High methane levels over the Arctic Ocean on February 17, 2014

Above image shows IASI methane readings over the last day or so, when levels as high as 2223 ppb were recorded. Where does the methane come ...

Extreme weather strikes around the globe - update

As the weather gets more extreme, disaster strikes around the globe. The Guardian reports three people killed as storms continue to batter s...

Extreme weather strikes around the globe

  Editorial note: this post has meanwhile been updated as Extreme weather strikes around the globe update . As the weather gets more extreme...

High methane readings over Greenland

High methane readings have been recorded over Greenland since the start of February 2014. The image below shows methane readings of 1950 ppb...

CO2 growth highest on record

Despite many promises, global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) continue to grow. NOAA figures show  that 2013 CO 2  level growth was the ...

As continental U.S. freezes, Alaska gets record high temperatures

While much of the continental United States endured several cold snaps in January 2014, record-breaking warmth gripped Alaska. Spring-like c...

Abrupt Climate Change - by Paul Beckwith

by Paul Beckwith Humans have benefited greatly from a stable climate for the last 11,000 years - roughly 400 generations. Not anymore. We no...

Forecast: America to be hit by temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees

The image on the right shows that large parts of North America, the Arctic Ocean and Siberia are experiencing low temperatures. What many pe...

Methane Man

At the 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama said that the all-of-the-above energy strategy he announced a few years ago is worki...

Our New Climate and Weather - part 2

by Paul Beckwith continued from part 1 In North America we are about to experience a late January, 2014 weather event that will likely go do...