Latest posts tagged with #extremeEvents on Bluesky
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#evolutionaryrescue
#genetics
"Human disturbances, such as climate change, habitat degradation, & pollution, can extirpate wild populations & even species."
Yet "the [Western US] monkeyflower populations that experienced the most extreme droughts declined, but some of them
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Like Europe, West Aust faces pressure on food prices as supplies are disrupted.
Extreme rain across South Australia has cut rail and road links between WA and eastern states.
#Extremeevents
#Climateemergency
#Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
"It can be used to compute the #frequency, #duration, #intensity, spatial #extent and other variables of extreme events, up to the combination of all metrics in the total extremity,” explains G. Kirchengast (Wegener Center and Institute of Physics, University of Graz).
#ClimateChange #ExtremeEvents
Update from last week re: ongoing impacts from October's ex-typhoon Halong. "Bryan Fisher, director of the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management…said with the scale of destruction, the rebuilding effort will take years." #akwx #ExtremeEvents
alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/05/o...
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"Contrary to the prevailing focus on ecological mechanisms, [in 2050] extreme weather events emerge as the primary driver of increased risk, accounting for 79% (50–94%) of additional cases and 93% (70–100%) of additional deaths."
OA paper
Press release
His topics are broad from #subduction zones to #extremeevents 🌪️, the interplay between landscapes and aquatic species, by linking #fieldwork, quantitative analysis and #numericalmodelling. (2/2)
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#EGU26 #Geosciences #Geomorphology
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Bad news in Science Advances
"Forest loss intensifies meteorological drought in more than half of Earth’s climate zones"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Averages “Arctic greening”, permafrost thaw & shifting species ranges miss "a critical dimension: extreme events".
Dawn over Beagle Bay, WA Oct 2025. Tide coming in.
Thinking of people and migratory birds in Beagle Bay, where Severe Tropical Cyclone Hayley is expected to disturb the peace today.
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#RemoteAustralia
#Auspol
#AGW
#adaptation
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OA paper also for NGOs, imo.
In sub-Saharan Africa between 2005 and 2015, men's and >5 children's mortality risk increased during all types of heatwaves. For women and the elderly, it increased during nighttime and compound (i.e. day+night) heatwaves.
Date: November 12, 2025
Issued by: National Climate Change Warning Center
Powerful Chinook winds in Montana highlight how a warming climate amplifies extreme gusts and pressure gradients across mountain fronts. #ClimateChange #HighWinds #MontanaWeather #ExtremeEvents
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#climatejustice
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In Mumbai, deaths due to monsoon rains & sea-level rise are up to 10 times more than official statistics suggest, and victims are mostly women & small children from the slums.
Not OA paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Editorial
#COP30
#AGW
#ExtremeEvents
"In 2023, an unprecedented drought and heat wave severely affected Amazon waters, leading to high mortality of fishes and river dolphins. Five of 10 lakes monitored had exceptionally high daytime water temperatures (over 37°C), with one large lake reaching up to 41°C..."
Anna Samsel (DG ECHO)
Peter Salamon (JRC)
Amazing to participate to the “EU Science for Preparedness Conference” where to learn about ongoing #CrisisManagement solutions, #ExtremeEvents, #Polycrisis tools
📍4-6 November 2025 in Turin, Italy
@EU_ScienceHub
@CopernicusEMS
🔥 Storms, marine heatwaves, extreme winds and heavy rainfall are intensifying.
📊 This study analyzes 30 years of data to assess how these events impact 18 penguin species.
#MarineHeatwaves #ExtremeEvents #Seabirds
The billion dollar disasters database is back!
#insurance #extremeevents #billiondollar #climaterisk #wxsky
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#ExtremeEvents
#biodiversity
Years of extreme droughts lower plant growth in grasslands and shrublands. "This study adds to growing evidence that future climate extremes will likely affect ecosystems in new and concerning ways."
It also shows that ecosystems with a greater variety of plants
📜Forum: A trait-based framework for adaptive phenotypic plasticity under global change
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#BehavioralPlasticity #ClimateChange #ExtremeEvents #GeneByEnvironmentInteractions #IntraspecificVariation #MorphologicalPlasticity #PhysiologicalPlasticity #Stochasticity #Variability
It was my honour to give my first keynote within the Aquatic Ecology sesssion this week at the interdisciplinary meeting on extreme events in Koblenz, Germany. Many thanks for the invitation and great organization! #aquaticecology #extremeevents #climatechange #gewässerökologie #extremereignisse
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More bad news
"Although the well-documented effect of El Niño events is to decrease summer rainfall [in India], it also paradoxically intensifies extreme daily precipitation amounts, thereby resulting in hazardous conditions across the region."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🔥 The wait is almost over!
#XFIRE2025 kicks off next week in Nicosia.
✅ Final programme now online – 3 keynotes, 4 invited talks, 4 sessions.
🔗 nero-network.eu/wp-content/u...
#Wildfires #ExtremeEvents #NERO
Stratospheric Ping-Pong in the Making
taoistattack.substack.com/p/stratosphe...
#climate #earth #extremeevents
#AGW
#ExtremeEvents
#pollution
#attributionstudies
#models
Estimated excess mortality in the different regions - bad news again, also for those of us who live in northern Italy.
OA paper with tons of figures, charts & data in the Supplementary Info files.
🚨 Open Call for new Steering Committee Members 🚨
Are you working on #risks from #extremeEvents under #environmentalChange?
Join us as Risk KAN Steering Committee member for the upcoming term: www.risk-kan.org/about-riskka...
www.risk-kan.org
@futureearth.bsky.social @wcrpclimate.bsky.social.
🚨 Keynote Spotlight!
🔥 Prof. Domingos X. Viegas will deliver a keynote:
👉 “Oscillatory fire behavior in wildfire propagation”
A world-leading researcher on extreme wildfire dynamics, Prof. Viegas will share unique insights into fire spread mechanisms.
#WildfireResearch #ExtremeEvents #XFIRE2025
What a fantastic webinar today! #HEALNetwork Investigators Webinar explored the impacts of #TropicalCycloneAlfred on SE QLD - from 🌧️ forecasting challenges to 🏥 health impacts and 📻 the role of radio in supporting communities. Recording on healnetwork.org.au shortly.
#ExtremeEvents #publichealth
📢 Friendly reminder! The next #HEALNetwork Investigators Webinar is happening today at 12.30pm!
Join us to explore the intersection of #ClimateHealth, #ExtremeEvents, and the impacts of #CycloneAlfred on community health. 🌱 All welcome!
🔗 Register here: events.humanitix.com/tropical-cyc...
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#thunderstorms
#models
"The current climate shows several hundred supercells per convective season. Occurrence peaks are colocated with complex topography, e.g., the Alps. The absolute frequency maximum lies along the southern Alps..."
And it will get worse.
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"Furthermore, manual workers, rural residents and participants from communities with fewer air conditioners were more susceptible to the health impacts." (from the non OA paper)
#USpolitics
#AGW
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Trump, Dec. 7, 2023: "I'll be a dictator on day one."
Trump, Aug. 25, 2025: "Many people would like a dictator."
"Trump administration pushes ahead with NOAA climate and weather cuts. Despite congressional resistance..."
Hurricane Erin went from 0 to 161 mph in one day—thanks to warming seas. Dive into how climate change is turning storms into supercharged monsters!" #extremeevents #climatechange
eco-nana.com/hurricane-er...
