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“Phoenix finally snaps record streak of triple-digit temperatures after 113 days [beating the previous recordby 37 days]
“The slight temperature drop brought an end to the triple-digit run, which lasted 113 days. The previous record of 76 consecutive days fell on Aug. 24. All three previous records ended in August, while this year’s hot streak continued into mid-September.”
“What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?
“…The temperature difference between the equator and the pole determines the strength of the jet stream in each hemisphere. Because the Arctic is warming faster than the tropics, the temperature difference between the two regions is lessened. And that slows the jet stream.”
“Drought, flooding, drought again: Is ‘weather whiplash’ our new normal? [California].
“Natural disasters are increasingly happening in quick succession, raising new threats… in October 2021 California had just seen its second-driest year on record, and Lake Oroville was at its lowest level ever… But by the end of that month, a “bomb cyclone” atmospheric river had dumped so much water that Lake Oroville’s surface level rose by 30 feet in one week.”
“Seems like this should be a bigger story! Virginia Key (near Miami) is having its 2nd consecutive day of record-breaking high tides, and the records are falling by ~5 inches!
“That’s huge – especially this time of year. Today’s is also the 24th record high tide of the year.”
“North Carolina braces for more after ‘historic’ rainfall wreaks havoc across state…
“The storm, which did not get organized enough to be given a name, dissipated Tuesday but still brought heavy rain to parts of southeastern Virginia, also triggering flash-flood watches. The low pressure system dropped levels of rain seen once every 1,000 years.”
“Southeast Michigan could be driest September ever. Well, since we’ve kept records, at least…
“”We’re just enjoying a pretty remarkable stretch of nice weather for mid-September,” Bryan Tilley, a National Weather Service meteorologist told the Free Press. “The stats are impressive for this time of year in this part of the Great Lakes.””
“Severe storm threat lingers over Prairies as many areas deal with floods.
“Parts of southern Manitoba have already picked up more than 150 mm 6 inches] of rain, with the hardest-hit areas of Saskatchewan in line for significant totals into Thursday, as well. That’s as a potent stateside system slowly moves its way eastward over the region.”
“The composition of such clouds plays a crucial role in the region’s energy balance and climate system. Clouds with more liquid last longer and reflect more sunlight than those with more ice crystals… The findings are concerning…”
“The Arctic Seed Vault Shows the Flawed Logic of Climate Adaptation…
“…already chinks in the vault’s armor have appeared. In 2017 the vault suffered a flood caused, ironically, by climate change… the breach—less than a decade after the vault opened—shows that we humans are not very good at anticipating change, even in the short run.”
“Norway says elevated radiation levels due to forest fire near Chornobyl…
“”DSA always finds caesium at all air filter stations in Norway, and this often comes from stirred-up dust from old fallout from the Chornobyl accident,” it said in an update on Wednesday. “This time it is most likely that the forest fire around Chornobyl is to blame.””
“As warm as in early August: autumn in Kyiv has set a new record.
“On September 16, a new temperature record was set in Kyiv: the minimum temperature did not fall below 17.5°C. This is 0.9°C higher than the previous record set in 1955 and corresponds to the beginning of August according to the climate norm.”
“Businesses ‘still feeling effects’ of Storm Babet [UK]…
“About 1,600 properties in the county were flooded following Storm Babet in October 2023, causing millions of pounds of damage to homes and businesses. Some owners say they are still having to carry out their own repairs or make insurance claims nearly a year on from the damage.”
“Vast France building project sunk by sea level rise fears…
“An ambitious housing project in the northwestern French city of Caen has run aground over worries that rising waters driven by climate change could make the area unlivable within the century.”
“Floods prompt Poland’s first-ever state of natural disaster. What does this mean?
“In response to ongoing major floods in the southwest of the country, Poland has for the first time in history introduced a state of natural disaster, one of three extraordinary legal tools provided in the 1997 constitution.”
“Boats are better than cars in the Polish town where floods have damaged 80% of homes.
“Across central Europe, at least 22 people have died after Storm Boris left large areas submerged, causing havoc in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Austria.”
“Around fifteen cars were swept away by the waters this Wednesday after the ravine overflowed. in the town of Alcalá del Júcar (Albacete, Spain).
“According to sources from Europa Press, Castilla-La Mancha emergency service 112At that time it was not raining in the city, but “it had rained higher up”, when a flood of water crossed the city.”
“Storm Boris batters northern Italy bringing severe flooding and landslides…
“Pounding rain hit Emilia-Romagna late on Wednesday afternoon and the situation rapidly worsened as night fell. Jader Dardi, the mayor of Modigliana, a town in Forlì-Cesena province that was also hit badly by devastating regional flooding in May 2023, said the river had “exploded”.”
“According to the analysis, Türkiye has experienced the hottest June-August period since at least 1970 [when records began], largely due to climate change.
“Average temperatures were 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than normal during this period.”
“As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?
“When a wildfire tore down a hillside towards Athens last month, its southernmost flank halted in a treeless area burned by fire two years before. A few miles west, however, the blaze found fresh fuel: woods and scrub that offered a path towards the city’s suburbs.”
“Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control [aerial view]…
“More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years spread out of control over the weekend.”
“Recent heatwaves as a prelude to climate extremes in the western Mediterranean region…
“The 2022 and 2023 western Mediterranean summer temperatures exceeded millennial natural variability, reaching unprecedented anomalies of +3.6 °C and +2.9 °C respectively. We show that anthropogenic climate change may turn extreme heatwaves from a rarity of 1 in 10,000 years into events occurring every 4–75 years, depending on future scenarios.”
“Maghreb | Strong weather instability for several days, accompanied by heavy rains and hailstorms…
“…a state of complex characteristics of atmospheric instability is formed over 4 Arab countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and northwestern Libya) starting from the evening of Wednesday 9/14/2024, and intensifying on Thursday.”
“Flood warnings in Nigeria over release of water from Cameroon dam…
“Authorities in Nigeria have warned of the potential for flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it would start regulated releases from its Lagdo dam following recent heavy rainfall in west and central Africa.”
“When floods swept through Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety. But residents say they are now being ripped off by the canoe owners charging steep fees to move their belongings.”
“Why the climate crisis is a generational opportunity for Africa.
“Africa has assets, including minerals and the largest carbon sinks in the world, that could be converted into financial resources to invest in growth and deal with climate change… we actually could get almost $29 billion annually from climate due to carbon markets…”
“Tropical Storm Pulasan Nears Shanghai [and then on to poor Vietnam], Days After Typhoon Hit City.
“Tropical Storm Pulasan was heading toward Shanghai on Thursday, three days after the strongest typhoon to hit the Chinese financial hub in 75 years brought the city to a standstill.”
“HISTORIC HEAT IN JAPAN – 30C at night and 38C in the day.
“There are no more words to describe the insanity going on in East Asia with thousands of records smashed; Last records of high minimums 18 Sept and max. 19 Sept includes 3 stations >38C.”
“4,157 people taken to hospital with heatstroke in the week ending September 15 nationwide: “Further measures must be taken” [Japan]…
“As the relentless summer heat continues, over 4,000 people nationwide were taken to hospitals with heatstroke in the week leading up to the 15th of this month, a high number for this time of year.”
“Torrential downpour traps drivers in Pattaya [Thailand], cars swept away by floodwaters…
“Several main roads were submerged, leaving small vehicles stranded. Flood-prone zones were hit particularly hard, including the railway road between Khao Talo and Wat Tham Samakkhi…”
“Australia is a mess. Cop31 is a chance to redefine ourselves from climate laggard to global leader…
“Holding Cop31 in Australia, in conjunction with the Pacific, will invite the rest of the world to our country. Most will come with an ambition to transition to clean, renewable energy in order to safeguard the lives, homes and livelihoods of people worldwide.”
“Antarctica’s receding sea ice could impact seabirds’ food supply…
“The findings suggest that Antarctica’s shrinking sea ice could force seabirds to travel further from their breeding grounds to find food or it could alter the patterns of where that food can be found. In turn, this could affect the ecosystems these birds are a part of.”
“RECORD HEAT IN THE AMAZON REGION – it’s the harshest heat wave in Amazon history with records falling every day.
“BRAZIL: Manaus HOTTEST NIGHT ever Tmin 29.7C [85.5F]; September record heat; 41.6C Lagoa da Confusao (Tocantins State); 41.0C Alto Parnaiba (Maranhao State); 41C also in Piau State.”
“The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways.
“The Solimoes, one of the main tributaries of the mighty Amazon River whose waters originate in the Peruvian Andes, has fallen to its lowest level on record in Tabatinga…”
“Peru declares state of emergency over deadly forest fires…
“Peruvian President Dina Boluarte declared a state of emergency Wednesday in three regions of the country where a wave of forest fires has been spreading and destroying thousands of hectares of woodland. The National Institute of Civil Defense has reported 34 active forest fires that have killed 16 people…”
“Mudslide in Naucalpan, México state kills 6 people…
“Heavy rains in the Mexico City metropolitan area caused a fatal mudslide in the capital’s outskirts on Monday night, just days after a similar disaster that killed nine people in another México state municipality.”
“The North Atlantic Ocean as whole hasn’t been below pre-2023 records for 561 days.
“Which is completely insane. But don’t mention the aerosol termination shock! Wasn’t the Atlantic supposed to be cooling down at record speed, according to some supposedly respectable sources?“
“In case you are wondering, and I am certain you are, yesterday’s global sea surface temperature was a mere 4.84 standard deviations above the 1982-2011 mean. In a stable world without climate change, that would be about a 1-in-1.5 million chance.”
“In the game, players battle each other on maps inspired by real-world locations… the new “Ruins of Erangel” map series reimagines the locale after 100 years beset by rampant sandstorms, drought, and a depletion of tree and plant life.”
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“A system off the coast of the Carolinas is pummelling North Carolina with historic rainfall and life-threatening flooding.
“More than 18 inches of rain has been recorded in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, where a state of emergency is in effect… NOAA Atlas 14 shows 12″/12 hr occurs, on average, once every 200 years. 18″/12hr is once every 1000 years!”
“Summer in Svalbard: Ice scientists fighting against warmest season on record.
“Glaciers have shaped the arctic archipelago of Svalbard for millennia. The islands have just had their warmest summer on modern record – temperatures 3C above the average. This is evidence that our climate is nearing a tipping point.”
“In Photos: Moscow Bakes as City Sets New Daily Heat Record…
“Countries all across Europe have experienced unusually high temperatures this month as global warming intensifies. Places like Sweden and Norway posted their highest September temperatures… The Moscow Times has collected photos of Muscovites enjoying the unseasonably warm weather.”
“Climate change bringing new diseases and pests to Estonian forests…
“According to Rein Drenkhan, a professor of forest pathology at the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the lead author of the study, milder and snow-free winters are paving the way for diseases arriving from the south.”
“Poor harvest leaves UK bakers dependent on wheat imports to meet demand.
“Bakers will be dependent on breadmaking wheat imports to meet demand this year as England heads for one of its three worst harvests on record, according to industry data.”
“Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals.
“Thousands of flood defences in England that are supposed to protect properties from serious damage are in a state of disrepair, according to official figures leaked to the Observer before what is expected to be a wetter than usual autumn.”
“Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe…
“Experts unsurprised at intensity of extreme weather but say damage wreaked shows how unprepared world is… Picturesque towns across central Europe are inundated by dirty flood water after heavy weekend rains turned tranquil streams into raging rivers that wreaked havoc on infrastructure.”
“Entire Polish city of 44,000 asked to evacuate as Storm Boris floods wreak havoc…
“The mayor of Nysa, Kordian Kolbiarz, issued the evacuation order on Monday, urging all 44,000 residents to seek higher ground due to the risk of a nearby embankment breaching.”
“Central Europe braces for further flooding ‘apocalypse’ as death toll rises…
“Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate on Monday as others in central Europe began cleaning up after the worst flooding in over two decades left a trail of destruction and a rising number of deaths.”
“Spain is slipping into a desert climate, according to a new study into the relationship between global heating and drought…
“Summer has increased by an average of 36 days across Spain over the last 50 years… Barcelona and Majorca will shift to a desert-like climate by 2050.”
“Thousands of firefighters battle ‘raging’ wildfires across Portugal…
“More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling wildfires that Portugal’s Prime Minister has said are “raging across the country”… Portuguese authorities say there is the highest possible risk of wildfires breaking out across many central and northern regions of the country through to Wednesday – with the threat remaining “very high” until Friday.”
“Severe floods hitting most vulnerable in Sahel and Lake Chad region…
“Across the Sahel and Lake Chad region, heavy floods have exacerbated existing humanitarian crises in countries such as Cameroon, Mali, and Niger. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is urgently calling for increased international support to provide relief to the most vulnerable.”
“More than 200 inmates escape Nigerian prison in aftermath of flooding…
“In a statement on Sunday, Abubakar Umar, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), said officials discovered that 281 inmates had escaped while being transferred to “a safe and secure facility” after their prison was flooded.”
“Vast swathes of Johannesburg out of water as temperatures increase and summer approaches…
“Even though summer is still more than two months away, reservoirs in Johannesburg are already running out of water. For the last two years, the city has run out of water in September due to “increased consumption” amid warm weather.”
“Water conflicts in Africa surge by 153% over five-year period…
“The report dubbed 2024 State of Africa’s Environment on theme water shows a clear upward trend in the number of water conflicts rising from 28 in 2019 to 71 in 2023 representing an increase of 153.6% over five-year period.”
“Anthrax in Zimbabwe: Caused by Oppression, Worsened by Climate Change…
“First used as a bioweapon four decades ago, anthrax outbreaks continue to worsen as the country gets warmer and wetter… The mix of severe droughts and devastating diseases are making both livestock and rain-fed crop farming in Zimbabwe increasingly untenable.”
“Kyrgyz glaciologist warns of rapid glacier melt in Central Asia…
“Omorova, a glaciologist, has been documenting the process and is deeply worried about the future… “Eight to 10 years ago, you could still see the glacier with snow,” Omorova told Agence-France Presse (AFP). “But it has completely disappeared in the last three or four years. No snow, no glacier.””
“India’s milk industry struggles as the climate changes…
“This year, Punawali Kalan’s dairy farmers have also experienced plummeting milk yields due to extreme heat waves. Rajkumar Rajput, another local farmer, saw his daily production drop from 45 to 30 litres as winter became summer.”
“Record-breaking 241 mm [9.5 inches] rainfall in Kushtia causes severe public suffering [Bangladesh]…
“Kushtia has experienced unprecedented rainfall over the past two days, with 241 millimetres of rain recorded in just 48 hours, causing widespread public distress.”
“At least 236 killed in Myanmar flooding from Typhoon Yagi…
“The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicated the toll could be even higher. “Multiple sources indicate that hundreds of people have died, with many more missing,” it said in an update on Monday, saying an estimated 631,000 people might have been affected…”
“Hong Kong to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at its hottest in recorded history…
“As of noon, the Observatory recorded a temperature of 33.8 degrees Celsius (92.8 Fahrenheit) at its Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters, the hottest Mid-Autumn Festival since records began in 1884.”
“Typhoon Bebinca hit at about 07:30 local time (23:30 GMT) on Monday in the coastal area of Lingang New City in Shanghai’s east, the China Meteorological Administration said. It is the strongest storm to hit Shanghai in 75 years, according to Chinese state media.”
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE KOREAS – insane unbelievable MINIMUM temperature of 29.3 [84.7F] at Seogwipo.
“It obliterates the NATIONAL RECORD OF SEPTEMBER HOTTEST NIGHT. And it even breaks the local all time highest minimum! (hottest than ANY summer night in history).”
“The magnitude of the heat in Koreas and Japan is abysmal, unprecedented, mind blowing.
“This is the last week in South Korea. Average temperature countrywide was 27.0C [80.6F], while the 1991/2020 norm is 21.2C for a +5.8C vs 1991/2020. Absolutely insane for a Peninsula.”
“UNBELIEVABLE HEAT IN JAPAN – MINIMUM 29.9 [85.8F] Sesebo HOTTEST SEPTEMBER NIGHT IN JAPANESE HISTORY.
“6 ALL TIME Tmins: 29.9 Sasebo, 28.9 Ushibuka, 27.8 Katsuura ,27.7 Furue, 26.1 Akiyoshidai and Okuchibasu. 96 monthly records. In 140+ years,Japan has never seen anything like this.”
“EAST ASIA RECORD HEAT: 100% of East Asian countries are destroying heat records every day.
“More records of September hottest nights – High Tmins: MALAYSIA (Sarawak & Sabah); 26.7 Sandakan; 25.9 Tawau; 26.3 Miri; 26.2 Kota Kinabalu; Record highest minimum for September also at Bintulu with 26.2C.”
“Canberra shivers through coldest September morning ever as south-east Australia records freezing temperatures…
“Canberra marked its coldest September morning on record, reaching -6.9C on Monday. The previous September record of -6.8C was set 12 years ago in 2012… The hills surrounding Canberra also saw snowfall at the weekend.”
“‘Surprising’ warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record…
“Temperature spikes above Antarctica in July represent the earliest warming of the stratosphere ever recorded, NASA observations show… Unsettled events began in July, which is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.”
“Gigantic Wave in Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record.
“Such an exceptional event is thought to occur only once every 1,300 years… Unfortunately, a 2020 study predicted wave heights in the North Pacific are going to increase with climate change, which suggests the Ucluelet wave may not hold its record for as long as our current predictions suggest.”
“The Brazilian farmers who are trying to keep the world in its coffee habit despite climate change…
“Arabica coffee is second only to petroleum as the most valuable traded and consumed commodity worldwide… Yet the crop is everywhere under an unprecedented and growing threat, opens new tab as climate change causes extreme weather events…”
“Brasilia wildfire rages across national park, threatening protected environments.
“Wildfires engulfed the conservation area of Brasilia National Park on Monday and smothered the capital in smoke as the country grapples with a historic drought.”
“At least 15 dead and thousands hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru…
“Peru’s National Forest and Wildlife Service, SERFOR, indicated that the effects of climate change intensify the conditions that facilitate the spread of fire. “Extremely strong winds and prolonged droughts dry out vegetation, turning it into highly flammable fuel,” said Romina Liza…”
“RECORD HEAT ALLOVER THE CARIBBEANS; SEPTEMBER HIGHEST MINIMUMS (* ALL TIME):
“ARUBA 29.1 [84.4F] NATIONAL RECORD*; HONDURAS 29.6 Roatan NATIONAL RECORD; COLOMBIA 29.2 San Andres NATIONAL RECORD; 28.8 Cucuta ANTIGUA 27.9 NATIONAL RECORD; BAHAMAS 27.9 Nassau; MEXICO 29 Chetumal, 28.2 VIllahermosa.”
“Momentum Is On Our Side in the Fight Against Climate Change…
“…there are reasons for optimism. Declining emissions, renewable energy growth, and increased government and business action are driving positive change. With standardized climate data reporting and the right mix of incentives and regulations, we can accelerate the decarbonization flywheel.”
“Research highlights how global action can deliver transformative change for the planet…
“The new report was developed in conjunction with researchers, local authorities and global organizations—including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—all over the world.”
“COP29 host skips over fossil fuels to waste methane and energy storage…
“The host country for the upcoming UN COP29 climate summit skipped over the transition from fossil fuels in a list of priorities for the gathering in Azerbaijan, focusing instead on energy storage, waste methane and war. The “action agenda”… did not cover plans for the end of fossil fuel use in energy systems that was set down last year’s landmark pact in Dubai.”
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“A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires.
“South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest through the world’s largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to Sept. 11.”
“RECORD HEAT IN THE AMAZON – records are being destroyed in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyanas, Brazil and Bolivia.
“Manaus, BRAZIL- Highest minimum ever: min 29.2; 39.9 [103.8F] Tarapoto PERU broke the September 2023 record (it also broke the record of all months); 38.3 Leticia COLOMBIA September 2023 record smashed. It will get worse and worse.”
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN CENTRAL AMERICA – records brutalized all over.
“HONDURAS RECORD HOTTEST NIGHT min 29.5 [85.1F] Roatan; BONAIRE RECORD HOTTEST NIGHT min 29.6; BELIZE RECORD HOTTEST SEPTEMBER NIGHT min. 29.9 Belize Port and Plasencia;
“The heavy rains that hit Guatemala on September 12 left the streets of Huehuetenango flooded.
“The torrential rains surprised the inhabitants of the town, causing massive flooding. Rescue teams arrived in the affected areas to provide assistance to the victims.”
“Ileana floods roads after making landfall in northern Mexico.
“The Mexican National Meteorological Service (SMN) warned of torrential rains between 150 mm and 250 mm [9.8 inches], and gusts of wind between 70 km/h to 90 km/h in the afternoon and night.”
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN THE FLORIDA KEYS – Key West NAS has recorded another min of 88F tying for the 4th time this month the September hottest Florida ‘s night in history.
“While Key West conventional station with a min of 87F had its highest minimum in September.”
“‘Weather Whiplash’ Helped Drive This Year’s California Wildfires.
“Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering the Park Fire in Northern California, the Line Fire outside Los Angeles and other conflagrations.”
“The US will face a bigger rise in weather-induced supply disruption over the next 15 years than any other country, a new study suggests…
“In general, middle-income countries face greater risk than high- or low- income countries… This is partly because they are located mostly in the subtropics where they are vulnerable to seasonal heat and rainfall extremes, and partly because they tend not to trade with a diverse range of countries.”
“D.C. area drought concerns grow after hardly a drop of September rain.
“The District has received just 0.02 inches of rain in September, while Dulles Airport hasn’t even received a trace. The ongoing dry spell is one of several so far this year… dry conditions have been expanding and growing more intense.”
“Entire Earth vibrated for nine days after climate-triggered mega-tsunami [Greenland]…
“The seismic event was detected by earthquake sensors around the world but was so completely unprecedented that the researchers initially had no idea what had caused it.., the scientists said it showed how global heating was already having planetary-scale impacts.”
“With the end of the hydrological year (Sep 2023 => Aug 2024) of the Arctic ice caps, it is the time to build some statistics.
“Over the East Arctic, ie Svalbard and the Russian Arctic, [there was an] absolute record of surface mass loss from 1940, according to the MAR model forced by ERA5.”
“It’s official: High temperatures broke records in many parts of Norway this summer, and September is also off to an unusually warm start. Norway’s glaciers, meanwhile, keep melting and haven’t been smaller for 1,000 years.”
“The UK faces another autumn and winter of destructive floods, the Met Office has warned.
“On Thursday, the government flood resilience taskforce met for the first time to discuss how to proceed when – as seems highly likely – homes, farms and businesses are flooded in the coming months.”
“Parts of France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria are living historic cold with snow as low as 800m asl.
“Many records of lowest max. temperatures for mid September [there were record low maximum temperatures for the 1st half of September in 5 Austrian states] are being broken, possibly even for all month).”
“An unusually cold and intense storm is pounding central Europe with tremendous amounts of rain and early season mountain snow.
“Named Boris in parts of the continent, once-in-a-generation flooding is feared in locations that end up hardest hit by torrential rain, while feet of snow are expected pile up in the Alps.”
“Italy’s Dosdè eastern glacier on thin ice as it retreats by seven metres…
“This is despite heavy snowfall from April and May, which fuelled hopes the area would be better protected against summer heat. The only relief, according to the glaciologists, was that the Dosdè glacier melted less than previous years.”
“Hottest Summer on Record since Measurements Began [Hungary].
“…the Hungarian meteorological service wrote that the average summer temperature nationwide was 23.5 [74.3F] degrees Celsius, 2.7 degrees higher than the average of 20.8 degrees Celsius for the years 1991-2020. The average summer temperature was 0.76 degrees above the warmest summer on record, 2022.”
“Drought plunges Romanian feed industry into crisis.
“Romania, Europe’s second grain exporter after France, will see its corn and sunflower harvest plummet this year owing to one of the worst droughts in recent decades, which affected nearly 2 million ha of agricultural fields. The drought also dealt a devastating blow to Romanian vegetable production.”
“Locals say they can see the 42-square-kilometre (16-square-mile) expanse of water near Thessaloniki retreating day by day – a fate shared by three other important natural lakes in Greece’s Central Macedonian breadbasket.”
“‘We are still finding bodies’: Libya’s Derna under reconstruction one year after floods…
“This week marks one year since the deadly floods in Libya’s Derna, which killed more than 4,500 people and left thousands missing. A year after this humanitarian catastrophe, the city is undergoing extensive reconstruction…”
“”These rains will bring a breath of fresh air” to the south, said agronomist Mohamed Taher Srairi. “But it has not rained elsewhere, and the country remains under a heavy structural drought.””
“An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green…
“Satellites recently captured plant life blooming in parts of the typically arid southern Sahara after storms moved there when they shouldn’t. It has also caused catastrophic flooding… and scientists say a world warming due to fossil fuel pollution is making both more likely.”
“Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as floods wipe out homes in Nigeria…
““What I have seen is really heartbreaking,” he said, describing homes, infrastructure, roads, schools, hospitals submerged by water. “Many people — over 200,000 to 300,000 — are displaced and overcrowded in various IDP (internally displaced persons) camps and on the streets.””
“Zimbabwe orders cull of 200 elephants amid food shortages from drought.
“Zimbabwe had “more elephants than it needed”, the environment minister said in parliament on Wednesday, adding that the government had instructed the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) to begin the culling process.”
“Zambia is poised on September 14 to unprecedentedly halt power generation at its largest hydro plant at Kariba due to critically low water levels caused by the country’s worst drought in 40 years.
“Built in 1959, the dam, where Zambia has a 1,080-megawatt (MW) facility, had a usable live storage of 8.7% on August 26 compared to 26% on the say day a year ago.”
“President Al-Sisi: Egypt’s Only Source of Water is the Nile River…
“During a joint press conference with his German counterpart at Al-Ittihadiya Palace, President Al-Sisi highlighted the Nile water issue as a top priority, mentioning GERD and the ongoing negotiations with Ethiopia to secure a binding legal agreement on the dam’s filling and operation.”
“Extreme heat due to climate crisis puts people at greater risk of kidney disease…
“When the body is exposed to extreme heat, the cardiovascular system goes into overdrive to keep the body at a safe temperature. Over time, experts say, these functions take a toll on organs like the heart and kidneys – especially for people who exert themselves outdoors.”
“War, deforestation, flooding: in Afghanistan they are all linked…
“…the frequency and extremity of disasters such as flash flooding is on the rise, and climate breakdown is not solely responsible for these changes. The country’s history of armed conflict has exacerbated the situation severely.”
“Rainfall in Rajasthan [NW India] breaks record of 49 years in this monsoon season…
“664 mm rainfall has occurred in the state so far, which is 61 percent more than normal.. Life has been disrupted due to waterlogging in low-lying areas of many cities and towns in the eastern districts.”
“New rainfall record in 60 years set in Myanmar’s Bagan; walls of some ancient pagodas collapse…
“Torrential rains have lashed conflict-racked Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi which smashed into Vietnam at the weekend, wrecking infrastructure and causing deadly landslides across the region.”
“Vietnam’s Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 250, scores still missing…
“Insurance companies in Vietnam had received 7 trillion dong ($285.36 million) of claims as of Thursday for damages done by the typhoons, floods and landslides, the finance ministry said.”
“Still >40C and mins >30 in China and it will get worse; Most extreme event in history for East Asia; In KOREAS more records: 35.1 Heuksando, 34.5 Kwanju; HIGH TMINS: 25.9 Heuksando; 24.9 Sosan; 24.5 Andong; 24.3 Sangju; 23.6 Ryongyon.”
“…the outlook is not bright. According to this year’s long-term forecast by the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, the volume of saury coming to waters around Japan is 920,000 tons this year, about as low as last year at 940,000 tons.”
“Weaker La Niña Is Forecast to Give Other Weather Patterns Clout…
“The weather-roiling La Niña that forecasters have been predicting for months will likely arrive late and in a weakened form, limiting its impact and allowing other climate patterns to hold more sway.”
“The worst mass extinction in Earth’s history may have been caused by a supercharged El Niño cycle.
“New research suggests that an overload of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere led to the climatic shift, which, in turn, killed 90% of the species on Earth around 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period. The finding has implications for modern climate science…”
“COP29 to Call for Sixfold Increase in Global Energy Storage…
“A massive amount of batteries will be required to allow grids around the world to store excess solar and wind energy so it can be deployed at times when the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow.”
“Oil-rich nations launch ‘pushback’ against fossil fuel phaseout…
“… the negotiators said that a group of countries including Saudi Arabia, Russia and Bolivia — which have historically proved a block to any global agreement to phase out the use of fossil fuels — were yet again frustrating progress.”
“Big oil faces a rising number of climate-focused lawsuits, report finds…
“Oil Change International and the climate research organization Zero Carbon Analytics pulled data from a Columbia University database, focusing on cases in which the world’s 25 largest fossil fuel producers were named as defendants.”
“The Municipal Council in the third largest city in the Netherlands voted on Thursday to approve the new rules for outdoor advertising, which will apply from January to billboards and freestanding advertising screens.”
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“Nigeria floods affect one million people after dam collapse…
“The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria has caused severe flooding, destroying thousands of homes and worsening a dire humanitarian crisis… Heavy rains had caused a dam to overflow on Tuesday, decimating a state-owned zoo and washing crocodiles and snakes into flooded communities.”
“Zambia Eyes World Bank Catastrophe Funds by Year-End for Drought…
“Zambia has asked the World Bank to front-load an existing funding program to help deal with the fallout of an historic drought, and approve a new catastrophe financing line by year-end.”
“Endless record heat in the tropical Indian Ocean. Juan de Nova Island broke both its highest Tmin and highest Tmax for September again with +26.3/32.9.
“Next days historic heat wave in all Southern Africa with temperatures >40C [104F] on the highlands of Namibia, Botswana and Zambia.”
“‘Staggering’ destruction in Yemen after deadly flash flooding…
“Sitting by their ruined home, Abu Ibrahim wept for his son and seven grandchildren killed by flash floods in Yemen, where increasingly severe downpours are piling more misery on the impoverished, war-torn country.”
“Unprecedented heat wave on the Tibetan plateau: Study highlights land-atmosphere interactions…
“In the summer of 2022, many parts of the Northern Hemisphere experienced historic heat waves. However, the heat wave that quietly occurred over the Tibetan Plateau went largely unnoticed due to the region’s sparse population.”
“In early September, the average temperature in 13 provinces in China hit the highest record in history, and 2 provinces were the second highest in history!
“The late-summer heat continues in Japan. On Tuesday, Dazaifu reached 36.8°C, setting a new September record.
“This also marked the 52nd day this year with temperatures exceeding 35°C/95°F, once again breaking the previous national record of 46 days set in Kiryu last year.”
“Hottest autumn night in history: MIN 28.5C Seongsan SOUTH KOREA; 35.9 Kaesongl NORTH KOREA HOTTEST SEPTEMBER DAY EVER – More records: 34.8 Hamheung, 34.3 Singye, 33.5 PYONGYANG, 33.4 Sariwon, 33.3 Nampo, 32.6 Ryongyon.”
“Typhoon Yagi: more than 140 dead in Vietnam as flood waters threaten central Hanoi…
“Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV said the torrent of water gushing down from a mountain in Lao Cai province on Tuesday buried the village of Lang Nu and 35 families in mud and debris.”
“Persistent rain has caused rivers to overflow, flooding and landslides in the upper North [Thailand], with six people confirmed killed and four injured.
“In the northernmost province of Chiang Rai, disaster mitigation officials said there was heavy flooding in tambons Mae Sai, Wiang Pang Kham and Koh Chang in Mae Sai district.”
“Firefighter accused of starting deadly forest fires so he could be a ‘hero’… [Chile]
“Elías Antonio Salazar, 39, is accused of deliberately starting the blazes because he wanted to be a “hero”. The fires, which killed 137 people and destroyed 2,000 homes, triggered an official “state of catastrophe” around the central beach resort of Viña del Mar in February.”
“As Bolivia wildfires rage, smoke turns day into night.
“In the lowland Bolivian region of Santa Cruz, being gripped by some of its worst wildfires on record, nurse Raúl Gutiérrez said that the acrid sting of smoke almost never goes away and day has started to look almost like night.”
“Paraguayan education authorities decided on Monday to cancel on-site classes in areas affected by heavy smoke and switch to virtual schooling in areas hit by forest fires such as Alto Paraguay and Boquerón…
“In addition, educational community members have been advised to wear face masks and seek medical help in case of respiratory problems or allergies.”
“Nearly 40% of Amazon rainforest most vital to climate left unprotected, data show.
“Scientists agree that preserving the Amazon rainforest is vital to combating global warming, but new data on Wednesday indicate huge swathes of the jungle that are most vital to the world’s climate remain unprotected.”
“Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation…
“Lula has sought to portray himself as an environmental protector, and deforestation has slowed significantly since he took over for Bolsonaro. But he has also struck out at times against pressure from richer nations on preserving the Amazon.”
“SOUTH AMERICA HEAT WAVE: Fierce heat from North to South.
“38.3 Santa Marta COLOMBIA beat its September record for the 4th time; 40.2 Girardot COLOMBIA Sept record tied again; 36.2 Nickerie SURINAME: station all time record… Next days the heat will be exceptional in the Amazons >40C [104F].”
“Hurricane Francine brings floods and power cuts to Louisiana…
“Hurricane Francine has left hundreds of thousands without power and caused widespread flooding after hitting the coast of Louisiana before driving inland… A flash flooding emergency was issued for New Orleans after between six and eight inches (15-20cm) of rain fell.”
“In arid New Mexico, rural towns eye treated oil wastewater as a solution to drought…
“Aldridge is among a growing group of New Mexico politicians who want the state to develop regulations allowing for the millions of gallons of so-called produced water gushing up daily alongside the Permian basin’s prolific oil and gas to be treated and used, instead of discarded…”
“Night-time temperatures stay hot enough to break record in Palm Springs…
“The nights of Sept. 5 and 6 experienced the warmest average minimum temperature on consecutive calendar days in the history of the city, according to the National Weather Service. The two days saw a mean low temperature of 93.5 degrees.”
“SoCal fires burn 100,000 acres, destroy dozens of homes and injure 13…
“Three fast-moving wildfires have burned homes, caused injuries and scorched more than 100,000 acres across Southern California in a matter of days, prompting a state of emergency as firefighting crews attempt to assess damage and gain control over the blazes.”
“‘Unprecedented’: With claims totalling $2.8B, August hailstorm sets record for insured damages [Calgary, Canada]…
“The supercell storms that pummelled communities in north Calgary on Aug. 5 set a new record for insured losses caused by hail, generating 130,000 claims totalling nearly $2.8 billion, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).”
“A 1,300-year-old arrow and horse dung have emerged from a melting Norwegian glacier…
“The archaeologists also visited Lendbreen last year, but there was more snow then. This year, significant snowmelt has occurred. ‘First glimpse of Lendbreen, and oh dear, it has taken quite a hit!’ the Secrets archaeologists wrote…”
“…the Soil Association warned that UK agriculture would not be able to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions “without radical changes”. The government said it was “committed to reducing emissions in the farming sector”.”
“How farms are using ‘magic dust’ to capture carbon [UK]…
“The dust is crushed basalt – volcanic rock which can be found in abundance in quarries across the country. The magic comes from its ability to both capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and help crops grow through a process known as enhanced rock weathering.”
“Nine-vehicle crash on A1 near Newark after hailstorm caused drivers to “spin around and hit each other”…
“The collision, first reported at 6.39pm on Wednesday, September 11, happened between Greenfield Close and the B6326. Nottinghamshire Police, who attended the collision, said the incident happened amid poor weather conditions, which saw hailstones lash down…”
“Hailstorms in Europe have increased 267% in the past five years: Chaucer…
“Having analysed the European Severe Weather Database, Chaucer said that the number of hailstorms has jumped 104% to 11,808 storms last year (year-ending June 30th 2024), up from 5,785 in 2022/23.”
“Italy’s Marmolada Glacier Set to Disappear By 2040 As Temperatures Rise, Researchers Warn…
“The 3,343-meter Marmolada, known as the “Queen of the Dolomites,” is losing between 7 and 10 centimeters of ice every day. In the past five years, it lost the equivalent of 98 football pitches.”
“Hungarian lawmakers meet in dried-out riverbed to sound alarm over drought…
“A group of Hungarian lawmakers and representatives of NGOs met on Wednesday on a dried-out sandbank of the country’s second river after the Danube to highlight the severe impact of a drought in July and August that damaged key crops.”
“Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop [Serbia]…
“The vessels revealed in Prahovo were among hundreds scuttled along the Danube by Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces, destroying the ships themselves. The wrecks can hamper river traffic during low water levels.”
“Bus passengers trapped by flooding in Athens amid Storm Atena…
“Passengers on a bus in the northern Athenian suburb of Galatsi were trapped for an extended period on Tuesday due to heavy flooding from Storm Atena. Torrential rain turned streets into rivers, preventing passengers from exiting the bus.”
“Wilddfires continue to rage in Türkiye’s western provinces.
“Türkiye, prone to summer wildfires, experienced severe blazes in its western regions last month that were contained by dedicated firefighting teams, but new fires have since sporadically erupted, continuing to ravage the same regions.”
“NASA finds summer 2024 hottest to date [as did Copernicus]…
“June, July, and August 2024 combined were about 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit (about 0.1 degrees Celsius) warmer globally than any other summer in NASA’s record—narrowly topping the record just set in 2023.”
“…with temperatures remaining elevated into September 2024, its looking increasingly less likely that last year’s elevated temperatures were a mostly transient phenomenon. Rather, some combination of forcings or changes in feedbacks may be driving higher global temperatures going forward.”
“Why is the Atlantic Ocean current collapsing, and can it cause global cooling?
“…the AMOC is indeed losing strength, perhaps even faster than first anticipated… Strong climatic changes are to occur, with very different pressure patterns and precipitation distribution. Winters will become more severe in the United States and Europe… it would introduce further severe destabilization of the already changing climate system.”
“Two incredible extreme events’: Antarctic sea ice on cusp of record winter low for second year running…
“Sea ice surrounding Antarctica is on the cusp of reaching a record winter low for a second year running, continuing an “outrageous” fall in the amount of Southern Ocean that is freezing over.”
“Climate Change Will Force a New Political Perspective on Migrants…
“Under even the best-case scenario, there’s going to be a much higher increase of refugees and migrants coming to Western Europe and North America. But to do it in a way that then doesn’t lead to such political reaction — that the far right is the beneficiary — and that’s going to be an extremely hard balancing act.”
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“Extreme weather to strengthen rapidly over next two decades, research suggests…
“The paper, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, shows how global warming can combine with normal variations in the weather, to produce decade-long periods of very rapid changes in both extreme temperatures and rainfall.”
“The record heat continues in the extreme north in Norway.
“Today Hammerfest (70.39N), the northernmost city (with more than 5000 residents) in the world, set a new September heat record with 21.5C [70.7F]. Old record 20.2.C 1.9.2019.”
“Another exceptionally warm night in Denmark with minimums up to 21C [69.8F] at Ronne.
“Hottest September night in history at Copenhagen with a min of 19.6C. Even in mid summer such a week of warm nights would be abnormal, let alone in September.”
“[UK] County, Shropshire, sees second wettest day on record…
“The second wettest day on record was monitored on Sunday at Shawbury Monitoring station… BBC Weather said it was “the wettest day in 50 years and the second wettest on record” for the area.”
“England is heading for one of its worst harvests ever following record breaking rain last winter that has reduced yields.
“Farmers’ ability to grow crops have been disrupted by the extreme weather while their crucial wheat harvest was reduced by almost a fifth, an analysis of Government data has revealed.”
“128 mm [5 inches] rainfall in 6 hrs yesterday in Gavarnie (Pyrenees)!
“Aosta, Piedmont (IT), Valais, Grisons, Ticino (CH), Ecrins (F)… everywhere in the Alps this summer anomalous huge floods have been destructive! Anthropogenic climate change in action.”
“Massive Rockfall on the North Face of the Eiger [Switzerland]…
“Such events now happen in the Berner Oberland from time to time due to thawing permafrost. Until recent years, ice and snow within and between the rocks largely glued together the unstable slopes. As this “glue” melts in the higher temperatures, the rocks become even more unstable.”
“For the first time in 66 days, the temperature at the high Sonnblick [Austria] at over 3000 meters has just slipped into minus.
“The, by far, longest frost-free period since measurements began in 1886 is finally coming to an end. The old record of 31 days (2019 & 1994) has been more than doubled!”
“Severe drought in Bosnia and Poland brings record low water levels.
“Lakes and rivers across Europe are drying up as the hottest summer on record comes to an end. In Poland and Bosnia, this has caused critically low water levels.”
“This small glacier seems to be finally gone this year! No more snowpatch, only buried ice remnants. It has not survived multiple heatwaves in the Balkans this summer.”
“EXCEPTIONAL 2024 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO – Unprecedented in European history:
“For Belgrade June, July and August 2024 were all the hottest on record. Last Autumn, winter, spring and summer were all the hottest (>100 years of data); Same for Montenegro: August anomalies +2.2C to +3.8C.”
“A change in the weather has affected much of the country on Monday, but heavy rainfall has caused the most problems in Dalmatia. Streets in Zadar, Makarska, Split, and Dubrovnik have been flooded.”
“Greece’s national observatory said the nation experienced its hottest summer on record in 2024, surpassing the previous milestone by one degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit).
“June and July were the warmest months since records began in 1960, while August was the second hottest behind August 2021.”
“Blackened hills, torched cars and destroyed businesses: Athens reels from August wildfire.
“‘We can’t just blame politicians’ for Athens wildfire devastation, one local says. In the blackened remains of his workshop, sculptor Vangelis Ilias stacks what little is left of years of his efforts.”
“Spain is running worryingly low on extra virgin olive oil after drought and poor harvests, warn farmers.
“Spain’s main associations of olive oil producers are warning that cooperatives and major retailers are running worryingly low on stock of the country’s so-called ‘liquid gold’, due to the poor harvests seen over the past two years because of an ongoing drought.”
“A year on, politics plague rebuilding efforts in Libya’s flood ravaged Derna…
“The 2023 disaster, triggered by extreme rainfall from the hurricane-strength Storm Daniel, saw two dams bursts in Derna, displacing over 40,000. The tragedy highlighted Libya’s fractured governance and sparked widespread calls for accountability amid crumbling infrastructure.”
“The death toll continues to rise in Algeria and SE Morocco following deadly flooding caused by torrential rains.
“More than 20 people have died and dozens others are missing in both countries after floods swamped villages in the normally arid region. In Morocco, homes were destroyed and infrastructure including roads, electricity, water supply, and phone networks were damaged.”
“Three dead in flash floods triggered by heavy downpours in Kasese, Uganda.
“Residents ride on a waterlogged street in Kasese, western Uganda, Sept. 8, 2024. Three people were killed in flash floods triggered by heavy downpours Saturday in the western Ugandan district of Kasese, according to a humanitarian relief agency.”
“‘We are starving’: Villagers in Malawi cook toxic yams to survive drought.
“In the worst drought in southern Africa in a century, villagers in Malawi are digging for potentially poisonous wild yams to eat as their crops lie scorched in the fields. “Our situation is very dire, we are starving,” 76-year-old grandmother Manesi Levison said.”
“Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned on Sunday that his country would “humiliate” any nation that threatens its sovereignty, in an escalation of the war of words after Egypt signed a security pact last month with Somalia…
“Cairo and Addis Ababa have been at loggerheads for years, trading incendiary words over Ethiopia’s massive hydroelectric dam project, which Egypt says threatens its fragile water security.”
“MP says Afghanistan has yet to give Iran its full share of Hirmand water…
“The Hirmand River serves as a crucial water resource for eastern Iran, especially within the Sistan-Baluchistan province. It is integral to the agricultural advancement and economic prosperity of the area. The issue of water rights concerning the Hirmand River has sparked significant disputes between Iran and Afghanistan.”
“Himalayas Need Urgent Attention: 65% Faster Loss Of Glacier Mass Leading To Irreversible Changes…
“The Himalayas are a major source of water supply not only for India but several other countries. It is reported that about 2,000 cubic kilometres of water are stored in the Himalayas – often called the water tower of Asia. However, the water in the Himalayas has started decreasing with glaciers shrinking rapidly.”
“Today, 543 stations (22%) in China exceeded 35C, and 7 stations 40C [104F].
“Chongqing Tiancheng and Hubei Sanxia set the latest 40C day record. Hubei Yicheng 39.4C and Anlu 39.1C broke the September record. Hangzhou tied the annual record of 35 days, 59 days.”
“A record amount of whales and dolphins are washing up on Taiwan’s beaches and the Taiwan Cetacean Society’s volunteers are rallying to respond…
“Taiwan began reporting an uptick of stranded animals around 2016, when 90 were found ashore, a jump from a few dozen in previous years, said Yang Wei-cheng…”
“Sharks are deserting their coral reef homes as the climate crisis continues to heat up the oceans, scientists have discovered.
“This is likely to harm the sharks, which are already endangered, and their absence could have serious consequences for the reefs, which are also struggling.”
“Seoul’s latest tropical night shatters 89-year record as heat wave persists…
“Seoul experienced another tropical night, breaking an 89-year record, as temperatures remained above 25 degrees Celsius (77F) from Monday night into Tuesday morning amid a continuing heat wave… This is the latest in the year that a tropical night has occurred in Seoul.”
“Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus…
“A bus carrying 20 people was swept into a flooded stream by a landslide in mountainous Cao Bang province on Monday morning. State media said four bodies were recovered from the bus and one person was rescued alive. The others were still missing.”
“The water levels on the Thao River in northern Vietnam have surged past 87 meters, breaking a 53-year record, while the Cau River swelled to nearly 29 meters, surpassing a 65-year record high.
“Over the last three days, all 25 cities and provinces in northern Vietnam have experienced heavy rainfall following typhoon Yagi, typically ranging from 200-400 mm.”
“EAST ASIA HISTORIC HEAT WAVE – Hundreds of records smashed all over the area:
“VIETNAM hottest September day in history: 39.7C Lao Cai; HOTTEST SEPTEMBER NIGHT IN THAI HISTORY: Tmin 29.5 Bangkok Pilot; BRUNEI Record Hottest September day: 37.6 Sukang yesterday.”
“Nearly two-thirds of Australia’s most famous tourist attractions, from Bondi Beach to Uluru, may be under threat from the climate crisis by 2050, a new report says…
“These include national parks, beaches, and airports, with the situation expected to worsen as global temperatures rise.”
“Records from North to South: 42.4 Jerusalem COLOMBIAN HOTTEST SEPTEMBER DAY ON RECORD tied; minimum 29.3 TOBAGO – HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; Brutal heat in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia: up to 42.8C at San Matias.”
“Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline.
“Paraguay’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology reported that water levels on the country’s namesake river, a regional economic lifeline, dipped 89 centimeters (35 inches) below the meter’s benchmark at the port of Asunción, the capital, the lowest point in 120 years.”
“Forest fire affects the Chaco region, between Bolivia and Paraguay.
“The flames are spreading towards a nature reserve in the Chaco region, on the border between Bolivia and Paraguay. The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development announced that the causes of the fires are being investigated…”
“Heavy smoke from Bolivian fires threatens large parts of Argentina…
“A large cloud of smoke stemming from wildfires in Bolivia threatens to cover the skies of 15 Argentine provinces and even reach the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) between Monday and Tuesday…”
“During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low.
““This is the first time that a drought has covered all the way from the North to the country’s Southeast,” Ana Paula Cunha, a researcher at the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, said in a statement. “It is the most intense and widespread drought in history.””
“Hurricane watch issued for southern Louisiana as Francine forms in gulf…
“Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday morning in the southern Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to sweep north and strike Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday. The storm could intensify quickly as it passes over record-warm waters.”
“Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is warning the public how the state is running out of water, especially in South Texas.
“The leader discussed the water shortage issue while on WFAA’s Inside Texas Politics on Sunday, September 8… “We’re out of water, especially in the Rio Grande Valley. But, my view is we have to quit complaining and do something about it.””
“National Park rangers call out ‘world changing’ impact of dropped Cheetos bag [New Mexico]…
“Plain water is the only thing visitors are allowed to consume inside the huge cavern at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Cheetos are a no-go, and the recent park visitor who dropped a bag full of them created a “huge impact” on the cave’s ecosystem, park rangers said Friday…”
“Fast-spreading wildfire east of LA forces thousands to flee amid fierce heatwave…
“As of Monday morning, the blaze had charred more than 23,000 acres of grass and chaparral and blanketed the area with a thick cloud of dark smoke. Only 3% of it is contained, threatening more than 36,000 structures…”
“Firefighters in Nevada battled the Davis Fire south of Reno prompting evacuations and damaging structures. Thousands of residents received evacuation notices, and faced power outages to prevent further ignition.”
“Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put us on a dangerous climate path...
“During the 2000s, an extra 6.1 million tonnes of methane entered the atmosphere each year. By the 2010s, the rate of growth was 20.9 million tonnes. In 2020, growth hit 42 million tonnes. Since then, methane has been added even more rapidly. Growth rates are now higher than any previously observed year.”
“China and US push each other on priorities for UN COP29 climate talks…
“Washington’s top climate diplomat John Podesta has pressed Chinese leaders to come up with ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 in one of the final meetings between the world’s two largest polluters ahead of the UN COP29 climate summit in November.”
“Good Cop, Bad COP29: Azerbaijan’s greenwashing ahead of crucial climate summit…
“Since it was announced as this year’s host in November last year, Azerbaijan has intensified crackdowns on independent media and academics, arresting dozens on falsified charges this year alone. And concerns are intensifying around Azerbaijan’s commitments to expanding its fossil fuel industry.”
“Inside the Anti-Climate Culture War Led by Jordan Peterson and Project 2025…
“…while attending two Peterson shows in recent months, DeSmog saw firsthand how the Canadian podcaster is using his fame and influence to turn followers against what he portrays as false faith in science and environmentalism.”
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“With data in through August 2024, the globe has now set atmospheric moisture records for 14 consecutive months, with the streak starting in July 2023…
“This has influenced an increase in the coverage of upper decile (top 10%) rainfall events. The increase in water vapor, a potent greenhouse gas, also increases the global average temperature.”
“The 2024 NH summer was the first with a global temperature anomaly above 1.5°C in one or more data sets!
“These 1.5°C milestones should be front page news, as they will only be crossed for the first time once. The summer months generally see less global warming than the rest of the year, which makes this a notable 1.5°C milestone of its own.
“Climate change: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice [Iceland]…
“Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name. No surprise then that the land of the Vikings was chosen to house the world’s first global glacier graveyard which was unveiled at a ceremony last month…”
“A historic September heat wave has swelled over Europe. Both Sweden and Norway saw their highest September temperatures on record Thursday…
“In southwest Norway, the municipality of Etne soared to 87.1 degrees Fahrenheit (30.6 degrees Celsius), surpassing the previous September national record by 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius).”
“Poland on high fire alert amid unprecedented heatwave…
“The persistent heatwave and minimal rainfall have contributed to dangerously low moisture levels in forest litter and significantly reduced surface and groundwater levels.”
“Poland’s rivers face drought crisis due to climate change, warns weather agency…
“Poland’s rivers are suffering from severe drought conditions with the Vistula river in Warsaw expected to hit record-low levels soon. The national weather agency attributes this to climate change factors like milder winters and higher temperatures.”
“UNBELIEVABLE IN GERMANY – 104 more records today (see below) including ALL TIME HIGH MINIMUMS (ANY MONTH):
“Tmin 20.6 Gottingen HIGHEST EVER (data 1927-); 20.2 Weiden (data 1947-); Germany has experienced its most extreme event in climatic history (418 records).”
“Germany: 500 evacuated due to forest fire in Harz Mountains.
“Tourists, hikers and athletes are being bussed down from the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, as the blaze continued to spread despite efforts to contain it. The fire was discovered in the afternoon near Königsberg.”
“162 mm [6.4 inches] in less than 12h at Evettes mtn hut, French alps (snow > 3400 m asl).
“We are living torrential times and this is not normal! Increasing moisture due to anthrop. climate change brings this! Arc River at Bonneval sur Arc (1835 m).”
“Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access.
“Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland’s most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a mudslide a day earlier cut off road access until next week.”
“Milan flooded as deadly storm hits parts of Europe after dry summer…
“A wave of violent storms battered northern Italy on Thursday, raising fears for the life of a man who was swept away on a tractor in the Piedmont region. In Piedmont’s Val di Susa, two bridges collapsed…”
“Lightning has struck Rome’s Constantine Arch near the Colosseum during a violent thunderstorm, loosening fragments from the ancient structure…
“The honorary arch, more than 20 meters (nearly 70 feet) in height, was erected in A.D. 315 to celebrate the victory of Emperor Constantine over Maxentius following the battle at Milvian Bridge.”
“Europe endures hottest summer on record, devastating crops, lives.
“The summer heatwaves were most severe in southern and eastern Europe, where temperatures frequently exceeded 40 degrees Celsius. In countries like Slovakia, Romania, and Croatia, the prolonged heat led to widespread droughts.”
“This summer, Europe’s agriculture faced challenges due to extreme weather conditions, leading to crop failures and an increase in food prices. Hungary experienced notable losses in corn, potato, and sunflower yields due to drought conditions.”
“Greece Uses Drones, Tech to Battle Worst Wildfires in Two Decades.
“Greece is enduring its worst wildfire season in two decades, confronting about 4,000 of them since May 1. That’s twice the number for the same period of last year. Yet, the death toll is way down, with only one casualty so far.”
“A woman from the Greek town of Tripoli has been accused of intentionally starting fires because she liked watching the firemen work and wanted to have a chance to flirt with them…
“The woman reportedly wasn’t looking for any specific man but wanted to meet someone wearing a uniform… The fire brigade was able to quickly extinguish the blaze in both cases.”
“Fears of food crisis in Ghana after delayed [shifted] rains…
“Farmers in Ghana are dreading the impact this year’s delayed rains could have on food prices next year. After the driest spell its seen in four decades, Accra is trying to get ahead of the expected pressure and has banned the export of grains like rice, corn and soya beans.”
“Africa faces unprecedented heat waves amid global record temperatures…
“Africa, already vulnerable to climate impacts due to its geographical position and economic challenges, is among the hardest-hit continents. Countries across the region are grappling with record-breaking heat, causing a rise in heat-related deaths and threatening food security.”
“Records are falling not just all over Americas, Asia and Europe but also in Africa from North to South. September hot nights Tmins: 30.2 Misurata LIBYA; 29.0 El Tor EGYPT; FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES: min 25.6 Juan de Nova; GHANA: max. 35.5 Ho.”
“Across Africa, millions of people are being forced to migrate by climate change – a phenomenon that greatly increases the risk of new epidemics, say scientists.
“Two years ago, for example, drought said to be exacerbated by climate change forced a million Somalis to leave their homes and look for food. Around Africa’s Chad basin, up to five million people have migrated from their homes…”
“Drought forces Kenya’s Maasai and other cattle herders to consider fish and camels…
“Fish were long viewed as part of the snake family due to their shape, and thus inedible. Their smell had been unpleasant and odd to the Maasai, who call semi-arid areas home.”
“Battle for the Nile: Ethiopia’s Dam Sparks Fear of World’s First Water War.
“The Horn of Africa is witnessing a dramatic escalation in military posturing as Ethiopia initiates a large-scale military build-up near its border with Somalia. This move follows Egypt’s signing of a controversial military agreement with Somalia, which could see 10,000 Egyptian troops deployed in the country.”
“Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure.
“In Iraq, the date palm and its bounty are national icons, but they are being battered by drought. Once known as the country of “30 million palm trees”, Iraq’s ancient date-growing culture had already suffered from upheaval, especially during the 1980-88 war with Iran, before climate change became a major threat.”
“Farm crisis looms as monsoon extends its welcome into October harvest season [India]…
“The 2024 monsoon season has been extremely unpredictable as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts it could extend into October. The monsoon, it seems, has lost its rhythm…”
“Millions impacted by ‘catastrophic and massive floods’ in Bangladesh.
“Recent “catastrophic and massive floods” in Bangladesh have affected millions of people across the country, including those in Cox’s Bazar where nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar live alongside host communities, spokesperson William Spindler told journalists in Geneva on Friday.”
“Six people have been injured after a Turkish Airlines flight from Turkey to Taiwan encountered severe mid-flight turbulence due to “adverse weather conditions”…
“In May, a British man was killed, and seven people were left in critical condition after being injured on a flight from London to Singapore…”
“The Baojin Primary School Station in Wenchang recorded a minimum air pressure of 922.0 hpa, breaking the record for the lowest sea level pressure measured on land in China.”
“Historic Typhoon Yagi is one of the most anomalous cyclones to ever exist:
“After hitting Hainan as a 145mph system earlier, it has managed to maintain its structure, and strengthen on approach to Haiphong; defying the forecast… we are now looking at an unprecedented situation for this portion of Vietnam, as they have never experienced a Typhoon of this magnitude in recorded history.”
“World’s largest indoor ski resort opens in Shanghai as China logs hottest month.
“…the temperature plummeted to well below zero inside the cavernous atrium, where visitors switched from sunglasses and T-shirts into padded overalls, some opting for designer goggles or flapping bat-winged helmets.”
“Amazon lakes overheat as record drought drives dolphin deaths.
“Severe drought and soaring temperatures are causing lakes and rivers in the Amazon to reach dangerously high temperatures, threatening species like the Amazon river dolphin, according to a recent study’s preprint.”
“The province of Cordoba [Argentina] declares a state of disaster due to forest fires.
“The Government of Cordoba has declared a state of disaster in the regions affected by the recent fires in Calamuchita and El Durazno. Governor Martin Llaryora also announced a significant increase in the fund allocated to the impacted areas.”
“CARIBBEAN RECORD HEAT – Colombia has been breaking records no-stop for 16 months and it’s about to have its worst heat wave in history next 3 weeks, always >40C [104F].
“The past 2 days the tourist resort town of Santa Marta broke the monthly record twice with a final max. 37.4C yesterday.”
“More storms forecasted after record rainfall and flooding across Tampa.
“Tampa Bay has been hit with heavy rains this week, which have led to flooding, road closures and stranded cars. In fact, ABC Action News Meteorologist Greg Dee said some areas of Tampa saw over eight inches of rain in 48 hours.”
“Evacuation warnings in place for Line Fire in San Bernardino County as blaze keeps growing…
“On Friday morning, SBCUSD Emergency Management said the fire behavior had slowed. But later, Cal Fire officials said it had spread to several hundred more acres by the afternoon.”
“An intense heatwave across the US west has brought unusually warm temperatures to the region – some of the highest of the season – and broken heat records…
“Burbank, a few miles to the north of downtown Los Angeles, tied its all-time high of 114F… the area is bracing for a days-long stretch of triple-digit temperatures.”
“Death Valley, the Earth’s hottest place, just had its hottest summer ever, rangers confirm…
“Death Valley, a popular national park across the California state line, experienced an average 24-hour temperature of 104.5 degrees, besting its previous record of 104.2 degrees, which was set in 2021 and 2018.”
“Ontario may see earlier leaf colour change after wettest summer on record…
“Some parts of southern Ontario have already seen the fall leaves change colour due in part to the record amount of rainfall the region experienced this summer — and it’s expected that more leaves may change colour sooner.”
“The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change…
“Thomas Keel at University College London. “It looks like it’s happening now – it has emerged from the [data] noise,” he says… Tim Woollings at Oxford University and his colleagues… found a clear poleward shift…”
“Antarctic meltwater reduces the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation through oceanic freshwater transport and atmospheric teleconnections…
“The influx of low salinity water from the Southern Ocean into the North Atlantic could lead to a slowdown of the AMOC by enhancing surface buoyancy forcing.”
“The World Is Not Prepared For The Sand And Dust Storms Crisis…
“Most living Americans are too young to remember the Dust Bowl… Destructive storms of similar scale have not occurred frequently, but we should be worried, as dust storms are expanding globally in terms of number, strength and geographical coverage.”
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“Phoenix finally snaps record streak of triple-digit temperatures after 113 days [beating the previous record by 37 days]
“What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?
“Drought, flooding, drought again: Is ‘weather whiplash’ our new normal? [California].
“Seems like this should be a bigger story! Virginia Key (near Miami) is having its 2nd consecutive day of record-breaking high tides, and the records are falling by ~5 inches! 
“North Carolina braces for more after ‘historic’ rainfall wreaks havoc across state…
“Southeast Michigan could be driest September ever. Well, since we’ve kept records, at least…
“Severe storm threat lingers over Prairies as many areas deal with floods.
“Impressive warmth in CANADA. 30C reached in 6 provinces (SK,ON,QC,NB,NS,NB) in the past 2 days. Not a joke for mid September.
“Arctic warming may fuel ice formation in clouds…
“The Arctic Seed Vault Shows the Flawed Logic of Climate Adaptation…
“Norway says elevated radiation levels due to forest fire near Chornobyl…
“As warm as in early August: autumn in Kyiv has set a new record.
“Businesses ‘still feeling effects’ of Storm Babet [UK]…
“Vast France building project sunk by sea level rise fears…
“Floods prompt Poland’s first-ever state of natural disaster. What does this mean?
“Boats are better than cars in the Polish town where floods have damaged 80% of homes.
“Austrian official Sept. snow record was broken! 145 cm at Rudolfshütte (2317 m Salzburg).
“Around fifteen cars were swept away by the waters this Wednesday after the ravine overflowed. in the town of Alcalá del Júcar (Albacete, Spain).
“Storm Boris batters northern Italy bringing severe flooding and landslides…
“According to the analysis, Türkiye has experienced the hottest June-August period since at least 1970 [when records began], largely due to climate change.
“As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?
“Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control [aerial view]…
“Recent heatwaves as a prelude to climate extremes in the western Mediterranean region…
“Maghreb | Strong weather instability for several days, accompanied by heavy rains and hailstorms…
“Flood warnings in Nigeria over release of water from Cameroon dam…
“Nigeria’s flood-hit residents lament expensive canoe rides…
“Why the climate crisis is a generational opportunity for Africa.
“Relentless record heat in INDIA: Heat has been specially harsh in Tamil Nadu with minimums >30C and maxes locally >40C.
“The rainfall in Ningxia, Gansu and Inner Mongolia in northwest China in the past month was 5 to 10 times that of the same period in normal years. 
“Today, China’s heat wave continued to intensify. 
“Tropical Storm Pulasan Nears Shanghai [and then on to poor Vietnam], Days After Typhoon Hit City.
“HISTORIC HEAT IN HONG KONG – 37.4 [99.3F] at the Airport.
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE KOREAS – 100% of the stations destroyed their September records [again] with huge margins multiple times in a row.
“HISTORIC HEAT IN JAPAN – 30C at night and 38C in the day.
“4,157 people taken to hospital with heatstroke in the week ending September 15 nationwide: “Further measures must be taken” [Japan]…
“Torrential downpour traps drivers in Pattaya [Thailand], cars swept away by floodwaters…
“Australia is a mess. Cop31 is a chance to redefine ourselves from climate laggard to global leader…
“Antarctica’s receding sea ice could impact seabirds’ food supply…
“RECORD HEAT IN THE AMAZON REGION – it’s the harshest heat wave in Amazon history with records falling every day.
“The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways.
“Peru declares state of emergency over deadly forest fires…
“Mudslide in Naucalpan, México state kills 6 people…
“Yes it’s mid-late September and the Caribbean Sea is typically nearing its warmest point of the year… but this is REALLY warm! 
“The North Atlantic Ocean as whole hasn’t been below pre-2023 records for 561 days.
“The increase in Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) can’t keep up with the increase in Absorbed Solar Radiation (ASR).
“Exploring climate change through mobile games…
“A system off the coast of the Carolinas is pummelling North Carolina with historic rainfall and life-threatening flooding.
“Everything is stuck! That partly explains the 20” of rain along the Carolina Coast and extreme rains and snows in Central Europe. 
“As the Arctic records its warmest ever summer, what impact is climate change having?
“Looking at depth maps of the Arctic for a project.
“Summer in Svalbard: Ice scientists fighting against warmest season on record.
“And record warmth continues in RUSSIA up to the Arctic Circle:
“In Photos: Moscow Bakes as City Sets New Daily Heat Record…
“Climate change bringing new diseases and pests to Estonian forests…
“Poor harvest leaves UK bakers dependent on wheat imports to meet demand.
“Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals.
“Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe…
“Entire Polish city of 44,000 asked to evacuate as Storm Boris floods wreak havoc…
“A weather station in Czech Republic has recorded over 450 mm [17.7 inches] of rain over the past 96 hours, leading to disastrous flooding. 
“Central Europe braces for further flooding ‘apocalypse’ as death toll rises…
“Spain is slipping into a desert climate, according to a new study into the relationship between global heating and drought…
“Thousands of firefighters battle ‘raging’ wildfires across Portugal…
“Severe floods hitting most vulnerable in Sahel and Lake Chad region…
“More than 200 inmates escape Nigerian prison in aftermath of flooding…
“SOUTHERN AFRICAN HEAT WAVE: Brutal heat with 40C [104F] in the highlands of Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.
“Vast swathes of Johannesburg out of water as temperatures increase and summer approaches…
“Water conflicts in Africa surge by 153% over five-year period…
“Anthrax in Zimbabwe: Caused by Oppression, Worsened by Climate Change…
“Kyrgyz glaciologist warns of rapid glacier melt in Central Asia…
“India’s milk industry struggles as the climate changes…
“Record-breaking 241 mm [9.5 inches] rainfall in Kushtia causes severe public suffering [Bangladesh]…
“At least 236 killed in Myanmar flooding from Typhoon Yagi…
“Hong Kong to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at its hottest in recorded history…
“Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in 75 years…
“Typhoon Bebinca is also the strongest typhoon to hit southern Jiangsu since meteorological records began. 
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE KOREAS – insane unbelievable MINIMUM temperature of 29.3 [84.7F] at Seogwipo.
“The magnitude of the heat in Koreas and Japan is abysmal, unprecedented, mind blowing.
“UNBELIEVABLE HEAT IN JAPAN – MINIMUM 29.9 [85.8F] Sesebo HOTTEST SEPTEMBER NIGHT IN JAPANESE HISTORY.
“EAST ASIA RECORD HEAT: 100% of East Asian countries are destroying heat records every day.
“Record warmth in Northern AUSTRALIA with several records of September highest minimums including Broome [27.4c].
“Canberra shivers through coldest September morning ever as south-east Australia records freezing temperatures…
“‘Surprising’ warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record…
“Gigantic Wave in Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record.
“The Brazilian farmers who are trying to keep the world in its coffee habit despite climate change…
“Brasilia wildfire rages across national park, threatening protected environments.
“At least 15 dead and thousands hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru…
“HISTORIC HEAT IN SOUTH AMERICA – COLOMBIA HIGHEST RELIABLE TEMPERATURE IN HISTORY: 43.4C [110.1F] Jerusalen on Sept 14th.
“RECORD HEAT ALLOVER THE CARIBBEANS; SEPTEMBER HIGHEST MINIMUMS (* ALL TIME):
“In Coacalco [Mexico], vehicles were swept away by the currents caused by severe floods.
“Authorities recovered nine bodies after a weekend landslide buried the homes of multiple families in central Mexico, officials said Monday.
“For those in the back: Global warming isn’t linear any more!
“Momentum Is On Our Side in the Fight Against Climate Change…
“Research highlights how global action can deliver transformative change for the planet…
“COP29 host skips over fossil fuels to waste methane and energy storage…
“A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires.
“RECORD HEAT IN THE AMAZON – records are being destroyed in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyanas, Brazil and Bolivia.
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN CENTRAL AMERICA – records brutalized all over.
“The heavy rains that hit Guatemala on September 12 left the streets of Huehuetenango flooded.
“Heavy rains continue in Mexico City! Due to the heavy rains this Friday, the capital’s authorities have issued a purple alert for two municipalities…
“Ileana floods roads after making landfall in northern Mexico.
“New: 3X increase in major hurricane landfalls in Florida’s Future!?! That’s what an exclusive study by PNNLab & WFLA just found. 
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN THE FLORIDA KEYS – Key West NAS has recorded another min of 88F tying for the 4th time this month the September hottest Florida ‘s night in history.
“‘Weather Whiplash’ Helped Drive This Year’s California Wildfires.
“The US will face a bigger rise in weather-induced supply disruption over the next 15 years than any other country, a new study suggests…
“D.C. area drought concerns grow after hardly a drop of September rain.
“Entire Earth vibrated for nine days after climate-triggered mega-tsunami [Greenland]…
“With the end of the hydrological year (Sep 2023 => Aug 2024) of the Arctic ice caps, it is the time to build some statistics. 
“Dozens of records of warm/day and nights in the Arctic including Murmansk…
“Record warmth keeps melting glaciers [Norway].
“The UK faces another autumn and winter of destructive floods, the Met Office has warned.
“Parts of France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria are living historic cold with snow as low as 800m asl.
“An unusually cold and intense storm is pounding central Europe with tremendous amounts of rain and early season mountain snow. 
“Italy’s Dosdè eastern glacier on thin ice as it retreats by seven metres…
“Hottest Summer on Record since Measurements Began [Hungary].
“Drought plunges Romanian feed industry into crisis.
“Croatian agriculture is struggling with climate change, with farmers lamenting that they’re having issues even with historically easy crops…
“Lakes drying up leave Greeks in despair…
“‘We are still finding bodies’: Libya’s Derna under reconstruction one year after floods…
“Deadly floods bring relief to Moroccan farmers…
“An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green…
“Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as floods wipe out homes in Nigeria…
“Scorching heat wave in SOUTH AFRICA – after some tropical nights and monthly records of highest minimums (short POR stations though).
“Zimbabwe orders cull of 200 elephants amid food shortages from drought.
“Zambia is poised on September 14 to unprecedentedly halt power generation at its largest hydro plant at Kariba due to critically low water levels caused by the country’s worst drought in 40 years.
“President Al-Sisi: Egypt’s Only Source of Water is the Nile River…
“WORLD RECORD HIGHEST TEMPERATURE for the second third for September onward – 50.4C [122.7F] at Ab Paksh IRAN, Bushesher province on 11 September.
“Extreme heat due to climate crisis puts people at greater risk of kidney disease…
“War, deforestation, flooding: in Afghanistan they are all linked…
“Rainfall in Rajasthan [NW India] breaks record of 49 years in this monsoon season…
“New rainfall record in 60 years set in Myanmar’s Bagan; walls of some ancient pagodas collapse…
“Vietnam’s Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 250, scores still missing…
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN CHINA, KOREAS AND JAPAN:
“Rising Sea Temperatures Diminishing Saury Catch [Japan]…
“Weaker La Niña Is Forecast to Give Other Weather Patterns Clout…
“The worst mass extinction in Earth’s history may have been caused by a supercharged El Niño cycle.
“COP29 to Call for Sixfold Increase in Global Energy Storage…
“Oil-rich nations launch ‘pushback’ against fossil fuel phaseout…
“Big oil faces a rising number of climate-focused lawsuits, report finds…
“The Hague to ban fossil fuel ads from January…
“Nigeria floods affect one million people after dam collapse…
“Zambia Eyes World Bank Catastrophe Funds by Year-End for Drought…
“Endless record heat in the tropical Indian Ocean. Juan de Nova Island broke both its highest Tmin and highest Tmax for September again with +26.3/32.9.
“Watch the impact of torrents and floods in the Tandalay area in eastern Sudan. 
“‘Staggering’ destruction in Yemen after deadly flash flooding…
“HISTORIC: 50 DEGREES [122F] IN MIDDLE EAST; 50.0 Sabriya KUWAIT & Nassirya IRAQ – IRAQ HOTTEST SEPTEMBER NIGHT IN HISTORY.
“Unprecedented heat wave on the Tibetan plateau: Study highlights land-atmosphere interactions…
“In early September, the average temperature in 13 provinces in China hit the highest record in history, and 2 provinces were the second highest in history! 
“The late-summer heat continues in Japan. 
“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE KOREAS:
“Typhoon Yagi: more than 140 dead in Vietnam as flood waters threaten central Hanoi…
“Persistent rain has caused rivers to overflow, flooding and landslides in the upper North [Thailand], with six people confirmed killed and four injured.
“EAST ASIA HISTORIC HEAT: PHILIPPINES HOTTEST SEPTEMBER NIGHT IN HISTORY tied with a Tmin 29.0C [84.2F] at Cuyo.
“Firefighter accused of starting deadly forest fires so he could be a ‘hero’… [Chile]
“As Bolivia wildfires rage, smoke turns day into night.
“Paraguayan education authorities decided on Monday to cancel on-site classes in areas affected by heavy smoke and switch to virtual schooling in areas hit by forest fires such as Alto Paraguay and Boquerón…
“Nearly 40% of Amazon rainforest most vital to climate left unprotected, data show.
“Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation…
“SOUTH AMERICA HEAT WAVE: Fierce heat from North to South.
“Hurricane Francine brings floods and power cuts to Louisiana…
“In arid New Mexico, rural towns eye treated oil wastewater as a solution to drought…
“Night-time temperatures stay hot enough to break record in Palm Springs…
“SoCal fires burn 100,000 acres, destroy dozens of homes and injure 13…
“‘Unprecedented’: With claims totalling $2.8B, August hailstorm sets record for insured damages [Calgary, Canada]…
“Yukon gold miners are unearthing mummified ancient creatures and truckloads of fossils from the Ice Age…
“A 1,300-year-old arrow and horse dung have emerged from a melting Norwegian glacier…
“UK farming’s ‘net zero’ climate target in doubt…
“How farms are using ‘magic dust’ to capture carbon [UK]…
“Nine-vehicle crash on A1 near Newark after hailstorm caused drivers to “spin around and hit each other”…
“Hailstorms in Europe have increased 267% in the past five years: Chaucer…
“Italy’s Marmolada Glacier Set to Disappear By 2040 As Temperatures Rise, Researchers Warn…
“Hungarian lawmakers meet in dried-out riverbed to sound alarm over drought…
“Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop [Serbia]…
“Bus passengers trapped by flooding in Athens amid Storm Atena…
“Wilddfires continue to rage in Türkiye’s western provinces.
“NASA finds summer 2024 hottest to date [as did Copernicus]…
“2024’s unusually persistent warmth…
“There I was, starting to feel some false hope myself again..
“Why is the Atlantic Ocean current collapsing, and can it cause global cooling?
“There was an accelerated loss of sea ice volume last month in the Arctic. We are not far from a record low.
“Two incredible extreme events’: Antarctic sea ice on cusp of record winter low for second year running…
“Climate Change Will Force a New Political Perspective on Migrants…
“Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says.
“Extreme weather to strengthen rapidly over next two decades, research suggests…
“The record heat continues in the extreme north in Norway. 
“Another exceptionally warm night in Denmark with minimums up to 21C [69.8F] at Ronne.
“[UK] County, Shropshire, sees second wettest day on record…
“England is heading for one of its worst harvests ever following record breaking rain last winter that has reduced yields.
“128 mm [5 inches] rainfall in 6 hrs yesterday in Gavarnie (Pyrenees)!
“Massive Rockfall on the North Face of the Eiger [Switzerland]…
“For the first time in 66 days, the temperature at the high Sonnblick [Austria] at over 3000 meters has just slipped into minus.
“Severe drought in Bosnia and Poland brings record low water levels.
“Debeli Namet (Durmitor massif, Montenegro) – image Sept. 2023 | Sept. 2024
“EXCEPTIONAL 2024 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO – Unprecedented in European history:
“Heavy rains flood Dalmatia, Dubrovnik worst hit…
“Greece’s national observatory said the nation experienced its hottest summer on record in 2024, surpassing the previous milestone by one degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit).
“Blackened hills, torched cars and destroyed businesses: Athens reels from August wildfire.
“Spain is running worryingly low on extra virgin olive oil after drought and poor harvests, warn farmers.
“A year on, politics plague rebuilding efforts in Libya’s flood ravaged Derna…
“The death toll continues to rise in Algeria and SE Morocco following deadly flooding caused by torrential rains.
“Three dead in flash floods triggered by heavy downpours in Kasese, Uganda.
“‘We are starving’: Villagers in Malawi cook toxic yams to survive drought.
“Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned on Sunday that his country would “humiliate” any nation that threatens its sovereignty, in an escalation of the war of words after Egypt signed a security pact last month with Somalia…
“MP says Afghanistan has yet to give Iran its full share of Hirmand water…
“Himalayas Need Urgent Attention: 65% Faster Loss Of Glacier Mass Leading To Irreversible Changes…
“Today, 543 stations (22%) in China exceeded 35C, and 7 stations 40C [104F]. 
“A row has erupted on Chinese social media over the use of air conditioners in classrooms as the country endures an unseasonal heatwave.
“A record amount of whales and dolphins are washing up on Taiwan’s beaches and the Taiwan Cetacean Society’s volunteers are rallying to respond…
“Sharks are deserting their coral reef homes as the climate crisis continues to heat up the oceans, scientists have discovered.
“Seoul’s latest tropical night shatters 89-year record as heat wave persists…
“Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus…
“The water levels on the Thao River in northern Vietnam have surged past 87 meters, breaking a 53-year record, while the Cau River swelled to nearly 29 meters, surpassing a 65-year record high.
“EAST ASIA HISTORIC HEAT WAVE – Hundreds of records smashed all over the area:
“EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND:
“Nearly two-thirds of Australia’s most famous tourist attractions, from Bondi Beach to Uluru, may be under threat from the climate crisis by 2050, a new report says…
“SOUTH AMERICA HISTORIC HEAT WAVE.
“Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline.
“Forest fire affects the Chaco region, between Bolivia and Paraguay.
“Heavy smoke from Bolivian fires threatens large parts of Argentina…
“During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low.
“Hurricane watch issued for southern Louisiana as Francine forms in gulf…
“Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is warning the public how the state is running out of water, especially in South Texas. 
“National Park rangers call out ‘world changing’ impact of dropped Cheetos bag [New Mexico]…
“Fast-spreading wildfire east of LA forces thousands to flee amid fierce heatwave…
“Wild horses seen escaping wildfires in Nevada.
“Global sea-ice extent continues on at a record low for the date, over 2.7 million square kilometers below the 1991-2020 mean.”
“Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put us on a dangerous climate path...
“China and US push each other on priorities for UN COP29 climate talks…
“Good Cop, Bad COP29: Azerbaijan’s greenwashing ahead of crucial climate summit…
“Inside the Anti-Climate Culture War Led by Jordan Peterson and Project 2025…
“With data in through August 2024, the globe has now set atmospheric moisture records for 14 consecutive months, with the streak starting in July 2023… 
“Here are the monthly global mean surface temperature anomalies through August, 2024, (with respect to the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline).
“The 2024 NH summer was the first with a global temperature anomaly above 1.5°C in one or more data sets!
“Climate change: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice [Iceland]…
“Poland on high fire alert amid unprecedented heatwave…
“Poland’s rivers face drought crisis due to climate change, warns weather agency… 
“UNBELIEVABLE IN GERMANY – 104 more records today (see below) including ALL TIME HIGH MINIMUMS (ANY MONTH):
“Germany: 500 evacuated due to forest fire in Harz Mountains.
“162 mm [6.4 inches] in less than 12h at Evettes mtn hut, French alps (snow > 3400 m asl).
“Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access.
“Milan flooded as deadly storm hits parts of Europe after dry summer…
“Lightning has struck Rome’s Constantine Arch near the Colosseum during a violent thunderstorm, loosening fragments from the ancient structure…
“Europe endures hottest summer on record, devastating crops, lives.
“Extreme weather impacts agriculture in Hungary.
“Greece Uses Drones, Tech to Battle Worst Wildfires in Two Decades.
“A woman from the Greek town of Tripoli has been accused of intentionally starting fires because she liked watching the firemen work and wanted to have a chance to flirt with them…
“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that’s a monsoonal depression moving north over…Mauritania [90% of the country falls within Sahara].
“Fears of food crisis in Ghana after delayed [shifted] rains…
“Africa faces unprecedented heat waves amid global record temperatures…
“RECORD HEAT ALL OVER AFRICA:
“Across Africa, millions of people are being forced to migrate by climate change – a phenomenon that greatly increases the risk of new epidemics, say scientists. 
“Drought forces Kenya’s Maasai and other cattle herders to consider fish and camels…
“Battle for the Nile: Ethiopia’s Dam Sparks Fear of World’s First Water War.
“Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure.
“Farm crisis looms as monsoon extends its welcome into October harvest season [India]…
“Millions impacted by ‘catastrophic and massive floods’ in Bangladesh.
“Six people have been injured after a Turkish Airlines flight from Turkey to Taiwan encountered severe mid-flight turbulence due to “adverse weather conditions”…
“Typhoon yagi has …landed in Hainan. 
“Historic Typhoon Yagi is one of the most anomalous cyclones to ever exist:
“World’s largest indoor ski resort opens in Shanghai as China logs hottest month.
“EAST ASIA HEAT WAVE. Thousands of records are falling in China, Japan, Koreas, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
“Amazon lakes overheat as record drought drives dolphin deaths.
“The province of Cordoba [Argentina] declares a state of disaster due to forest fires.
“CARIBBEAN RECORD HEAT – Colombia has been breaking records no-stop for 16 months and it’s about to have its worst heat wave in history next 3 weeks, always >40C [104F].
“More storms forecasted after record rainfall and flooding across Tampa.
“Palm Springs reached 121F/49.4C today – it’s provisionally the world highest temperature of this September 2024 and it has good chances to stay.
“Evacuation warnings in place for Line Fire in San Bernardino County as blaze keeps growing…
“An intense heatwave across the US west has brought unusually warm temperatures to the region – some of the highest of the season – and broken heat records…
“Death Valley, the Earth’s hottest place, just had its hottest summer ever, rangers confirm…
“Ontario may see earlier leaf colour change after wettest summer on record…
“The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change…
“Antarctic meltwater reduces the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation through oceanic freshwater transport and atmospheric teleconnections…
“Breaking News!
“The World Is Not Prepared For The Sand And Dust Storms Crisis…