over recent centuries. If industrial pollution is to blame, this may explain why there appears to have been no reported sightings of noctilucent clouds before 1885.”
“Earth’s CO2 level passes a new climate milestone.
“Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years, the main US climate agency said on Friday.”
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“How humid air, intensified by climate change, is melting Greenland ice…
“In a study released Thursday, Jason Box and his colleagues illuminate how an atmospheric river caused the August 2021 melt event and brought rain to the summit. The explanation foretells a future that could be increasingly common as global temperatures rise…”
“The last hunt? Future in peril for [Narwhals] ‘the unicorn of the sea’…
“…the appetite for the marine mammals is causing conflict between scientists, who say hunting must be banned to protect populations of the cetacean in east Greenland from collapsing, and hunters, who accuse scientists of disregarding their culture and deep understanding of the sea.”
“‘Significant’ amounts of mercury in permafrost threatens Arctic food supply, research says…
“”We’re starting to see evidence of that natural mercury entering rivers, lakes and ultimately the Arctic Ocean,” said Peter Outridge, a scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada. A recently published paper in the journal Nature Reviews says 200 tonnes of mercury end up in the Arctic Ocean each year.”
“Thousands of flood-damaged sites need repairs in Manitoba, tab already tens of millions and growing.
“The devastation from the wettest Manitoba spring in over a century is still being catalogued, but officials say there are thousands of sites that need repairs, with a repair tab that is already into the tens of millions of dollars.”
“Sweeping water restrictions begin in Southern California as drought worsens…
“The conservation rules, among the strictest ever imposed in the state, were set by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, one of the largest water distributors in the country.”
“There is less and less water in the Colorado River, and the federal government is working with the seven states who use the water to manage the changing conditions. The record-low levels of Lake Powell and Lake Mead are also troubling and experts’ predictions say it’ll only get worse.”
“San Antonio breaks weather records as meteorological summer begins.
“…for San Antonians summer-like weather became the new normal in May. San Antonians experienced 27 days of above-average temperatures in May, making it the hottest May on record for the Alamo City. Eight days saw record-breaking heat.”
“Texas power use hits monthly record again with many more to come.
“Power demand in Texas reached the highest level ever recorded in the month of May on Tuesday and will likely break the record for June on Wednesday as economic growth boosts overall usage and hot weather causes homes and businesses to crank up their air conditioners.”
“Felled and Burned: Deforestation in Peru’s Amazon…
“As a resource-rich forest, the Peruvian Amazon is being plundered at an accelerated rate. In 2020, Peru reached the highest levels of deforestation in the country’s history, with a total of 203,272 hectares razed, almost 40 percent more than in 2019.”
“‘Consequences will be dire’: Chile’s water crisis is reaching breaking point…
“In hundreds of rural communities in the centre and north of the country, Chileans are forced to rely on emergency tankers to deliver drinking water… “Water has become a national security issue – it’s that serious,” said Pablo García-Chevesich, a Chilean hydrologist working at the University of Arizona.”
“Record low wild salmon catch in Scotland alarms ecologists…
“The latest official data shows that 35,693 Atlantic salmon were caught by anglers on Scottish rivers last year, the lowest number since records began in 1952 and just 75% of the average over the last five years.”
“France Waters Green Spaces With Swimming Pool Water to Combat Drought…
“Nearly the entire country is expected to be affected by drought this summer, and the southeastern and western regions will be especially impacted, Connexion France reported last month. No area in France is without drought risk this summer…”
“Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds…
“Vegetated areas above the treeline in the Alps have increased by 77% since 1984, the study says. While retreating glaciers have symbolised the speed of global heating in the Alpine region, researchers described the increases in plant biomass as an “absolutely massive” change.”
“Rare ‘orchid of the falls’ species declared extinct in the wild… Saxicolella deniseae was believed to be endemic to a single location along the Konkouré River in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, now home to several newly constructed hydroelectric dams supplying energy to the region.”
“The three southernmost provinces of Angola are suffering a fifth consecutive year of drought, decimating crops, killing livestock and pushing already-rising food prices still higher. Some 1.6 million people in Cunene, Huila and Namibe now face “high levels of acute food-insecurity”…”
“Recent KZN [South Africa] floods are ‘by far’ the largest natural catastrophe in [insurer] Santam’s history…
“This means the disaster was more severe on the insurer’s pocket than the 2019 Durban Easter floods that left 89 people dead; the 2017 Knysna fires; the flash floods in Durban and Gauteng, also in 2017; or the flooding on the Garden Route in November 2021.”
“The next few days the temperatures will rise in the Middle East and approach and possibly touch the 50C [122F] for the first time in 2022 (so far reached only in Australia and in Pakistan). While Turkey tomorrow might record the earliest 45C in its history (44.8C today). Stay tuned.”
“The Middle East has had a dust storms nearly every week since March.
“The most recent blanketed Syria on Thursday, shrouding Idlib Province in an orange cloud… High-level officials in Iraq, Iran and Syria met on Thursday to speak about fighting the continuous dust storms.”
“Pakistan: Blame game between Punjab, Sindh continues amid water crisis…
“Amid the rising water crisis in the provinces, the blame game between Punjab and Sindh continues as Sindh officials accuse their counterparts in Punjab of not agreeing to an independent evaluation by the Wapda’s International Sedimentation Research Institute.”
“A White House report on Thursday warned that inter-state water disputes in South Asia were increasing, and while the Indo-Pak Indus Waters Treaty “has withstood six decades and four Indo-Pakistan wars”, it is now “facing pressure due to regional population growth and disagreement over hydropower use”.”
“Forest fire area grows 23 times in N Kazakhstan… 22 wildfires stretching over 725 ha were recorded in North Kazakhstan since the beginning of the fire season.
“The number of wildfires grew by 57% while the wildfire area increased by 23 times as compared to the last year, Kazinform reports… Besides, 45 steppe fires occurred in the region which is 35% more against the same period of the previous year.”
“Torrential rain continues to batter southern and central China, threatening lives.
“Flooding continues to wreak havoc on the lives of residents in central and southern China as torrential rains that started in late May 2022, submerged homes and washed away crops. Rescue teams have been deployed to various regions to help evacuate villagers to safety.”
“Extinction obituary: how the Bramble Cay melomys became the first mammal lost to the climate crisis…
“Bramble Cay [Papua New Guinea] is only a little larger than an average US shopping mall. The highest point is about 10 feet above sea level. But it was a lifeboat for the melomyses, who were some of the most isolated mammals in the world.”
“‘Like a bomb going off’: Tornadoes wreak havoc on Kāpiti Coast [New Zealand]…
“There was chaos on the Kāpiti Coast on Wednesday after two tornadoes ripped through… It comes just a few weeks after 20 properties were written off and many others damaged when a much larger tornado ripped through nearby Levin.”
“Tropical night in winter: Record warmth in New Zealand in this start of December, the subtropical island of Raoul (Kermadec group, 29S) had a summer like minimum temperature of 20.7C [69.3F] on 2 June.
“Some more minimums >15C were also recorded in mainland New Zealand.”
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“Extreme Ethiopia drought sees hungry monkeys attack children. Severe drought and hunger in Ethiopia have caused unusual animal behaviour, including monkeys attacking children and livestock out of hunger, according to a Save the Children report…
“East Africa drought: ‘Climate change is making La Niña impact severe’.
“South African City Faces ‘Day Zero’ as Major Dam Runs Dry.
“Four killed in floods as Turkey braces for more bad weather.
“Iraq is quickly becoming the land of no rivers…
“Iraq swept by tenth sandstorm in weeks.
“In hottest city [Jacobabad, Pakistan] on Earth, mothers bear brunt of climate change…
“On 14th June Toxon, Xinjiang, NW China reached 46.0C. This is the 2nd earliest 46C [114.8F] on records in China.
“6 Dead in China as Rain Triggers Landslides, House Collapse…
“Chilean workers ‘beg God for water’ as reservoir turns to desert amid record drought.
“Freak hailstorm leaves Mexico City in chaos…
“Insurers Increasingly Concerned for Western U.S. Wildfire Season.
“Suspect in 5,000-acre Arizona wildfire says he was burning used toilet paper.
“Over 100m Americans urged to stay indoors over extreme heat and humidity.
“A note about the stifling heat in the USA which persists all night long. St. Louis, Missouri with a minimum temperature of 83F/28.3C had its warmest June night on records.
“Emergency workers in Odessa, Texas were dishing out bottled water on Tuesday as a burst pipeline emptied the city’s taps – a catastrophic situation that came amid 102 degree temperatures in a powerful heatwave.
“Tornado Alley’s eastward shift threatens millions of Americans…
“Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’…
“Severe flooding triggers mudslides in northern California, washing out Dixie Fire burn scar…
“Heavy rain floods parts of Saskatchewan…
“Latvia declares red level warning due to potential floods…
“Recreated Photo Shows 100 Years of Glacier Retreat [Svalbard]: ‘I Was Shaking’…
“Russia’s new lithium mine will inflict big harm on Arctic nature, Sámi activist warns…
“Health bosses warned Brits to be wary of heat exhaustion as the country could see its hottest ever June day, with temperatures set to soar to a record 96F (35.6C) later this week.
“Record-breaking temperatures for June are set to hit France in the coming days, as a ‘plume of heat’ brings hot air from across the planet.
“…tourists are being warned that a Spanish heatwave could bring temperatures approaching 50C [122F] to parts of the country in the coming days.
“Oceans are getting warmer…
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Copernicus summary for May 2022: Globally, May was the fifth warmest on record, joint with May 2018 and 2021
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