This is an interesting paper on #ClimateExtremes
"emergence of hotspots where the hottest temperatures are warming significantly faster than more moderate temperatures. In these regions, trends are largely underestimated in climate model simulations. Globally aggregated, we find that models struggle with both ends of the trend distribution, with positive trends being underestimated most, while moderate trends are well reproduced."
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
Conclusion: "Despite six IPCC reports, 28 COP meetings, hundreds of other reports, and tens of thousands of scientific papers, the world has made only very minor headway on climate change, in part because of stiff resistance from those benefiting financially from the current fossil-fuel based system. We are currently going in the wrong direction, and our increasing fossil fuel consumption and rising greenhouse gas emissions are driving us toward a climate catastrophe. We fear the danger of climate breakdown. The evidence we observe is both alarming and undeniable, but it is this very shock that drives us to action. We recognize the profound urgency of addressing this global challenge, especially the horrific outlook for the world's poor. We feel the courage and determination to seek transformative science-based solutions across all aspects of society.. Our goal is to provide clear, evidence-based insights that inspire informed and bold responses from citizens to researchers and world leaders. Rapidly phasing down fossil fuel use should be a top priority...In a world with finite resources, unlimited growth is a perilous illusion."
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Ripple, J, W., & et al. The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth. BioScience, 08 October 2024. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae087
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biae087/7808595?login=false
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It’s not quite over, but a first look at the extreme northwest North America Arctic heatwave is up on the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter.
@Climatologist49
https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/august-2024-record-arctic-heat
Groundwater Sustainability And Land Subsidence In California’s Central Valley
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https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081189 <-- shared paper
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An as usual excellent and quite philosophical piece from @micefearboggis on attribution, #ClimateExtremes and #natural disasters.
Worth pondering...
https://wp.me/p4K9DA-1AF
If you're not worried about the accelerating trend in extreme climate events, it's because the media aren't reporting them.
October temperatures were off the charts bad.
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Greg Cocks 