Signal: summer 2010 extremes
sun-heat-278×225

2010 summer heat waves across the globe linked to global warming

by on 14. Sep, 2010 in Uncategorized

The global mean temperature has already risen 0.8 degrees C since pre-industrial times, nearly halfway to a 2-degree-C mark, explained climate scientist Jerry Meehl of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. As a result, the heat waves in Russia, the northeastern United States and Japan this summer can all be attributed to the [...]

CEIsummer2010

Climate Extremes Index at 1.5 times average

by on 13. Sep, 2010 in Uncategorized

NOAA/NCDC’s Climate Extremes Index (CEI) for summer 2010 was about one-and-a-half times its historical average. The CEI measures the occurrence of several types of climate extremes (like record or near-record warmth, dry spells or rainy periods). Factors contributing to this summer’s value: a very large area with extremely warm nighttime low temperatures (six times larger [...]