It’s hot out there, and not just on land. Temperatures are skyrocketing both on land and at sea, with climate experts ringing alarm bells about unprecedented sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic. Yes, it’s July, and it’s normal for ocean waters to be a little warmer, but experts say, the extended extremely high ocean temperatures (“like […]
Climate feedback loops are cyclical chain reactions that happen when one change triggers further changes, in a process that keeps on repeating itself. Some of these feedback loops drive down warming, but others amplify it. As CNN reports, according to a new study, these dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent […]
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. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with […]
Canadian wildfire smoke is bringing unhealthy air across the northern tier of the United States to start the week, triggering air quality alerts for more than a dozen states from Montana to Vermont. Forecasters predicted around 70 million people would see decreased visibility and poor air quality, including residents of Chicago, Detroit, New York, St. […]
Breathing in the yellow haze of wildfire smoke is not only bad for your lungs, it can harm your mind, too. As The Washington Post reports, in recent years research has begun to link air pollution with poor mental health, from depression and anxiety to psychotic breakdowns and, in kids, ADHD symptoms. And while most […]
In a major blow to stargazers across the country, the the latest meteorological data indicates that the US probably won’t see the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, this week despite prior forecasts. As The Independent reports, early forecasts published by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geological Institute first predicted that the northern lights could be visible […]
A growing El Niño in the Pacific Ocean would normally foreshadow a slower-than-normal Atlantic hurricane season. This year, however, may be different. As The Weather Network reports, temperatures across the Atlantic Ocean are running much higher than normal, to the point that experts are astounded by the temperature anomalies we’ve seen in the past couple of months. […]
For four days in a row, the planet reached its hottest day ever recorded as regions all over the world continue to endure dangerous heat. As ABC News reports the earth warmed to the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments when the average global temperature reached 17.18 degrees Celsius, or 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, on […]
Heavy winter snows have temporarily eased the well-documented water crisis in western states including Colorado and California, but now Midwestern farmers in America’s Breadbasket are worrying more about their crops as drought worsens across Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Ohio. As USA Today reports, while Midwestern dry spells aren’t unusual, the current lack of rain is compounding existing problems with dry […]
The U.S. could soon be paying an additional $1 billion in healthcare expenses each summer due to forecasts of continuing waves of extreme heat in the near future, a new report has found. As ABC News reports, the additional cost in heat-related healthcare will stem from 235,000 visits to the emergency room and more than […]