#climateshock — Public Fediverse posts
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A joint letter signed by three Caribbean leaders after this summer’s Hurricane Beryl noted that small island nations faced “insupportable” debt, not because of reckless spending, but because of the “elevated cost of repeated rebuilding after intensifying climate-related shocks.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/04/dominica-hurricane-passports/ #ClimateChange #Caribbean #hurricane #ClimateShock #ClimateDebt
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[Paywall -- full text in post] Scientists puzzled by colder deep water temperatures in #GulfOfMaine
by Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public May 15, 2024
"About a dozen years ago, the Gulf of Maine experienced an #OceanHeatwave unlike any other.
"Today, scientists are puzzling over new data that suggest the gulf may be experiencing another kind of
climate shock."Data collected from buoys placed in the Gulf of Maine show that over the last six months, deep water
temperatures are noticeably lower than the long-term average."'It’s not just cold in the deep waters right now, it’s really cold. And it’s fresher, it’s really fresher than it’s been,' said Nick Record, a senior scientist with Bigelow Laboratory. 'These are very unusual conditions, so I think there’s a lot that we can learn by watching how the year unfolds.'
"The Gulf of Maine is still one of the fastest warming oceans on the planet, Record said. The ocean #heatwave that hit the Gulf of Maine back in 2012 served as a prime example of the kind of surface temperature warming that much of the #AtlanticOcean has been experiencing.
"But #ClimateChange creates more unpredictable conditions, and Record said the Gulf of Maine may be experiencing another kind of #ClimateShock, similar to a late season #frost.
"'In some ways if we’re just expecting long term warming, we could be surprised when, even temporarily, we get these weird reversals to a cold situation. The more we can condition ourselves to think about surprises, what they might mean for us, the more we can be proactive and more be adaptive,' Record said.
"It’s not clear how long this pattern will hold, Record said. Because colder water makes for prime feeding habitat for critically endangered North Atlantic #RightWhales, Record said he’ll watch for whether right whales return to the Gulf of Maine in larger numbers this summer than they have in recent years."Colder deep water may also change conditions for the #lobster population. Deep water temperatures affect the timing of lobster molts, the presence of shell disease and other population impacts, Record said.'"
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Inside Climate News: With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash
Most of the public seems unaware that global temperatures will soon push past the target to which the U.N. hoped to limit warming, but researchers see social and psychological crises brewing. #climate #climateshock #civilunrest #climateemergency https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28012024/with-world-warming-scientists-warn-of-unrest-and-authoritarian-backlash/ -
What the Climate Fight Is Really About
Hint: it's all about minimizing risks & endemic uncertainties
My latest column just out today: https://gwagner.com/climate-uncertainties/
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Climate crisis on track to push one third of humanity out of its most livable environment.
One third.
And that's a conservative lower bound. Paper says 3-6 billion people.
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-crisis-niche-migration-environment-population
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A good, close look at current global temperature spikes, and inherent climate variability https://theconversation.com/global-temperature-rises-in-steps-heres-why-we-can-expect-a-steep-climb-this-year-and-next-209385
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The 6 hottest days globally, ever? These past 6 days.
https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_daily/
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Three of the hottest days on Earth were in the past three days, and we're only going to see more of these records in the coming decades https://www.axios.com/2023/07/05/warmest-june-global-temperatures-hottest-day @andrewfreedman
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When Marty Weitzman & I wrote "Climate Shock" a decade ago, neither of us thought it possible that the term would be a regular feature in news headlines so soon
And yes, California's largest home insurer no longer offering home insurance due to climate change
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/climate/climate-change-insurance-wildfires-california.html
#climate #ClimateShock