A Key Component of the North Atlantic Current May Be Reaching Its Own Tipping Point
Adding to concerns about potential interruptions to the North Atlantic Current is the possibility that a subcomponent of that crucial network of currents, the Northern Subpolar Gyre, has been losing stability since the 1950s, indicating that it may also be approaching its own tipping point. While the consequences of an interruption in the Gyre’s circulation […]
The Ganges and Tigris–Euphrates River Systems are Facing Severe Global Warming-Fueled Droughts
Adding to the ever-growing list of disasters being generated by the equally ever-growing climate crisis, two river systems that birthed numerous civilizations throughout history—India’s Ganges River and the Tigris–Euphrates in Iraq—are facing severe water shortages due to a combination of global warming and a mismanagement of the remaining water that is still available by Indian […]
The Gulf of Panama Has Just Experienced an ‘Unprecedented’ Failure of a Vital Ocean Upwelling Event
A key ocean upwelling event that has occurred like clockwork every year in the Gulf of Panama has failed to emerge this season, due to the disruption of the winds that typically draw cool water from deep in the ocean to the surface. This occurrence—or lack thereof—is “unprecedented,” according to the study’s authors, and could […]
2024 was the Hottest Year on Record—Beating the Previous Record by a Whopping Fifth of a Degree!
Continuing the 21st century’s dubious tradition of breaking annual heat records, 2024 took one look at the previous record holder—2023—and said “hold my (well-carbonated) beer,” before breaking that record by the largest margin yet, and then went on to attain the dubious distinction of being the first full calendar year to have reached more than […]