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IPCC AR6: Streamflow, Unspun Edition

We previously brought you some of the IPCC’s latest on run-off and flooding, and we continue with their discussion of streamflow and river discharge trends from Section 2.3.1.3.6. These are...

12 Jan, 2022| Science Notes

IPCC AR6: Atmospheric Rivers, Unspun Edition

The terrible flooding on Canada’s west coast has introduced a new term into the climate lexicon: “atmospheric river” or AR. ARs aren’t new, but the ability to track them with...

24 Nov, 2021| Science Notes

IPCC AR6: Extreme Rainfall, Unspun Edition

By now we are all used to the pattern associated with IPCC report releases. The press coverage is an alarmist spin on the Summary, which is an alarmist spin on...

18 Aug, 2021| Science Notes

IPCC AR6: Severe convective storms, unspun edition

Continuing our examination of the most recent IPCC report, we focus this week on the topic most politicians have in mind when they talk about the perils of climate change,...

03 Nov, 2021| Science Notes

IPCC AR6 Extreme Event Attribution: Unspun Edition

Picking up once again our examination of the most recent IPCC report, we focus this week on “extreme event attribution”, in which climate scientists rush to the scene of any...

27 Oct, 2021| Science Notes

IPCC AR6: Global Greening, Unspun Edition

You’ll have to dig deep into the IPCC Report to find a brief mention of the fact that despite all this catastrophic climate change, the planet is getting greener. You’d...

08 Dec, 2021| Science Notes

IPCC AR6: Tropical cyclones, unspun edition

Most attention in popular climate discussions is focused on extreme weather, especially hurricanes, tornadoes and heavy rainstorms. So we turn this week to hurricanes that form in or near the...

15 Sep, 2021| Science Notes

IPCC AR6: Flooding, unspun edition

The best way to respond to a new IPCC report is to tune out all the press coverage and look at the actual document. But it seems to be the...

25 Aug, 2021| Science Notes

IPCC AR6: Atmospheric Blocking, Unspun Edition

One of the main building blocks of extreme weather is so-called “Atmospheric Blocking”. When a block forms, the weather gets stalled and builds in intensity, whether it’s heat, cold, drought...

15 Dec, 2021| Science Notes

Back to IPCC AR6

...trends in precipitation, unspun edition” let’s turn to Section 2.3.1.3.4 to clear things up. As is our custom we replace lists of references with (---) and occasionally spell out short...

10 Nov, 2021| Science Notes
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