Main topic: A Potpourri Of Climatology For 2019 And The 2010s.
After yesterday’s long penned diatribe, which I invite all to read and comment on, today’s main topic will deal with nothing but numbers and pure science. It’s time to take stock on global warming trends, which are becoming more alarming with each passing month, year and decade. Most climatologists, including yours truly, have been busy crunching numbers at the end of another year and in this case the end of another decade, the 2010s. So, without further ado, here are some reports:
I’m particularly pleased to have completed these findings, but disappointed that there are no signs of warming slowing down across the planet:
According to the Bureau of Meteorology (@BOM_au), 2019 was both the hottest and driest year ever measured in Australia.
— Robert Rohde (@RARohde) January 1, 2020
Under these conditions, it is not at all surprising that extreme wildfires have been running out of control. pic.twitter.com/OI8ApduKcu
After starting to catalogue ratios of record temperatures on 1/1/2000 for the Meehl Study I'm pleased to announce the completion of @NOAANCEIclimate data for the 2010s. Ratio of daily record high maxes to low mins was slightly higher during the decade of the 2010s than the 2000s. pic.twitter.com/UJIrHO9D8G
— Guy Walton (@climateguyw) January 2, 2020
Holy smokes! …and pardon the pun for a burning #Australia. After completing my @NOAANCEIclimate research December 2019 had the highest ratio of record DHMX to DLMN (536-9) of ANY month since June 1921 (30-0). Data from stations was too sparse to be viable prior to about 1930. pic.twitter.com/l5T8ukRPgy
— Guy Walton (@climateguyw) January 2, 2020
Happy 2020 to all of my followers!
— Guy Walton (@climateguyw) January 1, 2020
Here's a final 2019 snapshot of global daily record counts from @NOAANCEIclimate, including those from the U.S.
The ratio of DHMX to DLMN counts came in at about
1.8 to 1. Temp averages were about 1.1°C above preindustrial conditions in 2019. pic.twitter.com/kLBWtitZBb
Here is more that I am picking up from social media today:
2019 was the warmest year of record at Fairbanks with an average temperature of 32.5F (+0.3C). Another milestone: this is the first year at the airport the average temp was above freezing. Previous warmest year was 1981 at 32.0 (0.0C). #akwx #Arctic @Climatologist49 @IARC_Alaska pic.twitter.com/v2EcdLEMHz
— Rick Thoman (@AlaskaWx) January 1, 2020
The last month of 2019 was generally warmer than normal across #Canada, except for a cold spot in the northwest. Interesting contrast between Southern and Northern Yukon! #climate pic.twitter.com/PhO77JP0Yw
— Patrick Duplessis (@Pat_wx) January 1, 2020
Summary of global mean temperature in 2019:
— Neil Kaye (@neilrkaye) January 2, 2020
76% of days were warmer than average
11% were average
13% were cooler than average#globalwarming #climatechange #dataviz #maps #gis #rstats pic.twitter.com/cHSs45O55c
Update of previous tweet:
— Jonathan Erdman (@wxjerdman) January 2, 2020
I found 27 U.S. cities tied or set their record warmest year in 2019.
(Major reporting stations with at least 60 years of records used. Again, kudos to @SERCC, NWS.) pic.twitter.com/VTDbMwJOyR
With 3 daily record low temps at Bettles in late December, here's the preliminary tally of daily temperature records at major stations in Alaska in 2019:
— Rick Thoman (@AlaskaWx) January 3, 2020
Record highs: 326
Record lows: 12
Allow me to do the math: that's about 27 to 1. #akwx @Climatologist49 @climateguyw
The difference in temperatures between 1934 and 2019. https://t.co/CYlPeiCaV9@mattwridley pic.twitter.com/CAwBasXCDg
— Gavin Schmidt (@ClimateOfGavin) January 2, 2020
🌡️Années les plus chaudes en #France🇫🇷 depuis 1900
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) January 2, 2020
2018: 13.9°C (+1.4)
2014: 13.8°C (+1.2)
2019: 13.7°C (+1.1)–>#annee2019 au 3e rang
2011: 13.6°C (+1.1)
2015: 13.5°C (+1.0)
2003: 13.5°C (+1.0)
2017: 13.4°C (+0.8)
moy 1981-2010 : 12.6°C
(arrondis au dixième de °C)#climat pic.twitter.com/bdfcFli4cq
La #Corse a connu son mois de décembre le plus doux avec une température moyenne mensuelle régionale de 9.9°C (+2.2°/norm) en décembre 2019, battant décembre 2000 (9.8°C, +2.1). [données depuis 1947]
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) January 2, 2020
C'est un mois record sur des villes comme #Ajaccio, #Bastia ou #Calvi, etc. pic.twitter.com/qiNPUBJOjc
I’ll be adding more climatological summaries should they cross my radar later today.
Here is more climate and weather news from Thursday:
(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.)
This fire season has been one of the worst in Australia’s history, with at least 15 people killed, hundreds of homes destroyed and millions of acres burned. Here’s why this fire season has been so calamitous. https://t.co/2934FVLrtV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 2, 2020
Severe Weather Update elevated fire danger and heat for WA, SA, Vic & NSW Video current 12pm AEDT 02/01/20 Info https://t.co/YEDLXvwS1H and follow advice from emergency services. #ausfires pic.twitter.com/lXoAJVeVyX
— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) January 2, 2020
What's driving #Australia's intense heat? Helen Willetts explains what's behind the extreme conditionshttps://t.co/nCaxenl5zS pic.twitter.com/OutubZ5q4X
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) January 2, 2020
This decade has seen record-breaking temperatures and mind-boggling #climate and environmental stories. Here are some of the top ones. https://t.co/FTyaqEAJeF pic.twitter.com/9JBelGGf47
— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) January 2, 2020
The word 'crisis' is derived from the Greek 'krisis', meaning 'decision.'
— Greenpeace Canada (@GreenpeaceCA) January 2, 2020
We have a decision to make. We can watch as we reach the tipping point of runaway #ClimateChange. OR we can make this the #AgeOfProtest & ACT. Which do you choose?https://t.co/ybNJsFJWiJ #AustraliaBurning
"…anthropogenic climate change has become so large that it exceeds even daily weather variability at the global scale," Wehner said “This is disturbing as the Earth is on track for significantly more warming in even the most optimistic future scenarios.” https://t.co/1VTx5CDLxs
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) January 2, 2020
Terrible vue satellite de l'énorme panache de fumées dû aux #incendies en #Australie, panache qui s'est propagé sur la Nouvelle-Zélande et bien au-delà sur le Pacifique Sud sur des milliers de kilomètres. #AustralianFires
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) January 2, 2020
🛰️Himawari-8 (JMA), 01 Jan 2020 à 04UTC pic.twitter.com/YpyqzReKYr
#AustraliaWildfires: Scott Morrison told to 'p*** off' and much more by angry residents
— Prof Peter Strachan (@ProfStrachan) January 2, 2020
"Locals heckle the country's leader over the handling of fires which have claimed a number of lives and left thousands homeless"#ClimateDisaster#ClimateEmergency
https://t.co/2I2AVxpGpn
The old Australia is gone forever – this is Australia that could have been powered by solar if Govt had acted years ago – this was predicted – this is heartbreaking beyond words as Half a billion animals and plants have died in the Australian fires https://t.co/dFNPvcbaiU
— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) January 2, 2020
This the view from the top of the Tasman Glacier NZ today – whole South island experiencing bushfire clouds. We can actually smell the burning here in Christchurch. Thinking of you guys. 😢#nswbushfire #AustralianFires #AustraliaBurning pic.twitter.com/iCzOGkou4o
— Miss Roho (@MissRoho) January 1, 2020
”We have fields here that will produce for at least 50 years.”
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 2, 2020
Despite the fact we’re in the beginning of a climate and environmental emergency, Norway is opening new “biggest in Western Europe” oil field. https://t.co/TDOmfI4TZm
Interactive map..
— Climate Watcher (@pmagn) January 2, 2020
How big are the fires burning in eastern Australia? https://t.co/sfQJ7sEUh6
annual river ice cover will decline by about six days for every one degree Celsius increase in global temperatures. New study estimates the global extent of river ice loss as Earth warms https://t.co/Xjh5QRYQWT via @physorg_com
— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) January 2, 2020
Another one of Maluabay beach in Australia.
— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) January 2, 2020
People forced to seek refuge on a beach.
LOOK AT THIS! Looks like end of times.
And people still out here denying Climate Change.
THIS SH*T IS NO JOKE!
My prayers are with the people of Australia 💔🙏🏽🤲🏽😭 pic.twitter.com/WnWMrhFWIw
The question plaguing scientists is this:
— Paul Dawson (@PaulEDawson) January 2, 2020
Is climate change happening too fast for animals to save themselves & their future offspring—by adapting quickly?
Climate change is one of the key threats to biodiversity & to human society in the coming century https://t.co/meTtAGnlgg
Breaking: A woman has died after exposure to bushfire smoke smothering Canberra airport this afternoon after exiting a Qantas plane @TheNewDailyAu has confirmed death with police. Relatives believe respiratory distress involved https://t.co/QGU8GJKbyF
— 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕒 𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟 (@samanthamaiden) January 2, 2020
Australian bushfire crisis: global figures & media react to #climateemergency
— Climate Watcher (@pmagn) January 2, 2020
Hillary Clinton, Greta Thunberg and Bernie Sanders among those responding to Australia’s unprecedented fireshttps://t.co/f6JiY7kixo
Never happened in Jakarta before… this is the worst ever. https://t.co/OSpNYIJKiJ
— Anton Sapto (@antonsapto) January 1, 2020
https://t.co/3HyYz0mlZV Flooding in Indonesia have had profound impacts. Check the very latest here. pic.twitter.com/FIU3mYeakb
— James Wilson (@tornadokid3) January 2, 2020
My latest @Forbes
— Roger Pielke Jr. (@RogerPielkeJr) January 2, 2020
🔥🔥🔥
How Billionaires Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg Corrupted Climate Sciencehttps://t.co/OFgV90FbYq
'Completely unsustainable': How streaming and other data demands take a toll on the environment
— Climate Watcher (@pmagn) January 2, 2020
Tech firms look for solutions as data centres use huge amounts of power to fuel streaming and social mediahttps://t.co/r0rCIJfUFc
Allowing nature and wildlife to do what only nature can do best – England’s first wild beavers in centuries are ‘helping communities and the climate’ https://t.co/heGyWAGyDQ
— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) January 2, 2020
NORTH CAROLINA | Historic settlement results in largest #coalash cleanup in America.
— Omar Alfonso (@OmarAlfonsoPR) January 2, 2020
Approximately 80 million tons of toxic coal ash at six Duke Energy sites are now slated for excavation | https://t.co/hUvSHcchtY
Via @selc_org
Att. @wandavazquezg
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All the meteorologists planning their trip to Boston for the AMS conference: Can't wait to get crushed by a blizzard!
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) January 1, 2020
Nature: LOL
Smack dab in a fat January thaw pic.twitter.com/oBvWAWk0qU
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