October Ties for 5th Warmest; Winter Forecast Uncertain
As Climate Central reported on Nov. 9, the U.S. is very likely to set a record for the warmest year on record, unless the rest of November and all of December are among the coldest ever seen for such a period, which is unlikely. According to Jake Crouch of NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., there is a greater than 90 percent c… Read More
Obama Affirms Support for Action on Climate Change
Obama reaffirmed his view that manmade emissions of greenhouse gases are contributing to global warming, and stated his intent to continue to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “I am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions, he said, noting that “We have an obligation to f… Read More
32-Foot-Plus Waves From Hurricane Sandy Topple Records
After reviewing wave height data, the National Weather Service office in Philadelphia has determined that the significant wave heights recorded at two buoys, one of which was near the entrance to New York Harbor, set records for the largest waves seen in this region since such records began in 1975.… Read More
Amid Energy Boom, Report Warns of Unsustainable Path
The oil and natural gas boom in the U.S. is having far-reaching effects on the global energy landscape, according to the “World Energy Outlook report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report shows that the U.S. is likely to become the largest global oil producer by about 2020, overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia, although Saudi… Read More
Senator Urges NOAA Not To Change Sandy Classification
As Climate Central reported on Nov. 2, the storm status change has major implications for property owners who are filing insurance claims for storm damage, since most hurricane insurance policies have deductibles that would have been triggered if the storm still been a named hurricane at the time of landfall, and if hurricane warnings were in effec… Read More
2012 May Rank As 2nd Most Disastrous Year Since 1980
Disaster loss data can reflect the frequency and/or intensity of extreme weather and climate events, but socioeconomic factors, such as population growth and coastal development, for example, also influence the data.… Read More
Rising Sea Level May Trigger Groundwater Floods
In a report released Sunday in Nature Climate Change, Kolja Rotzoll and Charles Fletcher predict that in some areas, freshwater bubbling up from underground could more than double the flooding caused by intruding seas alone. “If the underground water table is already close to the surface, it’s going to come out, Rotzoll said.… Read More
U.S. Military Warned to Prepare for Climate Change
An expert report, prepared for the intelligence community by the National Academy of Sciences, warns that the security establishment is going to have start planning for natural disasters, sea-level rise, drought,epidemics and the other consequences of climate change. … Read More
