BeyondKONA: Climate
With each passing year above normal ocean temperatures set new temperature records, fueling stronger and longer El Nino events and superstorms that threaten Hawaii’s residents, environmental assets, and economy.
Hawaii’s sea surface temperature continues to rise; the result of global warming effects on sea and air temperatures caused primarily by human burning of fossil fuels.
West Hawaii’s reef system and many other parts of the state’s island chain have and are experiencing widespread die-off of corals, impacting entire near shore marine ecosystems. Weather and trade wind patterns are changing, the threat of new and stronger super storms is now the new norm, and sea levels continue to rise as Hawai’i remains mostly unprepared for these changes.
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After a Pittsburgh coal processing plant closed, ER visits plummetedon September 25, 2023 at 7:57 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Katie Myers. This story was originally published by Grist and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global […]
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Twitter/X Climate Misinformation Policies Ranked Worst in Survey of Big Tech Platformsby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on September 25, 2023 at 7:51 pm
The Climate of Misinformation report by Climate Action Against Disinformation, an international partnership of more than 50 organizations dedicated to climate […]
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New York Enacts Law Requiring Property Sellers to Disclose Flooding Riskby Paige Bennett on September 25, 2023 at 5:09 pm
In New York, anyone looking to sell a property will need to disclose whether that property has experienced flooding or is at risk of flooding in the future, […]
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2023 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #38on September 23, 2023 at 5:50 pm
A chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Sep 17, 2023 thru Sat, Sep 23, […]
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Shading Corals Four Hours a Day Could Slow Bleaching, Scientists Findby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on September 22, 2023 at 9:46 pm
As the climate crisis causes global ocean temperatures to reach record highs, heat stress can lead to an increase in coral bleaching, which makes corals more […]
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Wildlife Living in Cities Exemplify ‘Urban Trait Syndrome,’ Study Saysby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on September 22, 2023 at 8:41 pm
Animal species that live in cities must be adaptable to survive, including not being too picky about what they eat. Now, a global consortium of scientists has […]
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Drought Drives Biggest Southern African Elephant Migration Since 2019by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on September 22, 2023 at 7:16 pm
Zimbabwe’s largest national park is reporting its biggest migration of elephants and other wild animals to its neighbor Botswana since 2019, as a climate […]
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Extreme Heat 101: Everything You Need to Knowby Olivia Rosane on September 22, 2023 at 5:53 pm
Quick Key Facts What Is ‘Extreme Heat’? Extreme heat is a type of extreme weather event during which temperatures rise far above the average for a […]
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White Rhino Population in Africa Increases for First Time Since 2012by Paige Bennett on September 22, 2023 at 4:09 pm
Just in time for World Rhino Day (September 22), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that the white rhino population has […]
- Climate Town: The Brainwashing Of America's Childrenon September 22, 2023 at 3:01 pm
Climate Town is the YouTube channel of Rollie Williams and a ragtag team of climate communicators, creatives and comedians. They examine climate change in a […]
- The Scafetta Sagaby Gavin on September 22, 2023 at 12:28 am
It has taken 17 months to get a comment published pointing out the obvious errors in the Scafetta (2022). The post The Scafetta Saga first appeared on […]
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Sewage Release Is Worse for Rivers Than Agricultural Runoff, Study Findsby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on September 21, 2023 at 9:21 pm
Rivers are the lifeblood of the planet. Essential for plants, animals and humans, clean water is increasingly being contaminated with agricultural runoff […]
- Who’s to Blame for the Climate Crisis? Journalist Amy Westervelt Is on the Caseby Olivia Rosane on September 21, 2023 at 8:55 pm
Who is to blame for the climate crisis? For some, the answer to this question is a lament over the inherent greed of human nature. For award-winning […]
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California Orders Bottled Water Company to Stop Drawing From Natural Springs Needed for Wildlife Habitat and Wildfire Protectionby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on September 21, 2023 at 6:56 pm
The California State Water Resources Control Board has ordered Arrowhead bottled water’s parent company BlueTriton to significantly reduce the amount of […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #38 2023on September 21, 2023 at 4:34 pm
Open access notables At our roots Skeptical Science is about cognition of the results of climate science research in the minds of the entire human population. […]
- Summer 2023 Record High Global Temperaturesby NASA Climate Change on September 21, 2023 at 3:51 pm
- The Inflation Reduction Act is reducing U.S. reliance on Chinaon September 20, 2023 at 6:33 am
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Over a year later, its […]
- At a glance - Do volcanoes emit more CO2 than humans?on September 19, 2023 at 3:03 pm
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic […]
- Climate change is destroying reefs, but the effects are more than ecologicalon September 18, 2023 at 7:44 pm
This article by Michele Currie Navakas Professor of English, Miami University is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read […]
- Patrick Brown's recycled hallucination of climate scienceon September 15, 2023 at 3:32 pm
Creating external costs Coming off very much as a disgruntled ex-academic, the Breakthrough Institute's Patrick Brown recently blew his top over what some […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #37 2023on September 14, 2023 at 3:22 pm
Open access notables In this week's government/NGO section we have a survey from IPSOS gauging experience of climate change in the day-to-day by persons in […]
- Climate Adam: If we stop emitting... then what..?on September 13, 2023 at 3:47 pm
This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video […]
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At a glance - Does cold weather disprove global warming?on September 12, 2023 at 3:10 pm
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic […]
- Hotter ocean temperatures from global warming likely increased Idalia’s destructive power by at least 40-50%on September 11, 2023 at 8:11 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters Hurricane Idalia charged ashore into Florida’s Big Bend coast on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, […]
- Exploring the feasibility of a new feature: Bunk of the Weekon September 8, 2023 at 3:14 pm
We'd like to improve our agility for dealing with newly-emergent climate misinformation, revisitation of old claims by people in general, and misinformers on […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #36 2023on September 7, 2023 at 5:13 pm
Open access notables Included in this week's government/NGO section the World Meteorological Organization has released its annual retrospective of our […]
- As Soon as Possibleby Gavin on September 6, 2023 at 1:18 pm
The latest contrarian crowd pleaser from is just the latest repetition of the old "it was the sun wot done it" trope that Soon and his colleagues have been […]
- John F. Clauser: the latest climate science-denying physiciston September 4, 2023 at 3:17 pm
It’s a familiar story – the physicist who draws attention for declaring that climate scientists have got climate science all wrong. He (it’s always a […]
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Unforced variations: Sep 2023by group on September 1, 2023 at 8:56 pm
This month’s open thread on climate science topics. It’s been a warm summer, dontcha know? Expect ERA5, the satellite data and then the surface data […]
- The AMOC: tipping this century, or not?by Stefan on August 25, 2023 at 10:54 am
A few weeks ago, a study by Copenhagen University researchers Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen concluded that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) […]
- Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023by NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 6:12 pm
- Greenland Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023by NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 6:08 pm
- July 2023 Record High Global Temperaturesby NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 5:32 pm
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Unforced Variations: Aug 2023by group on August 1, 2023 at 2:33 pm
This month’s open thread for climate topics. Has anyone noticed how warm it’s been? Someone should probably look into that… The post Unforced Variations: […]
- Can a NASA satellite help during a food crisis?by NASA Climate Change on July 24, 2023 at 11:08 pm
- What is happening in the Atlantic Ocean to the AMOC?by Stefan on July 24, 2023 at 2:08 pm
For various reasons I’m motivated to provide an update on my current thinking regarding the slowdown and tipping point of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning […]
- Area-based global hydro-climatological indicatorsby rasmus on July 23, 2023 at 7:14 pm
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and Copernicus Climate Change Services (C3S) both provide sets of global […]
- Implications of GRACE data for Water Resources Managementby NASA Climate Change on July 20, 2023 at 2:51 pm
- Back to basicsby Gavin on July 9, 2023 at 1:25 am
You can tell how worried the climate deniers are by how many fields of science they have to trash to try and have people not see what’s happening. The post […]
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Unforced variations: July 2023by group on July 1, 2023 at 3:55 pm
This month’s open thread for climate topics. Let the (northern hemisphere) heat wave and wildfire smoke season begin! The post Unforced variations: July 2023 […]
- Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphereby NASA Climate Change on June 26, 2023 at 6:49 pm
- Harnessing the Power of Geophysical Imaging to Recharge California’s Groundwaterby NASA Climate Change on June 26, 2023 at 5:27 pm
- Cloud Physics from Spaceby NASA Climate Change on June 26, 2023 at 5:08 pm
- Turning a new page[s]by Gavin on June 5, 2023 at 1:10 am
The world is full of climate dashboards (and dashboards of dashboards), and so you might imagine that all datasets and comparisons are instantly available in […]
- Tutorial: NASA's Eyes on the Earth on climate.nasa.govby NASA Climate Change on March 28, 2023 at 11:44 pm
- NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) Earth Venture Missionby NASA Climate Change on March 28, 2023 at 9:42 pm
- Challenges and future prospects for climate modelingby NASA Climate Change on February 28, 2023 at 10:17 pm
- CO2 and the City: Valentine's Day Editionby NASA Climate Change on February 23, 2023 at 9:30 pm
- Global Warming Broken Down by Latitude Zone: 1880-2022 (Degrees Celsius)by NASA Climate Change on February 21, 2023 at 11:31 pm
- Global Warming Broken Down by Latitude Zone: 1880-2022 (Degrees Fahrenheit)by NASA Climate Change on February 21, 2023 at 11:25 pm