June Current Events 2023: Disaster News
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- Key Measures Predict That The Earth Is Falling Sick
- Hazy Smoke Over New York Traced To Wildfires In Canada
- Pacific El-Nino To Increase The Heat Of The Planet In 2024
- Early Data Report Showing 2023 To Be Hottest Year On Record
- The British Isles Experiencing Sudden Increase In Ocean Heat
- Heatwaves And Wildfire Smoke Sandwich The US In Fresh Climate Concerns
Key Measures Predict That The Earth Is Falling Sick
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023 – Scientists from the Earth Commission provide troubling evidence that our world is facing rising problems in water supply, fertilizer loading, ecosystem management, and aerosol pollution. These endanger the stability of life-support systems and exacerbate socioeconomic inequality.
According to scientists, we have reached a saturation point where we have surpassed the limit of the Earth system's biophysical capacity to remain stable. “We are approaching tipping points, with more severe damage to global life-support systems.”
The study establishes a set of "safe and just" environmental criteria that may be compared to the vital signs of the human body. It examines indicators such as water flow, phosphorus usage, and land conversion rather than pulse, temperature, and blood pressure. The boundaries are based on a review of prior research conducted by universities and UN science organizations.
Source: The Guardian
Hazy Smoke Over New York Traced To Wildfires In Canada
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 – Since May, smoke from wildfires in Canada has been drifting into the US. Canada is experiencing an especially fierce start to the summer season, with hundreds of fires blazing across the country, from the western provinces to Nova Scotia and Quebec in the east, where there are more than 150 active fires.
Over 400 fires are currently blazing across Canada, displacing 20,000 people. According to a statement from the White House on Wednesday, the US has sent more than 600 firemen and support workers to help Canadian firefighters.
Schools in several cities closed, sporting events were postponed, and air traffic was hampered on Thursday; citizens were once more advised to restrict or avoid outdoor activities. On Wednesday, smoke traveled south of Alabama, though the National Weather Service said the effects were less severe.
According to Canadian officials, this is shaping to be the country's worst wildfire season in history. It began earlier on dry grounds and swiftly increased.
Source: The Guardian
Pacific El-Nino To Increase The Heat Of The Planet In 2024
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 – According to US scientists, El Nino, a natural weather occurrence has begun in the Pacific Ocean, potentially adding heat to global warming due to climate change. They are concerned that it will contribute to the planet exceeding the critical 1.5C warming threshold.
El Nino, a hot phase that happens every two to seven years, causes warm seas to rise to the surface off the coast of South America and spread throughout the ocean, releasing huge amounts of heat into the atmosphere. According to the scientists, since May, the ocean has been 0.5°C hotter than normal for a month, the atmosphere is responding to the heat, and there is evidence that the event is continuing.
Record warm years, such as 2016, the world's hottest on record, typically occur the year following a powerful El Nino event. It will also impact global weather, potentially causing drought in Australia, increased rain in the southern United States, and decreasing India's monsoon.
Source: BBC
Early Data Report Showing 2023 To Be Hottest Year On Record
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Thursday, June 15, 2023 – Global temperatures surged to record-high levels this month, a worrying indicator of the impending climate crisis. Global average temperatures for June are roughly 1C higher than averages for the same month going back to 1979.
Although the month is not yet over and may not break the June record, according to climate scientists, it continues a trend of intensifying global warming that may make this year the warmest on record, surpassing 2016. This year, from Puerto Rico to Siberia to Spain, has already seen catastrophic, record heatwaves wreak havoc, and last week, poisonous smoke from massive wildfires in Canada obscured the skies above New York City and Washington.
While individuals are experiencing the heat on land, the seas are experiencing an even more extraordinary surge of warmth, with a second straight month of record-high ocean surface temperatures. This affects overall world temperatures, warps fish populations, bleaches coral reefs and causes sea level rise along the shore.
Source: The Guardian
The British Isles Experiencing Sudden Increase In Ocean Heat
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Monday, June 19, 2023 – According to the European Space Agency (ESA), some of Earth's most extreme marine heat increases have emerged in seas around the United Kingdom and Ireland. Water temperatures in some regions are 3 to 4 degrees Celsius above typical for this time of year.
The sea is especially warm near the east coast of the United Kingdom, from Durham to Aberdeen, and off the coast of northwest Ireland. Climate change and other less-understood natural and man-made causes are said to be driving temperatures even higher.
The warm sea around the UK comes as global air and ocean surface temperatures have risen substantially in recent months. Global sea surface temperatures were the highest ever recorded in Met Office data dating back to 1850 in April and May. The US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration figures show that the average ocean temperature in May was 0.85 degrees Celsius higher than typical for the month.
Source: BBC
Heatwaves And Wildfire Smoke Sandwich The US In Fresh Climate Concerns
Photo Source: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 – Vast regions of the United States are still experiencing extreme weather, with temperatures in the south and southwest reaching triple digits and smoke pollution plaguing the midwest. The smoke is caused by fires in northern Quebec and low pressure over the eastern Great Lakes. The north wind would blow the smoke further south into southern Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Officials in Chicago recommended young people, seniors, and individuals with health difficulties spend more time indoors. Daycare and sports centers in the Chicago area informed parents that their children would be kept indoors to keep them safe.
More than 80 million people are under air quality warnings, primarily from the Midwest to the East Coast. While a heat dome has formed over parts of the United States, more than 40 million Americans are under excessive heat notifications.
Source: The Guardian
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