CMAM Meteo

In response to CMAM Meteo.

Idem sur le Jura/frontière suisse

04:56 AM - Dec 25, 2023

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During a recent strong El Niño event (2009-10), the mid-Atlantic got buried under 2-3 feet of snow. Too soon to know if a sequel is in store, but other North American calling cards of El Niño—including a surge of holiday warmth—could arrive soon.

yaleclimateconnections.org

How will El Niño affect the U.S. this winter? » Yale Climate Connections

Strong El Niño events like this one have classic calling cards, but surprises still happen — especially on a warming planet.

11:16 AM - Dec 12, 2023

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Yet another shocking/not-shocking global monthly temp record in Nov, as stored ocean heat released by El Niño spikes atop long-term warming. Expect more monthly records into early 2024, after which odds of a new La Niña event start to go up.

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Last month was by far the world’s hottest November on record » Yale Climate Connections

For the third month in row, the planet broke an all-time monthly heat record by a remarkable margin.

12:26 PM - Dec 14, 2023

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3 of the last 4 hurricane seasons have either exhausted their lists of Atlantic storm names or come close. Maybe it's time to consider returning to the 26-name lists – including Q, U, X, Y, and Z – used in the 1950s.

yaleclimateconnections.org

Queeny, Undine, Xrae, and more: Abandoned hurricane names of the 1950s » Yale Climate Connections

The National Hurricane Center once used all 26 letters of the alphabet for storm names. With tropical activity increasing, should they try it again?

11:26 AM - Dec 05, 2023

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The annual UN climate conferences can seem overwhelming. Here's a quick guide to what's happening in Dubai this week and next.

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What to watch for at the COP28 U.N. climate meeting in Dubai » Yale Climate Connections

The meeting is a key step in bolstering national pledges to cut heat-trapping pollution.

10:16 AM - Nov 28, 2023

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It's not a named storm, and it may not get named at all, but Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 is still one of the most threatening systems of the entire 2023 Atlantic season thus far.

yaleclimateconnections.org

Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 bringing dangerous heavy rains to the Caribbean » Yale Climate Connections

The system is potentially one of the deadliest tropical weather threats of the entire 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

12:11 PM - Nov 17, 2023

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If you're getting what seem like mixed signals on whether Earth has already warmed 1.5°C, here's one reason: the answers—and the implications—vary for different time frames.

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Can we still avoid 1.5 degrees C of global warming? » Yale Climate Connections

Global temperatures are approaching a crucial threshold.

12:01 PM - Nov 09, 2023

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In response to CMAM Meteo.

08:13 AM - Nov 04, 2023

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Here's my writeup with Dr. Jeff Masters on disastrous category 5 Hurricane Otis, whose blistering rate of intensification took many by surprise—including forecasters.

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Nightmare scenario: Category 5 Hurricane Otis devastates Acapulco » Yale Climate Connections

The storm rapidly intensified, boosted by abnormally warm ocean temperatures.

02:44 PM - Oct 25, 2023

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Cat 4 #Otis poses a sudden, dire, and unusual threat to the Acapulco area. No major hurricane landfall has been recorded within 50 miles of the city, as is now predicted for #Otis early Wed.

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Otis gains strength as it approaches the southern Mexican coast » Yale Climate Connections

It's a busy week in the tropics, with landfalling tropical cyclones occurring or expected to occur in Bangladesh, Yemen, Vanuatu, Nicaragua, and Mexico.

05:20 PM - Oct 24, 2023

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Never mind March Madness: we've got an October Onslaught of tropical cyclones now duking it out across the world's record-warm oceans.

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Tropical cyclones we're watching: Tammy, Norma, Otis, Tej, 95L, 06B, and Lola » Yale Climate Connections

Record-warm global oceans are keeping the tropics humming into late October.

01:03 PM - Oct 23, 2023

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Big shout-out to the faculty and students at Plymouth State Univ, West Los Angeles College, and Vanderbilt Univ who brought me up to speed on their wildly diverse & burgeoning programs.

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College campuses launch new ‘climate studies’ majors » Yale Climate Connections

These interdisciplinary degree programs prepare students for careers in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors protecting the Earth.

01:48 AM - Oct 19, 2023

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Hurricane season isn't over yet! The next few days may bring tropical threats to the northern Leeward Islands and Mexico's Pacific coast, and eventually to the North Indian Ocean.

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yaleclimateconnections.org

New named storms possible this week in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific » Yale Climate Connections

As the 2023 season continues to bubble, the Northern Leeward Islands and Mexico’s Pacific coast will need to keep an eye out.

12:51 PM - Oct 16, 2023

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Frank Brody

@fbrody

Category 4 or 5 Atmospheric River (AR) aimed for the #PacNW Sunday night / Monday #wawx #orwx

08:33 PM - Oct 14, 2023

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Frank Brody

@fbrody

American Nature Solutions

San Francisco

01:15 AM - Sep 26, 2023

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@amnaturesolutions

Biodiversity protections off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goals – IUCN report
#Biodiversity #Conservation #SDGs #IUCN

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Biodiversity protections off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goals – IUCN report - News | IUCN

The state of biodiversity is in severe decline, with deforestation, land degradation and species extinctions all moving in the wrong direction to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, according to an IUCN report published today during the ongoing SDG Summit at the United Nations General Assembly i..

05:14 AM - Sep 23, 2023

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#PTC16 will likely be a fast-forming tropical storm by late Friday, with heavy rains up to New England, storm surge from SC to MD, and 40-60 mph winds possible.

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Tropical Storm Warnings flying as Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 heads for North Carolina » Yale Climate Connections

And in the far eastern Atlantic, a tropical wave that is expected to develop into a tropical depression by next week could be a long-range threat to the Caribbean.

12:17 PM - Sep 21, 2023

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Secret Agent

@BookSellerX

Frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes

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Frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find | AP News

A new study concludes that Antarctica is already being and will continue to be affected by more frequent and severe extreme weather events, a known byproduct of human-caused climate change.

07:41 AM - Aug 08, 2023

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#DailyPictureTheme #AltText
A palamedes swallowtail butterfly rests on the edge of a bright pink satsuki azalea flower.

The butterfly has black wings with two rows of yellow and orange spots shaped like tiny Star Trek insignia. The body is black and yellow and supported by its long black legs resting on the flower’s edge. Its long probosci (tongue) extends straight out for half its length, then curves downward at a 90 degree angle.

06:35 AM - Aug 08, 2023

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The smart money remains on the idea that the broiling Atlantic will outweigh the hurricane-blunting effects of El Niño, according to new updates from two leading forecast groups.

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‘Clash of the titans’: Hurricane forecasters lay odds on an epic battle » Yale Climate Connections

It's early August, and experts are still mulling whether record Atlantic warmth will supersede El Niño's influence or vice versa.

02:28 PM - Aug 03, 2023

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Zeketayler

@Zeketayler

A white man buys Twitter, one of the most powerful modes of disseminating information in the world, and proceeds to dismantle it.

A Black man creates #Spoutible in its place. I am continuously reminded how indebted America is to the perseverance of the Black community.

#The1619Project

Christopher Bouzy @cbouzy

Twitter removed The New York Times' checkmark.

06:39 AM - Apr 02, 2023

09:31 AM - Apr 02, 2023

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Wokeity Woke Woke

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Here is one of the graphs, I would have to go through detailed notes to summarize fully but the point is that we can make it but our collective will must stay strong. I truly believe the recent GOP plan released this last week would be *disaster*.

08:23 PM - Jul 30, 2023

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Alberto Pastor

@albertopastor

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GIFT ARTICLE
"Whether looking for friends, partners or community, one consistent theme throughout the comments is that joining other birders is a sure way to improve identification skills, beyond what any guidebook or online resource teaches."
🌅🦩👥 #BirdWatchers #environment #Relationships #nature

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When Connecting With Birds Connects People - The New York Times

Readers share how organized groups improved their birding skills as well as their personal lives

02:26 PM - Jul 29, 2023

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American Nature Solutions

Powerful, compassionate, & timely piece on intersecting crises—deadly heat and homelessness—in Phoenix, where the *average* temp (highs + lows) this month is over 100°F.

https://yaleclimateconnect...

yaleclimateconnections.org

For unhoused people in America’s hottest large city, heat waves are a merciless killer » Yale Climate Connections

Finding shelter from extreme heat is critical to survival in Phoenix, Arizona, where record-breaking heat waves are on the rise.

12:18 PM - Jul 24, 2023

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@amnaturesolutions

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News spotlight: Europe passes bill to fix nature and #climate
““The European Parliament [last week] agreed on legally binding targets to protect and restore #nature in the countries of the European Union.”

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News spotlight: Europe passes bill to fix nature and climate

The European Parliament agreed on legally binding targets to protect and restore nature in the European Union — a significant step but short of the “30 by 30” goal that scientists have called for to stem the tide of extinctions and climate change.

06:16 AM - Jul 21, 2023

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Just Judith'n'ALF #VotedYes

It's been a weird year for hyper-local, hyper-disruptive US tornado strikes. A twister in June injured 8 and shut down operations at the world's biggest coal mine (North Antelope Rochelle in WY).

https://www.nytimes.com/20...

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Tornado Rips Through North Carolina Pfizer Site, Damaging Drug Supplies - The New York Times

Extensive damage occurred at the company’s property in Rocky Mount, and many products used by hospitals appeared to have been affected. This could further exacerbate shortages.

11:48 PM - Jul 20, 2023

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@JustJudith_n_ALF

NewsBot News from the Internet

This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult ... AND a link, (if you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation) to resources on how to cope with fears and feelings about the scope and pace of the climate crisis.

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Climate Models Understate Risk of Simultaneous Crop Failures, Study Finds

A new study finds that widely-used climate models have a blind spot for how extreme weather events affect food production when multiple regions are hit at the same time, thereby underestimating the threat that climate change poses to global food security.

04:11 AM - Jul 18, 2023

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American Nature Solutions

Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. #news #NewsHour

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California’s Death Valley sizzles near record temperatures as brutal heat wave continues | PBS NewsHour

Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said.

08:37 PM - Jul 16, 2023

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@amnaturesolutions

“Hiding in plain sight: The missing trillions for climate change”
Aka, stop subsidizing climate damagers.

#climatechange #ClimateCrisis
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Hiding in plain sight: The missing trillions for climate change

The world finds enormous sums of money each year for often inefficient and environmentally damaging subsidies to agriculture, fishing, and fossil fuels. How much are we talking about? An enormous amount, it turns out.

12:19 AM - Jul 17, 2023

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Frank Brody

@fbrody