Climate Action
The Connection Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather
February 16, 2019
The Difference Between Weather and Climate
“Though they are closely related, weather and climate aren’t the same thing. Climate is what you expect. Weather is what actually happens…” More from NOAA….
Just a reminder. US is 2% of Earth. Australia is record hot. Earth Monday was 0.72 dF (0.4 dC) warmer than 1979-2000 average. Weather is not climate. Weather is fleeting, varies in locales. Climate is long-term, large area. Weather=mood; climate=personality. pic.twitter.com/83wavVonfe
— seth borenstein (@borenbears) January 29, 2019
Climate Change and Its Impact on Extreme Weather
NOAA’s Climate Extremes Index Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Special Report on Global WarmingThe Role Climate Change Plays In Weather Extremes https://t.co/sgdHQyM5Dt
— The NPR Science Desk (@nprscience) February 2, 2019
Every time it snows on the US east coast, there’s at least one politician or pundit who trots out the old chestnut: “Global warming?! Global cooling, more like!” This episode tackles that myth + explains how climate change affects the polar vortex, too: https://t.co/hX7yep8ZTE pic.twitter.com/907HQ7ohr5
— Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) January 30, 2019
Winter storms don’t prove that global warming isn’t happening. https://t.co/LDqfq4JH9n pic.twitter.com/ndmLD637Cb
— NOAA Climate.gov (@NOAAClimate) January 29, 2019
Climate Change and Extreme Temperatures (Hot and Cold)
In Chicago, “the risk of almost instant frostbite.”
In Australia, the kindergartner who “will hardly have seen rain in her lifetime.” Welcome to our age of extremes, by @SominiSengupta https://t.co/cMUhcQdeCT — Jesse Pesta (@JessePesta) January 30, 2019
Not only does cold not disprove global warming, but it doesn’t even get cold anymore. A short joint-venture with @WeatherSullivan https://t.co/XeExys4SXE pic.twitter.com/NohY888FBa
— Eric Roston (@eroston) January 31, 2019
In January, there were 651 record daily highs across the U.S., compared to 321 record daily lows — a roughly 2-to-1 ratio.
Globally, the ratio of record highs to lows was about 20-to-1, with new all-time records in Namibia, Chile, and Reunion Island.https://t.co/bfyyrLAn9u — Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) February 1, 2019
Trump always dismisses climate change when it’s cold. Not so fast, experts say. https://t.co/N3OAihdVGp
— Post Green (@postgreen) January 29, 2019
Think this #polarvortex was cold? It should have been colder. The clear #globalwarming signal is in decline, warming of such events, @NOAA‘s Ken Kunkel, #NCA4, @EPA, other studies show. My @natgeo story: https://t.co/F3en34nFnr 1/ pic.twitter.com/FrMxb9Y8w6
— Andrew Revkin (@Revkin) February 2, 2019
Climate Change and Hurricanes
“Hurricanes are strengthening faster in the Atlantic, and climate change is a big reason why, scientists say” (Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis, Washington Post)The study, published in Nature Communications, describes its conclusion in blunt language, finding that the Atlantic already has seen “highly unusual” changes in rapid hurricane intensification, compared to what models would predict from natural swings in the climate. That led researchers to conclude that climate change played a significant role….More…
Climate Change and Precipitation
How does climate change affect precipitation? (NASA)Rising temperatures will intensify the Earth’s water cycle, increasing evaporation. Increased evaporation will result in more storms, but also contribute to drying over some land areas. As a result, storm-affected areas are likely to experience increases in precipitation and increased risk of flooding, while areas located far away from storm tracks are likely to experience less precipitation and increased risk of drought.
