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Climate extremes - the everything everywhere all at once version that is this summer. (This story is worth reading if only for the...

Climate extremes - the everything everywhere all at once version that is this summer. (This story is worth reading if only for the illustration alone.) Input from top scientists, who emphasized the non-linear nature of climate impacts, and problems associated with the term "The new normal." https://www.axios.com/2023/07/17/heat-waves-extreme-weather-globe-climate

When a streak is not something to celebrate. https://www.axios.com/2023/07/07/earth-four-hottest-days-thursday

When a streak is not something to celebrate. https://www.axios.com/2023/07/07/earth-four-hottest-days-thursday

By failing to price in climate change-related flood risks, there's a growing climate housing bubble that risks tens of billions to the...

By failing to price in climate change-related flood risks, there's a growing climate housing bubble that risks tens of billions to the economy. Lower-income homeowners likely to get hit the hardest, unfortunately. https://www.axios.com/2023/02/17/climate-change-real-estate-bubble

In order to avert steep multi-century increases in sea level worldwide, near-term cuts to emissions have to made, new study emphasizes....

In order to avert steep multi-century increases in sea level worldwide, near-term cuts to emissions have to made, new study emphasizes. https://www.axios.com/2023/02/14/carbon-emissions-cuts-ice-sheets-sea-level-rise

A sudden stratospheric warming event is nearly guaranteed to occur next week, potentially turning the 2nd half of winter sharply colder in...

A sudden stratospheric warming event is nearly guaranteed to occur next week, potentially turning the 2nd half of winter sharply colder in W. Europe and parts of North America. https://www.axios.com/2023/02/10/sudden-stratospheric-warming-event-polar-vortex

Big developments in the world of climate data, as @NOAANCEI announces it's extending its instrument data set back to 1850, and (finally)...

Big developments in the world of climate data, as @NOAANCEI announces it's extending its instrument data set back to 1850, and (finally) including the Arctic. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/noaa-updates-its-global-surface-temperature-dataset

Big Oil (particularly Exxon) has set off a backlash from clean tech startups over who is best positioned to lead on clean energy innovation....

Big Oil (particularly Exxon) has set off a backlash from clean tech startups over who is best positioned to lead on clean energy innovation. Some irony here...https://www.axios.com/2023/02/07/big-oil-startups-battle-over-clean-energy-future

"This is about as cold as it gets" -- Temperatures bottom out coldest since 1950s, wind chill hits US record low, & New...

"This is about as cold as it gets" -- Temperatures bottom out coldest since 1950s, wind chill hits US record low, & New Englanders re-learn the term "frost quake." Amazing extreme event that's becoming more rare w/ global warming. https://www.axios.com/2023/02/04/northeast-polar-vortex-record-cold

Wind chills on Mt. Washington in NH have plunged to -91°F and temps already headed into single digits in Mass/NH/VT/CT/RI/NY. Reports of...

Wind chills on Mt. Washington in NH have plunged to -91°F and temps already headed into single digits in Mass/NH/VT/CT/RI/NY. Reports of frost quakes in Maine!

Coldest night and coldest day in many years tmrw (possible all-time records set with this) before the unusually mild winter weather returns.

https://www.axios.com/2023/02/02/new-england-polar-vortex-cold-snap

Hey #energy #ClimateCrisis folks - headed to the CERA Week conference in March to cover it for Axios and curious what books or journal...

Hey #energy #ClimateCrisis folks - headed to the CERA Week conference in March to cover it for Axios and curious what books or journal pieces you'd recommend reading before going...

The fact that a lot of this precip is still to come in California and the rest of the West Coast is not great news. I started using weather...

The fact that a lot of this precip is still to come in California and the rest of the West Coast is not great news. I started using weather whiplash several years ago, but I'm not sure if it's too mild a term for what's playing out now. https://www.axios.com/2023/01/04/california-atmospheric-river-storm-wind-flooding

And the sun sets on this remarkable, textbook-looking storm in California....

And the sun sets on this remarkable, textbook-looking storm in California. https://www.axios.com/2023/01/04/california-atmospheric-river-storm-wind-flooding

This bomb cyclone and associated atmospheric river event, together with the storms lined up behind it, has me thinking about how the climate...

This bomb cyclone and associated atmospheric river event, together with the storms lined up behind it, has me thinking about how the climate odds are shifting in favor of extreme outcomes. Wrote some about this today, about Calif., the state that is flooding while in a heckuva long-term drought.

https://www.axios.com/2023/01/04/california-atmospheric-river-storm-wind-flooding

Good morning all. I am covering the #AGU22 meeting today in Chicago. Curious what climate info folks want to know, though some will be...

Good morning all. I am covering the #AGU22 meeting today in Chicago. Curious what climate info folks want to know, though some will be dictated by the news of the day re: studies and pressers.

Hi everyone! Trying Mastodon out as a place to post and share ideas and stories.

Hi everyone! Trying Mastodon out as a place to post and share ideas and stories.