Remember when summertime meant living was easy? Summer used to be the season of backyard barbecues, trips to the beach, and vegetable gardens full of fresh produce. Those things aren’t gone, but these days summer seems more likely to be about dealing with heat waves, Category 5 hurricanes, and wildfires. It’s not just your imagination that things are getting worse. […]
Geeta Kushwaha, with two other women, tying betel vines to a bamboo bareja in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. Photo credit: Tej Prakash Bhardwaj. By Tej Prakash Bhardwaj Erratic regional rainfall and temperature fluctuations pose risks for the hugely popular but climatically sensitive plant. Farmers across India are reporting that climate change is adversely affecting the quality of the betel leaf. The […]
Derna following the devastation. Photo credit: X, formerly Twitter. By Anders Lorenzen The North African country of Libya is counting the cost after they experienced a catastrophic and devastating flood which have so far killed thousands of people, with many people having been swept out to sea. On Sunday night the Mediterranean city of Dernan were obliterated by a torrent […]
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe at a press conference at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Image credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY By Anders Lorenzen Sebastian Coe, the head of World Athletics has warned that in the wake of the climate crisis athletics face an uncertain future and the sport needs to adapt. He explained that already now athletes are suffering […]
The fire seen from the distance when it started on the 8th of August. Photo credit: Michael Johnson via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen A wildfire that broke out in Hawaii last week has so far killed 93 people making it the worst natural disaster to ever hit the island state. In addition to the 93 casualties, a 1,000 people have […]
A burning shipyard in Mandra, west of Athens pictured on the 18th of July 2023. Photo credit: Petros Giannakouris, AP By Anders Lorenzen The tragic and unprecedented wildfires in many parts of Greece seem to have no end in sight as they escalated on Sunday and have now burned for a week – painting the country as a key climate […]
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A satellite image from Copernicus shows the land-surface temperatures in Spain. Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery. By Anders Lorenzen Much of southern Europe and in particular Spain is experiencing record-breaking temperatures and an extreme unprecedented heatwave named Cerberus. The temperatures exceeding 40 Degrees C and land temperatures for the first time ever exceeding 60 Degrees C l is unprecedented […]
By Anders Lorenzen With temperature records now frequently being set around the world and continuing to do so even though we drastically cut emissions, research studies published in the journal Nature, reveal that even moderate warming at 34 degrees C can significantly impact heart health. The study reveals that air temperatures as low as 34 °C can lead to a […]
climate change A satellite image taken on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, shows Tropical Storm Bret as it chugged toward the eastern Caribbean. Photo credit: NOAA. By Anders Lorenzen A forecast by Colorado State University (CSU) has warned about an intense US Atlantic hurricane season due to record-warm sea surface temperatures. The Atlantic hurricane season began on the 1st and June […]