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The map above shows land surface temperature anomalies in North America for January 1 to 7, 2014. Data was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite.

The map depicts temperatures for this period compared to the 2001–2010 average for the same week. Areas with warmer than average temperatures are shown in red, near-normal temperatures are white, and areas that were cooler than the base period are shown in blue.

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During roughly this same period, Australia suffered an intense heatwave that brought record-breaking temperatures, while in South America, Argentinians faced a two-week heatwave that boosted temperatures more than 15°C (27°F) above average in some areas, causing widespread power and water shortages.

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* here in Melbourne it’s currently jumping between low 20sC and mid 40sC

Pop quiz: what happens to the climate when you release millions of years of stored solar energy in just a few hundred years (and call it Progress)?

Highly unstable dynamic system seeks new equilibrium for meaningful longterm relationship with surviving species.

THIS IS NOT HOW THE WORLD ENDS.

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The 30-mile stretch of ice and debris blocking the Yukon is expected to melt slowly over the next few days as temperatures reach the 80s. When the river breaks through the jam, the community of Koyukuk, located downriver, will be vulnerable to flooding.

“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said National Weather Service hydrologist Ed Plumb to the AP. “And I don’t think these people here (have) either. The ice jam is amazing.”

Reconnaissance flights over the jam say that the river is slowly chewing away at the ice. The flooding began Sunday with waters steadily rising. Power, fresh water, cell phone service and road accessibility have all been disrupted by the flood.

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brucesterling:

*The nature of the mid-21st century.  You can tell we’re getting there, because we get a little older, a little bigger, and quite a lot more scared of the sky, with every passing week.

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