Category: Climate Signals
Climate Signals (58) Δ27 Variable 2 – Global mean surface temperature anomaly (2) Δ27 Variable 3 – Atmospheric CO₂e concentration (CO₂ + CH₄ + N₂O) (6) Δ27 Variable 5 – Marine heatwaves (14) Δ27 Variable 6-Marine biomass & deoxygenation (3) Δ27 Variable 7 – Greenland Ice Sheet stability (3) Δ27 Variable 8_West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability (4) Δ27 Variable 9-Arctic sea ice extent/thickness (6) Δ27 Variable 10 – Permafrost thaw & carbon emissions (1) Δ27 Variable 12 – Boreal biome shift (net) (1) Δ27 Variable 13 – Freshwater stress & groundwater depletion (2) Δ27 Variable 14-AMOC strength (3) Δ27 Variable 15-Monsoon systems stability (3) Δ27 Variable 16-Wildfire burned area / fire weather index (2) Δ27 Variable 17 – Global staple crop yields & stocks-to-use (3) Δ27 Variable 20 – Energy system reliability & EROEI / grid stability (2) Δ27 Variable 22 Insurance retreat & financial climate risk (1) Δ27 Variable 23 – Extreme-heat exposure (wet-bulb population-days) (3) Δ27 Variable 24 – Public-health capacity incl. AMR & pandemic emergence (1) Δ27 Variable 25 – Mass displacement (forced migration volume) (1) Δ27 Variable 27 – Epistemic resilience (mis/disinformation & media capture) (4) ⚙️ Energy, Infrastructure & Material Flow (3) 🌊 Oceanic Equilibrium & Acidification (17) 🌍 Atmospheric Forcing & Planetary Energy Balance (8) 🌪 Atmospheric Circulation & Regional Climate Stability (8) 🌱 Carbon & Hydrological Feedback Loops (3) 🌾 Food, Water & Resource Security (4) 🧊 Cryosphere Integrity & Sea-Level Commitment (8) 🧠 Knowledge Integrity & Governance Resilience (4) 🧬 Human Stability & Adaptive Capacity (5)
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Hurricane Nolo takes another turn, Polo to bring deep tropical moisture to Southwest desert
Polo aims for Baja California, Nolo flirts with Category 5 strength, and Rachel intensifies as the Pacific’s relentless late-September storm train rolls on. Meanwhile,…
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The incoming El Niño is now officially the strongest ever recorded, says Met Office – and it hasn’t even peaked yet
The El Niño developing in the Pacific has now gone past every previous record, according to the Met Office, and forecasters say it could…
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Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico as coastal storm grips Northeast, New England
Noteworthy storms, tropical and otherwise, continued to pepper the Eastern and Central Pacific and North Atlantic on Sunday. The big landfall threat is Hurricane…
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A UN report highlights the benefits of jointly tackling climate change and pollution
The world has entered a new era of planetary and economic challenges. Global warming is now considered likely to exceed 2.7°F, while governments simultaneously…
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Nolo to bring flood, surf, and wind to Hawaii; Gonzalo develops in the Atlantic
Atlantic storms will be short-lived, while powerful Pacific hurricanes persist and the Northeast battles a potent nor’easter.
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The length of the Arctic melt season has stabilised in recent years despite rapid warming
For decades, Arctic sea ice has been melting earlier in spring and freezing later in autumn, but this has changed recently. Why is this…
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Earth crosses a new red line: seven of nine planetary boundaries have now been breached
A new scientific report warns that seven of the nine boundaries that regulate the stability of the planet have already been exceeded and that…
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We need to rethink how we talk about climate change
Author Will Hackman wants to connect with readers who aren’t already concerned about climate change.
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Helene survivors face lasting risks of PTSD and depression
A researcher found mental health problems were more common among people who experienced severe flooding and financial or housing stressors.
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UK needs more ‘natural air conditioning’
As the UK counts the cost of a deadly summer, new reports say a single street tree can provide the cooling of ten air-conditioning…
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