July Breaks Monthly Temperature Record, Along With 2021’s Cool Streak

July 2021 is officially the hottest month of July on record, according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Last month’s global average temperature was 0.93°C (1.67°F) above the 20th-century average, edging out 2016’s record by 0.01°C (0.02°F). The escalating heat is fueling weather extremes, with prolonged drought, extensive flooding and massive wildfires causing havoc […]

The North Atlantic Current Shows Warning Signs of Complete Collapse

A new study has found that global warming has caused an “almost complete loss of stability” in the network of currents that weave their way through the North Atlantic Ocean, a series of currents that, if they were to collapse entirely, would result in a domino effect of systemic climate disasters around the world. This […]

Massive Wildfires in Canada and the US Are Generating Their Own Weather Systems

The massive wildfires currently burning in Canada and the US are intense enough to generate their own weather systems, cycles of air that soar high into the atmosphere that generate their own lightning storms, sparking new fires on the ground below, then falling in powerful downdrafts that feed fresh air to the fires below. Appearing […]

Record-Breaking Heat Waves Bake Canada, Russia and the US

  Numerous regions across the globe are baking under oppressive heat waves that are once again breaking records, with the most notable of these events occurring in the north, a troubling indicator of rampant global warming as the high latitudes warm faster than equatorial regions. The US Pacific Northwest has seen an exceptionally strong heat […]