The graph here is from the paper Co-production of knowledge reveals loss of Indigenous hunting opportunities in the face of accelerating Arctic climate change in Environmental Research by Donna D W Houser, et. el. (8/24/2021). From the discussion: Overall, our analyses indicate that the ugruk harvesting season for Qikiqtaġruŋmiut hunters …
Read More »How much CO2 have we emitted in the last 30 years?
The Institute for European Environmental Policy had this post that I missed in 2020 but it is still good: More than half of all CO2 emissions since 1751 emitted in the last 30 years (4/29/2020). Slightly over half of all cumulative global CO2 emissions have taken place since 1990, the …
Read More »Southwest drought, bad luck or more to come?
From the climate.gov article NOAA-led drought task force concludes current Southwest drought is a preview of coming attractions by Rebecca Lindsey (9/23/2021): The team found that the record-low precipitation that kicked off the event could have been a fluke—just the rare bad luck of natural variability. But the drought would …
Read More »What is a good source of climate change impacts data?
Our World in Data now has a Climate Change Impacts Data Explorer. It is a one stop shopping for fourteen different measures such as temperature anomalies, sea level rise, arctic sea ice and ocean ph (the graph here). In many cases there are multiple locations or data sets. In each …
Read More »Did COVID-19 impact births?
The U.S. Census Bureau article U.S. Births Declined During the Pandemic by Anne Morse (9/21/2021) has the data. However, comparing one month during the pandemic to the same month before the pandemic shows a substantial drop that can’t be explained by seasonality. There were 285,138 births in December 2020 — 23,664 (7.66%) fewer …
Read More »How do we explore invasive aquatic species in the Great Lakes basin?
The Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System (GLANSIS) is designed to to be a “one-stop shop” for information about non-native species in the Great Lakes. GLANSIS hosts regional data about identification, ecology, distribution, environmental and socioeconomic impacts, management, and control of nonindigenous species throughout the Great Lakes basin, along …
Read More »How hot was August 2021?
From NOAA’s Global Climate Report – August 2021: The August 2021 global surface temperature was 0.90°C (1.62°F) above the 20th century average of 15.6°C (60.1°F). This was the sixth warmest August on record. Nine of the 10 warmest Augusts have occurred since 2009. August of 1998 still ranks among the …
Read More »What is the Groundswell report?
From the world bank: This sequel to the Groundswell report includes projections and analysis of internal climate migration for three new regions: East Asia and the Pacific, North Africa, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Qualitative analyses of climate-related mobility in countries of the Mashreq and in Small Island Developing …
Read More »What is the status of Lake Mead?
About two months ago I had the post How low is Lake Mead? The graph in the post was the yearly minimum end of month elevation. In this post we have a closer look at the end of month elevation since 2011. The last month in the data is July …
Read More »How much will tidal flooding increase?
Sea level rise will increase the likelihood of tidal flooding. NASA has posted a tool, Flooding Days Projection Tool, to help understand how much tidal flooding may increase. There is a drop down menu for numerous locations in the U.S. For example, the graph here is for Kings Point, NY. …
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