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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Pacific’s cyclone factory is working overtime as multiple hurricanes roar across the basin
Nolo threatens Hawaii with flooding rain and dangerous surf, while powerful Hurricane Polo could make another impact to México and more tropical systems take…
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European satellite will study plant response to climate change from space
Ground-based detectors can provide local information, but studying systems from space generates global maps of interconnected systems, giving scientists a fuller picture. The FLEX…
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Even in disaster zones, many prisons and jails lack evacuation procedures
Incarcerated people have experienced flooded cells, a loss of running water, and power outages.
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The easy pale pink flower that blooms in full shade (and requires almost no pruning)
How might you embrace shady spaces in your garden? Well, planting shade-loving plants is a good pace to start and this one is striking!An…
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Powerful Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico with torrential rain as Pacific tropics erupt
Polo churns off Mexico with up to eight inches of rain and 46-foot seas, while another strengthening tropical system threatens eastern Hawaii with dangerous…
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When will the AMOC collapse? We don’t know, but should still prepare
Uncertainty about when or even if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a vital ocean current, might collapse has been an excuse to ignore the…
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International study challenges whether global warming increases forests’ ability to absorb CO₂
Global warming is lengthening the growing season of forests, a phenomenon that was thought to strengthen their role as carbon sinks, but a scientific…
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120% of average rainfall needed to end drought by spring
Recent rainfall has done little to alleviate the dry conditions, with almost three quarters of England still officially classed as in drought. Even with…
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Climate change is boosting landslide risks in southern Appalachia
More extreme storms could increase the threat in mountainous areas where steep slopes already create hazards.
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Scientists link fossil fuel producers to the West’s worsening water shortages
A new study blames 122 companies for contributing to severe drought in the region.
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