The volume of fresh water pouring from the world’s rivers has risen rapidly since 1994, in what researchers say is further evidence of global warming.The study, led by a team at the University of California, Irvine, is the first to estimate global fresh-water flow into the world’s oceans using observations from new satellite technology rather [...]
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El Niños Shifting West, Growing Stronger
A relatively new type of El Niño, which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve our understanding of the relationship between El Niños and climate change, and [...]
Hurricane Agatha and hail in Guatemala: eyewitness account
Eyewitness account published in the Anglican Journal, reporting new weather extremes in Guatemala – By Hunter Cutting In Guatemala, the people first realized they were experiencing climate change after Hurricane Mitch left 12,000 people dead in 1998, says Naty Atz Sunc, the general co-ordinator for the Association of Community Development and Promotion (CEIBA). Since then [...]
Fog over San Francisco thins by a third due to climate change
The coastal fog along the Californian coast has declined by a third over the past 100 years – the equivalent of three hours cover a day, new research shows. And it is not just bad for scenery, the reduction in the cooling effect of the fog could damage the health of the huge Redwood Forests [...]
Massive moisture-driven extreme precipitation during warmest winter in record
Climate Progress analysis of snowmaggedon
