2023 shatters climate records, with major impacts

[watsup]

• 2023 set to be warmest year on record
• Greenhouse gas levels continue to increase
• Record sea surface temperatures and sea level rise
• Record low Antarctic sea ice
• Extreme weather causes death and devastation
• Carbon dioxide levels are 50 % higher than the pre-industrial era, trapping heat in the atmosphere. The long lifetime of CO2 means that temperatures will continue to rise for many years to come.
  
  The rate of sea level rise from 2013-2022 is more than twice the rate of the first decade of the satellite record (1993-2002) because of continued ocean warming and melting of glaciers and ice sheets.
  
  The maximum Antarctic sea-ice extent for the year was the lowest on record, a full 1 million km2 (more than the size of France and Germany combined) less than the previous record low, at the end of southern hemisphere winter. Glaciers in North America and Europe once again suffered an extreme melt season. Swiss glaciers have lost about 10 percent of their remaining volume in the past two years, according to the WMO report.

Global average sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) were at a record observed high for the time of year, starting in the late Northern Hemisphere spring. April through September (the latest month for which we have data) were all at a record warm high, and the records for July, August and September were each broken by a large margin (around 0.21 to 0.27 °C). Exceptional warmth was recorded in the eastern North Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and large areas of the Southern Ocean, with widespread marine heatwaves.

Flooding associated with extreme rainfall from Mediterranean Cyclone Daniel affected Greece, Bulgaria, Türkiye, and Libya with particularly heavy loss of life in Libya in September.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy in February and March was one of the world’s longest-lived tropical cyclones with major impacts on Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi. Tropical Cyclone Mocha, in May, was one of the most intense cyclones ever observed in the Bay of Bengal.

Extreme heat affected many parts of the world. Some of the most significant were in southern Europe and North Africa, especially in the second half of July where severe and exceptionally persistent heat occurred. Temperatures in Italy reached 48.2 °C, and record-high temperatures were reported in Tunis (Tunisia) 49.0 °C, Agadir (Morocco) 50.4 °C and Algiers (Algeria) 49.2 °C.

2023 shatters climate records, with major impacts

wmo.int

This information from the World Meteorological Organization

 

[Threegoofs]

In before:

But it’S tHE ObserVEd TeMpERatUres

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

It was all just weather. Scientists don't know shit. There have been ice ages, so that proves climate works on it's own even without man. No one gonna take my F-150 or Dodge Ram, so f.... ya all.

 

[mrjurrs]

• 2023 set to be warmest year on record
• Greenhouse gas levels continue to increase
• Record sea surface temperatures and sea level rise
• Record low Antarctic sea ice
• Extreme weather causes death and devastation
• Carbon dioxide levels are 50 % higher than the pre-industrial era, trapping heat in the atmosphere. The long lifetime of CO2 means that temperatures will continue to rise for many years to come.
  
  The rate of sea level rise from 2013-2022 is more than twice the rate of the first decade of the satellite record (1993-2002) because of continued ocean warming and melting of glaciers and ice sheets.
  
  The maximum Antarctic sea-ice extent for the year was the lowest on record, a full 1 million km2 (more than the size of France and Germany combined) less than the previous record low, at the end of southern hemisphere winter. Glaciers in North America and Europe once again suffered an extreme melt season. Swiss glaciers have lost about 10 percent of their remaining volume in the past two years, according to the WMO report.

Global average sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) were at a record observed high for the time of year, starting in the late Northern Hemisphere spring. April through September (the latest month for which we have data) were all at a record warm high, and the records for July, August and September were each broken by a large margin (around 0.21 to 0.27 °C). Exceptional warmth was recorded in the eastern North Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and large areas of the Southern Ocean, with widespread marine heatwaves.

Flooding associated with extreme rainfall from Mediterranean Cyclone Daniel affected Greece, Bulgaria, Türkiye, and Libya with particularly heavy loss of life in Libya in September.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy in February and March was one of the world’s longest-lived tropical cyclones with major impacts on Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi. Tropical Cyclone Mocha, in May, was one of the most intense cyclones ever observed in the Bay of Bengal.

Extreme heat affected many parts of the world. Some of the most significant were in southern Europe and North Africa, especially in the second half of July where severe and exceptionally persistent heat occurred. Temperatures in Italy reached 48.2 °C, and record-high temperatures were reported in Tunis (Tunisia) 49.0 °C, Agadir (Morocco) 50.4 °C and Algiers (Algeria) 49.2 °C.

2023 shatters climate records, with major impacts

wmo.int

This information from the World Meteorological Organization

Yeah but...

coming in 3...2...1

 

[aociswundumho]

The only solution is much higher taxes, and much more government control over the economy. That's the only way the government can fix the climate. The same government that can't fill potholes up or teach kids how to read.

 

[Questerr]

The only solution is much higher taxes, and much more government control over the economy. That's the only way the government can fix the climate. The same government that can't fill potholes up or teach kids how to read.

Instead, the solution is to have zero regulations or restrictions on pollution and for everyone to pursue maximized profits until the world is dead.

 

[longview]

Instead, the solution is to have zero regulations or restrictions on pollution and for everyone to pursue maximized profits until the world is dead.

The problem is that we may achieve Net Zero CO2 emissions, and the trajectory of the climate would likely not change.
That is what the observed data tells us!
The CO2 increases since 2002, have not added to the global energy imbalance, if anything, they may have cooled the planet.
The energy imbalance and hence the warming, since 2002, is from increased absorbed solar radiation.
Stopping the increase in CO2 levels, will not change the absorbed solar radiation any!
It is past time to move on from AGW, and start addressing our very real energy problem.
Unless we can provide sustainable energy for the 8 billion people currently alive, we will be stuck in a world of
ever lessoning supplies of fuels. We are wasting our time and squandering our limited resources,
chasing Net Zero, when it likely will not change anything.

 

[Bergslagstroll]

There are many examples of that a transition away from fossil fuel is possible.

World’s electricity supply close to ‘peak emissions’ due to growth of wind and solar - Carbon Brief

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the global power sector grew just 0.2% in the first...

www.carbonbrief.org

Positive Climate Solutions To Celebrate In 2024 - CleanTechnica

Let's give a look at some of the numerous projects and programs that are contributing to robust clean energy climate solutions.

cleantechnica.com

EVs Take 90.6% Share In Norway — VW, Kia, Ford Debuts - CleanTechnica

November saw plugin EVs take 90.6% share in Norway, up from 89.3% year on year. Petrol-only vehicles saw record low share of 0.6%.

cleantechnica.com

So many of the devastating effects of climate change could have been avoided if powerful economical interest hadn't delayed action for so many decades.

Exxon Knew about Climate Change Almost 40 Years Ago

A new investigation shows the oil company understood the science before it became a public issue and spent millions to promote misinformation

www.scientificamerican.com

“Kochland” Examines the Koch Brothers’ Early, Crucial Role in Climate-Change Denial

A new book by Christopher Leonard reveals how Charles and David Koch crippled government action on climate change.

www.newyorker.com

 

[Steve Case]

• 2023 set to be warmest year on record
• Greenhouse gas levels continue to increase
• Record sea surface temperatures and sea level rise
• Record low Antarctic sea ice
• Extreme weather causes death and devastation
• Carbon dioxide levels are 50 % higher than the pre-industrial era, trapping heat in the atmosphere. The long lifetime of CO2 means that temperatures will continue to rise for many years to come.
  
  The rate of sea level rise from 2013-2022 is more than twice the rate of the first decade of the satellite record (1993-2002) because of continued ocean warming and melting of glaciers and ice sheets.
  
  The maximum Antarctic sea-ice extent for the year was the lowest on record, a full 1 million km2 (more than the size of France and Germany combined) less than the previous record low, at the end of southern hemisphere winter. Glaciers in North America and Europe once again suffered an extreme melt season. Swiss glaciers have lost about 10 percent of their remaining volume in the past two years, according to the WMO report.

Global average sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) were at a record observed high for the time of year, starting in the late Northern Hemisphere spring. April through September (the latest month for which we have data) were all at a record warm high, and the records for July, August and September were each broken by a large margin (around 0.21 to 0.27 °C). Exceptional warmth was recorded in the eastern North Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and large areas of the Southern Ocean, with widespread marine heatwaves.

Flooding associated with extreme rainfall from Mediterranean Cyclone Daniel affected Greece, Bulgaria, Türkiye, and Libya with particularly heavy loss of life in Libya in September.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy in February and March was one of the world’s longest-lived tropical cyclones with major impacts on Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi. Tropical Cyclone Mocha, in May, was one of the most intense cyclones ever observed in the Bay of Bengal.

Extreme heat affected many parts of the world. Some of the most significant were in southern Europe and North Africa, especially in the second half of July where severe and exceptionally persistent heat occurred. Temperatures in Italy reached 48.2 °C, and record-high temperatures were reported in Tunis (Tunisia) 49.0 °C, Agadir (Morocco) 50.4 °C and Algiers (Algeria) 49.2 °C.

2023 shatters climate records, with major impacts

wmo.int

This information from the World Meteorological Organization

The rate of sea level rise from 2013-2022 is more than twice the rate of the first decade of the
satellite record (1993-2002) because of continued ocean warming and melting of glaciers and
ice sheets.

You know what, I can cherry pick nine year periods that show whatever rate of sea level I choose.

Here's a graph showing the rate of sea level rise at Brest France showing the rate of sea level rise
over nine year periods:

 

[Threegoofs]

The rate of sea level rise from 2013-2022 is more than twice the rate of the first decade of the
satellite record (1993-2002) because of continued ocean warming and melting of glaciers and
ice sheets.

You know what, I can cherry pick nine year periods that show whatever rate of sea level I choose.

Here's a graph showing the rate of sea level rise at Brest France showing the rate of sea level rise
over nine year periods:





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[Steve Case]

BuT WhAT aboUT thIs OnE tHinG?

Sea level? Rising seas with maps of what's going to be under water is probably
the scariest prediction that the devotees of Climate Change alarmism have.
The spectre of the statue of liberty up to her gotchies in sea level rise as depicted
in National Geographic September 2013 really sets the tone of what the media
is all about when it comes to Climate Change.

Of all the gish gallup issues brought up in watsup's post, sea level rise is the one
to dissect. It's also the easiest. Tide gauge records back to 1807 tell us that media
claims are essentially lies.

Maybe you should pipe up and say what's wrong with that graph of rates of sea
level rise at the Brest France tide gauge.

 

[watsup]

Maybe you should pipe up and say what's wrong with that graph of rates of sea
level rise at the Brest France tide gauge.

Actually, your graph has no merit because you do not include a source or a cite where we could see it in context and read the text associated with it. Besides that, it’s against DP rules to include information from outside sources but not accompany it with said cite.

 

[Threegoofs]

Sea level? Rising seas with maps of what's going to be under water is probably
the scariest prediction that the devotees of Climate Change alarmism have.
The spectre of the statue of liberty up to her gotchies in sea level rise as depicted
in National Geographic September 2013 really sets the tone of what the media
is all about when it comes to Climate Change.

Of all the gish gallup issues brought up in watsup's post, sea level rise is the one
to dissect. It's also the easiest. Tide gauge records back to 1807 tell us that media
claims are essentially lies.

Maybe you should pipe up and say what's wrong with that graph of rates of sea
level rise at the Brest France tide gauge.

IPCC AR6 SPM 2021:

A.2.4 Global mean sea level has risen faster since 1900 than over any preceding century in at least the last 3000 years (high confidence). The global ocean has warmed faster over the past century than since the end of the last deglacial transition (around 11,000 years ago) (medium confidence). A long-term increase in surface open ocean pH occurred over the past 50 million years (high confidence). However, surface open ocean pH as low as recent decades is unusual in the last 2 million years (medium confidence).

 

[Brack]

It's official.

2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record

Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.

www.bbc.com

 

[Mach]

The CO2 increases since 2002, have not added to the global energy imbalance, if anything, they may have cooled the planet.

This guy. Remember when you told me wikipedia was not a good source, even though it referenced most major institutions and papers on the matter?
Then you claimed I should look at NASA instead, even though NASA was part of the wikipedia references?
Then you ignored the NASA claims?

NASA: "There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Human activity is the principal cause"

Evidence - NASA Science

Takeaways The rate of change since the mid-20th century is unprecedented over millennia. Earth’s climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 800,000 years, there have been eight cycles of ice ages and warmer periods, with the end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking...

climate.nasa.gov

Global temperature is rising
Oceans is getting warmer
Ice sheets are shrinking
Glaciers are retreating
Snow cover decreasing
Sea level rising
Arctic sea ice declining
Extreme weather events increasing
Ocean acidification increasing.

But tell us more about how C02 is cooling things...you guys want to see it all burn down.

 

[Lord of Planar]

In before:

But it’S tHE ObserVEd TeMpERatUres

I think you are finally learning.

 

[Steve Case]

Actually, your graph has no merit because you do not include a source or a cite where we could see it in context and read the text associated with it. Besides that, it’s against DP rules to include information from outside sources but not accompany it with said cite.

The source:

(https://psmsl.org/data/obtaining/stations/1.php)

is right on the graph. Here's the fist several lines of
data and the calculated rates of sea level rise:

Year Data mm Slope mm/yr
1807 6970
1808 6868
1809 6954
1810 6947
1811 6976
1812 6973
1813 6925
1814 6943 2.17
1815 6926 3.36
1816 6959 -2.58
1817 6945 -2.64
1818 6965 -1.57
1819 6941 0.18
1820 6909 -0.23
1821 6968 0.67
1822 6945 0.55

The formula:

[=SLOPE(B2:B9,A2:A9)]

copied right on down from 1814 and the results graphed,
show that the short nine year running calculation of sea
level rise oscillates mostly between -10 & +10 mm/yr. Large
spikes are caused by missing data.

Placing the source URL on the graph makes it easy for you to
copy the graph so you can go back to the

World Meteorological Organization

and show them that their statement:

"The rate of sea level rise from 2013-2022 is more than twice
the rate of the first decade of the satellite record (1993-2002)
because of continued ocean warming and melting of glaciers
and ice sheets."

Is meaningless and obviously cherry picked.

You're welcome (-:

 

[Fletch]

• 2023 set to be warmest year on record
• Greenhouse gas levels continue to increase
• Record sea surface temperatures and sea level rise
• Record low Antarctic sea ice
• Extreme weather causes death and devastation
• Carbon dioxide levels are 50 % higher than the pre-industrial era, trapping heat in the atmosphere. The long lifetime of CO2 means that temperatures will continue to rise for many years to come.
  
  The rate of sea level rise from 2013-2022 is more than twice the rate of the first decade of the satellite record (1993-2002) because of continued ocean warming and melting of glaciers and ice sheets.
  
  The maximum Antarctic sea-ice extent for the year was the lowest on record, a full 1 million km2 (more than the size of France and Germany combined) less than the previous record low, at the end of southern hemisphere winter. Glaciers in North America and Europe once again suffered an extreme melt season. Swiss glaciers have lost about 10 percent of their remaining volume in the past two years, according to the WMO report.

Global average sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) were at a record observed high for the time of year, starting in the late Northern Hemisphere spring. April through September (the latest month for which we have data) were all at a record warm high, and the records for July, August and September were each broken by a large margin (around 0.21 to 0.27 °C). Exceptional warmth was recorded in the eastern North Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and large areas of the Southern Ocean, with widespread marine heatwaves.

Flooding associated with extreme rainfall from Mediterranean Cyclone Daniel affected Greece, Bulgaria, Türkiye, and Libya with particularly heavy loss of life in Libya in September.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy in February and March was one of the world’s longest-lived tropical cyclones with major impacts on Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi. Tropical Cyclone Mocha, in May, was one of the most intense cyclones ever observed in the Bay of Bengal.

Extreme heat affected many parts of the world. Some of the most significant were in southern Europe and North Africa, especially in the second half of July where severe and exceptionally persistent heat occurred. Temperatures in Italy reached 48.2 °C, and record-high temperatures were reported in Tunis (Tunisia) 49.0 °C, Agadir (Morocco) 50.4 °C and Algiers (Algeria) 49.2 °C.

2023 shatters climate records, with major impacts

wmo.int

This information from the World Meteorological Organization

And aside from whining, what would you like to do about it?

 

[longview]

This guy. Remember when you told me wikipedia was not a good source, even though it referenced most major institutions and papers on the matter?
Then you claimed I should look at NASA instead, even though NASA was part of the wikipedia references?
Then you ignored the NASA claims?

NASA: "There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Human activity is the principal cause"

Evidence - NASA Science

Takeaways The rate of change since the mid-20th century is unprecedented over millennia. Earth’s climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 800,000 years, there have been eight cycles of ice ages and warmer periods, with the end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking...

climate.nasa.gov

Global temperature is rising
Oceans is getting warmer
Ice sheets are shrinking
Glaciers are retreating
Snow cover decreasing
Sea level rising
Arctic sea ice declining
Extreme weather events increasing
Ocean acidification increasing.

But tell us more about how C02 is cooling things...you guys want to see it all burn down.

You are arguing something not in contention!
I have not said that Human activity is not causing the warming, it is!
You are the one equating Human activity to the CO2 level!

 

[Mach]

You are arguing something not in contention!I have not said that Human activity is not causing the warming, it is! You are the one equating Human activity to the CO2 level!

Just stop.

Human Activity Is the Cause of Increased Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
The greenhouse effect is essential to life on Earth, but human-made emissions in the atmosphere are trapping and slowing heat loss to space.
Heat is absorbed by greenhouse gasses then radiated, warming the Earth.
About 90% of the Suns heat hitting earth's atmosphere is then absorbed by greenhouse gases and re-radiated, slowing heat loss to space

The Causes of Climate Change

Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the "greenhouse effect" — warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space.

climate.nasa.gov

Why do you push the big energy/oil misinformation?

 

[Threegoofs]

Just stop.

Human Activity Is the Cause of Increased Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
The greenhouse effect is essential to life on Earth, but human-made emissions in the atmosphere are trapping and slowing heat loss to space.
Heat is absorbed by greenhouse gasses then radiated, warming the Earth.
About 90% of the Suns heat hitting earth's atmosphere is then absorbed by greenhouse gases and re-radiated, slowing heat loss to space

The Causes of Climate Change

Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the "greenhouse effect" — warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space.

climate.nasa.gov

Why do you push the big energy/oil misinformation?

Deniers gotta deny.

It’s in their blood

 

[Lord of Planar]

You are the one equating Human activity to the CO2 level!

I think you stated that a little off?

 

[longview]

Just stop.

Human Activity Is the Cause of Increased Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
The greenhouse effect is essential to life on Earth, but human-made emissions in the atmosphere are trapping and slowing heat loss to space.
Heat is absorbed by greenhouse gasses then radiated, warming the Earth.
About 90% of the Suns heat hitting earth's atmosphere is then absorbed by greenhouse gases and re-radiated, slowing heat loss to space

The Causes of Climate Change

Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the "greenhouse effect" — warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space.

climate.nasa.gov

Why do you push the big energy/oil misinformation?

Yes, that is the theory, except that it is not matching up with the observed data.
P.S. Big Oil could care less about AGW, they will make money ether way!

 

[longview]

I think you stated that a little off?

CO2 is only a single one of the Human activities that could in theory cause warming.

 

[Lord of Planar]

CO2 is only a single one of the Human activities that could in theory cause warming.

Yes, but your wording confused me also as to your intent. Mach used it also.