Greenhouse gas discussion (tread carefully, be respectful)

[TheTerribleTriplet]

@mmaritz

And it has been HOT (very hot) up here in the EC. Hectic actually!

Ja nee ok …

World ‘not prepared’ for climate disasters after warmest ever January

The hottest year in history has been followed by the warmest ever January. Many regions in the northern hemisphere are sweltering in heatwaves that would be more normal in June. Marine scientists are shocked by the prolonged and intense heat at the surface of the oceans.

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This year has a one in three chance of being even hotter than last year’s record, according to the US’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Let’s see what happens this year:

Southern Africa looks set to dodge latest El Niño bullet

One legacy of the recent and prolonged La Niña event was decent moisture levels in South Africa when El Niño set in. And defying concerns that El Niño would once again bare its fangs, the rains have been reasonably good across much of the summer crop area.