Climate: “Tonga Eruption Blasted Unprecedented Amount of Water Into Stratosphere | NASA”
Several studies, plus NASA, suggest Hunga-Tonga's eruption might have warmed the earth (together with other factors).
Climate: Official Phoenix Temperatures for July 2023
Official temperatures at Sky Harbor International Airport.
Climate: Urban heat islands?
Climate Central thinks the urban heat island effect is raising temperatures in and around Houston by quite a bit.
Should we all be “preppers”?
Preppers is the term given to those who plan for disasters – for some, like us, this means the ordinary situation like power outages, while for others, it is preparing…
Follow up: Yellowstone’s “first fire of 2023”
Amid climate change sweeps week, the media got excited about Yellowstone's first fire of the season. It was minor and normal for this date.
Science: On hot days, it helps to stay in the shade
Who saw this coming? Shade is an essential solution for hotter cities (nature.com)
Climate, Follow up: The hottest sea temperature ever recorded
What happened with the 101 deg F hottest ocean temp this week? Within hours, it dropped by 4 deg C and by about 9 deg C lower within 2 days.
Climate: How is a weather “heat alert” determined?
The NWS calculates a “heat index” that takes into account both air temperature and humidity. You can convert your local air temperature to a heat index value using this NWS…
Media lying about pavement temperature and pavement burns in Phoenix
In some parts of the U.S., it has been really, really hot - with some areas experiencing new record high temperatures..But the media is telling lies. Read on.
Follow up: Hottest temp ever on earth expected in Death Valley
I have said repeatedly: the best way to communicate about climate change is with facts, logic and well made arguments. Repeatedly crying wolf is not an effective strategy, but that…