The main purpose of this ongoing blog will be to track global extreme or record temperatures related to climate change. Any reports I see of ETs will be listed below the main topic of the day. I’ll refer to extreme or record temperatures as ETs (not extraterrestrials).😜
Main Topic: Updated Ed Hawkins Visuals
Dear Diary. Way back when I started this website the fourth blog that I posted in 2017 was about how visuals were the best way to convey the message that our climate was out of whack:
I was informed in a note that Ed Hawkins has updated his climate trend visuals to include 2025 data. He came up with his now famed climate stripes visuals indicating how warm the climate was getting in 2016. This from Wikipedia:
On 9 May 2016, Hawkins published his climate spiraldata visualization graphic, which was widely reported as having gone viral. The climate spiral was widely praised, Jason Samenow writing in The Washington Post that the spiral graph was “the most compelling global warming visualization ever made”.
Click the above link to see all of Ed’s visuals. Here are some highlights:
Climate stripes
Global warming stripes for 1850 to 2025
(go to ShowYourStripes.info to download similar graphics for every country, and individual regions and cities)
Here are some “ETs” recorded from around the U.S. the last couple of days, their consequences, and some extreme temperature outlooks, as well as any extreme precipitation reports:
#LBF issues Record Event Report (RER) at Feb 10, 1:24 AM CST …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BROKEN BOW … https://t.co/PALR8VazS4
#GID issues Record Event Report (RER) at Feb 15, 5:30 PM CST …TIED Record High Temperature for Feb. 15th at Grand Island Nebraska… https://t.co/G4ExuggtaQ
#DMX issues Record Event Report (RER) at Feb 15, 5:43 PM CST …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15… https://t.co/Spw1fLFVe0
#BIS issues Record Event Report (RER) at Feb 15, 7:38 PM CST …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AT DICKINSON AND JAMESTOWN TODAY, FEBRUARY 15… https://t.co/BXv1GDfcy0
(As usual, this will be a fluid post in which more information gets added during the day as it crosses my radar, crediting all who have put it on-line. Items will be archived on this site for posterity. In most instances click on the pictures of each tweet to see each article. The most noteworthy items will be listed first.)
Are temperatures far from "normal" becoming more common in the Arctic? It's an simple question but it quickly turns complicated. The latest post from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter takes a look this thorny question. #Arctic #Climatealaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-reg…
Climate was predictable for millennia. We built everything on that. Now we're nearing irreversible warming thresholds—once crossed, they reinforce themselves. Business-as-usual gambles on this. When consequences can't be undone, early action isn't cautious. It's rational.… pic.twitter.com/dDlwAMSVei
really good discussion on the anti science repeal of the endangerment finding & how this may lead to higher energy prices & more air pollution for us all
"Trump Issues a Death Sentence on Our Children, Grandchildren and the Planet With His Payoff to the Fossil Fuel Industry" | My interview with Ian Masters of #BackgroundBriefing courtesy of @kpfk.bsky.social So. Cal public radio: soundcloud.com/user-8304426…
Prof @michaelemann.bsky.social explains how bad actors attack scientists as "political" regardless of the objectivity of their output.🗣️ "I didn't come to politics. Politics came to me!"🗣️ "They would much rather have you just be quiet and take it!"Full chat: youtube.com/watch?v=O4PF…🧪⚛️
I will be speaking at Washington and Lee University at the Stackhouse Theater on March 4 from 5:30-7pm. My lecture will cover the current state of climate science and my recent book, #ScienceUnderSiege.mga1.wlu.edu/campusnotice…
I'm looking forward to joining friends and colleagues at @yale.edu @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social on Monday to discuss, North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford). yaleconnect.yale.edu/ypccc/rsvp_b…
We need more stories that help people learn from what’s working.Not just what’s going wrong.Not just what “has to happen by 2050.”Real examples of action that others can see, understand & build on.Here's a 🧵on advice & tips for sharing #climate stories that actually inspire action.
We say #snowmageddon as a joke, but if ever there was a time to use it, it’s now!! Watch as the West Coast gets bombarded by at least 5 storms in 15 days, with up to 15 feet of snow in the high Sierra, and that may be an underestimate if the models verify. NWS says up to 8 feet by Wednesday!
Weather Whiplash returns to the South and East. By mid to late week record heat will spread eastward, making for a toasty late week / weekend. Then a strong cold surge early next week reminds us it’s still winter 😜 from 30° above normal to 15° below for some. Enjoy the ride!
Today’s News on Sustainable Energy, Traditional Polluting Energy from Fossil Fuel, and the Green Revolution:
Got a few minutes to tell the NSW government enough coal already?! Submissions in support of a massive #Climate destroying coal mine extension are outnumbering those against and deadline is tomorrow. Please share & add your voice to keep our kids cool. Guide here: www.nature.org.au/moolarben
Energy costs and CO2 emissions can be brought down with European solar heat technologies argues Solar Heat Europewww.renewableenergymagazine.com/thermal/ener…
Significant air pollution episode over Michigan the past 2 days as 50° temps melt a 7-week-old snow pack, mobilizing PM 2.5 particles that had fallen on the snow. Light winds, low mixing, and fresh emissions contributing to the event. AQI largely in the orange "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" range.
Wow, thanks, I assumed that the map I got from the EPA was current, but it was indeed from Friday. The Monday purpleair.com map shows the air pollution episode caused by the mobilization of PM2.5 particles from the melting snowpack. Concerning that airnow.gov is not updating the pollution maps.
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”Way to devalue my experience.
Transgenerational effect of prolonged paternal exposure to low-dose radiation on the human genome. Though children of exposed parents weren't found to have higher risk of disease. www.sciencealert.com/dna-mutation…
An analysis in Nature Ecology & Evolution surveys community palaeontological databases, documenting their contributions to science as well as their vulnerabilities, and provide recommendations for the future of open science databases. go.nature.com/3ZwTeGl #Paleosky 🧪
💥I need a hero! Did you know…character-driven stories trigger the production of oxytocin, a neurochemical that makes people feel more cooperative. Learn how to engage—and persuade—your readers with a memorable hero. ow.ly/E80M50Y8xRc 🧪 #scipol #gischat #geogsky #blacksky
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