Europe has had to contend with: - Lower volumes of #gas piped from Russia - Less gas exports by Norway, Trinidad & Nigeria - Less gas stored b/c last winter = colder than ave - High gas demand globally, as economies emerge from Covid - Very low wind speeds bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Guest post: How to assess regional climate information for adaptation planning | M B P ~ join a union! Suraje Dessai David Stainforth Seamus Read: j.mp/3kKGZCb

Perhaps the state that has the most to lose w/ continued climate change is Arizona. Surface water supplies are drying up due to climate change, and bountiful groundwater is being pumped unsustainably. Yeah, it's a dry heat, but w/o water??? cnn.com/interactive/20…

Evidence continues to show that extreme rainfall events are increasing in frequency in a warming world. How can we mitigate the impacts? This and more on this week's #climatenotes. Read more: climatrends.com/climatenotes-s… #climatechange #climate

Impressive visualizations of sea level rise impacts w/o serious climate action now. The problem with continued slow action is that we might push the global climate system across tipping points that make bigger warming/sea level rise inevitable. cnn.com/2021/10/12/wor…

Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? | Simon Evans Tom Prater Read: j.mp/3Dxho6j

At least 85 percent of the global population has experienced weather events made worse by climate change, according to new research. This and more on this week's #climatenotes: climatrends.com/study-85-of-wo…

Having trouble conceptualizing 1 deg of warming? Here's a plot of historical temperatures, expressed as a fraction of Ice Age Units. 1 IAU = 6°C, the temperature increase since the last ice age, at time when the Earth looked like a completely different planet.

India's new pledge to get to net-zero by 2070 is a pretty big deal. While usual caveats apply for any such long-term commitments, it would be consistent with a world where warming is limited to well-below 2C by the end of the century in-line with Paris Agreement goals.

Deforestation: “A satellite-based survey by Global Forest Watch found that, in 2020, the world lost nearly 100,00 square miles of tree cover — an area roughly the size of Colorado” Carbon sequestration, biodiversity & more lost. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Climate change - what's at stake? A huge amount of human suffering and death for those in the black-colored areas below. Of course climate extremes elsewhere around the planet will cause the same thing. Massive human migrations are also likely. ft.com/content/072b5c…

Episode 11 of the #Climatrends podcast is out and it's one of our favorites so far. We had a fascinating discussion with renowned economist & financial risk management expert Dr. Bob Litterman. How do we price climate risk? Listen in: climatrends.com/podcast/ #climatechange

It’s here - BloombergNEF 2021 lithium-ion battery price survey. Despite battery metals ⬆️, batteries themselves continue their downward trend to $132 per kilowatt-hour (from $1,220/kWh in 2010). Outstanding work from James Frith and team

The Midwest emits the largest share of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. “This region’s duty to cut emissions is real.” This and more on this week's #climatenotes: climatrends.com/climatenotes-n…

What a mess - the US has no workable plan for the long term disposal of high level nuclear waste. The nuke industry has let us down big time. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

More fires in the Arctic means a lot more melting permafrost — and that means more atmospheric carbon trib.al/ypmwwND

Satellite imagery of the deadly tornadoes 🌪️which hit #Kentucky and other US states on 10/11 December shows the extent of the destruction The path of the tornado in #Mayfield is visible in this #Copernicus #Sentinel2 image of 11 Dec Via EU Defence and Space

As scientists continue to explore how #climatechange impacts hurricanes, a new study suggests that storms are forming a little more north and west in the Atlantic. This and more on this week's #climatenotes: climatrends.com/climatenotes-d…

Some great visualization of climate change's effects on Antarctica in today's NYT Climate: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

🚨Just out:🚨NOAA's 16th annual #ArcticReportCard. Climate change is transforming the Arctic into a ‘dramatically different state.’ Browse this collection of image highlights from the 2021 Arctic Report Card. climate.gov/news-features/… Read more:bit.ly/2021ArcticRepo…