“Fresh floods caused by torrential rains in Petropolis, Brazil have killed at least five people, authorities said on Monday. A further four people have been reported missing since Sunday…
“A month’s worth of rain [526mm / 20.7 inches at Sao Sebastiao] fell in a matter of hours on Sunday on the tourist town, emergency officials said.”
“The areas that registered levels of abnormal dryness to extreme drought increased 14.49 percentage points in the national territory during the first two months of 2022.”
“As it enters a third year, California’s drought is strangling the farming industry…
“The hard truth here, the one that fundamentally shapes the lives of those in the valley, is that water is disappearing. So is a way of life, a core of California economic culture, and a place that provides a nation struggling under the rising rate of inflation with a quarter of its food.”
“US drought pushes cotton prices to ten-year high.
“Rainfall has been exceptionally low since early January in the northwest part of Texas — which produces about 40 percent of all US cotton production… Many are already comparing the current weather conditions to 2011, when US cotton producers experienced their worst drought ever…”
“A series of wildfires ravaging Texas since late last week have destroyed 86 homes, with one of the blazes reducing nearly an entire town to ash.
“Four fires in Eastland County, about 120 miles west of Dallas, have burned 54,000 acres over the weekend and killed a sheriff’s deputy who was helping people evacuate.”
“‘Volatile’ tornado outbreak ruins buildings, grounds flights and shuts highways in Texas and Oklahoma.
“A gathering tornado outbreak in Texas and Oklahoma is sowing chaos across Texas and Oklahoma, wrecking homes and shutting down highways and airports… he tornado risk would continue until at least Wednesday…”
“Firefighters tackle 20 wildfires in one weekend [NW UK].
“North West Fire Control said it had been “very busy across the region”. Dave Swallow, from the National Fire Chiefs Council, said: “So far in 2022, there have been 48 significant wildfires reported across England and Wales – 20 this weekend alone.””
“Swedish towns set record for warmest March weekend… For Delsbo 16.7C [62.1F] is the highest temperature recorded in March since records began in 1898. The cities of Kiruna and Umeå, and the harbour town of Örskär, where records began in 1898, 1858, and 1937 respectively, also all set new March records.”
“Fires at Chernobyl NPP threaten further deterioration of radiation situation, impossible to extinguish them.
“…the regulator emphasizes that extinguishing fires is impossible as a result of the occupation of the exclusion zone by Russian troops… forest fires could lead to the almost complete burnout of radioactively contaminated forests in the exclusion zone and, respectively, to a significant deterioration of the radiation situation in Ukraine and throughout Europe.”
“Soils have not been able to replenish due to lack of winter precipitation, and are drying out due to increasing rainfall deficits. Significant, nationwide precipitation is still not expected, with mostly sunny, dry and warm weather forecast, increasing water scarcity and posing a serious problem for the development of the autumn crops.”
“Albania dims lights as drought, price spike spark energy crisis.
“Albania has ordered all cities to turn off lights in public buildings and on streets when necessary as it tackles an energy crisis caused by drought and power price spikes… All Albania’s domestic electricity generation depends on hydro power…”
“Barcelona’s beaches washed away in a storm, and now it needs sand to remake them.
“One of the most attractive holiday destinations in Spain for its miles of golden beaches and cultural highlights, Barcelona could be left high and dry without enough sand, just as Spain hopes to restore its tourism industry which was badly damaged by the pandemic.”
“20th March was another historic day in Cyprus with a low of -11.6C [11.1F] on the Trodos Square Mt. Station (1725m asl), the coldest on records in Cyprus in March…
“…while in the village of Kyperounta (1140m) the temperature dropped to -7.6C, same value like Prodromos earlier this month.”
“Flash floods caused by heavy rain claimed two lives and destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmlands in Lal Pur district of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday…
“Two persons including a woman lost their lives and a girl sustained injury. Hundreds of hectares of farmlands, mostly wheat farms, were badly damaged or utterly destroyed…”
“Climate Impact From China’s Coal Push Visible From Space.
“China’s increased reliance on coal to combat an energy shortage was never going to bode well for its ambitions to cut planet-warming emissions… satellite data has laid bare a bleak history of dozens of invisible, sustained [methane] leaks…”
“The price of vegetables is set to skyrocket across Australia as the supply chain crisis worsens – with some products to jump as much as 75 per cent.
“The devastating floods that have hit large parts of the country’s east coast combined with the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen shortages in a variety of industries, with consumers set to feel the pinch.”
“Flood-affected Lismore residents with nowhere to go return to homes deemed uninhabitable.
“Residents in Lismore have been left with no choice but to move back into their houses that have been deemed uninhabitable, with some sleeping on swags in mouldy rooms without electricity…”
“‘It’s not supposed to be white’: one of the Great Barrier Reef’s healthiest reefs succumbs to bleaching…
“Coral bleaching across thousands of kilometres of the world’s biggest reef system is just one of Australia’s battles with the climate emergency. Bushfires, flooding, shifting rainfall, heatwaves and extreme weather are all being super-charged by rising greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.”
“Auckland weather station [NZ] sees second-wettest hour ever as torrential rain hits.
“More than one month’s worth of rain was recorded in 10 hours, with 109 millimetres [4.3 inches] of rainfall in Albany, North Shore. The monthly average is 85-90mm. More than 4000 lightning strikes were also recorded across Auckland…”
“South Orkney Sunshine glacier shrunk one seventh in 20 years, HMS Protector confirms.
“The Royal Navy’s polar research ship HMS Protector found an enormous Antarctic glacier vanishing at an alarming rate. The mighty Sunshine Glacier has shrunk by one-seventh in 20 years – an area the size of more than 130 football pitches has melted away.”
“Extremes of 40C above normal: what’s causing ‘extraordinary’ heating in polar regions?
“…“Both of these weather events are related to the poleward transport of heat and moisture,” said Dr Zachary Labe, a climate scientist at Colorado State University, on Twitter.”
“UN scientists are likely to weigh up technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, as they gather to finalise a key report… Scientists say that the situation is now so serious that carbon dioxide removal will be needed in addition to massive cuts in emissions and not as a substitute for them.”
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“It’s 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica. Scientists are flabbergasted. ‘This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system,’ one expert said…
““Antarctic climatology has been rewritten,” tweeted Stefano Di Battista, a researcher who has published studies on Antarctic temperatures. He added that such temperature anomalies would have been considered “impossible” and “unthinkable” before they actually occurred.”
“Sea ice over Antarctica just shrank to its smallest on record…
“This year’s low concentration was probably partly the result of a long, strong low-pressure system that formed in late 2021 near the inner peninsula area, which created winds and warm air that helped to quickly erode ice in those areas.”
“Chilean drought: Santiago faces water rationing in second half of 2022.
“Chilean president Gabriel Boric has called on Metropolitan Santiago residents to make rational use of drinking water, since the situation is extremely serious, following several years of drought and or insufficient rainfall.”
“California slashes supplies to water agencies amid record drought.
“California water officials on Friday said they are slashing State Water Project allocations from 15% to 5% of normal for certain urban water consumers and farmers, as the state grapples with a third consecutive year of drought.”
“Drought in U.S. Is Expected to Persist, and Spread, Through the Spring…
“Lake Powell, one of two huge reservoirs on the Colorado River, fell this week to its lowest level since it was created more than 50 years ago with the construction of Glen Canyon Dam. It is getting closer to a threshold that would shut down hydropower production at the dam.”
“Winds and dry conditions fuel multiple Texas wildfires as hundreds evacuate…
“Fueled by strong winds through dangerously dry brush and grass fields, the wildfires merged to form what fire officials call a “complex” that was burning near Eastland, about 120 miles (195 km) west of Dallas.”
“Wildfires have become four times larger, three times more frequent since 2000 in US, study warns…
“Research, published on Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that large fires in the US have not only become more common but are also spreading into new areas, impacting land that previously did not burn, due to the ongoing climate crisis.”
“6 Injured as Powerful Storms Tear Through the South…
““It looked like all the trailers just exploded,” Sheriff Jackson said of the scene. “The roofs were completely gone. The walls were gone. The mobile homes just mostly had the frames left, and half of those were turned upside down or bent in half.””
“Record Cold with 40 °F below normal Temperatures to impact Southeast U.S. on Sunday, some areas even colder than Alaska…
“Storm Quinlan will then explosively deepen into the next Nor’Easter storm, thanks to the Polar Vortex lobe clashing the Arctic air into the tropical airmass, leading this bomb cyclone to bottom out at 930 mbar low over the Labrador Sea on Monday.”
“77% of Portugal is experiencing a severe or extreme drought.
“The situation has the authorities worried. The Government has put in place several measures to mitigate the effects, such as a credit line for farmers and restrictions on energy production.”
“Driest winter on record in Mallorca coming to an end…
“This winter was the driest on all of the islands since records began… Also, the temperatures varied a great deal. Maximum temperatures were higher than usual while the minimum tempertaures were lower than normal dropping below freezing more than expected.”
“Climate Crisis: [Italy’s River] Po hit by severe drought after 100 days without rain.
“The Po River has been hit by a severe drought after 100 days without rain, the river basin authority said Thursday… The water crisis observatory said “it will already be problematic to start the irrigation season in Piedmont”.”
“Throughout the 2010s, the lakes rose slowly, and tens of thousands of people were forced to move from their homes. Then, at the start of 2020, after a particularly vicious period of rain in Kenya’s highlands, the lakes’ expansion accelerated.”
“Mozambique: Cyclone Gombe death toll rises to 53.
“In the past few years, Southern Africa has suffered repeated devastating cyclones of the type that used to be relatively rare, and scientists believe climate change is fuelling their intensity via warming of the Indian Ocean.”
“Beira in Mozambique Hit By Flooding After Cyclone Gombe…
“More than 400 millimeters [15.7 inches] of rain fell on the city over the two days, Beira mayor Albano Carige said Friday. “We used to record that amount in a year,” he said. “But this time we only recorded it in two days,” he added.”
“Four years of drought, along with deforestation caused by people burning or cutting to make charcoal or to open up land for farming, have transformed the once lush ecosystem into a dust bowl. “There’s nothing to harvest. That’s why we have nothing to eat and we’re starving,” said mother-of-seven Tarira.”
“16th March was an extreme day in Iran, with the NW affected by a cold spell and its SE under a record heat wave.
“The result was an incredible temperature difference of more than 60C on the same day between -21.2C at Ardebil AP and +39.2C at Rask. 17th March saw >60C difference again.”
“Iran calls, China answers: China is also split between a harsh cold spell in the NE and record hot conditions in the South.
“Today 18 March the temperature plummeted to -32.9C [-27.2F] at Xinlin (Heilongjiang) and rose to +37.9C [100.2F] at Ganluo (Sichuan),more than 70C difference in the same day.”
“March temperatures set new all-time highest record in Jammu & Kashmir [India].
“Hot weather conditions continued across J&K on Thursday with Katra, Bhaderwah, Batote recording new highest March temperatures. The second highest March temperature of last several years was also recorded in Pahalgam, Qazigund, Kupwara.”
“A massive forest fire broke out in Ajas wild life range of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday, an official said. Quoting the official, news agency GNS reported that the fire erupted in the afternoon in block Rangnaar of Bandipora.”
“An Ancient Himalayan Village Empties As Glaciers Vanish.
“In India’s ancient villages at the foot of the Hindu-Kush Himalayas, people are abandoning their ancestral homes as water scarcity, caused by disappearing glaciers, poses a question on their survival.”
“Perth [Australia] residents count the cost of record summer temperatures — and the price is too high for many…
“Perth experienced a record of 13 days with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius this summer, six of which were consecutive. The city also experienced a record number of days above 35C.”
“We saw drought and fire ravage koalas but thought they could climb free of floodwaters …until now…
“In these floods all the ground-dwelling mammals, marsupials, reptiles and insects wouldn’t have stood a chance against rapidly rising floodwaters. When landslides are added to the mix, all the tree-dwelling critters like koalas wouldn’t have stood a chance either.”
“Longer, more intense allergy seasons could result from climate change.
“Allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures caused by humanmade climate change, according to new research from the University of Michigan.”
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“Arctic areas have been warming abnormally this March. Two more [monthly] records fell in the Polar regions of Norway in the Svalbard archipelago:
“Hopen Island with +3.9C [39F] and Ny Alesund Base with +5.5C [41.9F]. In Greenland Plateau, very high temperatures up to -20C at 3200m in the Summit Camp.”
“Microplastics from European rivers spreading to Arctic seas, research shows…
“A new study in Scientific Reports, led by Mats Huserbråten from the Institute of Marine Research, in Bergen, Norway, suggests particles in the Arctic Ocean, the Nordic Seas and Baffin Bay have spread from Europe.”
“Global warming is pushing frozen peatlands in northern Europe and Siberia to the brink of a tipping point which could release 39 billion tonnes of carbon, researchers have warned.
“”Even with the strongest efforts” to slash global carbon emissions and limit rising temperature, by 2040 the climates of northern Europe will no longer be cold and dry enough to sustain peat permafrost.”
“Latvia saw second-wettest winter in history… Total precipitation in Latvia 2021/2022 winter was 197.2 millimeters (mm), 36% above the norm of the season… In Pāvilosta, February’s total precipitation was 134.9 mm, which is the largest quantity of February precipitation ever recorded in Latvia.”
“Maharashtra’s Akola and Rajasthan’s Barmer Districts [India] Record Daytime Temperatures of 42.9°C [109.2F]…
“Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh recorded a maximum temperature of 42.3°C, the second-highest value for this month for that station… Jaisalmer in Rajasthan recorded the maximum temperature of 42°C, the second-highest value for this month for the station as well.”
“16th March was a historic day for the Southern Hemisphere:
“Roebourne AP, Western Australia rose to 47.1C [116.8F], highest temp. ever in the Hemisphere in the 2nd half of March; Telfer Min. temperature 33.3C [91.9F], highest minimum temperature ever in the Hemisphere in the 2nd half of March.”
“How lightning killed nine Queensland cattle in one strike – and what it has to do with climate change…
“…with global warming the lightning bolts are shifting further away from the equator… Cameron Clark, professor of Livestock Production and Welfare at the University of Sydney, agreed this was an unusual occurrence but could become more frequent as extreme climate events occur.”
“‘Streets were flowing’: Broken Hill [NSW] reeling after record rainfall and deadly flash flooding.
“The State Emergency Service was called to several flood rescues after up to 140mm [5.5 inches – a lot for a desert area like this] of rain fell on parts of the city on Tuesday afternoon.”
“NSW floods kill millions of bees, apiarists warn of flow-on effects to horticulture industry.
“Floodwaters rose two metres in just four hours at Steve Smith’s New South Wales home, and while he escaped by boat, nearby, millions of his bees were not so lucky. “We might find a few of the [bee] boxes but I’d say they’re just gone,” Mr Smith said.”
“Great Barrier Reef hit by sixth mass bleaching event, leading coral scientist says.
“Prof Terry Hughes, a leading expert on coal bleaching at James Cook University, said he had received a “flood of reports from the field” of bleached corals in the last two weeks… Hughes told the Guardian he believes a sixth mass bleaching event is now unfolding, and that it was not mild or local.”
“Concern as coastal areas [Southland, NZ] driest on record…
“Environment Southland integration manager Nick Perham said coastal areas are recording the driest summer since Environment Southland’s records began in 1970, with only 60% of the normal rainfall recorded from December through until the end of February.”
“Rescuers in Peru are searching for survivors after a devastating landslide buried up to 80 homes, officials say.
“The landslide happened in in the La Libertad region in northern Peru after heavy rains soaked the area, with at least 15 people still missing, according to authorities.”
“Thousands of animal carcasses are counted after the fires in Corrientes [Argentina]…
“”There was mortality of thousands of specimens. Mostly reptiles such as lizards and snakes; small and medium-sized mammals, which are animals that are less likely to escape. We also found some medium and large mammals dead as capybaras, “said the biologist…”
“‘Pretty brutal’: Hiring woes plague Biden effort to contain wildfires.
“The U.S. Forest Service has had chronic staffing shortages for over a decade. But amid rising wages and a fierce competition for labor across the U.S. economy, the agency faces a particularly bleak hiring picture, even as it looks to add an untold number of forest management staff…”
“As drought deepens, Californians are saving less water.
“California will end winter in a perilous position as record-shattering dryness converges with lagging water conservation efforts in nearly every part of the state, officials said Tuesday.”
“Wild flash floods see scores of Alabama motorists rescued from high waters…
“Heavy rain storms in Alabama caused flash floods that saw emergency services rescue a string of motorists stuck in high water… “I’ve never seen this much water on the ground,’’ one Birmingham police officer said over the radio, according to AL.com.”
“The rate at which carbon escaped from the deforestation of tropical forests more than doubled in the first two decades of the 21st century, according to new research…
“At the same time, members of the team had previously documented the worrisome expansion of deforestation into mountainous forests in Southeast Asia. Their analyses showed these higher-elevation forests had a “massive carbon stock.””
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“Holes the size of city blocks are forming in the Arctic seafloor. Marine scientists have discovered deep sinkholes — one larger than a city block of six-story buildings — and ice-filled hills that have formed “extraordinarily” rapidly on a remote part of the Arctic seafloor…
“The changes the scientists observed occurred between 2010 and 2019, during which four mapping surveys had taken place.”
“A strong “heatwave” is developing in the Polar circle, with surface temperatures up to 30 degrees C above the long-term average.
“Strong pressure systems are driving a large air mass transport event, bringing warmer than normal temperatures into the Polar regions. Strong pressure systems in the sub-polar regions are creating a “wind tunnel” from the North Atlantic into the Polar Circle.”
“With 934.1 hpa, Ikermiuarsuk set a new record beat the previous record of 936.2 hpa which was set in two occasions:always at Ikermiuarsuk on 14 December 1986 and at Paamiut on 16 January 1988.”
“Eastern Cape [South Africa] water crisis: City dam levels still at dangerous 15%.
“The water situation in many parts of the Eastern Cape is still in a frightening position. If it isn’t the horrible quality of water being seen in Gqeberha and the Nelson Mandela bay area, it’s the fact that dam levels are staggeringly low.”
“Historic drought looms for 20 million living in Horn of Africa.
“As many as 20 million people in four African countries are facing extreme hardship and food shortages as an exceptionally long and severe drought grips the eastern Horn of Africa. Three rainy seasons in a row have failed to materialize.”
“Pakistan to Experience Record-Breaking Heat Wave This Week.
“According to an advisory by the Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD), the temperature in Northern Balochistan, Upper Sindh, South Punjab, Kashmir and adjoining areas during the daytime will remain 9°C to 10°C above normal temperature.”
“Extreme heat wave in Myanmar, on 14th March temperature reached 43.0C / 109.4F at Magwe, 42.5C at Minbu and Bagan, 42.2C at Prome.
“These are record temperatures for the first half of March and only 0.5C from the Myanmar highest temperature in March which was set at Monywa in 2010.”
“Parts of Japan are enjoying exceptionally warm weather. 37 March records for high temperatures were broken on Monday & Tuesday. Thanks to that, the cherry blossom season will likely arrive earlier than normal.”
“‘A lot of damage’ done to crops and livestock after flood crisis [NSW, Australia].
“NSW Farmers Federation President James Jackson says the there has been a lot of damage done to crops and livestock by recent flooding. “We’ve seen a lot of crops damaged… We’ve seen a huge amount of damage to our dairy herd…””
“No pressure! Brazil’s corn success is critical given Ukraine uncertainties…
“Drought concerns in South America were completely warranted, as top soybean exporter Brazil suffered its worst crop losses in recent memory… But Brazil’s upcoming corn crop may be more important than ever in light of the crisis in No. 4 exporter Ukraine…”
“Marginal power costs jump in southern Chile as drought bites.
“Marginal costs in the southern section of Chile’s national electricity grid jumped in February, demonstrating the strain on the region’s hydroelectric generators due to the continued lack of rainfall.”
“Lake Mead and Colorado River Basin Water Shortage: Causes, Effects, and Policy Solutions…
“The water shortage is expected to have cascading influence beyond Lake Mead and could potentially disrupt political agreements and management guidelines that have governed the Colorado River Basin since the early 1900s.”
“Record-breaking drought covers the High Plains [Texas].
“According to the most recently updated information from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), the majority of counties across the High Plains have continued to experience extreme drought conditions.”
“How climate change is leading to bigger hailstones.
“Rising global temperatures might be causing hailstorms to become more violent, with larger chunks of ice and more intense downpours. But just how big can a hailstone get?”
“Sea ice that slowed the flow of Antarctic glaciers abruptly shatters in three days…
“NASA satellites captured the break-up between January 19 and 21, and with it saw calving of icebergs from Crane Glacier and its neighbors as the sea ice no longer buttressed their fronts. Now more vulnerable to melting and acceleration into the ocean, the glaciers that line the Antarctic Peninsula could add directly to sea level.”
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“New observations from ICESat-2 show remarkable Arctic sea ice thinning in just three years.
“Over the past two decades, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, largely due to a decline in sea ice that persists over several years, called multiyear ice, according to a new study. The study also found sea ice is likely thinner than previous estimates.”
“Thawing Permafrost Could Leach Microbes, Chemicals Into Environment.
“Infrastructure is already affected… Research has looked at how chemicals like DDT and microbes – some of which have been frozen for thousands, if not millions, of years – could be released from thawing permafrost.”
“As Russia-Ukraine war spurs race for wheat, world has limited room to grow more…
“Russia’s war in Ukraine has effectively choked off over 25% of the world’s supply of a grain used in everything from bread to noodles to livestock feed. This puts the market on track for the “sharpest shock” since the Great Grain Robbery in the 1970s…”
“Plants humans don’t need are heading for extinction, study finds…
“Researchers have categorised more than 80,000 plant species worldwide and found that most of them will “lose” in the face of humanity – going extinct because people don’t need them.”
“Climate change fundamentally affecting European birds, study shows…
“Researchers have found that garden warblers, for example, are having a quarter fewer chicks, which has huge implications for the species. Chiffchaffs are laying their eggs 12 days earlier. Some birds are decreasing in size, while others, such as redstarts, are getting larger.”
“Low rainfall pushes parts of southern Africa into food insecurity.
“Low rainfall has pushed southern Madagascar, south-western Angola, north-western Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe further into food insecurity. As such, governments are moving ahead with plans to open avenues for maize imports, in order to alleviate hunger.”
“Tropical Cyclone Gombe is due to rapidly intensify before bringing parts of Mozambique several months’ worth of rain over just a few days.
“Gombe is forecast to soak northern Mozambique from Friday through Sunday with as much as 250 to 350 mm (10 to 14 inches) of rain, which could lead to flash flooding.”
“Harsh heat in Arabian Peninsula with record temperatures so early in the year: 42.0C [107.6F] in the United Arab Emirates, 40.2C in Qatar, 38.3C in the Saudi capital Riyadh (614m asl).
“Cool air is entering the West of the Peninsula and will squeeze the heat in the SE (UAE and Oman) next days.”
“Why Baghdad will be one of the cities hardest hit by global warming…
“A report from the European Union Institute of Security Studies projects that the number of days when temperatures in Baghdad hit 120 degrees will go from roughly 14 per year to more than 40 over the next two decades.”
“Too Hot to Handle: How Climate Change May Make Some Places Too Hot to Live…
“Extreme levels of heat stress have more than doubled over the past 40 years. That trend is expected to continue, says Colin Raymond of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Raymond is lead author of a 2020 study on extreme heat and humidity, published in Science Advances.”
“Research reveals decrease in water volume of Ganga [River, India] due to retreating Glaciers…
“Scientists from IISc and IIT have discovered that 59 square miles of glaciers have decreased in this region in the last 50 years by exploring the Alaknanda basin, which gives the most water to the Ganges. That is, between 1968 and 2020, the area of glacier has decreased by about 8 percent.”
“Highest Glacier On Mount Everest Melting Rapidly Due To Climate Change…
“According to a new study led by the University of Maine, the ice on the South Col glacier has shrunk drastically in last three decades. The researchers found that the glacier has already lost more than 180 feet (54 metres) of thickness in the last 25 years.”
“Weather conditions disrupted the para Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics on Thursday as warm temperatures meant that, even with an earlier-than-planned start time, the artificial snow at the Yanqing National alpine Skiing Centre was melting…
“Temperatures had been forecast to rise to as high as 23C (73F).”
“Four people were killed after a massive landslide triggered by “unusual” heavy rains buried their homes in a township outside the Malaysian capital, a senior rescue official said.
“Malaysia has been experiencing heavy rain over the past few weeks, which officials and environmentalists say is unusual at this time of year and could be the result of climate change.”
“Lingering western Queensland heatwave and drought forces axing of stock.
“Farmers across northern and central Queensland have been forced to sell their stock early as unrelenting heatwave conditions continue across parts of the state. The conditions have left some graziers struggling to see a long-term future in the industry.”
“Parts of Australia suffer drought and low rainfall as La Niña and climate change create weather extremes.
“The wet season is unusually dry in northern Australia while other parts of the country struggle through the effects of drought, as climate change means more extreme heatwaves and floods simultaneously.”
“Sydneysiders urged to ‘avoid swimming’ as torrential rain, sewage overflow turn beaches and harbour water brown.
“All swimming sites across Sydney have been impacted by stormwater pollution following extreme weather conditions. Shocking images posted online show Sydney Harbour’s water turned into a murky shade of brown with debris floating on the surface.”
“Australia Coal Export Terminal Declares Force Majeure on Flood.
“Australia’s Port Kembla Coal Terminal declared a force majeure after destructive floods disrupted loading, curbing supply to a global market already grappling with a shortage of cargoes.”
“Insured loss from flooding in Australia nears $1.8bn: ICA.
“The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has reported that estimated insurance industry losses from damages caused by floods in Queensland alone have now exceeded $1.1 billion, while claims from New South Wales increased by 18% on yesterday’s figure.”
“One in 1,000 years? Old flood probabilities no longer hold water.
“…the probability of a severe flood changes over time as the relationship between the components that make up the weather system change. Whether a flood has occurred gives us evidence about that change.
“Drought robs Amazon communities of ‘life-giving’ river…
“Historically, the dry season in the region runs from July to December. While the river level goes down during this time, it almost always remains deep enough for boats to travel… But over the past five years, the droughts have gradually worsened. This year, it has stretched for months longer than normal.”
“Argentina’s corn 2021/22 crop has now been estimated at less than the 48 million tons of just a few weeks ago, according to the Rosario grains exchange, because a severe drought has slashed yields. Likewise with soybeans first estimate of 40,5 million tons…
“The exchange also said that further reviews are not yet ruled out… ““The harvest is confirming just how violent the unusual weather impact has been.””
“Powerful storm bringing snow to central US expected to become bomb cyclone as it moves east…
“”All model guidance has surface wave (the storm) rapidly intensifying as it tracks somewhere between the I-95 corridor to Cape Cod, then along or just off the Maine coast as a sub 970 millibar low,” the National Weather Service in Boston said. A 970 millibar low would be equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane.”
“Millions suffering in deadly pollution ‘sacrifice zones’, warns UN expert.
“A UN expert has warned of the creation of pollution “sacrifice zones” across the world, where tens of millions of people are suffering strokes, cancers, respiratory problems and heart disease as a result of toxic contamination of the environment.”
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Weekday updates on both climate change and the global economy. Stay current with what’s happening around the world with a quick scan of top news.
“Fresh floods caused by torrential rains in Petropolis, Brazil have killed at least five people, authorities said on Monday. A further four people have been reported missing since Sunday…
“La Niña Effect: In drought, 66% of Mexico.
“As it enters a third year, California’s drought is strangling the farming industry…
“US drought pushes cotton prices to ten-year high.
“A series of wildfires ravaging Texas since late last week have destroyed 86 homes, with one of the blazes reducing nearly an entire town to ash.
“‘Volatile’ tornado outbreak ruins buildings, grounds flights and shuts highways in Texas and Oklahoma.
“Firefighters tackle 20 wildfires in one weekend [NW UK].
“Fires at Chernobyl NPP threaten further deterioration of radiation situation, impossible to extinguish them.
“Hungary’s interior ministry issues drought alert.
“Albania dims lights as drought, price spike spark energy crisis.
“Barcelona’s beaches washed away in a storm, and now it needs sand to remake them.
“20th March was another historic day in Cyprus with a low of -11.6C [11.1F] on the Trodos Square Mt. Station (1725m asl), the coldest on records in Cyprus in March…
“Flash floods caused by heavy rain claimed two lives and destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmlands in Lal Pur district of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday…
“Climate Impact From China’s Coal Push Visible From Space.
“The price of vegetables is set to skyrocket across Australia as the supply chain crisis worsens – with some products to jump as much as 75 per cent.
“Flood-affected Lismore residents with nowhere to go return to homes deemed uninhabitable.
“‘It’s not supposed to be white’: one of the Great Barrier Reef’s healthiest reefs succumbs to bleaching…
“Auckland weather station [NZ] sees second-wettest hour ever as torrential rain hits.
“South Orkney Sunshine glacier shrunk one seventh in 20 years, HMS Protector confirms.
“Extremes of 40C above normal: what’s causing ‘extraordinary’ heating in polar regions?
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