“2 degrees, 40 feet: Scientists who study Earth’s ice say we could be committed to disastrous sea level rise…
“The collapse of ice sheets and ice shelves has been a major point of uncertainty within the climate science community. But a flurry of new research suggests that dangerous tipping points are nearer than once thought and that there is likely less room in Earth’s carbon budget than expected.”
“[Yesterday, ie Friday 17th Nov, was]the highest global surface anomaly in observational history. +1.3°C above 1979-2000[close to 2.0C above pre-industria]!
“This record will likely be broken many times in the months to come. To be confirmed by other datasets.”
“Tired of hearing how every month or year is one for the record books? So are some climate scientists…
“”Do you think that this is sounding repetitive? Do you have any idea how [frustrated] I am? It’s another record. But it’s important,” said Gavin Schmidt of NASA’s… He’s not the only one. “Yes, there is frustration,” said Carlo Buontempo, director of C3S. “There is also an emotional impact. Because in a sense, we are always the bearers of bad news.”
“‘We have given Earth a fever’: author John Vaillant on the firestorms coming for us all.
“His book about a blaze so hot it vaporised concrete and turned a Canadian city to ash has just won the Baillie Gifford prize. John Vaillant explains why the world we think we live in no longer exists.”
“Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests…
“For thousands of years, people have used red cedar to make everything from canoes to clothing. Red cedar’s many uses have earned the species endearing names, including the “Tree of Life.” More recently, scientists have started calling this water-loving relative of redwoods by a less flattering name: “the climate canary.””
“Dolly Parton’s Dollywood temporarily suspended entry Thursday into the Tennessee amusement park as wildfire crews on Thursday battled nearby flames.
“Currently, the U.S. Forest Service says some of the largest wildfires are active along the Georgia and South Carolina border, as well as in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.”
“Iconic waterfalls dried by fall drought in northwest Georgia…
“A hike into Cloudland Canyon usually has a rewarding payoff. Cherokee Falls is down there. It’s where Daniel Creek tumbles 65 feet down a cliff into a spraying pool on the canyon floor – usually. But this week, the Cherokee waterfall is a trickle of its former self. It’s all but dried up after months of drought in northwest Georgia.”
“Historic rain event sets records in Central Florida, causes major flooding along coast…
““Statistically, this is one in an approximately 700-year flood event,” said FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergren. “Now, let’s be clear about what that means. A 700-year flood does NOT mean one would occur every 700 years. It means there is a one in 700 chance of it occurring in any given year, or, a 0.142% chance of it occurring at any point in time. Now you can see, remarkably rare!””
“Corals are bleaching and dying earlier in the year than ever before. Scientists are evacuating corals off the coast of Florida to save them…
“As the climate warms, bleaching events are becoming more common and last longer. Reefs have already shrunk by half since 1957… This year El Niño, a natural climate phenomenon that temporarily warms the planet, will increase the risk to coral reefs.”
“October 2023 in Mexico had an average temperature of 23.6C [74.5F],+1.7C above normal and was THE WARMEST on records.
“Last 5 months in Mexico: -Hottest June; -Hottest July; -Hottest August; -Hottest September; -Hottest October… Hundreds of records were beaten in each month.”
“Panama Canal Restrictions Add to U.S. LNG Price Tag…
“Restrictions on shipping via the Panama Canal due to drought have made the transportation of U.S. LNG to Asia more expensive, widening the gap between Asian and European LNG prices… The situation is pushing freight costs higher elsewhere as well in a knock-on effect…”
“Brutal heat in BOLIVIA with up to 44.6C [112.3F] at Villamontes. Almost all stations broke their November records…
“Also all time high: 36.2C Cochabamba 2500m asl, finally broke its 1947 record. 42.6 Robore all time high… Monthly record tied in French Guyana 36.4C St Georges.”
“Forest fires rage in three of Bolivia’s nine departments.
“Forest fires are raging in three of Bolivia’s nine departments, mostly sparked by field burning to prepare farmland for planting… Over 2 million hectares have been damaged in Bolivia by fire so far this year. More than 4 million hectares were damaged by fire in 2022…”
“Heat Index in Rio de Janeiro hits 137.3 degrees Fahrenheit [58.5C]…
“More than a hundred million people in Brazil endure extraordinary and lethal temperatures. The heat index, a combination of temperature and humidity, shattered records in Rio de Janeiro with 108.5 degrees and a feel-like temperature of 137.3 F.”
“A Taylor Swift swift fan died during Friday night’s concert in Brazil at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro as the city came under a heat warning…
“It’s believed she suffered a cardiac arrest as temperatures in the stadium soared to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit.”
“‘Climate change is real, and it is unfolding in a way that is truly terrifying,’ minister says at conference [Ireland]…
“The President of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) Pat McCormack on Friday accused the Government of “enjoying hindering and obstructing farmers” by supporting a cull of dairy cows to reduce carbon emissions, while the Taoiseach was simultaneously supporting an increase in air traffic into Dublin Airport.”
“France just went through its wettest 30-day period on record. Nationally-averaged rainfall total between October 18 and November 16 was an incredible 237 mm (9.3 inches).
“This comes after the country experienced its driest first half of October on record. Just absurd.”
“…Unfortunately, it might be a while yet. While Friday is predicted to calm, bright and even sunny across much of France, this is literally the calm before the storm, as Saturday as predicted to see more heavy rain across the north of the country.”
“French oyster farmers race to recover from storm…
“Inspecting the damage caused by Storm Ciaran at his oyster farm on the Cotentin peninsula in northwestern France, Patrice Rodes sounds incredulous. “I’ve been here 12 years and never seen anything like this,” says the farmer… Record-breaking winds that swept through western Europe in early November devastated many farms in France…”
“The Barcelona Metropolitan Area and surrounding province are some of the worst drought-hit areas in Spain and are about to enter a state of pre-emergency “in the next few days”.
“The drought situation in Barcelona and the surrounding area is now the worst it’s been since records began in 1915 and reservoir reserves that serve the city are down to the lowest recorded level at 18.89 percent.”
“Insects are spreading a devastating plant disease in Italy – Britain must keep it out…
“The meadow spittlebug can transmit a bacterium called Xylella fastidiosa that is potentially deadly for the plants on which it feeds… Entire groves of ancient olive trees have died… Certain strains of the disease could certainly tolerate cooler northern temperatures, and their spread may be facilitated by our warming climate.”
“Catastrophic flood drives Greek village of Metamorfosi to seek relocation…
“When floodwaters gushed through the Greek farming village of Metamorfosi in September, residents fled. Now they want to relocate their entire community, terrified it cannot survive another bout of extreme weather driven by climate change.”
“Heavy rains pounded the streets of Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, with some passengers evacuated from a flooded bus by holding on to a rope amid chest-high water…
“Heavy rains followed by flash floods have submerged towns across East Africa, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless.”
“Somalia’s devastating floods have now caused food prices to rocket – leaving countless people in peril…
“Somalia has recently seen the worst flooding it’s had in a century. Dozens of people have been killed, and 1.6 million people have been affected. Moreover, the flooding has cut off communities from essential healthcare as the prevalence of waterborne diseases increases…”
“Dubai Roads Flooded After Heavy Rainfall, Thunderstorm…
“The roads of Dubai were waterlogged and flooded after heavy rainfall and thunderstorm hit parts of the United Arab Emirates this morning. Due to extreme weather conditions, people there have been advised to avoid beaches and stay indoors.”
“31C [87.8F] Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; 27.3C in Kazakhstan at 600m asl; 26.5C in Tajikistan at 1015m asl… Even more shocking the night warmth: 21.1C TMIN ar Saragt in Turkmenistan; 19.5C at Turkmenbat highest in November… Unprecedented warmth.”
“Prolonged heavy rain and floods in central Vietnam since early this week killed two people and left three others missing…
“Several places in Hue city received more than 800 mm [31.5 inches] of rainfall in 24 hours, and the entire city was flooded by Wednesday night, the local media VnExpress reported.”
“Aboriginal People Are Locked Out of Australia’s Water Market…
“One of the driest places in the world also has one of the most sophisticated water-trading markets. Australia manages to combine extreme water scarcity with billions of dollars in trading turnover. Aboriginal people have been locked out of that lucrative market.”
“While very low temperatures persists in parts of Antarctic Plateau, exceptional and unprecedented warmth for November is sweeping other areas of Antartica.
“Scientists: Slow Antarctica ice melt with sunlight-reflecting particles…
“The study delves into a specific form of climate engineering known as stratospheric aerosol injection. This method involves releasing large amounts of tiny sulfur droplets into the stratosphere, mimicking the natural cooling effect produced by large volcanic eruptions.”
“The next pandemic could strike crops, not people…
“Genetic uniformity is central to modern farming, but as Grist finds in this analysis, it may leave people vulnerable to plant disease breakouts. Industrialization made food a global commodity, the burdens of which made crop diversification difficult.”
“‘Like a 40-metre pizza’: the seaweed farms that could feed us all – at a cost…
“Efforts to grow seaweed are springing up in the Philippines and beyond, and they’re in line for Elon Musk’s $1m Milestone prize. However, the Climate Foundation’s plans for the ocean have troubled some scientists.”
“Doomsday Clock Warns We’re Alarmingly Close to an Uninhabitable Earth…
“Recently… the clock has also come to include and reflect the global threat from climate change, which was first included as a factor by the bulletin in 2007… In 2023, the world, it seems – and if the Doomsday Clock is to be treated with credence – is not in a good place.”
“The last woolly mammoths died out about 4,000 years ago, but if the folks at Colossal Biosciences have their way, a calf will be born by 2028.
“Scientists at the company aim to rebuild the woolly mammoth genome using samples from unearthed specimens, filling in the gaps with DNA from modern Asian elephants.”
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“Last month was by far the world’s hottest October on record.
“According to NOAA, October global temperatures spiked to a remarkable 1.34 degrees Celsius (2.41°F) above the 20th-century average. Using NASA data, October 2023 was 1.57 degrees Celsius above the temperature of the 1880-1899 period, which is commonly called “preindustrial”…”
“It has been estimated that cereal growers in Northern Ireland have succeeded in getting no more than 50% of the ground earmarked for planned winter crops actually planted out.
““This is a very rough figure”, said Robin Bolton, a senior advisor with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)… Potato growers have been more severely affected by the wet October…”
“The number of [UK] properties that will be better protected from flooding by 2027 has been cut by 40%, and 500 of 2,000 new flood defence projects have been abandoned, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
“The number of homes forecast to be under enhanced flood protection by 2027 has been slashed from 336,000 to 200,000.”
“[UK] Insurance companies are using global warming to justify a huge hike in home cover premiums — even if the homeowners don’t live near rivers or the sea and have never made a claim for storm damage.
“In some cases, households have seen the prices of building and contents policies as much as triple, with ‘changes to weather patterns’ given as the reason for the rocketing costs.”
“This year likely to be the wettest on record in the Netherlands.
““This year is fast becoming the wettest year since measurements began in 1906,” the KNMI said on Tuesday. The current record stands at 1,109 millimeters of rain in 1998. The meteorological institute expects this year’s rainfall to amount to 1,079 mm.”
“State of emergency declared in parts of France after record rainfall.
“State of emergency declared in parts of France after record rainfall. Floods force evacuation of homes, schools and town halls in Calais region and in the Alps. Record rainfall has caused rivers to break their banks…”
“There is a ‘remarkable’ early snow cover in the Alps, particularly at elevations above 1,800 metres, meteorologist Gilles Matricon told French weather network La Chaîne Météo…
“Between October 18th and November 12th, France recorded an average of 215.4 mm of rain, representing a record amount for a 26-day period in France.”
“Several bridges shut in Geneva due to flood threat…
“The Arve, a river that flows through Geneva and into the Rhône, experienced its highest volumetric flow ever recorded on Wednesday morning. “We have exceeded 1,000 cubic metres per second”, said Lieutenant Nicolas Millot, spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Service (SIS).”
“Historic heat wave in France. 59 stations broke their November records both in Corsica (up to 28.9C at Oletta) and in mainland France. (see list below by Meteociel).
“Most important records include; 27.7C [81.9F] Cannes; 23.8C Avignon; 27.0C Cap Sagro; 25.9C Ile Rousse.”
“Extraordinary heat in Corsica, France. A hot morning in Corsica with 27.4C [81.3F] at 7am under fohn effect. It’s far warmer than what you would expect in summer at the same time.”
“Historic. 33.2 [91.8F] at Coin NEW NOVEMBER RECORD IN SPAIN.
“Record also 32.6C at Alicante/Elche; dozens stations >30C; It has been an extraordinary month in the Mediterranean; all countries except Italy beat records: Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Malta, Libya, Egypt, Greece, Turkey & Cyprus.”
“Axarquía town hall issues drought reminder after residents challenge water bills…
“La Viñuela town hall in the Axarquíats… has sent out letters to residents reminding them of the drought situation and of a change in a bylaw reducing the consumption per inhabitant in line with a drought decree issued by the Andalusian regional government.”
“Morocco Steps to Regulate Watermelon Production Amid Water Scarcity…
“The government is continuing to implement measures to restrict the production of watermelon in Morocco in an attempt to ration dwindling water resources. In Zagora, a key production province of the water-intensive crop, the governor issued a decision limiting the maximum areas allowed for the cultivation of watermelon to one hectare.”
“A Moroccan cobalt mine denies claims of arsenic-contaminated local water. Automakers are concerned…
“A mining company controlled by Morocco ‘s royal family on Wednesday denied claims that operations at a site used to mine minerals for car batteries were causing hazardous levels of arsenic to appear in the local water supply.”
“Hit by floods and drought, quarter of Somali people at risk of ‘crisis-level’ hunger, WFP says…
“Floods that have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa following a historic drought earlier this year have been described by the United Nations as a once-in-a-century event.”
“Torrential rain wreaks havoc on western, southern cities [Turkey]…
“The western and southern parts of the country have been plagued by torrential rain, with downpours turning into floods, resulting in streets, homes and businesses being inundated with water in several provinces.”
““One-third of the employees of all executive bodies will work remotely on Wednesday due to the accumulation of pollutants,” the official IRNA news agency reported, citing a government committee tasked with monitoring pollution.”
“Thick veil of smog over Delhi; air quality continues in ‘severe’ category…
“An athlete detailed his problems with the poor air. “I’m an athlete, but I find it difficult to breathe in this pollution. I train outdoors, and I find it difficult to breathe,” he said. Harshit Gupta, who came from Uttar Pradesh in Delhi, said that the government needs to come up with solutions quickly.”
“Dust blows across the Taklamakan desert in northwest China…
“The desert is subject to issues like desertification and the impact of climate change. Sandstorms from the Taklamakan can carry sand and dust far beyond its boundaries, affecting air quality and ecosystems.”
“Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions, UN warns…
“…the warning comes as a five-day meeting takes place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to take stock of global progress in the Convention’s implementation. The UNCCD is one of three Conventions originated at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.”
“Torrential rain has over the past few days triggered floods in central Vietnam, forcing local residents to move to a higher ground for safety reasons.
“Heavy downpours coupled with water discharged from Bien Dien and Ta Trach hydro power plants submerged parts of Thua Thien-Hue province, especially in low-lying areas, on November 14.”
“Bushfires in Australia’s north this year have burned an area larger than Spain…
“Experts say the massive fires are primarily due to a higher-than-average fuel load built up over the recent wet La Niña years, with an invasive grass species also contributing to more intense burns.”
“Australia keeps beating records: Today the long term station of Tambo in Queensland had a scorching hot night with its highest Tmin in November on record: 27.9C [82.2F].
“Next days hundreds records will fall in Southern hemisphere in South America, Southern Africa and Western Australia.”
“It’s been NZ’s warmest 12 months in observed history – climate scientist…
“In assessing the local picture, Professor Jim Salinger compared October-to-November temperature data from 22 land sites against a 1951-80 average. The result came in at 1.55C above that three-decade baseline – the highest for any such period in records stretching back to 1870.”
“It’s another scorching day in South America with temperatures reaching 44C [111.2F].
“44.1C San Jose de Chiquitos, BOLIVIA tied its all time time set few days ago. In some areas of Bolivia the 20 hottest days of the past 70+ years were all set in the past weeks(!). This weekend will be brutal.”
“Red alerts have been issued for almost 3,000 towns and cities across Brazil, which have been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave.
“Rio de Janeiro recorded 42.5C on Sunday – a record for November – and high humidity on Tuesday meant that it felt like 58.5C, municipal authorities said.”
“Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland surge to November record on lack of rain.
“The number of fires in Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, surged in the first few days of November, breaking the record for the month since monitoring began in 1998, data from space research agency Inpe showed on Tuesday. The 2,387 fires recorded by Inpe in early November is already more than double October’s figure…”
“The Amazon’s record-setting drought: how bad will it be?
“…The third factor responsible for the Amazon’s severe drought is an unusual warming of the water in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Climate change is contributing to this anomaly, says Maria Assunção Dias, a climatologist at the University of São Paulo in Brazil.”
“Mexico’s Water Crisis Is Spilling Over Into Politics.
“Mexico is running out of drinking water. From the arid and desert regions of the country’s north to sun-baked tropics of the south, water shortages are becoming increasingly common—and the national implications are already being felt in the form of mass protests, economic threats, and increasing attention by the leading candidates in the country’s presidential race.”
“Violence Related to Water Scarcity Surges to All-Time High…
“A global think tank said Wednesday that it has been alarmed by recent updates to its records on water-related conflicts, which now show a significant spike in violence breaking out over water access in 2022, following a steady increase over the past two decades.”
“Research reveals extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating millions of lives…
“Findings shows that under a “whiplash” of extreme climate pressures, areas that used to experience frequent droughts are now more prone to frequent flooding, while other regions historically prone to flooding now endure more frequent droughts. This is having a devastating impact on communities in these regions.”
“‘Paying in lives’: health of billions at risk from global heating, warns report…
“The climate crisis will have a catastrophic effect on the health and survival of billions of people unless the world acts to reduce global heating, according to a leading report that warns that heat-related deaths are soaring, dangerous bacteria are spreading along coasts, and economies are being hit…”
“The corporate world is falling short in the fight against climate change…
“Two weeks before the leaders of the world and business meet in Dubai for Cop 28, a sobering reality is settling in. The world’s efforts to combat climate change are falling short. “Whatever measures one looks at for progress to date, we just aren’t where we need to be,” said Rich Lesser, global chair of Boston Consulting Group…”
“COP28: Two-thirds plant-based menu promised in first for UN Climate Summit… Commitment to deliver a ‘1.5C-aligned menu’ for thousands of attendees at the upcoming talks in Dubai aims to encourage shift to lower carbon diets.
“Two-thirds of the food menu at this year’s UN Climate Summit in Dubai is to be plant-based, in a move aimed at providing its thousands of attendees with a “360-degree understanding of the climate challenges the world faces”, COP28 hosts the United Arab Emirates have confirmed.”
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“World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds.
“Coal must be phased out seven times faster than is now happening, deforestation must be reduced four times faster, and public transport around the world built out six times faster than at present, if the world is to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown, new research has found.”
“One Huge Contradiction Is Undoing Our Best Climate Efforts.
“The world is still using more energy each year, our consumption ticking ever upward, swallowing any gains made by renewable energy. Emissions are still rising—more slowly than they used to but, nonetheless, rising… And so we are now in climate purgatory.”
“COP28 host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has plans in place to extract 38 billion barrels of oil and gas between now and 2085 – with significant further reserves that could also be extracted in that time.
“If all oil producing nations followed such a strategy, the world’s carbon budget for 1.5°C would be exceeded many times over.”
“Ship traffic ramps up through the Northwest Passage as Arctic ice retreats…
“… more and more ships are sweeping across the Northwest Passage as a heating planet clears a path for boat traffic through the Arctic corridor, raising hopes for commercial viability as well as concerns about the environmental and social impact.”
“Thousands of Greenland’s glaciers are rapidly shrinking. Before-and-after photos reveal decades of change.
“When Laura Larocca visited Denmark in 2019, the climate scientist sifted through thousands of old aerial photographs of Greenland’s icy coastline, which were rediscovered in a castle outside Copenhagen about 15 years ago.”
“Another heavy snowfall buries Anchorage, closing schools and clogging already bad roads.
“Just days after [record] early-season snowfall buried Anchorage and much of Southcentral Alaska, a fresh storm prompted closures, triggered power outages and choked already compromised roads. Schools in Anchorage and Mat-Su shifted to remote learning Monday as downed power lines left more than 10,000 households and businesses without power…”
“Oregon’s drought crisis tends to grab headlines as large parts of the state face increasingly meager water supplies. But there’s a separate water problem…
“Thousands of Oregonians in Umatilla and north Morrow counties rely on private wells for drinking water, tapping into a massive underground aquifer. But pollution has steadily contaminated that groundwater source in recent decades, turning what was once safe water into a potentially toxic supply.”
“Drenching rain on its way to quench Louisiana’s worst drought on record.
“Exceptional drought – the US Drought Monitor’s most extreme category – is entrenched across 73% of Louisiana, according to data released Thursday. It’s the largest area of exceptional drought on record in the state.”
“A flesh-eating fungus is expanding its range in the American West – and scientists suspect climate change is driving the spread.
“At some point, Erik McIntyre inhaled the fungal spores. He couldn’t see them, or feel them, and it was weeks before he began to lose energy, to drop weight, to cough up blood at a karaoke bar in Arizona. Now that he’s paralyzed from Valley fever, in a nursing home at age 53…”
“The Min of 28.0C [82.4F] at Arriaga in Chiapas (after maxes >37C) is the highest reliable Tmin in Mexico in November, at least among international stations. Mexico has been breaking hundreds of records every single month since June all over the country.”
“October 2023 in French Guiana was exceptional: Record heat swept the whole country all the month beating nearly every record and reaching >39C [102.2F] for the first time in climatic history.
“Cayenne AP had just 13.1mm of rain, 75% less than normal.”
“Insane MIN. temperature of 33.2C [91.8F] today at Ingeniero Juarez, northern Argentina… it’s the highest minimum EVER RECORDED IN SOUTH AMERICA CLIMATIC HISTORY. Beaten by a full 1C. This is just the beginning of worst heat wave in South American history.”
“Insane temperatures in Brazil tonight. NATIONAL RECORD of highest Tmin destroyed in pieces again: 32.7C [90.9F] the MIN temperature at Porto Murtinho, that’s more typical of Pakistan or Algeria.
“South America has never seen anything like or even close to this. More to come….”
“Southern Brazil hit by unusual hot weather in spring…
“The beaches of Rio de Janeiro were overcrowded as a temperature of 42.5°C [108.5F] made Sunday the hottest day of the year amid a high-pressure system that is causing a heat wave which is believed to be linked to climate change, it was reported.”
“More heavy rain in northern France raises fears of new flooding…
“Officials said schools and nurseries in the department’s 279 towns will be closed through Tuesday, with a total of 388 establishments affected. The intensity of the rain is expected to increase Tuesday, the prefecture warned.”
“28.5C [83.3F] at Ceret in France, 26C also at >500m asl, 15 monthly records were broken… In Spain 32C Canary Islands, 29C Valentian community,28C in Catalonia, 27C Basque Region. In Morocco record with 31.2C at>1136m at Ouarzrzate.”
“Extreme drought in northern Italy mirrors climate in Ethiopia.
“Extreme drought in northern Italy has doubled over the past two decades, creating a climate that increasingly mirrors that of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, research shows. Analysis of satellite imagery and data by scientists reveals how global heating is creating a “whiplash effect”, creating erratic extremes.”
“Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani said Monday that the estimated cost of the damage caused by this month’s wave of extreme weather and flooding in the region, which claimed eight lives, has risen to around two billion euros.
“”If I add up what the mayors of the 30-odd worst-hit municipalities tell me, we are certainly close to two billion,” Giani said…”
“More record heat West and East of the Mediterranean.
“It’s mid November but nights are still stifling warm in Turkey. MIN temperatures tonight were 23.0C [73.4F] at Antalya Samandira, 22.4C Burnu Feneri. 12 stations had tropical nights. To the other side, Canary Islands rose >32C.”
“‘A real hell’: The climate refugees of Libya’s floods and regional strife…
““The living are the ones who suffer; the dead are relieved,” Khadijah told Al Jazeera. Khadija is one of thousands of people from the flood-battered city who have taken shelter in government schools after their houses were destroyed. She says she feels humiliated.”
“While a suspected tornado was spotted spiralling in Mpumalanga on Monday afternoon, parts of Gauteng [South Africa] were hit by a hailstorm that left huge damage in some areas.
“In Midrand, several cars lost their windscreens when hailstones as big as golf balls pounded unsheltered vehicles.”
“At least five people were killed by flash floods caused by heavy and continuous rainfall in Arusha Urban district in northern Tanzania, a local official said Monday.
“The floods have also left 90 people homeless and caused damage to infrastructure, including roads and bridges.”
“France’s poorest island [Mayotte] is parched because of drought and underinvestment…
“Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union. Taps flow just one day out of three… Diseases including cholera and typhoid are on the rebound, and the French army recently intervened to distribute water and quell tensions over supplies. The crisis is a wakeup call to the French government…”
“‘Staggering’ 347 million children facing water scarcity in South Asia: UN.
“More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the effects of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations says… “Climate change is disrupting weather patterns and rainfall, leading to unpredictable water availability,” the UNICEF said in its report.”
“Rising temperatures and a longer monsoon in Bangladesh because of climate change are providing ideal breeding conditions for the dengue-spreading mosquito, experts said, as the country grapples with its worst-ever outbreak of the viral disease.”
“It’s the “cold season” (Laaduu Nao) yet it’s stifling hot day and night; today the Laotian capital Vientiane rose to 36.0C [96.8F],tying its record of November highest temperature (POR >100 years).”
“Record rains in Hong Kong put spotlight on policy flaws, incentives for underground car parks.
“Industry experts criticise basement car parks as vulnerable to flooding and fire, in addition to being expensive to maintain. But others say moving away from above-ground car parks has revived street life and improved Hong Kong’s urban environment.”
“Climate Change Will Test Tokyo’s World-Class Flood Defenses.
“Japan has financed enormously expensive infrastructure projects to protect cities from catastrophe, but old adaptation plans may not be enough against increasingly heavy rains… “Rainfall will increase, and such structures cannot prevent everything,” said Mikio Ishiwatari, senior advisor in disaster and water resources management…”
“There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu…
“A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 people.”
“The extreme temperatures, coupled with a large amount of greenery from last year’s record-breaking rains, have already triggered increased bushfire warnings across Australia… Nine bushfire warnings are in place across Queensland, with residents told to ‘prepare to leave’ at Mount Garner near Cairns…”
“The Lockyer Valley copped the brunt of what’s been called a “freak storm” on Friday afternoon. The storm is being described as “tornado-like”, flattening everything in its path – including vegetable crops from pumpkin to broccolini.”
“Drought taking over as crop and livestock producers feel heat, with half of NSW drought-affected.
“This time last year, Richard Darcy’s property near Tullamore in the New South Wales central-west was underwater, resulting in a failed harvest… Now, he has been forced to release livestock on his crop in an attempt to salvage something from a “bone dry” year.”
“‘People have mortgages for houses that don’t exist’: a year on from Eugowra’s flood [NSW]…
“You can still see the damage wrought by a “terrifying” wave of water that swept through the central west New South Wales town of Eugowra last November. Washed-out houses sit vacant, some with muddied furniture still inside. Some are far enough from Mandagery Creek that they seemed flood-proof, until the day they weren’t.”
“Anthropogenic climate change heightens risks of spatially compounding flooding and heat wave events: Study…
“Compound extreme events, defined as those where multiple climate extremes converge, often result in more severe and devastating impacts than individual events. Specifically, spatially compounding events, where different climate hazards co-occur across neighboring regions, have been a focus of concern.”
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“Scorching October puts 2023 on track to be hottest year in 125,000 years.
““When we combine our data with the IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change], then we can say that this is the warmest year for the last 125,000 years,” C3S’s Deputy Director Samantha Burgess said. Copernicus’s dataset goes back to 1940.”
“October 2023 was the warmest October on record globally, with an average surface air temperature of 15.30°C, 0.85°C above the 1991-2020 average for October and 0.40°C above the previous warmest October, in 2019.
“The global temperature anomaly for October 2023 was the second highest across all months in the ERA5 dataset, behind September 2023.”
“Probably linked to this westerly wind burst and the strengthening El Niño, the forecast for global mean temperature shows an upward spike in the coming days.
“Time will tell whether this spike is short-lived, as in October, or longer-lasting, as in September.”
“El Nino to last until April 2024, pushing record temperatures.
“The ongoing El Nino weather pattern is set to last until at least April 2024, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, pushing up temperatures in a year already on track to be the warmest on record. The WMO said there was a 90% likelihood that the naturally-occurring event will continue through the northern hemisphere winter…”
“After 133 days of continuous record high Northern Hemisphere temperatures, we’ve just broken the highest autumn anomaly, +1.6°C above the 1979-2000 average.
“October 2023 wasn’t just the warmest October on record, it was the moistest on record too…
“You have probably heard about October 2023 being the warmest October on record by a wide margin, but what about atmospheric moisture? …Higher atmospheric moisture content loads the dice toward extreme rainfall events.”
“Rising humidity has boosted storm potential in northern hemisphere.
“Unstable atmospheric conditions that are ripe for thunderstorms and sometimes tornadoes have increased across the northern hemisphere in the past 40 years. The finding is one of the best indications yet that strong storms are getting more frequent…”
“Luminous ‘mother-of-pearl’ clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming…
“We found a special type of cloud appears over polar regions when greenhouse gas concentrations are very high. The role of this type of cloud has been overlooked so far. This is one of the reasons why our models are too cold at the poles.”
“Greenland’s northern glaciers are in trouble, threatening ‘dramatic’ sea level rise, study shows…
“As the ocean warms, Greenland’s last remaining ice shelves are rapidly weakening, destabilizing the nearby glaciers and threatening potentially “dramatic” consequences for sea level rise, according to the study published Tuesday in Nature Communications.”
““Heart breaking” damage to UK farms in the wake of storms.
“Farmland in parts of the country remains submerged in floodwater following recent storms Babet and Ciaran – putting farmers under financial and emotional strain and prompting calls for government action.”
“UK ill-prepared for havoc future storms could wreak, scientists warn…
“Experts believe a warming atmosphere caused by emissions from burning fossil fuels will make storms more frequent and severe in the UK. This autumn, storms have caused thousands of homes in the UK to flood, and last week almost 150,000 households were left without power.”
“‘Exceptional’ floods hit dozens of towns in northern France…
“Two rivers — the Aa and the Liane — were placed on red alert for flooding in the northern Pas-de-Calais department after heavy showers overnight from Monday to Tuesday. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on X (formerly Twitter) that seven people were injured but did not provide further details.”
“Belgium’s traditional horseback fishers see climate change in their nets.
“The coastal village of Oostduinkerke is the last place in the world where horseback shrimp fishing is still practiced – today as a UNESCO-recognised centuries-old tradition rather than a commercial enterprise. The fishermen and women’s proximity to the coastal waters has made them front-line witnesses of how climate change is altering the ecosystem of the North Sea.”
“The number of fires in recent days may not seem a whole lot when compared to August, but the fact they are taking place in November is unusual. There were 39 agroforestry fires on Monday, 30 the day before and 55 on Saturday.”
“Recommendations include raising public awareness about water conservation, licensing unregistered wells, and ensuring all water sources used for irrigation, including those for religious purposes such as mosques and fountains, are utilized judiciously.”
“South Africa Declares National Disasters After Fall Floods, Storms.
“South Africa classified floods and storms that hit three coastal provinces in September and October as national disasters, allowing the government to free up funds to assist with reconstruction… South Africa proclaimed a climate-related disaster early last year after floods in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province killed more than 400 people…”
“Climate change: Intensity of ongoing drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran ‘not rare anymore’.
“High temperatures caused by climate change are driving an ongoing drought in the Middle East, according to a new rapid attribution analysis by the World Weather Attribution service… Low rainfall and high temperatures have caused crops to fail and driven water shortages across the region, pushing millions of people into food insecurity.”
“As drought takes hold, villages in Gadag district [Karnataka, India] empty out…
“As severe drought turns vast swathes of land barren, villages in Gadag district are resembling old age homes with many farmers and daily wage workers migrating to cities to earn a living.”
“Karnataka violates CWMA order, releases less water.
“The Karnataka government continues to violate the direction of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to release the due share of water to Tamil Nadu, leaving no option for the lower riparian state except approaching the Supreme Court.”
“Every day is a record hot day in Thailand: Today hottest November day on records at Phuket and Krabi, two famous southern tourist beach resorts towns:
“37.0 [98.6F] Krabi; 35.9 Phuket… Thailand has been at record hot levels for 8 months.”
“Drought ‘already here’ as Australia has driest three months ever…
“Australia just had its driest three months on record, and it’s not going to let up soon. The Bureau of Meteorology’s November drought statement, issued yesterday, showed just how parched the country is, with some areas experiencing record-low levels of rainfall.”
“‘Underwater cyclone’ spinning 50km off Sydney coast, climate experts warn…
“The underwater cyclone is “prompting fears from the scientific community that a record-breaking marine heatwave may be in store”, according to the council. “The science can’t be any clearer, our oceans are in deep trouble,” report author and the Climate Council’s research director Simon Bradshaw said.”
“A penguin-killing virus at Moeraki’s local reserve has led to all newborn chicks being transferred to Dunedin [NZ].
“A disease that caused respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in chicks, combined with a marine heatwave, killed half of the penguins hatched at Katiki Point Reserve last year.”
“Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis’ destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city…
“Since powerful hurricanes are rare in Acapulco, Mexico’s building codes didn’t require that their exterior materials be able to hold up to extreme winds. In fact, those materials were often kept light to help meet earthquake building standards.”
“Panama Canal Queue Jumper Pays Record $4 Million to Skip Line…
“Japan’s Eneos Group paid $3.975 million in an auction Wednesday to secure the crossing, bidding documents show. That comes on top of the regular transit fees companies pay, which can be hundreds of thousands of dollars more… A queue of ships waiting to use the canal has been growing in recent months amid a deep drought.”
“Fula River Flooding Claims Lives in the Dominican Republic…
“The Fula River flooding in Monseñor Nouel, República Dominicana, has claimed at least two lives and left four others missing. The sudden surge in the river’s water level, triggered by torrential rains on Tuesday afternoon, swept away unsuspecting individuals.”
“Historic heat in USA, Mexico & Caribbean: 35.0 [95F] Canefield DOMINICA NOVEMBER NATIONAL RECORD.
“MEXICO records all over the country even at high elevations: 32.0 Morelia,Aguascalientes and Guanajuato (2000m); 29C Pachuca (2450m asl). In Texas Abilene reached 93F/33.9C.”
“Super fog is continuing to create dangerous driving conditions in Louisiana.
“Relentless drought conditions fueling the persistence of marsh fires burning in parts of southeastern Louisiana are causing a continuation of super fog events on regional highways during peak commute times.”
“Mississippi River hit record-low levels in October.
“A relatively warm October and expanding drought conditions across the Lower Mississippi Valley helped drop water levels to historic lows along parts of the Mississippi River last month. The U.S. also confirmed another billion-dollar disaster in October, bringing the total to a record 25 disasters in the first 10 months…”
“Virginia governor declares state of emergency as crews battle wildfires…
“The Quaker Run fire in Madison county and the Tuggles Gap fire in Patrick county broke containment lines over the weekend, and officials said additional resources are required to contain these fires and respond to any additional fires.”
“US beef prices hit record high as drought threatens cattle herds…
“Average prices of beef sold in US shops and supermarkets have risen to about $8 per pound, topping their previous high of $7.90 reached during the pandemic, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).”
“Extreme Weather May Be Displacing Animals, Too, a New Study Suggests…
“A new analysis published this week suggests that extreme weather linked to climate change might be much harder on native species than on nonnative ones… sudden, violent changes in conditions could be helping to fundamentally reshape ecosystems.”
“The Hidden, Awful Way That Climate Change Imperils Animals.
“Metabolic change is a less-talked-about, yet brutal and widespread, consequence of global warming. As ocean temperatures rise, so do the metabolisms of animals from fish to crustaceans to zooplankton. They need more food, and it isn’t always available…”
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“Today the 60°S-60°N global average sea surface temperature broke through the 6 sigma barrier for the first time, reaching 6.08 standard deviations above the 1982-2011 mean.”
“Arctic Ocean soundscapes reveal changes in mammal populations in response to climate change.
“New research, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, has focused on the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, an important Arctic location that has experienced increasing temperatures and declining sea ice over recent decades.”
“The World’s Largest Forest Wilderness Seems to Be Shrinking [the boreal forests]…
“…boreal forests’ northward advance has been spotty and slower than expected. Meanwhile, their southern retreat has been faster than scientists predicted. As scholars who study northern ecosystems, forests and wetlands, we see concerning evidence that as the world warms, its largest forest wilderness appears to be shrinking.”
“Worst-ever contamination of Ireland’s largest lake [Lough Neagh]: What’s to blame?
“…For months, extensive blue-green algal (cyanobacteria) growths have led to animal deaths, human sickness, temporary beach closures, and the permanent closure of businesses… The wettest July on record in Northern Ireland, followed by prolonged spells of warm weather in August and early September, have served as more immediate triggers.”
“Areas of Co Down are still reeling from the devastating floods a week on as the clean-up operation continued over the weekend.
“Several towns and villages across the county were impacted by heavy downpours leaving businesses and homes damaged or destroyed. Some roads remain closed…”
“A tornado that ripped through Jersey during Storm Ciaran was likely the strongest in the British Isles for almost 70 years, an investigation has found.
“The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) said the wind vortex, which swept in around midnight on Wednesday 1 November, was also “easily” the most powerful ever recorded on the Channel Islands.”
“A turtle that should be in the Mediterranean is thought to have “got caught in Storm Ciarán” and washed ashore in Guernsey.
“Michael and Michaela Le Page found the turtle on Monday morning. The pair said they thought at first the animal was dead, but when it started to move they took it to the GSPCA.”
“The rain recorded in the Algarve may give the feeling that the drought will be resolved, but the reality of a gradual drop in rainfall and reserves shows that the region is in a process of desertification, warned a researcher.”
“Italy grapples with billions in losses from severe flooding and extreme weather.
“Italy is counting the high cost of extreme weather events that have ravaged the country this year, causing significant damage to urban areas and destroying crops in various regions. The effects of these natural disasters are set to run into billions of euros…”
“Extended summer weather in Eastern Mediterranean:
“37C [98.6F] in Israel, 32.8C in Cyprus, in Russia 26C at 700m asl, 25C at 1000m. Very hot nights as well: MIN Temp was 24.1C at Samandira in Turkey. In Greece November RECORD high tied at Thessaloniki with 27.0C.”
“‘Between risk and despair’: Cyclical drought hurts pregnant women in Angola…
““Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate change continues to ravage the region,” Amnesty International said in a statement in July 2021. In 2022, the drought in southern Angola left an estimated 1.58 million people at risk of famine, according to the World Bank.”
“Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 40 people and displaced tens of thousands in Kenya and Somalia, aid agencies reported Monday.
“In Somalia, the government declared an emergency after the extreme weather killed at least 25 people and destroyed homes, roads and bridges. Emergency and rescue workers were trying to reach an estimated 2,400 residents trapped…”
“Heavy rain resulted in floods in some Malaysian states, with nearly 1,000 people moved to evacuation centres on Monday.
“Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi said as at noon on Monday, six districts in Selangor, Perak and Pahang were affected by floods, with 881 victims from 237 families evacuated to 12 temporary flood relief centres.”
“National record of highest Min. temperature in November in THAILAND.
“29.4C [84.9F] the MIN TEMP today at the maritime platform of Bangkok Pilot is the new November national record, 0.1C above the record set at the same site. Several stations are with stifling humid hot nights >27C.”
“Thailand on course for hottest and driest year: climate expert.
“Dr Seri Suparatit, an expert on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), forecast an unusually warm cool season (November-February) for the country followed by extreme heat in April. Average temperatures in the hot season would be 1.5C higher than normal, he said in a Facebook post.”
“Records of highest November temperatures are falling in MYANMAR too: 36.5 [97.7F] Zalun; 34.5 Hsipaw… In LAOS the capital Vientiane with 35.8C missed its monthly record by 0.2C. No trace of the called “cold season” (Nov-Feb) ,just the opposite.”
“Hong Kong swelters on second-hottest November day since records began, as mercury soars to 30.7 degrees Celsius.
“Hong Kong sweated through its second-hottest November day since records began in 1884, with the mercury soaring to 30.7 degrees Celsius (87.3 Fahrenheit) at the Observatory’s headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday.”
“Absurd November heat with further 56 stations breaking records… Today 35.7 in Yunnan,34.6 Guizhou,33.1 Hainan, 33.0 Guangxi, 32.9 Anhui provinces; PROVINCIAL RECORDS: 30 Qingpu Shanghai; 31.6 Liyang Jiangsu… NOVEMBER RECORD FOR ALL TAIWAN 35.5 [95.9F] at Neimen.”
“Central Tokyo Recorded 27.5 °C [82F] on Tuesday, Highest Temperature Ever in November; Second Consecutive Summer Day.
“Temperatures rose mainly in the Kanto Koshin region on Tuesday. In central Tokyo, a record high 27.5°C was observed at 12:20 p.m., making it the second consecutive summer day in November, following Monday’s 25.1°C.”
“Northeast China sees first major blizzard this season and forecasters warn of record snowfall…
“Major highways in the northeastern city of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, were closed and flights canceled, China’s state broadcaster CCTV said. Elementary and middle schools also canceled classes for Monday. The National Meteorological Center said Monday that snowfall is likely to “breakthrough the historical records” for the same period.”
“Out-of-control bushfires are continuing to put lives and homes at risk as fire rages in bushland south-east of Perth.
“Parts of Serpentine, Jarrahdale and Keysbrook have been upgraded to a Bushfire Emergency Warning with residents warned to ‘act immediately to survive’.”
“Brutal heat waves incoming in the Southern Hemisphere. South America, South Africa and Australia will have extreme heat waves all at the same time. South America specially will have among the hottest days in its history, especially between Paraguay and Bolivia.”
“Hundreds of thousands still without power days after storm hits Brazil’s largest city.
“Half a million residents of Sao Paulo remained without electricity on Monday three days after a storm knocked down power cables, leaving much of Brazil’s largest city in the dark. The storm snapped branches and knocked down hundreds of trees that fell on overhead power lines in many streets of the city…”
“Amazon drought sparks fears of climate tipping points…
“As the extreme heat and water shortage kills trees and sparks fires, the forest begins to release its enormous stocks of carbon dioxide, fuelling the process of global warming that scientists say was an important factor behind the drought in the first place.”
“Maui wildfires lead to dire mental health crisis in Lahaina…
“Kekoa Lansford can’t shake the images of glowing skeletons in burning homes and charred bodies in cars. More than two months after a ferocious wildfire burned his West Maui community to the ground, killing at least 97 people, Lansford and other survivors say the trauma is as real now as the day it sent hundreds of people fleeing for their lives…”
“A California town was leveled by a wildfire. Three years on, it feels the world has forgotten.
“An eight-mile wall of flames. Nearly 200,000 acres burned in 24 hours. Sixteen deaths. In any other modern decade, the events that unfolded in and around Berry Creek, California, in 2020 would have stood apart for their sheer devastation.”
“First November monthly heat record in USA today with 83F [28.3C] at Winslow AZ.
“56 countries have already broken at least 1 heat record in these 5 days (some had several hundreds record), 10 of which at national level. 2 (Argentina and Australia) had monthly low records.”
“The summer from hell still isn’t quite over in the Caribbean.
“In Jamaica, heat stress (the bottom black trajectory) began to rise in June and is peaking only now, in November, at 23 Degree Heating weeks. 8 DHW is enough to kill susceptible coral species.”
“New study sheds light on Adélie penguins’ reliance on declining sea ice during molt…
“Despite the relatively large amount of sea ice still available in the Ross Sea, researchers have discovered a potential bottleneck in the penguins’ annual cycle, which could be exacerbated as the climate continues to change.”
“Four types of animal-to-human viral infections have been increasing at an exponential rate, with epidemics generally becoming larger and more frequent over the past 60 years.”
“Global Agriculture Needs An Evergreen Revolution…
“Environmental degradation, chemical resistance and climate change mean that the breakthroughs that kept farmers a step ahead of famine are finally running out of steam… To spark the Evergreen Revolution, we need emerging technologies to work in harmony.”
“UN climate fund battle looms over US stance on financing.
“A fight over a global fund to help countries deal with climate change is set to play out at a UN climate summit this month, after the US objected to taking a greater role in the financing of it in a tentative agreement reached at the weekend.”
“Just 4% of top companies meet UN climate target guidelines, study says.
“Half of the world’s 2,000 biggest listed companies have set a target to get to net-zero emissions by mid-century, but just a fraction meet tough United Nations guidelines for what constitutes a quality pledge, a report on Monday showed.”
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“Global temperatures in October smashed the prior monthly record by 0.4C, and were ~1.7C above preindustrial levels.
“It wasn’t quite as gobsmacking as September, but still comes in as the second most anomalous month in what has been an exceptionally hot year already.”
“Dr James Hansen at Columbia University Earth Institute, whose testimony to the US Senate in 1988 was considered to be the point at which climate change’s danger was brought to the world’s attention, said international temperature goals are now out of reach.
““The 2C global warming limit is dead. The 1.5C is deader than a doornail,” said [James] Hansen.”
“Global heating is accelerating, warns scientist [James Hansen] who sounded climate alarm in the 80s.
“The Earth’s climate is more sensitive to human-caused changes than scientists have realized until now, meaning that a “dangerous” burst of heating will be unleashed that will push the world to be 1.5C hotter than it was, on average, in pre-industrial times within the 2020s and 2C hotter by 2050, the paper published on Thursday predicts.”
“My personal take [Nick Cowern – Emeritus Professor, Newcastle University] is that [Hansen’s paper] is genius – i.e. obviously right in retrospect – to base assessment of climate sensitivity on glacial-interglacial temperature change – the Earth’s response to absolutely known forcing from changes in Earth’s orbit and precession.”
“A rare weather phenomenon [a freakishly strong jet stream] is causing the first commercial jet to go faster than the speed of sound since Concorde last flew.
“This week passenger planes are whizzing across from the US to the UK at record speeds. Some of them have hit 778mph, which is a full 27mph faster than sound travels in “sea level standard conditions,” according to NASA.”
“Some rivers in Northern Ireland reached record high levels following several days of heavy rain.
“While the region avoided the worst of Storm Ciaran which battered the south of England and the Channel Islands, work is under way to repair damage following bad weather earlier in the week.”
“This year’s potato [Ireland] harvest is the worst in recent memory, farmers say, following the wettest October on record, writes Alesia Fiddler.
“Seán Ryan, chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association’s national potato committee, said that after a deluge of heavy rain and floods in parts of the country, potato drills are underwater and the situation is “rapidly turning into a salvage operation”.”
“The most commonly spotted were the huge barrel jellyfish – but rarer warm-water crystal jellyfish were also seen. Jellyfish populations vary naturally over time – but climate change warming the UK seas is creating favourable conditions. A marine heatwave in June increased UK water temperatures by about 3-4C.”
“Cheesemakers are pushing back against France’s strict rules as some say climate change is making it impossible to meet the traditional standards…
“”The whole system was built on the fact that we had certain cereals and hay available — all the rules were written with that in mind,” Simon Bouchet, from the association for the French goat cheese Picodon, told the outlet. “But with climate change and droughts, all that has been called into question.””
“Winds from Storm Ciaran cause raging wildfire near Valencia [Spain]…
“Strong winds from Storm Ciaran fanned a wildfire that raged near the coastal town of Gandia in Valencia on Thursday, 2 November, forcing the evacuation of at least 350 people according to authorities.”
“Storm Ciaran has claimed five more lives [now six] as record-breaking rainfall produced floods that hit a vast swathe of Tuscany, trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars.
“Nearly eight inches of rain fell in three hours, flooding the River Arno, with the storm’s death toll in western Europe rising to 12.”
“Temperature anomalies were +2C to +5.5C above average and was the hottest October on records and together with Mongolia the most above average country in the world. Rainfalls were almost non-existent except the SW.”
“Morocco is close to set an anti-record for orange exports… Despite being one of the world’s largest producers of oranges…
“The main factor affecting the rapid decline in orange exports is unfavorable weather conditions… For example, in August of this year, an absolute temperature record was recorded in the country… abnormal heat affected yields…”
“2 killed as flooding hits Kenya, sweeping away homes and destroying roads…
“In Mombasa, heavy rains caused flash floods, which swept away homes and businesses. Videos showed cars submerged in flooded roads, while in the northeast, a major road linking Wajir and Mandera counties was completely cut off leaving motorists stranded.”
“Mayotte turns to bottled water in century’s worst drought.
“French island group Mayotte will begin distributing bottled water to its 310,000 inhabitants this month as the region faces its worst drought episode this century, the government said Thursday.”
“Exceptional Asia heat demolishes national records for November.
“November opened with a slew of heat records from North Africa to East Asia as abnormal warmth swelled over the Eastern Hemisphere. The exceptional warmth is a recurring theme in 2023, which is poised to become the hottest year on record for the planet.”
“Extreme heat wave in MIDDLE EAST… Exceptional Minimum temperatures >30C in the EMIRATES (Dash Island, Abu Bakoosh)…
“RECORD SAUDI ARABIA: November highest Tmin with 28.7C at Jeddah… Tx Records keep falling from IRAN to Myanmar, 35.1C Mongolia… BANGLADESH beat its record again.”
“Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit…
“Schools were shut and non-essential construction was banned around Delhi as the air quality index in the city hit 500 – the highest the measurement will go and 100 times the limit deemed to be healthy by the World Health Organisation (WHO).”
“Reducing pollution accelerates global warming. How do we solve this catch-22?
“…the nine years since 2014 [when China’s war against pollution got going] have seen national average annual temperatures in China of 10.34C, up more than 0.7C compared with the 2001-2010 period… The Chinese and Indian environment ministries didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on the effects of pollution unmasking.”
“Survey: Mother Nature is more likely to solve [define solve!] climate change than geoengineering…
“Posts related to the term “geoengineering” were often coupled with negative sentiments such as “disgust” and “fear.” This term is frequently linked to radical technological strategies. These include spraying aerosols into the atmosphere…”
“China records warmest October since [records began in] 1961…
“China recorded its warmest October since 1961, as the National Climate Center (NCC) confirmed on Friday that average national temperature in October was 12.2 degrees Celsius, the highest level for the same period since 1961, 1.6 degrees higher than the normal level.”
“INCREDIBLE HEAT IN THE KOREAS… Records were brutalized by huge margins all over both countries.
“29.1 [84.4F] Gangneung destroys the November South Korean record… UNBELIEVABLE 27.3C [81.1F] at Nampo in NORTH KOREA – national record pulverized. Most extreme event in Korean climatic history.”
“…climate change, with its current and projected effects, is placing further stress on individuals, communities and the country. And the unprecedented nature of these changes threatens to overwhelm the abilities of Solomon Islands’ government and social institutions to cope, leading to concerns for climate security.”
“Species die-offs and extreme weather. How WA [Washington State, US] marine heatwave ‘blobs’ are wreaking havoc…
“Oceanographers and climatologists are becoming all too familiar with a growing trend in the northeastern Pacific Ocean over the last decade: abnormally warm sea surface temperatures… Massive die-offs of coastal species have also been seen over the last decade…”
“Climate change is increasing thunderstorm winds, study finds… Researchers believe that damaging winds may have become nearly five times more common in the central United States…
“Straight-line winds are different from tornadoes, since they feature downward-moving air that fans out in a straight line, but can cause just as much damage.”
“Acapulco residents struggle to access food, medicine after Hurricane Otis…
“Though the Mexican government sent a fleet of emergency response teams to Acapulco, none are stationed near La Rinconada. Plus, insulin is one of the few medicines they do not carry, due to the lack of refrigeration… Some families in the neighbourhood are living off what they can scavenge from destroyed supermarkets…”
“Average temperature was 21.02C [70F] which is 1.75C above the 1991-2020 baseline and was the warmest October on records beating October 1997 by 0.44C. Records fell throughout the month.”
“South America’s Lake Titicaca nears record low water level as El Nino bites…
“Severe drought conditions and unusually high temperatures have caused the shoreline to shrivel at Titicaca, South America’s largest lake and the world’s highest navigable body of water. The water level is now around 13 inches (33 cm) above its record low recorded in 1943.”
“Erratic weather threatens Brazil’s run at another record soy crop…
“Just months after Brazil harvested its largest-ever corn and soybean crops, concerns are already brewing over the next crop as wild weather patterns are disrupting both northern and southern soybean-production areas.”
“Excessive and extreme rain caused serious flooding in the North of Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]…
““The municipality is two meters under water. I’m stranded here myself. We opened the Municipal Gymnasium, but I believe that the majority of people will take shelter at their relatives’ homes”, said the member of the Municipal Civil Defense Coordination, Mauro Serraglio…”
“ARGENTINA: Lowest November temperatures on records today: 0.1 Cordoba AP; 1.6 Chamical; 2.8 Mendoza Observ; Few others were close… AUSTRALIA: Very hot in the West, cold in the East. November record lows: -2.5 Young; -0.1 Parkes.”
“Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures…
“It’s a rapid adjustment, Konecky said. “As the planet warms and cools, it affects the behavior of water as it leaves the oceans and the vigor of its motions through the atmosphere,” she said. “The isotopic signals in these waters are very responsive to temperature changes.””
“World ill-prepared to stop climate crisis reversing progress on health, says study…
“In an attempt to reduce the loss of life, the WMO and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction have led a push to provide early warning systems for all people on the planet by 2028. Only half of countries say they have adequate multi-hazard early warning systems, according to the WMO.”
“How psychedelic therapy may help with climate change anxiety…
“In my clinical practice, patients using oral ketamine plus psychotherapy have experienced breakthroughs and new insights when working with the intention of navigating eco-anxiety. Many patients said they felt connected to a sense of oceanic oneness, reminding them of the meaningful interconnectedness of their lives with others and offering context for their personal narrative.”
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“2 degrees, 40 feet: Scientists who study Earth’s ice say we could be committed to disastrous sea level rise…
“[Yesterday, ie Friday 17th Nov, was] the highest global surface anomaly in observational history. +1.3°C above 1979-2000 [close to 2.0C above pre-industria]!
“Tired of hearing how every month or year is one for the record books? So are some climate scientists…
“‘We have given Earth a fever’: author John Vaillant on the firestorms coming for us all.
“Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests…
“Dolly Parton’s Dollywood temporarily suspended entry Thursday into the Tennessee amusement park as wildfire crews on Thursday battled nearby flames.
“Iconic waterfalls dried by fall drought in northwest Georgia…
“Historic rain event sets records in Central Florida, causes major flooding along coast…
“Corals are bleaching and dying earlier in the year than ever before. Scientists are evacuating corals off the coast of Florida to save them…
“October 2023 in Mexico had an average temperature of 23.6C [74.5F],+1.7C above normal and was THE WARMEST on records.
“Panama Canal Restrictions Add to U.S. LNG Price Tag…
“Brutal heat in BOLIVIA with up to 44.6C [112.3F] at Villamontes. Almost all stations broke their November records…
“Forest fires rage in three of Bolivia’s nine departments.
“Heat Index in Rio de Janeiro hits 137.3 degrees Fahrenheit [58.5C]…
“A Taylor Swift swift fan died during Friday night’s concert in Brazil at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro as the city came under a heat warning…
“‘Climate change is real, and it is unfolding in a way that is truly terrifying,’ minister says at conference [Ireland]…
“France just went through its wettest 30-day period on record. Nationally-averaged rainfall total between October 18 and November 16 was an incredible 237 mm (9.3 inches). 
“When will it stop raining in France?
“French oyster farmers race to recover from storm…
“The Barcelona Metropolitan Area and surrounding province are some of the worst drought-hit areas in Spain and are about to enter a state of pre-emergency “in the next few days”.
“Insects are spreading a devastating plant disease in Italy – Britain must keep it out…
“Catastrophic flood drives Greek village of Metamorfosi to seek relocation…
“Heavy rains pounded the streets of Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, with some passengers evacuated from a flooded bus by holding on to a rope amid chest-high water…
“Somalia’s devastating floods have now caused food prices to rocket – leaving countless people in peril…
“Dubai Roads Flooded After Heavy Rainfall, Thunderstorm…
“Insane November warmth in Central Asia:
“SE Asia between record heat and deluges: Today again up to 37C [98.6F] in THAILAND with hot nights and high humidity.
“Prolonged heavy rain and floods in central Vietnam since early this week killed two people and left three others missing…
“Fukuoka had the first snow of the season today, 30 days earlier than normal and the first November snow in 10 years.
“SHOCKING: Uncontacted Hongana Manyawa Indigenous people on video, as bulldozers destroy their forest in Indonesia.
“Aboriginal People Are Locked Out of Australia’s Water Market…
“While very low temperatures persists in parts of Antarctic Plateau, exceptional and unprecedented warmth for November is sweeping other areas of Antartica.
“Scientists: Slow Antarctica ice melt with sunlight-reflecting particles…
“The next pandemic could strike crops, not people…
“‘Like a 40-metre pizza’: the seaweed farms that could feed us all – at a cost…
“Doomsday Clock Warns We’re Alarmingly Close to an Uninhabitable Earth…
“The last woolly mammoths died out about 4,000 years ago, but if the folks at Colossal Biosciences have their way, a calf will be born by 2028. 
“Last month was by far the world’s hottest October on record.
“The abundance of climate-heating gases in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2022, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported.
“Our new research! Amplified Arctic warming pushes us over the Paris 2°C limit 8 years earlier than in a world where the phenomenon is excluded.
“It has been estimated that cereal growers in Northern Ireland have succeeded in getting no more than 50% of the ground earmarked for planned winter crops actually planted out.
“The number of [UK] properties that will be better protected from flooding by 2027 has been cut by 40%, and 500 of 2,000 new flood defence projects have been abandoned, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
“[UK] Insurance companies are using global warming to justify a huge hike in home cover premiums — even if the homeowners don’t live near rivers or the sea and have never made a claim for storm damage.
“This year likely to be the wettest on record in the Netherlands.
“State of emergency declared in parts of France after record rainfall.
“There is a ‘remarkable’ early snow cover in the Alps, particularly at elevations above 1,800 metres, meteorologist Gilles Matricon told French weather network La Chaîne Météo…
“Several bridges shut in Geneva due to flood threat…
“Historic heat wave in France. 59 stations broke their November records both in Corsica (up to 28.9C at Oletta) and in mainland France. (see list below by Meteociel).
“Historic. 33.2 [91.8F] at Coin NEW NOVEMBER RECORD IN SPAIN.
“Axarquía town hall issues drought reminder after residents challenge water bills…
“Morocco Steps to Regulate Watermelon Production Amid Water Scarcity…
“A Moroccan cobalt mine denies claims of arsenic-contaminated local water. Automakers are concerned…
“Brutal heat wave in SOUTH AFRICA: 46.0 [114.8F] Augabries Falls 635m asl; 5th 46C in Southern Hemisphere in 9 days!
“Hit by floods and drought, quarter of Somali people at risk of ‘crisis-level’ hunger, WFP says…
“Torrential rain wreaks havoc on western, southern cities [Turkey]…
“Students urged to stay home in smog-hit Tehran.
“Thick veil of smog over Delhi; air quality continues in ‘severe’ category…
“Dust blows across the Taklamakan desert in northwest China…
“Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions, UN warns…
“Torrential rain has over the past few days triggered floods in central Vietnam, forcing local residents to move to a higher ground for safety reasons.
“Bushfires in Australia’s north this year have burned an area larger than Spain…
“Australia keeps beating records: Today the long term station of Tambo in Queensland had a scorching hot night with its highest Tmin in November on record: 27.9C [82.2F].
“It’s been NZ’s warmest 12 months in observed history – climate scientist…
“It’s another scorching day in South America with temperatures reaching 44C [111.2F].
“Red alerts have been issued for almost 3,000 towns and cities across Brazil, which have been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave.
“Brazil’s precipitation the last 4 months has been terrible. Nearly half the country had their driest Jul-Oct in the last 50 years. 
“Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland surge to November record on lack of rain.
“The Amazon’s record-setting drought: how bad will it be?
“Mexico’s Water Crisis Is Spilling Over Into Politics.
“Violence Related to Water Scarcity Surges to All-Time High…
“Research reveals extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating millions of lives…
“‘Paying in lives’: health of billions at risk from global heating, warns report…
“The corporate world is falling short in the fight against climate change…
“COP28: Two-thirds plant-based menu promised in first for UN Climate Summit… Commitment to deliver a ‘1.5C-aligned menu’ for thousands of attendees at the upcoming talks in Dubai aims to encourage shift to lower carbon diets.
“World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds.
“One Huge Contradiction Is Undoing Our Best Climate Efforts.
“COP28 host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has plans in place to extract 38 billion barrels of oil and gas between now and 2085 – with significant further reserves that could also be extracted in that time.
“Ship traffic ramps up through the Northwest Passage as Arctic ice retreats…
“Thousands of Greenland’s glaciers are rapidly shrinking. Before-and-after photos reveal decades of change.
“Records are falling allover the world like never before and Canada is not missing the “party”:
“Another heavy snowfall buries Anchorage, closing schools and clogging already bad roads.
“Oregon’s drought crisis tends to grab headlines as large parts of the state face increasingly meager water supplies. But there’s a separate water problem… 
“Drenching rain on its way to quench Louisiana’s worst drought on record.
“A flesh-eating fungus is expanding its range in the American West – and scientists suspect climate change is driving the spread.
“Hottest November night in MEXICO.
“October 2023 in French Guiana was exceptional: Record heat swept the whole country all the month beating nearly every record and reaching >39C [102.2F] for the first time in climatic history.
“CLIMATIC HISTORY IS REWRITTEN:
“Insane temperatures in Brazil tonight. NATIONAL RECORD of highest Tmin destroyed in pieces again: 32.7C [90.9F] the MIN temperature at Porto Murtinho, that’s more typical of Pakistan or Algeria.
“Southern Brazil hit by unusual hot weather in spring…
“More heavy rain in northern France raises fears of new flooding…
“Exceptional warm spell in Spain and France:
“Extreme drought in northern Italy mirrors climate in Ethiopia.
“Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani said Monday that the estimated cost of the damage caused by this month’s wave of extreme weather and flooding in the region, which claimed eight lives, has risen to around two billion euros.
“More record heat West and East of the Mediterranean.
“‘A real hell’: The climate refugees of Libya’s floods and regional strife…
“While a suspected tornado was spotted spiralling in Mpumalanga on Monday afternoon, parts of Gauteng [South Africa] were hit by a hailstorm that left huge damage in some areas.
“At least five people were killed by flash floods caused by heavy and continuous rainfall in Arusha Urban district in northern Tanzania, a local official said Monday.
“France’s poorest island [Mayotte] is parched because of drought and underinvestment…
“‘Staggering’ 347 million children facing water scarcity in South Asia: UN.
“Rising temperatures, longer monsoon drive Bangladesh’s worst dengue outbreak…
“Record heat in LAOS.
“Record rains in Hong Kong put spotlight on policy flaws, incentives for underground car parks.
“Climate Change Will Test Tokyo’s World-Class Flood Defenses.
“There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu…
“Australia on track for hottest summer on record…
“How Lockyer Valley’s ‘freak’ hailstorm devastated farmers [SE Queensland]…
“Drought taking over as crop and livestock producers feel heat, with half of NSW drought-affected.
“‘People have mortgages for houses that don’t exist’: a year on from Eugowra’s flood [NSW]…
“Anthropogenic climate change heightens risks of spatially compounding flooding and heat wave events: Study…
“I made a new graph of global 2-meter surface temperatures that includes data back to 1940. 
“October 2023 was the warmest October on record globally, with an average surface air temperature of 15.30°C, 0.85°C above the 1991-2020 average for October and 0.40°C above the previous warmest October, in 2019.
“Zooming in on Octobers only, shows that October 2015 more or less turned into a new baseline temperature.
“Probably linked to this westerly wind burst and the strengthening El Niño, the forecast for global mean temperature shows an upward spike in the coming days.
“El Nino to last until April 2024, pushing record temperatures.
“After 133 days of continuous record high Northern Hemisphere temperatures, we’ve just broken the highest autumn anomaly, +1.6°C above the 1979-2000 average.
“October 2023 wasn’t just the warmest October on record, it was the moistest on record too…
“Rising humidity has boosted storm potential in northern hemisphere.
“Luminous ‘mother-of-pearl’ clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming…
“Greenland’s northern glaciers are in trouble, threatening ‘dramatic’ sea level rise, study shows…
““Heart breaking” damage to UK farms in the wake of storms.
“UK ill-prepared for havoc future storms could wreak, scientists warn…
“‘Exceptional’ floods hit dozens of towns in northern France…
“Belgium’s traditional horseback fishers see climate change in their nets.
“Forest fires still raging in November [Greece].
“Drought threatens Türkiye’s agricultural future, ministry warns…
“Insane heat in Libya with 37.1C [98.8F] at Ghat at 700m asl. Another record for November.
“South Africa Declares National Disasters After Fall Floods, Storms.
“October 2023 in the Reunion Island had an average temperature of 21.95C [71.5F] ,+1.8C above normal and was the warmest October on record.
“Climate change: Intensity of ongoing drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran ‘not rare anymore’.
“As drought takes hold, villages in Gadag district [Karnataka, India] empty out…
“Karnataka violates CWMA order, releases less water.
“Every day is a record hot day in Thailand: Today hottest November day on records at Phuket and Krabi, two famous southern tourist beach resorts towns:
“Drought ‘already here’ as Australia has driest three months ever…
“‘Underwater cyclone’ spinning 50km off Sydney coast, climate experts warn…
“A penguin-killing virus at Moeraki’s local reserve has led to all newborn chicks being transferred to Dunedin [NZ].
“Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis’ destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city…
“Panama Canal Queue Jumper Pays Record $4 Million to Skip Line…
“Fula River Flooding Claims Lives in the Dominican Republic…
“Historic heat in USA, Mexico & Caribbean: 35.0 [95F] Canefield DOMINICA NOVEMBER NATIONAL RECORD.
“HISTORIC November Heat Wave… 107F [42C] in Mexico (incredible record 90F/32C at 2000m asl in Guanajuato).
“Super fog is continuing to create dangerous driving conditions in Louisiana.
“Mississippi River hit record-low levels in October.
“Virginia governor declares state of emergency as crews battle wildfires…
“US beef prices hit record high as drought threatens cattle herds…
“Extreme Weather May Be Displacing Animals, Too, a New Study Suggests…
“The Hidden, Awful Way That Climate Change Imperils Animals.
“Breaking News! Code UFB!!! 
“A lot has already been said about the record October temperature value published 48 hour ago, but there’s nothing like seeing it in map form. 
“What the f*ck.
“Arctic Ocean soundscapes reveal changes in mammal populations in response to climate change.
“The World’s Largest Forest Wilderness Seems to Be Shrinking [the boreal forests]…
“Worst-ever contamination of Ireland’s largest lake [Lough Neagh]: What’s to blame?
“Areas of Co Down are still reeling from the devastating floods a week on as the clean-up operation continued over the weekend.
“A tornado that ripped through Jersey during Storm Ciaran was likely the strongest in the British Isles for almost 70 years, an investigation has found.
“A turtle that should be in the Mediterranean is thought to have “got caught in Storm Ciarán” and washed ashore in Guernsey.
“”Rain will not solve Algarve drought problem”.
“Italy grapples with billions in losses from severe flooding and extreme weather.
“Extended summer weather in Eastern Mediterranean:
“‘Between risk and despair’: Cyclical drought hurts pregnant women in Angola…
“Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 40 people and displaced tens of thousands in Kenya and Somalia, aid agencies reported Monday.
“Heavy rain resulted in floods in some Malaysian states, with nearly 1,000 people moved to evacuation centres on Monday.
“National record of highest Min. temperature in November in THAILAND.
“Thailand on course for hottest and driest year: climate expert.
“Southeast Asia Heat Wave:
“Hong Kong swelters on second-hottest November day since records began, as mercury soars to 30.7 degrees Celsius.
“RECORD CHINA & TAIWAN.
“Central Tokyo Recorded 27.5 °C [82F] on Tuesday, Highest Temperature Ever in November; Second Consecutive Summer Day.
“Northeast China sees first major blizzard this season and forecasters warn of record snowfall…
“Out-of-control bushfires are continuing to put lives and homes at risk as fire rages in bushland south-east of Perth.
“Hundreds of thousands still without power days after storm hits Brazil’s largest city.
“Amazon drought sparks fears of climate tipping points…
“Maui wildfires lead to dire mental health crisis in Lahaina…
“A California town was leveled by a wildfire. Three years on, it feels the world has forgotten.
“First November monthly heat record in USA today with 83F [28.3C] at Winslow AZ.
“The summer from hell still isn’t quite over in the Caribbean. 
“New study sheds light on Adélie penguins’ reliance on declining sea ice during molt…
“Animal-to-human viral epidemics increasing.
“Global Agriculture Needs An Evergreen Revolution…
“UN climate fund battle looms over US stance on financing.
“Just 4% of top companies meet UN climate target guidelines, study says.
“The latest CO₂ reading from NOAA just came out for October. Up 3.08 ppm from October, 2022.
“Global temperatures in October smashed the prior monthly record by 0.4C, and were ~1.7C above preindustrial levels.
“Dr James Hansen at Columbia University Earth Institute, whose testimony to the US Senate in 1988 was considered to be the point at which climate change’s danger was brought to the world’s attention, said international temperature goals are now out of reach.
“Global heating is accelerating, warns scientist [James Hansen] who sounded climate alarm in the 80s.
“A rare weather phenomenon [a freakishly strong jet stream] is causing the first commercial jet to go faster than the speed of sound since Concorde last flew.
“Some rivers in Northern Ireland reached record high levels following several days of heavy rain.
“This year’s potato [Ireland] harvest is the worst in recent memory, farmers say, following the wettest October on record, writes Alesia Fiddler.
“Boom in unusual jellyfish spotted in UK waters.
“While it is hard to believe looking at how the month ended, the start of October 2023 was the warmest and driest ever recorded in Belgium.
“Cheesemakers are pushing back against France’s strict rules as some say climate change is making it impossible to meet the traditional standards…
“Winds from Storm Ciaran cause raging wildfire near Valencia [Spain]…
“Storm Ciaran has claimed five more lives [now six] as record-breaking rainfall produced floods that hit a vast swathe of Tuscany, trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars.
“October 2023 in Bulgaria was exceptional.
“Morocco is close to set an anti-record for orange exports… Despite being one of the world’s largest producers of oranges…
“2 killed as flooding hits Kenya, sweeping away homes and destroying roads…
“Mayotte turns to bottled water in century’s worst drought.
“Exceptional Asia heat demolishes national records for November.
“Extreme heat wave in MIDDLE EAST… Exceptional Minimum temperatures >30C in the EMIRATES (Dash Island, Abu Bakoosh)…
“Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit…
“Reducing pollution accelerates global warming. How do we solve this catch-22?
“Survey: Mother Nature is more likely to solve
“China records warmest October since [records began in] 1961…
“INCREDIBLE HEAT IN THE KOREAS… Records were brutalized by huge margins all over both countries.
“Japan on 3 November, 302(!) stations out of about 920 stations set records for the highest temperature in November!!! (including tied records).
“Climate Change and Conflict in Solomon Islands…
“Species die-offs and extreme weather. How WA [Washington State, US] marine heatwave ‘blobs’ are wreaking havoc…
“Climate change is increasing thunderstorm winds, study finds… Researchers believe that damaging winds may have become nearly five times more common in the central United States…
“Acapulco residents struggle to access food, medicine after Hurricane Otis…
“October 2023 in Peru was record warm:
“South America’s Lake Titicaca nears record low water level as El Nino bites…
“Erratic weather threatens Brazil’s run at another record soy crop…
“Excessive and extreme rain caused serious flooding in the North of Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]…
“Southern hemisphere late cold spells: 
“Yet again, another record. Last month averaged the lowest Antarctic sea ice extent on record for the month of October.
“Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures…
“World ill-prepared to stop climate crisis reversing progress on health, says study…
“How psychedelic therapy may help with climate change anxiety…