Climate Literacy:
During an El Niño event, the trade winds that normally blow from east to west across the tropical Pacific weaken or even reverse direction³⁵.
This causes the warm surface waters that are usually found in the western Pacific along the coasts of Ecuador/Peru/Chile to spread eastward along the equator¹³⁵. As a result, the ocean heat that is normally stored in the western Pacific is released to the atmosphere in the central and eastern Pacific²⁴. This affects the global weather patterns and climate¹²³⁵.
Sources:
(1) El Niño: Pacific Wind and Current Changes Bring Warm, Wild Weather. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/ElNino.
(2) What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64192508.
(3) El Niño - National Geographic Society. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/el-nino/.
(4) El Niño and Extreme Ocean Heat Are About to Clash for the 2023 .... https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/el-nino-and-extreme-ocean-heat-are-about-to-clash-for-the-2023-hurricane-season/.
(5) El Niño and La Niña: Frequently asked questions. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/el-ni%C3%B1o-and-la-ni%C3%B1a-frequently-asked-questions. 
Something unusual just happened in the southern hemisphere.
#ClimateLiteracy #EarlyWarning 
Data sources:
1) Previous 1.5° anomaly breaches: https://nitter.moomoo.me/hausfath/status/1667206122594525184#m
2) OP Graphic: https://nitter.moomoo.me/EliotJacobson/status/1667165187894558721#m
#ClimateLiteracy: The 1.5° limit applies to the average temperature over a year, and passing it would mean that the average will have been sustained for several years.
That said, we have crossed the 1.5°C anomaly on hundreds of individual days, after which it has fallen back below 1.5°
Most of these days occurred in 2016 & 2020.
Now as the heat begins to load up as a result of the maturing El Niño we will see many individual days again cross 1.5°
For example look at this. In 2023 we breached 1.5° on March 6-11 and again yesterday (June 9th) 
Early Warning
NOAA has announced the start of the 2023/24 #ElNino
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml
#ClimateLiteracy 
I must tell you that I actually made a decision not to travel to events to speak anymore 😅 - I have lost some gigs as a result but the 20/21 experience have made events more open to hybrid scenarios.
On screen with a camera facing the audience and a person acting as a connector in the venue has been working for me.
It’s still surreal to be able to be on screen at two separate events in two different countries on the same day considering that was impossible before!
Precipitation records tumble in #Portugal
Extreme precipitation events go hand-in-hand with our heating trajectory. The amount of water vapour in the atmosphere increases by about 7% for each 1° of warming.
Current status: +1.27°C above pre-industrial 
Bureau of Meteorology (BoM, Austraila) becomes the first to issue an El Nino ALERT.
Communication here: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/outlook/
#ElNino #ClimateLiteracy
Excessive heat events are now becoming so common that it’s hard to keep up.
Some hardly get any coverage.
Here is an Excessive Heat Warning in place for northwest #PuertoRico today. Heat range expected 42.2° to 47.7°C accompanied by high humidity (a wet bulb temperature event)
May 2023: CO2 424 ppm
Avg Global Temp: +1.27°C (above preindustrial)
Data source: https://www.weather.gov/sju/
#ClimateCrisis #Heatwave 
You will find this interview interesting as it provides some insight into their AI approach and philosophy.
Case in point. If this is not somehow solved, this here will remain a niche network.
If you compare the new arrivals feed here to BlueSky for example it literally is like night and day. 
How is your country doing when it comes to matching its current emission reduction policies to its 2030 pledges?
Here is our situation in #SouthAfrica
Check your country here: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65754296
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateLiteracy #Emissions 
Prediction: The way of life in May places is going to be *severely* disrupted as we continue our heating trajectory.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/06/02/heat-school-closings-northeast-climate/
#ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves
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Prediction: The way of life in May places is going to be *severely* disrupted as we continue our heating trajectory.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/06/02/heat-school-closings-northeast-climate/
#ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves
Human migration on a heating planet.
We know from the latest science that 100’s of millions of people will find themselves in physical environments where heat and humidity will be an existential threat as we continue to heat.
There is no question that this will no doubt motivate migration. The sooner we understand the dynamics of this the better.
So it’s really import that research like this is seeing the light of day.
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000214
#ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves #Migration
Temperature records tumbled in #Canada yesterday
https://nitter.moomoo.me/Pat_wx/status/1664036214003859459#m
#Japan has just experienced it’s warmest spring (MAM) since records began in 1898.
Temps were 1.59°C higher than average this year.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency
We help companies adopt location independence as a resilience strategy in some of our work.
One of the things we run up against repeatedly is the lack of digital literacy and fluency in senior managment, which, as a result wants to mentor and work in-person mostly. (See pic. Data source here http://www.wfhresearch.com/)
The ability to “speak digital” and “work out loud” in digital environments is a non-negotiable skill if you are going to work from anywhere.
The big RTO (return to office) push is mostly coming from this age group. 
This transition is actually fascinating to watch especially in the US
As #ClimateChaos becomes a reality in many places we need robust #EarlyWarningSystems in place to help people stay safe.
You HAVE to make an effort to understand what is projected for the area you are in and begin a conversation about what actions to take as a result.
Here is the Four-Pillar Framework the WMO is working on and serves as an excellent template for your community and family.
#ClimateLiteracy #Adaptation 