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Arctic Temperatures Hit Record High in Russia Amid Heat Wave

grip said:
Causes | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Scientists attribute the global warming trend observed since the mid-20th century to the human expansion of the "greenhouse effect"1 — warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space.

On Earth, human activities are changing the natural greenhouse. Over the last century the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). This happens because the coal or oil burning process combines carbon with oxygen in the air to make CO2. To a lesser extent, the clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities has increased concentrations of greenhouse gases.
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[h=2]How Climate Change Pseudoscience Became Publicly Accepted[/h]
 
grip said:
The Arctic Circle Hit 101degF Saturday, Its Hottest Temperature Ever

According to NASA’s research, Earth’s poles warm faster than the rest of the planet because of large-scale energy transport from atmospheric processes. The poles receive their heat from atmospheric and oceanic systems pushing heat from the tropics to the poles. As warming continues, these systems are exacerbated, bringing disproportionally more heat to the poles.

Warming is also increased due to the change in reflectivity (albedo) of the poles. As sea and land ice (which is very reflective) melt and reveal rock and vegetation (which is much less reflective) there is a positive feedback loop that causes the surface to warm, melt more ice, become less reflective, and continue on the cycle of warming.

Thus, those living in high latitude countries (Canada, Russia, Scandinavia, etc.) will experience significantly more warming than those living in low latitude countries (Brazil, Indonesia, Ecuador, etc.).
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Here is a fun concept, let's for a second assume that the statement about how the poles warm is real.
The CO2 level at both poles is the same, yet the observed warming is VERY different.
https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v4/ZonAnn.Ts+dSST.txt
The decade averaged warming 64-90N was 3.418 C
The decade averaged warming 64-90S was .046C
Is the physics of radiative forcing somehow different in the North than in the South?
P.S. GISS has the CSV file, I subtracted the average of the first and last ten years.
64-90 S has seen almost no warming in the last century, low enough to be statistically zero warming.
64 -90 N has seen massive warming, yet both have the same CO2 level.
Hansen in his publications, show that he expected roughly equal warming North and South, and he provided the input for the early models.
Hansen97_latitude.jpg
Perhaps, something other than CO2 is causing the warming in the North?
 
longview said:
Here is a fun concept, let's for a second assume that the statement about how the poles warm is real.
The CO2 level at both poles is the same, yet the observed warming is VERY different.
https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v4/ZonAnn.Ts+dSST.txt
The decade averaged warming 64-90N was 3.418 C
The decade averaged warming 64-90S was .046C
Is the physics of radiative forcing somehow different in the North than in the South?
P.S. GISS has the CSV file, I subtracted the average of the first and last ten years.
64-90 S has seen almost no warming in the last century, low enough to be statistically zero warming.
64 -90 N has seen massive warming, yet both have the same CO2 level.
Hansen in his publications, show that he expected roughly equal warming North and South, and he provided the input for the early models.
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Perhaps, something other than CO2 is causing the warming in the North?
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Rinkydink, hodgepodge. A shoddy mixture of data.
 
grip said:
That info was from Nasa. Are you saying they practice pseudoscience? I guess, the Apollo Moon Missions were faked?
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No. Apollo was not faked. Not a question you would ask had you actually read the link.
 
grip said:
Rinkydink, hodgepodge. A shoddy mixture of data.
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Nope, that is the GISS zone temperatures for the north and south regions.
If you do not like the data, take it up with
NASA GISS!


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The extreme heat waves continue in Russia. There Siberia also had a warmer winter and a hot spring.

"An extended heat wave that has been baking the Russian Arctic for months drove the temperature in Verkhoyansk, Russia—north of the Arctic Circle—to 100.4°F on June 20, the official first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This record high temperature is a signal of a rapidly and continually warming planet, and a preview of how Arctic warming will continue in an increasingly hot future, scientists say....

The warm winter and hot spring meant that the snow usually blanketing the ground across much of the region melted about a month earlier than normal. Bright white snow plays a crucial role in keeping parts of the Arctic cool, by reflecting the sun’s incoming heat. Once it had gone away, dirt and plants readily soaked up the heat instead.

Then, the weather conditions aligned. A big, high-pressure system settled into place over western Siberia, where it stalled. These kinds of systems often have clear, cloudless skies—perfect for solar heat to shine through unobstructed, straight onto the hot Siberian ground."

What a 100-degree day in Siberia, above the Arctic Circle, really means
 
Bergslagstroll said:
The extreme heat waves continue in Russia. There Siberia also had a warmer winter and a hot spring.

"An extended heat wave that has been baking the Russian Arctic for months drove the temperature in Verkhoyansk, Russia—north of the Arctic Circle—to 100.4°F on June 20, the official first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This record high temperature is a signal of a rapidly and continually warming planet, and a preview of how Arctic warming will continue in an increasingly hot future, scientists say....

The warm winter and hot spring meant that the snow usually blanketing the ground across much of the region melted about a month earlier than normal. Bright white snow plays a crucial role in keeping parts of the Arctic cool, by reflecting the sun’s incoming heat. Once it had gone away, dirt and plants readily soaked up the heat instead.

Then, the weather conditions aligned. A big, high-pressure system settled into place over western Siberia, where it stalled. These kinds of systems often have clear, cloudless skies—perfect for solar heat to shine through unobstructed, straight onto the hot Siberian ground."

What a 100-degree day in Siberia, above the Arctic Circle, really means
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So what? It's at it's natural extreme, with no proof it's any hotter than at past extremes.
 
Lord of Planar said:
So what? It's at it's natural extreme, with no proof it's any hotter than at past extremes.
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As usual a post from you without a single source to back up your speculation. While the reality is that you are seeing a dramatic shift.

"The Arctic heat wave that sent Siberian temperatures soaring to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the first day of summer put an exclamation point on an astonishing transformation of the Arctic environment that’s been underway for about 30 years...

Well, Arctic amplification is now here in a big way. The Arctic is warming at roughly twice the rate of the globe as a whole. When extreme heat waves like this one strike, it stands out to everyone. Scientists are generally reluctant to say “We told you so,” but the record shows that we did...

Sea surface temperatures are already unusually high along parts of the Siberian Coast, and the warm ocean waters will lead to more melting...

In a study published last year, researchers found that permafrost test sites around the world had warmed by nearly half a degree Fahrenheit on average over the decade from 2007 to 2016. The greatest increase was in Siberia, where some areas had warmed by 1.6 degrees. The current Siberian heat wave, especially if it continues, will regionally exacerbate that permafrost warming and thawing."

100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
 
Bergslagstroll said:
As usual a post from you without a single source to back up your speculation. While the reality is that you are seeing a dramatic shift.

"The Arctic heat wave that sent Siberian temperatures soaring to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the first day of summer put an exclamation point on an astonishing transformation of the Arctic environment that’s been underway for about 30 years...

Well, Arctic amplification is now here in a big way. The Arctic is warming at roughly twice the rate of the globe as a whole. When extreme heat waves like this one strike, it stands out to everyone. Scientists are generally reluctant to say “We told you so,” but the record shows that we did...

Sea surface temperatures are already unusually high along parts of the Siberian Coast, and the warm ocean waters will lead to more melting...

In a study published last year, researchers found that permafrost test sites around the world had warmed by nearly half a degree Fahrenheit on average over the decade from 2007 to 2016. The greatest increase was in Siberia, where some areas had warmed by 1.6 degrees. The current Siberian heat wave, especially if it continues, will regionally exacerbate that permafrost warming and thawing."

100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
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You are so easily duped by activist sites.
 
Lord of Planar said:
You are so easily duped by activist sites.
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I have provided many sources for the extreme temperature in Siberia and the alarming warming trend both in the Arctic and globally. There this one more source.

"New records are being set every year, and not just for maximum temperatures, but for melting ice and wildfires too. That's because air temperatures across the Arctic have been increasing at a rate that is about twice the global average.

All that heat has consequences. Siberia's recent heatwave, and high summer temperatures in previous years, have been accelerating the melting of Arctic permafrost. This is the permanently frozen ground which has a thin surface layer that melts and refreezes each year. As temperatures rise, the surface layer gets deeper and structures embedded in it start to fail as the ground beneath them expands and contracts. This is what is partly to blame for the catastrophic oil spill that occurred in Siberia in June 2020, when a fuel reservoir collapsed and released more than 21,000 tonnes of fuel—the largest ever spill in the Arctic."

Siberia heat wave: why the Arctic is warming so much faster than the rest of the world

While you on the other hand have provided a single source for you claim.
 
Bergslagstroll said:
I have provided many sources for the extreme temperature in Siberia and the alarming warming trend both in the Arctic and globally. There this one more source.

"New records are being set every year, and not just for maximum temperatures, but for melting ice and wildfires too. That's because air temperatures across the Arctic have been increasing at a rate that is about twice the global average.
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So? I think you are missing the point. Extremes have been seen in the past as well. Plus, a variable you constantly deny is the fact that temperature stations are too close to populations to be of any historical use. Yer after year, due to the urban heat island effect and land use changes, they will measure warmer, and warmer, and warm,er.

Why do you deny the facts of science?

Bergslagstroll said:
All that heat has consequences. Siberia's recent heatwave, and high summer temperatures in previous years, have been accelerating the melting of Arctic permafrost. This is the permanently frozen ground which has a thin surface layer that melts and refreezes each year. As temperatures rise, the surface layer gets deeper and structures embedded in it start to fail as the ground beneath them expands and contracts.
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Why does this matter? Because some activist told you to be afraid of it?

Bergslagstroll said:
This is what is partly to blame for the catastrophic oil spill that occurred in Siberia in June 2020, when a fuel reservoir collapsed and released more than 21,000 tonnes of fuel—the largest ever spill in the Arctic."

Siberia heat wave: why the Arctic is warming so much faster than the rest of the world
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Partially to blame...

OMG. That's childish. Substandard designs for the environment is to blame. 100% human error.

Bergslagstroll said:
While you on the other hand have provided a single source for you claim.
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You mean my claim that activist sites that don't provide real good source material are not to be trusted?

That claim?

That's simple reasoning. Why does common sense need proof?
 
Let's break down your post.

Lord of Planar said:
So? I think you are missing the point. Extremes have been seen in the past as well. Plus, a variable you constantly deny is the fact that temperature stations are too close to populations to be of any historical use. Yer after year, due to the urban heat island effect and land use changes, they will measure warmer, and warmer, and warm,er.
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I have showed that you for example have record temperature in desolate Siberia and the Australian Outback. While you have provided no source for that the world's leading scientist have not accounted for the heat island effect or any other of your claims.

Temperatures across Australia over the past 110 years - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Lord of Planar said:
Why do you deny the facts of science?
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You have provided no evidence that your view represent the views of real scientist. While I have showed that for example 31 leading American scientific societies all acknowledged the urgent need for action.

Thirty-one top scientific societies speak with one voice on global climate change – The Ecological Society of America


Lord of Planar said:
Why does this matter? Because some activist told you to be afraid of it?
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Even federal agencies under Donald Trump acknowledge the effects of the extreme temperatures in Siberia.

Heat and Fire Scorches Siberia

Lord of Planar said:
Partially to blame...

OMG. That's childish. Substandard designs for the environment is to blame. 100% human error.


You mean my claim that activist sites that don't provide real good source material are not to be trusted?

That claim?

That's simple reasoning. Why does common sense need proof?
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More whining from you that everyone else is wrong while yourself are right because you have "common sense". That people that claim that the moon landing is fake or that earth is flat also claim it's "common sense".
 
Bergslagstroll said:
Let's break down your post.



I have showed that you for example have record temperature in desolate Siberia and the Australian Outback. While you have provided no source for that the world's leading scientist have not accounted for the heat island effect or any other of your claims.

Temperatures across Australia over the past 110 years - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Really?

LOL...

You want me to prove something doesn't exist?

LOL...

I have several times pointed out that using rural records to adjust urban records does not properly work, as the rural records are influenced by growth as well. If I recall correctly, rural records are classed as those with a population under 30,000. That many people, we are looking at lots of land use and they affect thermometer readings as well.

Desolate Siberia and the Outback?

Really... From what? Only the last few decades of satellite records? That doesn't do squat for long cycle variations.

Bergslagstroll said:
You have provided no evidence that your view represent the views of real scientist. While I have showed that for example 31 leading American scientific societies all acknowledged the urgent need for action.

Thirty-one top scientific societies speak with one voice on global climate change – The Ecological Society of America
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I don't pretend to speak for real scientists, and neither do the science heads of departments.

Bergslagstroll said:
Even federal agencies under Donald Trump acknowledge the effects of the extreme temperatures in Siberia.

Heat and Fire Scorches Siberia
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Have I claimed they were not extreme?

Please show me where.

Bergslagstroll said:
More whining from you that everyone else is wrong while yourself are right because you have "common sense". That people that claim that the moon landing is fake or that earth is flat also claim it's "common sense".
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Damn.

You are getting outright ignorant now. Classifying me with flat earth, or moon lander deniers.
 
Lord of Planar said:
Really?

LOL...

You want me to prove something doesn't exist?

LOL...

I have several times pointed out that using rural records to adjust urban records does not properly work, as the rural records are influenced by growth as well. If I recall correctly, rural records are classed as those with a population under 30,000. That many people, we are looking at lots of land use and they affect thermometer readings as well.

Desolate Siberia and the Outback?

Really... From what? Only the last few decades of satellite records? That doesn't do squat for long cycle variations.


I don't pretend to speak for real scientists, and neither do the science heads of departments.


Have I claimed they were not extreme?

Please show me where.


Damn.

You are getting outright ignorant now. Classifying me with flat earth, or moon lander deniers.
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Just like other deniers of science you make a lot of baseless claim without any source. Take for example how you accused me of ignoring science without you providing a single scientific source for your claims. While after I responded by linking to 31 leading American scientific societies that all acknowledge the urgent need for action you responded with the claim that those scientific societies don't represent their members, there you as usual had no sources to back up that claim.
 
More about the extreme temperatures in the Arctic and the devastating effects of the warming.

"The remote Siberian town of Verkhoyansk, three thousand miles east of Moscow and six miles north of the Arctic Circle, has long held the record, with another Siberian town, for the coldest inhabited place in the world. The record was set in 1892, when the temperature dropped to ninety below zero Fahrenheit, although these days winter temperatures are noticeably milder, hovering around fifty below. Last Saturday, Verkhoyansk claimed a new record: the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic, with an observation of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit—the same temperature was recorded that day in Las Vegas. Miami has only hit a hundred degrees once since 1896. “This has been an unusually hot spring in Siberia,” Randy Cerveny, the World Meteorological Organization’s rapporteur of weather and climate extremes, said. “The coinciding lack of underlying snow in the region, combined with over-all global temperature increases, undoubtedly helped play a critical role in causing this extreme.” Siberia, in other words, is in the midst of an astonishing and historic heat wave.

Anthropogenic climate change is causing the Arctic to heat up twice as fast as the rest of the planet. Climate models had predicted this phenomenon, known as Arctic amplification, but they did not predict how fast the warming would occur. Although Verkhoyansk has seen hot temperatures in the past, Saturday’s 100.4-degree record follows a wildly warm year across the region. Since December, temperatures in western Siberia have been eighteen degrees above normal. Since January, the mean temperature across Siberia has been at least 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit above the long-term average. As the meteorologist Jeff Berardelli reported for CBS, the heat that has fallen on Russia in 2020 “is so remarkable that it matches what’s projected to be normal by the year 2100, if current trends in heat-trapping carbon emissions continue.” By April, owing to the heat, wildfires across the region were larger and more numerous than they were at the same time last year, when the Russian government eventually had to send military aircrafts to battle vast blazes. The scale of the current wildfires—with towering plumes of smoke visible for thousands of miles on satellite images—suggest that this summer could be worse. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, they will also be more complicated to fight."

A Disastrous Summer in the Arctic | The New Yorker
 
Arctic’s ‘Hottest Day’? Not So Fast

Guest post by Michael Kile, Consider the media reaction to an alleged 38C reading on June 20, 2020 – “around 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the first day of summer” – at Verkhojansk, a Russian town ten kilometers inside the Arctic Circle (66°33′48.1″ north latitude), population about one thousand. It was like striking a match in…
 
Jack Hays said:
Arctic’s ‘Hottest Day’? Not So Fast

[FONT=&]Guest post by Michael Kile, Consider the media reaction to an alleged 38C reading on June 20, 2020 – “around 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the first day of summer” – at Verkhojansk, a Russian town ten kilometers inside the Arctic Circle (66°33′48.1″ north latitude), population about one thousand. It was like striking a match in…
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The heat wave are all across Siberia.

The Arctic is on fire: Siberian heat wave alarms scientists

There this is part of a global trend with the past five years have been the hottest five on record and this year also on track being the hottest year of record.

Top 10 Warmest Years on Record | Climate Central

2020 likely to be the warmest year on record globally - CBS News

Also that fossil fuel companies have operation all across the world that are dependent on accurate weather data and do their own measurement. While at the same time have strong motivation to disprove the urgent need for action. So of course those fossil fuel companies would of course sound the alarm if their was anything wrong with the official measurements. There the result is instead that even fossil fuel companies have to acknowledge the urgent need for action on climate change because the evidence is so overwhelming.

Statements on Paris climate agreement | ExxonMobil
 
Jack Hays said:
[FONT=&]Climate News[/FONT]
Remember when we were told: “The Arctic Is On Fire, and We Should all Be Terrified”? It’s SNOWING there now.

[FONT=&]From the “weather is not climate”, you идиот department comes this about face by climate change nature. Remember just a couple of weeks ago we were lectured to about the dangers of climate change turning towns around the Arctic circle into easy-bake ovens? As New York’s David Wallace-Wells wrote of one town that hit triple-digit temperatures on June…
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It's 48 degrees F in the Arctic Circle now.

Current weather for Cruise Arctic Circle | Local | Greenland

And, it's above freezing at the pole.
Yr – Weather forecast for North Pole (North Pole)
 
calamity said:
It's 48 degrees F in the Arctic Circle now.

Current weather for Cruise Arctic Circle | Local | Greenland

And, it's above freezing at the pole.
Yr – Weather forecast for North Pole (North Pole)
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But guess what? Now in the very same place (Verkhoyansk) that became the poster child for climate change back on June 19th and 20th, we now have abnormal cold and snow, according to the Siberian Times:
Abnormally cold weather has been recorded in the north of Yakutia with residents of Verkhoyansk district waking up to fresh snow on 5 July.
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Abnormally cold weather has been recorded in the north of Yakutia with residents of Verkhoyansk district waking up to fresh snow on 5 July. Pictures: Aldan Online
 
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