Michael Mann weighs in on the worrisome shifts in the great conveyor belt, and the dangerous heatwave threatening the Pacific Northwest. 115 degrees in the shade this weekend in Portland. 119 degrees ground temperature in the Arctic; 80 degrees air temperature. These are unpresented heatwaves which have the fingerprints of human activity all over it,... Continue Reading →
The extreme temperatures are linked to variations in the jet stream, a phenomenon that’s also influencing heat and drought in the Western U.S. Residents in eastern Europe and parts of Siberia unaccustomed to high temperatures are struggling to cope with heatwaves sweeping across the region. Kyiv, Belgrade and Budapest experienced record-high monthly temperatures in June, leading to a... Continue Reading →
Record Heatwaves Are Scorching Eastern Europe and Siberia
(This article was written on May 4th, 2010 Brett Israel) Earth's current warming trend could bring deadly heat for humans. A new study that looked at reasonable worst-case scenarios for global warming found that if greenhouse gases continue to be emitted at their current rate, temperatures could become deadly in coming centuries. Researchers calculated the highest tolerable... Continue Reading →
Earth Could Become Too Hot for Humans
It’s Not the Heat—It’s the Humanity | Bill McKibben | The New Yorker Magazine Rising air temperatures remind us that our bodies have real limits. It’s hard to change the outcome of the climate crisis by individual action: we’re past the point where we can alter the carbon math one electric vehicle at a time,... Continue Reading →
a crucial ‘Must-Read’ climate related article… (June 23rd, 2021)
A warming climate is likely to push entire regions out of their comfort zones—and make staying cool a matter of survival. DASHT-E LUT, IRAN. A morning traveler surveys what might be Earth’s hottest place: the Lut Desert. In 2014 French researchers measured an unofficial 142°F in the shade here—a potential world record, if repeated with standard... Continue Reading →
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