El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun
Storms, droughts and record high temperatures lie ahead as US scientists confirm that El Niño has arrived.
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usually el nino brings a lot more snow than average to europe in the winter so sledding/skii/snowboarding season is gonna be epic
el nino usually does not affect most of europe in the summer thank fuck
el nino usually does not affect most of europe in the summer thank fuck
el nino also often peaks in winter so the actual awful heat might be next year lol.
Here we have rainy season. Supposedly it should have started already. Instead, we have a beautiful drought.
WHEEEEEEEEEEE
RECORD HOT TEMPS! EVERYDAY IS OVER 100F!
Oh fuck, Phoenix might get cooler...that would be weird.
Flagstaff at night was over...39F...the fuck?
RECORD HOT TEMPS! EVERYDAY IS OVER 100F!
Oh fuck, Phoenix might get cooler...that would be weird.
Flagstaff at night was over...39F...the fuck?
I love that this video is titled "Chris Farley talks about El Nino".
Yeah. Everytime I suggest or mention the aerosol method or the CO2 machines here, it's met with "we don't need stopgap measures!" Once they figure out a way of delivering it, it's going to help a lot of people. I see no good reason not to pursue it among other strategies.
Thing is we actually do do the aerosol method to a degree, but we have to increase the scale of it dramatically in order for it to be actually effective.
Yeah, we need a better delivery method or we're stuck with small scale action. But it's just one of many many strategies we should pursue.
Thing is we actually do do the aerosol method to a degree, but we have to increase the scale of it dramatically in order for it to be actually effective.
That doesn't sound good. Already had nearly a snowless winter just last year here in northwestern-ish Indiana.
This idea that "stopgap" measures still couldn't potentially save millions of lives down the road confounds me.
But then, I noticed that the people that argue against them are usually the doomer "humanity is fucked and we all deserve to die" posters, so...
I think the argument is we don't know the side effects of doing it, and they need to do more studies. Also if you stop, the temperature will rebound hard.
There's a solar air con unit I've had my eye on. Only suitable for 7 hours a day use for a single room.
But it's enough for me (and the dog)
Might have to bite the bullet as I hate the heat!
But it's enough for me (and the dog)
Might have to bite the bullet as I hate the heat!
Ironically there are regions globally that are undergoing more heating because a drop in pollution aerosols.
Reduced emissions during the pandemic led to increased climate warming - Stockholm University
Reduced emissions during the pandemic led to increased climate warming The Covid pandemic shutdowns in South Asia greatly reduced the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air, while the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases was barely affected. Researchers were thus able...
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Absolutely. I don't think we should deploy them today - but we need to be studying them as much as possible and considering deploying them this decade. We're already going into uncharted territory with our climate every day, so as long as the technology passes the litmus test of "likely to reduce harm compared to baseline" then it's worth considering.
The most common argument I see against it is "it'll let emitters keep doing what they're doing" or "it's not a long term solution" which are both political issues and don't override the need to help people and the climate now.
Sounds like this winter for Houston is going to be another one of those "dark cloudy rainy spring" type winters where it's not cold but not HOT either. Just a weird miserable time period where the trees are all dead like it's winter but it doesn't feel like it.
Also means our hurricane season will be extended through November now, right?
Also means our hurricane season will be extended through November now, right?
Agreed. We need both. But they're right that unless we stop the real issue of emissions then it won't do us any good long term. We need to do everything
Without a doubt. In my mind it's short-term relief as we pursue the technological advances and societal shifts needed for long-term decarbonization. Even just an extra decade of relief would let technologies like renewables, batteries, and direct air capture (or other actually effective carbon capture techs) advance so much further.
lol what? Cleaner air means a hotter climate… I guess that's why these aerosols are reflective.Ironically there are regions globally that are undergoing more heating because a drop in pollution aerosols.
Reduced emissions during the pandemic led to increased climate warming - Stockholm University
Reduced emissions during the pandemic led to increased climate warming The Covid pandemic shutdowns in South Asia greatly reduced the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air, while the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases was barely affected. Researchers were thus able...www.su.se
Hooray.
Right there with ya bud, though the drizzles the last few days have kept it tolerable.