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Yikes! Monster 6-inch #hailstone likely to shatter Illinois state record
Hail the size of grapefruit fell in #Illinois Wednesday night, and that may qualify as a new state record, if it can be officially confirmed.
By Jesse Ferrell, Mar 11, 2026
Excerpt: "Other Skywarn spotters and storm chasers also found big hail, as large as 6.4 inches across in Kankakee, 5.5 inches at Campus, #Illinois, and 5.2 inches near Buckingham, Illinois. Hailstones 4.5 inches in diameter were also reported in #Texas and #Missouri on Wednesday. The large hail came from an intense storm stretching nearly from #Mexico to #Canada. "
#Hailstorm #ClimateChange #NorthAmerica #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather
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Yikes! Monster 6-inch #hailstone likely to shatter Illinois state record
Hail the size of grapefruit fell in #Illinois Wednesday night, and that may qualify as a new state record, if it can be officially confirmed.
By Jesse Ferrell, Mar 11, 2026
Excerpt: "Other Skywarn spotters and storm chasers also found big hail, as large as 6.4 inches across in Kankakee, 5.5 inches at Campus, #Illinois, and 5.2 inches near Buckingham, Illinois. Hailstones 4.5 inches in diameter were also reported in #Texas and #Missouri on Wednesday. The large hail came from an intense storm stretching nearly from #Mexico to #Canada. "
#Hailstorm #ClimateChange #NorthAmerica #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather
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We interrupt today's #SolarPunkSunday for this weather update...
1-2 feet forecast for #HyannisMA!! Whoa!!!
#ExtremeWx #Blizzard #Northeast #CoastalMassachusetts #WinterStorm #BlizzardOf26
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We interrupt today's #SolarPunkSunday for this weather update...
1-2 feet forecast for #HyannisMA!! Whoa!!!
#ExtremeWx #Blizzard #Northeast #CoastalMassachusetts #WinterStorm #BlizzardOf26
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Deadly #Colorado, #Kansas pileups, fast-moving Plains #wildfires fueled by #DangerousWinds
#BlowingDust created near-zero visibility on I-25 near Pueblo, killing 4 people, while the same powerful #windstorm fueled fast-moving wildfires and triggered additional crashes across the Plains.
By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer & Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Feb 17, 2026"Powerful winds kicking up dust across the Plains contributed to multiple fatal crashes and sparked rapidly spreading wildfires on Tuesday as dry grasses fueled fast-moving flames.
"Heavy winds created dangerous 'brown out' conditions along Interstate 25 near Pueblo, Colorado, on the morning of Feb. 17, with a massive multi-vehicle crash happening amid low to near-zero visibility. The Colorado State Patrol responded around 10:02 a.m. MST to the crash on southbound I-25 at milepost 92, just south of Pueblo Boulevard. Preliminary findings indicate more than 30 vehicles were involved, including six semis.
"Authorities have confirmed four fatalities, and 29 people were transported to hospitals, though the extent of their injuries remains unknown."
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"[W]est of Oakley, #Kansas, another multi-vehicle pileup occurred on I-70 during low visibility caused by blowing dust, underscoring the widespread travel hazards created by the powerful windstorm. Winds in the area were gusting around 60 mph at the time the crash was reported.
"In #Oklahoma, a fast-growing wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle, east of Beaver, quickly spread into Kansas."
#USWx #ExtremeWx #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Duststorms #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel
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Deadly #Colorado, #Kansas pileups, fast-moving Plains #wildfires fueled by #DangerousWinds
#BlowingDust created near-zero visibility on I-25 near Pueblo, killing 4 people, while the same powerful #windstorm fueled fast-moving wildfires and triggered additional crashes across the Plains.
By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer & Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Feb 17, 2026"Powerful winds kicking up dust across the Plains contributed to multiple fatal crashes and sparked rapidly spreading wildfires on Tuesday as dry grasses fueled fast-moving flames.
"Heavy winds created dangerous 'brown out' conditions along Interstate 25 near Pueblo, Colorado, on the morning of Feb. 17, with a massive multi-vehicle crash happening amid low to near-zero visibility. The Colorado State Patrol responded around 10:02 a.m. MST to the crash on southbound I-25 at milepost 92, just south of Pueblo Boulevard. Preliminary findings indicate more than 30 vehicles were involved, including six semis.
"Authorities have confirmed four fatalities, and 29 people were transported to hospitals, though the extent of their injuries remains unknown."
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"[W]est of Oakley, #Kansas, another multi-vehicle pileup occurred on I-70 during low visibility caused by blowing dust, underscoring the widespread travel hazards created by the powerful windstorm. Winds in the area were gusting around 60 mph at the time the crash was reported.
"In #Oklahoma, a fast-growing wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle, east of Beaver, quickly spread into Kansas."
#USWx #ExtremeWx #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Duststorms #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel
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Deadly #Colorado, #Kansas pileups, fast-moving Plains #wildfires fueled by #DangerousWinds
#BlowingDust created near-zero visibility on I-25 near Pueblo, killing 4 people, while the same powerful #windstorm fueled fast-moving wildfires and triggered additional crashes across the Plains.
By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer & Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Feb 17, 2026"Powerful winds kicking up dust across the Plains contributed to multiple fatal crashes and sparked rapidly spreading wildfires on Tuesday as dry grasses fueled fast-moving flames.
"Heavy winds created dangerous 'brown out' conditions along Interstate 25 near Pueblo, Colorado, on the morning of Feb. 17, with a massive multi-vehicle crash happening amid low to near-zero visibility. The Colorado State Patrol responded around 10:02 a.m. MST to the crash on southbound I-25 at milepost 92, just south of Pueblo Boulevard. Preliminary findings indicate more than 30 vehicles were involved, including six semis.
"Authorities have confirmed four fatalities, and 29 people were transported to hospitals, though the extent of their injuries remains unknown."
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"[W]est of Oakley, #Kansas, another multi-vehicle pileup occurred on I-70 during low visibility caused by blowing dust, underscoring the widespread travel hazards created by the powerful windstorm. Winds in the area were gusting around 60 mph at the time the crash was reported.
"In #Oklahoma, a fast-growing wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle, east of Beaver, quickly spread into Kansas."
#USWx #ExtremeWx #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Duststorms #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel
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Deadly #Colorado, #Kansas pileups, fast-moving Plains #wildfires fueled by #DangerousWinds
#BlowingDust created near-zero visibility on I-25 near Pueblo, killing 4 people, while the same powerful #windstorm fueled fast-moving wildfires and triggered additional crashes across the Plains.
By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer & Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Feb 17, 2026"Powerful winds kicking up dust across the Plains contributed to multiple fatal crashes and sparked rapidly spreading wildfires on Tuesday as dry grasses fueled fast-moving flames.
"Heavy winds created dangerous 'brown out' conditions along Interstate 25 near Pueblo, Colorado, on the morning of Feb. 17, with a massive multi-vehicle crash happening amid low to near-zero visibility. The Colorado State Patrol responded around 10:02 a.m. MST to the crash on southbound I-25 at milepost 92, just south of Pueblo Boulevard. Preliminary findings indicate more than 30 vehicles were involved, including six semis.
"Authorities have confirmed four fatalities, and 29 people were transported to hospitals, though the extent of their injuries remains unknown."
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"[W]est of Oakley, #Kansas, another multi-vehicle pileup occurred on I-70 during low visibility caused by blowing dust, underscoring the widespread travel hazards created by the powerful windstorm. Winds in the area were gusting around 60 mph at the time the crash was reported.
"In #Oklahoma, a fast-growing wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle, east of Beaver, quickly spread into Kansas."
#USWx #ExtremeWx #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Duststorms #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel
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Deadly #Colorado, #Kansas pileups, fast-moving Plains #wildfires fueled by #DangerousWinds
#BlowingDust created near-zero visibility on I-25 near Pueblo, killing 4 people, while the same powerful #windstorm fueled fast-moving wildfires and triggered additional crashes across the Plains.
By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer & Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Feb 17, 2026"Powerful winds kicking up dust across the Plains contributed to multiple fatal crashes and sparked rapidly spreading wildfires on Tuesday as dry grasses fueled fast-moving flames.
"Heavy winds created dangerous 'brown out' conditions along Interstate 25 near Pueblo, Colorado, on the morning of Feb. 17, with a massive multi-vehicle crash happening amid low to near-zero visibility. The Colorado State Patrol responded around 10:02 a.m. MST to the crash on southbound I-25 at milepost 92, just south of Pueblo Boulevard. Preliminary findings indicate more than 30 vehicles were involved, including six semis.
"Authorities have confirmed four fatalities, and 29 people were transported to hospitals, though the extent of their injuries remains unknown."
[...]
"[W]est of Oakley, #Kansas, another multi-vehicle pileup occurred on I-70 during low visibility caused by blowing dust, underscoring the widespread travel hazards created by the powerful windstorm. Winds in the area were gusting around 60 mph at the time the crash was reported.
"In #Oklahoma, a fast-growing wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle, east of Beaver, quickly spread into Kansas."
#USWx #ExtremeWx #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Duststorms #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel
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Yikes! #Australia swelters in a record #HeatWave as temperatures near 50 C
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY
Updated 7:24 AM EST, January 27, 2026WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — "Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged heat wave.
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"On Monday, parts of #NewSouthWales and #SouthAustralia states hit record temperatures, some exceeding records set during a destructive summer of forest fires in 2019."
#ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #AustraliaWx #ExtremeWx #RecordHeat
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Yikes! #Australia swelters in a record #HeatWave as temperatures near 50 C
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY
Updated 7:24 AM EST, January 27, 2026WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — "Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged heat wave.
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"On Monday, parts of #NewSouthWales and #SouthAustralia states hit record temperatures, some exceeding records set during a destructive summer of forest fires in 2019."
#ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #AustraliaWx #ExtremeWx #RecordHeat
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Here’s where #Vermont shelters are opening to help in #extremeCold
We made a map of shelter locations with information on how to use them.
by Carly Berlin January 22, 2026, 5:05 pm
This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between #VTDigger and #VermontPublic.
Updated on Jan. 23 at 4:38 p.m.
"With subzero temperatures expected to set in on Friday, communities across Vermont are opening emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
VTDigger/Vermont Public confirmed that nine extreme cold weather shelter locations will be open over the weekend. Most are part of a state-funded network of overflow shelters that activate when temperatures fall into the negatives as an attempt to save lives. You can find information on how to access those shelters below.
Other communities may open more informal shelters, too. Vermont Emergency Management suggests calling your town office to ask about local warming centers or to call 2-1-1 to find a facility near you.
#BenningtonVTBennington’s extreme cold shelter is located at 200 Pleasant St., at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
It will be operating on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, according to Roxanne Carelli, executive director of operational development and shelter services at Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless.
The shelter will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night.
The space has capacity for 35 people.
Adults, families, and unaccompanied minors are allowed, according to Carelli. Sex offenders will not be admitted. Well-behaved pets will be allowed.
#BrattleboroVTBrattleboro’s extreme cold shelter is located at the Beloved Community church at 18 Town Crier Dr.
The shelter typically operates Sunday through Thursday nights throughout the winter. It will activate on Friday and Saturday night this week for the cold snap, according to Rick DeAngelis, a project officer with Vermont Interfaith Action, the organization that oversees the cold weather shelters.
The shelter will be open from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.
It has space for 15 people.
Only adults are allowed, and pets must be registered as service animals to be admitted, DeAngelis said.
#BurlingtonVTBurlington’s extreme cold shelter is located at the Miller Center in the city’s New North End neighborhood, at 130 Gosse Court.
The shelter will open for four consecutive nights – Friday night through Monday night – according to a press release from Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak.
The shelter will open at 5 p.m. and close at 8 a.m. each day. It has a capacity for 100 people.
Only adults will be admitted, and pets are allowed. Transportation will be provided from several locations in the city’s core to the shelter: 95 North Ave. (COTS Daystation), 228 N. Winooski Ave. (Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s Community Resource Center) and the Fletcher Free Library.
#MontpelierVTMontpelier’s extreme cold shelter is located inside City Hall at 39 Main St.
The shelter will open tonight (Thursday, 1/22) according to Montpelier Emergency Cold Weather Shelter’s website. Shelter coordinator Andrea Stander said she intends to keep the shelter open Friday and Saturday if volunteer staffing allows.
This shelter uses a higher threshold – 10 degrees – to open. That means Stander is eyeing remaining open throughout the coming week, she said.
The shelter opens at 8 p.m. and closes at 8 a.m.
Pets are not allowed at this shelter. There’s space for 15 people.
#BarreVTBarre’s extreme cold shelter is located at the Barre Congregational Church at 35 Church St.
It will be open Friday night through Tuesday, according to the Montpelier shelter website.
Its hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
#NewportVTNewport’s cold weather shelter is located at 371 Main St.
It will be operating Friday night and Saturday night, according to Casey Winterson, director of economic and community based services for Northeast Kingdom Community Action.
The shelter will be open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
The shelter is open to adults over the age of 18 and has 12 beds. No pets are allowed.
#RandolphVTAn extreme cold weather shelter will operate at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Randolph, located at 15 Summer St.
The shelter will open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 5:30 p.m. until 10 a.m., according to a press release from the Vermont Agency of Human Services.
#RutlandVTRutland’s extreme cold shelter is located at the city’s library at 10 Court St.
The shelter will open on Friday and Saturday nights, according to Tom Morgan, project officer with Vermont Interfaith Action.
Its hours are 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
It has space for 20 people.
#SpringfieldVTSpringfield’s extreme cold weather shelter will be located at 139 Main St. at the Springfield Community Center, according to Tara Chase, operations director at Springfield Supported Housing Program.
It will be open Saturday night and Sunday night.
The hours are 6 p.m. until 7 a.m.
The space has capacity for 10 people.
Adults and children accompanied by adults are welcome, Chase said. Pets are not allowed."
@newsbothttps://vtdigger.org/2026/01/22/heres-where-vermont-shelters-are-opening-to-help-in-extreme-cold/
#WarmingShelters #WarmingSheltersInVermont #WarmingShelter #OvernightShelters #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx
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Here’s where #Vermont shelters are opening to help in #extremeCold
We made a map of shelter locations with information on how to use them.
by Carly Berlin January 22, 2026, 5:05 pm
This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between #VTDigger and #VermontPublic.
Updated on Jan. 23 at 4:38 p.m.
"With subzero temperatures expected to set in on Friday, communities across Vermont are opening emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
VTDigger/Vermont Public confirmed that nine extreme cold weather shelter locations will be open over the weekend. Most are part of a state-funded network of overflow shelters that activate when temperatures fall into the negatives as an attempt to save lives. You can find information on how to access those shelters below.
Other communities may open more informal shelters, too. Vermont Emergency Management suggests calling your town office to ask about local warming centers or to call 2-1-1 to find a facility near you.
#BenningtonVTBennington’s extreme cold shelter is located at 200 Pleasant St., at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
It will be operating on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, according to Roxanne Carelli, executive director of operational development and shelter services at Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless.
The shelter will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night.
The space has capacity for 35 people.
Adults, families, and unaccompanied minors are allowed, according to Carelli. Sex offenders will not be admitted. Well-behaved pets will be allowed.
#BrattleboroVTBrattleboro’s extreme cold shelter is located at the Beloved Community church at 18 Town Crier Dr.
The shelter typically operates Sunday through Thursday nights throughout the winter. It will activate on Friday and Saturday night this week for the cold snap, according to Rick DeAngelis, a project officer with Vermont Interfaith Action, the organization that oversees the cold weather shelters.
The shelter will be open from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.
It has space for 15 people.
Only adults are allowed, and pets must be registered as service animals to be admitted, DeAngelis said.
#BurlingtonVTBurlington’s extreme cold shelter is located at the Miller Center in the city’s New North End neighborhood, at 130 Gosse Court.
The shelter will open for four consecutive nights – Friday night through Monday night – according to a press release from Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak.
The shelter will open at 5 p.m. and close at 8 a.m. each day. It has a capacity for 100 people.
Only adults will be admitted, and pets are allowed. Transportation will be provided from several locations in the city’s core to the shelter: 95 North Ave. (COTS Daystation), 228 N. Winooski Ave. (Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s Community Resource Center) and the Fletcher Free Library.
#MontpelierVTMontpelier’s extreme cold shelter is located inside City Hall at 39 Main St.
The shelter will open tonight (Thursday, 1/22) according to Montpelier Emergency Cold Weather Shelter’s website. Shelter coordinator Andrea Stander said she intends to keep the shelter open Friday and Saturday if volunteer staffing allows.
This shelter uses a higher threshold – 10 degrees – to open. That means Stander is eyeing remaining open throughout the coming week, she said.
The shelter opens at 8 p.m. and closes at 8 a.m.
Pets are not allowed at this shelter. There’s space for 15 people.
#BarreVTBarre’s extreme cold shelter is located at the Barre Congregational Church at 35 Church St.
It will be open Friday night through Tuesday, according to the Montpelier shelter website.
Its hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
#NewportVTNewport’s cold weather shelter is located at 371 Main St.
It will be operating Friday night and Saturday night, according to Casey Winterson, director of economic and community based services for Northeast Kingdom Community Action.
The shelter will be open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
The shelter is open to adults over the age of 18 and has 12 beds. No pets are allowed.
#RandolphVTAn extreme cold weather shelter will operate at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Randolph, located at 15 Summer St.
The shelter will open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 5:30 p.m. until 10 a.m., according to a press release from the Vermont Agency of Human Services.
#RutlandVTRutland’s extreme cold shelter is located at the city’s library at 10 Court St.
The shelter will open on Friday and Saturday nights, according to Tom Morgan, project officer with Vermont Interfaith Action.
Its hours are 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
It has space for 20 people.
#SpringfieldVTSpringfield’s extreme cold weather shelter will be located at 139 Main St. at the Springfield Community Center, according to Tara Chase, operations director at Springfield Supported Housing Program.
It will be open Saturday night and Sunday night.
The hours are 6 p.m. until 7 a.m.
The space has capacity for 10 people.
Adults and children accompanied by adults are welcome, Chase said. Pets are not allowed."
@newsbothttps://vtdigger.org/2026/01/22/heres-where-vermont-shelters-are-opening-to-help-in-extreme-cold/
#WarmingShelters #WarmingSheltersInVermont #WarmingShelter #OvernightShelters #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx
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Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston
In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jan 22, 2026
"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.
" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."
#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary
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Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston
In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jan 22, 2026
"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.
" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."
#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary
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Winter reawakens as the #PolarVortex unlocks a blast of cold air into #NewEngland
The #ArcticAir is coming back with a vengeance, surging south through the second half of January.
By Dave Epstein
Updated January 17, 2026, 7:00 a.m.Excerpt: "For those of you who might think the winter cold is over, think again. We are about to enter very cold territory for an extended time, starting around Tuesday, thanks to the polar vortex again.
The polar jet stream, which is affected by the polar vortex above it, has become quite wavy, allowing Arctic air to infiltrate the United States over the next two weeks."An initial surge of cold air has already been blasting parts of the Central and Southern United States. Florida saw 30-degree weather on Friday, triggering freeze warnings in the area."
Read more:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/17/metro/polar-vortex-northeast-cold-new-england/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/j3SAX#ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #USWx #NortheastUS #CentralUS #SouthernUS #FreezeWarnings #Florida #StayWarm
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Almost 300 millimetres of rain on #VancouverIsland in three-day drenching
A number of communities in #BritishColumbia’s south coast have received more than 100 millimetres of rain in the atmospheric river event over the last three days, with one station reporting nearly 300 millimetres.
Jan. 13, 2026
VANCOUVER - "A number of communities in British Columbia’s south coast have received more than 100 millimetres of rain in the atmospheric river event over the last three days, with one station reporting nearly 300 millimetres.
#EnvironmentCanada says the #KennedyLake Forestry Station on Vancouver Island received a whopping 286 millimetres from Saturday to Monday.
"On the mainland, #PortMellon reported 204 millimetres.
"The weather agency says at least 20 weather stations in the region reported rain of more than 100 millimetres, including 168 millimetres in #Ucluelet.
"Other parts of Metro #Vancouver and the Lower Mainland were also drenched, with #Squamish reporting 132 millimetres.
"The #HeavyRain triggered several evacuation orders and alerts in areas including Chemainus Bridge and the Nanaimo Regional District on Vancouver Island, with one evacuation order for a single property near #ParksvilleBC.
"Much of B.C.‘s south coast and Vancouver Island remain under a flood watch, with a flood warning sill in effect for the Englishman River near Parksville.
"This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 13, 2026."
#ExtremeWeather #ExtremeWx #ExtremeRain #ClimateChange #CanadianWx
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Almost 300 millimetres of rain on #VancouverIsland in three-day drenching
A number of communities in #BritishColumbia’s south coast have received more than 100 millimetres of rain in the atmospheric river event over the last three days, with one station reporting nearly 300 millimetres.
Jan. 13, 2026
VANCOUVER - "A number of communities in British Columbia’s south coast have received more than 100 millimetres of rain in the atmospheric river event over the last three days, with one station reporting nearly 300 millimetres.
#EnvironmentCanada says the #KennedyLake Forestry Station on Vancouver Island received a whopping 286 millimetres from Saturday to Monday.
"On the mainland, #PortMellon reported 204 millimetres.
"The weather agency says at least 20 weather stations in the region reported rain of more than 100 millimetres, including 168 millimetres in #Ucluelet.
"Other parts of Metro #Vancouver and the Lower Mainland were also drenched, with #Squamish reporting 132 millimetres.
"The #HeavyRain triggered several evacuation orders and alerts in areas including Chemainus Bridge and the Nanaimo Regional District on Vancouver Island, with one evacuation order for a single property near #ParksvilleBC.
"Much of B.C.‘s south coast and Vancouver Island remain under a flood watch, with a flood warning sill in effect for the Englishman River near Parksville.
"This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 13, 2026."
#ExtremeWeather #ExtremeWx #ExtremeRain #ClimateChange #CanadianWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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Oooh... floating cars. Now, where did I park the car?
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Oooh... floating cars. Now, where did I park the car?
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Towering wall of dust rolls through metro #Phoenix, leaving thousands without power
By ROSS FRANKLIN and HALLIE GOLDEN
Updated 4:09 AM EDT, August 26, 2025PHOENIX (AP) — "A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and grounding flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/arizona-dust-storm-haboob-ca6e25fe03c724f298e3f1e3a736fdd9#DustStorm #ArizonaWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #Haboob
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Towering wall of dust rolls through metro #Phoenix, leaving thousands without power
By ROSS FRANKLIN and HALLIE GOLDEN
Updated 4:09 AM EDT, August 26, 2025PHOENIX (AP) — "A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and grounding flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/arizona-dust-storm-haboob-ca6e25fe03c724f298e3f1e3a736fdd9#DustStorm #ArizonaWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #Haboob
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Towering wall of dust rolls through metro #Phoenix, leaving thousands without power
By ROSS FRANKLIN and HALLIE GOLDEN
Updated 4:09 AM EDT, August 26, 2025PHOENIX (AP) — "A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and grounding flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/arizona-dust-storm-haboob-ca6e25fe03c724f298e3f1e3a736fdd9#DustStorm #ArizonaWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #Haboob
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Towering wall of dust rolls through metro #Phoenix, leaving thousands without power
By ROSS FRANKLIN and HALLIE GOLDEN
Updated 4:09 AM EDT, August 26, 2025PHOENIX (AP) — "A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and grounding flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/arizona-dust-storm-haboob-ca6e25fe03c724f298e3f1e3a736fdd9#DustStorm #ArizonaWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #Haboob
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Towering wall of dust rolls through metro #Phoenix, leaving thousands without power
By ROSS FRANKLIN and HALLIE GOLDEN
Updated 4:09 AM EDT, August 26, 2025PHOENIX (AP) — "A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and grounding flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/arizona-dust-storm-haboob-ca6e25fe03c724f298e3f1e3a736fdd9#DustStorm #ArizonaWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #Haboob
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#GrandCanyon, #Utah #wildfires creating "#FireClouds" that can form their own weather systems
August 1, 2025
"Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a '#megafire' on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they're spurring the formation of 'fire clouds' that can create their own #ErraticWeather systems.
"In #Arizona, the wind-whipped #DragonBravoFire that destroyed the #GrandCanyonLodge is 9% contained and has charred more than 164 square miles to become the largest fire now burning in the continental U.S. and one of the top 10 largest in recorded Arizona history. Getting around it would be roughly like driving from New York City to Washington, D.C.
"Another large fire in #MonroeUT, has burned 75 square miles since July 13 and is 11% contained, officials said Thursday. Evacuation orders were issued Wednesday for several towns in the fire's path, and scorched power poles prompted the shutoff of electricity in other nearby communities in south-central #Utah.
"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox declared an emergency Thursday as #wildfires grew around the state and planned to visit Monroe on Friday.
"Towering convection clouds known as #pyrocumulus clouds have been spotted over Arizona's blaze for seven consecutive days, fueling the fire with dry, powerful winds, fire information officer Lisa Jennings said. They form when air over the fire becomes #superheated and rises in a large smoke column. The giant billowing clouds can be seen for hundreds of miles and can resemble an anvil.
"Their more treacherous big brother, a fire-fueled thunderstorm known as the #pyrocumulonimbus cloud, sent rapid winds shooting in all directions this week as a smoke column formed from the Utah fire then collapsed on itself, fire team information officer Jess Clark said.
" 'If they get high enough, they can also create #downdrafts, and that's something we really watch out for because that can quickly spread the fire and can be very dangerous for firefighters who are doing their work on the ground,' Jennings said.
"Multiple fire crews in Utah were forced to retreat Wednesday as the unpredictable climate created by the clouds threatened their safety, officials said. Fire crews in both Utah and Arizona had better control of the blazes, but containment has been slipping as the fires grow rapidly.
"The same type of cloud, which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has dubbed the 'fire-breathing dragon of clouds,' recently formed a fire tornado that tore through an eastern Utah neighborhood with wind speeds estimated at 122 miles per hour."
#Firenado #ExtremeWeather #WildfireWeather #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #USWx #ExtremeWx
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#GrandCanyon, #Utah #wildfires creating "#FireClouds" that can form their own weather systems
August 1, 2025
"Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a '#megafire' on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they're spurring the formation of 'fire clouds' that can create their own #ErraticWeather systems.
"In #Arizona, the wind-whipped #DragonBravoFire that destroyed the #GrandCanyonLodge is 9% contained and has charred more than 164 square miles to become the largest fire now burning in the continental U.S. and one of the top 10 largest in recorded Arizona history. Getting around it would be roughly like driving from New York City to Washington, D.C.
"Another large fire in #MonroeUT, has burned 75 square miles since July 13 and is 11% contained, officials said Thursday. Evacuation orders were issued Wednesday for several towns in the fire's path, and scorched power poles prompted the shutoff of electricity in other nearby communities in south-central #Utah.
"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox declared an emergency Thursday as #wildfires grew around the state and planned to visit Monroe on Friday.
"Towering convection clouds known as #pyrocumulus clouds have been spotted over Arizona's blaze for seven consecutive days, fueling the fire with dry, powerful winds, fire information officer Lisa Jennings said. They form when air over the fire becomes #superheated and rises in a large smoke column. The giant billowing clouds can be seen for hundreds of miles and can resemble an anvil.
"Their more treacherous big brother, a fire-fueled thunderstorm known as the #pyrocumulonimbus cloud, sent rapid winds shooting in all directions this week as a smoke column formed from the Utah fire then collapsed on itself, fire team information officer Jess Clark said.
" 'If they get high enough, they can also create #downdrafts, and that's something we really watch out for because that can quickly spread the fire and can be very dangerous for firefighters who are doing their work on the ground,' Jennings said.
"Multiple fire crews in Utah were forced to retreat Wednesday as the unpredictable climate created by the clouds threatened their safety, officials said. Fire crews in both Utah and Arizona had better control of the blazes, but containment has been slipping as the fires grow rapidly.
"The same type of cloud, which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has dubbed the 'fire-breathing dragon of clouds,' recently formed a fire tornado that tore through an eastern Utah neighborhood with wind speeds estimated at 122 miles per hour."
#Firenado #ExtremeWeather #WildfireWeather #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #USWx #ExtremeWx
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Heat indices could hit 120 as sweltering temperatures grip eastern half of US
More than 200 million people brace for sweltering conditions across the country.
By Kenton Gewecke, Kyle Reiman, and Bill HutchinsonJuly 28, 2025, 2:29 PM
"Extreme heat warnings and watches are in effect from the Midwest to the Southeast with heat index temperatures expected between 108 and 116.
"More than 200 million people across from #SouthDakota to #Florida and up the #EastCoast to #Boston are on alert for widespread, dangerous heat on Monday and into the new work week, and parts of the Southeast could experience the brunt of the sweltering conditions.
"On average, nearly 2,000 Americans die from extreme heat each year, according to CDC data going back to 2020.
"The highest temperatures on Monday will be focused in the southeast, from the Carolinas to Florida, where extreme heat indices -- that is, what the temperatures feel like when humidity is factored in -- are forecast to be between 105 and 115 degrees.
"Parts of Mississippi and Louisiana are on alert for heat indices up to 120 degrees.
"#ExtremeHeat is also expected to continue on Monday and Tuesday in the Midwest, where over the weekend temperatures felt between 97 to 111 degrees from Lincoln, Nebraska, up into Minneapolis.
"Extreme heat warnings have been issued for large cities from Iowa to Florida, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Omaha, Des Moines, Savannah, Raleigh, Charleston and Sioux Falls. These areas could see feels-like temperatures between 110 to 115 degrees.
"The Northeast coast from Philadelphia to Boston, including New York City, is in store for multiple days of dangerous heat. Heat indices in the Northeast are forecast to make it feel like the mid-90s to 104 on Monday.
"In addition to the sweltering conditions, smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to continue to create hazy conditions in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. Over the weekend, smoke from those wildfires prompted an air-quality alert. Another plume of smoke could reach the I-95 corridor on Tuesday afternoon.
"Looking ahead to the work week, potentially life-threatening heat and humidity are expected to continue across the eastern half of the country through Wednesday. Major cities including St. Louis, Memphis, Charlotte, Savannah, Tampa and Jackson, Mississippi, are all likely all see actual temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s.
"A prolonged heat wave is forecast for those regions as an abundance of tropical moisture settling in is expected to drive the feels-like temperatures up to between 105 to 115 degrees over multiple consecutive days.
Dangerous heat and humidity through Thursday."Nighttime and early mornings are not expected to provide relief from the sweltering conditions. Overnight and early morning lows are expected to fall only to the 70s or higher.
"Between Monday and Wednesday, large portions of the Southeast are expected to be under an extreme heat risk at a four-out-of-four level, including the cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
"On Sunday, #TampaFL, broke an all-time heat record -- reaching 100 degrees for the first time in 130 years of record-keeping.
"Besides the extreme heat, parts of the Midwest, including South Dakota and western Minnesota, are expecting potentially destructive winds of more than 75 mph on Monday evening. A few severe storms are also expected to roll through North Dakota on Monday evening and spread into Minnesota and Iowa on Monday night."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/130-million-people-brace-sweltering-conditions-us/story?id=124112918
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryUS #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #Derecho #ExtremeWeather #USWx #ExtremeWx #RecordBreakingHeat
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Heat indices could hit 120 as sweltering temperatures grip eastern half of US
More than 200 million people brace for sweltering conditions across the country.
By Kenton Gewecke, Kyle Reiman, and Bill HutchinsonJuly 28, 2025, 2:29 PM
"Extreme heat warnings and watches are in effect from the Midwest to the Southeast with heat index temperatures expected between 108 and 116.
"More than 200 million people across from #SouthDakota to #Florida and up the #EastCoast to #Boston are on alert for widespread, dangerous heat on Monday and into the new work week, and parts of the Southeast could experience the brunt of the sweltering conditions.
"On average, nearly 2,000 Americans die from extreme heat each year, according to CDC data going back to 2020.
"The highest temperatures on Monday will be focused in the southeast, from the Carolinas to Florida, where extreme heat indices -- that is, what the temperatures feel like when humidity is factored in -- are forecast to be between 105 and 115 degrees.
"Parts of Mississippi and Louisiana are on alert for heat indices up to 120 degrees.
"#ExtremeHeat is also expected to continue on Monday and Tuesday in the Midwest, where over the weekend temperatures felt between 97 to 111 degrees from Lincoln, Nebraska, up into Minneapolis.
"Extreme heat warnings have been issued for large cities from Iowa to Florida, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Omaha, Des Moines, Savannah, Raleigh, Charleston and Sioux Falls. These areas could see feels-like temperatures between 110 to 115 degrees.
"The Northeast coast from Philadelphia to Boston, including New York City, is in store for multiple days of dangerous heat. Heat indices in the Northeast are forecast to make it feel like the mid-90s to 104 on Monday.
"In addition to the sweltering conditions, smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to continue to create hazy conditions in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. Over the weekend, smoke from those wildfires prompted an air-quality alert. Another plume of smoke could reach the I-95 corridor on Tuesday afternoon.
"Looking ahead to the work week, potentially life-threatening heat and humidity are expected to continue across the eastern half of the country through Wednesday. Major cities including St. Louis, Memphis, Charlotte, Savannah, Tampa and Jackson, Mississippi, are all likely all see actual temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s.
"A prolonged heat wave is forecast for those regions as an abundance of tropical moisture settling in is expected to drive the feels-like temperatures up to between 105 to 115 degrees over multiple consecutive days.
Dangerous heat and humidity through Thursday."Nighttime and early mornings are not expected to provide relief from the sweltering conditions. Overnight and early morning lows are expected to fall only to the 70s or higher.
"Between Monday and Wednesday, large portions of the Southeast are expected to be under an extreme heat risk at a four-out-of-four level, including the cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
"On Sunday, #TampaFL, broke an all-time heat record -- reaching 100 degrees for the first time in 130 years of record-keeping.
"Besides the extreme heat, parts of the Midwest, including South Dakota and western Minnesota, are expecting potentially destructive winds of more than 75 mph on Monday evening. A few severe storms are also expected to roll through North Dakota on Monday evening and spread into Minnesota and Iowa on Monday night."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/130-million-people-brace-sweltering-conditions-us/story?id=124112918
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryUS #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #Derecho #ExtremeWeather #USWx #ExtremeWx #RecordBreakingHeat
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Heat indices could hit 120 as sweltering temperatures grip eastern half of US
More than 200 million people brace for sweltering conditions across the country.
By Kenton Gewecke, Kyle Reiman, and Bill HutchinsonJuly 28, 2025, 2:29 PM
"Extreme heat warnings and watches are in effect from the Midwest to the Southeast with heat index temperatures expected between 108 and 116.
"More than 200 million people across from #SouthDakota to #Florida and up the #EastCoast to #Boston are on alert for widespread, dangerous heat on Monday and into the new work week, and parts of the Southeast could experience the brunt of the sweltering conditions.
"On average, nearly 2,000 Americans die from extreme heat each year, according to CDC data going back to 2020.
"The highest temperatures on Monday will be focused in the southeast, from the Carolinas to Florida, where extreme heat indices -- that is, what the temperatures feel like when humidity is factored in -- are forecast to be between 105 and 115 degrees.
"Parts of Mississippi and Louisiana are on alert for heat indices up to 120 degrees.
"#ExtremeHeat is also expected to continue on Monday and Tuesday in the Midwest, where over the weekend temperatures felt between 97 to 111 degrees from Lincoln, Nebraska, up into Minneapolis.
"Extreme heat warnings have been issued for large cities from Iowa to Florida, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Omaha, Des Moines, Savannah, Raleigh, Charleston and Sioux Falls. These areas could see feels-like temperatures between 110 to 115 degrees.
"The Northeast coast from Philadelphia to Boston, including New York City, is in store for multiple days of dangerous heat. Heat indices in the Northeast are forecast to make it feel like the mid-90s to 104 on Monday.
"In addition to the sweltering conditions, smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to continue to create hazy conditions in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. Over the weekend, smoke from those wildfires prompted an air-quality alert. Another plume of smoke could reach the I-95 corridor on Tuesday afternoon.
"Looking ahead to the work week, potentially life-threatening heat and humidity are expected to continue across the eastern half of the country through Wednesday. Major cities including St. Louis, Memphis, Charlotte, Savannah, Tampa and Jackson, Mississippi, are all likely all see actual temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s.
"A prolonged heat wave is forecast for those regions as an abundance of tropical moisture settling in is expected to drive the feels-like temperatures up to between 105 to 115 degrees over multiple consecutive days.
Dangerous heat and humidity through Thursday."Nighttime and early mornings are not expected to provide relief from the sweltering conditions. Overnight and early morning lows are expected to fall only to the 70s or higher.
"Between Monday and Wednesday, large portions of the Southeast are expected to be under an extreme heat risk at a four-out-of-four level, including the cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
"On Sunday, #TampaFL, broke an all-time heat record -- reaching 100 degrees for the first time in 130 years of record-keeping.
"Besides the extreme heat, parts of the Midwest, including South Dakota and western Minnesota, are expecting potentially destructive winds of more than 75 mph on Monday evening. A few severe storms are also expected to roll through North Dakota on Monday evening and spread into Minnesota and Iowa on Monday night."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/130-million-people-brace-sweltering-conditions-us/story?id=124112918
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryUS #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #Derecho #ExtremeWeather #USWx #ExtremeWx #RecordBreakingHeat
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Heat indices could hit 120 as sweltering temperatures grip eastern half of US
More than 200 million people brace for sweltering conditions across the country.
By Kenton Gewecke, Kyle Reiman, and Bill HutchinsonJuly 28, 2025, 2:29 PM
"Extreme heat warnings and watches are in effect from the Midwest to the Southeast with heat index temperatures expected between 108 and 116.
"More than 200 million people across from #SouthDakota to #Florida and up the #EastCoast to #Boston are on alert for widespread, dangerous heat on Monday and into the new work week, and parts of the Southeast could experience the brunt of the sweltering conditions.
"On average, nearly 2,000 Americans die from extreme heat each year, according to CDC data going back to 2020.
"The highest temperatures on Monday will be focused in the southeast, from the Carolinas to Florida, where extreme heat indices -- that is, what the temperatures feel like when humidity is factored in -- are forecast to be between 105 and 115 degrees.
"Parts of Mississippi and Louisiana are on alert for heat indices up to 120 degrees.
"#ExtremeHeat is also expected to continue on Monday and Tuesday in the Midwest, where over the weekend temperatures felt between 97 to 111 degrees from Lincoln, Nebraska, up into Minneapolis.
"Extreme heat warnings have been issued for large cities from Iowa to Florida, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Omaha, Des Moines, Savannah, Raleigh, Charleston and Sioux Falls. These areas could see feels-like temperatures between 110 to 115 degrees.
"The Northeast coast from Philadelphia to Boston, including New York City, is in store for multiple days of dangerous heat. Heat indices in the Northeast are forecast to make it feel like the mid-90s to 104 on Monday.
"In addition to the sweltering conditions, smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to continue to create hazy conditions in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. Over the weekend, smoke from those wildfires prompted an air-quality alert. Another plume of smoke could reach the I-95 corridor on Tuesday afternoon.
"Looking ahead to the work week, potentially life-threatening heat and humidity are expected to continue across the eastern half of the country through Wednesday. Major cities including St. Louis, Memphis, Charlotte, Savannah, Tampa and Jackson, Mississippi, are all likely all see actual temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s.
"A prolonged heat wave is forecast for those regions as an abundance of tropical moisture settling in is expected to drive the feels-like temperatures up to between 105 to 115 degrees over multiple consecutive days.
Dangerous heat and humidity through Thursday."Nighttime and early mornings are not expected to provide relief from the sweltering conditions. Overnight and early morning lows are expected to fall only to the 70s or higher.
"Between Monday and Wednesday, large portions of the Southeast are expected to be under an extreme heat risk at a four-out-of-four level, including the cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
"On Sunday, #TampaFL, broke an all-time heat record -- reaching 100 degrees for the first time in 130 years of record-keeping.
"Besides the extreme heat, parts of the Midwest, including South Dakota and western Minnesota, are expecting potentially destructive winds of more than 75 mph on Monday evening. A few severe storms are also expected to roll through North Dakota on Monday evening and spread into Minnesota and Iowa on Monday night."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/130-million-people-brace-sweltering-conditions-us/story?id=124112918
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryUS #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #Derecho #ExtremeWeather #USWx #ExtremeWx #RecordBreakingHeat
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Heat indices could hit 120 as sweltering temperatures grip eastern half of US
More than 200 million people brace for sweltering conditions across the country.
By Kenton Gewecke, Kyle Reiman, and Bill HutchinsonJuly 28, 2025, 2:29 PM
"Extreme heat warnings and watches are in effect from the Midwest to the Southeast with heat index temperatures expected between 108 and 116.
"More than 200 million people across from #SouthDakota to #Florida and up the #EastCoast to #Boston are on alert for widespread, dangerous heat on Monday and into the new work week, and parts of the Southeast could experience the brunt of the sweltering conditions.
"On average, nearly 2,000 Americans die from extreme heat each year, according to CDC data going back to 2020.
"The highest temperatures on Monday will be focused in the southeast, from the Carolinas to Florida, where extreme heat indices -- that is, what the temperatures feel like when humidity is factored in -- are forecast to be between 105 and 115 degrees.
"Parts of Mississippi and Louisiana are on alert for heat indices up to 120 degrees.
"#ExtremeHeat is also expected to continue on Monday and Tuesday in the Midwest, where over the weekend temperatures felt between 97 to 111 degrees from Lincoln, Nebraska, up into Minneapolis.
"Extreme heat warnings have been issued for large cities from Iowa to Florida, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Omaha, Des Moines, Savannah, Raleigh, Charleston and Sioux Falls. These areas could see feels-like temperatures between 110 to 115 degrees.
"The Northeast coast from Philadelphia to Boston, including New York City, is in store for multiple days of dangerous heat. Heat indices in the Northeast are forecast to make it feel like the mid-90s to 104 on Monday.
"In addition to the sweltering conditions, smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to continue to create hazy conditions in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. Over the weekend, smoke from those wildfires prompted an air-quality alert. Another plume of smoke could reach the I-95 corridor on Tuesday afternoon.
"Looking ahead to the work week, potentially life-threatening heat and humidity are expected to continue across the eastern half of the country through Wednesday. Major cities including St. Louis, Memphis, Charlotte, Savannah, Tampa and Jackson, Mississippi, are all likely all see actual temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s.
"A prolonged heat wave is forecast for those regions as an abundance of tropical moisture settling in is expected to drive the feels-like temperatures up to between 105 to 115 degrees over multiple consecutive days.
Dangerous heat and humidity through Thursday."Nighttime and early mornings are not expected to provide relief from the sweltering conditions. Overnight and early morning lows are expected to fall only to the 70s or higher.
"Between Monday and Wednesday, large portions of the Southeast are expected to be under an extreme heat risk at a four-out-of-four level, including the cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
"On Sunday, #TampaFL, broke an all-time heat record -- reaching 100 degrees for the first time in 130 years of record-keeping.
"Besides the extreme heat, parts of the Midwest, including South Dakota and western Minnesota, are expecting potentially destructive winds of more than 75 mph on Monday evening. A few severe storms are also expected to roll through North Dakota on Monday evening and spread into Minnesota and Iowa on Monday night."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/130-million-people-brace-sweltering-conditions-us/story?id=124112918
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryUS #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #Derecho #ExtremeWeather #USWx #ExtremeWx #RecordBreakingHeat
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And it's only June...!
#Denver to hit 100 degrees as heat surges to new heights in central US later this week
The #HeatWave in the central United States will occur around the time of the year when the sun is highest in the sky and can make for sweltering to dangerous conditions.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jun 15, 2025
"The hottest weather of the season so far will build over the central United States later this week with widespread highs in the 90s Fahrenheit and some 100-degree readings in store from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley, AccuWeather meteorologists say."
[...]
"Many locations will easily experience their hottest weather of the year so far. St. Louis, for example, has not yet hit 90 degrees this year as of June 15. After a brief taste of 90-degree weather on Tuesday, from late this week into the following week, highs well into the 90s are forecast. "
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #RecordHeat #GlobalWarming #USWx #ExtremeWx
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And it's only June...!
#Denver to hit 100 degrees as heat surges to new heights in central US later this week
The #HeatWave in the central United States will occur around the time of the year when the sun is highest in the sky and can make for sweltering to dangerous conditions.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jun 15, 2025
"The hottest weather of the season so far will build over the central United States later this week with widespread highs in the 90s Fahrenheit and some 100-degree readings in store from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley, AccuWeather meteorologists say."
[...]
"Many locations will easily experience their hottest weather of the year so far. St. Louis, for example, has not yet hit 90 degrees this year as of June 15. After a brief taste of 90-degree weather on Tuesday, from late this week into the following week, highs well into the 90s are forecast. "
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #RecordHeat #GlobalWarming #USWx #ExtremeWx
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via @maddow.msnbc.com
"Some National Weather Service offices, including Jackson, no longer have overnight staff from midnight to 7AM.
All three #Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article306679051.html#storylink=cpy
#FEMACuts #NOAACuts #FEMA #NOAA #Tornadoes #Flooding #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BadDOGE #NWS #NWSCuts #TrumpHatesThePoor #TrumpSucks #USWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather
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via @maddow.msnbc.com
"Some National Weather Service offices, including Jackson, no longer have overnight staff from midnight to 7AM.
All three #Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article306679051.html#storylink=cpy
#FEMACuts #NOAACuts #FEMA #NOAA #Tornadoes #Flooding #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BadDOGE #NWS #NWSCuts #TrumpHatesThePoor #TrumpSucks #USWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeWeather
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'Unheard-of' Storm Brings Months of Rain to 2 States
Story by Anna Skinner, May 5, 2025
"An 'unheard-of' storm has flooded parts of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas after dumping 14 inches of rain in some cities over seven days.
"Two cities in #Oklahoma and one in #Texas broke their April rainfall records after receiving months' worth of rain during the unusually wet spring storms.
"The record levels come after more than a week of rain brought a deluge to parts of Oklahoma and Texas. Although the heavy precipitation helped remedy drought across the region, it also sparked severe impacts, including rising river waters that have now been flooding for more than a week.
"Weather warnings of dangerous #floodwaters remain in place across the region, with some not expiring until 'further notice.' The floodwaters have endangered livestock, closed roads, and inundated #farmland."
#ExtremeWeather #USWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeRainfall #Flooding #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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'Unheard-of' Storm Brings Months of Rain to 2 States
Story by Anna Skinner, May 5, 2025
"An 'unheard-of' storm has flooded parts of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas after dumping 14 inches of rain in some cities over seven days.
"Two cities in #Oklahoma and one in #Texas broke their April rainfall records after receiving months' worth of rain during the unusually wet spring storms.
"The record levels come after more than a week of rain brought a deluge to parts of Oklahoma and Texas. Although the heavy precipitation helped remedy drought across the region, it also sparked severe impacts, including rising river waters that have now been flooding for more than a week.
"Weather warnings of dangerous #floodwaters remain in place across the region, with some not expiring until 'further notice.' The floodwaters have endangered livestock, closed roads, and inundated #farmland."
#ExtremeWeather #USWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeRainfall #Flooding #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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Anthropogenic amplification of precipitation variability over the past century
Wenxia Zhang, Tianjun Zhou , and Peili Wu
25 Jul 2024
Abstract
"As the climate warms, the consequent moistening of the atmosphere increases #ExtremePrecipitation. #Precipitation variability should also increase, producing larger wet-dry swings, but that is yet to be confirmed observationally. Here we show that precipitation variability has already grown globally (over 75% of land area) over the past century, as a result of accumulated #anthropogenic warming. The increased variability is seen across daily to intraseasonal timescales, with daily variability increased by 1.2% per 10 years globally, and is particularly prominent over Europe, Australia, and eastern North America. Increased precipitation variability is driven mainly by thermodynamics linked to atmospheric moistening, modulated at decadal timescales by circulation changes. Amplified precipitation variability poses new challenges for weather and climate predictions, as well as for resilience and adaptation by societies and #ecosystems."https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0212
#ExtremeWx #Drought #UnpredictableWeather #ExtremeRains #Flooding
#ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow -
Anthropogenic amplification of precipitation variability over the past century
Wenxia Zhang, Tianjun Zhou , and Peili Wu
25 Jul 2024
Abstract
"As the climate warms, the consequent moistening of the atmosphere increases #ExtremePrecipitation. #Precipitation variability should also increase, producing larger wet-dry swings, but that is yet to be confirmed observationally. Here we show that precipitation variability has already grown globally (over 75% of land area) over the past century, as a result of accumulated #anthropogenic warming. The increased variability is seen across daily to intraseasonal timescales, with daily variability increased by 1.2% per 10 years globally, and is particularly prominent over Europe, Australia, and eastern North America. Increased precipitation variability is driven mainly by thermodynamics linked to atmospheric moistening, modulated at decadal timescales by circulation changes. Amplified precipitation variability poses new challenges for weather and climate predictions, as well as for resilience and adaptation by societies and #ecosystems."https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0212
#ExtremeWx #Drought #UnpredictableWeather #ExtremeRains #Flooding
#ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow -
Anthropogenic amplification of precipitation variability over the past century
Wenxia Zhang, Tianjun Zhou , and Peili Wu
25 Jul 2024
Abstract
"As the climate warms, the consequent moistening of the atmosphere increases #ExtremePrecipitation. #Precipitation variability should also increase, producing larger wet-dry swings, but that is yet to be confirmed observationally. Here we show that precipitation variability has already grown globally (over 75% of land area) over the past century, as a result of accumulated #anthropogenic warming. The increased variability is seen across daily to intraseasonal timescales, with daily variability increased by 1.2% per 10 years globally, and is particularly prominent over Europe, Australia, and eastern North America. Increased precipitation variability is driven mainly by thermodynamics linked to atmospheric moistening, modulated at decadal timescales by circulation changes. Amplified precipitation variability poses new challenges for weather and climate predictions, as well as for resilience and adaptation by societies and #ecosystems."https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0212
#ExtremeWx #Drought #UnpredictableWeather #ExtremeRains #Flooding
#ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow -
Anthropogenic amplification of precipitation variability over the past century
Wenxia Zhang, Tianjun Zhou , and Peili Wu
25 Jul 2024
Abstract
"As the climate warms, the consequent moistening of the atmosphere increases #ExtremePrecipitation. #Precipitation variability should also increase, producing larger wet-dry swings, but that is yet to be confirmed observationally. Here we show that precipitation variability has already grown globally (over 75% of land area) over the past century, as a result of accumulated #anthropogenic warming. The increased variability is seen across daily to intraseasonal timescales, with daily variability increased by 1.2% per 10 years globally, and is particularly prominent over Europe, Australia, and eastern North America. Increased precipitation variability is driven mainly by thermodynamics linked to atmospheric moistening, modulated at decadal timescales by circulation changes. Amplified precipitation variability poses new challenges for weather and climate predictions, as well as for resilience and adaptation by societies and #ecosystems."https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0212
#ExtremeWx #Drought #UnpredictableWeather #ExtremeRains #Flooding
#ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow -
Anthropogenic amplification of precipitation variability over the past century
Wenxia Zhang, Tianjun Zhou , and Peili Wu
25 Jul 2024
Abstract
"As the climate warms, the consequent moistening of the atmosphere increases #ExtremePrecipitation. #Precipitation variability should also increase, producing larger wet-dry swings, but that is yet to be confirmed observationally. Here we show that precipitation variability has already grown globally (over 75% of land area) over the past century, as a result of accumulated #anthropogenic warming. The increased variability is seen across daily to intraseasonal timescales, with daily variability increased by 1.2% per 10 years globally, and is particularly prominent over Europe, Australia, and eastern North America. Increased precipitation variability is driven mainly by thermodynamics linked to atmospheric moistening, modulated at decadal timescales by circulation changes. Amplified precipitation variability poses new challenges for weather and climate predictions, as well as for resilience and adaptation by societies and #ecosystems."https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp0212
#ExtremeWx #Drought #UnpredictableWeather #ExtremeRains #Flooding
#ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow -
#Rainfall is increasingly unpredictable due to #ClimateChange
By Rodielon Putol
Earth.com staff writer
July 28, 2024"In recent years, rainfall patterns worldwide have transformed dramatically, with many regions experiencing unprecedented changes in precipitation due to climate change.
"Folk tales about the wet seasons seem to have turned into reality. #TorrentialDownpours are becoming more common. These #HeavyRains disrupt daily life. They also challenge infrastructure meant for milder weather.
"At the same time, dry areas are facing longer #droughts, raising concerns about climate change and its impact on #UnpredictableWeather.
"These prolonged dry spells have severe implications for #agriculture, #water supply, and #ecosystem health, making the need for comprehensive climate action more urgent than ever.
Climate change and rainfall variability
"A groundbreaking study now solidifies the connection between human-induced climate change and erratic rainfall patterns, offering compelling evidence of the far-reaching impact of #HumanActivities on the #GlobalClimate system.
"The research vividly demonstrates that human actions have sparked a significant global shift towards more volatile rainfall patterns, disrupting traditional weather cycles and increasing the frequency of #ExtremeWeather events.
"This significant finding validates what climate models have long predicted, highlighting the urgent need for effective mitigation and adaptation strategies to address the growing #ClimateCrisis."
Read more:
https://www.earth.com/news/rainfall-is-increasingly-unpredictable-due-to-climate-change/ -
#Rainfall is increasingly unpredictable due to #ClimateChange
By Rodielon Putol
Earth.com staff writer
July 28, 2024"In recent years, rainfall patterns worldwide have transformed dramatically, with many regions experiencing unprecedented changes in precipitation due to climate change.
"Folk tales about the wet seasons seem to have turned into reality. #TorrentialDownpours are becoming more common. These #HeavyRains disrupt daily life. They also challenge infrastructure meant for milder weather.
"At the same time, dry areas are facing longer #droughts, raising concerns about climate change and its impact on #UnpredictableWeather.
"These prolonged dry spells have severe implications for #agriculture, #water supply, and #ecosystem health, making the need for comprehensive climate action more urgent than ever.
Climate change and rainfall variability
"A groundbreaking study now solidifies the connection between human-induced climate change and erratic rainfall patterns, offering compelling evidence of the far-reaching impact of #HumanActivities on the #GlobalClimate system.
"The research vividly demonstrates that human actions have sparked a significant global shift towards more volatile rainfall patterns, disrupting traditional weather cycles and increasing the frequency of #ExtremeWeather events.
"This significant finding validates what climate models have long predicted, highlighting the urgent need for effective mitigation and adaptation strategies to address the growing #ClimateCrisis."
Read more:
https://www.earth.com/news/rainfall-is-increasingly-unpredictable-due-to-climate-change/