{"id":10016,"date":"2011-07-29T17:41:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T17:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2011\/07\/29\/climate-change-update\/"},"modified":"2017-12-06T19:14:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T01:14:55","slug":"climate-change-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/29\/climate-change-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relying heavily on the excellent resource known as Dr. Jeff Master’s Wunderblog <\/a> and a few other sources, I’ve compiled a quick list of a few of the highlights of weather events related to global warming in the news these days, in preparation for this weekend’s radio show “The Science of Global Warming<\/a>: Science V Denialsim” on Atheists Talk #126, with Kevin Zelnio and John Abraham.<\/p>\n

Here goes:
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\nIn recent months we have experienced the largest fire on record in Arizona<\/a>, the largest fire in the history of New Mexico,<\/a> the most extreme precipitation in the US ever<\/a>, the hottest day in hell aka the Texas Panhandle<\/a>,<\/p>\n

The most expensive severe storm period, in terms of insured losses in US history was the US Severe THundrstorm Outbreak of May 20-27th according to the insurance industry<\/a>. If you pay home owners insurance in the US midlands, your insurance went up (or your coverage went down) over the last few years because of unprecedented damage due to storms over the previous decade. You can probably expect a similar or greater increase in insurance over the next couple of years as the insurance industry struggles to keep up (and maintain a high profit, of course). In one severe storm event (or series of events, really) 11,000 people were evacuated in North Dakota due to fooding<\/a>. (See also this<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

the 6th warmest may on land and 11th by sea according to NOAA<\/a> including the third lowest extent of Arctic Ice<\/a> which appears to be in record retreat<\/a>. Overall we have experienced, globally, the most exterme weather since the early 19th century<\/a>. June was also extremely hot and stormy<\/a>, and may have been the seventh warmest June on record<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s the <\/a>NOAA summary for June:]<\/p>\n