Wildfires burned more than 10 million acres in the United States during the 2020 season. It was the worst season on record. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/us-2020-wildfire-season-record-bad…
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Record number of billion-dollar disasters in U.S. in 2020
Last year, the U.S. experienced a record-smashing 22 weather and climate disasters that killed at least 262 people and injured scores more. Damages exceeded $1 billion each and totaled approximately $95 billion for all 22 events. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/record-number-billion-dollar-disasters-us-2020…
The long decline of Arctic sea ice
Forty years of satellite data show that 2020 was just the latest in a decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/decline-of-arctic-sea-ice-1979-2019…
Why Arctic sea ice has stalled, and what it means for the rest of the world
In the next few decades, scientists expect we’ll see an ice-free Arctic Ocean throughout the summer. That prospect got much closer in 2020, due in part to the exceptional summer heatwave that roiled the Russian Arctic. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-arctic-winter-sea-ice-stalled-2020…
Smoke-covered California, from space
The 2 largest fires this week both began with lightning strikes. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/smoke-covered-california-from-space…
Another intense summer of fires in Siberia
Following an active 2019 season, fires in Siberia in 2020 have again been abundant and widespread, and have produced abnormally large carbon emissions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/intense-fires-siberia-summer-2020…
Siberian heatwave was ‘impossible’ without human-made climate change
The record-breaking heatwave that baked Siberia recently was made at least 600 times more likely by climate change, meaning it probably wouldn’t have occurred otherwise Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2248872-siberian-heatwave-was-impossible-without-human-made-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Temperature Hits 100 Degrees in Arctic Town in Siberia
An anonymous reader quotes Gizmodo:
A freak heatwave has been scorching most of the Arctic for weeks now, but it broke records Saturday when the temperature hit 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit in a town in Siberia, one of Russia’s northernmost regions. It’s likely the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle, CBS meteorologist Jeff Berardelli wrote on Twitter, though the recording…
What’s The Best Time To Water Plants During Summer Time
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10 Tips On How To Keep Plants Alive During Summer Time
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