Study Finds More Extreme Storms Ahead for California
On December 11, 2014, a freight train of a storm steamed through much of California, deluging the San Francisco Bay Area with three inches of rain in just one hour.…
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Increasing Rainfall in a Warmer World Will Likely Intensify Typhoons in Western Pacific
RICHLAND, Wash. — An analysis of the strongest tropical storms, known as super typhoons, in the western Pacific over the last half-century reveals that they are intensifying. Higher global temperatures…
Flood Threats Changing Across USA Says Report
The risk of flooding in the United States is changing regionally, and the reasons could be shifting rainfall patterns and the amount of water in the ground. In a new…
Climate Link to Glacier Retreat Now Irrefutable
By studying evidence of the retreat of glaciers around the globe over a period of a century, scientists believe they have found an irrefutable link to climate change. LONDON, 23…
2016: A Year of Transition From Talk to Action on Climate Change
BARCELONA, Dec 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When it comes to climate change and the battle to keep it in check, 2016 was a year of extremes. The euphoria of…
NOAA Report – Unprecedented Arctic Warmth in 2016 Triggers Massive Decline in Sea Ice, Snow
A new NOAA-sponsored report shows that unprecedented warming air temperature in 2016 over the Arctic contributed to a record-breaking delay in the fall sea ice freeze-up, leading to extensive melting…
Arctic Lakes Thawing Earlier Each Year
Scientists from the University of Southampton have found Arctic lakes, covered with ice during the winter months, are melting earlier each spring. The team, who monitored 13,300 lakes using satellite…
Human-Influenced Climate Change Behind 2015 Floods in South East China but not Chennai, Says Report
New research published in a special edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society identified evidence for human-influenced climate change for several heatwaves, record-low Arctic sea ice, Alaska’s intense…
El Nino-Linked Cyclones to Increase in Pacific With Global Warming-Research
LONDON, Dec 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Small Pacific island states could be hit by more tropical cyclones during future El Nino weather patterns due to climate change, scientists said…
Climate Shenanigans at the Ends of the Earth: Why Has Sea Ice Gone Haywire?
There is no doubt that 2016 has been a record-breaking year for Earth’s climate. We will have to wait another couple of months for the final tally, but 2016 will…
World’s Wet Regions Are Getting Wetter and the Dry Regions Are Getting Drier, Says Study
Research from the University of Southampton has provided robust evidence that wet regions of the earth are getting wetter and dry regions are getting drier but it is happening at…
USA – Climate Warming Increased Louisiana Floods Rainfall by 20 Percent Says Study
A recent study into the August floods in Louisiana says that the extreme rainfall was brought about by an unusual set of conditions that are likely to increase in frequency…
Sea Ice Hit Record Lows in November
Unusually high air temperatures and a warm ocean have led to a record low Arctic sea ice extent for November, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data…
Extreme Downpours Could Increase Fivefold Across Parts of the US
At century’s end, the number of summertime storms that produce extreme downpours could increase by more than 400 percent across parts of the United States — including sections of the…
First Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Since 2012 Produced Five Landfalling U.S. Storms
As the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and central Pacific 2016 hurricane seasons end today, NOAA scientists said that all three regions saw above-normal seasons. For the Atlantic, this was the first…
Business Not Yet Doing Enough to Stop Commodities Destroying Forests
BARCELONA, Dec 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Global companies that produce and use commodities such as palm oil and soy are moving too slowly to cut deforestation, suggesting international goals…
