Without climate change, these extreme weather events would not have happened

2023-06-16T19:53+0200mercurynews (en)

Droughts, storms, wildfires and heat waves: Extreme weather around the world is becoming more intense and more frequent. The toll is huge and mounting, with lives lost, homes destroyed, livelihoods stolen and economies upended. The extreme events are happening against the backdrop of a very fast-warming climate.

Without climate change, these extreme weather events would not have happened

2023-06-16T19:51+0200eastbaytimes (en)

Droughts, storms, wildfires and heat waves: Extreme weather around the world is becoming more intense and more frequent. The toll is huge and mounting, with lives lost, homes destroyed, livelihoods stolen and economies upended. The extreme events are happening against the backdrop of a very fast-warming climate.

Illinois Suffers Worst Drought in a Decade With No Rain in Sight

2023-06-16T16:47+0200newsweek-USA (en)

Illinois is suffering its worst drought in a decade, with no rain forecast for the next ten days. The most recent update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows severe drought recorded in parts of central, northwest and western Illinois, while a large portion of the rest of the state is seeing moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions.

The North Face lancia una collezione di abiti pensati per proteggersi dai disastri naturali

2023-06-13T12:06+0200greenme (it)

The North Face ha voluto sensibilizzare sugli effetti del cambiamento climatico presentando una collezione che ha usato l’intelligenza artificiale per creare pezzi progettati per proteggersi dai disastri naturali Il marchio di abbigliamento The North Face ha deciso di fare la sua parte per....

El Niño Phenomenon Confirmed by US Scientists: Impacts on Global Temperatures and Extreme Weather Events

2023-06-10T07:49+0200archyde (en)

Their arrival could push the world past the key 1.5C warming milestone, they argue. El Niño is expected to last until spring 2024 and make next year the hottest in history. The scientists explained that they determine it when the ocean temperature it is 0.5 degrees Celsius higher for a month and when the atmosphere responds to that heat.

El Niño Is Here. Commodities Could Swing.

2023-06-09T11:50+0200barrons (en)

El Niño is officially here. The weather pattern, characterized by above-average temperatures at the surface of the Pacific Ocean, could cause large shifts in commodity markets around the world. It comes as ocean temperatures are already particularly warm, making the potential impact even bigger.

1:57p Barron's El Niño Is Here. Commodities Could Swing.

2023-06-08T20:01+0200marketwatch (en)

El Niño is officially here. The weather pattern, characterized by above-average temperatures at the surface of the Pacific Ocean, could cause large shifts in commodity markets around the world. It comes as ocean temperatures are already particularly warm, making the potential impact even bigger.

El Nino has officially formed. What does it mean for our weather? You will hear a lot about El Nino in the weeks and months to come, locally and globally. It's this summer's weather "buzz" word. updated 1M ago

2023-06-08T17:44+0200cbslocal (en)

BOSTON - It's baaaack! Are you ready for this summer's weather "buzz" word? The National Weather Service officially declared the start of El Nino Thursday. El Nino is a naturally occurring, climate phenomenon that typically occurs on a cycle of about seven years of so.

Cosa sta succedendo a New York e perché c’entra il cambiamento climatico

2023-06-08T14:30+0200fanpage (it)

Dall'inizio della settimana New York sta vivendo un vero e proprio incubo , tanto da essere diventata la città col peggior inquinamento atmosferico della Terra . Il meteorologo Collin Gross in un post su Twitter ha spiegato che la sera del 7 giugno l'indice di qualità dell'aria ha raggiunto un....

Clima, dal fenomeno “El Nino” danni all’economia globale per 3,4 trilioni di dollari entro il 2028

2023-06-07T15:40+0200key4biz (it)

Impatto da 700 miliardi di dollari sul PIL USA entro i prossimi cinque anni, ma i cambiamenti climatici e l’estremizzazione dei fenomeni atmosferici potrebbero causare danni per 84 trilioni di dollari in tutto il mondo per la fine del secolo, secondo uno studio americano del Dartmouth College.

Sonoma-Marin ag report calls for collaboration, amid weather warnings

2023-06-07T00:12+0200bohemian (en)

This winter’s heavy rain storms offered the North Bay a respite from a three-year drought, but a report released in late May warns that local water users should remain vigilant. The publication, titled “Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Extreme Dry Conditions,” was prepared by a variety of public agencies, nonprofits and ag industry groups.

US cities with the dirtiest air

2023-05-24T16:33+0200digitaljournal (en)

analyzed the 2021 Air Quality Statistics Report from the Environmental Protection Agency, released in May 2022 to compile a list of the 50 cities with the dirtiest air. To help track air quality around the country, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created National Ambient Air Quality standards .

California Floods Show the Limits of Man-Made Solutions

2023-05-19T14:20+0200WashingtonPost (en)

Crews re-open a levee flood gate across Louisiana Route 1 after motorists missed a closure deadline and became trapped ahead of Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Hurricane Ida is growing in size and power as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico toward....

Le multinazionali dei combustibili fossili bruciano le foreste americane

2023-05-17T15:28+0200greenreport (it)

“Quantifying the contribution of major carbon producers to increases in vapor pressure deficit and burned area in western US and southwestern Canadian forests” pubblicato su Environmental Research Letters da un team del Climate & Energy Program dell’Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) e del....

El Niño is coming: What it means for California weather

2023-05-11T21:22+0200eastbaytimes (en)

El Niño conditions — a warming of ocean waters off South America that can alter weather across the globe, from hurricanes to droughts, including California’s summer temperatures and the amount of rain it might receive next winter — are emerging in the Pacific Ocean for the first time in 4 years.

El Niño is coming: What it means for California weather

2023-05-11T21:22+0200mercurynews (en)

El Niño conditions — a warming of ocean waters off South America that can alter weather across the globe, from hurricanes to droughts, including California’s summer temperatures and the amount of rain it might receive next winter — are emerging in the Pacific Ocean for the first time in 4 years.

Insects, Vol. 14, Pages 453: Honey Bee Colony Losses in Mexico’s Semi-Arid High Plateau for the Winters 2016–2017 to 2021–2022

2023-05-11T10:29+0200mdpi (en)

During the period from March 2017 to July 2022, a total of 657 beekeepers contacted mainly through beekeeping organizations from the states of Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí, and Zacatecas were surveyed by personal interview or electronic means to estimate the loss rate of honey....

Tempeste di sabbia che uccidono centinaia di persone: un problema crescente in alcune parti degli Stati Uniti

2023-05-08T16:25+0200ladiscussione (it)

Una tempesta di polvere ha improvvisamente oscurato un’autostrada dell’Illinois, provocando la morte di sette persone. Il fenomeno sta diventando sempre più comune in alcune parti degli Stati Uniti, con conseguenze peggiori di quanto generalmente riconosciuto.

Development May Result in the Loss of Forested Watersheds, Lowering Water Quality and Increasing Water Treatment Costs

2023-05-02T12:24+0200natureworldnews (en)

Forests are important water users and providers. Trees use water at different rates depending on their age, species, climate, and soil conditions. Forests also intercept, store, and release water through various processes, such as evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, and runoff.

Development may result in the loss of forested watersheds, lowering water quality and increasing water treatment costs

2023-05-02T11:34+0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Forests are important water users and providers. Trees use water at different rates depending on their age, species, climate, and soil conditions. Forests also intercept, store, and release water through various processes, such as evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, and runoff.

World's Best Extra Virgin Olive Oils Unveiled

2023-04-27T20:07+0200oliveoiltimes (en)

To receive this kind of recog­ni­tion we feel that we are doing some­thing good for our cus­tomers, our employ­ees, our com­mu­nity and all the gen­er­a­tions who have ded­i­cated their lives to this fam­ily busi­ness. - Tommaso Asaro, Oleificio Asaro dal 1916.

US Vice President Speaks at NOAA Coastal Resilience Funding Event

2023-04-22T03:29+0200miragenews (en)

The University of Miami. Miami, Florida. 5:43 P.M. EDT. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone! Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is good to be at the University of Miami, and I want to thank all of you who are here for what you do to lead, to run, and to provide so much....

Tax season is getting longer. Blame climate change.

2023-04-17T15:21+0200houstonchronicle (en)

Those in certain areas of Alabama, California and Georgia have until Oct. 16, because of winter storms, flooding, mudslides and tornadoes. A winter storm in portions of New York means taxpayers there have until May 15 to make filings and payments. "There's this migration of fiscal deadlines....

Majority of California Emerges from Drought Crisis: US Drought Monitor

2023-04-16T20:21+0200theepochtimes (en)

California has been grappling with one of the longest droughts in its history for nearly three years, and the state is finally seeing a ray of hope. The recent winter storms that hit the Golden State from December until March have resulted in almost complete eradication of drought conditions, according to the latest data from the U.

What is a red flag warning? What to know as fire weather conditions affect more parts of the US

2023-04-12T23:37+0200businessinsider-fr (en)

You may have seen the alert in the news or on your phone's weather app: red flag warning. They've been more common in certain parts of the US, especially California, where scientists and officials some parts of the state are in a year-round fire season.

What is a red flag warning? What to know as fire weather conditions affect more parts of the US

2023-04-12T23:36+0200businessinsider-za (en)

You may have seen the alert in the news or on your phone's weather app: red flag warning. They've been more common in certain parts of the US, especially California, where scientists and officials some parts of the state are in a year-round fire season.

What is a red flag warning? What to know as fire weather conditions affect more parts of the US

2023-04-12T23:33+0200businessinsider-it (en)

You may have seen the alert in the news or on your phone's weather app: red flag warning. They've been more common in certain parts of the US, especially California, where scientists and officials some parts of the state are in a year-round fire season.

Column: Is the San Diego-Imperial model part of the solution for Colorado River woes?

2023-04-09T14:08+0200sandiegouniontribune (en)

Too bad for San Diego, which gets much of its water from the Colorado River via a long-term deal with the Imperial Irrigation District. The Colorado River Basin snowpack may not be a record like California’s, but it is well above average this year, and that could ease pressure on the stressed river....

Are storms getting more powerful and dangerous?

2023-04-04T09:56+0200aljazeera-en (en)

It started off innocuously, like any other tropical storm. But Cyclone Freddy, born off the northwest coast of Australia in early February, was anything but ordinary. It intensified, then headed west and crossed the Southern Indian Ocean, travelling more than 8,000km (4,971 miles) to reach Southeast Africa.

Los efectos de los desastres naturales en América Latina

2023-03-29T02:12+0200portafolio (es)

América Latina ha sido escenario de numerosos desastres naturales, como el huracán María en Puerto Rico, los terremotos en México y la erupción del Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. Y dichos eventos, y otros más, han moldeado la historia y la sociedad de la región.