Tag Archives: Extreme Weather Events

Canada’s Recent DERECHO was a DOOZY: The Science and Impacts of Derechos, Downbursts, and Tornados

Jun 9, 2022 I was on an island in cottage country on Saturday May 21st, 2022 when Canada’s first Derecho since 1999 passed over me like a freight train. Fortunately, there were no tornados or downbursts in my immediate vicinity, … Continue reading

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Abrupt Climate System Disruption Recap: Extreme Weather Around the Planet

Abrupt Climate System Disruption Recap: Extreme Weather Around the Planet // Oct 12, 2021 Extreme weather events around the planet are increasing rapidly in frequency, severity, and duration. They are also happening in places that have not experienced them before. … Continue reading

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Calgary’s Saddledome Stadium: Ground Zero for Epic Flooding from Climate Driven Extreme Weather

Calgary’s Saddledome Stadium: Ground Zero for Epic Flooding from Climate Driven Extreme Weather // Jul 7, 2021 I am in downtown Calgary, Alberta next to the famous Saddledome stadium. I’m glad my visit was not a week later, since the … Continue reading

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Hurricane Nate Takes US By Surprise

Hurricane Nate Takes US By Surprise // Published on Oct 6, 2017 Hurricane Nate seemed to pop-up out of nowhere, in contrast to Superstorm Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria that took their time chewing up the Caribbean and Southern USA. … Continue reading

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Extinction Radio May 31st – Peter Wadhams, Paul Beckwith, Carolyn Baker

Here is Paul’s recent Interview:  Extinction Radio Episode 73, 31st May 2017 – Peter Wadhams, Paul Beckwith, Carolyn Baker, Dean Spillane Walker, Lisa White. This is in Part Two, starts at 0:00 and goes to 1:08:05.

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Arctic Ocean Blues Will Reverse Winds and Gyres

         Abrupt Climate Disrupting Arctic Changes: Part 1 of 2 // Published on Dec 30, 2016 I discuss gut-wrenching disruptions presently underway in our Arctic. These include: record high temperatures, near-record summer ice and spring snow cover loss, … Continue reading

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Death by 1,000 Cuts: Epic Interview, Extreme Changes Not Seen in Time of Humans

       Paul is again a feature guest on Alex Smith’s Radio Ecoshock, ‘Extreme Climate News & Science‘ (dk).  This is a wide ranging hour long interview: As Alex introduces Paul, ‘It’s been summer in the Northern Hemisphere, when … Continue reading

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More Mangled Jet Stream Behaviour

More Mangled Jet Stream Behaviour //Published on Jul 12, 2016 I show many examples of fractured and broken jet streams from the last several years. Also many cases of Northern Hemisphere/ Southern Hemisphere Equatorial breaches. I also show a strange … Continue reading

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Landslide Blocks River Near Renfrew, Ontario

Landslide Blocks River near Renfrew, Ontario // Published on May 22, 2016 On the night of March 28th, 29th 2016 there was a 10 ha (25 acre) landslide on the West Bank of the Bonnechere River a few miles north … Continue reading

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