{"id":9838,"date":"2017-03-03T08:28:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T13:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=9838"},"modified":"2017-03-02T21:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T02:33:29","slug":"365climateimpacts-a-crazy-february-heatwave-and-a-tornado-warning-on-march-1-february-16-march-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2017\/03\/365climateimpacts-a-crazy-february-heatwave-and-a-tornado-warning-on-march-1-february-16-march-3\/","title":{"rendered":"#365climateimpacts: A crazy February heatwave and a tornado warning on March 1 (February 16-March 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"float: left; padding: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/anneicon.jpg\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" alt=\"A post by Anne Jefferson\"\/><\/span>Here are two more weeks of daily climate change impacts stories, as part of my <a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2017\/02\/a-year-of-climate-impacts-one-day-at-a-time-365climateimpacts\/\">#365climateimpacts project.<\/a> I didn&#8217;t have to go very far from home to find inspiration for this fornight of tweets. We had an incredibly unusual heat wave in the Midwest, and March came in like a lion with a 6 am tornado warning. Amidst all the heat, I did also sneak in some glaciers and polar bears and other climate change impacts. Read on for all of the stories&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>February 16:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/reports.climatecentral.org\/nps\/glacier\/\">Documenting Glaciers in the Dying Days of Ice.<\/a> This piece follows the National Park Service photographer charged with capturing images that show how much Glacier National Park&#8217;s iconic glaciers have retreated in the last century. <a href=\"http:\/\/reports.climatecentral.org\/nps\/glacier\/\">Click through<\/a> to look at some incredible before and after photo pairs.<\/p>\n<p><em>February 17:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/research-spotlights\/how-climate-change-affects-the-flow-of-carbon-from-land-to-sea\">River flows in New England are increasing &#038; they&#8217;re delivering more carbon to Gulf of Maine.<\/a> That could have an effect on algae blooms, ecosystem productivity, and carbon sequestration in coastal waters.<\/p>\n<p><em>February 18:<\/em><br \/>\nExtreme weather is increasing in a changing climate. Akron (Ohio) February temperatures average -2.4C. It&#8217;s 18C outside.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_9840\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9840\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/feb18-600x338.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/feb18-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/feb18-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/feb18-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/feb18.png 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A snapshot of some very unusual February weather for northeastern Ohio, via the Weather Underground mobile app.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><em>February 19:<\/em><br \/>\n2017 spring in the South is 20 days earlier than the 1981-2010 average.  That&#8217;s astounding.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spring (phenological) continues to advance northward via the &quot;first leaf-out&quot; &amp; is nearly 20 days earlier than ave (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ozjiwrM3KJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ozjiwrM3KJ<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pcJHJlFXKa\">pic.twitter.com\/pcJHJlFXKa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zack Labe (@ZLabe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZLabe\/status\/833012592134103040\">February 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>February 20:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2017\/02\/pentagon-fights-climate-change-sea-level-rise-defense-department-military\/\">Who&#8217;s still fighting climate change? The US military. Sea level rise is the enemy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>February 21:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/loss-for-words-art-language-and-the-challenges-of-living-on-a-changing-planet-61844\">Do we have language that describes ways we feel about living in a changing climate?<\/a> A great essay by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frkearns\">Faith Kearns<\/a> on a interesting initiative to coin words that describe the way we feel about our unusual climatic conditions. I think sorrowbliss begins to describe the ongoing February heatwave we&#8217;re experiencing.<\/p>\n<p><em>February 22:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/Warmer temperatures increase evaporation &#038; plant water use, and that's drying out the Colorado River.\">Colorado River flows will keep shrinking as we warm through the 21st Century, <\/a>even aside from the greater likelihood of drought. Warmer temperatures increase evaporation &#038; plant water use, and that&#8217;s drying out the Colorado River. Link above is to a pretty good summary of a <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/2016WR019638\/abstract;jsessionid=BDF8B21CCF9BF759E12C44A1665DBB0C.f02t03\">new research paper out in Water Resources Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>February 23:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carbon dioxide keeps piling up in the atmosphere, including big bump in 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zCdFtpZcZq\">pic.twitter.com\/zCdFtpZcZq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian L Kahn (@blkahn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blkahn\/status\/834436594148990976\">February 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>February 24:<\/em><br \/>\nScarily warm. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afreedma\">Andrew Freedman<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2017\/02\/23\/february-heat-records\/?utm_cid=mash-prod-nav-sub-st#cNgHvYmyh5qR\">explains what&#8217;s behind the February heatwave that is shattering records<\/a>. A while ago, I thought: when I&#8217;m done talking about snow &#038; atmospheric rivers for #365climateimpacts, I should talk about Australian heat, and I should, because it&#8217;s a huge climate change impact. But then my kids&#8217; friends started wearing shorts to school. In February.<\/p>\n<p><em>February 25:<\/em><br \/>\nThis cartoon perfectly captures my sorrowbliss at the freakishly hot weather we&#8217;ve been having in February. Mad appreciation to the cartoonist, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahCAndersen\">Sarah Andersen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/08WXEiSTNO\">pic.twitter.com\/08WXEiSTNO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Andersen (@SarahCAndersen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahCAndersen\/status\/835513890465329158\">February 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9843\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpb.org\/blogs\/talking-up-a-storm\/2012\/02\/20\/dr-warren-m-washington-atmospheric-researcher-and-living-legend\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9843\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ww_portrait_blog-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ww_portrait_blog-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ww_portrait_blog-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ww_portrait_blog-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ww_portrait_blog-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Warren Washington (UCAR photo)<\/p><\/div><em>February 26:<\/em><br \/>\nDr. Warren Washington is global climate modeler who won the National Medal of Science for his contributions to the field. He&#8217;s one of many Black American scientists and engineers who have made contributions that we often fail to recognize and celebrate. Here&#8217;s<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpb.org\/blogs\/talking-up-a-storm\/2012\/02\/20\/dr-warren-m-washington-atmospheric-researcher-and-living-legend\"> one brief bio<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/global_warming\/science_and_impacts\/science\/climate-scientist-warren-washington.html#.WLjOZBjMzdR\">here&#8217;s another<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em>February 27 (Polar Bear Day):<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OregonZoo\/status\/836310659339976706\">Here&#8217;s a great fact-filled 1 minute video about polar bears, those charismatic emblems of climate change<\/a>. I know polar bears are the stereotypical mascots of climate change, but I&#8217;ve loved them since I was 4 &#038; got to see them in Churchill, Canada. That&#8217;s why they work as the most recognizable mascot of climate change, because so many people (like me) fell in love with them as children. My 2 year old&#8217;s beloved teddy is a white bear. Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if weren&#8217;t extinct (or only in zoos) by the time he&#8217;s my age?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PolarBearDay?src=hash\">#PolarBearDay<\/a>! We&#39;re addressing three myths about the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climatechange?src=hash\">#climatechange<\/a> on polar bears with some cold facts: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRAaCYw3u7\">pic.twitter.com\/yRAaCYw3u7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OregonZoo\/status\/836310659339976706\">February 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>February 28:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/28\/517495739\/with-climate-change-california-is-likely-to-see-more-extreme-flooding?utm_campaign=storyshare&#038;utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_medium=social\">As it warms, California will have more floods<\/a>. Levees &#038; dams not built for winter rains. They are built to store and contain spring snowmelt.<\/p>\n<p><em>March 1:<\/em><br \/>\nToday I was awoken by a tornado warning. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/climate-information\/extreme-events\/us-tornado-climatology\">Incredibly unusual at this time of year in Ohio<\/a>. Effects of February hot spell. (I&#8217;ve not heard of any confirmed tornado touchdowns today in NE Ohio, but to even have storms capable of tornadogenesis is super-unusual.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/climate-information\/extreme-events\/us-tornado-climatology\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mar-avg-torn1991-2010-600x455.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mar-avg-torn1991-2010-600x455.gif 600w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mar-avg-torn1991-2010-300x227.gif 300w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mar-avg-torn1991-2010-768x582.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>March 2:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2017\/03\/a-sizzling-gulf-of-mexico-could-bring-more-spring-storms\/\">The Gulf of Mexico didn&#8217;t cool below 23 degrees Celsius this winter, for the first time ever<\/a>. These warm temperatures may increase tornadoes in the US, but there doesn&#8217;t seem to be a link with hurricanes (which are affected by summer water temperatures).<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_9839\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2017\/03\/a-sizzling-gulf-of-mexico-could-bring-more-spring-storms\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9839\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gulf_cdas1-600x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gulf_cdas1-600x480.png 600w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gulf_cdas1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gulf_cdas1-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gulf_cdas1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, 28 February 2017 (via Ars Technica)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are two more weeks of daily climate change impacts stories, as part of my #365climateimpacts project. I didn&#8217;t have to go very far from home to find inspiration for this fornight of tweets. We had an incredibly unusual heat &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2017\/03\/365climateimpacts-a-crazy-february-heatwave-and-a-tornado-warning-on-march-1-february-16-march-3\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,21,5,49,722],"tags":[213,781,212,289,812,813,414],"class_list":["post-9838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-by-anne","category-climate-science","category-geohazards","category-hydrology","category-ice-and-glaciers","tag-climate-change","tag-drought","tag-glaciers","tag-heat-wave","tag-phenology","tag-polar-bears","tag-tornados"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9838"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9851,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9838\/revisions\/9851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}