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#atmospheric — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. desmog.com/2026/07/29/the-love. "'What seems to be important,' wrote the visionary #British #scientist, James #Lovelock, in June 1966, is 'the almost certain fact that the #climate is worsening & the #probability that the #combustion of #fuel is #responsible.' Commissioned by #Shell, the memo was the first in a series of #secret #reports by Lovelock for the [Anglo-Dutch] #oil giant exploring the 'large scale #atmospheric effects' of burning #fossilfuels." (Anglo-Dutch, NOT UK, @desmog.com.)

  2. Hydroclimate Volatility On A Warming Earth
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    doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-006 <-- shared 2025 paper
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    newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/flo <-- shared UCLA article, “Floods, Droughts, Then Fires: Hydroclimate Whiplash Is Speeding Up Globally “
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    H/T @Daniel Swain
    “Hydroclimate volatility refers to sudden, large and/or frequent transitions between very dry and very wet conditions. In this Review, we examine how hydroclimate volatility is anticipated to evolve with anthropogenic warming. Using a metric of ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index, global-averaged subseasonal (3-month) and interannual (12-month) whiplash have increased by 31–66% and 8–31%, respectively, since the mid-twentieth century. Further increases are anticipated with ongoing warming, including subseasonal increases of 113% and interannual increases of 52% over land areas with 3 °C of warming; these changes are largest at high latitudes and from northern Africa eastward into South Asia. Extensive evidence links these increases primarily to thermodynamics, namely the rising water-vapour-holding capacity and potential evaporative demand of the atmosphere. Increases in hydroclimate volatility will amplify hazards associated with rapid swings between wet and dry states (including flash floods, wildfires, landslides and disease outbreaks), and could accelerate a water management shift towards co-management of drought and flood risks. A clearer understanding of plausible future trajectories of hydroclimate volatility requires expanded focus on the response of atmospheric circulation to regional and global forcings, as well as land–ocean–atmosphere feedbacks, using large ensemble climate model simulations, storm-resolving high-resolution models and emerging machine learning methods…
    #water #hydrology #hydroclimate #whiplash #global #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #weatherwhiplash #ecogeomorphology #sustainability #ecology# ###
    #water #hydrology #hydroclimate #volatility #dry #wet #drought #flood #flooding #wildfire #landslide #massmovement #whiplash #global #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #weatherwhiplash #ecogeomorphology #sustainability #ecology #hydrogeomorphology #climatechange #extremeweather #anthropogenicwarming #climate #weather #connection #StandardizedPrecipitationEvapotranspiration #precipitation #rainfall #research #evapotranspiration #risk #hazard #riskassessment #disease #pandemic #publichealth #publicsafety #waterquality #watersecurity #watermanagement #hydrography #atmospheric #regional #global #forcing #climatemodel #model #modeling #AI #machinelearning

  3. If the entry #angle is too steep, deceleration forces (braking effect due to #atmospheric friction) will become too large and the spacecraft can break up 💥. The steeper the entry angle, the higher the #heat 🌡️ flux, the measure for the amount of thermal energy absorbed by the heat shield every second. If the heat flux is higher than what the heat shield material can take, the heat shield will fail – most likely it will burn 🔥 through blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/20

    #ESA #reentry #Orion #NASA #Artemis

  4. REVIEW: Summer Shadows #3
    Summer Shadows #3 is an ambitious mix of eerie atmosphere, Greek mythology, and interpersonal drama, but it...
    comiccrusaders.com/comic-books
    #atmospheric art #Brad Simpson #Comic Review #Dark Horse Comics #eerie atmosphere #Greek mythology #haunting visuals #interpersonal drama #Jim Campbell #John Harris Dunning #LGBTQ themes #mythology-inspired comics #Ricardo Cabral #slow-burn comics #summer shadows #vibrant colors

  5. REVIEW: Summer Shadows #3
    Summer Shadows #3 is an ambitious mix of eerie atmosphere, Greek mythology, and interpersonal drama, but it...
    comiccrusaders.com/comic-books
    #atmospheric art #Brad Simpson #Comic Review #Dark Horse Comics #eerie atmosphere #Greek mythology #haunting visuals #interpersonal drama #Jim Campbell #John Harris Dunning #LGBTQ themes #mythology-inspired comics #Ricardo Cabral #slow-burn comics #summer shadows #vibrant colors

  6. REVIEW: Summer Shadows #3
    Summer Shadows #3 is an ambitious mix of eerie atmosphere, Greek mythology, and interpersonal drama, but it...
    comiccrusaders.com/comic-books
    #atmospheric art #Brad Simpson #Comic Review #Dark Horse Comics #eerie atmosphere #Greek mythology #haunting visuals #interpersonal drama #Jim Campbell #John Harris Dunning #LGBTQ themes #mythology-inspired comics #Ricardo Cabral #slow-burn comics #summer shadows #vibrant colors

  7. REVIEW: Summer Shadows #3
    Summer Shadows #3 is an ambitious mix of eerie atmosphere, Greek mythology, and interpersonal drama, but it...
    comiccrusaders.com/comic-books
    #atmospheric art #Brad Simpson #Comic Review #Dark Horse Comics #eerie atmosphere #Greek mythology #haunting visuals #interpersonal drama #Jim Campbell #John Harris Dunning #LGBTQ themes #mythology-inspired comics #Ricardo Cabral #slow-burn comics #summer shadows #vibrant colors

  8. Eighty-five percent of the #Earth’s air resides in the lowest layer of its #atmosphere, or #troposphere. Yet, major gaps remain in our understanding of the #atmospheric #chemistry that drives changes in the troposphere’s composition.
    #EarthScience #Environmental #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2024/03/es03052403.