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Atlantic ocean heat threatens to unleash methane eruptions

ByYasin

The image below shows that the monthly Atlantic surface temperature anomaly in February 2024 was 1.176°C when compared to a 1951-1980 base. [ click on images to enlarge ] The image below shows that the monthly Atlantic surface temperature anomaly in February 2024 was 1.435°C when compared to a 1901-2000 base.  The difference illustrates the importance of…

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Atlantic ocean heat threatens to unleash methane eruptions

ByYasin

The image below shows that the monthly Atlantic surface temperature anomaly in February 2024 was 1.176°C when compared to a 1951-1980 base. [ click on images to enlarge ] The image below shows that the monthly Atlantic surface temperature anomaly in February 2024 was 1.435°C when compared to a 1901-2000 base.  The difference illustrates the importance of…

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Temperature rise – September 2023 and beyond

ByYasin

The above image, adapted from NASA and the image below, adapted from Climate Reanalyzer and using the same baseline, illustrate the September 2023 temperature anomaly. September 2023 was the month with the highest temperature anomaly on record. What contributed to this? El Niño  The temperature rose about 0.5°C from November 2022 to March 2023, and this occurred…

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High Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures hit the US again

ByYasin

Temperatures are high Globally, temperatures have been at record high levels for the time of year for some time in 2023, as illustrated by the image below, adapted from Climate Reanalyzer.  On August 25, 2023, the world temperature was 16.99°C, 0.94°C higher than it was on that day in 1979-2000.  Extreme heat stress alert High…

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Two Tipping Points

ByYasin

The image below, adapted from Climate Reanalyzer, shows that the World Sea Surface Temperature (60°South – 60°North) was at a record high of 21.1°C or 69.98°F for the third day in a row on August 23, 2023. As the image also shows, sea surface temperatures over the past few months have been much higher for…

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Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Tipping Point

ByYasin

High Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures (WBGT) are forecast to hit Louisiana, United States, over the next few days. The image below shows a forecast for August 2, 2023, 18 UTC, with WBGT as high as 35°C forecast for a location 10 miles South East of Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. WBGT is a measure used by weather.gov…