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How hot was August 2021?

September 16, 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 …

How much will tidal flooding increase?

September 2, 2021

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. …

How do I find climate rankings for my state?

August 23, 2021

Have you wondered if your state just had the hottest, driest, wettest, etc. month? You can get this information from NOAA’s Statewide Ranking page. For example, the graphic here is for California for July 2021. The output will provide ranking information for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time …

How hot was July 2021?

August 16, 2021

From NOAA’s Global Climate Report – July 2021: As a whole, the July 2021 global surface temperature was the highest for July since global records began in 1880 at 0.93°C (1.67°F) above the 20th-century average of 15.8°C (60.4°F). This value surpassed the previous record set in 2016 (and subsequently matched in 2019 …

What are the latest climate projections?

August 9, 2021

The IPCC sixth assessment report was just released. The graph here is from the summary for policymakers. The 42 page summary could be used as part of a sustainability or QL type course as there are plenty of graphs. Page 15 starts the discussion on the different scenarios, which is …

How much has CO2 emissions increased?

July 29, 2021

https://climate.nasa.gov/system/video_items/106_69_82_carbon-updated-abstract_4.mp4 The visual here is from the NASA feature How Much Carbon Dioxide Are We Emitting? by Matthew Conlen (7/15/2021) may help us all understand the change in CO2 emissions. In 1900, almost 2 billion metric tons of CO2 were released due to fossil fuel usage. By 1960, that number had …

How hot was June 2021?

July 15, 2021

From NOAA’s Global Climate Report – June 2021: The June 2021 global surface temperature was the fifth highest for June in the 142-year record at 0.88°C (1.58°F) above the 20th century average. Only Junes of 2015 (fourth warmest), 2016 (second warmest), 2019 (warmest), and 2020 (third warmest) were warmer and …

How hot was the Pacific Northwest?

July 8, 2021

Berkeley Earth summarizes the recent heatwave in the Pacific Northwest in the article The Pacific Northwest Heatwave in Context (7/6/2021). The graph by Dr. Robert Rohde copied here is striking and really says all that needs to be said. This is a graph that everyone should have to study and …

What are stripes again?

June 21, 2021

About a year ago I posted this about stripes: The image here from ShowYourStripes has a vertical strip representing global average temperature anomalies from 1850 to 2019 where darker blue is cooler and darker red is warmer. This graphic style, warming stripes, is credited to Ed Hawkins. The ShowYourStripes page has similar …

How hot was May 2021?

June 14, 2021

From NOAA’s Global Climate Report – May 2021: The May 2021 global surface temperature was 0.81°C (1.46°F) above the 20th century average of 14.8°C (58.6°F). This value tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest May in the 142-year record. May 2021 was also the 45th consecutive May and the 437th …

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