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According to a new study, Global warming over the past 200 years has been associated with reduced cloud cover, This decrease in cloud albedo may be related to “the dominance of external forces – volcanoes, the sun and the ocean – in the interaction after the LIA.” [Little Ice Age]”. [emphasis, links added] Scientists have repeatedly reported satellite observations (CERES) that reduced cloud albedo results in increased solar radiation absorbed by Earth's oceans – Explain the rising temperature trend after 2000 (Dubal Vahrenholt, 2021; Loeb et al., 2021; Stephens et al., 2022; Koutsoyiannis et al., 2023; Loeb et al., 2024;…
Emergency crews are scrambling to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helen roared ashore in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. The system triggered a massive storm surge that knocked out power to millions of customers in several states. At least six people were reported dead. The storm made landfall in a sparsely populated area Thursday night, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph in rural Big Bend. The area is home to fishing villages and resorts where the Florida Panhandle and Peninsula meet. But the damage stretched hundreds of miles north, with flooding as far away as North…
Rising sea levels increase storm surge damage Figure 3. Human-caused global warming is causing sea levels in St. Petersburg, Florida, to rise at a rate of about 0.3 meters (1.0 feet) per century, making it easier to set new all-time high water levels. (Image source: NOAA) Of the six tide gauges on Florida's west coast with long-term records, Helen set all-time high water records at three of them (Cedar Island, Clearwater Beach and St. Petersburg) – in all three cases at midnight Thursday night Two other hurricanes (Fort Myers and Naples) ranked second or third before or after Hurricane Ian…
I see your buoy and raise a VORTEX and 3 METARS for you! The Air Force Hurricane Hunter Report (VORTEX message) reported surface winds of 104.7 mph inbound and 105.9 mph outbound at 10:00 pm local time, one hour before landfall. This indicates that it is a Category 2 storm and not a Category 4 storm as reported by the NHC. (National Hurricane Center) https://aircraft.myfoxhurricane.com/recon/recon.cgi?basin=al&year=2024&product=vortex&storm=Helene&mission=18&agency=AF&ob=09-27-021050-19-941-103%28129 What these bad actors are doing now is reporting winds at flight altitude to determine category, which is inaccurate and not in compliance with protocol. The same VORTEX report showed inbound speeds of 118.5 mph…
The Associated Press (AP) published a report claiming that climate change is worsening storms, threatening corn production and prompting farmers to consider planting new dwarf corn varieties. [emphasis, links added] This story is wrong in almost every way. If farmers are considering a newly developed corn variety, it's because of clever marketing by the companies that produce the crop, not changing climate conditions. Wind speeds and storms have not increased and are not expected to increase at any time in the foreseeable future, and corn yields and yields continue to set records for existing corn types. The Associated Press report…
A clean energy policy consultant is joining the cast of Netflix's hit reality show Love Is Blind. Season 7 cast member Taylor Krause, manager of clean energy think tank RMI, is able to bring the subject of climate change to her dates and bring it to the forefront of the show's large and loyal audience. Love is Blind is a reality dating show in which contestants spend 10 days chatting with potential romantic partners in soundproof booths furnished with plush rugs and West Elm pillows. Once they decide on their choice, they will only see the person of their dreams…
Breathing in car exhaust, power plant fumes and other fossil fuel pollution can damage people's lungs and hearts. Ganatra: “Climate change and environmental pollution seriously affect us.” Sarju Ganatra, a cardiologist at Leahy Hospital and Medical Center in Massachusetts, says reducing climate pollution could improve our health. The United States has pledged to cut its climate-warming emissions to about half of 2005 levels by the end of the century. Ganatra and his team used computer models to estimate the health benefits of achieving this goal. They found that it could prevent nearly 1 million asthma attacks, more than 40,000 heart…
from CFACT The news is full of predictions of explosive growth in electricity consumption due to artificial intelligence. I wondered what all this artificial intelligence would be used for, but then it occurred to me. Artificial intelligence can transform our personal computers from search to research. I realize this is futuristic, so please read it that way. The basic idea is very simple. Now, when you want to know something, you first search. You'll get a bunch of snippets and links to possible files. So you just go find the best ones and read them. If your question is fairly…
From NASA's Earth Observatory: In March 2024, ozone concentrations over the Arctic reached a record monthly average. All more. A team of scientists from NASA and the University of Leeds reported their findings in a paper published in September 2024 Geophysical Research Letters. “Given that Arctic ozone has been absent since the 1970s, the record high in March 2024 should be viewed as a positive harbinger of future Arctic ozone,” the authors wrote. Between December 2023 and March 2024, a series of planet-scale waves propagated upward through the atmosphere, slowing down the stratospheric jet stream that circulates around the North…
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida just after 11 p.m. Thursday and was expected to bring rain and strong winds to the Baltimore area Friday afternoon.[Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News]”The storm will move across Georgia and reach the Tennessee Valley to our west. The center of the storm will be quite distant but will still have impacts, especially to our south and west,” National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Palozzi said this week Four evenings said. “Tomorrow will be the most consistent period of rain during the day, with winds reaching 25 mph.”The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned…