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 Helene changed one survivor’s approach to preparedness
After seeing blocked roads and power outages leave people without food and water, she decided to create a YouTube series to help others get…
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Arctic sea ice has reached minimum extent for 2026; Antarctic sea ice maximum most likely reached as well
Arctic sea ice minimum ties for tenth lowest On September 12, Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent of 4.60 million square kilometers (1.78…
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Powerful Hurricane Polo reaches Category 5 status near Mexico
In a rare expression of forecast confidence, NHC predicted Polo would become a Cat 5 at a time when it was still a tropical…
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The collapse of the AMOC would be catastrophic. How will we know when it’s coming?
Europe faces incredibly harsh winters and unrelenting droughts if the vital AMOC ocean current fails – but when disaster will strike and how bad…
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Still no hurricanes in the Atlantic: A record in 60 years of record-keeping
Although the climatological peak of hurricane season has already passed, the Atlantic remains exceptionally quiet: no hurricanes have formed in 2026, something not seen…
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Atlantic remains hurricane-free as Tropical Depression Six forms near the Azores
While the Atlantic remains historically quiet with no hurricanes so far, several systems are stirring in the Pacific, including one that could strengthen near…
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Is the planet heating faster than we realise?
Efforts to fight climate change do not seem to be having the intended effect, as the hottest summers have been marked by extreme weather.…
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El Niño strengthens, already disrupting weather and food production across different parts of the world
El Niño is gaining strength in the Pacific and beginning to affect different regions. Its exceptional intensity, combined with global warming, could alter familiar…
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Satellite data gives clearer picture of how ice sheets are losing mass
The longest satellite record ever compiled shows the vast majority of ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica is due to glaciers flowing faster, rather…
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18 billion pounds of UK imports at risk due to Mediterranean Heat
Agricultural workers are the most exposed to heat stress as they need to work outdoors at all times. Extreme weather is reducing the number…
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