Monday, November 11, 2013

The weirding weather

Typhoon Haiyan is pictured from the International Space Station on November 9, 2013, taken by astronaut Karen Nyberg courtesy of NASA. One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall devastated the central Philippines, killing more than 1,000 people in one city alone and 200 in another province, the Red Cross estimated on Saturday, as reports of high casualties began to emerge.  REUTERS/NASA/Handout via Reuters  (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

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Typhoon Haiyan is pictured from the International Space Station on November 9, 2013

Philippine Rep Makes Plea for 'Global Solidarity' to Fight 'Climate Madness': In the wake of a deadly typhoon that wracked the Country, Philippine's representative to the COP 19, Naderev "Yeb" SaƱo, used some direct language concerning climate change

The Amazon Rain Forest Is Drying Out, Probably Because Of Climate Change: Climate scientists have warned for a long time that a warming world could leave the Amazon Rainforest dry, and now data is confirming an increase in the duration of the Amazon's dry season

Alaska Roasts During October, Reigniting Wildfire: Climate models predict that global warming will result in greater increases in the temperatures at the poles, compared to the tropics. This article highlights the unusually warm weather in Alaska during October

July 24th: Heat Wave continues in Siberia: July is always warm in Tampa Bay, however this year Siberia gave us a run for our money. Norilisk, one of the most northerly cities in the world, clocked in at 32.0°C (89.6°F) in July of this year.

Last Time Arctic Was This Warm Was 120,000 Years Ago: We know its getting warm in the Arctic, but to add some context to that statement, the last time it has been this warm was well before humans discovered agriculture.

Analysis: Waterworld USA: Climate Harming Regional Waters: This article delves into regional water challenges for the united states, based on climate change predictions. It looks like we are in for water scarcity, flash floods, and droughts. At least for the time being we still have enough water to keep fracking

Climate Change & The Jet Stream: New research on climate change is showing that as the planet warms the jet screen gets "wavier," that increases the probability of more extreme weather events

Colorado’s ‘Biblical’ Flood in Line with Climate Trends: How do you end a drought? One way to do it is with a 1 in 1000 year deluge. As the chart illustrates below, the Boulder area was in a drought, until this one rain event came to town



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