“The planet was 1.55°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC baseline for the period Jan. 1 – Oct. 31.
“We’re going to need either a huge sulfur emitting volcanic eruption, or near total collapse of global industrial civilization, to make it to 2030 without crossing the Paris limit.”
“2023 is a warm-up. 2024 will show what an average +1.5°C world will more or less look like. People won’t like what they see. We are entering uncharted territory.”
“The Arctic Is Becoming One Giant Construction Site.
“A naval port in Nome, Alaska, is the latest example of military and corporate interests rushing in as the Arctic thaws… soon, Nome’s diminutive harbor, at the upper reaches of the Pacific Ocean, will be able to accommodate any U.S. military vessel smaller than an aircraft carrier.”
“Expert says deadly 2021 heat wave [Pacific NW] will be “most studied” climate event, should not have happened until “about 2060.”…
“Wehner said he considered the heat wave a “a teachable moment for climate scientists,” and pointed out that at least 20 papers have already been written about this disaster, which is “probably the most studied extreme weather event of all time,” including 3 of his own.”
“Halloween cold snap over Lower 48 is setting records…
“The National Weather Service reported that it’s the snowiest Halloween on record in Glasgow, Mont., with 4 inches on the ground. Northern Maine, North Dakota and much of the northern and central Rocky Mountains, including the Denver area, also awakened to a white Halloween.”
“A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land south-east of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said.
“About 1,300 homes and 4,000 residents were under evacuation orders, a fire spokesperson, Jeff LaRusso, said on Monday.”
“Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests: ‘John Muir would not recognize any of this’…
““If you can find a live tree, point to it,” Hugh Safford, an environmental science and policy researcher at UC Davis, said touring damage from the Caldor Fire, one of the past decade’s many massive blazes.”
“Sea turtles laid a record 52,500 nests in Florida but 99% are female…
“That’s because the sand where turtles nest is warmer than usual due to the abnormally warm temperatures this summer related to climate change. And temperature is what determines these turtles’ sex.”
“Tropical Storm Pilar has been blamed for three deaths in El Salvador, according to officials, as heavy rainfall and flash flooding continue Wednesday over portions of Central America…
“The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Pilar is now moving westward away from the Pacific coast of Central America…”
“Panama Canal making drastic cuts to booking slots as drought worsens.
“The Panama Canal announced a series of sharp reductions in booking slots to just 18 daily by February 2024 following the driest month of October in 73 years.”
“A World Desperate for Sugar Sees It Pile Up in Brazilian Ports… Global dependency on Brazilian sugar is ‘frightening’…
“To make matters worse, a fire at Paranagua, Brazil’s second-biggest port, has shut down a terminal and impacted operations at another facility. And all of that is happening just as a drought in the Amazon region is rerouting grain shipments from northern ports…”
“The Amazon Rainforest is being hit by three kinds of drought at once: an “eastern El Niño,” a “central El Niño” and an “Atlantic dipole.”
“Together, these drought conditions extend to almost the entire Amazon, and they are expected to last until at least mid-2024. These phenomena are all aggravated by global warming.”
“October temperature records have been shattered in the lower North Island [[NZ].
“Porirua reached 24.1C [75.4F] yesterday afternoon, a huge jump from its previous record of 21.9C for the month, set in 2021. Some trains on the Kapiti line were delayed by up to 8 minutes due to speed restrictions to stop the tracks from warping in the heat.”
“Auckland Airport has recorded its wettest year on record with two months to spare.
“A total of 1513mm [nearly 60 inches] of rain has fallen so far at the Auckland Airport rain gauge this year, beating the previous record holder when 1502mm fell in 1979… the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, contributed to record setting amounts of monthly rainfall in January and May.”
“A monster eddy current is forming off Sydney. What is it, and will it bring a new marine heatwave?
“…Our estimates suggest this 400km-wide beast holds 30% more heat than normal for this part of the ocean. Its currents are spinning at 8km/h. And the temperatures deep underwater are up to 3C above normal. If it moves close to shore, it could trigger another coastal marine heatwave.”
“Queensland’s fires are being ‘weird’ – why that’s a bad sign…
“The question many are asking is – are these fires normal? Our analysis shows these fires are weird in at least two ways. First, many more than usual are burning through the night. This is anomalous… And second, these fires are early in the season – especially the nighttime fires.”
“November national record beaten today with 37.4 [99.3F] at Zamboanga. INDIA – historic November record in the hill town of Dehra Dun with >100 years of data: 31.0C today.”
“35.8 [96.4F] Sitakundu, records fell all over the country; Iran is also destroying records with >35C at 500m asl… Thousands of records are being swept away in just few hours all over Eurasia: World has never seen anything like this in its climatic history.”
“Exceptional 26.6C [79.9F] at Wonsan NORTH KOREA destroys the national record set at Hamheung in 2003. In just few hours several thousands records fell by huge margins and thousands more will fall in the next hours.”
“Epic heat wave! Today, 680 weather stations across China broke the November record, and 25 stations tied the record, accounting for 30% of the total number of weather stations in China.
“Such a large-scale record-breaking situation has never happened before!”
“Incredible warmth >1000m asl in November in Mongolian highlands, national record was pulverized: 21.8 [71.2F] Khovsgol and Zamyn Uud, 21.2 at Khanbogd. More to come: an avalanche of thousands records will sweep dozens countries in 5 continents.”
“RECORDS: 30.1 [86F] Goryachy Klyuch; 28.4 Akthy 1000m asl! 28.2 Majkop 27.4 Armavir etc… It’s November, it’s Russia and you can go to the swimming pool at >1000m asl. And if you think it’s over you are so wrong, in the weekend can get even worse.”
“38.1C [100.6F] Dubai HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY ON RECORD… Dozens millions km2 of near continuum record heat, dozens of countries, thousands of records from Japan to Senegal; the world has never seen anything like or close to this.”
“Mayotte – further protests over water shortages possible territorywide through at least late November…
“Participants are denouncing the water cuts that local officials have implemented since Sept. 4. A civil society group has called for a protest in Dzaoudzi barge from 06:00 Nov. 6. Residents have demonstrated several times in Mamoudzou, near the water utility company…”
“Zimbabwe’s cholera crisis fuelled by chronic water shortages…
“In the capital, Harare, residents can go for weeks, or even months, without a regular supply of water from the Harare City Council. In Harare’s satellite township of Chitungwiza, more than 50 deaths were reported as October ended – all from cholera.”
“Without Warning: A Lack of Weather Stations Is Costing African Lives.
“A scarcity of weather stations in Africa and elsewhere in the Global South means millions of people cannot be alerted about impending extreme weather events. What’s needed is funding for equipment and early warning systems, which will reduce damage and save lives.”
“36.4 [97.5F] Medenine; 35.5 Remada… More Records in Northern Africa include SENEGAL: 42.7 Podor… ALGERIA: 36.7 Beni Abbes and El Golea. The record heat today encompasses a nearly all-continuum area from Japan to Senegal: it’s brutal and unprecedented.”
“Unprecedented heat wave in Middle East/Caucasus/Mediterranean. 34.3 [93.7F] Kouris New National record for Cyprus… GEORGIA; crazy hot night with Tmin 21.8C at Kutaisi, it’s like mid summer; IRAN 35.2 Abu Musa Island.”
“HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN MALTA HISTORY; 29.1 [84.4F] Luqa.
“Historic heat in TURKEY: Temperatures beat the records in several stations including Alanya which rose to 31C for the first time in November. 30c also in the Black Sea coast, it’s mid summer. Minimum temperatures up to 24C”
“Malta experienced driest October in more than a century.
“Malta experienced the driest October in more than a century. The record dry weather means farmers face higher irrigation costs and less income as a higher supply of crops on the market, resulting from warmer temperatures, pushes prices down.”
“Hotter Than Ever: Prague Experiences Record-Setting October Temperatures.
“Prague is currently experiencing an unusually warm autumn. Following the warmest September in recorded history, October also set a new record. This information was reported on Wednesday by the weather station at Prague’s Clementinum, which has been maintaining statistics since 1775.”
“Spain – Water Scarcity in a Vacation Paradise… Water shortages in southern Europe are becoming an increasingly ominous problem…
“The summer of 2023 was marked with record temperatures and aridity. Spain is now facing a huge challenge: How to distribute precious water supplies sensibly and fairly?”
“Portugal “can’t afford” to give water from Alqueva to Spain…
““I don’t understand why we should give away the little stored water we have, in one of the few places we have to store it, to Spanish farmers, when the Portuguese are also short of water,” said Vasconcelos.”
“Lake Como bursts its banks as violent storm pounds Northern Italy.
“A storm that brought heavy rain and violent winds to Northern Italy overnight and early Tuesday sent rapid floods through central Milan and caused Lake Como to breach its banks. Several waterside bars were flooded at the lake…”
“Remains of a person missing since devastating floods in 2021 found in Germany…
“People collecting garbage in an area where the Ahr flows into the Rhine in the town of Sinzig found several bones and bone fragments on Oct 15. Investigators carried out a DNA test that police said determined the remains were those of a person who had been missing since the floods.”
“Storm Ciaran: Major incident declared in England as 104mph winds batter Channel Islands and UK transport disrupted…
“In the Channel Islands, where a red weather warning is in place and a “major incident” has been declared, dozens have been people have been forced to take refuge in a hotel after their homes were damaged by winds of over 100mph.”
“Climate change making UK wetter and stormier, say scientists…
“As the atmosphere warms it holds more moisture – around 7% for each degree – and results in heavier downpours when clouds finally burst. Many regions of the world, including the UK, are expected to become warmer and wetter…”
“‘Unprecedented’ flooding hits several counties [Ireland] ahead of Storm Ciarán.
“Further homes and businesses across a number of counties were on Tuesday grappling with significant damage caused by “unprecedented” flooding after incessant rain, as the threat of more heavy showers in coming days loomed.”
““If you’re a whale or a tuna, you’re able to move faster away [from a heatwave] than if you’re a very small type of plankton or small snail floating in the water column,” says Dr Karen Filbee-Dexter, a marine ecologist from the University of Western Australia.”
“The ‘flickering’ of Earth systems is warning us: act now, or see our already degraded paradise lost…
“Can you see it yet? The Earth systems horizon – the point at which our planetary systems tip into a new equilibrium, hostile to most lifeforms? I think we can… What we are living through today, unless sudden and drastic action is taken by us and our governments, is the sixth great Earth systems collapse.”
“Deep divisions ahead of crucial UN climate talks.
“There are already signs that deep divisions could hamper progress at the UN’s crucial COP28 climate summit… Many delegates doubt that a summit hosted by a petrostate – the United Arab Emirates – can shepherd the world towards a low carbon future.”
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“Human fossil fuel emissions are threatening a key climate threshold twice as quickly as previously thought, a new report says.
“Researchers say the 1.5C limit could be continually breached by 2029, rather than the mid 2030s. They say record emissions of carbon dioxide over the past three years are a key factor.”
“Climate crisis: carbon emissions budget is now tiny, scientists say. Having good chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C is gone…
“Prof Joeri Rogelj, at Imperial College London, UK, and one the study’s authors, said: “The budget is so small, and the urgency of meaningful action for limiting warming is so high, [that] the message from [the carbon budget] is dire.”
“We are in uncharted territory! The Northern Hemisphere is reaching an October temperature increase of almost +0.6°C compared to 2015, the last strong (starting) El Niño year.
“Let’s see what the other datasets show, but this too indicates increased rate of warming.”
“Scotland’s October the wettest since records began…
“Meteorologists have had to rewrite 200-year-old record books after biblical amounts of rain pummelled the east coast on three different occasions this October. Heavy rainfall events took place on October 6 and 7 and 8, followed by “unprecedented” downpours from October 18 to 21 during the lethal Storm Babet.”
“Reports of Northern Ireland flooding ahead of Storm Ciarán with weather warnings issued…
“Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said “We’ve had various warnings in force across the UK over the last few days and there are plenty more being issued for the next couple of days. “The main focus in the next day or two is towards the east of Scotland and north-east England where there is a yellow rain warning until 3am.”
“More than 4,000 of England’s vital flood defences are so damaged they are almost useless, including hundreds in areas battered by Storm Babet.
“Nearly 800 critical assets – defined as those where there is a high risk to life and property – were in a “poor” or “very poor” condition in the 10 English counties worst affected by last week’s historic downpours.”
“Tornado leaves trail of destruction in West Sussex town.
“A roof was ripped off a house and cars and other properties were damaged as a tornado hit a West Sussex town on Saturday night. The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (Torro) told the BBC a “definite tornado” hit Littlehampton after a site investigation on Sunday.”
“Bridge collapses as more extreme weather batters Italy.
“A bridge over the River Taro near Parma partially collapsed on Monday as Italy was hit by the latest in a series of waves of extreme weather. Part of the structure in the town of Terenzo caved in as the river swelled due to the torrential rain that is hitting many parts of northern and central Italy.”
“The warmest October since the beginning of Measurements [Bosnia-Herzegovina]…
“…in addition to the lack of precipitation, October 2023 will also be the warmest October in Bosnia and Herzegovina since official measurements began. In the first week of November, it will remain above average warm, but with unstable weather with rain and showers.”
“Europe’s firefighters call for reinforcements as wildfires worsen.
“As Europe’s firefighters get back to normal duties after another devastating wildfire season, union leaders say investment in extra staff and equipment is urgently needed in hard-hit Mediterranean countries. Firefighting unions say the rising workload posed by massive summer wildfires is taking a heavy toll on staff…”
“Exceptional warmth in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe:
“39C [102.2F] in Algeria, 37C Tunisia and Libya, 36C Israel, 34.7C in Turkey, 34.1C Cyprus,33.1C Italy and widespread 25/29C in the Balkans and Caucasus. Many November records will fall in Eastern Europe and in North Africa.”
“Record heat is sweeping millions of square km in Africa from North to Central Africa.
“GHANA tied its October national record with 39.5 [103.1F]; TOGO 38.6 Dapaon; CONGO 36.5 Gamboma, 36 Makoua… CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC 37 Bangui… Heat will further increase and beat hundreds of records in November.”
“Malawi battles outbreak of scabies that health experts link to climate crisis.
“Malawi has seen a resurgence of the infectious skin disease scabies in an outbreak that is being linked to the climate crisis. Just months after a cholera outbreak killed more than 1,800 people and affected a total of 58,982 people in August, the country has seen the return of the disease…”
“A Saudi man was able to save a family trapped in their car by flooding resulting from heavy rain.
“An online video showed the man using a bulldozer in the successful rescue that was reportedly carried out in Al Makhwah governorate in Al Baha in south-western Saudi Arabia.”
“Massive Protests In Assam [India] After Landslide Hits Mega Power Project.
“Massive protests have erupted in Assam after a massive landslide hit an under-construction dam in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, affecting a 2,000 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric project and reducing water flow in Assam’s Subansiri river. “We have already seen the adverse effect of dams in Sikkim, how it breached and so many people died…””
“‘Stop the madness’: UN chief warns Nepal’s mountains have lost one-third of their ice…
“Nepal’s snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, the UN Secretary-General warned today. António Guterres delivered his message during a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak.”
“China snaps up Australian, French wheat as crop damage spurs buying spree.
“China is set to import record volumes of wheat this year, trading sources say, with rain damage to its crop and worries over dry weather in exporting nations fuelling Beijing’s appetite to buy while prices are low.”
“Temperature rose to 26.6C [79.9F] in the coastal city of Wonsan, this heat is absolutely unprecedented in North Korea: temperatures never rose above 25.2C so late. November national record might fall on 1-3 November.”
“October hottest day on record in the Myanmar town of He Ho (Shan State, 1176m asl) with 32.0C [89.6F] yesterday.
“So far this month 170 countries/territories (most of the world) broke at least 1 monthly heat record (highest Tmax or Highest Tmin), while only 2 beat monthly record lows.”
“39.4°C [102.9F] recorded today in Jatiwangi on Java Island, Indonesia [39.3°C yesterday].
“This is 0.1°C from the all-time national record set in October 2015 (Semarang) and November 2006 (Jatiwangi). Is the first [reliable] 40°C in Indonesian history coming soon?”
“Firefighters are battling dangerous and unpredictable bushfire conditions in Queensland, with hundreds of people forced to flee their homes while many others bracing for an extreme threat in the coming hours and days.
“Crews across the state’s wider south-western region are on high alert for conditions to change with climbing temperatures and westerly wind changes expected in the coming hours.”
“Water wars ramp up ahead of hot summer for Murray-Darling Basin.
“Water Minister Tanya Plibersek is on a collision course with farmers after a major report by the Productivity Commission endorsed her controversial push to revitalise the beleaguered $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan, which is the target of a new campaign by the national agricultural lobby.”
“It may be the final day of the month but New Plymouth Airport [New Zealand] has just set a new hottest October temperature [22.8C / 73F].
“They’ve had a month of below average rainfall with temperatures hovering around normal values except for today when it broke the 20°C mark and went a step further!”
“30.0°C [86F] is officially the highest temperature yesterday, recorded at the historic Von Humboldt meteorological station, La Molina (UNALM). It was up to 7.4° above normal, considering 22.6°C as the average for Oct.”
“Heavy Rains Force the Displacement of Some 7,000 Brazilians.
“The state of Parana has been hit by severe weather events attributed to a combination of various factors, including the influence of El Niño… “The heavy rains brought a situation of calamity in several cities of Parana this month. Thousands of families were affected,” Matheus Laiola, the Civil Police delegate, said…”
“Jaguar haven in Brazil’s Pantanal burns amid ‘new normal’ of wildfires.
“After a month of roaring fires, a downpour of rain put out the worst of the flames, but experts are warning of further fire risks from underground embers and hot days ahead. The fires spell disaster for the Pantanal’s ecosystems, which are struggling to recover from an onslaught of unpredictable and increasingly frequent fires that experts associate with climate change.”
“Tobago today had a MIN temp of 27.9C [82.2F] after yesterday max of 34.0C and it’s heading to break the record for November, after recording the highest TMIN in history of Trinidad and Tobago with 29.1C early this month.”
“El Salvador declared a state of emergency Sunday, as heavy rains began lashing the coast, allowing for the activation of emergency services and funding for disaster response. Authorities reported a 24-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman had died after being swept away…”
“Acapulco: nearly 100 dead and missing after Hurricane Otis, officials say…
“Evelyn Salgado, governor of Acapulco’s home state of Guerrero, said on Monday that 45 people were confirmed dead and 47 others were missing, citing figures from state prosecutors. Salgado had said on Sunday morning the death toll stood at 43.”
“Drought and shrinking herds push US beef prices through the roof.
“A prolonged drought is shrinking livestock herds and driving beef prices to record highs in the US, even as consumption is growing stronger. These days, Mary Skinner is finding it harder to get her daily meat intake.”
“US Halloween pumpkin crop hit by extreme weather and lack of water…
“For some pumpkin growers in states such as Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, this year’s pumpkin crop was a reminder of the water challenges hitting agriculture across the south-west and west as human-caused climate change exacerbates drought and heat extremes.”
“Five days of 80-degree weather so late in year is very rare in D.C…
“Each of the past five days has seen a high of at least 78 degrees, averaging about 80 — a first for late October and the second-warmest stretch on record so late in the season. With a predicted high near 80 again Monday afternoon, the historic stretch could extend to a sixth day.”
“Record-breaking cold spell forecast for parts of the U.S. on Halloween…
“The Plains, Midwest and parts of the Tennessee Valley and Appalachians will see the coldest temperatures on Halloween itself, Knabb said. The forecast shows temperatures in those areas will be 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit below average for the time of year.”
“Amid record melting, countries fail again to protect Antarctic waters…
“For the seventh year in a row, the international community has declined to establish new marine protected areas (MPAs) around Antarctica. Scientists, conservationists and some governments have been pushing for greater protections, concerned that the melting of ice in Antarctica has reached alarming levels, jeopardizing the existence of several key animal species in the region.”
“Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models…
“[They] have fundamental limitations and carry a significant degree of uncertainty, especially when dealing with rare or extreme weather. This uncertainty arises from various factors including the fundamentally chaotic nature of the system… With established weather patterns being altered, it is becoming even more challenging.”
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“Record sea temperatures push marine life into danger zone…
““It’s not just the frequency,” said the University of Bristol’s Daniela Schmidt. “Marine heatwaves have happened before but they would have been isolated at the west coast of Australia, Alaska or the Mediterranean. It has now happened in areas we would not have expected, like around the British Isles.””
“With El Niño expected to stretch into the winter, all eyes are on 2024.
“If typical climate patterns hold, the soaring temperatures we had in 2023 could get even hotter next year… “Usually, it’s the subsequent year that is the warmest year,” said Tom Di Liberto, a climate scientist and public affairs specialist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).”
“Here are the places that could become too hot for humans due to climate change…
“Unfortunately, the hot spots for exceeding this wet-bulb temperature threshold include some of the most populous parts of the world: the Indus River Valley in India and Pakistan, eastern Asia, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.”
“New study suggests cyclones in the Arctic are forming more often and getting stronger.
“… researchers found what they describe as a clear association between rising temperatures and cyclone formation in the Arctic. They also found that changes in temperature gradients are playing a role in the size and strength of the cyclones that form…”
“20,000 Toxic Sites in Arctic’s Sagging Permafrost…
“This percolating threat is starting to become reality as Arctic climate conditions shift into overdrive, heating up like never before. As stated in the Langer study: “The latest data analyses suggesting up to four-fold faster warming, substantially changing the ground stability.””
“Scotland is bracing for another weekend of extreme weather with an increased risk of flooding just days after Storm Babet hammered the coastlines of the North Sea.
“Parts of northeast Scotland that are recovering from last weekend’s flooding may see significant rainfall through Sunday, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.”
“After record heat, this October may be the wettest on record [Netherlands]…
“October is shaping up to be the wettest on record, weather bureau Weerplaza has said. The record for the rainiest October dates from 1932 when total rainfall measured 193 mm. According to the KNMI weather station in De Bilt, where records are set, 168 mm has fallen so far this month and more is expected in the coming days.”
“Deadly eye-bleeding virus detected in France for the first time. Is Britain next?
“A potentially lethal disease, believed to have a fatality rate of up to 40% among those infected, has been identified in France for the first time. Ticks carrying the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been discovered on the French border with Spain.”
“‘Cow Covid’ virus spreading fast among cattle in France.
“Cases have risen from 39 last month to almost 1,200 now. The virus spreads more easily due to climate change, the agriculture minister has said… “The crisis situation is worsening,” said Mr Fesneau.”
“One year after France’s Gironde wildfires, bark beetles attack forests.
“One year on from the historic wildfires that decimated the woodlands of Gironde in south-western France, the bark beetle is adding insult to injury. Bark beetle larvae usually feed off the sap of dead trees, but after the fires left so many trees weakened, it’s been a field day for the insect, which is now proliferating at an alarming rate.”
“Italy loses its crown as world’s top wine producer as hailstorms, floods and a soggy spring ruin its harvest—but dropping the top spot is the least of vineyards’ worries…
“Adding to the existing pressures faced by wine producers are the supply chain snarls and higher production costs as a result of the Ukraine war.”
“Slovenian Producers Expect Low Harvest [of olives] Due to Extreme Weather, Off-Year…
“Expectations differ from producer to producer, but none are very optimistic. “The fruits are healthy, but there are significantly fewer,” Martin Adamič, the manager of Ekološka Kmetija Ronkaldo, told Olive Oil Times.”
“Videos show impact of storm Bernard on red fruits and berries in Morocco.
“Violent, sand-laden winds reaching speeds of up to 106 km hit Morocco’s Atlantic coast, affecting crops, especially arboriculture and soft fruit. In Larache, the hardest-hit location, the winds swept away greenhouses and fruit.”
“More and more records every day, everywhere like the world has never experienced in over 2 centuries of climatic history
“MAURITIUS: 34.6C Agalega Island National monthly record heat broken again; SENEGAL 44.0C [111.2F] at Matam, few steps from a historic event (44C in November coming).”
“Water levels in the dams of Istanbul, Türkiye’s largest city, have dropped critically to 20%, according to recent data released by the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI).
“The data indicated that the overall storage rate of Istanbul’s dams stood at a mere 20.36%, the lowest value recorded in the last 10 years.”
“Rising temps spark concerns over malaria’s spread in Türkiye.
“Experts have pointed out that the spread of malaria is shifting northward due to rising temperatures linked to climate change. This infectious disease might emerge in the southeastern Anatolia region of Türkiye, and malaria cases may appear in central Anatolia and northern regions.”
“Climate change and filthy water drive disease in Iraq.
“A worried Iraqi father points at a blister on the face of his one-year-old daughter, the result of a parasitic infection carried by sandflies in her remote village. It’s a skin disease, the ‘Baghdad boil’,” Najeh Farhan said of the pustule on Tiba’s mouth…”
“This year the apple growers in Kashmir valley are concerned over the decline in apple production caused due to the changing weather pattern and climate change.
“According to apple growers in the valley, the erratic weather disrupted the usual spray schedule in orchards during May and June, and the unexpected rains resulted in losses for the farmers.”
“Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘Mountains of silt’ causing dust storms in Hawke’s Bay [NZ]…
“Dust storms have drawn scientists from all over the country to Hawke’s Bay due to their concerning effects. While there is still a significant amount of silt to be removed from Cyclone Gabrielle, the imminent end of cleanup funding and the upcoming El Niño conditions have prompted authorities to install monitoring equipment…”
“For New Zealand’s Maori communities, climate change is already hurting…
“In parts of Hawke’s Bay, February’s cyclone is in the rearview. Streets have been tidied up. Insurance claims lodged. Levees repaired. Meanwhile, communities like Tangoio face painful choices about their future after authorities declared their land too risky to reinhabit.”
“Funafuti [Tuvalu] did it again: 28.9C [84F] the Min today and Tuvaluan October record of highest Tmin for the 2nd day in a row.
“2023 yearly average in Funafuti so far is 29.4C,only 0.1C below Surabaya AP (Indonesia), Garissa (Kenya) and Floriano (Brazil), the Southern Hemisphere hottest stations.”
“Meet the first climate refugees from the Americas to flee rising seas [the Gunas of Panama]…
“Early next year the Guna are set to begin relocating en masse to a new settlement on the mainland. In the process, they will become some of the first climate refugees from the Americas to flee rising sea levels.”
“Acapulco reels from catastrophic damage in the wake of Hurricane Otis…
“The death toll stands at 27 and will surely rise…. Damage from Otis is going to reach many billions of dollars. Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re estimated today that total economic damages from Otis would top $10 billion USD.”
“Millions more people in the U.S. may be required to buy flood insurance based on the recommendation of an expert panel at a time when climate-driven floods are becoming increasingly common… The consequences would be far-reaching and costly…”
“In wildfire-prone areas, homeowners are learning they’re uninsurable…
“As climate risks upend the insurance market, homeowners like Guay are being caught off guard. Losing his coverage really highlighted “the limitations of your individual ability to cope or deal with these impacts,” said Guay.”
“Arizona’s Maricopa County shatters record for heat deaths.
“Public health officials said there have been 469 confirmed heat-associated deaths so far this year, with an additional 153 deaths still under investigation. In one week alone, from July 16 to July 22, there were around 150 heat-related deaths in the county.”
“After Hottest Summer on Record [southern US], Local Governments Are Underreporting Deaths…
““The body arrives there, it’s potentially hours ago that the person passed. Or days. Or weeks. At that point, it’s difficult to say [how heat was a factor],” said Peine. “So they don’t know what the temperature was at that moment. They obviously document at the time of the autopsy everything that they find.””
“A hidden feedback loop under Antarctica’s glaciers could accelerate sea level rise, scientists find.
“The findings come less than a week after scientists reported rapid melting of West Antarctica’s ice shelves may now be unavoidable, thanks to human-caused global warming. Together, these and other recent studies paint a dire picture…”
“The Scientists Watching Their Life’s Work Disappear.
“Some are stubborn optimists. Others struggle with despair. Their faces show the weight they carry as they witness the impact of climate change… The seven scientists here document the impacts of global warming on the nonhuman world. Their work brings them face to face with realities that few of us see firsthand.”
“Americans continue to have doubts about climate scientists’ understanding of climate change…
“The share of Americans who say climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is occurring decreased from 37% in 2021 to 32% this year. Similarly, the share of Americans who say climate scientists understand the causes of climate change very well decreased…”
“Countries must refrain from “empty slogans” and adopt a pragmatic attitude to climate change that reflects concerns such as energy security, employment and growth, a Chinese climate official said on Friday ahead of COP28 climate talks next month.
“The latest round of global climate negotiations are set to get under way in Dubai in late November…”
“Inside the campaign that put an oil boss in charge of a climate summit…
“Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials… What he didn’t say was that as CEO of Adnoc, he is currently overseeing a major expansion of the company’s oil and gas output. And the oil company’s staff has played a critical role in shaping the summit.”
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“‘We Are Afraid’: Scientists Issue New Warning As World Enters ‘Uncharted Climate Territory’[picture is of Acapulco this morning after Hurricane Otis]…
“Record climate anomalies seen around the world in 2023 have astonished the scientific community, raising concerns that further extreme weather, as well as climate tipping points, could arrive sooner than expected.
“The authors say that the temperature records, which smashed all previous observations, along with record low levels of sea ice, are signs that human activity is “pushing our planetary systems into dangerous instability.””
“Substantial losses of Arctic sea ice concentration are found in October. The largest declining trends extend from parts of the East Siberian Sea to the Chukchi Sea.
“[Sea ice concentration = fraction of ice-cover. More info on recent Arctic climate: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0079.1]”
“Declining Bering Sea ice linked to increasing wildfire hazard in northeast China.
“…the northeast of China (120°E–135°E and 40°N–50°N) has experienced an upsurge in polluting emissions from natural and anthropogenic-induced wildfires and the resulting biomass burning over the last decade, accounting for approximately 60% of total burned area in the country. This region possesses some of the greatest and most diverse tree coverage in China…”
“Historic heat in China – today Beijing rose to 27.5C [81.5F], it’s the latest 25/26/27C on record.
“>30C in Northern China, 26.0C at Hemheung in North Korea, 20.4C at Ternej in Siberia. This warmth for late October is extraordinary and will go on one more week.”
“Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides – and climate change is worsening the crisis…
“As climate change is making… cloudbursts and other forms of heavy rainfall more intense and more frequent in the Himalayan foothills, the hilly slopes are becoming saturated more frequently, and thus unstable. Rainfall-triggered landslides are already happening extensively across the Himalayas…”
“Central Asian Leaders At Odds Over Controversial Canal Project…
“The Qosh Tepa canal project in Afghanistan aims to provide irrigation to 550,000 hectares of farmland but has raised alarm in neighboring Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan due to potential water shortages.”
“Iranian Wetlands Endangered Long Before the Wildfires—from Neglect and Greed.
“For over a decade, residents of the Iranian plateau, an arid and semi-arid region, have faced alarming developments concerning their most precious natural resource: water. The dry region has been grappling with a myriad of water-related issues, including shortages, groundwater depletion, land subsidence, and the desiccation of vital lakes and marshes…”
“When conflict meets climate change, in Gaza and beyond.
“People living on the front lines of conflict often find themselves on the front lines of the climate crisis as well. Many of the countries most vulnerable to climate change – including Sudan, Afghanistan and Yemen – are also experiencing instability that leaves them ill-equipped to adapt to its challenges.”
“Cyclone Tej dumps 261mm [10.3 inches] of rain on Rakhyut, Oman [five killed; thousands displaced in Yemen, pictured]…
“Medical support teams in Dhofar continue to provide services. The Ministry of Health activated a centre for emergency management in the governorate in line with the measures undertaken to alleviate the effects of the tropical condition.”
“Thursday’s weather: Fire danger in some parts of the country as a heatwave persists inland [South Africa].
“The South African Weather Service has issued a warning for extremely high fire danger conditions in four provinces as a heatwave persists over parts of Gauteng and the North West.”
“Extreme heat wave in Southern Africa – many records were beaten
BOTSWANA: 42.8 [109F] Letlhakane all time high + NATIONAL Monthly record tied; NAMIBIA: 41.3 Omaruru 1217m asl; 36.8 Eros 1699m; REUNION: Monthly records: 30.5 St-Denis AP Tmin 23.9; 31.3 Saint Benoit; Tmin 25.9 Le Port.”
“Diarrhoea is hitting Zimbabwe’s young children hard – and that’s before the rains come.
“Cholera is now considered endemic in Harare… Clean water shortages in townships across Zimbabwe and old, rusty water pipes could increase the severity of waterborne diseases as the rainy season, often characterised by flooding, approaches.”
“Nigeria Struggles to Contain Worst Diphtheria Outbreak.
“Nigeria is battling to contain the outbreak, which has killed around 800 people and infected 14,000. It has spread to almost half of the country’s 36 states, with Kano accounting for the bulk of cases and deaths.”
“Record October temperature in NIGER: 42.5C [108.5F] Birni Nkonni beat the 42.4C record set in October 1942; Further North, sirocco with 39C in Tunisia,>35C in Turkey (Mins up to 25.5C) and Cyprus,33C in Sicily.”
“Bologna, water bomb on Porretta Terme: images of the flood [Italy].
“Bad weather continues to hit the Centre-North. A violent water bomb hit the Emilian Apennines causing serious damage. The storms particularly affected the hamlet of Porretta Terme, on the border between the provinces of Bologna and Pistoia, causing the overflow of the Rio Maggiore…”
“UK farmers warn of rotting crops after Storm Babet flooding.
“Potato and cereal crops are likely to have been heavily damaged by the recent devastating floods across the UK, farmers have warned. Entire fields have been submerged in water after Storm Babet swept across the country, with crops ruined.”
“How climate change is affecting the seasons… Autumn has finally arrived in the UK following an unusually sunny September. The days are growing shorter, the temperature cooler, and the leaves are changing colour.
“The delayed onset of autumn in 2023 is not a one off. It’s actually part of a broader trend in which the shift from summer to winter is happening later in the year…”
“‘It’s Like Our Country Exploded’: Canada’s Year of Fire…
“It was, all told, an ecologically unprecedented event. By the end of September, more than half of the world’s countries could fit inside the land burned this year in the Canadian wilderness. Since the 1970s, the average area burned in the country had already doubled; this year, wildfires consumed that average six times over.”
“The Rio Grande isn’t just a border – it’s a river in crisis…
“In the U.S., people often think of the Rio Grande mainly as a political border that features in negotiations over immigration, narcotics smuggling and trade. But there’s another crisis on the river that receives far less attention. The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations.”
“Extreme drought is again isolating people in Amazonia…
“Remote rural communities are particularly affected because they rely mainly on inland water transportation to access urban centres and services such as health care. They are experiencing food and water scarcities and respiratory illnesses as a result of forest fires.”
“Tens of thousands of Bolivian pupils had their classes suspended as schools closed their doors due to air pollution caused by massive forest fires, the education minister said Wednesday…
“The Santa Cruz region, Bolivia’s economic engine and most populous region, has been most affected.”
“Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico Wednesday morning as the strongest storm to land on the country’s west coast, leaving destruction and power outages in its wake.
“Otis went from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm in only 12 hours — the fastest rate ever recorded in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.”
“Vanuatu’s Cyclone Lola smashes the north with ‘extensive and destructive’ damage, as residents of Port Vila prepare…
“The cyclone, Vanuatu’s third major storm in seven months, is expected to weaken as it moves towards the capital Port Vila tonight. But destructive winds, flooding and damage are still expected…”
“Three dead and 275,000 people flee to shelters in Bangladesh as Cyclone Hamoon makes landfall.
“Hamoon is the most recent in a series of major storms to pummel the coastal regions of Bangladesh… Local media reported that Hamoon has taken a heavy toll on Cox’s Bazar, catching residents off guard due to the cyclonic storm’s abrupt arrival.”
“Sixteen homes lost in Tara as Queensland bushfire emergency continues…
“A dry lightning storm caused firefighters in the region to scramble overnight as the weather phenomenon ignited five small blazes, but they were able to keep them contained. The fire has burned through more than 11,000 hectares of land in the Tara region and 350 people have been evacuated.”
“Australia Is Struggling to Meet Its Agriculture Goals Amid Climate Chaos…
“The country just recorded its driest-ever September, which is jeopardizing the wheat harvest and forcing farmers to sell cattle. This summer’s bushfire season promises to be worse than usual due to the El Nino weather pattern, while new pests, like the bee-killing varroa mite, are another hurdle.”
“‘Catastrophic’: bird flu reaches Antarctic for the first time.
“Avian flu has reached the Antarctic, raising concerns for isolated populations of penguins and seals that have never been exposed to the deadly H5N1 virus before. The full impact of the virus’s arrival is not yet known, but scientists are raising concerns about possible “catastrophic breeding failure” of the region’s fragile wildlife populations.”
“Scientists: Climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible global health crisis.
“In an unprecedented move that marks a significant shift in the global health discourse, over 200 health journals worldwide have collectively published a seminal editorial. This concerted effort urgently calls upon global leaders and health professionals to acknowledge and confront the intertwined nature of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.”
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“Tropical Cyclone Lola, which is carrying fierce wind gusts of up to 260km/h [160mph], has become the earliest Category 5 tropical cyclone on record in the southern hemisphere.
“Cyclone Lola was upgraded to Category 5 this morning, as it moves ominously towards Vanuatu and other islands in the Pacific.”
“New Zealand’s 100-plus day marine heatwave, temperatures rise 1.6C in two years…
“Data collected by the just-concluded $11m Moana Project, led by MetService’s oceanographic division MetOcean Solutions, showed local average sea surface temperatures had run about 1.6C warmer than long-term trends.”
“Multiple homes have been lost to a large and fast-moving bushfire outside the town of Tara, as hundreds of fire crews backed by aircraft battle more than 40 blazes across Queensland.
“The Queensland Fire and Emergency Service issued an evacuation order for a large area around Tara, west of Toowoomba, this morning.”
“China’s large-scale warming has begun. Today, temperature across the country has risen by more than 4～10C, and temperature line of 20C [68F] has reached 50N.
“Next, temperature in northern China and Mongolia may be higher than 20C!”
“Wildfires destroy 583,500 hectares of land in Mongolia.
“Ninety-three forest and steppe fires have been registered across Mongolia since the beginning of this year, burning 583,500 hectares of forest and grassland, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday.”
“Crops’ yield drastically drops in drought hit Parwan districts [Afghanistan].
“Mohammad Jamshid, a resident of Rahasht village, told Pajhwok Afghan News he inherited farming from his father and he supported his six member family through the occupation, but due to drought this year, he did not collect any good harvest from his land.”
“Iran says receiving no water supply from Afghan side of Hirmand River…
“Firouz Ghassemzadeh said the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, neighboring Afghanistan, bears the brunt of the water scarcity. The Taliban have been refusing to allow Iran’s share of water from Hirmand, known as Helmand in Afghanistan, to stream into Iran, blaming drought and technical issue…”
“Turkish President Erdogan’s mega-infrastructure projects are enriching construction companies while reshaping his country’s waterscape for the worse…
“The decline began a decade ago, they agreed, after a nearby dam on the Gordes River was completed in 2009. A few years later, temperatures rose, the winter rains stopped falling, and in 2021, the lake dried up entirely.”
“Winds of 80 knots are expected at the time of landfall. In the area of Al Ghaydah, rainfall totals of 500-750mm [up to nearly 30 inches] are expected, dwarfing the annual average rainfall of 50mm. Tej will weaken rapidly after landfall.”
“At least four people have died, 70 houses were destroyed and many cars damaged in a hailstorm that hit parts of KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa].
“Provincial Disaster Management teams are assisting communities battered by heavy rainfall and strong winds that caused widespread destruction, particularly in Mtubatuba in the northern part of the province.”
“How drought and rising temperatures drove millions of Somalis from their homes. A small increase in average monthly temperatures led to a 10-fold jump in the number of refugees…
“Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2 million people in Somalia fled their homes, finding refuge elsewhere within their country.”
“HUNGARY also beat its national monthly record of highest minimum temperature in October. 20.6C [69.1F] at Szeged yesterday, this is the first time Hungary has a Tmin >20c in October and happened on day 21st. More evidences of the extreme heat event Eastern Europe in facing.”
“Final max. temperature of 34.4C [93.9F] on 21 October at Vulcanesti in MOLDOVA. It’s a brutal, unbelievable temperature for the third half of October and would be well above July average max.”
“Heavy rain forecast in areas hit by Storm Babet flooding, Met Office warns [UK]…
“England should brace for heavy downpours in areas already suffering flooding caused by Storm Babet, forecasters warned on Monday, as Scotland’s first minister pledged to support a devastated Angus town.”
“Extreme ocean temperatures threaten to wipe out Caribbean coral…
““Florida is just the tip of the iceberg,” said the coordinator of NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Program, Derek Manzello, a coral reef ecologist. “The entire Caribbean right now is bleaching. If you picked a random spot on the map in the Caribbean and jumped in the water, you’re going to see bleached corals.””
“In southern Louisiana, where most things are surrounded by water, residents are being forced to buy bottled water to drink, bathe and even give to their pets.
“Salt water is creeping up the drought-hit Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico, and residents of the delta basin are feeling forgotten. “Our water started having a very funny taste” in May, explains 68-year-old Cathy Vodopija.”
“‘Super fog’ made of fog, marsh fire smoke blamed for traffic pileups, road closures.
“NEW ORLEANS — At least seven people were killed Monday after a “superfog” of smoke from marsh fires and dense morning fog caused a series of wrecks on Interstate 55 near New Orleans that left a long stretch of mangled and scorched cars, trucks and tractor-trailers.”
“U.S. Forest Service sued over flooding deaths in the wake of New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire…
“The wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month alleges the Forest Service was negligent in the management of the prescribed burn and also failed to close roads and prevent access to areas at risk for flooding that followed the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.”
“The slow death of a desert giant. Climate change is pushing the Sonoran Desert to the brink, with saguaro cacti as a bellwether of the impending disaster…
“The detached giant arms lying on the ground made for riveting video on national and even international news programs. But saguaros are only the most recognized species suffering…”
“Death Valley visitors delight in rare ephemeral lakes left behind by storm.
“After months of closure, visitors to Death Valley national park are being greeted by stunning new features, including lakes left behind by a ferocious summer deluge. The park reopened last week after being shuttered in August, when a record-breaking tropical storm unleashed a year’s worth of rain in a single day.”
“Ancient Amazon River rock carvings exposed by drought.
“Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows… One area shows smooth grooves in the rock thought to be where Indigenous inhabitants once sharpened their arrows and spears long before Europeans arrived.”
“Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ with potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise, study finds…
“Even if the world meets ambitious targets to limit global heating, West Antarctica will experience substantial ocean warming and ice shelf melting, according to the new study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change.”
“Last month observed the largest temperature anomalies (by magnitude and latitude) in the Antarctic…
“[Plot shows zonal-mean surface air temperature anomalies (1951-1980 baseline), where latitude = x-axis (not scaled by distance). Data from GISTEMPv4].”
“With 20 days of October now available, its clear that this month will be the warmest October [globally] on record by a large margin…
“October is projected to not be quite as extreme as September’s record-shattering anomaly, but will still come in as the second highest anomaly of any month on record.”
“Olive oil prices surge after extreme heat dries up production.
“The price of olive oil has skyrocketed as a result of the decreased production. According to the New York Times, the price per metric tonne has increased by several thousand U.S. dollars in 2023… The price hike has led to a reported rise in olive oil theft in countries like Greece.”
“Nearly half of the world’s bananas are on the brink of extinction as a fungal disease threatens plantations across the globe.
“Cavendish crops in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Central America have already been infected by the Panama disease, a soil-born fungus.”
“The world is precariously dependent on just a handful of staple food crops…
“The underlying reason why the war in Ukraine has had such a significant impact on global food security is because the world is precariously dependent on only a handful of staple food crops. Just six crops – rice, wheat, maize (or corn), potato, soybeans, and sugarcane – account for more than 75 per cent of total plant-derived energy intake globally.”
“The climate crisis has a price — and it’s $391 million a day.
“Wildfires, heatwaves, droughts and other extreme events attributable to climate change have incurred costs averaging over a hundred billion per year from 2000 to 2019, a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications showed.”
“Fortunately new financial tools have emerged to help us invest in the value of the economically measurable benefits nature provides… Another approach is direct remuneration, where nations rich in biodiversity or carbon sink potential would be paid to forgo certain forms of exploitation, including fossil fuels…”
“World ‘failing’ on pledge to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030…
“In 2021, leaders from over 100 countries and territories — representing the vast majority of the world’s forests — pledged to stop and reverse forest loss by 2030. But an annual assessment released Tuesday found global deforestation actually increased by four percent last year…”
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“I’m getting so desperate for some positive climate news, that the ending of this 113 day record Northern Hemisphere [surface air] temperature streak would qualify.
“This little jump at the end upsets me more than it should…”
“Climate Science in Arctic ‘Broken’ as US and Europe Isolate Russia.
“Collaboration between Western and Russian scientists stopped after the invasion of Ukraine and is still nearly impossible, putting vital research in jeopardy… Now geopolitics are a main determinant of whether scientific projects can move forward.”
“Impacts of thawing permafrost to be severe for Fairbanks, noticed globally…
“the Earth will be wholly impacted by the release of methane gas that will come from the melting ice in permafrost. “So for them it’s much more kind of scary that permafrost is releasing these greenhouse gases, which will increase the rate of warming and increasing the rate of warming will increase the rate of thawing of permafrost, a so called positive feedback mechanism…””
“Billions of snow crabs in Alaska likely vanished due to warm ocean, study says…
“The eastern Bering Sea snow crabs, once thought to be overfished, actually starved to death en masse because the change in water temperature “increased their caloric needs considerably”, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in the study.”
“As temperatures rise, songbirds struggle to keep young healthy, researchers find [US]…
“The paper echoes rising concerns from ecologists and bird scientists, known as ornithologists, that the world is in the midst of a massive bird decline. Since the 1970s, North America’s bird population has dropped by almost 3 billion…”
“Summerlike heat bakes western US with record-high temperatures in jeopardy from California to Texas…
“The warm and dry weather pattern across most of the western U.S. will get warmer over the next few days, with several high temperatures nearing or breaking daily records from the Pacific Northwest to the Desert Southwest and east into Texas.”
“‘You should be able to have a water break’: US workers fight for extreme-heat rules…
“What happened in Nevada has taken place across the country in recent years. Industry groups are fighting worker heat protections, arguing that current regulations already address heat illness, businesses already protect workers, and that a one-size-fits-all approach would be costly and ineffective.”
“Extreme heatwaves in Texas fueled a 22% rise in flaring incidents in the Permian shale basin in the 12 months ended September, analytics firm Enverus said in a note.
“Satellite data from the largest U.S. shale basin showed flaring, or the burning of unwanted gas, hitting near three-year peaks in July when Texas was gripped by extreme heat, Enverus said in the note on Thursday.”
“The Pasadena Public Health Department has reported a case of Dengue virus in a Pasadena resident, the first confirmed incident of the mosquito-borne disease in the entire state not associated with travel outside the United States…
“In 2023 to date, there have been more than 500 reported cases of locally acquired dengue in the U.S. — until Friday all occurring in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.”
“Almost half the world’s population could be at risk from dengue due to global warming.
“Once specific to small pockets of Asia, the infection can now be found across several continents of the world, say researchers… Analysis from Airfinity, a science data analyst company, shows that the incidence of dengue has already increased by at least 30-fold over the past 50 years.”
“The Panama Canal Authority on Friday said it was temporarily suspending auctions for Neopanamax and Panamax locks as the waterway continues to deal with a drought.
“The ACP put on hold the extraordinary and special auctions for the Neopanamax locks as well as daily auctions for the Panamax locks for Oct. 23 through Oct. 31 transit dates.”
“Extreme weather is making major trade routes less reliable, and it’s only going to get worse.
“Extreme weather is becoming an increasing challenge for transport. It’s now seriously affecting supply chains and hampering the flow of goods on vital waterways – and we’re expecting this to gain momentum moving forward. Shippers should be prepared for the risk…”
“Historic Amazon drought halts some grain barge navigation.
“Some grain shipments on rivers in Northern Brazil have been halted due to a drought that has sent Amazon river tributaries to the lowest level in over a century, according to a note sent to clients on Thursday by shipping services provider Serveporto.”
“Historic Drought to Get Worse in Brazil’s Amazon, Scientist Says.
“No precipitation is expected for the immediate horizon in northern Brazil even though the rainy season normally starts in late September or early October, atmospheric physicist Paulo Artaxo said in an interview… The climate “has already changed. Most countries are not prepared to deal with the rise of extreme climate events.””
“BRAZIL HAD ITS HIGHEST RELIABLE TEMPERATURE IN CLIMATIC HISTORY: 44.2C [111.6F] Cuiaba yesterday.
“See a list of the historic highest temperatures in Brazilian climatic history including the dubious/wrong/reliable ones. Previous was 44.1C at Coxim.”
“Drought hitting Chaco region concerns Paraguayan authorities.
“Paraguayan authorities expressed their concern Thursday given the dramatic drought causing social, economic, and environmental devastation in the region of Chaco, which is also affecting parts of neighboring Bolivia, it was reported.”
“Historic heat in Bolivia, records were smashed with huge margins: ALL TIME: 43.7 [111.7F] San Jose; 41.7 San Joaquin; 41.5 Ascension de Guarayos; 41.1 San Borja; 40.6 Magdalena… MONTHLY: 43.2 San Matias; 39.6 Ribertalta.”
“Worsening drought in Argentina’s soybean growing areas is reverberating onto US markets, pushing US soybean meal exports to record highs and boosting prices.
“Argentina is normally the world’s largest exporter of soybean meal, but drought forced the country to cede that role to neighboring Brazil in the just-ended 2022/23 crop year. Now drought is again damaging prospects…”
“Atlantic hurricanes strengthening faster due to climate change, study finds.
“”This work shows that the rates at which hurricanes strengthen, and the frequency with which they transition from relatively weak storms into major hurricanes, has significantly increased in just the last 50 years,” said author Andra Garner, of Rowan University in the United States.”
“The second red “danger to life” weather alert in a week has taken effect in eastern parts of Scotland, with torrential rain and high winds forecast across the UK.
“Forecasters say another 70-100mm (4ins) of rain could fall on Saturday in parts of Angus and Aberdeenshire already hit by severe flooding. Three people have died since Thursday, when Storm Babet first took hold.”
“This is the dramatic moment a bus is swept away in a flooded French river after huge rainfall from Storm Aline – as northern Europe faces a battering from Storm Babet.
“Gale-force winds and floods struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endured more heavy rain on Friday that forecasters say will continue into the weekend.”
“Storm Babet leaves trail of destruction across Portugal…
“[Babet] left behind a trail of destruction across Portugal as it developed out in the Atlantic. Strong winds and torrential rain on Monday night into Tuesday resulted in flooding, with streets swamped underwater and the drainage system at Faro airport in south Portugal unable to cope under the deluge.”
“The skies over Casciana Terme [Tuscany, Italy] unleashed a deluge, with 36 mm [1.4 inches] of rain falling in just 15 minutes, transforming streets into rivers and wreaking havoc on the area…
“This storm is the fortieth ‘water bomb’ to have struck Tuscany in 2023… The agricultural sector has been heavily impacted, with the harvest of various crops… being affected.”
“At 3am lt (UTC +2) temperatures are as high as 32C [89.6F] in Sicily at Torregrotta and 31.8C at Palermo Observatory. Only late October 1999 had such conditions.
“But the really worse will be in the Balkans where sirocco will drive temperatures at totally unprecedented levels. Map by SIAS.”
“Burkina Faso’s health ministry has declared a dengue fever epidemic amid the deadliest outbreak in years in which more than 200 people have died and new cases are rising sharply.
“There have been 50,478 suspected cases and 214 deaths of the mosquito-borne illness this year, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday…”
“Türkiye’s Bodrum faces water scarcity as drought hits dams.
“Bodrum, Türkiye’s popular tourist destination, is grappling with water scarcity due to the closure of two dams caused by a severe drought. The Municipality of Bodrum has initiated water supply through tankers to meet the needs of its residents.”
“Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for Cop28 climate talks in UAE…
“FairSquare, a human rights research and advocacy group, obtained evidence of more than a dozen migrant workers from Africa and Asia labouring outside at three Cop28 sites in early September as temperatures hit 42C (107F) in Dubai – the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).”
“Climate Change’s Hidden Toll: Coral Bleaching at Record Depths in the Indian Ocean…
“Scientists have discovered the deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching, more than 90 meters (300 feet) below the surface of the Indian Ocean… scientists say it serves as a stark warning of the harm caused in our ocean by rising ocean temperatures, and also of the hidden damage being caused throughout the natural world as a result of climate change.”
“India to declare dead 79 people missing in Himalayan lake floods…
“As climate change warms high mountain regions, many communities face the risk of dangerous glacial lake outburst floods. Lakes holding water from melted glaciers can brim over and burst, sending torrents rushing down mountain valleys. More than 200 such lakes now pose a high hazard to Himalayan communities…”
“Historic rainstorm! Typhoon Sanba has stalled in southern Guangxi since yesterday.
“The rainfall at Yaping in Beihai has reached 780.4mm/24 h [over 30 inches], breaking the record for Guangxi Province and the record for October in mainland China (excluding Hainan)!”
“‘Unprecedented’ cyclone could form in the Coral Sea next week, Bureau of Meteorology confirms…
“The Bureau of Meteorology is closely monitoring a storm system which could turn into a tropical cyclone off the Queensland coast early next week… A cyclone has not formed in the Coral Sea during October since reliable records began in the 1970s, according to the Bureau.”
“NSW floods: just 11% of applications approved for buybacks and no homes retrofitted nearly 20 months on.
“Only one in 10 flood-affected homeowners in the New South Wales northern rivers who applied for assistance have received a guarantee their house will be bought by the government, and not a single person has had their home retrofitted or raised.”
“The amount of dust in the world’s air worsened in 2022, the United Nations said on Thursday, as it called for more research into how climate change may increase sandstorm hotspots…
““Every year, around 2,000 million tonnes of dust enters the atmosphere, darkening skies and harming air quality in regions that can be thousands of kilometres away, and affecting economies, ecosystems, weather and climate,” the report said.”
“With Record-breaking Temperatures During Fashion Month [New York], Naked Dressing Is Here to Stay.
“Naked dressing is here to stay, both for climate and style purposes, according to the spring 2024 runways. To combat record-breaking temperatures at New York Fashion Week, many designers from Dion Lee to Jason Wu played with sheer fashions…”
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“The planet was 1.55°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC baseline for the period Jan. 1 – Oct. 31. 
“October 2023 was about 0.3°C warmer than the record October of 2015, which indicates a decadal warming of 0.38°C.
“The Arctic Is Becoming One Giant Construction Site.
“Expert says deadly 2021 heat wave [Pacific NW] will be “most studied” climate event, should not have happened until “about 2060.”…
“Halloween cold snap over Lower 48 is setting records…
“A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land south-east of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said.
“Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests: ‘John Muir would not recognize any of this’…
“Sea turtles laid a record 52,500 nests in Florida but 99% are female…
“Record heat in Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago, Southern Caribbean): 33.4C [92.1F] today at Tobago Airport breaks the November record.
“Tropical Storm Pilar has been blamed for three deaths in El Salvador, according to officials, as heavy rainfall and flash flooding continue Wednesday over portions of Central America…
“Panama Canal making drastic cuts to booking slots as drought worsens.
“A World Desperate for Sugar Sees It Pile Up in Brazilian Ports… Global dependency on Brazilian sugar is ‘frightening’…
“The Amazon Rainforest is being hit by three kinds of drought at once: an “eastern El Niño,” a “central El Niño” and an “Atlantic dipole.”
“October temperature records have been shattered in the lower North Island [[NZ].
“Auckland Airport has recorded its wettest year on record with two months to spare.
“A monster eddy current is forming off Sydney. What is it, and will it bring a new marine heatwave?
“Queensland’s fires are being ‘weird’ – why that’s a bad sign…
“HISTORIC RECORD IN THE PHILIPPINES.
“HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN BANGLADESH.
“HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN BOTH KOREAS.
“Epic heat wave! Today, 680 weather stations across China broke the November record, and 25 stations tied the record, accounting for 30% of the total number of weather stations in China.
“HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN MONGOLIAN HISTORY.
“CRAZY HEAT IN RUSSIA over 30 DEGREES [86F].
“Mayotte – further protests over water shortages possible territorywide through at least late November…
“Zimbabwe’s cholera crisis fuelled by chronic water shortages…
“Without Warning: A Lack of Weather Stations Is Costing African Lives.
“HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY ON RECORD IN TUNISIA.
“HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN CYPRUS HISTORY.
“HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN MALTA HISTORY; 29.1 [84.4F] Luqa.
“Malta experienced driest October in more than a century.
“Hotter Than Ever: Prague Experiences Record-Setting October Temperatures.
“Spain – Water Scarcity in a Vacation Paradise… Water shortages in southern Europe are becoming an increasingly ominous problem…
“Portugal “can’t afford” to give water from Alqueva to Spain…
“Lake Como bursts its banks as violent storm pounds Northern Italy.
“Remains of a person missing since devastating floods in 2021 found in Germany…
“Storm Ciaran: Major incident declared in England as 104mph winds batter Channel Islands and UK transport disrupted…
“Climate change making UK wetter and stormier, say scientists…
“‘Unprecedented’ flooding hits several counties [Ireland] ahead of Storm Ciarán.
“Marine subsurface heatwaves threaten deep-sea organisms…
“The ‘flickering’ of Earth systems is warning us: act now, or see our already degraded paradise lost…
“Deep divisions ahead of crucial UN climate talks.
“Human fossil fuel emissions are threatening a key climate threshold twice as quickly as previously thought, a new report says.
“Climate crisis: carbon emissions budget is now tiny, scientists say. Having good chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C is gone…
“Ocean heat content up 6X since the 1980s! From the 1960s-1980s the oceans stored ~75 Zettajoules of heat per month. Now it’s 450.
“We are in uncharted territory! The Northern Hemisphere is reaching an October temperature increase of almost +0.6°C compared to 2015, the last strong (starting) El Niño year.
“September was another month of record-breaking warmth in the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean…
“Scotland’s October the wettest since records began…
“Reports of Northern Ireland flooding ahead of Storm Ciarán with weather warnings issued…
“More than 4,000 of England’s vital flood defences are so damaged they are almost useless, including hundreds in areas battered by Storm Babet.
“Tornado leaves trail of destruction in West Sussex town.
“Bridge collapses as more extreme weather batters Italy.
“The warmest October since the beginning of Measurements [Bosnia-Herzegovina]…
“Incredible warmth in Eastern Europe/Caucasus with up to 29.6C [85.3F] in Russia, where some stations are >5C above any temperature recorded that late
“Europe’s firefighters call for reinforcements as wildfires worsen.
“Exceptional warmth in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe:
“Record heat is sweeping millions of square km in Africa from North to Central Africa.
“Malawi battles outbreak of scabies that health experts link to climate crisis.
“A Saudi man was able to save a family trapped in their car by flooding resulting from heavy rain.
“Massive Protests In Assam [India] After Landslide Hits Mega Power Project.
“‘Stop the madness’: UN chief warns Nepal’s mountains have lost one-third of their ice…
“China snaps up Australian, French wheat as crop damage spurs buying spree.
“Totally insane warmth today in North Korea:
“October hottest day on record in the Myanmar town of He Ho (Shan State, 1176m asl) with 32.0C [89.6F] yesterday.
“39.4°C [102.9F] recorded today in Jatiwangi on Java Island, Indonesia [39.3°C yesterday].
“Firefighters are battling dangerous and unpredictable bushfire conditions in Queensland, with hundreds of people forced to flee their homes while many others bracing for an extreme threat in the coming hours and days.
“Water wars ramp up ahead of hot summer for Murray-Darling Basin.
“It may be the final day of the month but New Plymouth Airport [New Zealand] has just set a new hottest October temperature [22.8C / 73F].
“New October heat records for Lima, Peru…
“Heavy Rains Force the Displacement of Some 7,000 Brazilians.
“Jaguar haven in Brazil’s Pantanal burns amid ‘new normal’ of wildfires.
“Endless record heat in the Caribbean.
“Central America braces for Tropical Storm Pilar.
“[Hurricane] Otis very amazing! A weather station in Acapulco where Hurricane Otis made landfall recorded a gust of 329.76km/h [205mph]!
“Acapulco: nearly 100 dead and missing after Hurricane Otis, officials say…
“Drought and shrinking herds push US beef prices through the roof.
“US Halloween pumpkin crop hit by extreme weather and lack of water…
“Five days of 80-degree weather so late in year is very rare in D.C…
“Record-breaking cold spell forecast for parts of the U.S. on Halloween…
“Amid record melting, countries fail again to protect Antarctic waters…
“Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models…
“Absorbed Solar data from NASA:
“The planet is record warm, radiating more heat to space, but it’s also record dark, absorbing more solar radiation.
“Record sea temperatures push marine life into danger zone…
“With El Niño expected to stretch into the winter, all eyes are on 2024.
“Here are the places that could become too hot for humans due to climate change…
“New study suggests cyclones in the Arctic are forming more often and getting stronger.
“20,000 Toxic Sites in Arctic’s Sagging Permafrost…
“Scotland is bracing for another weekend of extreme weather with an increased risk of flooding just days after Storm Babet hammered the coastlines of the North Sea.
“After record heat, this October may be the wettest on record [Netherlands]…
“Deadly eye-bleeding virus detected in France for the first time. Is Britain next?
“‘Cow Covid’ virus spreading fast among cattle in France.
“One year after France’s Gironde wildfires, bark beetles attack forests.
“Italy loses its crown as world’s top wine producer as hailstorms, floods and a soggy spring ruin its harvest—but dropping the top spot is the least of vineyards’ worries…
“Slovenian Producers Expect Low Harvest [of olives] Due to Extreme Weather, Off-Year…
“Videos show impact of storm Bernard on red fruits and berries in Morocco.
“More and more records every day, everywhere like the world has never experienced in over 2 centuries of climatic history
“Exceptional heat in Middle East yesterday with 41.1C [106F] at Gilgal in Israel and 39.5C at Aqaba in Jordan amongst others.
“Water levels in the dams of Istanbul, Türkiye’s largest city, have dropped critically to 20%, according to recent data released by the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI).
“Rising temps spark concerns over malaria’s spread in Türkiye.
“Climate change and filthy water drive disease in Iraq.
“This year the apple growers in Kashmir valley are concerned over the decline in apple production caused due to the changing weather pattern and climate change.
“Crazy! Recently, 300 weather stations in northern China broke the record. Next, the heat wave will reach its peak on November 1. 
“Insane hot night in the Philippines: The whole month has been with record hot nights and it’s just getting worse:
“Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘Mountains of silt’ causing dust storms in Hawke’s Bay [NZ]…
“For New Zealand’s Maori communities, climate change is already hurting…
“Funafuti [Tuvalu] did it again: 28.9C [84F] the Min today and Tuvaluan October record of highest Tmin for the 2nd day in a row.
“Yesterday it was another extremely hot day in Bolivian, Brazilian and Peruvian jungle with temperatures up to 40/42C. In Peru 40.2C at Pilluana.
“Meet the first climate refugees from the Americas to flee rising seas [the Gunas of Panama]…
“Acapulco reels from catastrophic damage in the wake of Hurricane Otis…
“Experts Urge Dramatic Shift on Flood Insurance.
“In wildfire-prone areas, homeowners are learning they’re uninsurable…
“Arizona’s Maricopa County shatters record for heat deaths.
“After Hottest Summer on Record [southern US], Local Governments Are Underreporting Deaths…
“A hidden feedback loop under Antarctica’s glaciers could accelerate sea level rise, scientists find.
“The Scientists Watching Their Life’s Work Disappear.
“Americans continue to have doubts about climate scientists’ understanding of climate change…
“Countries must refrain from “empty slogans” and adopt a pragmatic attitude to climate change that reflects concerns such as energy security, employment and growth, a Chinese climate official said on Friday ahead of COP28 climate talks next month.
“Inside the campaign that put an oil boss in charge of a climate summit…
“‘We Are Afraid’: Scientists Issue New Warning As World Enters ‘Uncharted Climate Territory’ 
“Substantial losses of Arctic sea ice concentration are found in October. The largest declining trends extend from parts of the East Siberian Sea to the Chukchi Sea.
“Declining Bering Sea ice linked to increasing wildfire hazard in northeast China.
“Historic heat in China – today Beijing rose to 27.5C [81.5F], it’s the latest 25/26/27C on record.
“Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides – and climate change is worsening the crisis…
“Central Asian Leaders At Odds Over Controversial Canal Project…
“Iranian Wetlands Endangered Long Before the Wildfires—from Neglect and Greed.
“When conflict meets climate change, in Gaza and beyond.
“Cyclone Tej dumps 261mm [10.3 inches] of rain on Rakhyut, Oman
“Thursday’s weather: Fire danger in some parts of the country as a heatwave persists inland [South Africa].
“Extreme heat wave in Southern Africa – many records were beaten
“Diarrhoea is hitting Zimbabwe’s young children hard – and that’s before the rains come.
“Nigeria Struggles to Contain Worst Diphtheria Outbreak.
“North Africa and Mediterranean Warm Spell:
“Bologna, water bomb on Porretta Terme: images of the flood [Italy].
“UK farmers warn of rotting crops after Storm Babet flooding.
“How climate change is affecting the seasons… Autumn has finally arrived in the UK following an unusually sunny September. The days are growing shorter, the temperature cooler, and the leaves are changing colour.
“‘It’s Like Our Country Exploded’: Canada’s Year of Fire…
“The Rio Grande isn’t just a border – it’s a river in crisis…
“Extreme drought is again isolating people in Amazonia…
“Tens of thousands of Bolivian pupils had their classes suspended as schools closed their doors due to air pollution caused by massive forest fires, the education minister said Wednesday…
“Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico Wednesday morning as the strongest storm to land on the country’s west coast, leaving destruction and power outages in its wake.
“Just to emphasize how poorly hurricane & global models performed for Hurricane Otis… 
“Vanuatu’s Cyclone Lola smashes the north with ‘extensive and destructive’ damage, as residents of Port Vila prepare…
“Three dead and 275,000 people flee to shelters in Bangladesh as Cyclone Hamoon makes landfall.
“Sixteen homes lost in Tara as Queensland bushfire emergency continues…
“Australia split with intense heat in the West and cold in the Southeast. Today very remarkable late frost in South Australia:
“Australia Is Struggling to Meet Its Agriculture Goals Amid Climate Chaos…
“‘Catastrophic’: bird flu reaches Antarctic for the first time.
“Scientists: Climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible global health crisis.
“Tropical Cyclone Lola, which is carrying fierce wind gusts of up to 260km/h [160mph], has become the earliest Category 5 tropical cyclone on record in the southern hemisphere.
“New Zealand’s 100-plus day marine heatwave, temperatures rise 1.6C in two years…
“Multiple homes have been lost to a large and fast-moving bushfire outside the town of Tara, as hundreds of fire crews backed by aircraft battle more than 40 blazes across Queensland.
“Australia Heat Wave:
“China’s large-scale warming has begun. Today, temperature across the country has risen by more than 4
“Wildfires destroy 583,500 hectares of land in Mongolia.
“Crops’ yield drastically drops in drought hit Parwan districts [Afghanistan].
“Iran says receiving no water supply from Afghan side of Hirmand River…
“Turkish President Erdogan’s mega-infrastructure projects are enriching construction companies while reshaping his country’s waterscape for the worse…
“Tropical Cyclone Tej approaches Yemen…
“At least four people have died, 70 houses were destroyed and many cars damaged in a hailstorm that hit parts of KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa].
“How drought and rising temperatures drove millions of Somalis from their homes. A small increase in average monthly temperatures led to a 10-fold jump in the number of refugees…
“New monthly record for Odessa, Ukraine!
“NEW MOLDOVAN NATIONAL OCTOBER HEAT RECORD.
“Heavy rain forecast in areas hit by Storm Babet flooding, Met Office warns [UK]…
“For 223 straight days, Earth’s sea surface temperatures have been at all-time record warm levels. That’s 7 months and 9 days straight. 
“Extreme ocean temperatures threaten to wipe out Caribbean coral…
“In southern Louisiana, where most things are surrounded by water, residents are being forced to buy bottled water to drink, bathe and even give to their pets.
“‘Super fog’ made of fog, marsh fire smoke blamed for traffic pileups, road closures.
“U.S. Forest Service sued over flooding deaths in the wake of New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire…
“The slow death of a desert giant. Climate change is pushing the Sonoran Desert to the brink, with saguaro cacti as a bellwether of the impending disaster…
“Death Valley visitors delight in rare ephemeral lakes left behind by storm.
“EXTRAORDINARY heat in South America. Tonight the MIN. temperature at Sombrero Hovy in PARAGUAY was 32.4C [90/3F]. [31.6C in Nueva Asuncion].
“PARAGUAY: 45.6 [114.1F] Sombrero Hovy NEW NATIONAL OCTOBER HEAT RECORD; 44.7 Nueva Asuncion all time high.
“Ancient Amazon River rock carvings exposed by drought.
“Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ with potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise, study finds…
“Last month observed the largest temperature anomalies (by magnitude and latitude) in the Antarctic…
“With 20 days of October now available, its clear that this month will be the warmest October [globally] on record by a large margin…
“Olive oil prices surge after extreme heat dries up production.
“Nearly half of the world’s bananas are on the brink of extinction as a fungal disease threatens plantations across the globe.
“The world is precariously dependent on just a handful of staple food crops…
“The climate crisis has a price — and it’s $391 million a day.
“It is time we paid nature back…
“World ‘failing’ on pledge to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030…
“WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY BEING REWRITTEN… We are breaking thresholds of what was though being possible for this time of the year: 
“I’m getting so desperate for some positive climate news, that the ending of this 113 day record Northern Hemisphere [surface air] temperature streak would qualify.
“Climate Science in Arctic ‘Broken’ as US and Europe Isolate Russia.
“Impacts of thawing permafrost to be severe for Fairbanks, noticed globally…
“Billions of snow crabs in Alaska likely vanished due to warm ocean, study says…
“As temperatures rise, songbirds struggle to keep young healthy, researchers find [US]…
“Summerlike heat bakes western US with record-high temperatures in jeopardy from California to Texas…
“‘You should be able to have a water break’: US workers fight for extreme-heat rules…
“Extreme heatwaves in Texas fueled a 22% rise in flaring incidents in the Permian shale basin in the 12 months ended September, analytics firm Enverus said in a note.
“The Pasadena Public Health Department has reported a case of Dengue virus in a Pasadena resident, the first confirmed incident of the mosquito-borne disease in the entire state not associated with travel outside the United States…
“Almost half the world’s population could be at risk from dengue due to global warming.
“The Panama Canal Authority on Friday said it was temporarily suspending auctions for Neopanamax and Panamax locks as the waterway continues to deal with a drought.
“Extreme weather is making major trade routes less reliable, and it’s only going to get worse.
“Historic Amazon drought halts some grain barge navigation.
“Historic Drought to Get Worse in Brazil’s Amazon, Scientist Says.
“BRAZIL HAD ITS HIGHEST RELIABLE TEMPERATURE IN CLIMATIC HISTORY: 44.2C [111.6F] Cuiaba yesterday.
“Drought hitting Chaco region concerns Paraguayan authorities.
“Worsening drought in Argentina’s soybean growing areas is reverberating onto US markets, pushing US soybean meal exports to record highs and boosting prices.
“Atlantic hurricanes strengthening faster due to climate change, study finds.
“The second red “danger to life” weather alert in a week has taken effect in eastern parts of Scotland, with torrential rain and high winds forecast across the UK.
“This is the dramatic moment a bus is swept away in a flooded French river after huge rainfall from Storm Aline – as northern Europe faces a battering from Storm Babet.
“Storm Babet leaves trail of destruction across Portugal…
“The skies over Casciana Terme [Tuscany, Italy] unleashed a deluge, with 36 mm [1.4 inches] of rain falling in just 15 minutes, transforming streets into rivers and wreaking havoc on the area…
“At 3am lt (UTC +2) temperatures are as high as 32C [89.6F] in Sicily at Torregrotta and 31.8C at Palermo Observatory. Only late October 1999 had such conditions.
“Extraordinary warm spell in Europe. 30.3 [86.5F] in HUNGARY Latest 30C in climatic history, 2 weeks later than the previous latest.
“Burkina Faso’s health ministry has declared a dengue fever epidemic amid the deadliest outbreak in years in which more than 200 people have died and new cases are rising sharply.
“Türkiye’s Bodrum faces water scarcity as drought hits dams.
“Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for Cop28 climate talks in UAE…
“Climate Change’s Hidden Toll: Coral Bleaching at Record Depths in the Indian Ocean…
“India to declare dead 79 people missing in Himalayan lake floods…
“Historic rainstorm! Typhoon Sanba has stalled in southern Guangxi since yesterday. 
“‘Unprecedented’ cyclone could form in the Coral Sea next week, Bureau of Meteorology confirms…
“NSW floods: just 11% of applications approved for buybacks and no homes retrofitted nearly 20 months on.
“More extreme heat in Australia: Today the temperature reached 44.1C at Mardie, the first 44C of the season.
“The amount of dust in the world’s air worsened in 2022, the United Nations said on Thursday, as it called for more research into how climate change may increase sandstorm hotspots…
“With Record-breaking Temperatures During Fashion Month [New York], Naked Dressing Is Here to Stay.