AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo9 hours agoResearcher studies worst western US megadrought in 1,200 yearsphys.org - Laura JacksonDrylands in the western United States are currently in the grips of a 23-year "megadrought," and one West Virginia University researcher is working …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar10 hours agoA "hyperactive" Atlantic hurricane season is nearing, forecasters warnAxios - Andrew FreedmanA major forecast group is out with their Atlantic hurricane season outlook and it, like previous warnings from others, is calling for an extremely …
AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo18 hours agoDubai airport re-opens after UAE suffers heavy rainbbc.co.uk - By Lipika Pelham & Malu CursinoOperations at Dubai International Airport remain severely disrupted after heavy rains battered the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries. The storm pounded the UAE on Tuesday, flooding roads and the sections of the busy international airport. Flash floods have now killed 20 people in Oman …
AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoWeather and climate extremes in 2023 impacting the globe with emerging featuresphys.org - Chinese Academy of SciencesGlobally, last year was the warmest for thousands of years, with a globally averaged temperature of at least 1.45°C greater than pre-industrial …
AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoThe Ozone Layer’s Recovery Shows How to Protect the Planetproject-syndicate.org - Robert RedfordThree decades ago, the global community came together to protect Earth’s ozone layer from damaging chemicals. This effort, one of humanity’s greatest …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar3 days agoFlooding in Central Asia and southern Russia kills scores and forces tens of thousands to evacuate to higher groundverified_publisherCBS NewsUnusually heavy seasonal rains have left a vast swath of southern Russia and Central Asia reeling from floods, with dozens of people dead in …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar2 days agoDubai sees severe flooding after getting 2 years' worth of rain in 24 hoursAOL - MEREDITH DELISO and DANIEL PECKDubai was hit with severe flooding on Tuesday after two years' worth of rain fell in just 24 hours, records show. Over a half foot -- 6.26 inches -- of rain was recorded in the United Arab Emirates city between 10 p.m. local time Monday and 10 p.m. local time Tuesday, according to the Dubai …
AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoMonumental folly and needless greed: how nature is suffering the consequences of climate changetheconversation.com - John WoinarskiSet aside the apple and the snake. Set aside the unforgiving God. The loss of Eden is a story about the consequences of monumental folly and needless …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar1 day agoA year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwaterAOL - Mary Gilbert and Brandon Miller, CNN MeteorologistsA year’s worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads turned into rivers and rushing water inundated homes and businesses. Shocking video showed the tarmac of Dubai International Airport – recently crowned the second-busiest airport in the world – underwater as massive …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar3 days agoLetters to the Editor: Another heat record? Nature is telling humanity that time’s upverified_publisherLos Angeles TimesTo the editor: Earth’s increasing temperature is relentless, going ever higher, year after year, bringing us problems so large they require us to change the way we live. (“And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March,” April 10) Melting ice, rising sea …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar3 days agoLightning, rains kill 36 people in Pakistanverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressISLAMABAD — Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 36 people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities in the country's southwest declared a state of emergency. Most of the deaths occurred when lightning struck farmers harvesting wheat and …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar5 days agoExtreme drought in southern Africa triggers hunger crisis for millionsRFISouthern Africa is on the brink of a hunger crisis after an historic drought decimated crops during the peak October to March farming season – one year after the region was pummelled by tropical storms. Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe declared national disasters within weeks of each other after …