Heat Stress Impact on Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys and The Future of Restoration – Posted on May 11, 2024

May 11, 2024Posted inClimateNo Comments

I do not think we have talked about Ocean Heat Stress before but it is important.

I swapped out the map in this article with another map from a prior article by this author.

 I have not had to give readers a warning before but some of the photography might be upsetting. It should be upsetting. The major problem with Global Warming and in this case, the warming of oceans is that Darwin works at one speed and our current rate of Warming exceeds the speed of adaptation.  But in the article, a way to assist the survival of the fittest is discussed.

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Ice Coverage Nearly Nonexistent Across the Great Lakes, as the Historical Peak Approaches: Posted on February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024Posted inClimateNo Comments

This article is mostly excerpted from a post by Haley Thiem on Climate.Gov which you can access HERE. I am calling it Global Warming News but it may just be natural variation. But I think we should look at this as possibly related to Global Warming.

 Author’s Note: This is a typical graphic used in meteorology and hydrology. The individual years are shown but may be difficult to see as they are faint but the average of the prior 50 years is clearly visible.  The blue line shows this year to date (February 15, 2024). It is clearly unusual. Is it unusual enough to conclude that it is outside of the range of Post Industrial Revolution Climate? I do not know. If this pattern shows up a few more times some will draw that conclusion. And for sure the winter is not yet over and I think it is snowing there right now.  Whether it is cold enough for ice to form I do not know. Since we are comparing the current to a 50 year average, I have categorized this as climate rather than weather but others may see it differently.

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