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Temperatures Wednesday and Thursday will reach the upper 80s across Southern California, but another cold, wet storm is on tap for the weekend.
Isabel Ventura's insight:
It seems like we will continue getting rainy weekends since there’s a storm passing over us. From the chart they provided we will be getting less than an inch this weekend.
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Guatemala’s president has issued a natural disaster declaration as 44 forest fires continue to burn across the Central American country
Isabel Ventura's comment,
April 12, 12:56 PM
It’s frustrating to see that the fires were mostly set by people trying to clear away unwanted grasses. I would’ve expected them to be more aware and cautious considering it’s something they are use to doing.
chris Kha's comment,
April 16, 4:47 PM
maybe in the past it was more socially and environmentally acceptable to burn your field. Similar to the problem we're having here, theres a disconnect between voice of need and voice of experience
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The relationship between snowfall and climate change is not as simple as it might first appear.
John Burns's comment,
April 12, 11:19 PM
It seems funny to me when the news has words that make statements like there are limits on nature. This article starts by saying "which is conducted every year when snow depths in the Sierra Nevada reach their maximum." I do not believe there is a maximum on snowfall or rainfall... and they spoke about the average being good, but did not back it up with more data or numbers to show where an average should be. There was a lot of info in the article and in California we need to pay more attention to these levels.
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Forecasters are warning that the potential for wildfires will be above normal in some areas across the United States over the coming months as temperatures rise and rain becomes sparse
Tony Ibarra's comment,
April 12, 1:39 PM
It is such an interesting and scary trend with climate change where weather events and disasters become increasingly intense.
Paige Stuckey's comment,
April 13, 1:56 AM
Its scary how wildfires are getting more harmful. It was surprising to read that more than half of the total area burned last year has already been burned in the first three months of this year.
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What is Australia’s contribution to the climate emergency, and how successfully is it acting to address it?
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The Ohio River has crested in communities such a Pittsburgh and Marietta, Ohio, but is expected to continue to rise in Southwest Ohio, where Cincinnati is located. A water level gauge in downtown Cincinnati showed the river was expected to crest on Monday at 52.3’.
Hunter Santana's insight:
The Ohio river has flooded many parts in West Virginia and Ohio as the water crests over the riverbanks. It is reported that "...this is the highest [the river] has been in decades." An emergency declaration has been established in several counties along the river. The NOAA river gauge has reported a peak height of 44.71 feet as of Apr 05, 2024.
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Hurricanes are more frequently escalating quickly, and the places they destroy may be those disadvantaged by racist housing policy
Alex Gilman's insight:
as we continue to see more and more frequent natural disasters we are going to start to notice much stronger events as well and something like a Hurricane will be the most taxing to the community.
Sophia Hoolihan's comment,
April 9, 1:13 PM
Considering the current climate crisis and the trend in warmer ocean waters, it makes sense why the severity and intensity of hurricanes are increasing. Aside from mitigating our contribution to climate change, efforts towards disaster preparedness are needed. The issue is communities of low socioeconomic status often lack the means to invest in disaster preparedness methods, and they are the same communities that are disproportionally affected post-disaster. Historic housing discrimination has resulted in marginalized communities mainly present in areas with high flood risk.
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An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem
Vanessa Guetzoian's comment,
April 7, 8:56 PM
This is certainly an attention-grabbing, fearsome issue, especially to those who might not be as aware of our current climate issues. In discussing this record-reaching height in temperature for the Antarctic, the article greatly brings light to other congruent issues such as sea level rise, pollution provision, and species loss which are important for folks to understand as well.
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Izabelle Ruehlman's comment,
April 8, 6:19 PM
I did a project on salmon this semester in Fish and Fisheries with Steele. Its crazy how much salmon populations have plummeted since the 50s. I don't have my notes out but over 80% for the Pacific salmon. Its crazy! It makes me so excited to know we are moving in a positive direction for these crucial fish species.
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The report found that floods remained the most costly threat for the fourth consecutive year, representing over 64% of total losses in 2023.
Haley Langness's insight:
Natural disasters often have lingering effects that are not easily seen
natalia c's comment,
April 5, 12:37 AM
I found the fact that only 9% of losses were covered by insurance is absolutely wild. While of course they cant make everything better, their purpose it to back up a reasonable amount in case need arises.This is why people pay monthly for their policies or through taxes in the first place.
Paige Stuckey's comment,
April 5, 2:15 AM
How horrible that these natural disasters are causing billions of dollars in damages and only a small portion of it is covered by insurance.
Angelina De La Torre's comment,
April 5, 8:13 PM
The increase in damage as a result of climate change driven natural disasters is terrifying. A 22 percent increase in damages in just this century is a huge shift and it will probably only get worse without action.
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Economic losses and insurance gaps highlight resilience needs
Jonathan Campos's comment,
April 5, 5:11 PM
Improvements in resilience need to come as fast as possible as climate change is just worsening and with it these types of events with massive economic costs.
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Satellites registered more than 30,200 fire points in Venezuela from January to March, the highest level for that period since records started in 1999.
Haley Langness's comment,
April 4, 11:27 PM
I hope that with the increase of out of control man made fires, people start to think more of their actions
Olivia Moorehead's comment,
April 5, 6:00 PM
With the rate of deforestation and fires as well as droughts, I wonder when and if the amazon can return to its appropriate state with little to no damage.
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Autum Baird's comment,
April 5, 4:16 PM
The idea of a climate superfund sounds like a wonderful idea especially for taxpayers. Yet determining how much each company would be paying is a daunting task, especially when there aren't any rules or regulations in place to keep track of the pollution to begin with. It sound promising if all the issues can be worked out.
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Extreme atmospheric-marine events, known as medicanes (short for “Mediterranean hurricanes”), have affected the Mediterranean basin in recent years, resulting in extensive coastal flooding and storm surges, and have occasionally been responsible for several casualties. Considering that the development mechanism of these events is similar to tropical cyclones, it is plausible that these phenomena are strongly affected by sea surface temperatures (SSTs) during their development period (winter and autumn seasons). In this study, we compared satellite data and the numerical reanalysis of SSTs from 1969 to 2023 with in situ data from dataloggers installed at different depths off the coast of southeastern Sicily as well as from data available on Argo floats on the Mediterranean basin. A spectral analysis was performed using a continuous wavelet transform (CWT) for each SST time series to highlight the changes in SSTs prior to the occurrence of Mediterranean Hurricanes as well as the energy content of the various frequencies of the SST signal. The results revealed that decreases in SST occurred prior to the formation of each Mediterranean hurricane, and that this thermal drop phenomenon was not observed in intense extra-tropical systems. The spectral analyses revealed that high CWT coefficients representing high SST energy contents were observed before the occurrence of a Mediterranean hurricane. This information may provide a useful fingerprint for distinguishing Mediterranean hurricanes from common seasonal storms at the onset of these events.
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Russia warned of ‘unprecedented’ flooding in coming days as locals in a city partially submerged by rising waters took to the streets in rare protest at the authorities’ handling of the crisis.
Tony Ibarra's comment,
April 10, 9:04 PM
Although this is a horrible situation that the Ruissian people are facing, but it is good to see the people protesting and letting those in power know that they are not meeting the expectations of the people.
Esveidy Rodriguez's comment,
April 12, 6:02 PM
The flooding in Russia serves as a reminder of the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters. The protests in Orsk highlight the dissatisfaction with the government's response, indicating a growing demand for better preparedness and support for affected communities.
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An early forecast from one set of experts sees an above-average hurricane season that may rival the busiest years on record.
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The nation’s emergency preparedness policies after a devastating quake in 1999 help to explain relatively small numbers of fatalities
Sophia Hoolihan's insight:
In response to a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in 1999, Taiwan implemented several earthquake resilience measures including new building regulations, the reinforcement of already built structures, an earthquake warning system using sensors, and a nationwide disaster drill day on September 21. Taiwan's efforts towards improving earthquake resiliency prevented the most recent April earthquake from being more catastrophic.
Haley Langness's comment,
April 9, 2:37 PM
It was so cool to hear that the changes that Taiwan made when building back from the last earthquake actually worked. Although it is sad to hear that there was still some deaths the decrease in them shows that building back better works.
Haley Langness's comment,
April 9, 2:37 PM
It was so cool to hear that the changes that Taiwan made when building back from the last earthquake actually worked. Although it is sad to hear that there was still some deaths the decrease in them shows that building back better works.
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A global survey found harmful levels even in water samples taken far any obvious source of contamination.
Reese Ventura's comment,
April 8, 8:54 PM
PFAS as well as microplastics are going to have such a massive impact on the health of our generation and no one knows it. We've gone past a point of no return, with microplastics even in most peoples blood at this point. Nano plastics are also a new topic that is only now being discovered.
Reese Ventura's comment,
April 8, 8:54 PM
PFAS as well as microplastics are going to have such a massive impact on the health of our generation and no one knows it. We've gone past a point of no return, with microplastics even in most peoples blood at this point. Nano plastics are also a new topic that is only now being discovered.
Reese Ventura's comment,
April 8, 8:54 PM
PFAS as well as microplastics are going to have such a massive impact on the health of our generation and no one knows it. We've gone past a point of no return, with microplastics even in most peoples blood at this point. Nano plastics are also a new topic that is only now being discovered.
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Storm leaves at least 11 dead on African island, while another deadly storm racks Indonesian island of Sumatra
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The administration of Mayor Eric Adams received criticism for taking nearly thirty minutes to send its first alert.
Alex Gilman's comment,
April 8, 3:27 PM
This is kind of concerning because if there was a stronger more deadly earthquake event we would need to have that notice happen right on the dot, we need governmental notices to make more people aware.
Hunter Santana's comment,
April 8, 7:11 PM
A delay in earthquake warnings can be understandable if it is within close proximity of the epicenter. The concerning part is how the warning took 30 minutes to be sent to New York residents. This should be taken as a warning to all other cities, counties, and states in the US to ensure their earthquake warning systems do not encounter the same delay as seen here.
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A magnitude-4.8 earthquake sent tremors from Philadelphia to Boston and jolted buildings in New York City. An apparent aftershock was widely felt around 6 p.m.
Kelly Colindres's comment,
April 7, 7:45 PM
USGS reports that the magnitude 4.8 earthquake's epicenter was about 40 miles west of New York City and the seismic waves were felt down to Philidelphia. The earthquake did not cause any major damage to the city; however, New York Mayor Eric Adams said there would be inspections to see if any infrastructure damage had occurred. It must be noted that New York residents were not notified of the quake until forty minutes after the event, making residents question emergency responses or any future events.
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The total eclipse will be slipping across the sky on April 8, 2024. See how the average viewability and other weather conditions could impact your experience.
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A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan, but years of preparedness kept the death toll to just a fraction of the last major quake.
Reese Ventura's comment,
April 3, 9:15 PM
Apparently Japan may experience a tsunami due to this. Would be interesting to see.
Kim Rosales's comment,
April 5, 8:54 AM
Very sad. As well as hits home, my parents were involved in the Northridge earthquake and had to evacuate their apartment.
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Officials are urging residents near the landslide to evacuate as more rain approaches, warning that emergency vehicles will not be able to access the area.
Noah Morehead's comment,
April 4, 10:27 PM
This road seems to be closing all the time and I wonder what the long term solution could be for it. I had just went a few months ago and the road to Pfeiffer Big Sur was closed until hours before I arrived.
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Zimbabwe’s president has declared a state of disaster over a devastating El Nino drought sweeping across much of southern Africa
Alex Gilman's insight:
This is about the Zimbabwe drought where El Nino has affected the crop production for the region and caused people to go hungry as well as trusty and dehydrated.
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