2025 has already recorded over 100 days above the (admittedly arbitrary) 1.5°C threshold of calamity
New data from over 1,000 rivers shows extreme waterway heating events last twice as long as they do atmospherically
US rivers warming at a record rate
The first in-depth study of river heat waves shows that inland marine heat waves are quickly getting which are worse as the planet heats up
A new 40 year Penn State analysis of nearly 1,500 rivers found that the frequency, intensity and duration of heat waves is increasing in streams, rivers and creeks around the US. Among the more immediate effects is the threat to trout, salmon and other species that are adapted to cooler temperatures. Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water. Meanwhile, cold-water species often see their metabolism rise in warmer waters, meaning there’s less oxygen available.
The new analysis was published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The authors found that human-caused climate change is the primary driver of the trend, as snowpack dwindles and streams flow more slowly.
Other human factors such as dams and hard surface infrastructure also drive water temperatures higher.
MORE OBX HOUSES COLLAPSE INTO THE OCEAN.
Eight more homes on the North Carolina coast collapsed into the Atlantic as two hurricanes spin offshore and the sea level waters continue to rise precipitously.
THOSE MICROBEST ONCE TRAPPED IN THE PERMAFROST REALLY ARE WAKING UP
n 2022 the Pandoravirus,, which had been freeze locked for tens of thousands of years frozen for 48,500 years in Siberia, was resurrected. This particular bug is not a threat to humans (unless it mutates) there other viruses that are likely to emerge.
UNITED KINGDOM EAST COAST FALLS AWAY AS SEA LEVELS RISE AND STORMS WORSEN
The seas are rising fast and storms are getting more powerful and destructive every year. The problem is easier stated but the solutions are far from obvious or even possible. Along the coast of East Anglia and much of England’s east coast, people’s homes are disappearing. The sea’s relentless force is causing rapid coastal erosion at an accelerating and alarming pace, including such iconic locations as Norwich’s sandy cliffs.