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Post by bluetornados on Oct 5, 2023 14:32:06 GMT
Warmest September on record as 'gobsmacking' data shocks scientists..By Matt McGrath & Mark Poynting, BBC Climate & Science team.i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article24185449.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Brits-Enjoy-High-Temperatures-As-Heatwave-Continues-Into-The-Weekend.jpgThe world's September temperatures were the warmest on record, breaking the previous high by a huge margin, according to the EU climate service. Last month was 0.93C warmer than the average September temperature between 1991-2020, and 0.5C hotter than the previous record set in 2020. Ongoing emissions of warming gases in addition to the El Niño weather event are driving the heat, experts believe. Some scientists said they were shocked by the scale of the increase. They say 2023 is now "on track" to be the warmest on record. September's high mark comes in the wake of the hottest summer on record in the northern hemisphere as soaring temperatures show no signs of relenting. The data, from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, shows that the month had the biggest jump from the long term average in records dating back to 1940. Scientists have been quite shocked by some of the detail in the data. i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article29699366.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Summer-weather-Aug-8th-2022.jpg"This month was, in my professional opinion as a climate scientist - absolutely gobsmackingly bananas," Zeke Hausfather, an experienced researcher, wrote on X formerly known as Twitter. Beating a long term recent average by almost a degree is bad enough, but this masks even greater differences in some parts of the globe. In Europe, for example, the scale of heating was remarkable, beating the long term average by 2.51C. "The unprecedented temperatures for the time of year observed in September - following a record summer - have broken records by an extraordinary amount," said Dr Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). One important measure that climate researchers look to is the difference between current temperatures and what they were before the widespread use of fossil fuels. Global temperatures may surge even further above normal as the El Niño weather event is yet to peak. El Niño forms part of the El Niño Southern Oscillation - the dominant natural mode of global climate variability on Earth on seasonal or year-to-year timescales. During El Niño events, warm water comes to the surface in the East Pacific, releasing additional heat into the atmosphere. This is one of the reasons for surging global temperatures - when added to the long-term warming caused by humans, mainly from fossil fuel burning releasing planet-warming greenhouse gases. Experts believe the scale of heating puts new pressure on politicians to act, as they prepare to gather for the COP28 climate summit at the end of November. "Two months out from COP28, the sense of urgency for ambitious climate action has never been more critical," Dr Burgess said.
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Post by bluetornados on Oct 6, 2023 14:32:51 GMT
UK weather: Parts of UK set for unseasonal 26C (79F) over weekend..i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article31095257.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Hot-weather-in-United-Kingdom.jpgThe UK could see temperatures of up to 26C (79F) at the weekend in a spell of unusually warm October weather. It will not be blue skies and sunshine for everyone, with heavy and persistent rain expected in Scotland. A Met Office yellow warning for heavy rain is in force over much of the nation from Friday night until 06:00 BST on Sunday. There will be some "stark contrasts" across the UK, BBC Weather forecaster Matt Taylor said. There could even be snow over the highest Scottish mountains, he said. "While it will feel like late summer in the south, it will be more like late autumn/early winter for many in Scotland. "Not only will there be persistent rain for many but temperatures will struggle to reach 10C for a fair few." The period of heat for much of the UK is due to warm and humid air originating from north-west Africa and the Canaries, which has set many October records across Europe in recent days. Over the weekend, a high of 26C is expected in south-east England on Saturday - this is unusual for October and even a little above typical mid-summer highs. A temperature of 25C has only been reached or exceeded in three other years in the past quarter of a century - in 2018, 2011 and 2001. However, the all-time October record of 29.9C, set on 1st October 2011 in Gravesend, is unlikely to be reached.
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Post by bluetornados on Oct 7, 2023 8:44:24 GMT
World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days..ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/17D59/production/_131352679_greece_wildfire_epa.jpgThe world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found. On about a third of days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5C higher than pre-industrial levels. Staying below that marker long-term is widely considered crucial to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change. But 2023 is "on track" to be the hottest year on record, and 2024 could be hotter. "It is a sign that we're reaching levels we haven't been before," says Dr Melissa Lazenby, from the University of Sussex. This latest finding comes after record September temperatures and a summer of extreme weather events across much of the world. Much more on the link belowwww.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66857354
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Post by bluetornados on Oct 19, 2023 21:46:03 GMT
Storm Babet is breaking records..James Cook, Scotland Editor, BBC News, in Stonehaven.ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/1440/cpsprodpb/6FA1/production/_131477582_stonehave_two_pa.jpgHuge waves are crashing over the harbour wall in Stonehaven. The sail of one yacht has been shredded by the wind and is flapping wildly. Another small vessel appears to have been swamped. Half an hour away in the town of Brechin Angus Council says it fears the flood defences will be overwhelmed. It has identified 335 homes at risk of flooding in the next few hours. Rest centres have been set up and residents are being urged to evacuate their houses in Brechin and in the villages of Finavon and Tannadice. Around 3,300 homes are without power as a result of the storms, according Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, which says it has already reconnected a further 18,500 properties. Aidan McGivern from the Met Office said the storm may be record-breaking: I can't think of a named storm that since we've been naming storms that has seen rainfall as severe as this in eastern Scotland. In fact, given the fact that it could be record breaking over a couple of days, it's it would be difficult to go back in the historical records going back to the 19th century to find an equivalent low pressure system or rain event to this. It is less than two weeks since Scotland experienced the wettest two-day period on record. The Met Office says it's too early to say whether this storm is linked to climate change — but that a warmer planet means more moisture in the atmosphere which increases the chance of such storms happening. ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/19/1b5bd087-2f2c-472c-9931-2b530eb644c7.jpg Arbroath harbour ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/19/1697ee00-8c54-4a8b-8be6-67b1601bb1f2.jpg Stonehaven ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/19/2726d4c4-d24b-4548-a47d-c9715136fe05.jpg Stonehaven ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/19/2d04c5df-7eed-433c-a23c-446f3f9f5a04.jpg Stonehaven
Body found after woman swept into Angus riverPolice have confirmed the body of a 57-year-old woman has been recovered from a river in Angus, where a red weather alert is in place. Officers were called to the Water of Lee at Glen Esk at about 13:45 and the body was found at 16:00. A spokesperson added: "There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.” ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/19/cf0943d2-ea91-46f2-b7bd-fad9140ff193.pngNorthLink ferries have cancelled sailings today between Aberdeen and Orkney and Shetland. ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/19/e62e3e96-4c7f-45d9-8bb5-59536fcb6d64.pngichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/19/5fecd9d5-8060-4552-b9ed-39e77056e0fc.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/19/4228e570-fb83-46e8-873c-5e71616aed7e.jpgIn London, residents can expect outbreaks of heavy rain throughout thursday and friday
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 9, 2024 8:04:10 GMT
Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March..By Matt McGrath & Mark Poynting, BBC News Climate & Science.i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article28539947.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200e/3_GettyImages-79734143.jpgClimate change could move "into uncharted territory" if temperatures don't fall by the end of the year, a leading scientist has told the BBC. The warning came as data showed last month was the world's warmest March on record, extending the run of monthly temperature records to 10 in a row. It's fuelled concerns among some that the world could be tipping into a new phase of even faster climate change. A weather system called El Niño is behind some of the recent heat. Temperatures should temporarily come down after El Niño peters out in coming months, but some scientists are worried they might not. "By the end of the summer, if we're still looking at record breaking temperatures in the North Atlantic or elsewhere, then we really have kind of moved into uncharted territory," Gavin Schmidt, the director of Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, told BBC News. i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article30111804.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/347394335_1436242350469953_243681208803499404_n.jpgMarch 2024 was 1.68C warmer than "pre-industrial" times - before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels - according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. For now, longer term warming trends are still pretty much consistent with expectations, and most researchers don't yet believe that the climate has entered a new phase. But scientists are struggling to explain exactly why the end of 2023 was so warm. The March record was expected. El Niño, which began last June and peaked in December, has been adding heat to the warmth put into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels, the main driver of high temperatures. But temperatures began breaking records by a particularly large margin around last September, and back then, El Niño was still developing, so can't explain all of the extra warmth.
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Post by trymer on Apr 9, 2024 8:11:23 GMT
Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March..By Matt McGrath & Mark Poynting, BBC News Climate & Science.i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article28539947.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200e/3_GettyImages-79734143.jpgClimate change could move "into uncharted territory" if temperatures don't fall by the end of the year, a leading scientist has told the BBC. The warning came as data showed last month was the world's warmest March on record, extending the run of monthly temperature records to 10 in a row. It's fuelled concerns among some that the world could be tipping into a new phase of even faster climate change. A weather system called El Niño is behind some of the recent heat. Temperatures should temporarily come down after El Niño peters out in coming months, but some scientists are worried they might not. "By the end of the summer, if we're still looking at record breaking temperatures in the North Atlantic or elsewhere, then we really have kind of moved into uncharted territory," Gavin Schmidt, the director of Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, told BBC News. i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article30111804.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/347394335_1436242350469953_243681208803499404_n.jpgMarch 2024 was 1.68C warmer than "pre-industrial" times - before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels - according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. For now, longer term warming trends are still pretty much consistent with expectations, and most researchers don't yet believe that the climate has entered a new phase. But scientists are struggling to explain exactly why the end of 2023 was so warm. The March record was expected. El Niño, which began last June and peaked in December, has been adding heat to the warmth put into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels, the main driver of high temperatures. But temperatures began breaking records by a particularly large margin around last September, and back then, El Niño was still developing, so can't explain all of the extra warmth. They never seem to factor in the massive rise in the planets population when telling us about temperature rise....seems obvious that a billion people are going to use more fuel keeping warm than a thousand people.
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Post by eppinggas on Apr 9, 2024 9:39:38 GMT
Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March..By Matt McGrath & Mark Poynting, BBC News Climate & Science.Climate change could move "into uncharted territory" if temperatures don't fall by the end of the year, a leading scientist has told the BBC. The warning came as data showed last month was the world's warmest March on record, extending the run of monthly temperature records to 10 in a row. It's fuelled concerns among some that the world could be tipping into a new phase of even faster climate change. A weather system called El Niño is behind some of the recent heat. Temperatures should temporarily come down after El Niño peters out in coming months, but some scientists are worried they might not. "By the end of the summer, if we're still looking at record breaking temperatures in the North Atlantic or elsewhere, then we really have kind of moved into uncharted territory," Gavin Schmidt, the director of Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, told BBC News. March 2024 was 1.68C warmer than "pre-industrial" times - before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels - according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. For now, longer term warming trends are still pretty much consistent with expectations, and most researchers don't yet believe that the climate has entered a new phase. But scientists are struggling to explain exactly why the end of 2023 was so warm. The March record was expected. El Niño, which began last June and peaked in December, has been adding heat to the warmth put into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels, the main driver of high temperatures. But temperatures began breaking records by a particularly large margin around last September, and back then, El Niño was still developing, so can't explain all of the extra warmth. They never seem to factor in the massive rise in the planets population when telling us about temperature rise....seems obvious that a billion people are going to use more fuel keeping warm than a thousand people. It's bleeding obvious. Sir David Attenborough spoke out against over-population and was attacked for it. futurism.com/david-attenborough-if-we-dont-limit-our-population-growth-the-natural-world-willWe know exactly where the problem lies and which demographic is responsible for it. But to speak of this is apparently 'racist'. Clue: the problem does not exist in Europe, China, Japan or North America. Perhaps if the BBC and other MSM highlighted the problem, something might get done about it? Nope - keep bleating on about global warming and net zero. THAT is the story which is rammed down our throats.
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 9, 2024 13:26:00 GMT
They never seem to factor in the massive rise in the planets population when telling us about temperature rise....seems obvious that a billion people are going to use more fuel keeping warm than a thousand people. It's bleeding obvious. Sir David Attenborough spoke out against over-population and was attacked for it. futurism.com/david-attenborough-if-we-dont-limit-our-population-growth-the-natural-world-willWe know exactly where the problem lies and which demographic is responsible for it. But to speak of this is apparently 'racist'. Clue: the problem does not exist in Europe, China, Japan or North America. Perhaps if the BBC and other MSM highlighted the problem, something might get done about it? Nope - keep bleating on about global warming and net zero. THAT is the story which is rammed down our throats. Exactly, it is obvious, 2 thirds of the earth is covered with water or ice, however many billions of people that are crammed into the remaining 1/3 spells disaster... Also there is a huge area in the world that still uses vast quantities of coal as fuel that will only add to the climate change issue...
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Post by trymer on Apr 11, 2024 8:39:51 GMT
We get these climate protesters in the UK but the problem is GLOBAL, we have cut harmful emissions whilst countries like China and India havent,whats the point in protesting for US to make more cuts unless these countries start to reciprocate ?....time for the protesters to go and protest where the problems are.
I am actually wondering whether these protests are part of a plan to split society here, part of the so called 'culture wars', who benefits from Western society becoming so fragmented ?
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Post by trymer on Apr 11, 2024 8:41:42 GMT
It's bleeding obvious. Sir David Attenborough spoke out against over-population and was attacked for it. futurism.com/david-attenborough-if-we-dont-limit-our-population-growth-the-natural-world-willWe know exactly where the problem lies and which demographic is responsible for it. But to speak of this is apparently 'racist'. Clue: the problem does not exist in Europe, China, Japan or North America. Perhaps if the BBC and other MSM highlighted the problem, something might get done about it? Nope - keep bleating on about global warming and net zero. THAT is the story which is rammed down our throats. Exactly, it is obvious, 2 thirds of the earth is covered with water or ice, however many billions of people that are crammed into the remaining 1/3 spells disaster... Also there is a huge area in the world that still uses vast quantities of coal as fuel that will only add to the climate change issue... A while back I was listening to someone on the radio talking about using sea water as a fuel, wouldnt that be great ?
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Post by ltdgas on Apr 12, 2024 6:22:30 GMT
I’m not sure about climate change , I can remember as a kid 4 ft of snow outside the house , imagine the meltdown if we had that now , flooding yes you see it a lot but then you think there building houses there , seriously , that land has always flooded as long as I can remember . Anyway a lovely week with t shirt on , panoramic roof open on car & heating off makes you feel so much better
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